2026 Simon R. Phillpot: 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	86	2018	1946	608	570	407	40356

Simon R. Phillpot 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 Simon R. Phillpot sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 407 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Simon R. Phillpot 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 Simon R. Phillpot sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For sustained contributions to developing microscopic mechanistic understanding of interfacial phenomena in materials using atomiclevel simulations methods, in particular thermal transport behavior

Overview

Simon R. Phillpot is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with specific focus on Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. Additional work has been conducted in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research topics include:

X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
Chemical Synthesis and Characterization
Nuclear Materials and Properties
Thermal Properties of Materials

Notable recent publications by Simon R. Phillpot include:

"Molecular dynamics simulation of the shock response of materials: A tutorial," 2022, Journal of Applied Physics
"Heterometallic Actinide-Containing Photoresponsive Metal-Organic Frameworks: Dynamic and Static Tuning of Electronic Properties," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
"Generation and characterization of an improved carbon fiber model by molecular dynamics," 2020, Carbon
"Electronic structures and magnetism of Zr-, Th-, and U-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) by density functional theory," 2020, Computational Materials Science
"High-temperature oxidation of carbon fiber and char by molecular dynamics simulation," 2021, Carbon

Simon R. Phillpot frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

Natalia B. Shustova
Kyoung Chul Park
Corey R. Martin
Mark D. Smith
An T. Ta

Their work is often published in venues such as:

The Cambridge Structural Database
Computational Materials Science
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Journal of Applied Physics
Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Simon R. Phillpot has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2010. They are also a Fellow of the American Physical Society, an honor awarded in 2008 with the citation acknowledging sustained contributions to developing microscopic mechanistic understanding of interfacial phenomena in materials using atomistic-level simulation methods, particularly regarding thermal transport behavior.

Best Publications

Nanoscale thermal transport

David G. Cahill;Wayne K. Ford;Kenneth E. Goodson;Gerald D. Mahan

3801
Citations
Mechanisms of heat flow in suspensions of nano-sized particles (nanofluids)

P Keblinski;S.R Phillpot;S.U.S Choi;J.A Eastman

2962
Citations
Nanoscale thermal transport. II. 2003–2012

David G. Cahill;Paul V. Braun;Gang Chen;David R. Clarke

1955
Citations
Comparison of atomic-level simulation methods for computing thermal conductivity

Patrick K. Schelling;Simon R. Phillpot;Pawel Keblinski

1941
Citations
Thermal barrier coating materials

David R. Clarke;Simon R. Phillpot

1320
Citations
Exact method for the simulation of Coulombic systems by spherically truncated, pairwise r−1 summation

D. Wolf;P. Keblinski;S. R. Phillpot;J. Eggebrecht

1272
Citations
Dislocation processes in the deformation of nanocrystalline aluminium by molecular-dynamics simulation.

Vesselin Yamakov;Dieter Wolf;Simon R. Phillpot;Amiya K. Mukherjee

1187
Citations
THERMAL TRANSPORT IN NANOFLUIDS1

J.A. Eastman;S.R. Phillpot;S.U.S. Choi;P. Keblinski

1133
Citations
Crystal instabilities at finite strain.

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

1065
Citations
Deformation-mechanism map for nanocrystalline metals by molecular-dynamics simulation.

V. Yamakov;D. Wolf;S. R. Phillpot;S. R. Phillpot;A. K. Mukherjee

1008
Citations
Deformation of nanocrystalline materials by molecular-dynamics simulation: relationship to experiments?

D. Wolf;V. Yamakov;S.R. Phillpot;A. Mukherjee

896
Citations
Mechanical instabilities of homogeneous crystals

Jinghan Wang;Ju Li;Sidney Yip;Simon Phillpot

677
Citations
Effect of liquid layering at the liquid–solid interface on thermal transport

L Xue;P Keblinski;S.R Phillpot;S.R Phillpot;S.U.-S Choi

626
Citations
Deformation twinning in nanocrystalline Al by molecular-dynamics simulation

V. Yamakov;D. Wolf;S.R. Phillpot;H. Gleiter

586
Citations
Length-scale effects in the nucleation of extended dislocations in nanocrystalline Al by molecular-dynamics simulation

V. Yamakov;D. Wolf;M. Salazar;M. Salazar;S.R. Phillpot

506
Citations
Grain-boundary diffusion creep in nanocrystalline palladium by molecular-dynamics simulation

V. Yamakov;D. Wolf;S.R. Phillpot;H. Gleiter

504
Citations
Phonon wave-packet dynamics at semiconductor interfaces by molecular-dynamics simulation

P. K. Schelling;S. R. Phillpot;P. Keblinski

416
Citations
Low thermal conductivity oxides

Wei Pan;Simon R. Phillpot;Chunlei Wan;Aleksandr V. Chernatynskiy

401
Citations
Parametrization of a reactive many-body potential for Mo-S systems

Tao Liang;Simon R. Phillpot;Susan B. Sinnott

347
Citations
Kapitza conductance and phonon scattering at grain boundaries by simulation

P. K. Schelling;S. R. Phillpot;P. Keblinski

321
Citations