H. Blok

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 590 citations indexed

About

H. Blok is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Blok has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 590 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 5 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 3 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in H. Blok's work include Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (11 papers), Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis (10 papers) and Lubricants and Their Additives (2 papers). H. Blok is often cited by papers focused on Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (11 papers), Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis (10 papers) and Lubricants and Their Additives (2 papers). H. Blok collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Finland and United States. H. Blok's co-authors include Camiel Rosman, P.M. van den Berg, Eva Kolwijck, Emilia Motoasca, Martin D. Verweij, Jeroen Schouten, Jaap ten Oever, Frans van Workum and Alma Tostmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Wear and IEEE Transactions on Magnetics.

In The Last Decade

H. Blok

18 papers receiving 547 citations

Hit Papers

The flash temperature concept 1963 2026 1984 2005 1963 100 200 300
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.

  1. The flash temperature concept
    1963 331 citations H. Blok Wear profile →

Peers

H. Blok
A. Dyson Netherlands
V. S. Kombalov Russia
Alfred Zmitrowicz Poland
M N DOBYCHIN Russia
S. H. Loewenthal United States
Herbert S. Cheng United States
W. E. Littmann Germany
K.L. Johnson United Kingdom
I. Green United States
Priit Põdra Estonia
A. Dyson Netherlands
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Citations per year, relative to H. Blok H. Blok (= 1×) peers A. Dyson

Countries citing papers authored by H. Blok

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Fields of papers citing papers by H. Blok

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. Blok

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Workum, Frans van, H. Blok, Jaap ten Oever, et al.. (2021). Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract to Prevent Postoperative Pneumonia and Anastomotic Leakage after Esophagectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Antibiotics. 10(1). 43–43. 9 indexed citations
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Motoasca, Emilia, P.M. van den Berg, H. Blok, & Martin D. Verweij. (2006). Inclusion of temperature effects in a model of magnetoelasticity. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 42(3). 369–377. 2 indexed citations
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Motoasca, Emilia, H. Blok, Martin D. Verweij, & P.M. van den Berg. (2004). Electromagnetic Forming by Distributed Forces in Magnetic and Nonmagnetic Materials. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 40(5). 3319–3330. 3 indexed citations
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Blok, H., et al.. (1978). The influence of bulk losses and bulk dispersion on the propagation properties of surface waves in a radially inhomogeneous optical waveguide. Optical and Quantum Electronics. 10(2). 95–106. 10 indexed citations
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Blok, H.. (1975). Full Journal Bearings Under Dynamic Duty: Impulse Method of Solution and Flapping Action. Journal of Lubrication Technology. 97(2). 168–178. 5 indexed citations
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Blok, H., et al.. (1974). Continuous as Against Intermittent Fling-Off Cooling of Gear Teeth. Journal of Lubrication Technology. 96(4). 529–538. 14 indexed citations
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Blok, H., et al.. (1974). Fling-Off Cooling of Gear Teeth. Journal of Engineering for Industry. 96(1). 60–70. 29 indexed citations
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Blok, H.. (1973). Effect of some material and operating variables on scuffing. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 8(2). 227–229.
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Blok, H.. (1970). The postulate about the constancy of scoring temperature. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 237. 153. 44 indexed citations
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Blok, H.. (1969). Paper 3: Recent Developments in Gear Tribology. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Conference Proceedings. 184(15). 21–29. 3 indexed citations
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Blok, H., et al.. (1969). Discussion: “Dynamically Loaded Journal Bearings: Maximum Film Pressure” (Booker, J. F., 1969, ASME J. Lubr. Technol., 91, pp. 534–537). Journal of Lubrication Technology. 91(3). 538–539. 2 indexed citations
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Blok, H., et al.. (1965). The ‘Breathing’ Film between a Flexible Seal and a Reciprocating Rod. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Conference Proceedings. 180(2). 221–223. 13 indexed citations
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Blok, H.. (1963). Inverse Problems in Hydrodynamic Lubrication and Design Directives for Lubricated Flexible Surfaces. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7. 1–151. 72 indexed citations
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Blok, H.. (1963). Inverse problem in hydrodynamic lubrication and design directives for lubricated flexible surfaces. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Blok, H.. (1963). The flash temperature concept. Wear. 6(6). 483–494. 331 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blok, H.. (1955). The dissipation of frictional heat. Applied Scientific Research. 5(2-3). 151–181. 35 indexed citations
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Blok, H.. (1951). Viscosity–Temperature–Pressure Relationships, Their Correlation and Significance for Lubrication. 2 indexed citations
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Blok, H.. (1951). Fundamental Mechanical Aspects of Thin‐Film Lubrication. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 53(4). 779–804. 12 indexed citations

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