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Sidney Yip

Sidney Yip

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
82
Citations
24822
World Ranking
2466
National Ranking
714

Sidney Yip 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 Sidney Yip sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 334 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sidney Yip 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 Sidney Yip sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sidney Yip is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and physics and astronomy. Their research spans multiple subfields, including mechanical engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, materials chemistry, aerospace engineering, and condensed matter physics.

The main topics of their work include:

  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Theoretical and Computational Physics
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research

Yip has published research in various academic venues with multiple papers appearing in prestigious journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • JOM
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Journal of Applied Physics

Recent publications by Sidney Yip feature collaboration with several co-authors and cover a range of topics related to materials science, physics, and computational methodologies. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Unlocking hidden information in sparse small-angle neutron scattering measurements," 2025, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • "Data-Driven Insights into the Structural Essence of Plasticity in High-Entropy Alloys," 2024, JOM
  • "Viscoelastic relaxation and topological fluctuations in glass-forming liquids," 2024, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Observation of dynamical transformation plasticity in metallic nanocomposites through a precompiled machine-learning algorithm," 2022, Materials Research Letters
  • "A perspective on soft matter molecular simulations: Deformation and flow at mesoscopic timescales," 2025, Journal of Applied Physics

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Chi-Huan Tung
  • Wei-Ren Chen
  • Changwoo Do
  • Bobby G. Sumpter
  • Shou-Yi Chang

In addition to journal articles, Sidney Yip has authored books, such as Nuclear Radiation Interactions, published by World Scientific in 2024.

Best Publications

  • A realistic molecular model of cement hydrates

    Roland J. M. Pellenq;Akihiro Kushima;Rouzbeh Shahsavari;Krystyn J. Van Vliet

  • Crystal instabilities at finite strain.

    Jinghan Wang;Sidney Yip;S. R. Phillpot;Dieter Wolf

  • Ideal pure shear strength of aluminum and copper.

    Shigenobu Ogata;Shigenobu Ogata;Ju Li;Ju Li;Sidney Yip

  • Atomistic mechanisms governing elastic limit and incipient plasticity in crystals

    Ju Li;Krystyn J. Van Vliet;Ting Zhu;Sidney Yip

  • Mechanical instabilities of homogeneous crystals

    Jinghan Wang;Ju Li;Sidney Yip;Simon Phillpot

  • Interatomic potential for silicon defects and disordered phases

    João F. Justo;Martin Z. Bazant;Efthimios Kaxiras;V. V. Bulatov

  • Combinatorial molecular optimization of cement hydrates

    M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi;K.J. Krakowiak;M. Bauchy;M. Bauchy;M. Bauchy;K.L. Stewart

  • Handbook of Materials Modeling

    Sidney Yip

  • Quantifying the early stages of plasticity through nanoscale experiments and simulations

    Krystyn J. Van Vliet;Ju Li;Ting Zhu;Sidney Yip

  • Nanocrystals: The strongest size

    Sidney Yip

  • Ideal shear strain of metals and ceramics

    Shigenobu Ogata;Shigenobu Ogata;Ju Li;Naoto Hirosaki;Yoji Shibutani

  • Materials interfaces : atomic-level structure and properties

    Dieter Wolf;Sidney Yip

  • Connecting atomistic and mesoscale simulations of crystal plasticity

    Vasily Bulatov;Farid F. Abraham;Ladislas Kubin;Benoit Devincre

  • Atomistic modeling of finite-temperature properties of crystalline β-SiC: II. Thermal conductivity and effects of point defects

    Ju Li;Lisa Porter;Sidney Yip

  • Theoretical evaluation of hydrogen storage capacity in pure carbon nanostructures

    Ju Li;Terumi Furuta;Hajime Goto;Toshiyuki Ohashi

  • Atomic‐level stress in an inhomogeneous system

    Kin S. Cheung;Sidney Yip

  • The Classical Nature of Thermal Conduction in Nanofluids

    Jacob Eapen;Roberto Rusconi;Roberto Piazza;Sidney Yip

  • Predictive modeling of nanoindentation-induced homogeneous dislocation nucleation in copper

    Ting Zhu;Ju Li;Ju Li;Krystyn J. Van Vliet;Krystyn J. Van Vliet;Shigenobu Ogata

  • Molecular-dynamics study of lattice-defect-nucleated melting in metals using an embedded-atom-method potential.

    James Lutsko;D. Wolf;S. Phillpot;Sidney Yip

  • Minimizing boundary reflections in coupled-domain simulations.

    Wei Cai;Maurice de Koning;Maurice de Koning;Vasily V. Bulatov;Sidney Yip

Frequent Co-Authors

Vasily V. Bulatov
Vasily V. Bulatov Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Dieter Wolf
Dieter Wolf Argonne National Laboratory
Krystyn J. Van Vliet
Krystyn J. Van Vliet Cornell University
Ting Zhu
Ting Zhu Georgia Institute of Technology
Simon R. Phillpot
Simon R. Phillpot University of Florida
Wei Cai
Wei Cai Stanford University
Akihiro Kushima
Akihiro Kushima University of Central Florida

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