K. R. Elder

7.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
111 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

K. R. Elder is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, K. R. Elder has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Materials Chemistry, 41 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 32 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in K. R. Elder's work include Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (68 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (37 papers) and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (32 papers). K. R. Elder is often cited by papers focused on Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (68 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (37 papers) and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (32 papers). K. R. Elder collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Finland. K. R. Elder's co-authors include Martin Grant, Nikolas Provatas, Joel Berry, Mikko Haataja, Mark Katakowski, Zhi-Feng Huang, Rashmi C. Desai, Tapio Ala-Nissilä, T. M. Rogers and Peter Stefanovic and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

K. R. Elder

109 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Modeling Elasticity in Crystal Growth

2002 764 citations K. R. Elder, Martin Grant et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Modeling elastic and plastic deformations in nonequilibrium processing using phase field crystals

2004 658 citations K. R. Elder, Martin Grant Physical Review E profile →
Phase-field crystal modeling and classical density functional theory of freezing

2007 481 citations K. R. Elder, Nikolas Provatas et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. R. Elder United States	39	5.2k	2.2k	1.8k	1.2k	1.2k	111	6.4k
Robert F. Sekerka United States	37	6.2k 1.2×	2.7k 1.3×	2.4k 1.4×	2.6k 2.2×	853 0.7×	107	8.2k
G. B. McFadden United States	39	4.9k 0.9×	2.5k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	2.1k 1.8×	440 0.4×	146	7.8k
A. A. Wheeler United Kingdom	28	3.8k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.3×	301 0.3×	67	5.5k
S.R. Coriell United States	36	3.9k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	290 0.2×	147	5.1k
Mathis Plapp France	33	3.8k 0.7×	2.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.7×	288 0.2×	85	4.5k
H. Müller–Krumbhaar Germany	30	2.3k 0.4×	777 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	576 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	77	3.4k
Efim A. Brener Germany	26	1.8k 0.3×	749 0.3×	683 0.4×	666 0.6×	552 0.5×	116	2.8k
Srikanth Sastry United States	49	6.7k 1.3×	304 0.1×	389 0.2×	2.3k 1.9×	2.4k 2.1×	220	8.7k
Michael Widom United States	44	3.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	222 0.1×	2.5k 2.1×	1.0k 0.9×	177	5.9k
Vasily V. Bulatov United States	47	7.2k 1.4×	945 0.4×	273 0.2×	4.0k 3.4×	403 0.3×	124	9.3k

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Huang, Zhi-Feng, et al.. (2024). Liquid-substrate fluctuation effects on crystal growth and disordered hyperuniformity of two-dimensional materials. Physical Review Materials. 8(10). 2 indexed citations

Elder, K. R., Zhi-Feng Huang, & Tapio Ala-Nissilä. (2024). Influence of dislocations in multilayer graphene stacks: A phase field crystal study. Physical Review Materials. 8(10).

Elder, K. R., Zhi-Feng Huang, & Tapio Ala-Nissilä. (2023). Moiré patterns and inversion boundaries in graphene/hexagonal boron nitride bilayers. Physical Review Materials. 7(2). 1 indexed citations

Elder, K. R., et al.. (2021). Modeling buckling and topological defects in stacked two-dimensional layers of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride. Physical Review Materials. 5(3). 12 indexed citations

Ankudinov, Vladimir, K. R. Elder, & P. K. Galenko. (2020). Traveling waves of the solidification and melting of cubic crystal lattices. Physical review. E. 102(6). 62802–62802. 15 indexed citations

Hirvonen, Petri, et al.. (2019). Phase-field crystal model for heterostructures. Physical review. B.. 100(16). 13 indexed citations

Elder, K. R., C. V. Achim, Enzo Granato, S. C. Ying, & Tapio Ala-Nissilä. (2017). Striped, honeycomb, and twisted moiré patterns in surface adsorption systems with highly degenerate commensurate ground states. Physical review. B.. 96(19). 3 indexed citations

Achim, C. V., et al.. (2013). Phase-Field Crystal Models and Elastic Excitations. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2013. 1 indexed citations

Elder, K. R., et al.. (2013). Exploring the Complex World of Two-Dimensional Ordering with Three Modes. Physical Review Letters. 111(3). 35501–35501. 84 indexed citations

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Jaatinen, A., C. V. Achim, K. R. Elder, & Tapio Ala-Nissilä. (2010). Phase field crystal study of symmetric tilt grain boundaries of iron. 30. 169–176. 5 indexed citations

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Granato, Enzo, et al.. (2010). Nonlinear response and dynamical transitions in a phase-field crystal model for adsorbed overlayers. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 246. 12024–12024. 1 indexed citations

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Elder, K. R., Zhi-Feng Huang, & Nikolas Provatas. (2010). Amplitude expansion of the binary phase-field-crystal model. Physical Review E. 81(1). 11602–11602. 104 indexed citations

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Elder, K. R., et al.. (2010). Novel mechanical properties in lamellar phases of liquid-crystalline diblock copolymers. The European Physical Journal E. 32(4). 349–355. 8 indexed citations

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Achim, C. V., et al.. (2009). Nonlinear driven response of a phase-field crystal in a periodic pinning potential. Physical Review E. 79(1). 11606–11606. 23 indexed citations

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Jaatinen, A., C. V. Achim, K. R. Elder, & Tapio Ala-Nissilä. (2009). Thermodynamics of bcc metals in phase-field-crystal models. Physical Review E. 80(3). 31602–31602. 159 indexed citations

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Achim, C. V., et al.. (2006). Phase Diagram and Commensurate-Incommensurate Transitions in the Phase Field Crystal Model. Physical Review E. 74. 6 indexed citations

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Karttunen, Mikko, et al.. (2002). Instabilities and resistance fluctuations in thin accelerated superconducting rings. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 66(2). 26115–26115. 6 indexed citations

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Drolet, François, K. R. Elder, Martin Grant, & J Kosterlitz. (2000). Phase-field modeling of eutectic growth. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 61(6). 6705–6720. 62 indexed citations

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Yao, Jian, K. R. Elder, Guo Hong, & Martin Grant. (1993). Theory and simulation of Ostwald ripening. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 47(21). 14110–14125. 282 indexed citations

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Elder, K. R. & Rashmi C. Desai. (1989). Role of nonlinearities in off-critical quenches as described by the Cahn-Hilliard model of phase separation. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 40(1). 243–254. 27 indexed citations

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