2026 William E. Lee: 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	77	3171	3064	131	121	390	18958

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Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

William E. Lee is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, with significant contributions in medicine and materials science. The work covers both fundamental and applied aspects in these fields, addressing specialized topics through interdisciplinary approaches.

The scientist has a strong publication record focused on areas such as nuclear materials and properties, advanced ceramic materials synthesis, and radioactive element chemistry and processing. Their research also includes advanced materials and composites, nuclear reactor physics and engineering, nuclear materials and radiation effects, as well as MXene and MAX phase materials.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by William E. Lee include:

Mental health in UK Biobank - development, implementation and results from an online questionnaire completed by 157 366 participants: a reanalysis (2020, BJPsych Open)
MeltpoolNet: Melt pool characteristic prediction in Metal Additive Manufacturing using machine learning (2022, Additive Manufacturing)
Interface properties of Ti3SiC2/Al2O3 ceramics: Combined experiments and first-principles calculations (2020, Ceramics International)
On the stoichiometry of zirconium carbide (2020, Scientific Reports)
Hydrogen accommodation in the TiZrNbHfTa high entropy alloy (2022, Acta Materialia)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with William E. Lee are:

Simon C. Middleburgh
M.J.D. Rushton
Anne M. Doherty
Megan W. Owen
L. J. Evitts

William E. Lee regularly publishes in several scientific venues. The most prominent among these include:

Journal of Nuclear Materials
Progress in Nuclear Energy
BJPsych Open
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
SSRN Electronic Journal

The researcher's work in medicine covers clinical psychology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and general health professions. In materials science, their subfield expertise particularly includes materials chemistry and mechanical engineering, reflecting a broad interdisciplinary blend.

Best Publications

Ceramic microstructures : property control by processing

William E. Lee;W. Mark Rainforth

822
Citations
Melt corrosion of oxide and oxide–carbon refractories

W.E. Lee;S. Zhang

506
Citations
Immobilisation of radioactive waste in glasses, glass composite materials and ceramics

W. E. Lee;M. I. Ojovan;M. C. Stennett;N. C. Hyatt

468
Citations
Castable refractory concretes

W.E. Lee;W. Vieira;S. Zhang;K.G. Ahari

451
Citations
Microstructural Evolution in Triaxial Porcelain

Yaseen Iqbal;William Edward Lee

395
Citations
Evolution of in Situ Refractories in the 20th Century

William E. Lee;Robert E. Moore

382
Citations
Glassy Wasteforms for Nuclear Waste Immobilization

Michael I. Ojovan;William E. Lee

340
Citations
Thermochemistry and microstructures of MgO–C refractories containing various antioxidants

S Zhang;N.J Marriott;W.E Lee

336
Citations
Structure–microwave property relations in (SrxCa(1−x))n+1TinO3n+1

P.L Wise;I.M Reaney;W.E Lee;T.J Price

332
Citations
Structural and electron diffraction data for sapphire (α-al2o3)

W. E. Lee;K. P. D. Lagerlof

288
Citations
Relation between tolerance factor and T c in Aurivillius compounds

Donají Y. Suárez;Ian M. Reaney;William E. Lee

281
Citations
Mullite formation in clays and clay-derived vitreous ceramics

W.E. Lee;G.P. Souza;C.J. McConville;T. Tarvornpanich

277
Citations
Sintering behaviour, solid solution formation and characterisation of TaC, HfC and TaC–HfC fabricated by spark plasma sintering

Omar Cedillos-Barraza;Salvatore Grasso;Nasrin Al Nasiri;Doni Daniel Jayaseelan

265
Citations
Mechanical properties of ZrB2- and HfB2-based ultra-high temperature ceramics fabricated by spark plasma sintering

E. Zapata-Solvas;D. Jayaseelan;Hua-Tay Lin;P. Brown

248
Citations
Influence of mixing on mullite formation in porcelain

W.E Lee;Y Iqbal

247
Citations
Fired Porcelain Microstructures Revisited

Yaseen Iqbal;William Edward Lee

245
Citations
Synthesis and Characterization of an Alumina Forming Nanolaminated Boride: MoAlB.

Sankalp Kota;Eugenio Zapata-Solvas;Alexander Ly;Jun Lu

244
Citations
Processing and properties of ZrC, ZrN and ZrCN ceramics: a review

R. W. Harrison;W. E. Lee

233
Citations
Investigating the highest melting temperature materials: A laser melting study of the TaC-HfC system

Omar Cedillos-Barraza;Dario Manara;Konstantinos Boboridis;Tyson Watkins;Tyson Watkins

227
Citations
Opportunities for Advanced Ceramics and Composites in the Nuclear Sector

William Edward Lee;Matthew Gilbert;Samuel Thomas Murphy;Robin William Grimes

211
Citations
Protein binding to polymer brush, based on ion-exchange, hydrophobic, and affinity interactions.

Tomomi Kawai;Kyoichi Saito;William Lee

203
Citations
Additional file 1: Figures S1â S25. of Tumor immune microenvironment characterization in clear cell renal cell carcinoma identifies prognostic and immunotherapeutically relevant messenger RNA signatures

Yasin ĹenbabaoÄlu;Ron Gejman;Andrew Winer;Ming Liu

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