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D-Index
45
Citations
11828
World Ranking
5347
National Ranking
354

Timothy G. Leighton 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 Timothy G. Leighton sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 363 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Timothy G. Leighton 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 Timothy G. Leighton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Acoustics
  • Optics
  • Electrical engineering

Timothy G. Leighton mostly deals with Bubble, Acoustics, Cavitation, Sonoluminescence and Mechanics. His Bubble oscillation study in the realm of Bubble connects with subjects such as Population. His work on Ultrasonic sensor, Transducer and Sound pressure as part of general Acoustics research is frequently linked to Field, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science.

His Cavitation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Shock wave, Computational fluid dynamics and Shock. Timothy G. Leighton combines subjects such as Hydrophone and Optics with his study of Sonoluminescence. Timothy G. Leighton usually deals with Mechanics and limits it to topics linked to Speed of sound and Attenuation, Rotational symmetry and Luminescence.

His most cited work include:

  • The Acoustic Bubble (2287 citations)
  • What is ultrasound (226 citations)
  • Bubble population phenomena in acoustic cavitation (189 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Timothy G. Leighton spends much of his time researching Acoustics, Bubble, Mechanics, Cavitation and Sonar. His Acoustics research includes themes of Attenuation and Underwater. His Attenuation research integrates issues from Speed of sound, Scattering and Mineralogy.

His Bubble research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Surf zone, Oscillation and Classical mechanics. Timothy G. Leighton is interested in Sonoluminescence, which is a branch of Cavitation. The Sonar study combines topics in areas such as Human echolocation, Radar, Clutter and Marine engineering.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Acoustics (43.78%)
  • Bubble (32.30%)
  • Mechanics (16.03%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Acoustics (43.78%)
  • Bubble (32.30%)
  • Sound (7.18%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Acoustics, Bubble, Sound, Noise and Ultrasound. His work on Speed of sound as part of general Acoustics research is often related to Range, thus linking different fields of science. To a larger extent, Timothy G. Leighton studies Mechanics with the aim of understanding Bubble.

Timothy G. Leighton interconnects Attenuation and Nozzle in the investigation of issues within Mechanics. His work deals with themes such as Shoaling and schooling, Guideline compliance and Soundscape, which intersect with Noise. His study in Ultrasound is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Sound, Hearing range, Audiology, Bioacoustics and Ultrasonic sensor.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Anthropogenic sources of underwater sound can modify how sediment-dwelling invertebrates mediate ecosystem properties. (41 citations)
  • Are some people suffering as a result of increasing mass exposure of the public to ultrasound in air (26 citations)
  • Modelling acoustic scattering, sound speed, and attenuation in gassy soft marine sediments. (20 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Acoustics
  • Optics
  • Electrical engineering

His primary areas of investigation include Bubble, Acoustics, Underwater, Submarine pipeline and Sound. His research on Bubble concerns the broader Mechanics. His Mechanics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Radius and Shock.

His study in Acoustics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Attenuation and Surface wave. Timothy G. Leighton interconnects Ambient noise level, Noise and Flume in the investigation of issues within Underwater. His research in Sound intersects with topics in Noise pollution and Aeronautics.

Best Publications

  • The Acoustic Bubble

    T.G. Leighton

  • What is ultrasound

    Timothy G. Leighton

  • Detection and impacts of leakage from sub-seafloor deep geological carbon dioxide storage

    Jerry Blackford;Henrik Stahl;Jonathan M. Bull;Benoît J.P. Bergès

  • Ultrasonic propagation in cancellous bone: a new stratified model

    Elinor Ruth Hughes;Timothy Grant Leighton;Graham William Petley;Paul Robert White

  • Review of scattering and extinction cross-sections, damping factors, and resonance frequencies of a spherical gas bubble.

    Michael A. Ainslie;Timothy G. Leighton

  • Shock-induced collapse of a cylindrical air cavity in water: a Free-Lagrange simulation

    G.J. Ball;B.P. Howell;T.G. Leighton;M.J. Schofield

  • Propagation through nonlinear time-dependent bubble clouds and the estimation of bubble populations from measured acoustic characteristics

    T. G. Leighton;S. D. Meers;P. R. White

  • Anthropogenic sources of underwater sound can modify how sediment-dwelling invertebrates mediate ecosystem properties

    Martin Solan;Chris Hauton;Jasmin A. Godbold;Jasmin A. Godbold;Christina L. Wood

  • Quantification of undersea gas leaks from carbon capture and storage facilities, from pipelines and from methane seeps, by their acoustic emissions

    T. G. Leighton;P. R. White

  • Acoustic bubble sizing by combination of subharmonic emissions with imaging frequency

    T.G. Leighton;R.J. Lingard;A.J. Walton;J.E. Field

  • The collapse of single bubbles and approximation of the far-field acoustic emissions for cavitation induced by shock wave lithotripsy

    A. R. Jamaluddin;G. J. Ball;C. K. Turangan;T. G. Leighton

  • Development and validation of an air-to-beef food chain model for dioxin-like compounds.

    Matthew Lorber;David Cleverly;John Schaum;Linda Phillips

  • Free-Lagrange simulations of the expansion and jetting collapse of air bubbles in water

    C. K. Turangan;A. R. Jamaluddin;G. J. Ball;T. G. Leighton

  • Comparison of the abilities of eight acoustic techniques to detect and size a single bubble

    T.G. Leighton;A.D. Phelps;D.G. Ramble;D.A. Sharpe

  • Passive acoustic quantification of gas fluxes during controlled gas release experiments

    Benoît J.P. Bergès;Timothy G. Leighton;Paul R. White

  • Chirp sub-bottom profiler source signature design and field testing

    Martin Gutowski;Jon Bull;Tim Henstock;Justin Dix

  • Investigation of an anisotropic tortuosity in a biot model of ultrasonic propagation in cancellous bone.

    Elinor R. Hughes;Timothy G. Leighton;Paul R. White;Graham W. Petley

  • Near resonant bubble acoustic cross-section corrections, including examples from oceanography, volcanology, and biomedical ultrasound

    Michael A. Ainslie;Timothy G. Leighton

  • Cavitation, shock waves and the invasive nature of sonoelectrochemistry.

    Peter R Birkin;Douglas G Offin;Phillip F Joseph;Timothy G Leighton

  • The use of a combination frequency technique to measure the surf zone bubble population

    Andy D. Phelps;David G. Ramble;Timothy G. Leighton

  • The effect of reverberation on the damping of bubbles.

    T. G. Leighton;P. R. White;C. L. Morfey;J. W. L. Clarke

  • The detection of tethered and rising bubbles using multiple acoustic techniques

    Timothy G. Leighton;David G. Ramble;Andy D. Phelps

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. White
Paul R. White University of Southampton
Jonathan M. Bull
Jonathan M. Bull University of Southampton
Angus I. Best
Angus I. Best National Oceanography Centre
Meric Srokosz
Meric Srokosz National Oceanography Centre
Timothy J. Henstock
Timothy J. Henstock University of Southampton
David K. Woolf
David K. Woolf Heriot-Watt University
Ian M. Brooks
Ian M. Brooks University of Leeds
Barry J. Huebert
Barry J. Huebert University of Hawaii at Manoa
James B. McQuaid
James B. McQuaid University of Leeds
Michael H. Smith
Michael H. Smith University of Georgia

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