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52
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9034
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9621
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David J. Dunstan publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Dunstan sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 293 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

David J. Dunstan D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Dunstan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

David J. Dunstan is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus on specialized subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's recent published papers include:

  • Mechanical properties of graphene (2021, Applied Physics Reviews)
  • Colossal Reversible Barocaloric Effects in Layered Hybrid Perovskite (C10H21NH3)2MnCl4 under Low Pressure Near Room Temperature (2021, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Reversible barocaloric effects over a large temperature span in fullerite C60 (2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)
  • On energetic and dissipative gradient effects within higher-order strain gradient plasticity: Size effect, passivation effect, and Bauschinger effect (2021, International Journal of Plasticity)
  • Mechanical reinforcement from two-dimensional nanofillers: model, bulk and hybrid polymer nanocomposites (2024, Nanoscale)

Their research topics cover a range of areas, including:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials

Frequent collaborators in their work are:

  • Yiwei Sun
  • Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou
  • C. J. Humphreys
  • Ming Dong
  • Alan J. Drew

The scientist often publishes in the following venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review B
  • Nanoscale
  • Scientific Reports
  • Applied Physics Reviews

Best Publications

  • Plastic relaxation and relaxed buffer layers for semiconductor epitaxy

    R. Beanland;D.J. Dunstan;P.J. Goodhew

  • Carbon nanotubes : from molecular to macroscopic sensors

    Jonathan R. Wood;Qing Zhao;Mark D. Frogley;Erwin R. Meurs;Erwin R. Meurs

  • Strain and strain relaxation in semiconductors

    D. J Dunstan

  • Grain size dependence of the strength of metals: The Hall–Petch effect does not scale as the inverse square root of grain size

    D.J. Dunstan;A.J. Bushby

  • Technology of diamond anvil high-pressure cells: I. Principles, design and construction

    D J Dunstan;I L Spain

  • The Hall-Petch effect as a manifestation of the general size effect.

    Y. Li;A. J. Bushby;D. J. Dunstan

  • Toward a further understanding of size effects in the torsion of thin metal wires: An experimental and theoretical assessment

    Dabiao Liu;Yuming He;David J. Dunstan;Bo Zhang

  • Thermal quenching of the photoluminescence of InGaAs/GaAs and InGaAs/AlGaAs strained-layer quantum wells

    J. D. Lambkin;D. J. Dunstan;K. P. Homewood;L. K. Howard

  • Raman scattering studies on single-crystalline bulk AlN under high pressures

    M. Kuball;J. M. Hayes;A. D. Prins;N. W. Van Uden

  • Photoluminescence in hydrogenated amorphous silicon

    D. J. Dunstan;F. Boulitrop

  • Materials mechanical size effects: a review

    T. T. Zhu;A. J. Bushby;D. J. Dunstan

  • Spider dragline silk as torsional actuator driven by humidity.

    Dabiao Liu;Dabiao Liu;Anna Tarakanova;Claire C. Hsu;Miao Yu

  • Theory of the gasket in diamond anvil high‐pressure cells

    D. J. Dunstan

  • Geometrical theory of critical thickness and relaxation in strained‐layer growth

    D. J. Dunstan;S. Young;R. H. Dixon

  • The scaling exponent in the size effect of small scale plastic deformation

    D.J. Dunstan;A.J. Bushby

  • Mechanical Response of Carbon Nanotubes under Molecular and Macroscopic Pressures

    J.R. Wood;M.D. Frogley;E.R. Meurs;A.D. Prins

  • The technology of diamond anvil high-pressure cells. II: Operation and use

    I L Spain;D J Dunstan

  • Mechanical properties of graphene

    Y Sun;D Papageorgiou;C Humphreys;D Dunstan

  • Plastic relaxation of InGaAs grown on GaAs

    D. J. Dunstan;P. Kidd;L. K. Howard;R. H. Dixon

  • Size effect in the initiation of plasticity for ceramics in nanoindentation

    T.T. Zhu;A.J. Bushby;D.J. Dunstan

  • Anomalous plasticity in the cyclic torsion of micron scale metallic wires.

    Dabiao Liu;Yuming He;D. J. Dunstan;Bo Zhang

  • Elastic limit and strain hardening of thin wires in torsion.

    D. J. Dunstan;B. Ehrler;R. Bossis;S. Joly

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Gil
Bernard Gil University of Montpellier
Colin J. Humphreys
Colin J. Humphreys Queen Mary University of London
Emmanuel Flahaut
Emmanuel Flahaut Paul Sabatier University
Bruno Ehrler
Bruno Ehrler Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics
William P. Gillin
William P. Gillin Queen Mary University of London
Xavier Marie
Xavier Marie Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Mark Hopkinson
Mark Hopkinson University of Sheffield
Martin Kuball
Martin Kuball University of Bristol
Silvana Botti
Silvana Botti Friedrich Schiller University Jena
James H. Edgar
James H. Edgar Kansas State University

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