E. D. West

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 877 citations indexed

About

E. D. West is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, E. D. West has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 877 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 11 papers in Organic Chemistry and 7 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in E. D. West's work include thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses (16 papers), Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure (11 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (4 papers). E. D. West is often cited by papers focused on thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses (16 papers), Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure (11 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (4 papers). E. D. West collaborates with scholars based in United States. E. D. West's co-authors include David A. Ditmars, Shu‐Sing Chang, G. M. Bernstein, D.C. Ginnings, K.L. Churney, William E. Case, D. A. Jennings and F. L. Oetting and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Applied Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

E. D. West

22 papers receiving 809 citations

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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.

Enthalpy and Heat-Capacity Standard Reference Material: Synthetic Sapphire (Alpha-Al2O3) From 10 to 2250 K

1982 486 citations David A. Ditmars, Shu‐Sing Chang et al. Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
E. D. West United States	13	495	314	184	180	113	24	877
D.C. Ginnings United States	12	349 0.7×	253 0.8×	130 0.7×	144 0.8×	142 1.3×	15	732
Thomas B. Douglas United States	15	425 0.9×	220 0.7×	57 0.3×	231 1.3×	109 1.0×	44	841
David A. Ditmars United States	8	405 0.8×	230 0.7×	87 0.5×	142 0.8×	63 0.6×	12	635
Robert E. McCoskey United States	9	280 0.6×	237 0.8×	110 0.6×	54 0.3×	103 0.9×	15	577
Serge Gratch United States	9	133 0.3×	313 1.0×	57 0.3×	98 0.5×	96 0.8×	11	706
Minoru Nakamizo United States	14	830 1.7×	140 0.4×	54 0.3×	228 1.3×	130 1.2×	39	1.3k
B. K. Annis United States	21	405 0.8×	128 0.4×	56 0.3×	76 0.4×	213 1.9×	63	1.2k
H. Uchtmann Germany	18	312 0.6×	253 0.8×	225 1.2×	84 0.5×	147 1.3×	48	983
Melvin P. Nadler United States	11	499 1.0×	181 0.6×	146 0.8×	55 0.3×	49 0.4×	22	790
Paul Schissel United States	14	164 0.3×	164 0.5×	97 0.5×	118 0.7×	75 0.7×	41	648

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Ditmars, David A., et al.. (1982). Enthalpy and Heat-Capacity Standard Reference Material: Synthetic Sapphire (Alpha-Al2O3) From 10 to 2250 K. Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards. 87(2). 159–159. 486 indexed citations breakdown →

Oetting, F. L. & E. D. West. (1982). An adiabatic calorimeter for the range 300 to 700 K. The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. 14(2). 107–114. 12 indexed citations

West, E. D., et al.. (1975). Spectral-absorptance measurements for laser calorimetry*. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 65(5). 573–573. 5 indexed citations

West, E. D., et al.. (1972). A reference calorimeter for laser energy measurements. Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section A Physics and Chemistry. 76A(1). 13–13. 40 indexed citations

West, E. D., et al.. (1971). Analysis of solution kinetics data coupled with thermal transients in an adiabatic calorimeter. I. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 75(26). 4029–4038. 7 indexed citations

West, E. D., et al.. (1971). Analysis of solution kinetics data coupled with thermal transients in an adiabatic calorimeter. II. First-order reactions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 75(26). 4039–4040. 3 indexed citations

Jennings, D. A. & E. D. West. (1970). A Laser Power Meter for Large Beams. Review of Scientific Instruments. 41(4). 565–567. 15 indexed citations

West, E. D. & K.L. Churney. (1970). Theory of Isoperibol Calorimetry for Laser Power and Energy Measurements. Journal of Applied Physics. 41(6). 2705–2712. 39 indexed citations

West, E. D., et al.. (1969). Heat capacity of liquid nitromethane from 35.deg. to 200.deg.C. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 14(1). 107–109. 5 indexed citations

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West, E. D., et al.. (1969). Experimental Evaluation of Heater Lead Error in Calorimetry. Review of Scientific Instruments. 40(10). 1356–1359. 6 indexed citations

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West, E. D. & K.L. Churney. (1968). A Two-Body Model for Calorimeters with Constant-Temperature Environment. Journal of Applied Physics. 39(9). 4206–4215. 14 indexed citations

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West, E. D., et al.. (1967). Density and vapor pressure of nitromethane 26.degree. to 200.degree.. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 12(2). 197–199. 15 indexed citations

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West, E. D., et al.. (1967). Anomalous Heat Capacity of TiNi. Journal of Applied Physics. 38(11). 4473–4476. 42 indexed citations

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Ginnings, D.C. & E. D. West. (1964). Heater Lead Problem in Calorimetry. Review of Scientific Instruments. 35(8). 965–967. 17 indexed citations

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West, E. D.. (1963). Heating rate as a test of adiabatic calorimeters and the heat capacity of ?-alumina. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 59. 2200–2200. 4 indexed citations

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West, E. D.. (1960). Techniques in Calorimetry. I. A Noble-Metal Thermocouple for Differential Use. Review of Scientific Instruments. 31(8). 896–897. 1 indexed citations

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West, E. D.. (1959). The Heat Capacity of Sulfur from 25 to 450°, the Heats and Temperatures of Transition and Fusion^1,2. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 81(1). 29–37. 86 indexed citations

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West, E. D. & D.C. Ginnings. (1958). An adiabatic calorimeter for the range 30-degrees-C to 500-degrees-C. Journal of research of the National Bureau of Standards. 60(4). 309–309. 31 indexed citations

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West, E. D. & D.C. Ginnings. (1957). The Heat Capacity of Aluminum Oxide in the Range 300 to 700°K. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 61(11). 1573–1574. 3 indexed citations

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West, E. D. & D.C. Ginnings. (1957). Automatic Temperature Regulation and Recording in Precision Adiabatic Calorimetry. Review of Scientific Instruments. 28(12). 1070–1074. 14 indexed citations

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