John R. Shields

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

John R. Shields is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Shields has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 28 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in John R. Shields's work include Flame retardant materials and properties (34 papers), Fire dynamics and safety research (28 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (18 papers). John R. Shields is often cited by papers focused on Flame retardant materials and properties (34 papers), Fire dynamics and safety research (28 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (18 papers). John R. Shields collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Egypt. John R. Shields's co-authors include Takashi Kashiwagi, Richard H. Harris, Jack F. Douglas, Karen I. Winey, Fangming Du, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Samuel L. Manzello, Walid H. Awad, Rick D. Davis and Katrina M. Groth and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Materials and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

John R. Shields

59 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Nanoparticle networks reduce the flammability of polymer nanocomposites

2005 775 citations Takashi Kashiwagi, Fangming Du et al. Nature Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John R. Shields United States	28	3.3k	1.2k	1.2k	646	537	63	4.5k
Rongjie Yang China	38	2.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	395 0.3×	422 0.7×	89 0.2×	137	3.8k
Fubin Luo China	23	815 0.2×	550 0.4×	136 0.1×	113 0.2×	74 0.1×	84	1.5k
Xiangrong Liu China	34	605 0.2×	1.6k 1.3×	155 0.1×	318 0.5×	22 0.0×	140	3.7k
Claus Erik Weinell Denmark	23	541 0.2×	1.2k 0.9×	73 0.1×	69 0.1×	159 0.3×	85	2.4k
С. М. Ломакин Russia	20	1.7k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	163 0.1×	477 0.7×	6 0.0×	118	2.7k
Zengping Zhang China	35	1.5k 0.4×	879 0.7×	16 0.0×	153 0.2×	157 0.3×	127	3.3k
Shaojun Chen China	30	2.0k 0.6×	860 0.7×	16 0.0×	544 0.8×	90 0.2×	121	3.0k
Zhihao Chen China	35	1.1k 0.3×	2.4k 2.0×	40 0.0×	238 0.4×	18 0.0×	164	4.8k
Wanjie Wang China	27	1.4k 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	20 0.0×	359 0.6×	61 0.1×	96	4.2k
Yuhang Ye China	28	739 0.2×	336 0.3×	106 0.1×	663 1.0×	8 0.0×	67	2.7k

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Zammarano, Mauro, et al.. (2020). Reduced‐scale test to assess the effect of fire barriers on the flaming combustion of cored composites: An upholstery‐material case study. Fire and Materials. 45(1). 114–126. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Wen, Mauro Zammarano, John R. Shields, et al.. (2018). A novel application of silicone-based flame-retardant adhesive in plywood. Construction and Building Materials. 189. 448–459. 55 indexed citations

Zammarano, Mauro, et al.. (2016). Smoldering and Flame Resistant Textiles via Conformal Barrier Formation | NIST. Advanced Materials. 1 indexed citations

Manzello, Samuel L., et al.. (2011). Determining Structure Vulnerabilities to Firebrand Showers in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires | NIST. Fire Safety Journal. 46. 6 indexed citations

Manzello, Samuel L., et al.. (2010). QUANTIFYING WIND DRIVEN FIREBRAND PENETRATION INTO BUILDING VENTS USING FULL SCALE AND REDUDCED SCALE EXPERIMENTAL METHODS | NIST. 1 indexed citations

Manzello, Samuel L., et al.. (2008). Mass and size distribution of firebrands generated from burning Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) trees. Fire and Materials. 33(1). 21–31. 75 indexed citations

Manzello, Samuel L., et al.. (2007). Measurement Of Firebrand Production And Heat Release Rate (Hrr) From Burning Korean Pine Trees. 7. 108–108. 15 indexed citations

Manzello, Samuel L., Thomas G. Cleary, John R. Shields, et al.. (2007). Experimental investigation of firebrands: Generation and ignition of fuel beds. Fire Safety Journal. 43(3). 226–233. 101 indexed citations

Gilman, Jeffrey W., Rick D. Davis, John R. Shields, & Richard H. Harris. (2005). High Throughput Flammability Characterization Using Gradient Flux Fields. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 2(9). 1 indexed citations

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Kashiwagi, Takashi, Fangming Du, Jack F. Douglas, et al.. (2005). Nanoparticle Networks Reduce the Flammability of Polymer Nanocomposites. | NIST. Nature Materials. 4(12). 3 indexed citations

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Kashiwagi, Takashi, Fangming Du, Jack F. Douglas, et al.. (2005). Nanoparticle networks reduce the flammability of polymer nanocomposites. Nature Materials. 4(12). 928–933. 775 indexed citations breakdown →

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Manzello, Samuel L., Thomas G. Cleary, John R. Shields, & Jiann C. Yang. (2005). On the ignition of fuel beds by firebrands. Fire and Materials. 30(1). 77–87. 95 indexed citations

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Kashiwagi, Takashi, Richard H. Harris, Robert M. Briber, et al.. (2004). Flame Retardant Mechanism of Polyamid 6 - Clay Nanocompsoites. Polymer. 1 indexed citations

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Kashiwagi, Takashi, Fangming Du, Karen I. Winey, et al.. (2004). Flammability properties of polymer nanocomposites with single-walled carbon nanotubes: effects of nanotube dispersion and concentration. Polymer. 46(2). 471–481. 311 indexed citations

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Kashiwagi, Takashi, Eric A. Grulke, Jenny Hilding, et al.. (2004). Thermal and flammability properties of polypropylene/carbon nanotube nanocomposites. Polymer. 45(12). 4227–4239. 479 indexed citations

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Kashiwagi, Takashi, Alexander B. Morgan, Joseph M. Antonucci, et al.. (2003). Thermal and Flammability Properties of a Silica-PMMA Nanocomposite | NIST. Chemistry of Materials. 89(8).

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Pitts, William M., James R. Lawson, & John R. Shields. (2001). NIST/BFRL CALIBRATION SYSTEM FOR HEAT-FLUX GAGES | NIST. 1 indexed citations

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Ohlemiller, Thomas J. & John R. Shields. (1999). The effect of surface coatings on fire growth over composite materials in a corner configuration. Fire Safety Journal. 32(2). 173–193. 21 indexed citations

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Price, J. D., et al.. (1998). A balloon-borne instrument to measure total water content in low-level clouds. Meteorological Applications. 5(4). 351–357. 4 indexed citations

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Ohlemiller, Thomas J. & John R. Shields. (1995). Behavior of Mock-Ups in the California Technical Bulletin 133 Test Protocol: Fabric and Barrier Effects.. 10 indexed citations

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