Brian J. Spencer

2.3k total citations
43 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Brian J. Spencer is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Computational Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian J. Spencer has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Materials Chemistry, 16 papers in Computational Mechanics and 11 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Brian J. Spencer's work include Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (16 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films (15 papers) and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (8 papers). Brian J. Spencer is often cited by papers focused on Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (16 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films (15 papers) and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (8 papers). Brian J. Spencer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. Brian J. Spencer's co-authors include J. Tersoff, Peter W. Voorhees, Stephen H. Davis, D. I. Meiron, Armando Rastelli, H. von Känel, William C. Purdy, Herbert E. Huppert, Glenn Ierley and G. B. McFadden and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Brian J. Spencer

41 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian J. Spencer United States 21 923 770 602 572 341 43 1.9k
J. R. Noonan United States 26 1.0k 1.1× 642 0.8× 197 0.3× 496 0.9× 127 0.4× 60 1.8k
Pavel Šmilauer United Kingdom 23 1.1k 1.1× 645 0.8× 243 0.4× 418 0.7× 775 2.3× 47 1.8k
E. R. Nowak United States 20 706 0.8× 669 0.9× 448 0.7× 469 0.8× 594 1.7× 57 1.7k
S.T. de Zwart Netherlands 19 503 0.5× 321 0.4× 268 0.4× 366 0.6× 62 0.2× 40 1.1k
V. I. Emel’yanov Russia 20 546 0.6× 402 0.5× 653 1.1× 321 0.6× 25 0.1× 131 1.4k
Ed Swartz United States 12 376 0.4× 2.4k 3.2× 102 0.2× 478 0.8× 239 0.7× 26 3.2k
V. S. Yuferev Russia 20 291 0.3× 430 0.6× 252 0.4× 449 0.8× 78 0.2× 117 1.1k
Jean‐Marc Debierre France 18 152 0.2× 695 0.9× 110 0.2× 192 0.3× 254 0.7× 67 1.1k
Yoshihide Yoshimoto Japan 19 398 0.4× 505 0.7× 164 0.3× 243 0.4× 465 1.4× 53 1.4k
Toshiro Isu Japan 23 1.6k 1.7× 442 0.6× 91 0.2× 1.3k 2.4× 212 0.6× 168 2.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Spencer, Brian J.. (2024). Liquid drop shapes on hexagonal substrates: corner dewetting in the context of vapor–liquid–solid growth of nanowires. Journal of Engineering Mathematics. 147(1). 1 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J., et al.. (2016). Asymmetric shape transitions of epitaxial quantum dots. Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 472(2190). 20160262–20160262. 2 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J. & J. Tersoff. (2013). Symmetry breaking in shape transitions of epitaxial quantum dots. Physical Review B. 87(16). 7 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J. & J. Tersoff. (2010). Asymmetry and shape transitions of epitaxially strained islands on vicinal surfaces. Applied Physics Letters. 96(7). 73114–73114. 21 indexed citations
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Mastroberardino, A. & Brian J. Spencer. (2010). Three-dimensional equilibrium crystal shapes with corner energy regularization. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics. 75(2). 190–205. 6 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J., et al.. (2010). Composition evolution of quantum dots during the growth of solid films. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics. 75(2). 222–239.
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Han, Xiaoying & Brian J. Spencer. (2007). A nonlinear model for surface segregation and solute trapping during planar film growth. Journal of Applied Physics. 101(8). 3 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J., et al.. (2005). Shape and Composition Map of a Prepyramid Quantum Dot. Physical Review Letters. 95(20). 206101–206101. 34 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J.. (2004). Asymptotic solutions for the equilibrium crystal shape with small corner energy regularization. Physical Review E. 69(1). 11603–11603. 47 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J., et al.. (2002). A codimension-two free boundary problem for the equilibrium shapes of a small three-dimensional island in an epitaxially strained solid film. Interfaces and Free Boundaries Mathematical Analysis Computation and Applications. 4(1). 1–25. 16 indexed citations
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Tersoff, J., Brian J. Spencer, Armando Rastelli, & H. von Känel. (2002). Barrierless Formation and Faceting of SiGe Islands on Si(001). Physical Review Letters. 89(19). 196104–196104. 132 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J. & J. Tersoff. (2001). Stresses and first-order dislocation energetics in equilibrium Stranski-Krastanow islands. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 63(20). 52 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J., Peter W. Voorhees, & J. Tersoff. (2000). Enhanced Instability of Strained Alloy Films due to Compositional Stresses. Physical Review Letters. 84(11). 2449–2452. 65 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J., et al.. (1999). Equilibrium island ridge arrays in strained solid films. Journal of Applied Physics. 86(10). 5530–5536. 16 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J. & Herbert E. Huppert. (1997). On the solidification of dendritic arrays: An asymptotic theory for the directional solidification of slender needle crystals. Acta Materialia. 45(4). 1535–1549. 14 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J. & William C. Purdy. (1997). Comparison of the separation of fat-soluble vitamins using β-cyclodextrins in high-performance liquid chromatography and micellar electrokinetic chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A. 782(2). 227–235. 22 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J. & William C. Purdy. (1995). High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Separation of Equilin, Estrone, and Estrone Derivatives with Cyclodextrins as Mobile Phase Additives. Journal of Liquid Chromatography. 18(20). 4063–4080. 16 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J. & William C. Purdy. (1995). High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Separation of Derivatized Amino Acids Enantiomers Using Modified β-Cyclodextrin as a Mobile Phase Additive. Analytical Letters. 28(10). 1865–1881. 6 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J., et al.. (1993). Morphological instability in epitaxially strained dislocation-free solid films: Nonlinear evolution. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 47(15). 9760–9777. 90 indexed citations
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Spencer, Brian J., Peter W. Voorhees, Stephen H. Davis, & G. B. McFadden. (1992). The effect of compositionally-generated elastic stresses on morphological instability during directional solidification. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia. 40(7). 1599–1616. 23 indexed citations

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