Ken E. Evans

1.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
31 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ken E. Evans is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken E. Evans has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 8 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Ken E. Evans's work include Cellular and Composite Structures (12 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (9 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (5 papers). Ken E. Evans is often cited by papers focused on Cellular and Composite Structures (12 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (9 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (5 papers). Ken E. Evans collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Australia. Ken E. Evans's co-authors include Andrew Alderson, Oana Ghita, Xin Ren, Yi Min Xie, Binling Chen, Xue Gang Zhang, Shilong Wang, Chen Luo, Wei Jiang and Fabrizio Scarpa and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Scientific Reports and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ken E. Evans

27 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Auxetic polymers: a new range of materials

1991 553 citations Ken E. Evans Endeavour profile →
Manufacturing, characteristics and applications of auxetic foams: A state-of-the-art review

2022 214 citations Xin Ren, Xue Gang Zhang et al. profile →
A state-of-the-art review on the application of auxetic materials in cementitious composites

2024 62 citations Mohammad Hajsadeghi, Raffaele Vinai et al. profile →
Recent Advances of Auxetic Metamaterials in Smart Materials and Structural Systems

2025 23 citations Wei Jiang, Wei Jiang et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ken E. Evans United Kingdom	14	1.1k	318	265	222	220	31	1.3k
Xinchun Zhang China	18	1.1k 1.0×	265 0.8×	204 0.8×	231 1.0×	409 1.9×	69	1.4k
Wen‐Yea Jang United States	12	1.1k 1.0×	523 1.6×	295 1.1×	314 1.4×	168 0.8×	27	1.4k
Cengiz Baykasoğlu Türkiye	22	941 0.9×	157 0.5×	145 0.5×	441 2.0×	160 0.7×	44	1.4k
Dayong Hu China	22	1.1k 1.0×	331 1.0×	187 0.7×	336 1.5×	113 0.5×	56	1.9k
Xiaofei Cao China	22	1.3k 1.2×	189 0.6×	330 1.2×	370 1.7×	98 0.4×	49	1.8k
Yunan Prawoto Malaysia	15	1.0k 1.0×	163 0.5×	163 0.6×	413 1.9×	165 0.8×	48	1.3k
A. Simone United States	8	939 0.9×	355 1.1×	128 0.5×	347 1.6×	100 0.5×	10	1.1k
V.H. Carneiro Portugal	16	732 0.7×	91 0.3×	139 0.5×	184 0.8×	81 0.4×	50	906
Zhibin Li China	19	890 0.8×	224 0.7×	84 0.3×	321 1.4×	128 0.6×	56	1.1k
Matthias Kröger Germany	12	804 0.8×	167 0.5×	191 0.7×	126 0.6×	174 0.8×	66	1.1k

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Hajsadeghi, Mohammad, et al.. (2025). Compressive behaviour of mortar panels reinforced with polymeric auxetic lattices: Experimental testing and numerical modelling. Construction and Building Materials. 503. 144585–144585.

Hajsadeghi, Mohammad, et al.. (2025). Design and construction of concrete shells using semi-flexible auxetic grids as formwork. Structures. 80. 109833–109833. 1 indexed citations

Jiang, Wei, Wei Jiang, Xiang Yu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Recent Advances of Auxetic Metamaterials in Smart Materials and Structural Systems. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(23). 23 indexed citations breakdown →

Davies, Richard, Konstantinos Agathos, Ken E. Evans, & Oana Ghita. (2024). A quantitative, image-based analysis of the spreading performance of PolyArylEtherKetone polymer powders during Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacture. Powder Technology. 451. 120445–120445.

Zhang, Yujia, Jiajia Shen, Jing‐Zhong Tong, et al.. (2024). Data-driven design of well-behaved nonlinear structures: A case study on the von Mises truss. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 309. 113146–113146. 6 indexed citations

Hajsadeghi, Mohammad, et al.. (2024). Construction, testing, and analysis of a shape-optimised concrete beam with stay-in-place CFRP textile formwork. Sustainable materials and technologies. 43. e01201–e01201.

Jiang, Wei, Yi Zhang, Xue Gang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Synclastic behavior of auxetic metamaterials. Engineering Structures. 326. 119607–119607. 9 indexed citations

Davies, Richard, Ken E. Evans, & Oana Ghita. (2022). Multivariate correlation of PolyArylEtherKetone powder properties for additive manufacturing and a method for predicting spreading in polymer powder bed fusion. Powder Technology. 410. 117871–117871. 6 indexed citations

Farrugia, Pierre‐Sandre, et al.. (2021). The Auxetic Behavior of a General Star‐4 Structure. physica status solidi (b). 258(12). 13 indexed citations

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Farrugia, Pierre‐Sandre, et al.. (2021). The Auxetic Behavior of a General Star‐4 Structure. physica status solidi (b). 258(12). 2 indexed citations

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Nowell, D., et al.. (2021). The effects of external loading on low displacement wear rates of unlubricated steels. Wear. 490-491. 204034–204034. 5 indexed citations

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Nowell, D., et al.. (2020). An exploration of debris types and their influence on wear rates in fretting. Wear. 450-451. 203252–203252. 21 indexed citations

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Farrugia, Pierre‐Sandre, et al.. (2018). Different Deformation Mechanisms Leading to Auxetic Behavior Exhibited by Missing Rib Square Grid Structures. physica status solidi (b). 256(1). 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuan, Binling Chen, Ken E. Evans, & Oana Ghita. (2018). Enhanced Ductility of PEEK thin film with self-assembled fibre-like crystals. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 1314–1314. 23 indexed citations

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Chen, Binling, et al.. (2017). A primary study into graphene/polyether ether ketone (PEEK) nanocomposite for laser sintering. Applied Surface Science. 428. 1018–1028. 73 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuan, Binling Chen, Ken E. Evans, & Oana Ghita. (2016). Novel fibre-like crystals in thin films of Poly Ether Ether Ketone (PEEK). Materials Letters. 184. 112–118. 14 indexed citations

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Ghita, Oana, et al.. (2011). Assembly Strategies for Fully Aligned and Dispersed Morphology Controlled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composites Grown in Net-Shape. MRS Proceedings. 1304. 1 indexed citations

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Ghita, Oana, David C. Baker, & Ken E. Evans. (2008). An in-line near-infrared process control tool for monitoring the effects of speed, temperature, and polymer colour in injection moulding. Polymer Testing. 27(4). 459–469. 12 indexed citations

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Foster, G. M., et al.. (2004). Near infrared spectroscopy for in-line monitoring during injection moulding. Polymer Testing. 24(3). 367–375. 39 indexed citations

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Evans, Ken E.. (1991). Auxetic polymers: a new range of materials. Endeavour. 15(4). 170–174. 553 indexed citations breakdown →

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