Alen Thomas

832 total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 650 citations indexed

About

Alen Thomas is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Metals and Alloys and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alen Thomas has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 650 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 3 papers in Metals and Alloys and 3 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alen Thomas's work include Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (4 papers), Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (3 papers) and Material Properties and Failure Mechanisms (2 papers). Alen Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (4 papers), Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (3 papers) and Material Properties and Failure Mechanisms (2 papers). Alen Thomas collaborates with scholars based in Canada, India and China. Alen Thomas's co-authors include Pavan Kumar Penumakala, Jerzy A. Szpunar, Wen Qin, Di Gu and Weiling Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Corrosion Science and Composites Part B Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Alen Thomas

7 papers receiving 631 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A critical review on the fused deposition modeling of thermoplastic polymer composites

2020 505 citations Pavan Kumar Penumakala, Alen Thomas et al. Composites Part B Engineering profile →

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Stergios Maropoulos Greece

J. Foyos United States

Mario Bragaglia Italy

Bruce A. Pregger United States

Budi Arifvianto Indonesia

Harri Junaedi Saudi Arabia

Haniyeh Fayazfar Canada

Donald Erdman United States

Pankaj Sonia India

Olugbenga Ogunbiyi South Africa

Stergios Maropoulos Greece

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Countries citing papers authored by Alen Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alen Thomas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alen Thomas

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Thomas, Alen, et al.. (2023). Dual wide band patch antenna for WLAN/WiMAX and X-Band operations. Materials Today Proceedings. 6 indexed citations

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Qin, Wen, et al.. (2022). Key factors affecting hydrogen trapping at the inclusions in steels: A combined study using microprint technique and theoretical modeling. Corrosion Science. 200. 110239–110239. 37 indexed citations

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Thomas, Alen & Jerzy A. Szpunar. (2020). Effect of Cold-Rolling on Hydrogen Diffusion and Trapping in X70 Pipeline Steel. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology. 143(3). 14 indexed citations

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Penumakala, Pavan Kumar, et al.. (2020). A critical review on the fused deposition modeling of thermoplastic polymer composites. Composites Part B Engineering. 201. 108336–108336. 505 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thomas, Alen & Jerzy A. Szpunar. (2020). Visualisation of diffusion sites and measurement of hydrogen traps in hot-rolled pipes. Materials Science and Technology. 36(17). 1870–1882. 6 indexed citations

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Thomas, Alen & Jerzy A. Szpunar. (2019). Hydrogen diffusion and trapping in X70 pipeline steel. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 45(3). 2390–2404. 81 indexed citations

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Thomas, Alen, et al.. (2016). Parotid abscess: A clinical analysis of 40 cases in a tertiary care hospital in India. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Medicine and Pathology. 29(3). 189–192. 1 indexed citations

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