J. Weertman

14.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
179 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

J. Weertman is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Weertman has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Materials Chemistry, 113 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 53 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in J. Weertman's work include Microstructure and mechanical properties (87 papers), High Temperature Alloys and Creep (34 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (32 papers). J. Weertman is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and mechanical properties (87 papers), High Temperature Alloys and Creep (34 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (32 papers). J. Weertman collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and France. J. Weertman's co-authors include J. A. Eastman, Paul G. Sanders, J. Weertman, Richard W. Siegel, G.W. Nieman, Kai Zhang, H. Van Swygenhoven, George T. Rado, Sean R. Agnew and Carl J. Youngdahl and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

J. Weertman

176 papers receiving 11.2k 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.

Elastic and tensile behavior of nanocrystalline copper and palladium

1997 715 citations Paul G. Sanders, J. Weertman et al. Acta Materialia profile →
Elementary Dislocation Theory

1966 506 citations J. Weertman et al. profile →
Theory of Steady-State Creep Based on Dislocation Climb

1955 480 citations J. Weertman Journal of Applied Physics profile →
Dislocations, grain size and planar faults in nanostructured copper determined by high resolution X-ray diffraction and a new procedure of peak profile analysis

1998 450 citations T. Ungár, Steven Ott et al. Acta Materialia profile →
Steady-State Creep through Dislocation Climb

1957 444 citations J. Weertman Journal of Applied Physics profile →
Mechanical behavior of nanocrystalline Cu and Pd

1991 401 citations G.W. Nieman, J. Weertman et al. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Weertman United States	52	8.0k	7.1k	3.4k	1.3k	980	179	11.9k
V. Vítek United States	65	11.0k 1.4×	8.1k 1.1×	3.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	713 0.7×	281	14.6k
L.P. Kubin France	51	9.1k 1.1×	6.9k 1.0×	4.3k 1.3×	1.7k 1.3×	914 0.9×	172	12.5k
J. W. Christian United Kingdom	34	8.2k 1.0×	7.2k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	638 0.7×	95	11.2k
Mats Hillert Sweden	51	7.6k 0.9×	9.7k 1.4×	2.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.8×	905 0.9×	241	13.9k
R. W. Balluffi United States	55	8.0k 1.0×	4.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	1.7k 1.3×	1.5k 1.5×	193	11.5k
J. Lothe Norway	36	8.7k 1.1×	4.9k 0.7×	5.4k 1.6×	1.1k 0.8×	2.0k 2.0×	97	14.7k
John J. Gilman United States	46	5.8k 0.7×	3.1k 0.4×	3.0k 0.9×	496 0.4×	886 0.9×	155	8.6k
H. Van Swygenhoven Switzerland	62	13.2k 1.6×	9.8k 1.4×	5.2k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.5×	235	15.9k
K. E. Easterling Sweden	33	4.7k 0.6×	6.5k 0.9×	1.9k 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	869 0.9×	97	9.8k
R. S. Averback United States	55	8.2k 1.0×	3.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	870 0.7×	2.3k 2.3×	308	11.8k

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Gai, Pratibha L., Kenta Yoshida, C.J. Shute, et al.. (2010). Probing structures of nanomaterials using advanced electron microscopy methods, including aberration‐corrected electron microscopy at the angstrom scale. Microscopy Research and Technique. 74(7). 664–670. 7 indexed citations

MORITA, Tatsuro, Rahul Mitra, & J. Weertman. (2004). Micromechanics Model Concerning Yield Behavior of Nanocrystalline Materials. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 45(2). 502–508. 22 indexed citations

Ungár, T., Steven Ott, Paul G. Sanders, A. Borbély, & J. Weertman. (1998). Dislocations, grain size and planar faults in nanostructured copper determined by high resolution X-ray diffraction and a new procedure of peak profile analysis. Acta Materialia. 46(10). 3693–3699. 450 indexed citations breakdown →

Faber, K. T., et al.. (1997). High temperature stability and thermal expansion behavior of molybdenum-chromium M2C carbides. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 248(1-2). 139–142. 9 indexed citations

Weertman, J.. (1993). Hall-Petch strengthening in nanocrystalline metals. Materials Science and Engineering A. 166(1-2). 161–167. 298 indexed citations

Weertman, J.. (1991). Dislocation-based approximate solution of the plastic zone of the mode II crack in an elastic perfectly plastic solid. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 435(1893). 43–68. 6 indexed citations

Nieman, G.W., J. Weertman, & Richard W. Siegel. (1991). Mechanical behavior of nanocrystalline Cu and Pd. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 6(5). 1012–1027. 401 indexed citations breakdown →

Mitra, Rahul, Wen‐An Chiou, J. Weertman, M. E. Fine, & R. M. Aikin. (1991). Study Of Interfaces In XD^TM Al/TiC_p Metal Matrix Composites. MRS Proceedings. 238. 1 indexed citations

Weertman, J.. (1987). Basal water and high-pressure basal ice. Journal of Glaciology. 33(113). 131–131. 3 indexed citations

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Weertman, J. & G. E. Birchfield. (1983). Stability of Sheet Water Flow Under a Glacier. Journal of Glaciology. 29(103). 374–382. 3 indexed citations

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SHIOZAWA, Kazuaki & J. Weertman. (1982). The nucleation of grain boundary voids in a nickel-base superalloy during high temperature creep. Scripta Metallurgica. 16(6). 735–739. 15 indexed citations

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Weertman, J.. (1980). Bottom Crevasses. Journal of Glaciology. 25(91). 185–188. 10 indexed citations

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Weertman, J.. (1977). Penetration Depth of Closely Spaced Water-free Crevasses. Journal of Glaciology. 18(78). 37–46. 3 indexed citations

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Weertman, J., et al.. (1976). Fatigue crack propagation in iron and Fe-Mo solid solution alloys (77 to 296 K). Metallurgical Transactions A. 7(2). 257–264. 27 indexed citations

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Weertman, J.. (1970). The creep strength of the Earth's mantle. Reviews of Geophysics. 8(1). 145–168. 393 indexed citations

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Weertman, J.. (1969). The stress dependence of the secondary creep rate at low stresses. Journal of Glaciology. 8(54). 494–495. 12 indexed citations

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Weertman, J.. (1964). Discussion on Kamb and LaChapelle’s paper “Direct observation of the mechanism of glacier sliding over bedrock”. Journal of Glaciology. 5(39). 374–375. 1 indexed citations

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Weertman, J.. (1960). CREEP OF INDIUM, LEAD, AND SOME OF THEIR ALLOYS WITH VARIOUS METALS. 30 indexed citations

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Weertman, J.. (1955). Theory of Steady-State Creep Based on Dislocation Climb. Journal of Applied Physics. 26(10). 1213–1217. 480 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rado, George T. & J. Weertman. (1954). Observation of Exchange Interaction Effects in Ferromagnetics by Spin Wave Resonance. Physical Review. 94(5). 1386–1386. 40 indexed citations

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