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

5 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.

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 →
Reducing porosity in AlSi10Mg parts processed by selective laser melting

2014 1.1k citations Nesma T. Aboulkhair, Ian Ashcroft et al. Additive manufacturing profile →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Strategies for functionally graded lattice structures derived using topology optimisation for Additive Manufacturing

2017 396 citations Ian Ashcroft et al. Additive manufacturing profile →
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 →
Metallurgy of high-silicon steel parts produced using Selective Laser Melting

2016 297 citations Ian Ashcroft, Richard Hague et al. Acta Materialia profile →
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 →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Numerical investigation of laser powder bed fusion of glass 2024 ·Glass Structures & Engineering ·(unknown), Ian Ashcroft	2
2	Using cohesive zone models with digital image correlation to obtain a mixed mode I/II fracture envelope of a tough epoxy 2023 ·Engineering Fracture Mechanics ·(unknown), (unknown), Martin Losada, Ian Maskery, Ian Ashcroft, Raffaella De Vita, David Dillard	8
3	Amorphous-crystalline nanostructured Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets using laser powder bed fusion: Metallurgy and magnetic properties 2023 ·Acta Materialia ·(unknown), Nesma T. Aboulkhair, Stuart Robertson, Zhaoxia Zhou, Paul A.J. Bagot, Michael P. Moody, Michele Degano, Ian Ashcroft, Richard Hague	17
4	Material jetting high quality components via an inverse problem framework 2023 ·Additive manufacturing ·(unknown), (unknown), Christopher Tuck, Ian Ashcroft	5
5	The impact of the risk of build failure on energy consumption in additive manufacturing 2022 ·Journal of Industrial Ecology ·(unknown), Martin Baumers, (unknown), Yinfeng He, Ian Ashcroft	1
6	Continuous fibre composite 3D printing with pultruded carbon/PA6 commingled fibres: Processing and mechanical properties 2022 ·Composites Science and Technology ·(unknown), Shuguang Li, Ian Ashcroft, (unknown)	43
7	Low Thermal Expansion Machine Frame Designs Using Lattice Structures 2021 ·Applied Sciences ·(unknown), Ian Maskery, Ian Ashcroft, Richard Leach	5
8	Powder Bed Fusion of nickel-based superalloys: A review breakdown → 2021 ·International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture ·Salomé Sanchez, Peter H. Smith, Zhengkai Xu, (unknown), Christopher Hyde, Wessel W. Wits, Ian Ashcroft, Hao Chen, Adam T. Clare	364
9	Additive Manufacturing and Testing of a Soft Magnetic Rotor for a Switched Reluctance Motor 2020 ·IEEE Access ·(unknown), Vincenzo Madonna, Paolo Giangrande, (unknown), Mark Hardy, Ian Ashcroft, Michael Galea, Richard Hague	33
10	Optimal orientation of fibre composites for strength based on Hashin’s criteria optimality conditions 2020 ·Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization ·Rafael Thiago Luiz Ferreira, Ian Ashcroft	21
11	Electrical resistivity of pure copper processed by medium-powered laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing for use in electromagnetic applications 2019 ·Additive manufacturing ·(unknown), (unknown), Ian Ashcroft, Richard Hague, Michael Galea, Phill Dickens	132
12	Additive manufacturing of glass with laser powder bed fusion 2019 ·Journal of the American Ceramic Society ·(unknown), Ehab Saleh, (unknown), Ruth Goodridge, Ian Ashcroft, (unknown)	50
13	Shape Complexity and Process Energy Consumption in Electron Beam Melting: A Case of Something for Nothing in Additive Manufacturing? 2016 ·Journal of Industrial Ecology ·Martin Baumers, Christopher Tuck, Ricky D. Wildman, Ian Ashcroft, Richard Hague	108
14	High temperature effects on the nanoindentation behaviour of polyethylene-based nanocomposites 2015 ·International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements ·Abdulaziz S. Alghamdi, Ian Ashcroft, Mingxia Song	4
15	Effect of UV aging on degradation of Ethylene-vinyl Acetate (EVA) as encapsulant in photovoltaic (PV) modules 2014 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·(unknown), Ricky D. Wildman, Ian Ashcroft	24
16	The Optimization of Conductive Inks for 3D Inkjet Printing 2014 ·Technical programs and proceedings ·Ehab Saleh, Bochuan Liu, (unknown), Christopher Tuck, Ricky D. Wildman, Ian Ashcroft, Richard Hague, Phill Dickens	2
17	Transparency Built‐in 2012 ·Journal of Industrial Ecology ·Martin Baumers, Christopher Tuck, Ricky D. Wildman, Ian Ashcroft, Emma Rosamond, Richard Hague	132
18	Damage Analysis of CFRP under Impact Fatigue 2012 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Vadim V. Silberschmidt, Ian Ashcroft	2
19	Crack Propagation in a Toughened Epoxy Adhesive under Repeated Impacts 2011 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Ian Ashcroft, Vadim V. Silberschmidt, Benjamin Echard, J. P. Casas	3
20	Predicting Degradation in Bonded Composite Joints Using a Semi-Coupled Finite-Element Method 2003 ·Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures ·Ian Ashcroft, Magd Abdel Wahab, A.D. Crocombe	12

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