Aidan Westwood

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Aidan Westwood is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Aidan Westwood has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Materials Chemistry, 31 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 14 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Aidan Westwood's work include Graphene research and applications (25 papers), Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (18 papers) and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (14 papers). Aidan Westwood is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (25 papers), Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (18 papers) and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (14 papers). Aidan Westwood collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Pakistan. Aidan Westwood's co-authors include Rowan K. Leary, Mohsin Ali Raza, Xuanke Li, Chris Stirling, Rik Brydson, Andy Brown, Guanming Yuan, Ye Cong, B. Rand and Zhijun Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Power Sources, Carbon and Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

In The Last Decade

Aidan Westwood

70 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Carbonaceous nanomaterials for the enhancement of TiO2 photocatalysis

2010 1.0k citations Aidan Westwood et al. Carbon profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aidan Westwood United Kingdom	31	2.0k	1.1k	915	649	386	70	3.3k
Xiaonong Cheng China	34	2.3k 1.2×	831 0.8×	804 0.9×	1.4k 2.1×	320 0.8×	155	3.7k
A. R. Daud Malaysia	24	1.6k 0.8×	383 0.4×	928 1.0×	836 1.3×	162 0.4×	57	2.8k
Hossein Abdizadeh Iran	30	1.9k 0.9×	606 0.6×	1.6k 1.8×	1.1k 1.7×	330 0.9×	157	3.7k
Mazhar Mehmood Pakistan	31	1.9k 1.0×	705 0.7×	445 0.5×	1.3k 2.1×	415 1.1×	158	3.4k
Mohammad Islam Saudi Arabia	27	1.4k 0.7×	421 0.4×	390 0.4×	799 1.2×	331 0.9×	76	2.2k
Shuai Wu China	29	1.1k 0.5×	425 0.4×	551 0.6×	530 0.8×	333 0.9×	101	2.7k
Orhan Uzun Türkiye	27	929 0.5×	525 0.5×	1.5k 1.6×	390 0.6×	371 1.0×	77	2.5k
Mohammad Reza Loghman‐Estarki Iran	31	2.2k 1.1×	451 0.4×	495 0.5×	933 1.4×	187 0.5×	100	2.9k
Hongliang Zhang China	28	2.0k 1.0×	396 0.4×	780 0.9×	500 0.8×	111 0.3×	172	2.9k
Ken Hirota Japan	28	2.1k 1.0×	437 0.4×	797 0.9×	705 1.1×	131 0.3×	199	2.9k

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Dong, Zhijun, Hui Zhu, Guanming Yuan, et al.. (2021). Synthesis and ceramisation of organometallic precursors for Ta4HfC5 and TaHfC2 ultra-fine powders through a facile one-pot reaction. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 898. 162989–162989. 14 indexed citations

Sun, Bing, Qin Zhang, Hui Xiang, et al.. (2019). Enhanced active sulfur in soft carbon via synergistic doping effect for ultra–stable lithium–ion batteries. Energy storage materials. 24. 450–457. 59 indexed citations

Cochrane, Robert F., et al.. (2019). Indentation-based characterization of creep and hardness behavior of magnesium carbon nanotube nanocomposites at room temperature. SN Applied Sciences. 1(7). 19 indexed citations

Collins, Stephen F., et al.. (2017). Enhancement in graphitization of coal tar pitch by functionalized carbon nanotubes. RSC Advances. 7(9). 5533–5540. 39 indexed citations

Chimupala, Yothin, Trevor Hardcastle, Aidan Westwood, et al.. (2016). Universal synthesis method for mixed phase TiO₂(B)/anatase TiO₂thin films on substrates via a modified low pressure chemical vapour deposition (LPCVD) route. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 4(15). 5685–5699. 38 indexed citations

Yuan, Guanming, Xuanke Li, Y. P. Jing, et al.. (2015). Mesophase pitch-based graphite fiber-reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin composites with high thermal conductivity. Carbon. 95. 1007–1019. 22 indexed citations

Dong, Zhijun, et al.. (2013). Tensile strength, oxidation resistance and wettability of carbon fibers coated with a TiC layer using a molten salt method. Materials & Design (1980-2015). 50. 156–164. 26 indexed citations

Raza, Mohsin Ali, Aidan Westwood, Andy Brown, Nicole Hondow, & Chris Stirling. (2012). Graphite Nanoplatelets Produced by Oxidation and Thermal Exfoliation of Graphite and Electrical Conductivities of Their Epoxy Composites. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 12(12). 9259–9270. 2 indexed citations

Westwood, Aidan, et al.. (2012). Structure of different grades of nuclear graphite. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 371. 12017–12017. 10 indexed citations

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Raza, Mohsin Ali, Aidan Westwood, Chris Stirling, Rik Brydson, & Nicole Hondow. (2012). Effect of nanosized carbon black on the morphology, transport, and mechanical properties of rubbery epoxy and silicone composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 126(2). 641–652. 34 indexed citations

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Li, Xuanke, Zhijun Dong, Aidan Westwood, et al.. (2011). Low-Temperature Preparation of Single Crystal Titanium Carbide Nanofibers in Molten Salts. Crystal Growth & Design. 11(7). 3122–3129. 34 indexed citations

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Raza, Mohsin Ali, Aidan Westwood, Andy Brown, Nicole Hondow, & Chris Stirling. (2011). Characterisation of graphite nanoplatelets and the physical properties of graphite nanoplatelet/silicone composites for thermal interface applications. Carbon. 49(13). 4269–4279. 110 indexed citations

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Brydson, Rik, et al.. (2010). Nanostructure of a Glass-Like Carbon Characterized by X-Ray Diffraction and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy. Advanced materials research. 177. 58–61. 1 indexed citations

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Brydson, Rik, et al.. (2010). Nanostructural development of non-graphitising carbons probed using TEM/EELS: The importance of fullerenes?. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 241. 12094–12094. 1 indexed citations

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Raza, Mohsin Ali, Aidan Westwood, & Chris Stirling. (2010). Graphite nanoplatelet/silicone composites for thermal interface applications. 12 indexed citations

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Ismail, M.S., Tanja Damjanović, D.B. Ingham, Mohamed Pourkashanian, & Aidan Westwood. (2009). Effect of polytetrafluoroethylene-treatment and microporous layer-coating on the electrical conductivity of gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources. 195(9). 2700–2708. 107 indexed citations

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Li, Xuanke, Guanming Yuan, Andy Brown, et al.. (2006). The removal of encapsulated catalyst particles from carbon nanotubes using molten salts. Carbon. 44(9). 1699–1705. 22 indexed citations

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Brydson, Rik, et al.. (1998). Investigating the distribution and bonding of light elements alloyed in carbonaceous materials using EELS in the TEM/STEM. Carbon. 36(7-8). 1139–1147. 13 indexed citations

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Westwood, Aidan & David Nicholls. (1996). An improved synthesis of trimethylsilylcyanide and its reaction with trimethylaluminium. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 245(1). 97–99. 1 indexed citations

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Schacht, P., R Hullmann, G. Arcieri, et al.. (1988). Worldwide clinical data on efficacy and safety of ciprofloxacin. Infection. 16(S1). S29–S43. 73 indexed citations

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