John A. Thornton

12.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
144 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

John A. Thornton is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, John A. Thornton has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 40 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 40 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in John A. Thornton's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (31 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (18 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (16 papers). John A. Thornton is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (31 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (18 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (16 papers). John A. Thornton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. John A. Thornton's co-authors include David W. Hoffman, James L. Lamb, R. A. Dixon, E. A. WELCHEW, J. P. Frisby, Mark J. Kushner, G.Y. Yeom, A. S. Penfold, Jeremy Theil and Eiji Kusano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

John A. Thornton

140 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

Influence of apparatus geometry and deposition conditions... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 1977 1986 1989 1975 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. Influence of apparatus geometry and deposition conditions on the structure and topography of thick sputtered coatings
    1974 1.9k citations John A. Thornton profile →
  2. High Rate Thick Film Growth
    1977 1.8k citations John A. Thornton profile →
  3. The microstructure of sputter‐deposited coatings
    1986 1.1k citations John A. Thornton profile →
  4. Stress-related effects in thin films
    1989 950 citations John A. Thornton et al. profile →
  5. Influence of substrate temperature and deposition rate on structure of thick sputtered Cu coatings
    1975 367 citations John A. Thornton profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John A. Thornton United States 36 4.9k 4.8k 4.3k 1.9k 1.3k 144 10.1k
J.‐E. Sundgren Sweden 49 7.2k 1.5× 6.8k 1.4× 3.8k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 158 10.4k
Ulf Helmersson Sweden 55 8.7k 1.8× 8.7k 1.8× 5.9k 1.4× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 208 12.2k
Eric Chason United States 47 2.7k 0.6× 3.8k 0.8× 5.0k 1.2× 1.7k 0.9× 882 0.7× 197 9.1k
L. Martinů Canada 49 3.6k 0.7× 5.0k 1.0× 3.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 310 9.4k
J. Musil Czechia 50 8.4k 1.7× 7.6k 1.6× 3.0k 0.7× 860 0.5× 3.1k 2.4× 301 10.7k
E. Alves Portugal 52 3.3k 0.7× 8.3k 1.7× 4.9k 1.2× 3.1k 1.7× 926 0.7× 783 13.0k
A. Grill United States 48 4.8k 1.0× 8.2k 1.7× 4.8k 1.1× 2.2k 1.2× 2.0k 1.6× 196 11.7k
Scott A. Barnett United States 72 4.2k 0.9× 17.0k 3.5× 6.5k 1.5× 4.2k 2.3× 1.4k 1.1× 340 20.6k
André Anders United States 62 9.5k 1.9× 7.9k 1.7× 6.5k 1.5× 898 0.5× 2.5k 2.0× 359 14.7k
M. Nastasi United States 44 1.9k 0.4× 6.3k 1.3× 1.9k 0.4× 502 0.3× 2.6k 2.1× 251 9.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moss, Scott D., et al.. (2020). A method for determining the orientation of [011] poled relaxor ferroelectric single crystal disks. Smart Materials and Structures. 29(4). 47003–47003. 1 indexed citations
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Thornton, John A., et al.. (2019). Failure Evaluation of a SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composite During In-Situ Loading Using Micro X-ray Computed Tomography. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 25(3). 583–591. 16 indexed citations
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Moss, Scott D., et al.. (2018). Measured Lamb wave radiation patterns from ⟨011⟩ Mn-PMN-PZT relaxor ferroelectric disks on an isotropic plate. Applied Physics Letters. 113(12). 8 indexed citations
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Arhatari, Benedicta D., et al.. (2017). Local Structural Damage Evaluation of a C/C–SiC Ceramic Matrix Composite. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 23(3). 518–526. 6 indexed citations
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Thornton, John A., et al.. (2000). 6.6.4 Case Study in Effective Government‐Contractor Partnering. INCOSE International Symposium. 10(1). 823–830. 1 indexed citations
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Thornton, John A.. (1988). Structure-Zone Models Of Thin Films. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 821. 95–95. 87 indexed citations
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Thornton, John A., et al.. (1988). Predicted dose, energy and implantation temperature effects on the residual disorder following the annealing of pre-amorphised silicon. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 3(4). 281–285. 9 indexed citations
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Thornton, John A., et al.. (1987). CuInSe2 solar cell research by sputter deposition. STIN. 88. 11219. 2 indexed citations
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Thornton, John A., et al.. (1986). In-Line Sputtering System for Depositing CuInSe2/CdS Heterojunctions. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 108(4). 259–266. 1 indexed citations
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Asbury, A. J., et al.. (1983). Midazolam—does it cause resedation?. Anaesthesia. 38(9). 898–902. 8 indexed citations
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Thornton, John A., et al.. (1982). Copper sulfide/cadmium sulfide heterojunction cell research by sputter deposition. Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. 737. 1 indexed citations
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Thornton, John A., et al.. (1982). Immunological and non-immunological mechanisms involved in adverse reactions to drugs. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 60(17). 958–964. 13 indexed citations
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Jebson, Peter, et al.. (1976). Althesin infusion for cardiac catheterisation. Anaesthesia. 31(2). 280–284. 6 indexed citations
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Thornton, John A.. (1975). Anaesthesia for Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery. BMJ. 3(5982). 547.2–547. 4 indexed citations
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Thornton, John A., John Fleming, A.David Goldberg, & Donna D. Baird. (1973). Cardiovascular effects of 50% nitrous oxide and 50% oxygen mixture. Anaesthesia. 28(5). 484–489. 23 indexed citations
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Thornton, John A., et al.. (1970). Anxiety and investigations.. BMJ. 2(5711). 732.3–732. 1 indexed citations
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Emery, J. L. & John A. Thornton. (1968). Effects of Obstruction to Respiration in Infants, with Particular Reference to Mattresses, Pillows, and their Coverings. BMJ. 3(5612). 209–213. 23 indexed citations
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Penfold, A. S., et al.. (1966). Experimental study of a traveling-wave accelerator.. AIAA Journal. 4(10). 1870–1872. 5 indexed citations
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Thornton, John A. & Jeffrey N. Johnston. (1964). The use of 4% prilocaine for topical analgesia*. Anaesthesia. 19(4). 576–578. 4 indexed citations
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Thornton, John A.. (1960). Physiological dead space. Anaesthesia. 15(4). 381–393. 12 indexed citations

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