Ian Baker

19.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
520 papers, 15.4k citations indexed

About

Ian Baker is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Baker has authored 520 papers receiving a total of 15.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 311 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 167 papers in Materials Chemistry and 106 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Ian Baker's work include Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (145 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (83 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (77 papers). Ian Baker is often cited by papers focused on Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (145 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (83 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (77 papers). Ian Baker collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Ian Baker's co-authors include E. M. Schulson, Paul Munroe, P M Sweetnam, J. W. G. Yarnell, P C Elwood, D Bainton, Zhangwei Wang, P. Nagpal, R. W. Obbard and Wei Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Ian Baker

511 papers receiving 14.8k 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.

Fibrinogen, viscosity, and white blood cell count are major risk factors for ischemic heart disease. The Caerphilly and Speedwell collaborative heart disease studies.

1991 770 citations Ian Baker et al. profile →
Global warming releases microplastic legacy frozen in Arctic Sea ice

2014 756 citations Ian Baker et al. profile →
The effect of interstitial carbon on the mechanical properties and dislocation substructure evolution in Fe40.4Ni11.3Mn34.8Al7.5Cr6 high entropy alloys

2016 453 citations Ian Baker et al. Acta Materialia profile →
An assessment on the future development of high-entropy alloys: Summary from a recent workshop

2015 403 citations Ian Baker et al. Intermetallics profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Ian Baker	8.2k	4.0k	3.1k	1.6k	1.6k	520	15.4k
Gang Li	3.2k 0.4×	2.0k 0.5×	2.3k 0.7×	618 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	891	21.9k
Bin Liu	13.6k 1.7×	6.4k 1.6×	6.6k 2.1×	178 0.1×	2.1k 1.3×	900	22.7k
Shuhong Liu	3.1k 0.4×	2.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	209 0.1×	1.2k 0.8×	420	14.3k
Takashi Nozawa	2.7k 0.3×	2.9k 0.7×	617 0.2×	972 0.6×	579 0.4×	379	12.6k
Kentaro Uesugi	2.6k 0.3×	2.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	285 0.2×	1.5k 0.9×	563	11.0k
Michael P. Anderson	1.5k 0.2×	2.2k 0.5×	833 0.3×	402 0.3×	236 0.2×	174	6.0k
Quan Li	1.3k 0.2×	11.0k 2.7×	462 0.1×	376 0.2×	3.3k 2.1×	693	22.1k
Junjie Liu	1.4k 0.2×	1.4k 0.3×	1.0k 0.3×	483 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	588	11.2k
Yanbin Wang	3.0k 0.4×	7.0k 1.7×	469 0.2×	227 0.1×	1.6k 1.1×	498	18.0k
Anh V. Nguyen	3.9k 0.5×	3.1k 0.8×	506 0.2×	366 0.2×	5.1k 3.3×	468	15.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Ian Baker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Baker

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20 of 20 papers shown

Baker, Ian, et al.. (2025). Designing parylene coating for implantable brain–machine interfaces. RSC Advances. 15(33). 26660–26672.

Jiao, Zengbao, et al.. (2025). High-temperature deformation mechanisms in a high-Nb TiAl alloy fabricated by laser metal deposition. Materials Science and Engineering A. 953. 149673–149673.

Peng, Hanlin, et al.. (2025). Effects of heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a nanoparticle-strengthened medium-entropy alloy produced by electron-beam powder bed fusion. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1021. 179598–179598. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Margaret, Huan Wang, Weiyang Li, et al.. (2024). FeMnNiAlCr High-Entropy Alloys with High-Efficiency Surface Oxide Solar Absorbers for Concentrating Solar Power Systems. 2(1). 97–109. 3 indexed citations

Ren, Yaojia, et al.. (2024). Effect of annealing on microstructure and properties of AlCoCuFeTi high-entropy alloy fabricated by arc melting. Intermetallics. 170. 108327–108327. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Qingge, Xinyan Liu, Yaojia Ren, et al.. (2024). Microstructural evolution and cryogenic and ambient temperature deformation behavior of the near-α titanium alloy TA15 fabricated by laser powder bed fusion. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1001. 175075–175075. 19 indexed citations

Wu, Hong, Yaojia Ren, Luxin Liang, et al.. (2024). A two-decade odyssey in fusion-based additive manufacturing of titanium alloys and composites. Applied Materials Today. 39. 102242–102242. 22 indexed citations

Ren, Yaojia, Qingge Wang, Jingbo Liu, et al.. (2024). Effect of Nb content on microstructural evolution, mechanical and tribological properties of in situ alloyed copper-modified titanium produced using laser powder bed fusion. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 219. 257–270. 9 indexed citations

Peng, Hanlin, et al.. (2024). An investigation on microstructure and mechanical properties of strong yet ductile nanoparticle-strengthened, partially recrystallized, medium-entropy alloy. Intermetallics. 166. 108182–108182. 11 indexed citations

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Long, Qiang, Sheng Lu, Kang Wang, et al.. (2024). Enhanced strength-ductility synergy in medium entropy alloy via phase selective precipitation. International Journal of Plasticity. 184. 104204–104204. 9 indexed citations

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Keller, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Severe plastic deformation of Mn-Al permanent magnets. Materialia. 38. 102251–102251. 3 indexed citations

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Baker, Ian, et al.. (2023). The Onset of Recrystallization in Polar Firn. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(23). 2 indexed citations

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Baker, Ian, Blazej Grabowski, Sergiy V. Divinski, Xi Zhang, & Yuji Ikeda. (2023). Interstitials in compositionally complex alloys. MRS Bulletin. 48(7). 769–776. 7 indexed citations

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Yang, Yucheng, Yaojia Ren, Hong Wu, et al.. (2023). A crack-free Ti-modified Al-Cu alloy processed by in-situ alloying laser powder bed fusion: Tribological behaviors and mechanical properties. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 960. 170549–170549. 21 indexed citations

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Keller, Thomas, et al.. (2023). The phase transformation behavior of Mn-Al rare-earth-free permanent magnets. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 587. 171331–171331. 4 indexed citations

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Keller, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Suppression of anti-phase boundary defects in Mn-Al-Ti permanent magnets. Acta Materialia. 265. 119646–119646. 2 indexed citations

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Huang, Q., Quan Shan, Zengbao Jiao, et al.. (2023). Achieving exceptional work-hardening capability of additively-manufactured multiphase Fe-Mn alloys via multiple deformation mechanisms. International Journal of Plasticity. 173. 103871–103871. 19 indexed citations

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Li, Yue, Ye Wei, Zhangwei Wang, et al.. (2023). Quantitative three-dimensional imaging of chemical short-range order via machine learning enhanced atom probe tomography. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7410–7410. 30 indexed citations

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Wu, Hong, Luxin Liang, Deye Song, et al.. (2022). Microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of additively-manufactured Fe–Mn alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A. 852. 143585–143585. 11 indexed citations

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Qiu, Jingwen, Y. Liu, Fanling Meng, Ian Baker, & Paul Munroe. (2014). Effects of environment on dry sliding wear of powder metallurgical Ti-47Al-2Cr-2Nb-0.2W. Intermetallics. 53. 10–19. 21 indexed citations

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