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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 64 5911 5717 233 218 259 14281
Engineering and Technology 64 1663 1579 100 90 265 14353

S.M. Spearing publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by S.M. Spearing between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. S.M. Spearing published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2004. 5 of the 269 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2004. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 6 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1990 2025

269 publications in total across all disciplines

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S.M. Spearing: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 3
1992 12
1993 3
1994 2
1995 0
1996 1
1997 6
1998 11
1999 3
2000 13
2001 15
2002 16
2003 19
2004 23
2005 16
2006 15
2007 9
2008 15
2009 7
2010 6
2011 8
2012 5
2013 7
2014 9
2015 10
2016 10
2017 1
2018 4
2019 3
2020 3
2021 4
2022 3
2023 1
2024 3
2025 2
Total 269
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S.M. Spearing publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where S.M. Spearing sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 258–267 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 265 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240 265
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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S.M. Spearing D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where S.M. Spearing sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118 64
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Overview

S.M. Spearing is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily within the field of Engineering. Their work particularly emphasizes the mechanics of materials, with substantial contributions in subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Radiation, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The scientist's research engages deeply with topics related to the mechanical behavior and mechanics of composite materials. Key areas of interest include:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Optical measurement and interference techniques
  • Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques

Spearing's publication record demonstrates a focus on composites, with research appearing in notable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Composite Materials
  • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • Composite Structures
  • Composites Part B Engineering
  • Composites Science and Technology

Among recent papers authored or co-authored, the following highlight their research contributions:

  • "Detailed experimental validation and benchmarking of six models for longitudinal tensile failure of unidirectional composites", 2021, Composite Structures
  • "Fibre-direction strain measurement in a composite ply under quasi-static tensile loading using Digital Volume Correlation and in situ Synchrotron Radiation Computed Tomography", 2020, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • "In situ synchrotron computed tomography study of nanoscale interlaminar reinforcement and thin-ply effects on damage progression in composite laminates", 2021, Composites Part B Engineering
  • "New interlaminar features and void distributions in advanced aerospace-grade composites revealed via automated algorithms using micro-computed tomography", 2020, Composites Science and Technology
  • "A novel particle-filled carbon-fibre reinforced polymer model composite tailored for the application of digital volume correlation and computed tomography", 2020, Journal of Composite Materials

Collaborations have been integral to Spearing's research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ian Sinclair
  • Mark Mavrogordato
  • Christian Breite
  • Yentl Swolfs
  • Erich Schöberl

Best Publications

  • Damage detection in composite materials using lamb wave methods

    Seth S Kessler;S Mark Spearing;Constantinos Soutis

  • Materials issues in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)

    S.M Spearing

  • MEMS actuators and sensors: observations on their performance and selection for purpose

    D J Bell;D J Bell;T J Lu;N A Fleck;S M Spearing;S M Spearing

  • Damage detection in composite materials using frequency response methods

    Seth S. Kessler;S.Mark Spearing;Mauro J. Atalla;Carlos E.S. Cesnik

  • MICRO-HEAT ENGINES, GAS TURBINES, AND ROCKET ENGINES -THE MIT MICROENGINE PROJECT-

    A. H. Epstein;S. D. Senturia;O. Al-Midani;G. Anathasuresh

  • In situ fibre fracture measurement in carbon-epoxy laminates using high resolution computed tomography

    A.E. Scott;Mark N. Mavrogordato;Peter Wright;I. Sinclair

  • Power MEMS and microengines

    A.H. Epstein;S.D. Senturia;G. Anathasuresh;A. Ayon

  • Effect of process parameters on the surface morphology and mechanical performance of silicon structures after deep reactive ion etching (DRIE)

    Kuo-Shen Chen;A.A. Ayon;Xin Zhang;S.M. Spearing

  • Diamond and diamond-like carbon MEMS

    J. K. Luo;J. K. Luo;Yong Qing Fu;H. R. Le;John A. Williams

  • The role of fiber bridging in the delamination resistance of fiber-reinforced composites

    S.M. Spearing;A.G. Evans

  • Damage and Failure in Unidirectional Ceramic–Matrix Composites

    Douglas S. Beyerle;S. M. Spearing;Frank W. Zok;Anthony G. Evans

  • A comparison of multi-scale 3D X-ray tomographic inspection techniques for assessing carbon fibre composite impact damage

    D.J. Bull;L. Helfen;I. Sinclair;S.M. Spearing

  • 3D damage characterisation and the role of voids in the fatigue of wind turbine blade materials

    J. Lambert;A.R. Chambers;I. Sinclair;S.M. Spearing

  • A Critical Review of Microscale Mechanical Testing Methods Used in the Design of Microelectromechanical Systems

    V. T. Srikar;S. M. Spearing

  • Microfabrication of a high pressure bipropellant rocket engine

    A.P. London;A.A. Ayón;A.H. Epstein;S.M. Spearing

  • Young's modulus of electroplated Ni thin film for MEMS applications

    J.K. Luo;A.J. Flewitt;S.M. Spearing;N.A. Fleck

  • Fatigue damage mechanics of composite materials. I: Experimental measurement of damage and post-fatigue properties

    Simon Mark Spearing;Peter W.R. Beaumont

  • Ultra High Resolution Computed Tomography of Damage in Notched Carbon Fiber—Epoxy Composites:

    Peter Wright;X. Fu;I. Sinclair;S.M. Spearing

  • Fabrication and structural characterization of self-supporting electrolyte membranes for a micro solid-oxide fuel cell

    Chelsey D. Baertsch;Klavs F. Jensen;Joshua L. Hertz;Harry L. Tuller

  • Damage accumulation in a carbon/epoxy composite: Comparison between a multiscale model and computed tomography experimental results

    A.E. Scott;I. Sinclair;S.M. Spearing;Alain Thionnet;Alain Thionnet

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Sinclair
Ian Sinclair University of Southampton
Norman A. Fleck
Norman A. Fleck University of Cambridge
William I. Milne
William I. Milne University of Cambridge
Jikui Luo
Jikui Luo Zhejiang University
Andrew J. Flewitt
Andrew J. Flewitt University of Cambridge
Yong Qing Fu
Yong Qing Fu Northumbria University
Peter Wright
Peter Wright Newcastle University
Qingda Yang
Qingda Yang University of Miami
Michael F. Ashby
Michael F. Ashby University of Cambridge

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