E.D. Nicholas

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

About

E.D. Nicholas is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, E.D. Nicholas has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 4 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 2 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in E.D. Nicholas's work include Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (7 papers), Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies (2 papers) and Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis (2 papers). E.D. Nicholas is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (7 papers), Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies (2 papers) and Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis (2 papers). E.D. Nicholas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. E.D. Nicholas's co-authors include W. M. Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Science and Technology of Welding & Joining, Materials science forum and Welding in the World.

In The Last Decade

E.D. Nicholas

8 papers receiving 980 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Friction stir welding for the transportation industries

1997 594 citations W. M. Thomas, E.D. Nicholas Materials & Design (1980-2015) profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
E.D. Nicholas United Kingdom	7	1.0k	349	151	109	43	9	1.0k
K. Kumar India	13	1.2k 1.1×	414 1.2×	179 1.2×	89 0.8×	43 1.0×	28	1.2k
Masatoshi Aritoshi Japan	14	710 0.7×	275 0.8×	119 0.8×	109 1.0×	38 0.9×	58	729
Guohong Luan China	14	1.0k 1.0×	565 1.6×	123 0.8×	83 0.8×	16 0.4×	19	1.1k
David H. Lammlein United States	8	606 0.6×	182 0.5×	87 0.6×	55 0.5×	34 0.8×	10	618
Yanying Hu China	20	790 0.8×	444 1.3×	285 1.9×	59 0.5×	22 0.5×	35	894
Yun-Mo Yeon South Korea	18	1.5k 1.5×	629 1.8×	239 1.6×	48 0.4×	28 0.7×	32	1.5k
Saad Ahmed Khodir Japan	10	569 0.6×	254 0.7×	76 0.5×	24 0.2×	20 0.5×	12	582
Satoshi Hirano Japan	12	1.0k 1.0×	279 0.8×	343 2.3×	107 1.0×	12 0.3×	32	1.1k
H. Badarinarayan United States	13	988 1.0×	379 1.1×	132 0.9×	55 0.5×	35 0.8×	23	1000
Luciano Bergmann Germany	17	738 0.7×	253 0.7×	143 0.9×	91 0.8×	19 0.4×	52	763

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E.D. Nicholas

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

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Nicholas, E.D. & W. M. Thomas. (2014). A review of friction processes for aerospace applications. International Journal of Materials and Product Technology. 32 indexed citations

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Thomas, W. M., et al.. (2005). FSW Process Variants and Mechanical Properties. Welding in the World. 49(3-4). 4–11. 18 indexed citations

3.

Nicholas, E.D.. (2003). Friction Processing Technologies. Welding in the World. 47(11-12). 2–9. 62 indexed citations

4.

Thomas, W. M., et al.. (2002). Friction Based Welding Technology for Aluminium. Materials science forum. 396-402. 1543–1548. 34 indexed citations

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Nicholas, E.D., et al.. (2001). Proces zgrzewania tarciowego z mieszaniem materiału zgrzeiny ma już 10 lat.. Biuletyn Instytutu Spawalnictwa. 30–36.

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Thomas, W. M., et al.. (1999). Feasibility of friction stir welding steel. Science and Technology of Welding & Joining. 4(6). 365–372. 301 indexed citations

7.

Thomas, W. M. & E.D. Nicholas. (1997). Friction stir welding for the transportation industries. Materials & Design (1980-2015). 18(4-6). 269–273. 594 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nicholas, E.D.. (1992). Friction surfacing and linear friction welding. 3. 2 indexed citations

9.

Nicholas, E.D.. (1984). Underwater Friction Welding for Electrical Coupling of Sacrificial Anodes. Offshore Technology Conference. 6 indexed citations

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