Derek C. Sinclair

23.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
305 papers, 20.5k citations indexed

About

Derek C. Sinclair is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek C. Sinclair has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 20.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 236 papers in Materials Chemistry, 135 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 119 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Derek C. Sinclair's work include Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (199 papers), Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis (95 papers) and Multiferroics and related materials (85 papers). Derek C. Sinclair is often cited by papers focused on Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (199 papers), Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis (95 papers) and Multiferroics and related materials (85 papers). Derek C. Sinclair collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Derek C. Sinclair's co-authors include Anthony R. West, Finlay D. Morrison, John T. S. Irvine, Timothy B. Adams, Ming Li, Ian M. Reaney, Antonio Feteira, T. B. Adams, Linhao Li and H. R. Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Derek C. Sinclair

302 papers receiving 20.0k citations

Hit Papers

Electroceramics: Characterization by Impedance Spectroscopy 1989 2026 2001 2013 1990 2002 1989 2013 2002 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. Electroceramics: Characterization by Impedance Spectroscopy
    1990 2.3k citations Derek C. Sinclair, Anthony R. West et al. profile →
  2. CaCu 3 Ti 4 O 12 : One-step internal barrier layer capacitor
    2002 1.5k citations Derek C. Sinclair, Anthony R. West et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  3. Impedance and modulus spectroscopy of semiconducting BaTiO3 showing positive temperature coefficient of resistance
    1989 1.1k citations Derek C. Sinclair, Anthony R. West profile →
  4. A family of oxide ion conductors based on the ferroelectric perovskite Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3
    2013 784 citations Ming Li, Ian M. Reaney et al. Nature Materials profile →
  5. Giant Barrier Layer Capacitance Effects in CaCu3Ti4O12 Ceramics
    2002 782 citations Derek C. Sinclair, Anthony R. West et al. profile →
  6. Ultrahigh energy storage density lead-free multilayers by controlled electrical homogeneity
    2019 497 citations Ge Wang, Zhongming Fan et al. profile →
  7. Characterization of grain boundary impedances in fine- and coarse-grainedCaCu3Ti4O12ceramics
    2006 461 citations Derek C. Sinclair, Anthony R. West et al. profile →
  8. Superior energy density through tailored dopant strategies in multilayer ceramic capacitors
    2020 299 citations Zhilun Lu, Ge Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Derek C. Sinclair United Kingdom 67 17.7k 9.5k 8.9k 3.1k 1.2k 305 20.5k
Ruyan Guo United States 43 9.4k 0.5× 5.8k 0.6× 4.7k 0.5× 3.5k 1.1× 345 0.3× 392 10.8k
Michael T. Lanagan United States 53 7.2k 0.4× 5.0k 0.5× 2.7k 0.3× 4.0k 1.3× 1.4k 1.2× 347 10.9k
Haixue Yan United Kingdom 58 10.0k 0.6× 5.3k 0.6× 4.2k 0.5× 5.0k 1.6× 186 0.2× 258 11.5k
Clive A. Randall United States 87 25.9k 1.5× 17.1k 1.8× 9.2k 1.0× 10.1k 3.3× 773 0.7× 569 29.8k
Ce‐Wen Nan China 89 18.8k 1.1× 14.8k 1.6× 13.1k 1.5× 7.1k 2.3× 1.2k 1.1× 460 32.9k
Dragan Damjanović Switzerland 76 24.2k 1.4× 11.3k 1.2× 13.3k 1.5× 14.8k 4.8× 285 0.2× 258 26.5k
Yuanhua Lin China 86 16.7k 0.9× 10.4k 1.1× 7.7k 0.9× 10.4k 3.4× 462 0.4× 351 26.8k
Tseung‐Yuen Tseng Taiwan 58 7.2k 0.4× 11.4k 1.2× 2.6k 0.3× 1.6k 0.5× 403 0.3× 497 14.2k
Qunqing Li China 51 6.5k 0.4× 5.0k 0.5× 3.1k 0.3× 3.8k 1.2× 588 0.5× 208 11.6k
Andréi L. Kholkin Portugal 67 11.5k 0.6× 4.4k 0.5× 6.5k 0.7× 7.1k 2.3× 742 0.6× 569 16.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Fan, et al.. (2024). Phase evolution, defect chemistry, and electrical properties of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-BiNi0.5Ti0.5O3 solid solutions. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 196. 148–161. 3 indexed citations
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Carroll, E., et al.. (2024). Influence of electrode contact arrangements on Polarisation-Electric field measurements of ferroelectric ceramics: A case study of BaTiO3. Journal of Materiomics. 11(3). 100939–100939. 4 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Derek C., et al.. (2024). Structural, dielectric, and conduction behaviour of A-site deficient Sr x Na 1−2 x NbO 3 ceramics. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 12(33). 12992–13001. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Hong, Derek C. Sinclair, & Julian S. Dean. (2024). Modifications to the spreading resistance equation when using micro-contact impedance spectroscopy to measure resistive surface layers.. Solid State Ionics. 414. 116652–116652.
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Handley, Christopher M., et al.. (2023). Dynamic tilting in perovskites. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances. 79(2). 163–170. 15 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Derek C., et al.. (2023). Alternative explanation for the relaxor ferroelectric behavior in FeTiNbO6 rutile ceramics: The influence of electrode contacts. Physical Review Materials. 7(11). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Ge, Zhongming Fan, S. Murakami, et al.. (2019). Origin of the large electrostrain in BiFeO3-BaTiO3 based lead-free ceramics. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(37). 21254–21263. 116 indexed citations
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Murakami, S., Dawei Wang, Ali Mostaed, et al.. (2018). High strain (0.4%) Bi(Mg 2/3 Nb 1/3 )O 3 ‐BaTiO 3 ‐BiFeO 3 lead‐free piezoelectric ceramics and multilayers. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 101(12). 5428–5442. 116 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vikas, Jérémy Barbé, Whitney L. Schmidt, et al.. (2018). Stoichiometry-dependent local instability in MAPbI3perovskite materials and devices. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(46). 23578–23586. 23 indexed citations
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Schileo, Giorgio, Antonio Feteira, Klaus Reichmann, Ming Li, & Derek C. Sinclair. (2015). Structure–property relationships in (1−x)BaTiO3–xBiGdO3 ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 35(9). 2479–2488. 33 indexed citations
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Ben, Liubin & Derek C. Sinclair. (2011). Anomalous Curie temperature behavior of A-site Gd-doped BaTiO3 ceramics: The influence of strain. Applied Physics Letters. 98(9). 76 indexed citations
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Krohns, S., P. Lunkenheimer, Simon Meißner, et al.. (2011). The route to resource-efficient novel materials. Nature Materials. 10(12). 899–901. 198 indexed citations
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Elder, Rachael H., Detlef Stolten, R.W.K. Allen, et al.. (2010). Improving Sulphur Dioxide Yield in the Sulphuric Acid Thermal Decomposition Process through the Application of High Temperature Ceramic Membrane Separations. JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich). 1 indexed citations
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Bridges, Craig A., Mathieu Allix, Matthew R. Suchomel, et al.. (2007). A Pure Bismuth A Site Polar Perovskite Synthesized at Ambient Pressure. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46(46). 8785–8789. 37 indexed citations
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Rainforth, W.M., et al.. (2006). EELS characterisation of bulk CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramics. Micron. 37(5). 412–419. 23 indexed citations
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Kirk, Caroline, Kumaravinothan Sarma, Neil McN. Alford, et al.. (2004). Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Characterization of Ba(Ti1/2Mn1/2)O3: A High Permittivity 12R‐Type Hexagonal Perovskite.. ChemInform. 35(30). 2 indexed citations
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Macphee, Donald E., et al.. (1999). An AC impedance spectroscopy study of hydrated cement pastes. (vol 10, pg 151, 1998). Advances in Cement Research. 11(4). 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Paul, Glenn C. Mather, F.M.B. Marques, Derek C. Sinclair, & Anthony R. West. (1999). Synthesis and characterisation of La0·95Sr0·05GaO3−δ, La0·95Sr0·05AlO3−δ and Y0·95Sr0·05AlO3−δ. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 19(8). 1665–1673. 22 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Derek C.. (1995). Characterization of electro-materials using ac impedance spectroscopy. Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio. 34(2). 55–65. 62 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Derek C.. (1965). AN EXPERIMENT IN THE TEACHING OF ANATOMY.. PubMed. 40. 401–13. 30 indexed citations

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