Andrea E. Sand

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
48 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Andrea E. Sand is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Computational Mechanics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrea E. Sand has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Materials Chemistry, 26 papers in Computational Mechanics and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Andrea E. Sand's work include Fusion materials and technologies (33 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (33 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (26 papers). Andrea E. Sand is often cited by papers focused on Fusion materials and technologies (33 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (33 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (26 papers). Andrea E. Sand collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United Kingdom and United States. Andrea E. Sand's co-authors include K. Nordlund, S. L. Dudarev, Fredric Granberg, L. Malerba, Tomoaki Suzudo, David Siméone, S.J. Zinkle, F. Willaime, R.E. Stoller and William J. Weber and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and Acta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

Andrea E. Sand

45 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Primary radiation damage: A review of current understanding and models

2018 420 citations K. Nordlund, S.J. Zinkle et al. Journal of Nuclear Materials profile →
Improving atomic displacement and replacement calculations with physically realistic damage models

2018 275 citations K. Nordlund, S.J. Zinkle et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrea E. Sand Finland	25	1.7k	630	281	216	181	48	2.1k
T. de Rességuier France	26	947 0.6×	423 0.7×	442 1.6×	86 0.4×	66 0.4×	119	1.7k
C.P.C. Wong United States	30	1.8k 1.0×	203 0.3×	281 1.0×	638 3.0×	217 1.2×	152	2.4k
Thomas Jourdan France	19	931 0.6×	216 0.3×	293 1.0×	157 0.7×	62 0.3×	57	1.1k
P. Rudolph Germany	27	1.6k 0.9×	198 0.3×	449 1.6×	157 0.7×	1.6k 8.8×	135	2.7k
Laurent Proville France	19	1.2k 0.7×	143 0.2×	584 2.1×	166 0.8×	82 0.5×	37	1.5k
Kunihito Nagayama Japan	23	863 0.5×	165 0.3×	195 0.7×	125 0.6×	346 1.9×	139	1.8k
Jeffrey McCord Germany	38	1.6k 0.9×	291 0.5×	861 3.1×	53 0.2×	1.4k 7.9×	212	5.0k
E. Vittone Italy	30	1.5k 0.9×	676 1.1×	128 0.5×	30 0.1×	1.6k 8.6×	173	3.0k
Thomas D. Swinburne France	17	773 0.5×	94 0.1×	355 1.3×	72 0.3×	43 0.2×	46	987
Béla Joós Canada	24	941 0.6×	81 0.1×	350 1.2×	59 0.3×	238 1.3×	82	1.9k

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Romazanov, J., et al.. (2025). Computational analysis of plasma-wall interactions in beryllium: A detailed study of physical and chemically assisted physical sputtering. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 609. 155758–155758.

Das, Suchandrima, Andrea E. Sand, & Felix Hofmann. (2024). Dislocation pinning in helium-implanted tungsten: A molecular dynamics study. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 601. 155293–155293. 3 indexed citations

Mason, Daniel R., et al.. (2023). Microstructure of a heavily irradiated metal exposed to a spectrum of atomic recoils. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 1684–1684. 22 indexed citations

Sand, Andrea E., et al.. (2021). Comparison of SIA defect morphologies from different interatomic potentials for collision cascades in W. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 29(6). 65015–65015. 4 indexed citations

Mayer, M., et al.. (2020). Deuterium retention in tungsten irradiated by different ions. Nuclear Fusion. 60(9). 96002–96002. 38 indexed citations

Mason, Daniel R., Andrea E. Sand, & S. L. Dudarev. (2019). Atomistic-object kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of irradiation damage in tungsten. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 27(5). 55003–55003. 18 indexed citations

Sand, Andrea E., et al.. (2019). Radiation damage in tungsten from cascade overlap with voids and vacancy clusters. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 31(40). 405402–405402. 37 indexed citations

Byggmästar, Jesper, Fredric Granberg, Andrea E. Sand, et al.. (2019). Collision cascades overlapping with self-interstitial defect clusters in Fe and W. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 31(24). 245402–245402. 49 indexed citations

Sand, Andrea E., et al.. (2019). Classification of clusters in collision cascades. Computational Materials Science. 172. 109364–109364. 8 indexed citations

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Backer, A. De, Christophe Domain, Charlotte Becquart, et al.. (2018). A model of defect cluster creation in fragmented cascades in metals based on morphological analysis. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 30(40). 405701–405701. 13 indexed citations

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Nordlund, K., S.J. Zinkle, Andrea E. Sand, et al.. (2018). Primary radiation damage: A review of current understanding and models. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 512. 450–479. 420 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nordlund, K., S.J. Zinkle, Andrea E. Sand, et al.. (2018). Improving atomic displacement and replacement calculations with physically realistic damage models. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1084–1084. 275 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dudarev, S. L., Daniel R. Mason, Edmund Tarleton, Pui-Wai Ma, & Andrea E. Sand. (2018). A multi-scale model for stresses, strains and swelling of reactor components under irradiation. Nuclear Fusion. 58(12). 126002–126002. 57 indexed citations

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Mirabolfathi, N., et al.. (2018). Directional Sensitivity in Light-Mass Dark Matter Searches with Single-Electron-Resolution Ionization Detectors. Physical Review Letters. 120(11). 111301–111301. 31 indexed citations

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Marian, Jaime, Charlotte Becquart, Christophe Domain, et al.. (2017). Recent advances in modeling and simulation of the exposure and response of tungsten to fusion energy conditions. Nuclear Fusion. 57(9). 92008–92008. 113 indexed citations

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Sand, Andrea E., et al.. (2017). Cytomegalovirus Late Protein pUL31 Alters Pre-rRNA Expression and Nuclear Organization during Infection. Journal of Virology. 91(18). 13 indexed citations

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Sand, Andrea E., et al.. (2016). Surface effects and statistical laws of defects in primary radiation damage: Tungsten vs. iron. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 115(3). 36001–36001. 40 indexed citations

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Sand, Andrea E., Tiffany M. Schmidt, & Paulo Kofuji. (2012). Diverse types of ganglion cell photoreceptors in the mammalian retina. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 31(4). 287–302. 71 indexed citations

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Tang, Xiaofang, et al.. (2010). Variable loss of Kir4.1 channel function in SeSAME syndrome mutations. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 399(4). 537–541. 39 indexed citations

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Sand, Andrea E., et al.. (2009). Craniofacial Growth Patterns in Patients with Congenitally Missing Permanent Teeth*. Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics / Fortschritte der Kieferorthopädie. 70(2). 139–151. 22 indexed citations

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