K. L. Alderson

6.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
69 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

K. L. Alderson is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, K. L. Alderson has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 33 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 14 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in K. L. Alderson's work include Cellular and Composite Structures (58 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (29 papers) and Polymer Foaming and Composites (13 papers). K. L. Alderson is often cited by papers focused on Cellular and Composite Structures (58 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (29 papers) and Polymer Foaming and Composites (13 papers). K. L. Alderson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Malta and United States. K. L. Alderson's co-authors include Andrew Alderson, K. Evans, Naveen Ravirala, K. E. Evans, Philip Davies, Khaled Zied, V. R. Simkins, Fabrizio Scarpa, Joseph N. Grima and Mohammad Sanami and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Polymer and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

In The Last Decade

K. L. Alderson

69 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Elastic constants of 3-, 4- and 6-connected chiral and anti-chiral honeycombs subject to uniaxial in-plane loading

2009 557 citations Andrew Alderson, K. L. Alderson et al. profile →
Auxetic Materials for Sports Applications

2014 302 citations Naveen Ravirala, K. L. Alderson et al. profile →
Double‐Negative Mechanical Metamaterials Displaying Simultaneous Negative Stiffness and Negative Poisson's Ratio Properties

2016 281 citations Trishan A. M. Hewage, K. L. Alderson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. L. Alderson United Kingdom	38	4.5k	1.3k	1.1k	1.0k	972	69	5.1k
Daphne Attard Malta	35	3.8k 0.8×	871 0.7×	807 0.8×	754 0.7×	769 0.8×	74	4.3k
Wenwang Wu China	38	3.9k 0.9×	675 0.5×	774 0.7×	630 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	128	4.9k
Zixing Lu China	37	2.1k 0.5×	816 0.6×	918 0.9×	446 0.4×	813 0.8×	121	3.8k
Zhijun Zheng China	28	2.0k 0.4×	964 0.7×	872 0.8×	482 0.5×	528 0.5×	112	3.4k
NA Fleck United Kingdom	29	4.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.5×	333 0.3×	1.5k 1.5×	83	6.3k
H.N.G. Wadley United States	18	3.7k 0.8×	958 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	205 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	33	4.9k
Jilin Yu China	39	2.4k 0.5×	575 0.4×	2.3k 2.2×	533 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	98	4.7k
Mustafa Güden Türkiye	31	1.9k 0.4×	497 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	282 0.3×	645 0.7×	107	2.8k
Bin Han China	31	2.2k 0.5×	624 0.5×	715 0.7×	171 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	95	3.3k

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Zhan, Zhonghua, Hui Chao, Sili Deng, et al.. (2025). Review on Preprocessing Strategies, Deactivation, Thermal Safety, and Future Perspectives in Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling. Energy & Fuels. 40(3). 1474–1496. 1 indexed citations

Alderson, K. L., Shonali Nazaré, & Andrew Alderson. (2016). Large‐scale extrusion of auxetic polypropylene fibre. physica status solidi (b). 253(7). 1279–1287. 28 indexed citations

Lim, Teik‐Cheng, Andrew Alderson, & K. L. Alderson. (2013). Experimental studies on the impact properties of auxetic materials. physica status solidi (b). 251(2). 307–313. 63 indexed citations

Haberman, Michael R., Timothy Klatt, Trishan A. M. Hewage, et al.. (2012). Ultrasonic characterization of polymeric composites containing auxetic inclusions. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 132(3_Supplement). 1961–1961. 7 indexed citations

Alderson, K. L., et al.. (2010). Mechanisms of failure in the static indentation resistance of auxetic carbon fibre laminates. physica status solidi (b). 248(1). 66–72. 88 indexed citations

Ravirala, Naveen, Andrew Alderson, & K. L. Alderson. (2007). Interlocking hexagons model for auxetic behaviour. Journal of Materials Science. 42(17). 7433–7445. 66 indexed citations

Ravirala, Naveen, K. L. Alderson, Philip Davies, V. R. Simkins, & Andrew Alderson. (2006). Negative Poisson’s Ratio Polyester Fibers. Textile Research Journal. 76(7). 540–546. 71 indexed citations

Ravirala, Naveen, Andrew Alderson, K. L. Alderson, & Philip Davies. (2005). Expanding the range of auxetic polymeric products using a novel melt‐spinning route. physica status solidi (b). 242(3). 653–664. 39 indexed citations

Alderson, Andrew, K. L. Alderson, Philip Davies, & G. Smart. (2005). The Effects of Processing on the Topology and Mechanical Properties of Negative Poisson’s Ratio Foams. Aerospace. 17 indexed citations

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Alderson, Andrew, Philip Davies, M. Williams, et al.. (2005). Modelling of the mechanical and mass transport properties of auxetic molecular sieves: an idealised organic (polymeric honeycomb) host–guest system. Molecular Simulation. 31(13). 897–905. 46 indexed citations

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Evans, K., et al.. (2004). The Design, Matching and Manufacture of Auxetic Carbon Fibre Laminates. Journal of Composite Materials. 38(2). 95–106. 87 indexed citations

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Alderson, K. L., et al.. (2000). Novel variations in the microstructure of the auxetic microporous ultra‐high molecular weight polyethylene. Part 1: Processing and microstructure. Polymer Engineering and Science. 40(8). 1894–1905. 20 indexed citations

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Evans, K. & K. L. Alderson. (2000). Auxetic materials: the positive side of being negative. Engineering Science and Education Journal. 9(4). 148–154. 210 indexed citations

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Alderson, K. L., et al.. (1996). The effects of powder morphology on the processing of auxetic polypropylene (PP of negative poisson's ratio). Polymer Engineering and Science. 36(5). 636–642. 61 indexed citations

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Alderson, K. L., et al.. (1995). The effect of the processing parameters on the fabrication of auxetic polyethylene. Journal of Materials Science. 30(16). 4069–4075. 37 indexed citations

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Alderson, K. L., et al.. (1994). Auxetic polyethylene: The effect of a negative poisson's ratio on hardness. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia. 42(7). 2261–2266. 150 indexed citations

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Alderson, K. L. & K. E. Evans. (1993). Strain-dependent behaviour of microporous polyethylene with a negative Poisson's ratio. Journal of Materials Science. 28(15). 4092–4098. 43 indexed citations

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Alderson, K. L., et al.. (1993). Negative Poisson's ratio of microporous polyethylene in compression. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 12(19). 1529–1532. 29 indexed citations

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Evans, K. E., et al.. (1992). Modelling of the transverse loading of filament wound pipes. Computers & Structures. 45(5-6). 1089–1095. 7 indexed citations

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Evans, K. E. & K. L. Alderson. (1992). The static and dynamic moduli of auxetic microporous polyethylene. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 11(24). 1721–1724. 65 indexed citations

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