Michael Spearpoint

3.2k total citations
169 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Michael Spearpoint is a scholar working on Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Ocean Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Spearpoint has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, 90 papers in Ocean Engineering and 32 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael Spearpoint's work include Fire dynamics and safety research (127 papers), Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics (90 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (31 papers). Michael Spearpoint is often cited by papers focused on Fire dynamics and safety research (127 papers), Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics (90 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (31 papers). Michael Spearpoint collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and China. Michael Spearpoint's co-authors include James G. Quintiere, Charles Fleischmann, Robert Amor, Danny Hopkin, Ruggiero Lovreglio, Johannes Dimyadi, Vicente A. González, Jared Thomas, Anthony Abu and Peter S. Cumber and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemosphere, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and Chemical Engineering Science.

In The Last Decade

Michael Spearpoint

155 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Spearpoint New Zealand 24 1.4k 848 367 330 304 169 2.3k
Daniel T. Gottuk United States 10 1.8k 1.2× 828 1.0× 476 1.3× 313 0.9× 554 1.8× 27 2.5k
Simo Hostikka Finland 26 1.8k 1.3× 1.0k 1.2× 542 1.5× 280 0.8× 643 2.1× 137 2.5k
Richard D. Peacock United States 25 1.7k 1.2× 1.5k 1.8× 317 0.9× 478 1.4× 350 1.2× 91 2.6k
Edwin R. Galea United Kingdom 32 1.9k 1.3× 2.9k 3.4× 411 1.1× 62 0.2× 394 1.3× 239 4.4k
T. J. Shields United Kingdom 21 781 0.5× 618 0.7× 106 0.3× 177 0.5× 171 0.6× 67 1.3k
Lizhong Yang China 17 391 0.3× 516 0.6× 110 0.3× 95 0.3× 118 0.4× 93 1.3k
Kong Fah Tee United Kingdom 28 179 0.1× 198 0.2× 42 0.1× 274 0.8× 237 0.8× 193 3.1k
M.Z. Naser United States 41 607 0.4× 196 0.2× 106 0.3× 109 0.3× 122 0.4× 191 4.9k
Gui Fu China 29 407 0.3× 313 0.4× 57 0.2× 23 0.1× 227 0.7× 125 2.4k
Michael Havbro Faber Denmark 31 540 0.4× 214 0.3× 124 0.3× 13 0.0× 90 0.3× 254 4.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Spearpoint

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All Works

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Hopkin, Danny, et al.. (2025). Multi-Scale Characterisation of the Fire Hazards of Timber Cladding. Fire. 8(2). 35–35.
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Ronchi, Enrico, Nikolai W. F. Bode, Karen Boyce, et al.. (2024). Determinants of Gaps in Human Behaviour in Fire Research. Fire Technology. 61(6). 4261–4271. 1 indexed citations
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Spearpoint, Michael, et al.. (2024). Comparative analysis of two evacuation simulation tools when applied to high-rise residential buildings. Safety Science. 175. 106515–106515. 5 indexed citations
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Wiesner, Felix, et al.. (2024). Application of microscale methods to study the heat-induced delamination in engineered wood products bonded with one-component polyurethane adhesives. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 135. 103834–103834. 4 indexed citations
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Templeton, Anne, et al.. (2023). Information sharing and support among residents in response to fire incidents in high-rise residential buildings. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 92. 103713–103713. 11 indexed citations
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Bryant, S. T., et al.. (2023). A Survey of Fire Loads on Private Residential Balconies in England. Fire Technology. 59(6). 3415–3443. 1 indexed citations
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Spearpoint, Michael, et al.. (2021). Estimating Door Open Time Distributions for Occupants Escaping from Apartments. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 10(1). 73–83. 3 indexed citations
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Spearpoint, Michael, et al.. (2021). Household cooking oil use and its bearing on fire safety. Journal of Fire Sciences. 39(4). 265–284. 6 indexed citations
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Hopkin, Danny, et al.. (2020). Application of a judgement method to regulatory impact assessments for sprinkler protection to English high‐rise residential buildings. Fire and Materials. 45(6). 811–822. 6 indexed citations
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Hopkin, Danny, et al.. (2019). Cost-benefit analysis of residential sprinklers – Application of a judgement value method. Fire Safety Journal. 106. 61–71. 15 indexed citations
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McKenna, Sean T., Kathryn Dickens, Richard G. Walker, et al.. (2017). Flame retardants in UK furniture increase smoke toxicity more than they reduce fire growth rate. Chemosphere. 196. 429–439. 46 indexed citations
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Fleischmann, Charles, et al.. (2014). Sensitivity of Heat of Reaction for Polyurethane Foams. Fire Safety Science. 11. 179–192. 8 indexed citations
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Spearpoint, Michael, et al.. (2011). Ignition of Secondary Objects in a Design Fire Simulation Tool. Fire Safety Science. 10. 1359–1372. 5 indexed citations
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Spearpoint, Michael. (2008). Recent BRANZFIRE enhancements and validation. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 16(16). 2050–2052. 1 indexed citations
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Dimyadi, Johannes, Michael Spearpoint, & Robert Amor. (2007). GENERATING FIRE DYNAMICS SIMULATOR GEOMETRICAL INPUT USING AN IFC-BASED BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL. Journal of Information Technology in Construction. 12(29). 443–457. 14 indexed citations
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Spearpoint, Michael. (2001). The Development Of A Web-Based Database Of Rate Of Heat Release Measurements Using A Mark-Up Language. University of Canterbury Research Repository (University of Canterbury). 5. 205–218. 7 indexed citations
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Spearpoint, Michael, et al.. (1999). Practical comparison of smoke detector sensitivity standards. American Journal of Hypertension. 28(5). 692–692. 4 indexed citations

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