D. W. Bacon

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

D. W. Bacon is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Organic Chemistry and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, D. W. Bacon has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 13 papers in Organic Chemistry and 13 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in D. W. Bacon's work include Advanced Control Systems Optimization (19 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (13 papers) and Fault Detection and Control Systems (10 papers). D. W. Bacon is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Control Systems Optimization (19 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (13 papers) and Fault Detection and Control Systems (10 papers). D. W. Bacon collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Arab Emirates and United States. D. W. Bacon's co-authors include Donald G. Watts, Kimberley B. McAuley, Douglas J. Pritchard, James C. C. Hsu, Bo Kou, K. Zhen Yao, Tuyu Xie, P. James McLellan, J. Downie and Cheng‐Chih Hsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Technometrics, Biometrika and Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

In The Last Decade

D. W. Bacon

65 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Estimating the transition between two intersecting straig... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 100 200 300
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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. Estimating the transition between two intersecting straight lines
    1971 338 citations D. W. Bacon, Donald G. Watts Biometrika 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. W. Bacon Canada 20 511 272 209 167 166 69 1.7k
Park M. Reilly Canada 19 231 0.5× 477 1.8× 321 1.5× 232 1.4× 124 0.7× 62 1.5k
Joe H. Mize United States 11 168 0.3× 130 0.5× 71 0.3× 43 0.3× 33 0.2× 24 1.1k
P. James McLellan Canada 24 716 1.4× 59 0.2× 75 0.4× 62 0.4× 22 0.1× 85 2.0k
F. S. Lai United States 16 71 0.1× 99 0.4× 359 1.7× 84 0.5× 70 0.4× 55 1.4k
D. Tabak United States 11 150 0.3× 94 0.3× 89 0.4× 79 0.5× 13 0.1× 43 899
G.W. Barton Australia 29 722 1.4× 82 0.3× 177 0.8× 69 0.4× 8 0.0× 113 2.8k
T. Lwin Australia 16 74 0.1× 13 0.0× 336 1.6× 66 0.4× 420 2.5× 46 1.5k
Lin Chen China 29 105 0.2× 33 0.1× 564 2.7× 23 0.1× 51 0.3× 131 2.4k
Marcio Schwaab Brazil 22 282 0.6× 164 0.6× 477 2.3× 61 0.4× 22 0.1× 54 1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. W. Bacon

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kou, Bo, Kimberley B. McAuley, James C. C. Hsu, & D. W. Bacon. (2005). Mathematical Model and Parameter Estimation for Gas‐Phase Ethylene/Hexene Copolymerization With Metallocene Catalyst. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 290(6). 537–557. 44 indexed citations
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Hutchinson, Robin A., P. James McLellan, J. O. Ramsay, Hana Sulieman, & D. W. Bacon. (2004). Investigating the impact of operating parameters on molecular weight distributions using functional regression. Macromolecular Symposia. 206(1). 495–508. 5 indexed citations
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Chung, Jin Suk, et al.. (2002). Polymer-supported metallocene catalysts for gas-phase ethylene polymerization. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering. 19(4). 597–600. 8 indexed citations
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Hsu, Cheng‐Chih, et al.. (1999). A Kinetic Model for Ethylene Polymerization with a Polymer Supported Ziegler-Natta Catalyst. 7(1). 97–130. 5 indexed citations
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Guay, Martin, P. James McLellan, & D. W. Bacon. (1995). Measurement of nonlinearity in chemical process control systems: The steady state map. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 73(6). 868–882. 53 indexed citations
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Xie, Tuyu, Kimberley B. McAuley, James C. C. Hsu, & D. W. Bacon. (1995). Modeling molecular weight development of gas‐phase α‐olefin copolymerization. AIChE Journal. 41(5). 1251–1265. 29 indexed citations
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Hsu, Cheng‐Chih, et al.. (1994). Polymer‐supported Ziegler–Natta catalysts. II. Ethylene homo‐ and copolymerization with TiCl4/MgR2/poly(ethylene‐co‐acrylic acid) catalyst. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 32(11). 2135–2145. 17 indexed citations
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McLellan, P. James, T. J. Harris, & D. W. Bacon. (1990). Error trajectory descriptions of nonlinear controller designs. Chemical Engineering Science. 45(10). 3017–3034. 47 indexed citations
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Downie, J., et al.. (1990). A dual response analysis of the initial-rate data for the oxidation of propylene. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems. 9(1). 75–82. 1 indexed citations
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McFarlane, Randall C. & D. W. Bacon. (1989). Adaptive optimizing control of multivariable constrained chemical processes. 1. Theoretical development. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 28(12). 1828–1834. 11 indexed citations
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Bacon, D. W., et al.. (1989). Sequential statistical design strategy in a kinetic study of propylene oxidation. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 67(3). 397–404. 3 indexed citations
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Pritchard, D. J., et al.. (1979). Singularities in Multiresponse Modelling. Technometrics. 21(3). 291–291. 5 indexed citations
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Pritchard, Douglas J. & D. W. Bacon. (1977). Accounting for Heteroscedasticity in Experimental Design. Technometrics. 19(2). 109–109. 3 indexed citations
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Pritchard, Douglas J., J. Downie, & D. W. Bacon. (1977). Further Consideration of Heteroscedasticity in Fitting Kinetic Models. Technometrics. 19(3). 227–236. 35 indexed citations
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Bacon, D. W., et al.. (1976). The analysis of data from recirculation reactors. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 54(1-2). 107–110. 4 indexed citations
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Watts, Donald G. & D. W. Bacon. (1974). Using An Hyperbola as a Transition Model to Fit Two-Regime Straight-Line Data. Technometrics. 16(3). 369–373. 38 indexed citations
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Watts, Donald G. & D. W. Bacon. (1974). Using an Hyperbola as a Transition Model to Fit Two-Regime Straight-Line Data. Technometrics. 16(3). 369–369. 10 indexed citations
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Bacon, D. W., et al.. (1972). Sequential statistical design strategy in an experimental kinetic study. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 50(6). 796–801. 23 indexed citations
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Bacon, D. W. & Donald G. Watts. (1971). Estimating the Transition between Two Intersecting Straight Lines. Biometrika. 58(3). 525–525. 8 indexed citations
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Box, George E. P., Gwilym M. Jenkins, & D. W. Bacon. (1967). MODELS FOR FORECASTING SEASONAL AND NON-SEASONAL TIME SERIES.. 24 indexed citations

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