John B. Wachtman

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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John B. Wachtman is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, John B. Wachtman has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Materials Chemistry, 11 papers in Ceramics and Composites and 7 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in John B. Wachtman's work include Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (10 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (7 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (5 papers). John B. Wachtman is often cited by papers focused on Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (10 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (7 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (5 papers). John B. Wachtman collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. John B. Wachtman's co-authors include William R. Cannon, M. John Matthewson, A. Inam, X. D. Wu, T. Venkatesan, C. S. Chang, E. W. Chase, M. S. Hegde, P. England and Jean‐Marie Tarascon and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of the American Ceramic Society.

In The Last Decade

John B. Wachtman

27 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Mechanical Properties of Ceramics

2009 552 citations John B. Wachtman, William R. Cannon et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John B. Wachtman United States	15	823	460	396	369	330	28	1.6k
K. E. Spear United States	22	1.2k 1.4×	521 1.1×	423 1.1×	736 2.0×	140 0.4×	71	1.8k
P. Lamparter Germany	23	1.3k 1.5×	445 1.0×	488 1.2×	1.2k 3.2×	223 0.7×	122	2.1k
K. Jurek Czechia	22	1.0k 1.2×	200 0.4×	271 0.7×	228 0.6×	207 0.6×	143	1.7k
J. Woltersdorf Germany	26	1.0k 1.2×	270 0.6×	625 1.6×	731 2.0×	155 0.5×	87	2.0k
Kazuo Akashi Japan	19	573 0.7×	491 1.1×	104 0.3×	192 0.5×	197 0.6×	57	1.2k
G. J. Yurek United States	27	1.0k 1.2×	156 0.3×	241 0.6×	900 2.4×	220 0.7×	48	1.9k
R. Delhez Netherlands	22	1.5k 1.9×	607 1.3×	181 0.5×	975 2.6×	132 0.4×	78	2.3k
K.P.D. Lagerlöf United States	23	1.2k 1.5×	314 0.7×	642 1.6×	585 1.6×	69 0.2×	49	1.7k
H.L. Marcus United States	22	1.4k 1.8×	536 1.2×	272 0.7×	1.2k 3.1×	131 0.4×	99	2.3k
Joshua Pelleg Israel	24	1.5k 1.8×	1.0k 2.2×	253 0.6×	1.0k 2.8×	486 1.5×	157	2.7k

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Wachtman, John B.. (2017). Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Ceramics: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at Gaithersburg, Maryland, April 1-2, 1968. 1 indexed citations

Wachtman, John B., William R. Cannon, & M. John Matthewson. (2009). Mechanical Properties of Ceramics. 552 indexed citations breakdown →

Lehman, Richard, et al.. (1995). Handbook on continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 37 indexed citations

Lai, Chih‐Huang, et al.. (1994). Relation of friction and wear to processing parameters of polycrystalline diamond films grown on silicon and silicon and silica substrates by the hot filament method. Materials Science and Engineering A. 183(1-2). 257–265. 2 indexed citations

Wachtman, John B., et al.. (1993). Characterization of materials. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 27 indexed citations

Wachtman, John B., et al.. (1992). Hydrogen in RF Reactive Magnetron Sputtered Silicon Nitride Films. MRS Proceedings. 284. 1 indexed citations

Lai, Chih‐Huang, John B. Wachtman, George H. Sigel, et al.. (1992). Effects of Substrate Pretreatments on Growth of Polycrystalline Diamond Thin Films on Si(100) Substrates. MRS Proceedings. 280. 1 indexed citations

Haber, Richard A., et al.. (1990). Elastic Properties of Porous Silica Derived from Colloidal Gels. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 73(11). 3376–3381. 37 indexed citations

Chang, C. S., M. S. Hegde, X. D. Wu, et al.. (1989). Surface layers on superconducting Y-Ba-Cu-O films studied with x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 55(16). 1680–1682. 28 indexed citations

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Hegde, M. S., et al.. (1989). Electronic structure and bonding in silicon oxynitride films: An XPS study. Applied Surface Science. 37(1). 16–24. 32 indexed citations

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Venkatesan, T., X. D. Wu, A. Inam, et al.. (1988). Nature of the pulsed laser process for the deposition of high T c superconducting thin films. Applied Physics Letters. 53(15). 1431–1433. 116 indexed citations

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Gerhardt, Rosario A., et al.. (1988). Preparation and Sintering of Colloidal Silica‐Potassium Silicate Gels. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 71(12). 1108–1113. 25 indexed citations

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Venkatesan, T., X. D. Wu, A. Inam, & John B. Wachtman. (1988). Observation of two distinct components during pulsed laser deposition of high T c superconducting films. Applied Physics Letters. 52(14). 1193–1195. 308 indexed citations

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Safari, A., et al.. (1987). PROCESSING STUDY OF HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING Y-Ba-Cu-O CERAMICS. Advanced Ceramic Materials. 2(3B). 492–497. 8 indexed citations

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Lawn, Brian R., et al.. (1987). Measurement of Residual Stresses in Coatings on Brittle Substrati by Indentation Fracture. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 70(5). 344–348. 49 indexed citations

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Wachtman, John B., et al.. (1986). Compositional Determination of Silicon Oxynitride Films. MRS Proceedings. 77. 1 indexed citations

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Wachtman, John B.. (1985). Ceramics and Ceramic Composites: Opportunities and Cooperative Research Modes. MRS Proceedings. 60. 2 indexed citations

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Wachtman, John B., et al.. (1985). Mechanical and Thermo-Mechanical Protection by Alumina Sol-Gel Coatings. MRS Proceedings. 54. 1 indexed citations

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Wachtman, John B.. (1981). Workshop on critical materials needs of the aerospace industry. Resources and Conservation. 6(2). 143–145. 1 indexed citations

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Wachtman, John B.. (1974). Highlights of Progress in the Science of Fracture of Ceramics and Glass. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 57(12). 509–519. 43 indexed citations

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