B. R. Orton

978 total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 835 citations indexed

About

B. R. Orton is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, B. R. Orton has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 835 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Materials Chemistry, 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in B. R. Orton's work include Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys (14 papers), X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography (7 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (7 papers). B. R. Orton is often cited by papers focused on Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys (14 papers), X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography (7 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (7 papers). B. R. Orton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Romania and United States. B. R. Orton's co-authors include Daniel E. Goldberg, William D. Flitter, Anthony Cerami, William J. Swiggard, A.F.G. Slater, G B Henderson, G.I. Williams, R. Street, Kazuaki Furukawa and R. Mănăilă and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Journal of Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

B. R. Orton

33 papers receiving 783 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. R. Orton United Kingdom	12	302	291	215	165	102	33	835
A. A. Levi United States	10	85 0.3×	50 0.2×	56 0.3×	86 0.5×	52 0.5×	19	400
R. Steiger Switzerland	18	125 0.4×	152 0.5×	12 0.1×	267 1.6×	129 1.3×	44	892
Geraint Jones United Kingdom	19	250 0.8×	11 0.0×	256 1.2×	343 2.1×	184 1.8×	112	1.4k
T. Fujimura Japan	20	191 0.6×	186 0.6×	21 0.1×	30 0.2×	642 6.3×	66	1.3k
E. Martínez Spain	18	333 1.1×	25 0.1×	20 0.1×	118 0.7×	720 7.1×	34	1.6k
CZ Wang United States	14	896 3.0×	36 0.1×	20 0.1×	473 2.9×	39 0.4×	24	1.3k
Koushi Hidaka Japan	26	220 0.7×	201 0.7×	19 0.1×	333 2.0×	913 9.0×	74	1.8k
A. Giró Spain	13	205 0.7×	17 0.1×	122 0.6×	45 0.3×	66 0.6×	30	431
Thomas A. Patterson United States	17	316 1.0×	23 0.1×	150 0.7×	72 0.4×	429 4.2×	30	1.4k
Chau‐Chung Han Taiwan	19	485 1.6×	14 0.0×	16 0.1×	171 1.0×	188 1.8×	34	1.1k

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Orton, B. R., et al.. (2008). EXAFS study of local atomic order about iodine in thyroxine, rat, human and sheep thyroids. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 15(6). 641–647. 2 indexed citations

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Zaidi, S. Z. A., et al.. (1995). Thermoelectric power and d.c. conductivity of co-evaporated Mn/SiOx cermet thin films. Thin Solid Films. 256(1-2). 120–123. 8 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R., et al.. (1993). XANES and EXAFS investigation of sd hybrid bonds in alloys of gold with gallium, germanium and tin through the solid-liquid transition. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 156-158. 133–136. 5 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R., et al.. (1990). Experimental determination of plasmon energies from X-ray excited selenium Auger peaks in chalcogenide glasses of the type Ge_xSe_y(α)_z [α = Bi, Ga, Sb]. Philosophical Magazine B. 62(1). 71–78. 6 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R., et al.. (1987). EXAFS study of tin through the solid-liquid transition. Journal of Physics F Metal Physics. 17(3). L45–L48. 11 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R., et al.. (1987). Phase equilibria in the system ZnO-B2O3-SiO2 at 950� C. Journal of Materials Science. 22(11). 4139–4143. 20 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R., et al.. (1987). An XPS study of indium through the melting point. Journal of Physics F Metal Physics. 17(10). 1999–2006. 11 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R.. (1980). A DOUBLE HARD SPHERE MODEL FOR MOLTEN SEMICONDUCTORS AND SEMIMETALS. Le Journal de Physique Colloques. 41(C8). C8–280. 8 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R. & J C Rivière. (1980). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of bulk glassy Se under Ar ion bombardment. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 37(3). 401–406. 5 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R.. (1977). The Partial Structure Factor of Sulphur in Liquid CS₂ by Combining X -ray and Neutron Diffraction Results. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 32(8). 863–865. 3 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R.. (1977). A Double Hard Sphere Model of Supercooled Liquid Gallium. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 32(3-4). 332–334. 13 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R.. (1976). A Model of the Structure of Liquid Antimony. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 31(3-4). 397–398. 11 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R. & R. Street. (1972). An X-ray diffraction study of liquid mercury between 50C and 150C. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 5(16). 2089–2097. 20 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R., et al.. (1972). An X ray diffraction investigation of molten copper-germanium alloys by the partial interference function method. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 5(21). 2977–2984. 9 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R., et al.. (1971). A versatile automatic X-ray diffractometer for the study of high vapour pressure liquids. Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments. 4(5). 354–358. 9 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R., et al.. (1970). Structure factors of molten copper-germanium alloys. Physics Letters A. 31(4). 164–165. 6 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R. & Young Rag. (1970). Holographic reconstruction method of examining model crystal structures. Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments. 3(12). 1015–1016. 5 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R., et al.. (1969). The structure of liquid bismuth–indium alloys. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 2(5). 219–223. 10 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R., et al.. (1966). An X-ray diffraction investigation of liquid indium. Philosophical magazine. 14(130). 873–877. 17 indexed citations

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Orton, B. R., Brian Shaw, & G.I. Williams. (1960). An X-ray structure investigation of the liquids of sodium, potassium and sodium-potassium alloys. Acta Metallurgica. 8(3). 177–186. 40 indexed citations

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