Ian Ashcroft

18.2k total citations · 10 hit papers
226 papers, 14.6k citations indexed

About

Ian Ashcroft is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Ashcroft has authored 226 papers receiving a total of 14.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 95 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 87 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ian Ashcroft's work include Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (86 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (62 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (56 papers). Ian Ashcroft is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (86 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (62 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (56 papers). Ian Ashcroft collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Ian Ashcroft's co-authors include Christopher Tuck, Nesma T. Aboulkhair, Richard Hague, Ricky D. Wildman, Ian Maskery, Nicola M. Everitt, Luke Parry, A.D. Crocombe, Marco Simonelli and Adedeji Aremu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Acta Materialia and Journal of Controlled Release.

In The Last Decade

Ian Ashcroft

223 papers receiving 14.1k citations

Hit Papers

3D printing of Aluminium ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2019 2014 2016 2016 2016 250 500 750 1000
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. 3D printing of Aluminium alloys: Additive Manufacturing of Aluminium alloys using selective laser melting
    2019 1.2k citations Nesma T. Aboulkhair, Ian Ashcroft et al. profile →
  2. Reducing porosity in AlSi10Mg parts processed by selective laser melting
    2014 1.1k citations Nesma T. Aboulkhair, Ian Ashcroft et al. Additive manufacturing profile →
  3. Understanding the effect of laser scan strategy on residual stress in selective laser melting through thermo-mechanical simulation
    2016 610 citations Ian Ashcroft, Ricky D. Wildman et al. Additive manufacturing profile →
  4. A mechanical property evaluation of graded density Al-Si10-Mg lattice structures manufactured by selective laser melting
    2016 544 citations Ian Maskery, Nesma T. Aboulkhair et al. profile →
  5. The microstructure and mechanical properties of selectively laser melted AlSi10Mg: The effect of a conventional T6-like heat treatment
    2016 538 citations Nesma T. Aboulkhair, Ian Maskery et al. profile →
  6. Compressive failure modes and energy absorption in additively manufactured double gyroid lattices
    2017 471 citations Ian Maskery, Nesma T. Aboulkhair et al. Additive manufacturing profile →
  7. Strategies for functionally graded lattice structures derived using topology optimisation for Additive Manufacturing
    2017 396 citations Ian Ashcroft et al. Additive manufacturing profile →
  8. Powder Bed Fusion of nickel-based superalloys: A review
    2021 364 citations Salomé Sanchez, Peter H. Smith et al. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture profile →
  9. Metallurgy of high-silicon steel parts produced using Selective Laser Melting
    2016 297 citations Ian Ashcroft, Richard Hague et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  10. Material extrusion additive manufacturing of continuous fibre reinforced polymer matrix composites: A review and outlook
    2021 194 citations Shuguang Li, Ian Ashcroft et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ian Ashcroft 10.4k 7.6k 2.8k 1.7k 1.5k 226 14.6k
Milan Brandt 13.9k 1.3× 7.7k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 3.8k 2.6× 345 17.6k
Martin Leary 8.8k 0.8× 5.9k 0.8× 963 0.3× 1.2k 0.7× 3.1k 2.2× 166 13.8k
Yusheng Shi 16.1k 1.6× 11.3k 1.5× 1.3k 0.5× 653 0.4× 5.2k 3.6× 491 22.9k
Rashid K. Abu Al‐Rub 7.2k 0.7× 3.1k 0.4× 3.5k 1.3× 4.4k 2.6× 2.6k 1.8× 262 14.3k
Brent Stucker 10.0k 1.0× 9.2k 1.2× 690 0.2× 362 0.2× 2.3k 1.6× 115 14.1k
Konrad Wegener 10.5k 1.0× 3.8k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 730 0.4× 4.2k 2.9× 535 13.3k
Ali Fatemi 8.6k 0.8× 2.6k 0.3× 7.4k 2.7× 2.2k 1.3× 1.2k 0.8× 197 12.8k
Chunze Yan 8.9k 0.9× 6.7k 0.9× 711 0.3× 496 0.3× 3.2k 2.2× 185 12.2k
Nima Shamsaei 11.1k 1.1× 6.5k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 426 0.2× 681 0.5× 238 12.5k
Mahdi Bodaghi 4.8k 0.5× 3.2k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 4.3k 3.0× 307 10.2k

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All Works

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Ashcroft, Ian, et al.. (2024). Numerical investigation of laser powder bed fusion of glass. Glass Structures & Engineering. 9(2). 185–200. 2 indexed citations
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Losada, Martin, et al.. (2023). Using cohesive zone models with digital image correlation to obtain a mixed mode I/II fracture envelope of a tough epoxy. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 295. 109732–109732. 8 indexed citations
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Tuck, Christopher, et al.. (2023). Material jetting high quality components via an inverse problem framework. Additive manufacturing. 73. 103667–103667. 5 indexed citations
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Aboulkhair, Nesma T., Stuart Robertson, Zhaoxia Zhou, et al.. (2023). Amorphous-crystalline nanostructured Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets using laser powder bed fusion: Metallurgy and magnetic properties. Acta Materialia. 259. 119239–119239. 17 indexed citations
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Baumers, Martin, et al.. (2022). The impact of the risk of build failure on energy consumption in additive manufacturing. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 26(5). 1771–1783. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Shuguang, et al.. (2022). Continuous fibre composite 3D printing with pultruded carbon/PA6 commingled fibres: Processing and mechanical properties. Composites Science and Technology. 221. 109341–109341. 43 indexed citations
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Maskery, Ian, et al.. (2021). Low Thermal Expansion Machine Frame Designs Using Lattice Structures. Applied Sciences. 11(19). 9135–9135. 5 indexed citations
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Sanchez, Salomé, Peter H. Smith, Zhengkai Xu, et al.. (2021). Powder Bed Fusion of nickel-based superalloys: A review. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 165. 103729–103729. 364 indexed citations breakdown →
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Madonna, Vincenzo, Paolo Giangrande, Mark Hardy, et al.. (2020). Additive Manufacturing and Testing of a Soft Magnetic Rotor for a Switched Reluctance Motor. IEEE Access. 8. 206982–206991. 33 indexed citations
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Saleh, Ehab, et al.. (2019). Additive manufacturing of glass with laser powder bed fusion. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 102(8). 4410–4414. 50 indexed citations
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Baumers, Martin, Christopher Tuck, Ricky D. Wildman, Ian Ashcroft, & Richard Hague. (2016). Shape Complexity and Process Energy Consumption in Electron Beam Melting: A Case of Something for Nothing in Additive Manufacturing?. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 21(S1). 108 indexed citations
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Alghamdi, Abdulaziz S., Ian Ashcroft, & Mingxia Song. (2015). High temperature effects on the nanoindentation behaviour of polyethylene-based nanocomposites. International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements. 3(2). 79–88. 4 indexed citations
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Wildman, Ricky D., et al.. (2014). Effect of UV aging on degradation of Ethylene-vinyl Acetate (EVA) as encapsulant in photovoltaic (PV) modules. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9179. 91790O–91790O. 24 indexed citations
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Saleh, Ehab, Bochuan Liu, Christopher Tuck, et al.. (2014). The Optimization of Conductive Inks for 3D Inkjet Printing. Technical programs and proceedings. 30(1). 137–139. 2 indexed citations
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Baumers, Martin, Christopher Tuck, Ricky D. Wildman, et al.. (2012). Transparency Built‐in. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 17(3). 418–431. 132 indexed citations
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Silberschmidt, Vadim V., et al.. (2012). Damage Analysis of CFRP under Impact Fatigue. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Ashcroft, Ian, Vadim V. Silberschmidt, Benjamin Echard, & J. P. Casas. (2011). Crack Propagation in a Toughened Epoxy Adhesive under Repeated Impacts. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Williams, Kevin, et al.. (2004). Laser transformation hardening using customised laser beam intensity profiles. 2 indexed citations
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Ashcroft, Ian, Magd Abdel Wahab, & A.D. Crocombe. (2003). Predicting Degradation in Bonded Composite Joints Using a Semi-Coupled Finite-Element Method. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 10(3). 227–248. 12 indexed citations

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