John J. Gilman

11.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
155 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

John J. Gilman is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, John J. Gilman has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Materials Chemistry, 50 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 38 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in John J. Gilman's work include Microstructure and mechanical properties (27 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (25 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (23 papers). John J. Gilman is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and mechanical properties (27 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (25 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (23 papers). John J. Gilman collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Germany. John J. Gilman's co-authors include W. G. Johnston, Richard B. Kaner, Sarah H. Tolbert, Peter P. Gillis, Robert W. Cumberland, J. J. Bikerman, S. M. Clark, Michelle B. Weinberger, G. W. Sears and A. K. Head and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

John J. Gilman

147 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

Dislocation Velocities, Dislocation Densities, and Plasti... 1959 2026 1981 2003 1959 1960 2005 1963 400 800 1.2k
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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. Dislocation Velocities, Dislocation Densities, and Plastic Flow in Lithium Fluoride Crystals
    1959 1.2k citations W. G. Johnston, John J. Gilman Journal of Applied Physics profile →
  2. Direct Measurements of the Surface Energies of Crystals
    1960 666 citations John J. Gilman Journal of Applied Physics profile →
  3. Designing Superhard Materials
    2005 661 citations Richard B. Kaner, John J. Gilman et al. profile →
  4. The art and science of growing crystals
    1963 336 citations John J. Gilman 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 J. Gilman United States 46 5.8k 3.1k 3.0k 1.1k 886 155 8.6k
J. W. Christian United Kingdom 34 8.2k 1.4× 7.2k 2.3× 2.0k 0.7× 665 0.6× 638 0.7× 95 11.2k
R. W. Balluffi United States 55 8.0k 1.4× 4.8k 1.5× 1.9k 0.6× 2.3k 2.2× 1.5k 1.7× 193 11.5k
P. G. Klemens United States 40 6.9k 1.2× 1.7k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 1.4k 1.3× 1.6k 1.8× 132 9.6k
Β. E. Warren United States 27 6.0k 1.0× 2.6k 0.8× 887 0.3× 1.3k 1.2× 1.6k 1.8× 50 9.4k
Alan Cottrell United Kingdom 31 4.9k 0.9× 4.0k 1.3× 2.7k 0.9× 693 0.6× 423 0.5× 119 7.5k
P. B. Hirsch United Kingdom 40 3.2k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 1.0k 0.9× 987 1.1× 138 5.7k
A. S. Nowick United States 53 8.6k 1.5× 2.3k 0.7× 1.0k 0.3× 1.6k 1.5× 2.4k 2.8× 163 11.9k
Robert W. Cahn United Kingdom 38 4.5k 0.8× 4.1k 1.3× 988 0.3× 742 0.7× 541 0.6× 220 7.7k
M. Nastasi United States 44 6.3k 1.1× 2.6k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 741 0.7× 1.9k 2.1× 251 9.3k
H. M. Otte United States 22 3.8k 0.7× 2.7k 0.9× 1.0k 0.4× 754 0.7× 946 1.1× 51 6.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gilman, John J., Robert W. Cumberland, & Richard B. Kaner. (2005). Design of hard crystals. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 24(1-2). 1–5. 135 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (2002). Why diamond is very hard. Philosophical magazine. A/Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Structure, defects and mechanical properties. 82(10). 1811–1820. 15 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (1996). Physical chemistry of intrinsic hardness. Materials Science and Engineering A. 209(1-2). 74–81. 35 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (1995). Chemical reactions at detonation fronts in solids. Philosophical Magazine B. 71(6). 1057–1068. 85 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (1994). Micromechanics of shear banding. Mechanics of Materials. 17(2-3). 83–96. 54 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (1987). Market Penetration Rates and Their Effect on Value : Research Management. 2(4). 532. 1 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (1987). Rapidly solidified materials. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 322(1567). 425–438. 112 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (1986). Up Close: Center for Advanced Materials at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. MRS Bulletin. 11(4). 27–27. 8 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (1978). Factors that Affect Development Investment Values. Research Management. 21(6). 22–23. 2 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J., et al.. (1971). The elastic stiffnesses of Fe-Ni-C martensites. Philosophical magazine. 24(192). 1257–1266. 3 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (1968). Dislocation Dynamics and the Response of Materials to Impact. Transactions of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan. 8(3). 117–133. 26 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (1968). Dislocation Motion in a Viscous Medium. Physical Review Letters. 20(4). 157–158. 8 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (1965). Microdynamics of Plastic Flow at Constant Stress. Journal of Applied Physics. 36(9). 2772–2777. 69 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J., et al.. (1964). Equilibrium of extended dislocations within edge dislocation dipoles. Philosophical magazine. 10(103). 35–42. 19 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (1961). The mechanism of surface effects in crystal plasticity. Philosophical magazine. 6(61). 159–161. 24 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (1960). Effect of grain size on crack propagation. Acta Metallurgica. 8(9). 665–666. 4 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J., W. G. Johnston, & G. W. Sears. (1958). Dislocation Etch Pit Formation in Lithium Fluoride. Journal of Applied Physics. 29(5). 747–754. 198 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J. & W. G. Johnston. (1956). Observations of Dislocation Glide and Climb in Lithium Fluoride Crystals. Journal of Applied Physics. 27(9). 1018–1022. 113 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J.. (1954). Mechanism of ortho kink-band formation in Compressed Zinc Monocrystals. JOM. 6(5). 621–629. 39 indexed citations
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Gilman, John J. & T. A. Read. (1953). Bend Plane Phenomena in the Deformation of Zinc Monocrystals. JOM. 5(1). 49–55. 7 indexed citations

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