Ben Thomas

519 total citations
18 papers, 388 citations indexed

About

Ben Thomas is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Thomas has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 388 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 11 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 3 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ben Thomas's work include Tribology and Wear Analysis (7 papers), Lubricants and Their Additives (5 papers) and Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation (4 papers). Ben Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Tribology and Wear Analysis (7 papers), Lubricants and Their Additives (5 papers) and Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation (4 papers). Ben Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Norway. Ben Thomas's co-authors include M. Hadfield, Adam Roberts, Philip Sewell, Iakovos Tzanakis, Ian Henshaw, Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan, Sean Balmain, A. Hernández Battez, J.L. Viesca and María J.G. Guimarey and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Renewable Energy and Nanotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Ben Thomas

18 papers receiving 375 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben Thomas United Kingdom 8 203 202 70 47 42 18 388
Yuxin Zhou China 11 214 1.1× 100 0.5× 26 0.4× 111 2.4× 20 0.5× 43 440
Xiaoli Shi China 12 184 0.9× 48 0.2× 29 0.4× 136 2.9× 29 0.7× 35 346
Zhang Jun China 16 288 1.4× 184 0.9× 16 0.2× 220 4.7× 17 0.4× 58 700
Claudio D’Angelo Switzerland 10 139 0.7× 46 0.2× 16 0.2× 85 1.8× 40 1.0× 17 350
Xinyu Shi China 13 238 1.2× 55 0.3× 130 1.9× 29 0.6× 7 0.2× 33 484
В. А. Кузнецов Russia 10 83 0.4× 36 0.2× 29 0.4× 101 2.1× 9 0.2× 34 350
Yunlong Xue China 11 310 1.5× 79 0.4× 50 0.7× 115 2.4× 23 0.5× 42 472
Rui Wu China 14 319 1.6× 232 1.1× 42 0.6× 191 4.1× 11 0.3× 54 488

Countries citing papers authored by Ben Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Thomas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ben Thomas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ben Thomas based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ben Thomas. Ben Thomas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Guimarey, María J.G., J.L. Viesca, Amor Abdelkader, et al.. (2021). Electrochemically exfoliated graphene and molybdenum disulfide nanoplatelets as lubricant additives. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 342. 116959–116959. 17 indexed citations
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Guimarey, María J.G., Amr M. Abdelkader, Marı́a J. P. Comuñas, et al.. (2020). Comparison between thermophysical and tribological properties of two engine lubricant additives: electrochemically exfoliated graphene and molybdenum disulfide nanoplatelets. Nanotechnology. 32(2). 25701–25701. 22 indexed citations
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Saifullah, Abu, et al.. (2019). An Investigation of Low Velocity Impact Properties of Rotationally Molded Skin–Foam–Skin Sandwich Structure. Polymer Engineering and Science. 60(2). 387–397. 3 indexed citations
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Roberts, Adam, et al.. (2018). Generating renewable power from water hammer pressure surges. Renewable Energy. 134. 1392–1399. 14 indexed citations
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Saifullah, Abu, et al.. (2017). Fracture toughness of rotationally molded polyethylene and polypropylene. Polymer Engineering and Science. 58(1). 63–73. 13 indexed citations
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Roberts, Adam, et al.. (2016). Current tidal power technologies and their suitability for applications in coastal and marine areas. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy. 2(2). 227–245. 109 indexed citations
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Saifullah, Abu, et al.. (2016). Impact properties analysis of rotationally molded polyethylene and polypropylene for a wide range of temperatures. Bournemouth University Research Online (Bournemouth University). 1686–1689. 1 indexed citations
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Roberts, Adam, et al.. (2016). Current tidal power technologies and their suitability for small-scale applications in shallow near-shore areas. Bournemouth University Research Online (Bournemouth University). 1 indexed citations
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Hadfield, M., et al.. (2016). The depletion of ZDDP additives within marine lubricants and associated cylinder liner wear in RNLI lifeboat engines. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L Journal of Materials Design and Applications. 231(1-2). 162–170. 3 indexed citations
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Hadfield, M., et al.. (2016). Assessing Boundary Film Forming Behavior of Phosphonium Ionic Liquids as Engine Lubricant Additives. Lubricants. 4(2). 17–17. 6 indexed citations
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Tzanakis, Iakovos, et al.. (2012). Future perspectives on sustainable tribology. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 16(6). 4126–4140. 119 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ben, et al.. (2010). Wear and Friction Modeling on Lifeboat Launch Systems. Tribology Transactions. 53(4). 584–599. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ben, et al.. (2010). Wear and friction modelling on lifeboat launch slipway panels. WIT transactions on engineering sciences. 1. 209–221. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ben, et al.. (2009). Experimental wear modelling of lifeboat slipway launches. Tribology International. 42(11-12). 1706–1714. 7 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ben, et al.. (2009). Wear observations applied to lifeboat slipway launches. Wear. 267(11). 2062–2069. 6 indexed citations
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Malhotra, S.K. & Ben Thomas. (1985). Effect of interface gap on load–slip characteristics of timber joints fabricated with multiple nails. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 12(1). 104–113. 2 indexed citations

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