A. de Kock

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

A. de Kock is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, A. de Kock has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4 papers in Automotive Engineering and 2 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in A. de Kock's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (17 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (13 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (4 papers). A. de Kock is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (17 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (13 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (4 papers). A. de Kock collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Australia. A. de Kock's co-authors include M. M. Thackeray, Rosalind J. Gummow, Michael M. Thackeray, E.E. Ferg, M.H. Rossouw, David C. Liles, William I. F. David, L.A. de Picciotto, D. Hoge and R. Bittihn and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Power Sources, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Journal of Materials Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

A. de Kock

17 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Improved capacity retention in rechargeable 4 V lithium/l... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 1994 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Improved capacity retention in rechargeable 4 V lithium/lithium-manganese oxide (spinel) cells
    1994 1.3k citations Rosalind J. Gummow, A. de Kock et al. Solid State Ionics profile →
  2. Spinel Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries
    1994 567 citations E.E. Ferg, Rosalind J. Gummow et al. Journal of The Electrochemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. de Kock South Africa 13 2.8k 893 752 610 521 17 2.9k
Rosalind J. Gummow South Africa 18 3.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 903 1.2× 735 1.2× 740 1.4× 34 3.8k
Jens Paulsen Canada 21 2.6k 0.9× 920 1.0× 904 1.2× 566 0.9× 477 0.9× 29 2.9k
U. von Sacken Canada 11 2.4k 0.9× 566 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 534 0.9× 343 0.7× 15 2.6k
Koichiro Hinokuma Japan 11 2.3k 0.8× 416 0.5× 1.0k 1.3× 372 0.6× 606 1.2× 16 2.5k
Nobuyuki Imanishi Japan 29 2.2k 0.8× 666 0.7× 826 1.1× 444 0.7× 296 0.6× 72 2.4k
Hideyuki Noguchi Japan 29 2.3k 0.8× 845 0.9× 647 0.9× 540 0.9× 572 1.1× 84 2.6k
Hiromasa Ikuta Japan 29 3.3k 1.2× 684 0.8× 827 1.1× 1.5k 2.4× 338 0.6× 68 3.6k
Călin Wurm France 17 2.1k 0.8× 608 0.7× 772 1.0× 290 0.5× 430 0.8× 23 2.3k
L.A. de Picciotto South Africa 10 1.5k 0.5× 449 0.5× 363 0.5× 403 0.7× 282 0.5× 12 1.6k
S. D. Beattie Canada 21 2.5k 0.9× 949 1.1× 865 1.2× 612 1.0× 326 0.6× 25 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. de Kock

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. de Kock

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Kock, A. de, E.E. Ferg, & Rosalind J. Gummow. (1998). The effect of multivalent cation dopants on lithium manganese spinel cathodes. Journal of Power Sources. 70(2). 247–252. 31 indexed citations
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Ferg, E.E., Rosalind J. Gummow, A. de Kock, & Michael M. Thackeray. (1995). ChemInform Abstract: Spinel Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries.. ChemInform. 26(5). 1 indexed citations
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Ferg, E.E., et al.. (1994). Spinal Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries. 1 indexed citations
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Ferg, E.E., Rosalind J. Gummow, A. de Kock, & Michael M. Thackeray. (1994). Spinel Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 141(11). L147–L150. 567 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thackeray, Michael M., E.E. Ferg, Rosalind J. Gummow, & A. de Kock. (1994). Transition Metal Oxides for Rocking-Chair Cells. MRS Proceedings. 369. 2 indexed citations
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Gummow, Rosalind J., A. de Kock, & M. M. Thackeray. (1994). Improved capacity retention in rechargeable 4 V lithium/lithium-manganese oxide (spinel) cells. Solid State Ionics. 69(1). 59–67. 1276 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thackeray, M. M., A. de Kock, & William I. F. David. (1993). Synthesis and structural characterization of defect spinels in the lithium-manganese-oxide system. Materials Research Bulletin. 28(10). 1041–1049. 113 indexed citations
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Thackeray, M. M., M.H. Rossouw, Rosalind J. Gummow, et al.. (1993). Ramsdellite-MnO2 for lithium batteries: the ramsdellite to spinel transformation. Electrochimica Acta. 38(9). 1259–1267. 100 indexed citations
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Thackeray, M. M., M.H. Rossouw, A. de Kock, et al.. (1993). The versatility of MnO2 for lithium battery applications. Journal of Power Sources. 43(1-3). 289–300. 93 indexed citations
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Thackeray, M. M., A. de Kock, M.H. Rossouw, et al.. (1992). Spinel Electrodes from the Li‐Mn‐O System for Rechargeable Lithium Battery Applications. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 139(2). 363–366. 359 indexed citations
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Kock, A. de, et al.. (1992). Synthesis of highly crystalline ramsdellite MnO2 and its lithiated derivative Li0.9MnO2. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2(11). 1211–1211. 14 indexed citations
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Thackeray, M. M., A. de Kock, M.H. Rossouw, et al.. (1992). ChemInform Abstract: Spinel Electrodes from the Li‐Mn‐O System for Rechargeable Lithium Battery Applications.. ChemInform. 23(16). 1 indexed citations
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Kock, A. de, M.H. Rossouw, L.A. de Picciotto, et al.. (1990). Defect spinels in the system Li2O.yMnO2 (y>2.5): A neutron-diffraction study and electrochemical characterization of Li2Mn4O9. Materials Research Bulletin. 25(5). 657–664. 90 indexed citations
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Rossouw, M.H., A. de Kock, L.A. de Picciotto, et al.. (1990). Structural aspects of lithium-manganese-oxide electrodes for rechargeable lithium batteries. Materials Research Bulletin. 25(2). 173–182. 132 indexed citations
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Thackeray, M. M., A. de Kock, L.A. de Picciotto, & G. Pistoia. (1989). Synthesis and characterization of γ-MnO2 from LiMn2O4. Journal of Power Sources. 26(3-4). 355–363. 35 indexed citations
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Thackeray, M. M. & A. de Kock. (1988). Synthesis of γ-MnO2 from LiMn2O4 forLi/MnO2 battery applications. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 74(2). 414–418. 34 indexed citations
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Thackeray, Michael M., et al.. (1987). Spinel electrodes for lithium batteries — A review. Journal of Power Sources. 21(1). 1–8. 88 indexed citations

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