Alistair Speidel

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alistair Speidel is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alistair Speidel has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 26 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alistair Speidel's work include Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques (25 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (18 papers) and Advanced machining processes and optimization (13 papers). Alistair Speidel is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques (25 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (18 papers) and Advanced machining processes and optimization (13 papers). Alistair Speidel collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Canada. Alistair Speidel's co-authors include Adam T. Clare, Jonathon Mitchell-Smith, James W. Murray, Ivan Bisterov, Dragoş Axinte, Andrea la Monaca, Zhirong Liao, Rachid M’Saoubi, José A. Robles-Linares and Mark Hardy and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Advanced Functional Materials and Acta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

Alistair Speidel

42 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Surface integrity in metal machining - Part I: Fundamentals of surface characteristics and formation mechanisms

2020 319 citations Zhirong Liao, Andrea la Monaca et al. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture profile →
Surface integrity in metal machining - Part II: Functional performance

2021 203 citations Andrea la Monaca, James W. Murray et al. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alistair Speidel United Kingdom	17	1.1k	846	711	200	120	45	1.3k
Krishna Kumar Saxena Belgium	16	961 0.9×	562 0.7×	544 0.8×	199 1.0×	135 1.1×	56	1.3k
Dongdong Xu China	22	1.0k 1.0×	505 0.6×	556 0.8×	388 1.9×	69 0.6×	56	1.4k
Donka Novovic United Kingdom	15	1.1k 1.0×	439 0.5×	618 0.9×	237 1.2×	60 0.5×	26	1.2k
Wataru Natsu Japan	20	1.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	1.1k 1.5×	86 0.4×	117 1.0×	99	1.4k
Fuzhu Han China	23	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.5×	171 0.9×	121 1.0×	58	1.6k
Frédéric Valiorgue France	18	1.0k 1.0×	266 0.3×	526 0.7×	255 1.3×	65 0.5×	73	1.1k
Hansong Li China	23	1.1k 1.0×	967 1.1×	711 1.0×	153 0.8×	163 1.4×	71	1.3k
J. Kozak Poland	24	1.7k 1.6×	1.7k 2.0×	1.4k 2.0×	122 0.6×	146 1.2×	56	1.9k
C. Courbon France	20	1.3k 1.2×	394 0.5×	559 0.8×	500 2.5×	41 0.3×	55	1.4k
Meghanshu Vashista India	18	850 0.8×	261 0.3×	240 0.3×	245 1.2×	35 0.3×	78	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alistair Speidel

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Speidel, Alistair, et al.. (2025). Residual stress prediction in machining of parts fabricated by directed energy deposition. Additive manufacturing. 104. 104765–104765. 1 indexed citations

Axinte, Dragoş, et al.. (2025). Deep-eutectic solvents enable tunable control of the micro-mechanical response through electrical actuation. Materials Today. 86. 183–201. 4 indexed citations

Clare, Adam T., et al.. (2025). Electrochemical jet machining of Ti-alloys in a deep eutectic solvent electrolyte. Procedia CIRP. 137. 312–316.

Martínez-Arellano, Giovanna, et al.. (2025). A facile methodology to identify microstructural grains on etched surfaces using panoptic segmentation. Materials Characterization. 227. 115224–115224.

Clare, Adam T., et al.. (2024). Electrolyte jet tomography: Three-dimensional microstructure mapping with an electrochemical machine tool and an optical microscope. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 332. 118571–118571. 3 indexed citations

Thangamuthu, Madasamy, Ming Li, Alistair Speidel, et al.. (2024). From scrap metal to highly efficient electrodes: harnessing the nanotextured surface of swarf for effective utilisation of Pt and Co for hydrogen production. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(25). 15137–15144. 1 indexed citations

Clare, Adam T., Matteo Seita, Alistair Speidel, Peter C. Collins, & Matt Clark. (2024). Driving next generation manufacturing through advanced metals characterisation capability. Scripta Materialia. 246. 116009–116009. 2 indexed citations

Murray, James W., et al.. (2022). Extending powder lifetime in additive manufacturing: Chemical etching of stainless steel spatter. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100057–100057. 6 indexed citations

Bisterov, Ivan, et al.. (2022). Adapting ‘tool’ size using flow focusing: A new technique for electrochemical jet machining. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 311. 117807–117807. 14 indexed citations

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Speidel, Alistair, Jianchao Ye, Manyalibo J. Matthews, et al.. (2022). Chemical recovery of spent copper powder in laser powder bed fusion. Additive manufacturing. 52. 102711–102711. 14 indexed citations

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Speidel, Alistair, et al.. (2022). Electrolytic-dielectrics: A route to zero recast electrical discharge machining. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 181. 103941–103941. 40 indexed citations

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Speidel, Alistair, et al.. (2021). The interaction of volatile metal coatings during the laser powder bed fusion of copper. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 299. 117332–117332. 14 indexed citations

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Murray, James W., et al.. (2021). Unprocessed machining chips as a practical feedstock in directed energy deposition. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 169. 103803–103803. 15 indexed citations

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Monaca, Andrea la, James W. Murray, Zhirong Liao, et al.. (2021). Surface integrity in metal machining - Part II: Functional performance. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 164. 103718–103718. 203 indexed citations breakdown →

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Murray, James W., et al.. (2021). A dual material removal mechanism for clearing of obstructed holes via electrical discharge machining. Manufacturing Letters. 31. 10–14. 1 indexed citations

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Speidel, Alistair, Dongdong Xu, Ivan Bisterov, Jonathon Mitchell-Smith, & Adam T. Clare. (2021). Unveiling surfaces for advanced materials characterisation with large-area electrochemical jet machining. Materials & Design. 202. 109539–109539. 13 indexed citations

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Speidel, Alistair, James W. Murray, Ivan Bisterov, et al.. (2020). Thermal Activation of Electrochemical Seed Surfaces for Selective and Tunable Hydrophobic Patterning. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(6). 7744–7759. 11 indexed citations

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Speidel, Alistair, Jonathon Mitchell-Smith, Ivan Bisterov, & Adam T. Clare. (2018). The importance of microstructure in electrochemical jet processing. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 262. 459–470. 24 indexed citations

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Speidel, Alistair, Jonathon Mitchell-Smith, Darren A. Walsh, Matthias Hirsch, & Adam T. Clare. (2016). Electrolyte Jet Machining of Titanium Alloys Using Novel Electrolyte Solutions. Procedia CIRP. 42. 367–372. 61 indexed citations

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Speidel, Alistair, Adrian H. A. Lutey, Jonathon Mitchell-Smith, et al.. (2016). Surface modification of mild steel using a combination of laser and electrochemical processes. Surface and Coatings Technology. 307. 849–860. 20 indexed citations

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