W.M. Rainforth

12.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
356 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

W.M. Rainforth is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, W.M. Rainforth has authored 356 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 249 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 208 papers in Materials Chemistry and 108 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in W.M. Rainforth's work include Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (80 papers), Advanced materials and composites (77 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (62 papers). W.M. Rainforth is often cited by papers focused on Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (80 papers), Advanced materials and composites (77 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (62 papers). W.M. Rainforth collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. W.M. Rainforth's co-authors include Junheng Gao, B.P. Wynne, Dikai Guan, Le Ma, H. Jones, William Lee, Yuhe Huang, Peng Gong, John Nutter and J. H. Sharp and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

W.M. Rainforth

349 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

Segregation mediated heterogeneous structure in a metastable β titanium alloy with a superior combination of strength and ductility

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Author						Papers	Cites
W.M. Rainforth	7.0k	5.9k	3.0k	1.7k	1.1k	356	10.1k
J.D. Embury	8.5k 1.2×	7.0k 1.2×	4.2k 1.4×	2.3k 1.4×	640 0.6×	243	10.9k
Hamish L. Fraser	13.5k 1.9×	9.9k 1.7×	2.7k 0.9×	3.1k 1.9×	508 0.5×	375	16.8k
Sunghak Lee	12.9k 1.8×	8.1k 1.4×	4.1k 1.3×	3.0k 1.8×	733 0.7×	476	14.5k
K. E. Easterling	6.5k 0.9×	4.7k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	678 0.6×	97	9.8k
Mathias Göken	10.2k 1.4×	7.3k 1.2×	4.3k 1.4×	2.9k 1.7×	689 0.6×	331	13.9k
Min Song	10.0k 1.4×	6.1k 1.0×	1.7k 0.5×	4.8k 2.8×	1.4k 1.3×	486	12.9k
Nikhilesh Chawla	8.2k 1.2×	4.2k 0.7×	3.4k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	1.9k 1.8×	344	12.6k
Jun Sun	11.3k 1.6×	11.5k 2.0×	3.8k 1.3×	4.1k 2.4×	760 0.7×	574	17.7k
Hahn Choo	6.0k 0.8×	3.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	731 0.7×	195	6.9k
Guozheng Kang	8.5k 1.2×	6.3k 1.1×	6.5k 2.2×	1.0k 0.6×	261 0.2×	506	14.4k

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Rezaei, Milad, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of localized corrosion resistance in wireless anodic protection of PANI-304SS galvanic couple in the presence of gabapentin inhibitor: Molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo and electrochemical noise measurements. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 423. 126952–126952. 2 indexed citations

Rainforth, W.M., et al.. (2025). Graded SiC reinforced magnesium wires: Towards high throughput composite alloy discovery. Materials & Design. 254. 114016–114016.

Gong, Peng, Thomas Kwok, Yiqiang Wang, et al.. (2025). A multi-scale microstructure to address the strength-ductility trade off in high strength steel for fusion reactors. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2746–2746. 7 indexed citations

Rezaei, Milad, et al.. (2025). Theoretical evaluation of anti-corrosion PANI-composite coating based on protection and interface mechanical features using Molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo, and DFT simulations. Surfaces and Interfaces. 73. 107492–107492. 1 indexed citations

Rezaei, Milad, et al.. (2025). Electrochemical synthesis of MgMOF integrated film reinforced with two inhibitor types as anti-corrosion hybrid coating: Experimental investigations combined with protection mechanism study using MC, MD, and DFT simulations. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 729. 138827–138827.

Gong, Peng, Thomas Kwok, Alexander J. Knowles, et al.. (2024). Investigation of microstructure and mechanical property evolution in a novel low-cost Ni-free maraging steel based on Mn and C through cold rolling followed by aging. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 33. 6732–6743. 2 indexed citations

Rainforth, W.M., et al.. (2024). Investigating the relevance of TiNbTaZr high entropy alloy for orthopaedic applications. Wear. 548-549. 205393–205393. 3 indexed citations

Williams, M. B., Dalong Zhang, P.A.S. Reed, et al.. (2024). Grain growth stagnation at 525 °C by nanoparticles in a solid-state additively manufactured Mg-4Y-3RE alloy. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 12(12). 4976–4987. 6 indexed citations

Rezaei, Milad, et al.. (2024). Enhanced Anticorrosion, Antifouling, and Tribological Properties of PANI Composite Coating Reinforced by PVA, 2-Aminophenol, and Acrylic to Fabricate Sustainable Passive Film on 304 SS. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 6(18). 11586–11603. 3 indexed citations

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Nutter, John, et al.. (2024). The effect of the increased strain per pass during the hot-rolling and its effect on the tensile properties of V-Mo and Cr-V-Mo microalloyed dual-phase steels. Journal of Materials Science. 59(48). 22228–22249.

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Rainforth, W.M., et al.. (2022). The influence of cathodic potentials on the surface oxide layer status and tribocorrosion behaviour of Ti6Al4V and CoCrMo alloys in simulated body fluid. Biotribology. 30. 100212–100212. 16 indexed citations

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Gao, Junheng, Suihe Jiang, Haitao Zhao, et al.. (2022). Enhancing strength and ductility in a near medium Mn austenitic steel via multiple deformation mechanisms through nanoprecipitation. Acta Materialia. 243. 118538–118538. 37 indexed citations

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Nutter, John, et al.. (2021). Sliding speed influence on the tribo-corrosion behaviour of Ti6Al4V alloy in simulated body fluid. Tribology International. 160. 107023–107023. 43 indexed citations

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Rainforth, W.M., et al.. (2021). Effect of grain size and crystallographic structure on the corrosion and tribocorrosion behaviour of a CoCrMo biomedical grade alloy in simulated body fluid. Wear. 478-479. 203884–203884. 20 indexed citations

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Qian, Feng & W.M. Rainforth. (2019). The formation mechanism of reverted austenite in Mn-based maraging steels. Journal of Materials Science. 54(8). 6624–6631. 16 indexed citations

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Qian, Feng, J. H. Sharp, & W.M. Rainforth. (2016). Characterisation of L21-ordered Ni2TiAl precipitates in Fe Mn maraging steels. Materials Characterization. 118. 199–205. 18 indexed citations

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Cizek, Pavel, et al.. (2011). The Use of Fe-30% Ni and Fe-30% Ni–Nb Alloys as Model Systems for Studying the Microstructural Evolution during the Hot Deformation of Austenite. Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 26(1). 127–131. 11 indexed citations

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Luo, Quanshun, Zhaoxia Zhou, W.M. Rainforth, & M. D. Bolton. (2009). Effect of Tribofilm Formation on the Dry Sliding Friction and Wear Properties of Magnetron Sputtered TiAlCrYN Coatings. Tribology Letters. 34(2). 113–124. 31 indexed citations

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Davies, H.A., et al.. (1999). Austenite phase formation in rapidly solidified Fe–Cr–Mn–C steels. Acta Materialia. 47(18). 4555–4569. 30 indexed citations

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Lee, William & W.M. Rainforth. (1994). Ceramic microstructures : property control by processing. Chapman & Hall eBooks. 274 indexed citations

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