J. D. Birchall

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
93 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

J. D. Birchall is a scholar working on Plant Science, Materials Chemistry and Ceramics and Composites. According to data from OpenAlex, J. D. Birchall has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Plant Science, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 15 papers in Ceramics and Composites. Recurrent topics in J. D. Birchall's work include Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (23 papers), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (15 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (11 papers). J. D. Birchall is often cited by papers focused on Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (23 papers), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (15 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (11 papers). J. D. Birchall collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. J. D. Birchall's co-authors include K. Kendall, Neil McN. Alford, Christopher Exley, J.S. Chappell, A. J. Howard, N.L. Thomas, W.J. Clegg, T.W. Button, Stephen Mann and Brigid R. Heywood and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

J. D. Birchall

91 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

A simple way to make tough ceramics 1988 2026 2000 2013 1990 1988 200 400 600
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. A simple way to make tough ceramics
    1990 699 citations W.J. Clegg, K. Kendall et al. Nature profile →
  2. Controlled crystallization of CaCO3 under stearic acid monolayers
    1988 447 citations Stephen Mann, Brigid R. Heywood et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. D. Birchall United Kingdom 35 1.1k 996 892 871 815 93 4.9k
R. K. Iler United States 22 2.0k 1.7× 934 0.9× 385 0.4× 464 0.5× 432 0.5× 34 5.4k
Ming Zhang China 47 3.4k 3.0× 526 0.5× 584 0.7× 195 0.2× 584 0.7× 263 8.9k
Mark Bowden United States 57 5.4k 4.7× 780 0.8× 452 0.5× 325 0.4× 855 1.0× 349 11.7k
Paul F. Luckham United Kingdom 44 1.6k 1.4× 795 0.8× 147 0.2× 689 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 234 7.5k
Paul Bowen Switzerland 43 2.9k 2.6× 749 0.8× 831 0.9× 1.9k 2.2× 802 1.0× 182 6.5k
F. P. Glasser United Kingdom 34 2.5k 2.2× 334 0.3× 509 0.6× 3.2k 3.7× 418 0.5× 131 6.2k
Giacomo Cao Italy 47 2.8k 2.4× 708 0.7× 1.9k 2.1× 131 0.2× 3.7k 4.5× 306 7.9k
Bruce W. Arey United States 51 2.3k 2.1× 718 0.7× 101 0.1× 159 0.2× 772 0.9× 166 10.1k
Sarah Burton United States 42 1.6k 1.4× 467 0.5× 170 0.2× 276 0.3× 681 0.8× 118 7.7k
Tao Duan China 52 4.5k 4.0× 470 0.5× 329 0.4× 225 0.3× 638 0.8× 328 9.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. D. Birchall

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Koumellis, Panos, et al.. (2008). An Organ of Zuckerkandl tumour shown by MRA (2007: 12b). European Radiology. 18(3). 639–642. 1 indexed citations
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Birchall, J. D.. (2007). The Interrelationship Between Silicon and Aluminium in the Biological Effects of Aluminium. Novartis Foundation symposium. 169. 50–68. 9 indexed citations
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Birchall, J. D., et al.. (2007). The value of 99mTc-MDP bone scintigraphy in staging primary lymphoma of bone. Nuclear Medicine Communications. 28(7). 529–531. 3 indexed citations
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Birchall, J. D., et al.. (2004). Prostatic Metastases versus Polycythemia on Bone Imaging. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 29(6). 375–377. 1 indexed citations
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Birchall, J. D., et al.. (2003). Precise localisation of osteoblastoma with SPET/CT. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 31(2). 308–308. 3 indexed citations
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Davenport, Andrew, et al.. (1994). Silicon and aluminium and their inter‐relationship in serum and urine after renal transplantation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 24(10). 703–710. 29 indexed citations
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Exley, Christopher, J. D. Birchall, & Nicholas C. Price. (1994). Aluminum inhibition of hexokinase activity in vitro: A study in biological availability. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 54(4). 297–304. 56 indexed citations
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Exley, Christopher, et al.. (1993). An interaction of β‐amyloid with aluminium in vitro. FEBS Letters. 324(3). 293–295. 105 indexed citations
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Exley, Christopher, J.S. Chappell, & J. D. Birchall. (1991). A mechanism for acute aluminium toxicity in fish. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 151(3). 417–428. 127 indexed citations
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Mann, Stephen, et al.. (1990). Crystal synthesis under langmuir monolayers. Advanced Materials. 2(5). 257–261. 47 indexed citations
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Mann, Stephen, Brigid R. Heywood, Sundara Rajam, & J. D. Birchall. (1989). Interfacial control of nucleation of calcium carbonate under organized stearic acid monolayers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 423(1865). 457–471. 44 indexed citations
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Heywood, Brigid R., Sundara Rajam, J. D. Birchall, & Stephen Mann. (1988). Crystallochemical recognition at organized inorganic-organic interfaces. Biochemical Society Transactions. 16(5). 824–825. 6 indexed citations
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Alford, Neil McN., K. Kendall, W.J. Clegg, & J. D. Birchall. (1988). Strength/Microstructure Relation in Al2O3and TiO2. Advanced Ceramic Materials. 3(2). 113–117. 23 indexed citations
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Kendall, Kevin, Neil McN. Alford, & J. D. Birchall. (1987). Elasticity of particle assemblies as a measure of the surface energy of solids. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 412(1843). 269–283. 86 indexed citations
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Tan, Shuang‐Jie, A. J. Howard, & J. D. Birchall. (1987). Advanced materials from hydraulic cements. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 322(1567). 479–491. 17 indexed citations
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Eaglesham, D. J., C. J. Humphreys, Neil McN. Alford, et al.. (1987). New phases in the superconducting Y:Ba:Cu:O system. Applied Physics Letters. 51(6). 457–459. 43 indexed citations
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Birchall, J. D.. (1983). Cement in the context of new materials for an energy-expensive future. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 310(1511). 31–42. 55 indexed citations
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Kendall, K., A. J. Howard, & J. D. Birchall. (1983). The relation between porosity, microstructure and strength, and the approach to advanced cement-based materials. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 310(1511). 139–153. 200 indexed citations
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Birchall, J. D., A.J. Howard, & J. E. Bailey. (1978). On the hydration of Portland cement. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 360(1702). 445–453. 71 indexed citations
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Birchall, J. D., et al.. (1977). Silane triols of high stability in aqueous solution. Nature. 266(5598). 154–156. 11 indexed citations

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