D. Elwell

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

D. Elwell is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Elwell has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Materials Chemistry, 31 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 27 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in D. Elwell's work include Crystallization and Solubility Studies (23 papers), Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (18 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (15 papers). D. Elwell is often cited by papers focused on Crystallization and Solubility Studies (23 papers), Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (18 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (15 papers). D. Elwell collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. D. Elwell's co-authors include Hans J. Scheel, E. Kaldis, Robert S. Feigelson, Gopalakrishna M. Rao, Robert G. Parker, S. H. Smith, Benjamin Griffiths, Gayathri M Rao, P. Capper and William A. Tiller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Electrochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

D. Elwell

85 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Crystal Growth from High Temperature Solutions 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Crystal Growth from High Temperature Solutions
    1976 621 citations D. Elwell et al. Journal of The Electrochemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Elwell United States 22 1.1k 760 436 386 384 88 2.0k
E. Sonder United States 28 1.4k 1.3× 692 0.9× 431 1.0× 265 0.7× 294 0.8× 85 2.2k
Б. П. Соболев Russia 26 1.9k 1.7× 650 0.9× 278 0.6× 348 0.9× 262 0.7× 255 2.9k
M J Norgett United Kingdom 23 2.3k 2.0× 449 0.6× 433 1.0× 322 0.8× 193 0.5× 38 3.0k
N.L. Peterson United States 32 2.1k 1.8× 446 0.6× 474 1.1× 1.4k 3.6× 311 0.8× 73 3.3k
W. van der Lugt Netherlands 27 1.1k 0.9× 182 0.2× 356 0.8× 1.5k 3.8× 158 0.4× 117 2.1k
F. A. Schmidt United States 24 565 0.5× 375 0.5× 582 1.3× 594 1.5× 284 0.7× 95 1.7k
A.D. Le Claire United Kingdom 22 1.3k 1.1× 295 0.4× 408 0.9× 953 2.5× 154 0.4× 37 2.0k
Christian Chatillon France 27 1.7k 1.5× 688 0.9× 527 1.2× 832 2.2× 118 0.3× 127 2.8k
M. Yamakata Japan 13 1.5k 1.3× 201 0.3× 211 0.5× 238 0.6× 341 0.9× 22 2.0k
David L. Price United States 31 2.2k 1.9× 300 0.4× 213 0.5× 530 1.4× 210 0.5× 83 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Elwell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. Elwell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. Elwell 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 D. Elwell. D. Elwell is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Goltzené, A., et al.. (1985). Preferential ion location and structural stability in CsCdCl3. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 46(4). 481–486. 17 indexed citations
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Elwell, D., W. L. Kway, & R. S. Feigelson. (1985). Crystal growth of a new tetragonal phase of ScTaO4. Journal of Crystal Growth. 71(1). 237–239. 10 indexed citations
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Elwell, D., et al.. (1984). Computation of stress in Bridgman crystals. Journal of Crystal Growth. 69(2-3). 275–280. 16 indexed citations
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Elwell, D., et al.. (1983). Influence of thermal conductivity on interface shape during bridgman growth. Journal of Crystal Growth. 64(3). 441–447. 30 indexed citations
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Elwell, D., et al.. (1982). Electrodeposition of silicon carbide. Materials Research Bulletin. 17(6). 697–706. 5 indexed citations
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Rao, Gopalakrishna M., D. Elwell, & Robert S. Feigelson. (1981). Electrodeposition of Silicon onto Graphite. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 128(8). 1708–1711. 61 indexed citations
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Rao, Gopalakrishna M., D. Elwell, & Robert S. Feigelson. (1980). Electrowinning of Silicon from  K 2SiF6 ‐ Molten Fluoride Systems. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 127(9). 1940–1944. 92 indexed citations
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Elwell, D.. (1979). Man-made gemstones. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 14 indexed citations
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Elwell, D., et al.. (1978). Conditions for stable growth of epitaxial GaP layers by molten salt electrodeposition. Journal of Crystal Growth. 44(5). 545–552. 9 indexed citations
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Elwell, D., et al.. (1978). The role of B2O3 in PbO/PbF2/B2O3 fluxes. Journal of Crystal Growth. 44(5). 553–560. 6 indexed citations
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Huggins, Robert A. & D. Elwell. (1977). Morphological stability of a Plane interface during electroncrystallization from molten salts. Journal of Crystal Growth. 37(2). 159–162. 15 indexed citations
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Elwell, D., et al.. (1976). Volatility of PbO/PbF2/B2O3 solvents and Y3Al5O12 solutions. Journal of Crystal Growth. 33(1). 155–158. 6 indexed citations
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Elwell, D.. (1976). Semiconductor heterojunctions. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 301(4). 394–394. 1 indexed citations
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Turner, Claire E., et al.. (1976). Control of dc motors for ACRT growth. Journal of Crystal Growth. 35(2). 234–235. 2 indexed citations
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Elwell, D., et al.. (1976). DC resistances in electrolytic crystallization from molten salts. Journal of Crystal Growth. 33(2). 232–238. 7 indexed citations
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Elwell, D., et al.. (1971). Mechanisms of crystal growth from fluxed melts. Journal of Materials Science. 6(12). 1499–1519. 1 indexed citations
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Elwell, D., et al.. (1971). Mechanisms of crystal growth from fluxed melts. Journal of Materials Science. 6(12). 1499–1519. 38 indexed citations
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Elwell, D., et al.. (1971). Review: Mechanisms of Crystal Growth from Fluxed Melts. 2 indexed citations
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Elwell, D. & Robert G. Parker. (1964). The relationship between bohr magneton number and oxygen deficiency in nickel ferrite. Philosophical magazine. 10(104). 253–261. 11 indexed citations
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Elwell, D., et al.. (1963). The influence of manganese on the electrical conductivity of nickel ferrite. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 24(11). 1325–1331. 6 indexed citations

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