Nicholas D. Evans

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Nicholas D. Evans is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas D. Evans has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Materials Chemistry, 27 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 20 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nicholas D. Evans's work include High Temperature Alloys and Creep (11 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (10 papers) and Radioactive element chemistry and processing (9 papers). Nicholas D. Evans is often cited by papers focused on High Temperature Alloys and Creep (11 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (10 papers) and Radioactive element chemistry and processing (9 papers). Nicholas D. Evans collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. Nicholas D. Evans's co-authors include Molly M. Stevens, Elsie Place, Eileen Gentleman, John C. Pickup, Richard O. C. Oreffo, Olaf J. Rolinski, David J. S. Birch, Suwimon Boonrungsiman, Alexandra E. Porter and Jonathan I. Dawson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas D. Evans

94 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Complexity in biomaterials for tissue engineering

2009 1.3k citations Elsie Place, Nicholas D. Evans et al. Nature Materials profile →
The role of intracellular calcium phosphate in osteoblast-mediated bone apatite formation

2012 446 citations Nicholas D. Evans, Molly M. Stevens et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicholas D. Evans United Kingdom	28	2.2k	1.3k	822	753	666	97	5.0k
Yuhui Li China	34	2.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	800 1.0×	602 0.8×	566 0.8×	170	5.8k
Wei‐Bor Tsai Taiwan	47	3.2k 1.4×	2.1k 1.6×	957 1.2×	724 1.0×	867 1.3×	150	6.6k
Tai‐Horng Young Taiwan	46	3.2k 1.4×	2.2k 1.7×	1.3k 1.6×	549 0.7×	1.2k 1.9×	289	8.1k
Qiang Wei China	42	3.3k 1.5×	1.6k 1.2×	909 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	476 0.7×	228	7.6k
Marta Cerruti Canada	41	2.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	544 0.7×	1.5k 1.9×	593 0.9×	135	5.5k
Vincent Chan Singapore	38	2.5k 1.1×	990 0.8×	993 1.2×	514 0.7×	471 0.7×	161	5.0k
Erwin A. Vogler United States	45	2.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	960 1.2×	956 1.3×	522 0.8×	100	6.8k
Lei Yang China	45	3.2k 1.4×	1.7k 1.4×	996 1.2×	1.7k 2.3×	817 1.2×	267	7.7k
Helmut Thissen Australia	44	3.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	846 1.1×	506 0.8×	175	6.0k
Richard Weinkamer Germany	34	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	783 1.0×	695 0.9×	587 0.9×	97	5.3k

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O'Brien, Kevin C., Robin M. H. Rumney, Peter Glynne‐Jones, et al.. (2025). Optimising the manufacture of perfluorocarbon nanodroplets through varying sonication parameters. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 118. 107332–107332.

Johnston, David A., et al.. (2024). Geometric constraint of mechanosensing by modification of hydrogel thickness prevents stiffness-induced differentiation in bone marrow stromal cells. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 21(219). 20240485–20240485. 5 indexed citations

Evans, Nicholas D., et al.. (2023). Depth profiling via nanoindentation for characterisation of the elastic modulus and hydraulic properties of thin hydrogel layers. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 148. 106195–106195. 7 indexed citations

Kanczler, Janos M., et al.. (2023). Self‐Assembly of Structured Colloidal Gels for High‐Resolution 3D Micropatterning of Proteins at Scale. Advanced Materials. 35(48). e2304461–e2304461. 6 indexed citations

Knowles, Helen J., A. D. Vasilyeva, Jonathan P. May, et al.. (2023). Use of oxygen-loaded nanobubbles to improve tissue oxygenation: Bone-relevant mechanisms of action and effects on osteoclast differentiation. Biomaterials. 305. 122448–122448. 11 indexed citations

Wu, Qiang, Christophoros Mannaris, Jonathan P. May, et al.. (2021). Investigation of the Acoustic Vaporization Threshold of Lipid-Coated Perfluorobutane Nanodroplets Using Both High-Speed Optical Imaging and Acoustic Methods. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 47(7). 1826–1843. 32 indexed citations

Fadafan, Kazem Bitaghsir, et al.. (2020). Deconfined, massive quark phase at high density and compact stars. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations

Sanzari, Ilaria, Elena Buratti, Ruomeng Huang, et al.. (2020). Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) based thin microgel films for use in cell culture applications. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 6126–6126. 82 indexed citations

Clarkin, Claire, et al.. (2019). Injectable nanoclay gels for angiogenesis. Acta Biomaterialia. 100. 378–387. 60 indexed citations

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Evans, Nicholas D., et al.. (2018). Clay nanoparticles for regenerative medicine and biomaterial design: A review of clay bioactivity. Biomaterials. 159. 204–214. 215 indexed citations

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Scarpa, Edoardo, et al.. (2018). Polymersome nanoparticles for delivery of Wnt-activating small molecules. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 14(4). 1267–1277. 17 indexed citations

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Felipe-Sotelo, M., et al.. (2015). Solubility constraints affecting the migration of selenium through the cementitious backfill of a geological disposal facility. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 305. 21–29. 9 indexed citations

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Felipe-Sotelo, M., et al.. (2015). Effect of anthropogenic organic complexants on the solubility of Ni, Th, U(IV) and U(VI). Journal of Hazardous Materials. 300. 553–560. 10 indexed citations

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Tayton, Edward, James O. Smith, Nicholas D. Evans, et al.. (2013). Effects of Setting Bone Cement on Tissue-Engineered Bone Graft. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 95(8). 736–743. 3 indexed citations

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Evans, Nicholas D., et al.. (2012). Modelling the Sorption of 63Ni to Granitic Materials: Application of the Component Additive Model. Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University). 1(3). 281–292. 2 indexed citations

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Maziasz, P.J., Nicholas D. Evans, & Paul D. Jablonski. (2010). High-Temperature Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Cast Ni-Based Superalloys for Steam Turbine Casing Applications. Advances in materials technology for fossil power plants :. 84659. 900–915. 2 indexed citations

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Place, Elsie, Nicholas D. Evans, & Molly M. Stevens. (2009). Complexity in biomaterials for tissue engineering. Nature Materials. 8(6). 457–470. 1343 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, Paul A., Nicole Heijmans, Esther C.W. Breij, et al.. (2005). Native myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein promotes severe chronic neurological disease and demyelination in Biozzi ABH mice. European Journal of Immunology. 35(4). 1311–1319. 50 indexed citations

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Pickup, John C., et al.. (2004). Fluorescence-based glucose sensors. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 20(12). 2555–2565. 488 indexed citations

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Martens, R. L., et al.. (2001). Fabrication of specimens of metamorphic magnetite crystals for field ion microscopy and atom probe microanalysis. Ultramicroscopy. 89(1-3). 169–176. 20 indexed citations

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