James L. Smialek

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
156 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

James L. Smialek is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, James L. Smialek has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 97 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 94 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in James L. Smialek's work include High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (94 papers), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (48 papers) and Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (33 papers). James L. Smialek is often cited by papers focused on High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (94 papers), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (48 papers) and Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (33 papers). James L. Smialek collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. James L. Smialek's co-authors include Nathan Jacobson, R. Craig Robinson, George C. Rybicki, Dennis S. Fox, Robert A. Miller, R. G. Garlick, J. Doychak, Elizabeth J. Opila, T. E. Mitchell and R.F. Hehemann and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Acta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

James L. Smialek

151 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Effect of the?-?-Al2O3 transformation on the oxidation be... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Effect of the?-?-Al2O3 transformation on the oxidation behavior of?-NiAl + Zr
    1989 377 citations George C. Rybicki, James L. Smialek Oxidation of Metals profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James L. Smialek United States 41 3.6k 3.5k 3.4k 2.2k 545 156 5.7k
F. S. Pettit United States 38 4.3k 1.2× 5.6k 1.6× 4.2k 1.3× 1.4k 0.6× 576 1.1× 109 7.3k
M. Schütze Germany 38 3.3k 0.9× 3.0k 0.8× 3.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 336 0.6× 292 5.4k
T.G. Nieh United States 44 2.8k 0.8× 3.3k 0.9× 7.3k 2.2× 1.3k 0.6× 417 0.8× 120 8.3k
A.M. Huntz France 38 2.7k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 920 0.4× 577 1.1× 130 4.3k
Willem G. Sloof Netherlands 38 2.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 2.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 625 1.1× 125 4.1k
G. J. Shiflet United States 54 6.0k 1.7× 2.1k 0.6× 8.3k 2.5× 2.0k 0.9× 302 0.6× 225 9.6k
Farghalli A. Mohamed United States 50 6.1k 1.7× 3.5k 1.0× 8.7k 2.6× 1.9k 0.9× 510 0.9× 188 10.1k
Shenglong Zhu China 43 3.1k 0.9× 3.4k 1.0× 3.4k 1.0× 915 0.4× 707 1.3× 286 6.0k
Olga Fabrichnaya Germany 35 2.5k 0.7× 941 0.3× 2.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 482 0.9× 212 4.3k
H. Kreye Germany 25 1.7k 0.5× 5.5k 1.6× 4.0k 1.2× 1.6k 0.7× 271 0.5× 60 6.5k

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All Works

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Silva, Rodrigo, Artur Mariano de Sousa Malafaia, Ariano De Giovanni Rodrigues, et al.. (2025). Exploring the influence of Nb content on high-temperature oxidation of NiTi shape memory alloys: Kinetics and Raman Spectroscopy study. Corrosion Science. 258. 113361–113361. 1 indexed citations
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Smialek, James L.. (2021). Diffusional Limits of Superalloy Desulfurization by Hydrogen Annealing. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 52(7). 2698–2701. 1 indexed citations
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Smialek, James L. & Simon Gray. (2018). Low Temperature Hot Corrosion Screening of Single Crystal Superalloys. Materials. 11(11). 2098–2098. 4 indexed citations
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Smialek, James L. & Simon Gray. (2018). Type II Hot Corrosion Screening Tests of a Cr2AlC MAX Phase Compound. Oxidation of Metals. 90(5-6). 555–570. 15 indexed citations
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Smialek, James L. & Ke An. (2015). Interfacial reactions of a MAX phase/superalloy hybrid. Surface and Interface Analysis. 47(8). 844–853. 26 indexed citations
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Smialek, James L.. (2013). Moisture-Induced Alumina Scale Spallation: The Hydrogen Factor. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 3 indexed citations
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Opila, Elizabeth J., James L. Smialek, R. Craig Robinson, Dennis S. Fox, & Nathan Jacobson. (2013). Sic Recession Due to Sio2 Scale Volatility Under Combustion Conditions: Part 2; Thermodynamics and Gaseous Diffusion Model. 74 indexed citations
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Smialek, James L., et al.. (2010). Comparative Oxidation Kinetics of a NiPtTi High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy. Oxidation of Metals. 74(3-4). 125–144. 12 indexed citations
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Smialek, James L., et al.. (2008). Moisture-induced delamination video of an oxidized thermal barrier coating. Scripta Materialia. 59(1). 67–70. 18 indexed citations
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Smialek, James L., et al.. (2002). COSP for Windows—Strategies for Rapid Analyses of Cyclic-Oxidation Behavior. Oxidation of Metals. 57(5-6). 559–581. 42 indexed citations
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Smialek, James L.. (1998). Toward Optimum Scale and TBC Adhesion on Single Crystal Superalloys. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 11 indexed citations
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Smialek, James L., et al.. (1991). Oxidation behavior of cubic phases formed by alloying Al3Ti with Cr and Mn. Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia. 25(3). 727–731. 39 indexed citations
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Fox, Dennis S., Nathan Jacobson, & James L. Smialek. (1990). Hot corrosion of silicon carbide and silicon nitride at 1000 C. 5 indexed citations
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Rybicki, George C. & James L. Smialek. (1989). Effect of the theta-alpha-Al2O3 transformation on the oxidation behavior of beta-NiAl+Zr. Oxidation of Metals. 31. 7 indexed citations
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Doychak, J., James L. Smialek, & T. E. Mitchell. (1989). Transient oxidation of Single-Crystal β-NiAl. Metallurgical Transactions A. 20(3). 499–518. 233 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Nathan & James L. Smialek. (1985). Hot Corrosion of Sintered α‐Sic at 1000°C. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 68(8). 432–439. 90 indexed citations
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Miller, Robert A., R. G. Garlick, & James L. Smialek. (1983). Phase distributions in plasma-sprayed zirconia-yttria. American Ceramic Society bulletin. 62(12). 1355–1358. 54 indexed citations
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Smialek, James L. & C. E. Lowell. (1974). ChemInform Abstract: EFFECTS OF DIFFUSION ON ALUMINIUM DEPLETION AND DEGRADATION OF NIAL COATINGS. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 5(39). 1 indexed citations
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Smialek, James L.. (1971). Exploratory study of oxidation-resistant aluminized slurry coatings for IN 100 and WI-52 superalloys. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 14. 1180997–1180997. 1 indexed citations

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