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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 75 285 258 13 11 312 23584
Materials Science 75 3418 3300 143 133 299 23331

Ian A. Ashcroft publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ian A. Ashcroft between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ian A. Ashcroft published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2017. 15 of the 353 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2017. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 11 publications
1992 2025

353 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ian A. Ashcroft: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 3
2001 9
2002 11
2003 6
2004 14
2005 11
2006 9
2007 12
2008 13
2009 11
2010 21
2011 22
2012 14
2013 15
2014 17
2015 17
2016 17
2017 26
2018 18
2019 14
2020 11
2021 19
2022 12
2023 11
2024 4
2025 11
Total 353
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Ian A. Ashcroft publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ian A. Ashcroft sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 307–316 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 312 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62 312
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Ian A. Ashcroft D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ian A. Ashcroft sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14 75
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Ian A. Ashcroft is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with specific focus on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's work covers a variety of main topics including:

  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Cellular and Composite Structures
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Ian A. Ashcroft has contributed research to multiple publication venues, notably:

  • Additive Manufacturing (11 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (4 publications)
  • Materials & Design (3 publications)
  • Composites Science and Technology (2 publications)
  • IEEE Access (2 publications)

Recent research papers authored or coauthored by Ian A. Ashcroft include:

  • "Powder Bed Fusion of nickel-based superalloys: A review", 2021, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
  • "Material extrusion additive manufacturing of continuous fibre reinforced polymer matrix composites: A review and outlook", 2021, Composites Part B Engineering
  • "On the thermal conductivity of AlSi10Mg and lattice structures made by laser powder bed fusion", 2020, Additive Manufacturing
  • "The creep behaviour of nickel alloy 718 manufactured by laser powder bed fusion", 2021, Materials & Design
  • "FLatt Pack: A research-focussed lattice design program", 2021, Additive Manufacturing

They have collaborated frequently with colleagues including Richard Hague, Ian Maskery, Adam T. Clare, Christopher Tuck, and Nesma T. Aboulkhair.

Best Publications

  • Reducing porosity in AlSi10Mg parts processed by selective laser melting

    Nesma T. Aboulkhair;Nicola M. Everitt;Ian Ashcroft;Christopher Tuck

  • 3D printing of Aluminium alloys: Additive Manufacturing of Aluminium alloys using selective laser melting

    Nesma T. Aboulkhair;Marco Simonelli;Luke Parry;Ian Ashcroft

  • Understanding the effect of laser scan strategy on residual stress in selective laser melting through thermo-mechanical simulation

    L. Parry;Ian Ashcroft;Ricky D. Wildman

  • The microstructure and mechanical properties of selectively laser melted AlSi10Mg: The effect of a conventional T6-like heat treatment

    Nesma T. Aboulkhair;Ian Maskery;Christopher Tuck;Ian Ashcroft

  • A mechanical property evaluation of graded density Al-Si10-Mg lattice structures manufactured by selective laser melting

    Ian Maskery;N.T. Aboulkhair;Adedeji Aremu;Christopher Tuck

  • Topology Optimization for Additive Manufacturing

    D. Brackett;I. Ashcroft;R. Hague

  • Insights into the mechanical properties of several triply periodic minimal surface lattice structures made by polymer additive manufacturing

    Ian Maskery;L. Sturm;Adedeji Aremu;Ajit Panesar

  • Compressive failure modes and energy absorption in additively manufactured double gyroid lattices

    Ian Maskery;Nesma T. Aboulkhair;A.O. Aremu;Christopher Tuck

  • Strategies for functionally graded lattice structures derived using topology optimisation for Additive Manufacturing

    Ajit Panesar;Ajit Panesar;Meisam Abdi;Meisam Abdi;Duncan Hickman;Ian Ashcroft

  • Powder Bed Fusion of nickel-based superalloys: A review

    Salomé Sanchez;Peter Smith;Zhengkai Xu;Gabriele Gaspard;Gabriele Gaspard

  • Metallurgy of high-silicon steel parts produced using selective laser melting

    Michele Garibaldi;Ian Ashcroft;Marco Simonelli;Richard Hague

  • Effective design and simulation of surface-based lattice structures featuring volume fraction and cell type grading

    Ian Maskery;Adedeji Aremu;Luke Parry;Ricky Wildman

  • A Study on the Laser Spatter and the Oxidation Reactions During Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel, Al-Si10-Mg, and Ti-6Al-4V

    Marco Simonelli;Christopher Tuck;Nesma T. Aboulkhair;Ian Maskery

  • On the formation of AlSi10Mg single tracks and layers in selective laser melting: Microstructure and nano-mechanical properties

    Nesma T. Aboulkhair;Ian Maskery;Christopher Tuck;Ian Ashcroft

  • Predicting fatigue damage in adhesively bonded joints using a cohesive zone model

    H. Khoramishad;A.D. Crocombe;K.B. Katnam;I.A. Ashcroft

  • Improving the fatigue behaviour of a selectively laser melted aluminium alloy: Influence of heat treatment and surface quality

    Nesma T. Aboulkhair;Ian Maskery;Christopher Tuck;Ian Ashcroft

  • Quantification and characterisation of porosity in selectively laser melted Al–Si10–Mg using X-ray computed tomography

    Ian Maskery;N.T. Aboulkhair;M.R. Corfield;Christopher Tuck

  • An investigation into reinforced and functionally graded lattice structures

    Ian Maskery;Alexandra Hussey;Ajit Panesar;Adedeji Aremu

  • 3D inkjet printing of tablets exploiting bespoke complex geometries for controlled and tuneable drug release.

    Mary Kyobula;Aremu Adedeji;Morgan R. Alexander;Ehab Saleh

  • On the precipitation hardening of selective laser melted AlSi10Mg

    Nesma T. Aboulkhair;Christopher Tuck;Ian Ashcroft;Ian Maskery

  • Modelling anomalous moisture uptake, swelling and thermal characteristics of a rubber toughened epoxy adhesive

    W.K. Loh;A.D. Crocombe;M.M. Abdel Wahab;I.A. Ashcroft

Frequent Co-Authors

A.D. Crocombe
A.D. Crocombe University of Surrey
Ricky D. Wildman
Ricky D. Wildman University of Nottingham
Richard J.M. Hague
Richard J.M. Hague University of Nottingham
Christopher Tuck
Christopher Tuck University of Nottingham
Vadim V. Silberschmidt
Vadim V. Silberschmidt Loughborough University
Adam T. Clare
Adam T. Clare University of Nottingham
Jonathan M. Huntley
Jonathan M. Huntley Loughborough University
Mo Song
Mo Song Loughborough University
Fabrice Pierron
Fabrice Pierron University of Southampton
Michael Galea
Michael Galea University of Malta

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