2026 Ian A. Ashcroft: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	75	284	257	13	11	312	23584
Materials Science	75	3420	3303	143	133	299	23331

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

1516
Citations
3D printing of Aluminium alloys: Additive Manufacturing of Aluminium alloys using selective laser melting

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

1445
Citations
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

831
Citations
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

720
Citations
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

689
Citations
Topology Optimization for Additive Manufacturing

D. Brackett;I. Ashcroft;R. Hague

634
Citations
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

624
Citations
Compressive failure modes and energy absorption in additively manufactured double gyroid lattices

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

567
Citations
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

504
Citations
Powder Bed Fusion of nickel-based superalloys: A review

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

468
Citations
Metallurgy of high-silicon steel parts produced using selective laser melting

Michele Garibaldi;Ian Ashcroft;Marco Simonelli;Richard Hague

415
Citations
Effective design and simulation of surface-based lattice structures featuring volume fraction and cell type grading

Ian Maskery;Adedeji Aremu;Luke Parry;Ricky Wildman

411
Citations
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

407
Citations
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

383
Citations
Predicting fatigue damage in adhesively bonded joints using a cohesive zone model

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

379
Citations
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

359
Citations
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

343
Citations
An investigation into reinforced and functionally graded lattice structures

Ian Maskery;Alexandra Hussey;Ajit Panesar;Adedeji Aremu

334
Citations
3D inkjet printing of tablets exploiting bespoke complex geometries for controlled and tuneable drug release.

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

309
Citations
On the precipitation hardening of selective laser melted AlSi10Mg

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

298
Citations
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

295
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

A.D. Crocombe University of Surrey

Ricky D. Wildman University of Nottingham

Richard J.M. Hague University of Nottingham

Christopher Tuck University of Nottingham

Vadim V. Silberschmidt Loughborough University

Adam T. Clare University of Nottingham

Jonathan M. Huntley Loughborough University

Mo Song Loughborough University

Fabrice Pierron University of Southampton

Michael Galea University of Malta

External Links

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