R. D. Rawlings

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
146 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

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R. D. Rawlings is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Ceramics and Composites and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, R. D. Rawlings has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 61 papers in Ceramics and Composites and 50 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in R. D. Rawlings's work include Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (48 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (25 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (24 papers). R. D. Rawlings is often cited by papers focused on Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (48 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (25 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (24 papers). R. D. Rawlings collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Egypt and Spain. R. D. Rawlings's co-authors include C. B. Ponton, Aldo R. Boccaccini, A.G. Evans, Jeremy P. Wu, D. R. F. West, M. Romero, Jesús María Rincón López, K. Mohammed Jasim, H. B. McShane and Ian J. Davies and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Acta Materialia and Carbon.

In The Last Decade

R. D. Rawlings

144 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Vickers indentation fracture toughness test Part 1 Review of literature and formulation of standardised indentation toughness equations

1989 575 citations R. D. Rawlings et al. Materials Science and Technology profile →
The Thermally Activated Deformation of Crystalline Materials

1969 337 citations R. D. Rawlings et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. D. Rawlings United Kingdom	32	2.3k	1.9k	1.9k	910	867	146	4.4k
Gilbert Fantozzi France	46	3.3k 1.4×	3.6k 1.8×	3.8k 2.0×	460 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	329	7.9k
Milena Salvo Italy	41	2.0k 0.9×	2.3k 1.2×	2.3k 1.2×	547 0.6×	571 0.7×	161	4.3k
Jiachen Liu China	38	1.7k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	565 0.6×	395 0.5×	198	4.8k
Rajendra K. Bordia United States	39	2.3k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	246 0.3×	785 0.9×	145	5.3k
M.I. Osendi Spain	38	2.2k 1.0×	3.8k 2.0×	2.8k 1.5×	340 0.4×	710 0.8×	173	6.1k
Wei‐Hsing Tuan Taiwan	34	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	453 0.5×	467 0.5×	181	4.3k
Frank L. Riley United Kingdom	28	1.5k 0.7×	2.3k 1.2×	2.6k 1.4×	172 0.2×	509 0.6×	93	3.7k
K. T. Faber United States	37	2.5k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	2.7k 1.4×	309 0.3×	1.4k 1.6×	170	5.8k
Christos G. Aneziris Germany	38	3.8k 1.7×	2.1k 1.1×	3.2k 1.7×	826 0.9×	384 0.4×	411	6.1k
Nils Claussen Germany	43	3.5k 1.5×	2.2k 1.1×	4.0k 2.1×	319 0.4×	631 0.7×	135	5.3k

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Wu, Jeremy P., A.R. Boccaccini, Peter Lee, & R. D. Rawlings. (2007). Thermal and mechanical properties of a foamed glass-ceramic material produced from silicate wastes. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 20 indexed citations

Boccaccini, Aldo R., et al.. (2006). Glass ceramics of high hardness and fracture toughness developed from steel fly ash. Materials Science and Technology. 22(10). 1148–1154. 9 indexed citations

Yue, Yuanzheng, et al.. (2005). Effect of the redox state and concentration of iron on the crystallization behavior of iron-rich aluminosilicate glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 351(14-15). 1246–1253. 47 indexed citations

Romero, M., R. D. Rawlings, & Jesús María Rincón López. (2000). Crystal nucleation and growth in glasses from inorganic wastes from urban incineration. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 271(1-2). 106–118. 52 indexed citations

Lin, Chong, Claude Bathias, H. B. McShane, & R. D. Rawlings. (1999). Production of silicon carbide Al 2124 alloy functionally graded materials by mechanical powder metallurgy technique. Powder Metallurgy. 42(1). 29–33. 21 indexed citations

Rawlings, R. D., et al.. (1997). Acoustic studies of the effect of SiC particle reinforcement on the compaction of alumina powder. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 17(9). 1157–1166. 6 indexed citations

Rawlings, R. D., et al.. (1996). Monitoring the Effects of Inclusions in Model Glass Systems Using Acousto-Ultrasonic Techniques. University of Nairobi Research Archive (University of Nairobi). 95(1). 10–14. 2 indexed citations

Aduda, Bernard O. & R. D. Rawlings. (1996). Spectral analysis of acousto-ultrasonic waves for defect sizing. NDT & E International. 29(4). 237–240. 3 indexed citations

Rawlings, R. D., et al.. (1995). Constitution of laser melted Al2O3–MgO–SiO2 ceramics. Materials Science and Technology. 11(9). 863–869. 5 indexed citations

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Lin, Chong, H. B. McShane, & R. D. Rawlings. (1994). Structure and properties of functionally gradient aluminium alloy 2124/SiC composites. Materials Science and Technology. 10(7). 659–664. 35 indexed citations

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Davies, Ian J. & R. D. Rawlings. (1994). Microstructural investigation of low-density carbon-carbon composites. Journal of Materials Science. 29(2). 338–344. 56 indexed citations

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Jasim, K. Mohammed, R. D. Rawlings, Richard E. Sweeney, & D. R. F. West. (1992). Microstructural changes associated with the laser processing of Al-SiC composites. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 11(7). 414–417. 7 indexed citations

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Thompson, Ian D. & R. D. Rawlings. (1992). Effects of liquid environments on zirconia-toughened alumina. Journal of Materials Science. 27(10). 2823–2830. 8 indexed citations

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Rawlings, R. D., et al.. (1990). Crystal structure of compounds Fe17Gd2 and Fe17Tb2. Materials Science and Technology. 6(8). 778–780. 7 indexed citations

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Thompson, Ian D. & R. D. Rawlings. (1990). Mechanical behaviour of zirconia and zirconia-toughened alumina in a simulated body environment. Biomaterials. 11(7). 505–508. 52 indexed citations

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Rawlings, R. D., et al.. (1989). Structure and hardness of Ni–Mo–Cr–Si wear and corrosion resistant alloys. Materials Science and Technology. 5(2). 180–185. 13 indexed citations

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Rawlings, R. D., et al.. (1981). Microstructure of Fe–Co–2V and Fe–Co–V–Ni alloys containing 1·8–7·4 wt-%Ni. Metal Science. 15(8). 369–376. 27 indexed citations

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Dalgleish, B.J. & R. D. Rawlings. (1981). A comparison of the mechanical behavior of aluminas in air and simulated body environments. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 15(4). 527–542. 23 indexed citations

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Rawlings, R. D., et al.. (1975). Iron–Manganese–Nitrogen Ferrite: The Activity of Nitrogen and the Solubility of Manganese Nitrides. Metal Science. 9(1). 97–103. 9 indexed citations

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Winstone, M. R. & R. D. Rawlings. (1971). The effect of substitutional dynamic strain ageing on the mechanical behaviour of an iron–1.1 at% niobium alloy. physica status solidi (a). 8(1). 79–85. 5 indexed citations

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