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Graeme Ackland 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 Graeme Ackland sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 286 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Graeme Ackland 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 Graeme Ackland sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Graeme Ackland is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy, with 81 publications in this domain. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Geophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, and Modeling and Simulation.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
  • Hydrogen Storage and Materials
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies

Ackland has coauthored papers with several frequent collaborators, including Ciprian G. Pruteanu, Hongxiang Zong, Jakkapat Seeyangnok, Udomsilp Pinsook, and Miriam Peña-Álvarez. The number of collaborations ranges from nine to twelve for these individuals.

Their research has appeared predominantly in venues such as Physical Review B, with 17 publications, and arXiv, with 14 papers. Other frequent publication venues include The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, bioRxiv, and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

Among recent scholarly contributions are the following papers:

  • "Effect of school closures on mortality from coronavirus disease 2019: old and new predictions," 2020, BMJ
  • "Nucleation mechanism for hcp → bcc phase transformation in shock-compressed Zr," 2020, Physical Review B
  • "Free electron to electride transition in dense liquid potassium," 2021, Nature Physics
  • "Synthesis of Weaire-Phelan Barium Polyhydride," 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • "Superconductivity and electron self-energy in tungsten-sulfur-hydride monolayer," 2024, 2D Materials

Ackland was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2007. This fellowship marks a formal acknowledgment of their participation in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Development of new interatomic potentials appropriate for crystalline and liquid iron

    M I Mendelev;S Han;D J Srolovitz;Graeme Ackland

  • Development of an interatomic potential for phosphorus impurities in α-iron

    Graeme Ackland;M.I. Mendelev;D.J. Srolovitz;S. Han

  • Computer simulation of point defect properties in dilute Fe—Cu alloy using a many-body interatomic potential

    G. J. Ackland;D. J. Bacon;A. F. Calder;T. Harry

  • An improved N-body semi-empirical model for body-centred cubic transition metals

    Graeme Ackland;R Thetford

  • Simple N-body potentials for the noble metals and nickel

    G. J. Ackland;G. Tichy;V. Vitek;M. W. Finnis

  • Applications of local crystal structure measures in experiment and simulation

    G. J. Ackland;A. P. Jones

  • Development of an interatomic potential for phosphorus impurities in iron

    G. J. Ackland;M. I. Mendelev;D. Srolovitz;S. Han

  • Controlling Radiation Damage

    Graeme Ackland

  • Crystal structures and shape-memory behaviour of NiTi.

    Xiangyang Huang;Graeme J. Ackland;Graeme J. Ackland;Karin M. Rabe

  • Elastic instabilities in crystals from ab initio stress - strain relations

    B.B. Karki;Graeme Ackland;J. Crain

  • HIGH-TEMPERATURE ORDERED INTERMETALLIC ALLOYS III

    Gj Ackland;Vitek;Graeme Ackland

  • Many-body potentials and atomic-scale relaxations in noble-metal alloys.

    Graeme J Ackland;Vaclav Vitek

  • Development of an interatomic potential for the simulation of phase transformations in zirconium

    M. I. Mendelev;Graeme Ackland

  • Reversible pressure-induced structural transitions between metastable phases of silicon.

    J. Crain;G. J. Ackland;J. R. Maclean;R. O. Piltz

  • Structure and properties of silicon XII: A complex tetrahedrally bonded phase

    R.O. Piltz;J.R. MacLean;S.J. Clark;Graeme Ackland

  • Free energy of crystalline solids: A lattice-switch Monte Carlo method

    Alastair Bruce;N.B. Wilding;Graeme Ackland

  • Semi-empirical calculation of solid surface tensions in body-centred cubic transition metals

    Graeme Ackland;M.W. Finnis

  • Practical methods in ab initio lattice dynamics

    G J Ackland;M C Warren;S J Clark

  • THEORETICAL-STUDY OF TITANIUM SURFACES AND DEFECTS WITH A NEW MANY-BODY POTENTIAL

    Graeme J. Ackland

  • High-pressure phases of group IV and III-V semiconductors

    G J Ackland

Frequent Co-Authors

Stewart J. Clark
Stewart J. Clark Durham University
Malcolm McMahon
Malcolm McMahon University of Edinburgh
Eugene Gregoryanz
Eugene Gregoryanz University of Edinburgh
Vaclav Vitek
Vaclav Vitek University of Pennsylvania
David J. Srolovitz
David J. Srolovitz University of Hong Kong
Seungwu Han
Seungwu Han Seoul National University
Mikhail I. Mendelev
Mikhail I. Mendelev Ames Research Center
Xiangdong Ding
Xiangdong Ding Xi'an Jiaotong University
Timothy M. Lenton
Timothy M. Lenton University of Exeter
Lars Stixrude
Lars Stixrude University of California, Los Angeles

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