James L. Walker

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

James L. Walker is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, James L. Walker has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 10 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 9 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in James L. Walker's work include Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques (8 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (6 papers) and Nuclear Physics and Applications (5 papers). James L. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques (8 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (6 papers) and Nuclear Physics and Applications (5 papers). James L. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and U.S. Virgin Islands. James L. Walker's co-authors include Roy Gardner, Элинор Остром, Jess Waller, G. Donald Jud, Sergey Kharkovsky, Reza Zoughi, Shawn Beard, D. G. Luchinsky, Mark W. Lin and G. Donald Sherman and has published in prestigious journals such as Vaccine, Physiology & Behavior and Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior.

In The Last Decade

James L. Walker

52 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Rules, Games, and Common-Pool Resources 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 500 1000 1.5k
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. Rules, Games, and Common-Pool Resources
    1994 1.7k citations James L. Walker et al. 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. Walker United States 13 619 523 469 443 246 57 2.3k
T. K. Ahn United States 19 856 1.4× 499 1.0× 332 0.7× 539 1.2× 202 0.8× 40 2.0k
Philip Brown New Zealand 29 699 1.1× 396 0.8× 404 0.9× 299 0.7× 161 0.7× 111 2.8k
Craig W. Thomas United States 31 678 1.1× 1.0k 1.9× 358 0.8× 124 0.3× 507 2.1× 71 3.4k
Michael McKee United States 33 319 0.5× 238 0.5× 2.4k 5.0× 778 1.8× 98 0.4× 128 3.5k
Craig Johnson Canada 29 1.7k 2.8× 531 1.0× 262 0.6× 138 0.3× 353 1.4× 73 3.8k
Matthew Tonts Australia 27 792 1.3× 440 0.8× 528 1.1× 54 0.1× 146 0.6× 103 2.7k
William D. Schulze United States 33 657 1.1× 437 0.8× 3.5k 7.4× 892 2.0× 52 0.2× 104 4.7k
Steven E. Daniels United States 21 774 1.3× 1.0k 2.0× 309 0.7× 89 0.2× 72 0.3× 58 2.3k
Andreas Kontoleon United Kingdom 28 498 0.8× 999 1.9× 1.1k 2.2× 138 0.3× 146 0.6× 73 2.5k
Astrid Dannenberg Germany 20 617 1.0× 372 0.7× 684 1.5× 651 1.5× 35 0.1× 60 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by James L. Walker

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Fields of papers citing papers by James L. Walker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James L. Walker

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Waller, Jess, et al.. (2015). Qualification of Products Fabricated via Additive Manufacturing Using Nondestructive Evaluation. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations
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Waller, Jess, et al.. (2014). Nondestructive Evaluation of Additive Manufacturing. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 18 indexed citations
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Luchinsky, D. G., et al.. (2013). Modeling wave propagation and scattering from impact damage for structural health monitoring of composite sandwich plates. Structural Health Monitoring. 12(3). 296–308. 12 indexed citations
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Martin, Richard E., et al.. (2007). A Software Platform for Post-Processing Waveform-Based NDE. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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Walker, James L., et al.. (2007). Development of Natural Flaw Samples for Evaluating Nondestructive Testing Methods for Foam Thermal Protection Systems. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations
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Kharkovsky, Sergey, et al.. (2005). Nondestructive testing of the space shuttle external tank foam insulation using near field and focused millimeter wave techniques. Materials Evaluation. 63(5). 516–522. 14 indexed citations
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Lin, Mark W., et al.. (2003). Monitoring the integrity of filament-wound structures using built-in sensor networks. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5054. 222–222. 20 indexed citations
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Walker, James L., et al.. (2002). Efficient Nondestructive Evaluation of Prototype Carbon Fiber Reinforced Structures. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations
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Walker, James L., et al.. (1996). An Acoustic Emission and Acousto-Ultrasonic Analysis of Impact Damaged Composite Pressure Vessels. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1 indexed citations
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Walker, James L., et al.. (1995). Neural Network Burst Pressure Prediction in Graphite/Epoxy Pressure Vessels from Acoustic Emission Amplitude Data. Vaccine. 28(44). 7143–5. 1 indexed citations
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Walker, James L., et al.. (1988). Self-reported stress symptoms in farmers. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 44(1). 10–16. 63 indexed citations
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Busby, K., et al.. (1987). The Differential Effects of Progressive Relaxation and Imagery on Anxiety.. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy. 21(4). 2 indexed citations
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Walker, James L., et al.. (1986). Optimism and irrational beliefs. Psychological Reports. 59(2). 457–458. 6 indexed citations
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Walker, James L., et al.. (1985). A Choice of Alternative Strategies in Oligopoly Bargaining. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 15(5). 345–353. 3 indexed citations
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Solimine, Michael E. & James L. Walker. (1983). Constitutional Litigation in Federal and State Courts: An Empirical Analysis of Judicial Parity. Hastings constitutional law quarterly. 10(2). 213.
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Jud, G. Donald & James L. Walker. (1982). Racial Differences in the Returns to Schooling and Experience among Prime - Age Males: 1967-1975. The Journal of Human Resources. 17(4). 622–622. 2 indexed citations
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Walker, James L., et al.. (1978). Effects of Population Density and Information Overload on State Anxiety and Crowding Perception. The Psychological Record. 28(2). 207–214. 1 indexed citations
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Jud, G. Donald & James L. Walker. (1977). Discrimination by Race and Class and the Impact of School Quality.. Social Science Quarterly. 12 indexed citations
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Walker, James L.. (1977). Subjective reactions to music and brainwave rhythms. Physiological Psychology. 5(4). 483–489. 18 indexed citations
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Halas, Edward S., et al.. (1971). Frequency and amplitude analysis of multiple unit activity with digital output. Physiology & Behavior. 7(2). 277–280. 2 indexed citations

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