David C. Wright

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

David C. Wright is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. Wright has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 9 papers in Materials Chemistry and 5 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in David C. Wright's work include Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (5 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (5 papers) and Quasicrystal Structures and Properties (4 papers). David C. Wright is often cited by papers focused on Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (5 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (5 papers) and Quasicrystal Structures and Properties (4 papers). David C. Wright collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Mexico. David C. Wright's co-authors include N. David Mermin, Daniel S. Rokhsar, Michael Ratz, M. Lindner, Yacov Kantor, David J. Bergman, James P. Sethna, David Rabson, Randall M. German and P. Cawley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

David C. Wright

27 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Crystalline liquids: the blue phases 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Crystalline liquids: the blue phases
    1989 557 citations David C. Wright, N. David Mermin Reviews of Modern Physics profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David C. Wright United States 15 509 366 334 258 215 28 1.3k
V. L. Indenbom Russia 19 283 0.6× 771 2.1× 219 0.7× 285 1.1× 149 0.7× 55 1.3k
Akira Hirai Japan 18 290 0.6× 287 0.8× 300 0.9× 52 0.2× 215 1.0× 88 1.1k
T. Hatano Japan 21 328 0.6× 548 1.5× 377 1.1× 116 0.4× 1.1k 5.0× 94 1.7k
Ernest Fontes United States 14 403 0.8× 242 0.7× 121 0.4× 43 0.2× 52 0.2× 28 918
T. Nakamura Japan 21 741 1.5× 878 2.4× 411 1.2× 143 0.6× 59 0.3× 159 1.8k
Colin Denniston Canada 22 463 0.9× 424 1.2× 281 0.8× 229 0.9× 318 1.5× 63 1.4k
A. Krämer Germany 17 98 0.2× 242 0.7× 373 1.1× 154 0.6× 48 0.2× 58 975
Soonchil Lee South Korea 19 463 0.9× 540 1.5× 378 1.1× 26 0.1× 285 1.3× 77 1.4k
A. P. Guimarães Brazil 21 1.1k 2.1× 678 1.9× 712 2.1× 168 0.7× 596 2.8× 110 1.7k
Ming Gong China 29 230 0.5× 1.1k 2.9× 929 2.8× 287 1.1× 106 0.5× 107 2.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pieris, Don, David C. Wright, Pete Crawforth, et al.. (2021). Non-destructive detection of machining-induced white layers through grain size and crystallographic texture-sensitive methods. Materials & Design. 200. 109472–109472. 23 indexed citations
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Ghadbeigi, Hassan, et al.. (2020). Non-destructive detection of machining-induced white layers in ferromagnetic alloys. Procedia CIRP. 87. 420–425. 12 indexed citations
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Wright, David C., et al.. (2018). Destructive and non-destructive testing methods for characterization and detection of machining-induced white layer: A review paper. CIRP journal of manufacturing science and technology. 23. 39–53. 44 indexed citations
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Barnes, Michael, et al.. (2016). Fluxless Chip Join Process Using Formic Acid Atmosphere in a Continuous Mass Reflow Furnace. 574–579. 17 indexed citations
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Ruíz, Alberto, et al.. (2013). Non-linear Ultrasonic NDE of Titanium Diffusion Bonds. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation. 33(2). 187–195. 29 indexed citations
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Cawley, P., et al.. (2011). Ultrasonic Non-destructive Evaluation of Titanium Diffusion Bonds. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation. 30(4). 225–236. 23 indexed citations
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Cawley, P., et al.. (2009). Vibro-enhanced fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI). Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring. 51(7). 378–383. 1 indexed citations
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Gan, Tong J., et al.. (2002). PentaLyte®, a Novel Middle Molecular Weight Starch in Balanced Electrolyte Solution. Anesthesiology. 96(Sup 2). A440–A440.
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Lindner, M., et al.. (2000). Leptogenesis with Dirac Neutrinos. Physical Review Letters. 84(18). 4039–4042. 157 indexed citations
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Beagley, B., Nongnuj Jaiboon, Charles A. McAuliffe, et al.. (1996). MM2 force field parameterisation, modelling and structure prediction of salen-type monomeric and hydrogen-bonded dimeric manganese complexes. Tetrahedron. 52(30). 10193–10204. 13 indexed citations
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Rabson, David, N. David Mermin, Daniel S. Rokhsar, & David C. Wright. (1991). The space groups of axial crystals and quasicrystals. Reviews of Modern Physics. 63(3). 699–733. 76 indexed citations
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Rokhsar, Daniel S., David C. Wright, & N. David Mermin. (1988). Scale equivalence of quasicrystallographic space groups. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 37(14). 8145–8149. 37 indexed citations
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Wright, David C., David J. Bergman, & Yacov Kantor. (1986). Resistance fluctuations in random resistor networks above and below the percolation threshold. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 33(1). 396–401. 101 indexed citations
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Sethna, James P., David C. Wright, & N. David Mermin. (1983). Relieving Cholesteric Frustration: The Blue Phase in a Curved Space. Physical Review Letters. 51(6). 467–470. 58 indexed citations
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German, Randall M., et al.. (1982). In vitro tarnish measurements on fixed prosthodontic alloys. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 47(4). 399–406. 28 indexed citations
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German, Randall M., et al.. (1980). Color and Color Stability as Alloy Design Criteria. JOM. 32(3). 20–27. 8 indexed citations
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German, Randall M., et al.. (1980). The colour of gold-silver-copper alloys. Gold bulletin. 13(3). 113–116. 19 indexed citations
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Wright, David C.. (1980). Black holes and the Gibbs-Duhem relation. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 21(4). 884–890. 6 indexed citations
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Wright, David C.. (1979). Cantor sets in 3-manifolds. Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics. 9(2). 5 indexed citations
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Wright, David C.. (1978). An inelastic deformation criterion for delayed failure. British Polymer Journal. 10(1). 60–64. 10 indexed citations

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