2026 Philip J. Withers: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	108	747	713	28	27	868	48887

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2016 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Philip J. Withers is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, encompassing a broad range of topics within these disciplines.

The main fields of study addressed in their work include:

Engineering
Materials Science

Within these fields, they have contributed extensively to various subfields, such as:

Mechanical Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

The scientist's principal research topics span advanced imaging and material processing techniques, notably:

Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

Selected recent papers include:

"Friction stir welding/processing of metals and alloys: A comprehensive review on microstructural evolution," 2020, published in Progress in Materials Science
"X-ray computed tomography," 2021, published in Nature Reviews Methods Primers
"The effect of manufacturing defects on the fatigue life of selective laser melted Ti-6Al-4V structures," 2020, published in Materials & Design
"A machine-learning fatigue life prediction approach of additively manufactured metals," 2020, published in Engineering Fracture Mechanics
"The effect of defect population on the anisotropic fatigue resistance of AlSi10Mg alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion," 2021, published in International Journal of Fatigue

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

Timothy L. Burnett
Ryan Warr
Shengchuan Wu
Ping Xiao
Evelina Ametova

Their work appears regularly in several academic venues, with the most frequent being:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
SSRN Electronic Journal
Acta Materialia
Scientific Reports
Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Philip J. Withers has been recognized by notable organizations with awards such as:

Member of Academia Europaea, 2016
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2016

Best Publications

An introduction to metal matrix composites

T. W. Clyne;P. J. Withers

3117
Citations
Residual stress. Part 1 – Measurement techniques

P.J. Withers;H.K.D.H. Bhadeshia

2182
Citations
Friction stir welding of aluminium alloys

P L Threadgill;A J Leonard;H R Shercliff;P J Withers

1485
Citations
Quantitative X-ray tomography

Éric Maire;Philip John Withers

1366
Citations
Residual stress. Part 2 – Nature and origins

P.J. Withers;H.K.D.H. Bhadeshia

1244
Citations
Introduction to the Characterization of Residual Stress by Neutron Diffraction

Torben Lorentzen;Michael Hutchings;Philip Withers;Thomas Holden

993
Citations
Microstructure, mechanical properties and residual stresses as a function of welding speed in aluminium AA5083 friction stir welds

Matthew J Peel;A Steuwer;M Preuss;PJ Withers

958
Citations
Friction stir welding/processing of metals and alloys: A comprehensive review on microstructural evolution

A. Heidarzadeh;S. Mironov;R. Kaibyshev;G. Çam

914
Citations
The influence of the laser scan strategy on grain structure and cracking behaviour in SLM powder-bed fabricated nickel superalloy

Luke N. Carter;Christopher Martin;Philip J. Withers;Moataz M. Attallah

836
Citations
In situ X-ray imaging of defect and molten pool dynamics in laser additive manufacturing

Chu Lun Alex Leung;Sebastian Marussi;Robert C. Atwood;Michael Towrie

777
Citations
X-ray computed tomography of polymer composites

Serafina Garcea;Ying Wang;Philip Withers

686
Citations
The Influence of Porosity on Fatigue Crack Initiation in Additively Manufactured Titanium Components

S. Tammas-Williams;S. Tammas-Williams;P. J. Withers;I. Todd;P. B. Prangnell

490
Citations
The application of the eshelby method of internal stress determination to short fibre metal matrix composites

Philip Withers;Wm Stobbs;Ob Pedersen

481
Citations
Influence of processing conditions on strut structure and compressive properties of cellular lattice structures fabricated by selective laser melting

Chunlei Qiu;Sheng Yue;Sheng Yue;Nicholas J.E. Adkins;Mark Ward

416
Citations
Two-dimensional X-ray CT image based meso-scale fracture modelling of concrete

Wenyuan Ren;Zhenjun Yang;Zhenjun Yang;Rajneesh Sharma;Ch Zhang

397
Citations
Large volume serial section tomography by Xe Plasma FIB dual beam microscopy.

Timothy Burnett;R. Kelley;Bart Winiarski;L. Contreras

355
Citations
The effect of manufacturing defects on the fatigue life of selective laser melted Ti-6Al-4V structures

Y.N. Hu;S.C. Wu;S.C. Wu;P.J. Withers;J. Zhang

345
Citations
Porosity Regrowth During Heat Treatment of Hot Isostatically Pressed Additively Manufactured Titanium Components

Samuel Tammas-Williams;Philip Withers;Iain Todd;Philip Prangnell

331
Citations
X-ray nanotomography

Philip J. Withers

328
Citations
Metal-based composite materials for high temperature application

Philip J. Withers

137
Citations
Developing stable fine-grain microstructures by large strain deformation - Discussion

B Hutchinson;FJ Humphreys;LM Brown;HJ Stowell

1
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