A. S. Argon

31.4k total citations · 13 hit papers
289 papers, 25.1k citations indexed

About

A. S. Argon is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, A. S. Argon has authored 289 papers receiving a total of 25.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Materials Chemistry, 117 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 110 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in A. S. Argon's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (78 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (67 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (42 papers). A. S. Argon is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (78 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (67 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (42 papers). A. S. Argon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. A. S. Argon's co-authors include Robert E. Cohen, Tresa M. Pollock, David M. Parks, Z. Bartczak, S. Vepřek, Mary C. Boyce, J. Im, C.S. Hartley, Michael F. Ashby and U.F. Kocks and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

A. S. Argon

287 papers receiving 24.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Plastic deformation in metallic glasses

1979 2.3k citations A. S. Argon Acta Metallurgica profile →
Thermodynamics and kinetics of slip

1975 1.1k citations A. S. Argon et al. profile →
Large inelastic deformation of glassy polymers. part I: rate dependent constitutive model

1988 902 citations Mary C. Boyce, A. S. Argon et al. profile →
Creep resistance of CMSX-3 nickel base superalloy single crystals

1992 830 citations Tresa M. Pollock, A. S. Argon profile →
Constitutive Equations in Plasticity

1977 739 citations A. S. Argon et al. profile →
Strengthening Mechanisms in Crystal Plasticity

2007 709 citations A. S. Argon profile →
Cavity formation from inclusions in ductile fracture

1975 639 citations A. S. Argon et al. profile →
A theory for the low-temperature plastic deformation of glassy polymers

1973 627 citations A. S. Argon profile →
Nanocrystallization During Nanoindentation of a Bulk Amorphous Metal Alloy at Room Temperature

2002 515 citations A. S. Argon et al. profile →
Structure and plastic deformation of polyethylene

1994 476 citations Leyu Lin, A. S. Argon profile →
Directional coarsening in nickel-base single crystals with high volume fractions of coherent precipitates

1994 473 citations Tresa M. Pollock, A. S. Argon profile →
Steady-state creep of single-phase crystalline matter at high temperature

1976 423 citations A. S. Argon et al. profile →
Mechanical Behavior of Materials

1967 372 citations A. S. Argon et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Understanding why the thinnest SiNx interface in transition-metal nitrides is stronger than the ideal bulk crystal 2010 ·DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·(unknown), A. S. Argon, S. Vepřek	12
2	Shear-induced structural transformation and plasticity in ultraincompressible ReB2 limit its hardness 2010 ·DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·(unknown), Dominik Legut, Rainer Niewa, A. S. Argon, S. Vepřek	6
3	Friedel Oscillations are Limiting the Strength of Superhard Nanocomposites and Heterostructures 2009 ·Physical Review Letters ·Ruifeng Zhang, A. S. Argon, S. Vepřek	81
4	High-Density Liquidlike Component Facilitates Plastic Flow in a Model Amorphous Silicon System 2004 ·Physical Review Letters ·Michael J. Demkowicz, A. S. Argon	101
5	Brittle-to-ductile transitions in the fracture of silicon single crystals by dynamic crack arrest 2001 ·Philosophical magazine. A/Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Structure, defects and mechanical properties ·(unknown), A. S. Argon	30
6	Toughenability of Nylon-6 with CaCO3 filler particles: new findings and general principles 2001 ·Polymer ·(unknown), A. S. Argon, Robert E. Cohen, M. Weinberg	122
7	Egon Orowan, 2 August 1902 - 3 August 1989 1995 ·Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ·F. R. N. Nabarro, A. S. Argon	2
8	The effects of thermomechanical coupling on the cold drawing process of glassy polymers 1992 ·Polymer Engineering and Science ·Mary C. Boyce, (unknown), A. S. Argon	84
9	Deformation resistance in oriented nylon 6 1992 ·Macromolecules ·Leyu Lin, A. S. Argon	94
10	A molecular dynamics model of melting and glass transition in an idealized two-dimensional material I 1989 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·(unknown), A. S. Argon, Sidney Yip	65
11	Kinetics of structural relaxations in a two-dimensional model atomic glass III 1989 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·(unknown), A. S. Argon, Sungkit Yip	28
12	Simulation of plastic deformation in a two-dimensional atomic glass by molecular dynamics IV 1989 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Daosheng Deng, A. S. Argon, Sidney Yip	89
13	Topological features of structural relaxations in a two-dimensional model atomic glass II 1989 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·(unknown), A. S. Argon, Sidney Yip	24
14	Intermediate Temperature Creep Deformation in CMSX-3 Single Crystals 1988 ·Tresa M. Pollock, A. S. Argon	19
15	Primary creep in nickel: Experiments and theory 1987 ·Acta Metallurgica ·A. S. Argon, A. Bhattacharya	30
16	Intergranular cavitation in creeping alloys 1983 ·Scripta Metallurgica ·A. S. Argon	62
17	Plastic deformation in metallic glasses breakdown → 1979 ·Acta Metallurgica ·A. S. Argon	2255
18	Plastic deformation of tungsten single crystals at low temperatures 1966 ·Acta Metallurgica ·A. S. Argon, (unknown)	195
19	Surface cracks on glass 1959 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·A. S. Argon	18
20	Distribution of cracks on glass surfaces 1959 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·A. S. Argon	31

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