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51
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8712
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9965
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398

Ian W. Boyd 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 Ian W. Boyd sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 369 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ian W. Boyd 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 Ian W. Boyd sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ian W. Boyd is affiliated with Brunel University London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields including Geography, Planning and Development, Archaeology, and Space and Planetary Science.

Their main research topics include:

  • Historical Geography and Cartography
  • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
  • Archaeological Research and Protection

Boyd has published papers in several venues, reflecting a diverse range of interests across disciplines. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Acta Biomaterialia

Recent papers authored by Ian W. Boyd are:

  • "We practised for a pandemic, but didn't brace", 2020, Nature
  • "Paris' First Subterranean Map: Deep Mapping and the Paris Catacombs", 2022, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Corrigendum to "Stiffness memory nanohybrid scaffolds generated by indirect 3D printing for biologically responsive soft implants" [Acta Biomaterialia, 80, 2018, 188-202]", 2025, Acta Biomaterialia

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Linxiao Wu
  • Jatinder Virdee
  • Elizabeth Maughan
  • Arnold Darbyshire
  • Gavin Jell

Best Publications

  • Characteristics of high quality ZnO thin films deposited by pulsed laser deposition

    V. Craciun;J. Elders;J.G.E. Gardeniers;Ian W. Boyd

  • Laser Processing of Thin Films and Microstructures: Oxidation, Deposition and Etching of Insulators

    Ian W. Boyd

  • Nanocrystalline TiO2 films studied by optical, XRD and FTIR spectroscopy

    Jun-Ying Zhang;Ian W. Boyd;B.J. O'Sullivan;P.K. Hurley

  • A study of thin silicon dioxide films using infrared absorption techniques

    I. W. Boyd;J. I. B. Wilson

  • Optical limiting in GaAs

    T. Boggess;A. Smirl;S. Moss;I. Boyd

  • Simultaneous measurement of the two-photon coefficient and free-carrier cross section above the bandgap of crystalline silicon

    T. Boggess;K. Bohnert;K. Mansour;S. Moss

  • High-intensity sources of incoherent UV and VUV excimer radiation for low-temperature materials processing

    U Kogelschatz;H Esrom;J.-Y Zhang;I.W Boyd

  • Annual report: surveillance of adverse events following immunisation in Australia, 2004.

    Glenda L Lawrence;Ian Boyd;Peter B McIntyre;David Isaacs

  • New large area ultraviolet lamp sources and their applications

    Ian W. Boyd;J.Y. Zhang

  • Growth of ZnO thin films on GaAs by pulsed laser deposition

    V. Craciun;J. Elders;Johannes G.E. Gardeniers;J. Geretovsky

  • Low temperature growth of highly transparent c-axis oriented ZnO thin films by pulsed laser deposition

    S. Amirhaghi;V. Craciun;D. Craciun;J. Elders

  • Silicon‐silicon dioxide interface: An infrared study

    Ian W. Boyd;John I. B. Wilson

  • Nonlinear-optical energy regulation by nonlinear refraction and absorption in silicon

    Thomas F. Boggess;Steven C. Moss;Ian W. Boyd;Arthur L. Smirl

  • Mechanism of photoluminescence of Si nanocrystals in SiO2 fabricated by ion implantation: the role of interactions of nanocrystals and oxygen

    Tsutomu Shimizu-Iwayama;David E Hole;Ian W Boyd

  • Photochemical processing of electronic materials

    Ian W. Boyd;Richard B. Jackman

  • Effects of laser wavelength and fluence on the growth of ZnO thin films by pulsed laser deposition

    V. Craciun;S. Amirhaghi;D. Craciun;J. Elders

  • Pulsed-laser deposited ZnO for device applications

    Simon L. King;Johannes G.E. Gardeniers;Ian W. Boyd

  • FTIR and XPS investigation of Er-doped SiO2-TiO2 films

    Q. Fang;M. Meier;J.J. Yu;Z.M. Wang

  • Absorption of infrared radiation in silicon

    I. W. Boyd;T. D. Binnie;J. I. B. Wilson;M. J. Colles

  • Deconvolution of the infrared absorption peak of the vibrational stretching mode of silicon dioxide: Evidence for structural order?

    Ian W. Boyd

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul K. Hurley
Paul K. Hurley Tyndall National Institute
Philippe Bergonzo
Philippe Bergonzo University College London
Colin J. Humphreys
Colin J. Humphreys Queen Mary University of London
Rachel A. Oliver
Rachel A. Oliver University of Cambridge
John A. Kilner
John A. Kilner Imperial College London
Anthony J. Kenyon
Anthony J. Kenyon University College London
Gang-Ding Peng
Gang-Ding Peng University of New South Wales
David J. Webb
David J. Webb Aston University
Kyriacos Kalli
Kyriacos Kalli Cyprus University of Technology
Johannes G.E. Gardeniers
Johannes G.E. Gardeniers University of Twente

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