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 W.M. Rainforth sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 365 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.
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 W.M. Rainforth sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 60 D-Index — 78th percentile
78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.
W.M. Rainforth is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Metals and Alloys, and Biomaterials.
Their scholarly work addresses a range of topics, with an emphasis on the microstructure and mechanical properties of steels, metal alloys wear and properties, metal and thin film mechanics, advanced materials and composites, aluminum alloys composites properties, hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, as well as magnesium alloys properties and applications.
Some of the recent publications by W.M. Rainforth include:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rainforth include John Nutter, Jiahui Qi, Peng Gong, Dikai Guan, and Junheng Gao.
Their work has been published repeatedly in journals such as Wear, SSRN Electronic Journal, Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia, and Tribology International, reflecting a focus on both the mechanical behavior of metals and corrosion processes.
W.M. Rainforth was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) in 2016.
William E. Lee;W. Mark Rainforth
Junheng Gao;John Nutter;Xingguang Liu;Dikai Guan
Yi S. Chen;Danel Haley;Stephan S.A. Gerstl;Andrew J. London
Junheng Gao;Yuhe Huang;Dikai Guan;Alexander J. Knowles
Dikai Guan;W. Mark Rainforth;Le Ma;Brad Wynne
Junheng Gao;Suihe Jiang;Huairuo Zhang;Yuhe Huang
Enrique Isidoro Galindo-Nava;WM Rainforth;Pej Rivera-Díaz-del-Castillo
Dikai Guan;W. Mark Rainforth;Junheng Gao;Joanne Sharp
W.M. Rainforth;M.P. Black;R.L. Higginson;E.J. Palmiere
Dikai Guan;Bradley Wynne;Junheng Gao;Yuhe Huang
P. S. Davies;B. P. Wynne;W. M. Rainforth;M. J. Thomas
P. Gong;E.J. Palmiere;W.M. Rainforth
Z. Zhou;W.M. Rainforth;Q. Luo;P.Eh. Hovsepian
W. M. Rainforth
Peng Gong;Andrej Turk;John Nutter;Feng Yu
N.F. Garza-Montes-de-Oca;W.M. Rainforth
C. Rodenburg;W.M. Rainforth
Y. Wang;W. M. Rainforth;H. Jones;Marcela Lieblich
Paul S. Nnamchi;Paul S. Nnamchi;C.S. Obayi;Iain Todd;M.W. Rainforth
A. Bedolla Jacuinde;W.M. Rainforth
I.M Ross;W.M Rainforth;D.W McComb;A.J Scott
W. M. Rainforth;R. Stevens;J. Nutting
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