Frank Sommer

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 865 citations indexed

About

Frank Sommer is a scholar working on Ceramics and Composites, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Sommer has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 865 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Ceramics and Composites, 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 9 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Frank Sommer's work include Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (10 papers), Advanced materials and composites (7 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (3 papers). Frank Sommer is often cited by papers focused on Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (10 papers), Advanced materials and composites (7 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (3 papers). Frank Sommer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Egypt. Frank Sommer's co-authors include Christoph Maschowski, Anja Baum, Reto Gieré, Volker Dietze, Stefan Gilge, Rainer Gadow, Frank Kern, M. H. Poelchau, T. Kenkmann and Georg Dresen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Chemistry - A European Journal and Icarus.

In The Last Decade

Frank Sommer

23 papers receiving 843 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Tire Abrasion as a Major Source of Microplastics in the Environment

2018 448 citations Frank Sommer, Volker Dietze et al. Aerosol and Air Quality Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank Sommer Germany	14	371	265	178	162	141	23	865
Ilona Mohai Hungary	19	191 0.5×	55 0.2×	413 2.3×	159 1.0×	130 0.9×	37	876
J. Li China	15	490 1.3×	325 1.2×	276 1.6×	34 0.2×	35 0.2×	31	1.2k
Miguel Fernández Spain	13	60 0.2×	139 0.5×	138 0.8×	95 0.6×	80 0.6×	24	822
Lorenzo Arrizza Italy	15	193 0.5×	86 0.3×	162 0.9×	13 0.1×	66 0.5×	33	646
Changwen Miao China	29	155 0.4×	30 0.1×	634 3.6×	115 0.7×	68 0.5×	60	2.7k
Feifei Zhou China	18	142 0.4×	64 0.2×	434 2.4×	384 2.4×	244 1.7×	55	981
J. Francis Young United States	22	67 0.2×	66 0.2×	744 4.2×	121 0.7×	233 1.7×	45	1.9k
Qiangqiang Wang China	20	195 0.5×	121 0.5×	501 2.8×	930 5.7×	91 0.6×	102	1.5k
Ki Yong Ann South Korea	21	305 0.8×	12 0.0×	553 3.1×	58 0.4×	44 0.3×	76	1.6k
Soon‐Jai Khang United States	18	66 0.2×	47 0.2×	188 1.1×	190 1.2×	4 0.0×	32	718

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Sommer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Sommer

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Sommer, Frank, Volker Dietze, Anja Baum, et al.. (2018). Tire Abrasion as a Major Source of Microplastics in the Environment. Aerosol and Air Quality Research. 18(8). 2014–2028. 448 indexed citations breakdown →

Gieré, Reto, et al.. (2018). TIRE-WEAR PARTICLES AS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF MICROPLASTICS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 6 indexed citations

Sommer, Frank, Volker Dietze, Anja Baum, et al.. (2017). Coarse-Particle Passive-Sampler Measurements and Single-Particle Analysis by Transmitted Light Microscopy at Highly Frequented Motorways. Aerosol and Air Quality Research. 17(8). 1939–1953. 20 indexed citations

Sommer, Frank, Christoph Maschowski, Volker Dietze, Bernard Grobéty, & Reto Gieré. (2016). Comparing single-particle analysis data of volcanic ash of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption obtained from scanning electron and light microscope images. European Journal of Mineralogy. 28(5). 855–868. 1 indexed citations

Bartolomé, José F., et al.. (2015). Sliding Wear Behavior of ZTA with Different Yttria Stabilizer Content. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 98(12). 3981–3987. 10 indexed citations

Sommer, Frank, et al.. (2014). Ejecta from experimental impact craters: Particle size distribution and fragmentation energy. Icarus. 237. 131–142. 39 indexed citations

Palmero, Paola, Frank Kern, Frank Sommer, et al.. (2014). Issues in Nanocomposite Ceramic Engineering: Focus on Processing and Properties of Alumina-based Composites. Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials. 12(3). 113–128. 16 indexed citations

Elbeshausen, D., Frank Sommer, Georg Dresen, et al.. (2013). Particle size distribution and strain rate attenuation in hypervelocity impact and shock recovery experiments. Journal of Structural Geology. 56. 20–33. 23 indexed citations

Sommer, Frank, et al.. (2013). Medium Density Fiberboard Machining and Wear Behavior of Injection‐Molded Ceramic Composite Wood Cutting Tools. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. 12(1). 147–156. 21 indexed citations

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Sommer, Frank, Anja Dufresne, M. H. Poelchau, et al.. (2013). Ejection behavior characteristics in experimental cratering in sandstone targets. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 48(1). 33–49. 27 indexed citations

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Sommer, Frank, Frank Kern, & Rainer Gadow. (2013). Injection molding of ceramic cutting tools for wood-based materials. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 33(15-16). 3115–3122. 14 indexed citations

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Sommer, Frank, Frank Kern, H.F. El-Maghraby, et al.. (2012). Effect of preparation route on the properties of slip-casted Al2O3/YAG composites. Ceramics International. 38(6). 4819–4826. 16 indexed citations

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Sommer, Frank, et al.. (2012). Mechanical properties of zirconia toughened alumina with 10–24 vol.% 1Y-TZP reinforcement. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 32(16). 4177–4184. 67 indexed citations

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El-Maghraby, H.F., Frank Kern, Frank Sommer, et al.. (2012). Ceramic injection moulding of alumina–10 vol.-%YAG composites. Advances in Applied Ceramics Structural Functional and Bioceramics. 112(3). 125–130. 2 indexed citations

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Prinzbach, Horst, Fabian Wahl, Andreas Weiler, et al.. (2006). C₂₀ Carbon Clusters: Fullerene–Boat–Sheet Generation, Mass Selection, Photoelectron Characterization. Chemistry - A European Journal. 12(24). 6268–6280. 56 indexed citations

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Weber, Klaus, Andreas Weiler, Dieter Hunkler, et al.. (2002). Unsaturated Dodecahedranes—In Quest of the C20H14 1,4,16-Triene and C20H12 1,4,10(14),16-Tetraene, and Their Cations and Anions. Chemistry - A European Journal. 8(2). 509–524. 15 indexed citations

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Sommer, Frank, et al.. (1993). Influence of Cr Alloying Additions on the Viscous Flow Behaviour of Fe82-xCrxB18 Amorphous Alloys. Key engineering materials. 81-83. 625–630. 2 indexed citations

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Sommer, Frank, et al.. (1989). Thermodynamic investigations of liquid and glassy copper-zirconium alloys. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 8 indexed citations

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Sommer, Frank, et al.. (1986). [Myelomeningocele in children and adolescents. Clean intermittent catheterization].. PubMed. 106(24). 1957–9. 1 indexed citations

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Sommer, Frank, et al.. (1978). ChemInform Abstract: NEW GLASSY ALLOYS. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 9(48). 2 indexed citations

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