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D-Index
47
Citations
11115
World Ranking
11012
National Ranking
450

Peter Kelly 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 Peter Kelly sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 206 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Kelly 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 Peter Kelly sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter Kelly is affiliated with Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom and has a research profile spanning engineering, materials science, and energy. Their work focuses primarily on advanced materials and photocatalytic technologies with applications ranging from energy to environmental treatment.

The main fields of study covered by Peter Kelly include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Energy

Subfields in which they have published extensively include:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Biomedical Engineering

Their research addresses multiple topics, notable among these are:

  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Peter Kelly has contributed to a significant body of research published in several venues, with the most frequent publication outlets including:

  • Surface and Coatings Technology
  • Corrosion Science
  • Thin Solid Films
  • Applied Surface Science
  • Antibiotics

Their recent papers highlight a variety of materials and applications:

  • "A conformable high temperature nitride coating for Ti alloys", 2020, Acta Materialia
  • "Magnetron co-sputtered Bi12TiO20/Bi4Ti3O12 composite - An efficient photocatalytic material with photoinduced oxygen vacancies for water treatment application", 2021, Applied Surface Science
  • "TiO2 supported natural zeolites as biogas enhancers through photocatalytic pre-treatment of Miscanthus x giganteous crops", 2020, Energy
  • "Burst and oxidation behavior of Cr-coated Zirlo during simulated LOCA testing", 2022, Journal of Nuclear Materials
  • "Design and optimisation of a low-cost titanium dioxide-coated stainless steel mesh photocatalytic water treatment reactor", 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Justyna Kulczyk-Malecka
  • Marina Ratova
  • Zhaohe Gao
  • James Redfern
  • Ping Xiao

Best Publications

  • Magnetron sputtering: a review of recent developments and applications

    P.J Kelly;R.D Arnell

  • 3D Printed Graphene Based Energy Storage Devices

    Christopher W. Foster;Michael P. Down;Yan Zhang;Xiaobo Ji

  • Determination of the Electrochemical Area of Screen-Printed Electrochemical Sensing Platforms.

    Alejandro García-Miranda Ferrari;Christopher W Foster;Peter J Kelly;Dale A C Brownson

  • Electrical and Optical Properties of Fluorine Doped Tin Oxide Thin Films Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering

    Ziad Y. Banyamin;Peter J. Kelly;Glen West;Jeffery Boardman

  • The effect of crystalline phase (anatase, brookite and rutile) and size on the photocatalytic activity of calcined polymorphic titanium dioxide (TiO2)

    Norman S. Allen;Noredine Mahdjoub;Vladimir Vishnyakov;Peter J. Kelly

  • Recent advances in magnetron sputtering

    R.D Arnell;P.J Kelly

  • Comparison of the tribological and antimicrobial properties of CrN/Ag, ZrN/Ag, TiN/Ag, and TiN/Cu nanocomposite coatings

    P.J. Kelly;H. Li;P.S. Benson;K.A. Whitehead

  • Development of a novel structure zone model relating to the closed-field unbalanced magnetron sputtering system

    P. J. Kelly;R. D. Arnell

  • Control of the structure and properties of aluminum oxide coatings deposited by pulsed magnetron sputtering

    P. J. Kelly;R. D. Arnell

  • Time-resolved Langmuir probe measurements at the substrate position in a pulsed mid-frequency DC magnetron plasma

    J.W Bradley;H Bäcker;P.J Kelly;R.D Arnell

  • The distribution of ion energies at the substrate in an asymmetric bi-polar pulsed DC magnetron discharge

    J W Bradley;H Bäcker;Y Aranda-Gonzalvo;P J Kelly

  • The evolution of the plasma potential in a HiPIMS discharge and its relationship to deposition rate

    Anurag Mishra;P J Kelly;J W Bradley

  • The structure and properties of copper oxide and copper aluminium oxide coatings prepared by pulsed magnetron sputtering of powder targets

    E.M. Alkoy;E.M. Alkoy;P.J. Kelly

  • Reactive pulsed magnetron sputtering process for alumina films

    P. J. Kelly;P. S. Henderson;R. D. Arnell;G. A. Roche

  • A study of the antimicrobial and tribological properties of TiN/Ag nanocomposite coatings

    Peter Kelly;Heqing Li;Kathryn A. Whitehead;Joanna Verran

  • Recent developments in pulsed magnetron sputtering

    Robert Derek Arnell;PJ Kelly;JW Bradley

  • Space and time resolved Langmuir probe measurements in a 100 kHz pulsed rectangular magnetron system

    J.W. Bradley;H. Bäcker;P.J. Kelly;R.D. Arnell

  • A comparison of the properties of titanium-based films produced by pulsed and continuous DC magnetron sputtering

    P.J. Kelly;C.F. Beevers;P.S. Henderson;R.D. Arnell

  • The characteristics of aluminium-doped zinc oxide films prepared by pulsed magnetron sputtering from powder targets

    Y. Zhou;P.J. Kelly;A. Postill;O. Abu-Zeid

  • 2D nanosheet molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) modified electrodes explored towards the hydrogen evolution reaction

    Samuel J. Rowley-Neale;Dale A. C. Brownson;Graham C. Smith;David A. G. Sawtell

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig E. Banks
Craig E. Banks Manchester Metropolitan University
Adrian Leyland
Adrian Leyland University of Sheffield
Allan Matthews
Allan Matthews University of Manchester
Piyasan Praserthdam
Piyasan Praserthdam Chulalongkorn University
Norman S. Allen
Norman S. Allen Manchester Metropolitan University
Ping Xiao
Ping Xiao University of Manchester
Xiaobo Ji
Xiaobo Ji Central South University
Mark C. Enright
Mark C. Enright Manchester Metropolitan University
Elena Selli
Elena Selli University of Milan
Xinxin Zhang
Xinxin Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing

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