C. Fred Higgs

3.0k total citations
147 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

C. Fred Higgs is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Fred Higgs has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 58 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 36 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in C. Fred Higgs's work include Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (30 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (27 papers) and Advanced machining processes and optimization (25 papers). C. Fred Higgs is often cited by papers focused on Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (30 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (27 papers) and Advanced machining processes and optimization (25 papers). C. Fred Higgs collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. C. Fred Higgs's co-authors include Michael R. Lovell, Elon J. Terrell, Pradeep L. Menezes, R. F. Stebbings, Ilya Avdeev, John Tichy, F. B. Dunning, K. A. Smith, Daniel V. Murphy and Hooshang Heshmat and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Nano Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

C. Fred Higgs

142 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. Fred Higgs United States 28 1.0k 809 451 411 402 147 2.3k
Bo Yao China 31 725 0.7× 814 1.0× 231 0.5× 130 0.3× 968 2.4× 159 3.1k
S. G. Psakhie Russia 25 956 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 323 0.7× 232 0.6× 964 2.4× 213 2.4k
C. Leone Italy 31 1.5k 1.5× 1.0k 1.2× 599 1.3× 1.1k 2.7× 218 0.5× 145 3.4k
Vikram K. Kinra United States 24 440 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 435 1.0× 186 0.5× 243 0.6× 80 1.8k
Zhuo Zhuang China 29 999 1.0× 1.2k 1.5× 249 0.6× 167 0.4× 1.3k 3.2× 178 2.6k
William J. Parker United States 15 867 0.9× 1.5k 1.9× 515 1.1× 329 0.8× 1.6k 4.1× 38 3.8k
Ya-Pu Zhao China 21 260 0.3× 318 0.4× 538 1.2× 393 1.0× 636 1.6× 50 1.7k
L. S. Fletcher United States 28 1.7k 1.7× 1.1k 1.3× 520 1.2× 794 1.9× 512 1.3× 161 2.8k
Thomas W. Eagar United States 34 3.2k 3.2× 700 0.9× 312 0.7× 279 0.7× 666 1.7× 117 4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Fred Higgs

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All Works

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Higgs, C. Fred, et al.. (2025). Dynamic particle packing to generate complex geometries. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 439. 117802–117802. 1 indexed citations
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Taha‐Tijerina, Jaime, et al.. (2024). Tribological Properties of h-BN, Ag and MgO Nanostructures as Lubricant Additives in Vegetable Oils. Lubricants. 12(3). 66–66. 7 indexed citations
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Haynes, Comas, C. Fred Higgs, Illya V. Hicks, et al.. (2024). The AGEP Engineering Alliance: A Model to Advance Historically URM Postdoctoral Scholars and Early-Career Faculty in Engineering. 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings. 1 indexed citations
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Choi, Chi Hun, Jaeho Shin, Lucas Eddy, et al.. (2024). Flash-within-flash synthesis of gram-scale solid-state materials. Nature Chemistry. 16(11). 1831–1837. 25 indexed citations
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Higgs, C. Fred, et al.. (2022). Sintering mechanics of binder jet 3D printed ceramics treated with a reactive binder. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 43(6). 2601–2613. 4 indexed citations
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Higgs, C. Fred, et al.. (2016). Critical Plate Thickness for Energy Dissipation During Sphere–Plate Elastoplastic Impact Involving Flexural Vibrations. Journal of Tribology. 139(4). 4 indexed citations
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Schiffres, Scott N., et al.. (2015). Vibrational Mismatch of Metal Leads Controls Thermal Conductance of Self-Assembled Monolayer Junctions. Nano Letters. 15(5). 2985–2991. 109 indexed citations
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Sunday, Cecily, et al.. (2012). Adaptive Solid Lubricant Transfer Films for Conductivity and Oxidation Control. 119–121. 1 indexed citations
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Higgs, C. Fred, et al.. (2010). An asperity-based fractional coverage model for transfer films on a tribological surface. Wear. 270(3-4). 127–139. 16 indexed citations
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Menezes, Pradeep L., Michael R. Lovell, Jeen‐Shang Lin, & C. Fred Higgs. (2009). An Explicit Finite Element Model to Study the Influence of Rake Angle on the Discontinuous Chip Formation During Orthogonal Metal Cutting. 455–457. 1 indexed citations
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Higgs, C. Fred, et al.. (2008). Experimental study of granular flows in a rough annular shear cell. Physical Review E. 78(4). 41306–41306. 26 indexed citations
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Messner, William, et al.. (2007). Bias in hard disk drive rotary actuator pivot bearings: measurements and lubrication phenomena. Microsystem Technologies. 13(8-10). 1377–1382. 2 indexed citations
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Higgs, C. Fred, et al.. (2007). An Asperity-Based Fractional Coverage Model for Solid Lubricant Film Transfer on a 3D Surface. 937–938. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, C. X., Jan Kansky, S. E. J. Shaw, Daniel V. Murphy, & C. Fred Higgs. (2006). Coherent beam combining of large number of PM fibres in 2-D fibre array. Electronics Letters. 42(18). 1024–1025. 42 indexed citations
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Kansky, Jan, et al.. (2006). Beam control of a 2D polarization maintaining fiber optic phased array with high-fiber count. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6306. 63060G–63060G. 48 indexed citations
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Higgs, C. Fred, et al.. (2005). Self-Replenishing, Self-Repairing Solid Lubrication: Modelling and Experimentation. 409–410. 2 indexed citations
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Higgs, C. Fred & Hooshang Heshmat. (2000). Characterization of Pelletized MoS2 Powder Particle Detachment Process. Journal of Tribology. 123(3). 455–461. 13 indexed citations
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Higgs, C. Fred, et al.. (1982). Influence of an applied electric field on state changing in xenon-Rydberg-atom—xenon collisions. Physical review. A, General physics. 26(3). 1350–1356. 14 indexed citations

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