D. Atkinson

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
122 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

D. Atkinson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Atkinson has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 62 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 34 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. Atkinson's work include Magnetic properties of thin films (87 papers), Magnetic Properties and Applications (54 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (26 papers). D. Atkinson is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic properties of thin films (87 papers), Magnetic Properties and Applications (54 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (26 papers). D. Atkinson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. D. Atkinson's co-authors include R. P. Cowburn, D. A. Allwood, Colm C. Faulkner, D. Petit, Gang Xiong, P.T. Squire, Gang Xiong, Lara K. Bogart, A. T. Hindmarch and M.D. Cooke and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

D. Atkinson

117 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Magnetic Domain-Wall Logic

2005 1.7k citations D. A. Allwood, Gang Xiong et al. Science profile →
Submicrometer Ferromagnetic NOT Gate and Shift Register

2002 436 citations D. A. Allwood, M.D. Cooke et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. Atkinson United Kingdom	28	3.9k	2.2k	1.5k	1.4k	1.4k	122	5.0k
D. A. Allwood United Kingdom	31	3.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	111	5.6k
Olle Heinonen United States	39	3.8k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	1.9k 1.4×	165	5.6k
D. Ravelosona France	41	5.2k 1.3×	2.6k 1.2×	3.0k 2.0×	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	170	6.7k
M.H. Kryder United States	36	4.0k 1.0×	2.5k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	897 0.7×	289	5.8k
D. Petit United Kingdom	22	2.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	898 0.6×	937 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	70	3.5k
Pedram Khalili Amiri United States	45	5.5k 1.4×	2.9k 1.3×	3.3k 2.2×	1.9k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	154	7.2k
S. N. Piramanayagam Singapore	27	2.9k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	823 0.6×	219	4.0k
J. Fidler Austria	49	5.5k 1.4×	5.5k 2.5×	2.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	315	8.9k
T. Devolder France	38	4.8k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	2.3k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	175	5.7k
J. M. Slaughter United States	28	3.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	2.0k 1.3×	969 0.7×	916 0.7×	84	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by D. Atkinson

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of D. Atkinson's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by D. Atkinson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites D. Atkinson more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by D. Atkinson

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by D. Atkinson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by D. Atkinson. The network helps show where D. Atkinson may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Atkinson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. Atkinson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. Atkinson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with D. Atkinson. D. Atkinson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Amit, Iddo, et al.. (2025). Understanding the Relevance of Percolation on Charge Transport in Random ZnO Nanowire Networks. Advanced Electronic Materials. 11(16).

Nicholson, Bruce J., Leon Bowen, Guillaume Monier, et al.. (2025). Control Strategies for Solution‐Processed ZTO‐Based Thin‐Film Transistors Tailored Toward Volatile Organic Compound Detection. Advanced Electronic Materials. 11(8).

Atkinson, D., et al.. (2024). Mapping the transition from quasi-2D to 3D spin textures in NiFe nanomagnets. Applied Physics Letters. 124(22). 1 indexed citations

Atkinson, D., et al.. (2023). Tuning magnon spectra via interlayer coupling in pseudo-3D nanostructured artificial spin ice arrays. Applied Physics Letters. 123(23). 5 indexed citations

Umerski, A., et al.. (2023). Synthetic route to low damping in ferromagnetic thin-films. APL Materials. 11(8). 3 indexed citations

Bouchenoire, L., R. J. H. Morris, A. Merkulov, et al.. (2023). Non-uniform Gd distribution and magnetization profiles within GdCoFe alloy thin films. Applied Physics Letters. 123(12). 4 indexed citations

Atkinson, D., et al.. (2022). Interface enhanced precessional damping in spintronic multilayers: A perspective. Journal of Applied Physics. 131(17). 5 indexed citations

Hindmarch, A. T., et al.. (2020). Spin current propagation through ultra-thin insulating layers in multilayered ferromagnetic systems. Applied Physics Letters. 116(4). 5 indexed citations

Gallant, Andrew J., et al.. (2019). Controlling the growth of single crystal ZnO nanowires by tuning the atomic layer deposition parameters of the ZnO seed layer. Nanotechnology. 30(30). 305602–305602. 6 indexed citations

10.

Rowan-Robinson, Richard M., A. T. Hindmarch, & D. Atkinson. (2018). Efficient current-induced magnetization reversal by spin-orbit torque in Pt/Co/Pt. Journal of Applied Physics. 124(18). 4 indexed citations

11.

Atkinson, D., et al.. (2017). The role of mesoscopic structuring on the intermixing of spin-polarised conduction channels in thin-film ferromagnets for spintronics. Nanotechnology. 28(37). 375703–375703. 3 indexed citations

12.

Hindmarch, A. T., et al.. (2017). Understanding the role of damping and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction on dynamic domain wall behaviour in platinum-ferromagnet nanowires. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 4569–4569. 11 indexed citations

13.

King, J. A., Arnab Ganguly, David M. Burn, et al.. (2014). Local control of magnetic damping in ferromagnetic/non-magnetic bilayers by interfacial intermixing induced by focused ion-beam irradiation. Applied Physics Letters. 104(24). 25 indexed citations

14.

Burn, David M., Erhan Arac, & D. Atkinson. (2013). Magnetization switching and domain-wall propagation behavior in edge-modulated ferromagnetic nanowire structures. Physical Review B. 88(10). 17 indexed citations

15.

Atkinson, D., David S. Eastwood, & Lara K. Bogart. (2008). Controlling domain wall pinning in planar nanowires by selecting domain wall type and its application in a memory concept. Applied Physics Letters. 92(2). 112 indexed citations

16.

Allwood, D. A., Gang Xiong, Colm C. Faulkner, et al.. (2005). Magnetic Domain-Wall Logic. Science. 309(5741). 1688–1692. 1666 indexed citations breakdown →

17.

Faulkner, Colm C., D. A. Allwood, M.D. Cooke, et al.. (2003). Controlled switching of ferromagnetic wire junctions by domain wall injection. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 39(5). 2860–2862. 25 indexed citations

18.

Atkinson, D. & P.T. Squire. (1998). Phenonemological model for magnetoimpedance in soft ferromagnets. Journal of Applied Physics. 83(11). 6569–6571. 65 indexed citations

19.

Atkinson, D., P.T. Squire, & S. Atalay. (1996). Co-Si-B非晶質線材の磁気弾性に及ぼす焼鈍と結晶化の効果. Journal of Applied Physics. 79(3). 1664–1669. 3 indexed citations

20.

Atkinson, D., M.R.J. Gibbs, P.T. Squire, & Quentin A. Pankhurst. (1994). The magnetic and magnetoelastic properties of surface crystallized iron-based amorphous wire. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 131(1-2). 19–28. 9 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact