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D-Index
83
Citations
26045
World Ranking
2354
National Ranking
102

Kenneth E. Evans 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 Kenneth E. Evans sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 270 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth E. Evans 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 Kenneth E. Evans sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Kenneth E. Evans is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Geophysics, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Cellular and Composite Structures
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Injection Molding Process and Properties
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications

Kenneth E. Evans has authored and contributed to multiple research papers in notable publication venues, including:

  • physica status solidi (b)
  • physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters
  • Acta Mechanica
  • Materials Today Communications
  • Frontiers in Materials

Noteworthy recent papers demonstrate the scope and thematic range of their research, such as:

  • "Auxetic Behavior and Other Negative Thermomechanical Properties from Rotating Rigid Units," 2021, physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters
  • "Auxetic mechanical metamaterials with diamond and elliptically shaped perforations," 2020, Acta Mechanica
  • "Negative Poisson's ratio: A ubiquitous feature of wood," 2023, Materials Today Communications
  • "Auxetic-Inspired Honeycomb Macrostructures With Anomalous Tailormade Thermal Expansion Properties Including 'Negative' Heat-Shrinking Characteristics," 2021, Frontiers in Materials
  • "A route to improving elongation of high-temperature laser sintered PEKK," 2020, Additive Manufacturing

Evans frequently collaborates with several researchers, among whom the most common co-authors include Joseph N. Grima, James N. Grima-Cornish, Daphne Attard, Liana Vella-Żarb, and Luiza Benedetti.

Best Publications

  • Auxetic Materials : Functional Materials and Structures from Lateral Thinking!

    K. E. Evans;A. Alderson

  • Surface roughness analysis, modelling and prediction in selective laser melting

    Giovanni Strano;Liang Hao;Richard M. Everson;Kenneth E. Evans

  • Auxetic behavior from rotating squares

    Joseph N. Grima;Kenneth E. Evans

  • Auxetic polymers: a new range of materials

    Ken E Evans

  • Elastic constants of 3-, 4- and 6-connected chiral and anti-chiral honeycombs subject to uniaxial in-plane loading

    Andrew Alderson;K.L. Alderson;D. Attard;K.E. Evans

  • Negative thermal expansion: a review

    W. Miller;C. W. Smith;D. S. Mackenzie;K. E. Evans

  • Microporous materials with negative Poisson's ratios. I. Microstructure and mechanical properties

    B D Caddock;K E Evans

  • A novel mechanism for generating auxetic behaviour in reticulated foams: missing rib foam model

    C.W Smith;J.N Grima;K.E Evans

  • A new approach to the design and optimisation of support structures in additive manufacturing.

    Giorgio Strano;L. Hao;R. Everson;K. Evans

  • ElAM: A computer program for the analysis and representation of anisotropic elastic properties ✩

    Arnaud Marmier;Zoe A.D. Lethbridge;Richard I. Walton;Christopher W. Smith

  • Auxetic behavior from rotating triangles

    Joseph N. Grima;Kenneth E. Evans

  • Successful closed-loop recycling of thermoset composites

    J. Palmer;O.R. Ghita;L. Savage;K.E. Evans

  • Do Zeolites Have Negative Poisson's Ratios?

    Joseph N. Grima;Rosie Jackson;Andrew Alderson;Kenneth E. Evans

  • Microporous materials with negative Poisson's ratios. II. Mechanisms and interpretation

    K E Evans;B D Caddock

  • Novel honeycombs with auxetic behaviour

    N. Gaspar;X.J. Ren;C.W. Smith;J.N. Grima

  • Auxetic materials: the positive side of being negative

    K.E. Evans;K.L. Alderson

  • Fabrication methods for auxetic foams

    N Chan;K. E Evans

  • An Auxetic Filter: A Tuneable Filter Displaying Enhanced Size Selectivity or Defouling Properties

    Andrew Alderson;John Rasburn;Simon Ameer-Beg;Peter G. Mullarkey

  • Indentation Resilience of Conventional and Auxetic Foams

    N. Chan;K. E. Evans

  • The design of doubly curved sandwich panels with honeycomb cores

    K.E. Evans

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph N. Grima
Joseph N. Grima University of Malta
Andrew Alderson
Andrew Alderson Sheffield Hallam University
Ruben Gatt
Ruben Gatt University of Malta
Richard I. Walton
Richard I. Walton University of Warwick
Fabrizio Scarpa
Fabrizio Scarpa University of Bristol
Liang Hao
Liang Hao Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics
Sam F. Edwards
Sam F. Edwards University of Cambridge
Richard M. Everson
Richard M. Everson University of Exeter
Jean Endicott
Jean Endicott Columbia University
Sandra R. Leiblum
Sandra R. Leiblum Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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