John C. Stover

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

John C. Stover is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, John C. Stover has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Computational Mechanics, 29 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 18 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in John C. Stover's work include Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (60 papers), Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (27 papers) and Optical measurement and interference techniques (18 papers). John C. Stover is often cited by papers focused on Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (60 papers), Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (27 papers) and Optical measurement and interference techniques (18 papers). John C. Stover collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Russia. John C. Stover's co-authors include Jim Schwiegerling, Kamal Das, Steven A. Serati, James E. Harvey, Jean M. Bennett, Liliana Werner, Diane Holditch‐Davis, Anne H. Skelly, Andrey Krywonos and Egon Marx and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science and Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

In The Last Decade

John C. Stover

78 papers receiving 980 citations

Hit Papers

Optical Scattering: Measurement and Analysis 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400 500
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. Optical Scattering: Measurement and Analysis
    1995 552 citations John C. Stover SPIE eBooks 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 C. Stover United States 14 640 308 287 228 201 88 1.1k
Marija Strojnik Mexico 14 154 0.2× 421 1.4× 102 0.4× 312 1.4× 192 1.0× 204 1.0k
Maurizio Vannoni Italy 17 201 0.3× 221 0.7× 232 0.8× 190 0.8× 230 1.1× 80 813
C. Roques‐Carmes France 16 250 0.4× 121 0.4× 405 1.4× 136 0.6× 126 0.6× 45 1.4k
Гонзало Паез Mexico 15 126 0.2× 329 1.1× 107 0.4× 301 1.3× 182 0.9× 129 817
Peter Lehmann Germany 23 459 0.7× 681 2.2× 746 2.6× 655 2.9× 299 1.5× 152 1.7k
A.E. Ennos United Kingdom 16 526 0.8× 264 0.9× 411 1.4× 655 2.9× 453 2.3× 48 1.6k
Mourad Idir United States 26 414 0.6× 644 2.1× 779 2.7× 878 3.9× 603 3.0× 140 2.4k
Hillar Aben Estonia 15 197 0.3× 260 0.8× 285 1.0× 282 1.2× 147 0.7× 60 792
Per Gren Sweden 18 312 0.5× 178 0.6× 192 0.7× 179 0.8× 80 0.4× 77 820
Neil C. Bruce Mexico 16 230 0.4× 370 1.2× 38 0.1× 92 0.4× 163 0.8× 99 735

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John C. Stover

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stover, John C.. (2025). Optical Scattering: Measurement and Analysis, Fourth Edition. SPIE eBooks.
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Werner, Liliana, John C. Stover, Jim Schwiegerling, & Kamal Das. (2016). Light scattering, straylight, and optical quality in hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses with subsurface nanoglistenings. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 42(1). 148–156. 22 indexed citations
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Keresztes, Janos, et al.. (2015). A cross-polarized freeform illumination design for glare reduction in fruit quality inspection. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9629. 962904–962904. 3 indexed citations
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Das, Kamal, et al.. (2013). Technique for measuring forward light scatter in intraocular lenses. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 39(5). 770–778. 16 indexed citations
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Stover, John C., Sven Schröder, & Thomas A. Germer. (2012). Upper roughness limitations on the TIS/RMS relationship. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8495. 849503–849503. 1 indexed citations
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Stover, John C., et al.. (2010). Scatter metrology of photovoltaic textured surfaces. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7771. 777109–777109. 1 indexed citations
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Harvey, James E., Andrey Krywonos, & John C. Stover. (2007). Unified scatter model for rough surfaces at large incident and scatter angles. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6672. 66720C–66720C. 21 indexed citations
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Stover, John C.. (2005). Light scatter metrology of diamond turned optics. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5878. 58780R–58780R. 8 indexed citations
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Stover, John C., et al.. (2001). Perceptions of health and their relationship to symptoms in African American women with Type 2 diabetes. Applied Nursing Research. 14(2). 72–80. 33 indexed citations
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Stover, John C.. (1998). Flatness, Roughness, and Discrete Defects Characterization for Computer Disks, Wafers, and Flat Panel Displays II. 3275. 1 indexed citations
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Stover, John C.. (1996). Flatness, roughness, and discrete defect characterization for computer disks, wafers, and flat panel displays : 8-9 August 1996, Denver, Colorado. 1 indexed citations
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Stover, John C.. (1996). <title>Requirements and suggestions for an industrial smooth surface microroughness standards</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2862. 69–77. 1 indexed citations
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Stover, John C., et al.. (1993). <title>Wavelength scaling investigation of several materials</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1995. 256–266. 1 indexed citations
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Stover, John C.. (1991). Optical scatter - Applications, measurement and theory. 1 indexed citations
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Stover, John C.. (1991). <title>Optical scatter: an overview</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1530. 2–6. 2 indexed citations
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Stover, John C., et al.. (1990). Linearity In BSDF Measurements. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1165. 192–192. 2 indexed citations
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Stover, John C.. (1990). Scatter or finish specifications for beryllium mirrors?. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1307. 40–40. 1 indexed citations
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Stover, John C., et al.. (1989). Maximum And Minimum Limitations Imposed On Bsdf Measurements. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 967. 50–50. 8 indexed citations
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Stover, John C., et al.. (1988). Inspection of Large Area and Large Volume Optics by Raster Scanning. ThA2–ThA2. 1 indexed citations
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Stover, John C., et al.. (1985). Measurement Of Low Angle Scatter. Optical Engineering. 24(3). 8 indexed citations

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