Karl E. Spear

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Karl E. Spear is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Ceramics and Composites. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl E. Spear has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Materials Chemistry, 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 10 papers in Ceramics and Composites. Recurrent topics in Karl E. Spear's work include Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (6 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (6 papers) and Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics (6 papers). Karl E. Spear is often cited by papers focused on Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (6 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (6 papers) and Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics (6 papers). Karl E. Spear collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Japan. Karl E. Spear's co-authors include John P. Dismukes, Michael Frenklach, Richard E. Tressler, Theodore M. Besmann, Honghua Du, Carlo G. Pantano, Mark D. Allendorf, C.F. Ramberg, Theodore M. Besmann and E.C. Beahm and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Carbon.

In The Last Decade

Karl E. Spear

33 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Diamond—Ceramic Coating of the Future 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Diamond—Ceramic Coating of the Future
    1989 536 citations Karl E. Spear Journal of the American Ceramic Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karl E. Spear United States 17 1.8k 924 590 572 475 33 2.3k
R. C. DeVries United States 24 1.8k 1.0× 549 0.6× 541 0.9× 495 0.9× 322 0.7× 66 2.4k
K. E. Spear United States 22 1.2k 0.7× 521 0.6× 736 1.2× 357 0.6× 423 0.9× 71 1.8k
B. Lux Austria 32 2.3k 1.3× 1.8k 2.0× 1.9k 3.3× 507 0.9× 516 1.1× 151 3.4k
P. Lamparter Germany 23 1.3k 0.7× 445 0.5× 1.2k 2.0× 331 0.6× 488 1.0× 122 2.1k
Osamu Fukunaga Japan 26 1.8k 1.0× 619 0.7× 383 0.6× 400 0.7× 311 0.7× 123 2.3k
J. E. Lowther South Africa 26 2.0k 1.1× 514 0.6× 291 0.5× 744 1.3× 261 0.5× 135 2.5k
K.P.D. Lagerlöf United States 23 1.2k 0.7× 314 0.3× 585 1.0× 245 0.4× 642 1.4× 49 1.7k
C.J. McHargue United States 31 2.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.3× 768 1.3× 984 1.7× 935 2.0× 157 3.6k
Diane S. Knight United States 9 2.2k 1.3× 959 1.0× 411 0.7× 582 1.0× 113 0.2× 15 2.6k
Nobuo Setaka Japan 19 2.4k 1.4× 1.3k 1.4× 411 0.7× 612 1.1× 131 0.3× 58 2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karl E. Spear

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Besmann, Theodore M., Karl E. Spear, & John D. Vienna. (2002). Extension of the Modified Associate Species Thermochemical Model for High-Level Nuclear Waste: Inclusion of Chromia. MRS Proceedings. 757. 1 indexed citations
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Spear, Karl E., Theodore M. Besmann, & E.C. Beahm. (1999). Thermochemical Modeling of Glass: Application to High-Level Nuclear Waste Glass. MRS Bulletin. 24(4). 37–44. 28 indexed citations
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Spear, Karl E., et al.. (1996). Passive‐Oxidation Kinetics of High‐Purity Silicon Carbide from 800° to 1100°C. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 79(11). 2897–2911. 122 indexed citations
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Spear, Karl E. & John P. Dismukes. (1994). Synthetic Diamond: Emerging CVD Science and Technology. J. Wiley eBooks. 663. 370 indexed citations
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Spear, Karl E. & Jan‐Otto Carlsson. (1993). Chemical Vapor Deposition in the 21st Century. The Electrochemical Society Interface. 2(2). 39–47. 2 indexed citations
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Butt, Darryl P., Richard E. Tressler, & Karl E. Spear. (1992). Corrosion of Sic Materials in N 2 –H 2 –CO Gaseous Environments: I, Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Reactions. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 75(12). 3257–3267. 13 indexed citations
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Butt, Darryl P., Richard E. Tressler, & Karl E. Spear. (1991). Etching of Silicon Carbide Materials at Elevated Temperatures in a Nitrogen‐Based Gas. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 74(2). 457–459. 3 indexed citations
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Spear, Karl E., et al.. (1989). Predicting The Chemistry In Cvd Systems. MRS Proceedings. 168. 4 indexed citations
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Du, Honghua, Richard E. Tressler, Karl E. Spear, & Carlo G. Pantano. (1989). Oxidation Studies of Crystalline CVD Silicon Nitride. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 136(5). 1527–1536. 180 indexed citations
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Spear, Karl E.. (1989). Diamond—Ceramic Coating of the Future. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 72(2). 171–191. 536 indexed citations breakdown →
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Messier, R., Karl E. Spear, Andrzej Badzian, & Rustum Roy. (1987). The Quest for Diamond Coatings. JOM. 39(9). 8–11. 3 indexed citations
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Spear, Karl E., et al.. (1986). Experimental Evidence for the Existence of the Ti 3 B 4 Phase. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 69(1). 49 indexed citations
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Badzian, Andrzej, et al.. (1986). Vapor Deposition Synthesis Of Diamond Films. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 683. 127–127. 25 indexed citations
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Spear, Karl E., et al.. (1978). Assessment of the thermodynamic properties of vanadium silicides utilizing ternary phase equilibria. Journal of the Less Common Metals. 60(2). 185–193. 10 indexed citations
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Besmann, Theodore M. & Karl E. Spear. (1977). Analysis of the Chemical Vapor Deposition of Titanium Diboride: I . Equilibrium Thermodynamic Analysis. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 124(5). 786–790. 44 indexed citations
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Besmann, Theodore M. & Karl E. Spear. (1977). Analysis of the Chemical Vapor Deposition of Titanium Diboride: II . Modeling the Kinetics of Deposition. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 124(5). 790–797. 28 indexed citations
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Spear, Karl E.. (1976). Chemical bonding in AlB2-type borides. Journal of the Less Common Metals. 47. 195–201. 52 indexed citations
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White, William B., et al.. (1975). Characterization of volume defects in triglycine sulfate by laser light scattering. Journal of Crystal Growth. 28(2). 240–248. 2 indexed citations
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Spear, Karl E.. (1972). Chemical transport reactions. A relevant area of research. Journal of Chemical Education. 49(2). 81–81. 3 indexed citations
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Spear, Karl E. & J.M. Leitnaker. (1968). A Consistent Set of Thermodynamic Values for Plutonium Mononitride. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 51(12). 706–709. 10 indexed citations

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