Jon K. West

6.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
39 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Jon K. West is a scholar working on Ceramics and Composites, Materials Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Jon K. West has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ceramics and Composites, 13 papers in Materials Chemistry and 8 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Jon K. West's work include Glass properties and applications (13 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (8 papers) and Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (8 papers). Jon K. West is often cited by papers focused on Glass properties and applications (13 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (8 papers) and Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (8 papers). Jon K. West collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Jon K. West's co-authors include Larry L. Hench, David E. Clark, D. C. Folz, Stephen C. Wallace, John J. Mecholsky, Anthony B. Brennan, Robert A. Latour, G.P. LaTorre, Rodrigo Lambert Oréfice and Guy P. La Torre and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Ceramic Society and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Jon K. West

38 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The sol-gel process

1990 3.5k citations Larry L. Hench, Jon K. West profile →
Processing materials with microwave energy

2000 510 citations Jon K. West et al. profile →
Principles of electronic ceramics

1990 502 citations Larry L. Hench, Jon K. West Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
Chemical processing of advanced materials

1992 424 citations Larry L. Hench, Jon K. West Materials & Design (1980-2015) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jon K. West United States	20	3.1k	1.3k	1.2k	675	655	39	5.5k
Bruno Bujoli France	38	3.2k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	1.4k 2.1×	759 1.2×	111	8.3k
Mamoru Senna Japan	37	3.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	223 0.3×	705 1.1×	320	6.5k
Masahide Takahashi Japan	42	3.6k 1.2×	1.8k 1.4×	835 0.7×	322 0.5×	648 1.0×	248	6.1k
Lisa C. Klein United States	34	2.9k 1.0×	2.5k 2.0×	497 0.4×	601 0.9×	672 1.0×	177	5.5k
Xinqiang Wang China	37	3.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	500 0.7×	2.2k 3.4×	464	6.3k
Bruno Alonso France	29	3.3k 1.1×	972 0.8×	639 0.5×	1.9k 2.8×	626 1.0×	111	6.3k
Imre Kiricsi Hungary	43	4.5k 1.5×	710 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	257 0.4×	458 0.7×	256	6.5k
Lionel Nicole France	30	4.0k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	568 0.8×	677 1.0×	45	6.1k
В. К. Иванов Russia	38	4.4k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	424 0.6×	591 0.9×	517	6.7k
Philippe Belleville France	21	2.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	253 0.4×	485 0.7×	68	5.0k

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Oréfice, Rodrigo Lambert, Jon K. West, G.P. LaTorre, Larry L. Hench, & Anthony B. Brennan. (2010). Effect of Long-Term In Vitro Testing on the Properties of Bioactive Glass−Polysulfone Composites. Biomacromolecules. 11(3). 657–665. 19 indexed citations

Oréfice, Rodrigo Lambert, A. Clark, Jon K. West, Anthony B. Brennan, & Larry L. Hench. (2006). Processing, properties, and in vitro bioactivity of polysulfone‐bioactive glass composites. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 80A(3). 565–580. 32 indexed citations

Mecholsky, John J., Jon K. West, & D. E. Passoja. (2002). Fractal dimension as a characterization of free volume created during fracture in brittle materials. Philosophical magazine. A/Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Structure, defects and mechanical properties. 82(17-18). 3163–3176. 16 indexed citations

West, Jon K., John J. Mecholsky, & Larry L. Hench. (1999). The application of fractal and quantum geometry to brittle fracture. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 260(1-2). 99–108. 32 indexed citations

West, Jon K. & Larry L. Hench. (1998). The effect of environment on silica fracture: Vacuum, carbon monoxide, water and nitrogen. Philosophical magazine. A/Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Structure, defects and mechanical properties. 77(1). 85–113. 21 indexed citations

West, Jon K., et al.. (1998). Cyclic anhydride ring opening reactions: Theory and application. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 41(1). 8–17. 9 indexed citations

West, Jon K., Anthony B. Brennan, A. E. Clark, & Larry L. Hench. (1997). Molecular orbital models of ring expansion mechanisms in the silica-carbon monoxide system. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 36(2). 209–215. 3 indexed citations

West, Jon K.. (1997). Theoretical analysis of hydrolysis of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 35(4). 505–511. 22 indexed citations

West, Jon K., Robert A. Latour, & Larry L. Hench. (1997). Molecular modeling study of adsorption of poly-L-lysine onto silica glass. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 37(4). 585–591. 35 indexed citations

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West, Jon K., Robert J. Latour, & Larry L. Hench. (1997). Molecular modeling study of adsorption of poly‐L‐lysine onto silica glass. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 37(4). 585–591. 1 indexed citations

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West, Jon K., G.P. LaTorre, & Larry L. Hench. (1996). The UV-visible spectrum in porous type VI silica: application and theory. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 195(1-2). 45–53. 13 indexed citations

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West, Jon K., et al.. (1996). Molecular orbital model of the diatom frustule: Potential for biomimetics. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 15(8). 648–650. 14 indexed citations

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Hench, Larry L. & Jon K. West. (1995). Molecular Orbital Models of Silica. Annual Review of Materials Science. 25(1). 37–68. 30 indexed citations

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West, Jon K. & Larry L. Hench. (1994). AM‐1 molecular orbital calculations of silica–alanine–nitrogen interaction. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 28(5). 625–633. 14 indexed citations

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West, Jon K. & Larry L. Hench. (1994). A PM3 molecular orbital model of silica rings and their vibrational spectra. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 180(1). 11–16. 37 indexed citations

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Hench, Larry L. & Jon K. West. (1994). Inorganic pathways for biosynthesis: A molecular orbital modeling approach. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 12(5). 2962–2965. 5 indexed citations

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Hench, Larry L. & Jon K. West. (1992). Chemical processing of advanced materials. Materials & Design (1980-2015). 13(3). 188–188. 424 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hench, Larry L. & Jon K. West. (1990). Principles of electronic ceramics. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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West, Jon K. & Stephen Wallace. (1990). Molecular Orbital Modeling of Water Adsorption on a Tetrasiloxane Ring. MRS Proceedings. 180. 1 indexed citations

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Seaman, G. G. & Jon K. West. (1971). Analysis of Contaminations in Biological Samples by Heavy Ion Scattering. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 18(1). 86–90. 2 indexed citations

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