Malcolm McMahon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Malcolm McMahon between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Malcolm McMahon published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2005. 8 of the 256 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10

1990 2026

256 publications in total across all disciplines

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Malcolm McMahon: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year	Publications
1990	9
1991	4
1992	5
1993	12
1994	5
1995	4
1996	10
1997	4
1998	9
1999	3
2000	2
2001	5
2002	5
2003	3
2004	12
2005	13
2006	10
2007	6
2008	8
2009	8
2010	5
2011	5
2012	8
2013	9
2014	7
2015	4
2016	2
2017	9
2018	9
2019	6
2020	10
2021	10
2022	7
2023	11
2024	9
2025	7
2026	1
Total	256

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Malcolm McMahon 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 Malcolm McMahon sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600 800

50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 217 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
50–69	28
70–89	152
90–109	356
110–129	487
130–149	723
150–169	835
170–189	850
190–209	891
210–229	862	217
230–249	766
250–269	726
270–289	665
290–309	593
310–329	537
330–349	477
350–369	440
370–389	356
390–409	321
410–429	256
430–449	246
450–469	216
470–489	212
490–509	174
510–529	194
530–549	162
550–569	131
570–589	111
590–609	103
610–629	99
630–649	77
650–669	92
670–689	56
690–709	53
710–729	53
730–749	38
750–769	52
770–789	43
790–809	38
810–829	34
830–849	25
850–869	18
870–889	20
890–909	24
910–929	27
930–949	20
950–969	17
970–989	10
990–1,009	16
1,010–1,029	13
1,030–1,049	12
1,050–1,069	9
1,070–1,089	8
1,090–1,109	7
1,110–1,129	9
1,130–1,149	2
1,150–1,162	5
1,163+	100

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Malcolm McMahon 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 Malcolm McMahon sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600

40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
40–41	211
42–43	450
44–45	612
46–47	612
48–49	598
50–51	657
52–53	667
54–55	621
56–57	597	56
58–59	610
60–61	587
62–63	606
64–65	533
66–67	490
68–69	469
70–71	378
72–73	421
74–75	359
76–77	323
78–79	299
80–81	230
82–83	210
84–85	195
86–87	203
88–89	175
90–91	175
92–93	142
94–95	121
96–97	117
98–99	107
100–101	88
102–103	85
104–105	68
106–107	62
108–109	57
110–111	45
112–113	49
114–115	50
116–117	34
118–119	38
120–121	37
122–123	29
124–125	28
126–127	24
128–129	33
130–131	28
132–133	21
134–135	20
136–137	23
138–139	17
140–141	12
142–143	17
144–145	21
146–147	13
148–149	11
150–151	14
152–153	13
154–155	9
156–157	10
158–159	7
160–161	4
162–163	4
164	3
165+	98

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Overview

Malcolm McMahon is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, and Materials Science, with significant emphasis on high-pressure geophysics and materials.

The main subfields McMahon works in include Geophysics, Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Radiation. Their research topics cover a broad range of areas:

High-pressure geophysics and materials
Rare-earth and actinide compounds
Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics

Malcolm McMahon has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

Physical review. B./Physical review. B
Journal of Applied Physics
Communications Materials
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
arXiv (Cornell University)

Some recent notable papers authored or co-authored by McMahon are:

Experimental and theoretical confirmation of an orthorhombic phase transition in niobium at high pressure and temperature, 2020, Communications Materials
Structural complexity in ramp-compressed sodium to 480 GPa, 2022, Nature Communications
Structural phase transitions in yttrium up to 183 GPa, 2020, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
Novel experimental setup for megahertz X-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell at the High Energy Density (HED) instrument of the European X-ray Free-Electron Laser (EuXFEL), 2021, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
Experimental observation of open structures in elemental magnesium at terapascal pressures, 2022, Nature Physics

McMahon's frequent collaborators include:

J. McHardy
C. V. Storm
Simon G. MacLeod
R. S. McWilliams
Hanns-Peter Liermann

Best Publications

High-pressure structures and phase transformations in elemental metals

Malcolm I. McMahon;Richard J. Nelmes

327
Citations
Cold melting and solid structures of dense lithium

Christophe L. Guillaume;Eugene Gregoryanz;Olga Degtyareva;Malcolm I. McMahon

317
Citations
New high-pressure phase of Si.

M. I. McMahon;R. J. Nelmes

284
Citations
Pressure dependence of the Imma phase of silicon

M. I. McMahon;R. J. Nelmes;N. G. Wright;D. R. Allan

250
Citations
SELF-HOSTING INCOMMENSURATE STRUCTURE OF BARIUM IV

R. J. Nelmes;D. R. Allan;M. I. McMahon;S. A. Belmonte

212
Citations
Observation of an O8 molecular lattice in the epsilon phase of solid oxygen.

Lars F. Lundegaard;Gunnar Weck;Malcolm I. McMahon;Serge Desgreniers

211
Citations
Ba-IV-type incommensurate crystal structure in group-V metals

M. I. McMahon;O. Degtyareva;R. J. Nelmes

201
Citations
Structural diversity of sodium.

Eugene Gregoryanz;Lars F. Lundegaard;Malcolm I. McMahon;Christophe Guillaume

192
Citations
Stability and crystal structure of BC8 germanium.

R. J. Nelmes;M. I. McMahon;N. G. Wright;D. R. Allan

184
Citations
New Structural Systematics in the II–VI, III–V, and Group-IV Semiconductors at High Pressure

M. I. McMahon;R. J. Nelmes

173
Citations
Geometric effects of deuteration on hydrogen-ordering phase transitions

M. I. McMahon;R. J. Nelmes;W. F. Kuhst;R. Dorwarth

168
Citations
Crystal structures of dense lithium: a metal-semiconductor-metal transition.

M. Marques;Malcolm McMahon;Eugene Gregoryanz;M. Hanfland

165
Citations
Chapter 3 Structural Transitions in the Group IV, III-V, and II-VI Semiconductors under Pressure

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160
Citations
High-pressure structural studies of group-15 elements

O. Degtyareva;M. I. MCMahon;R. J. Nelmes

149
Citations
Observation of a wurtzite form of gallium arsenide.

M. I. McMahon;R. J. Nelmes

141
Citations
High-pressure powder diffraction on synchrotron sources.

R. J. Nelmes;M. I. McMahon

135
Citations
Structure of the intermediate phase of PbTe at high pressure.

G. Rousse;S. Klotz;A. M. Saitta;J. Rodriguez-Carvajal

130
Citations
Observation of the incommensurate barium-IV structure in strontium phase V

M. I. McMahon;T. Bovornratanaraks;D. R. Allan;S. A. Belmonte

129
Citations
Pressure Dependent Incommensuration in Rb-IV

M. I. McMahon;S. Rekhi;R. J. Nelmes

129
Citations
Complex Crystal Structure of Cesium-III

M. I. McMahon;R. J. Nelmes;S. Rekhi

123
Citations
Crystal structure of ZnTe III at 16 GPa.

R. J. Nelmes;M. I. McMahon;N. G. Wright;D. R. Allan

118
Citations