David H. Roach

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

David H. Roach is a scholar working on Ceramics and Composites, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, David H. Roach has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Ceramics and Composites, 5 papers in Materials Chemistry and 4 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in David H. Roach's work include Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (5 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (4 papers) and Glass properties and applications (3 papers). David H. Roach is often cited by papers focused on Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (5 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (4 papers) and Glass properties and applications (3 papers). David H. Roach collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Korea. David H. Roach's co-authors include Nicholas P. Money, Richard J. Howard, Robert F. Cook, Stephen Shuler, John W. Holmes, Xin Wu, Brian R. Lawn, Alexandre Cooper, Sri Lathabai and Robb Thomson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

David H. Roach

17 papers receiving 975 citations

Hit Papers

Penetration of hard substrates by a fungus employing enor... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 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. Penetration of hard substrates by a fungus employing enormous turgor pressures.
    1991 646 citations Richard J. Howard, David H. Roach et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 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 H. Roach United States 9 477 387 286 207 152 17 1.0k
Zhongyue Wang China 20 326 0.7× 173 0.4× 268 0.9× 82 0.4× 67 0.4× 85 1.4k
Qingzhong Xue China 21 767 1.6× 1.0k 2.6× 39 0.1× 10 0.0× 92 0.6× 62 1.7k
S. A. White United Kingdom 18 107 0.2× 262 0.7× 31 0.1× 44 0.2× 133 0.9× 50 1.0k
Peng Ding China 15 154 0.3× 99 0.3× 29 0.1× 19 0.1× 92 0.6× 39 819
Christopher R. Baker United States 14 182 0.4× 291 0.8× 7 0.0× 61 0.3× 105 0.7× 26 803
Yuqiang Zhao China 19 274 0.6× 239 0.6× 90 0.3× 9 0.0× 63 0.4× 96 1.0k
Gilberto Carvalho Coelho Brazil 19 114 0.2× 20 0.1× 74 0.3× 137 0.7× 954 6.3× 120 1.3k
Yanming He China 14 465 1.0× 204 0.5× 22 0.1× 28 0.1× 104 0.7× 33 826
Xiaolong Shao China 20 307 0.6× 408 1.1× 43 0.2× 25 0.1× 13 0.1× 59 1.2k
G. F. Sykes United States 8 77 0.2× 53 0.1× 43 0.2× 7 0.0× 113 0.7× 29 462

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Fields of papers citing papers by David H. Roach

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David H. Roach

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Ionkin, Alex S., B.M. Fish, Feng Gao, et al.. (2010). Contacts to silicon using a silver paste containing a phosphorus source. 3179–3180. 1 indexed citations
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Fennimore, Adam, et al.. (2008). Degradation of carbon nanotube field emitters driven by anode adsorbed water. Applied Physics Letters. 92(10). 8 indexed citations
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Fennimore, Adam, et al.. (2008). Enhancing lifetime of carbon nanotube field emitters through hydrocarbon exposure. Applied Physics Letters. 92(21). 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Lap‐Tak, Ming Zheng, Walter Mahler, et al.. (2008). 13.2: Electrochemical Deposition of Carbon Nanotube Films and Applications in Field Emission Display Devices. SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers. 39(1). 155–158. 2 indexed citations
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Fennimore, Adam, Lu Cheng, & David H. Roach. (2008). A stable under-gate triode CNT field emitter fabricated via screen printing. Diamond and Related Materials. 17(12). 2005–2009. 16 indexed citations
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Bouchard, R.J., et al.. (2005). Screen Printable Dielectric for Field Emission Displays. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 88(6). 1465–1467. 3 indexed citations
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Londono, J. D., et al.. (2000). Synchrotron studies of polymers at DND-CAT. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 33(3). 704–708. 3 indexed citations
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Shuler, Stephen, John W. Holmes, Xin Wu, & David H. Roach. (1993). Influence of Loading Frequency on the Room‐Temperature Fatigue of a Carbon‐Fiber/SiC‐Matrix Composite. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 76(9). 2327–2336. 119 indexed citations
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Howard, Richard J., et al.. (1991). Penetration of hard substrates by a fungus employing enormous turgor pressures.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 88(24). 11281–11284. 646 indexed citations breakdown →
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Roach, David H., Sri Lathabai, & Brian R. Lawn. (1988). Interfacial Layers in Brittle Cracks. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 71(2). 97–105. 37 indexed citations
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Roach, David H., et al.. (1988). Stress Superposition in High‐Strength Glass. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 71(4). 2 indexed citations
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Lawn, Brian R., David H. Roach, & Robb Thomson. (1987). Thresholds and reversibility in brittle cracks: An atomistic surface force model. Journal of Materials Science. 22(11). 4036–4050. 32 indexed citations
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Roach, David H., et al.. (1986). Weakening of Soda‐Lime Glass by Particle Impact During Hydrofluoric Acid Etching. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 69(7). 7 indexed citations
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Cook, Robert F. & David H. Roach. (1986). The effect of lateral crack growth on the strength of contact flaws in brittle materials. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 1(4). 589–600. 74 indexed citations
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Roach, David H.. (1986). Comparison of the Liquid‐Nitrogen Strength and the High‐Stressing‐Rate Strength of Soda‐Lime Glass. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 69(8). 1 indexed citations
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Roach, David H., et al.. (1986). Crack velocity thresholds and healing in mica. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 114(1). 292–294. 12 indexed citations
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Roach, David H. & Alexandre Cooper. (1985). Effect of Contact Residual Stress Relaxation on Fracture Strength of Indented Soda‐Lime Glass. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 68(11). 632–636. 38 indexed citations

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