Karl M. Prewo

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Karl M. Prewo is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Ceramics and Composites and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl M. Prewo has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 31 papers in Ceramics and Composites and 19 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Karl M. Prewo's work include Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (31 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (16 papers) and Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (15 papers). Karl M. Prewo is often cited by papers focused on Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (31 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (16 papers) and Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (15 papers). Karl M. Prewo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and Japan. Karl M. Prewo's co-authors include Vincent C. Nardone, John J. Brennan, G. K. Layden, James R. Strife, Brian N. Johnson, K.G. Kreider, William K. Tredway, C.T. Sun, J. C. M. Li and Carlo G. Pantano and has published in prestigious journals such as Carbon, Materials Science and Engineering A and Journal of Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

Karl M. Prewo

50 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

On the strength of discontinuous silicon carbide reinforc... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 250 500 750
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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. On the strength of discontinuous silicon carbide reinforced aluminum composites
    1986 971 citations Vincent C. Nardone, Karl M. Prewo Scripta Metallurgica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karl M. Prewo United States 20 1.9k 1.7k 863 796 348 52 2.8k
Ronald J. Kerans United States 22 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 727 0.8× 739 0.9× 108 0.3× 56 2.0k
Jacques Lamon France 37 2.5k 1.3× 2.9k 1.7× 1.3k 1.5× 1.6k 2.0× 120 0.3× 126 4.0k
Lorenz S. Sigl Germany 22 1.7k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.0k 1.2× 533 0.7× 91 0.3× 59 2.4k
A. Wagih Egypt 34 2.1k 1.1× 656 0.4× 811 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 204 0.6× 82 2.9k
G. S. Upadhyaya India 22 1.9k 1.0× 770 0.4× 677 0.8× 521 0.7× 194 0.6× 105 2.2k
Rajiv Asthana United States 35 3.5k 1.8× 2.2k 1.3× 1.3k 1.5× 436 0.5× 1.0k 3.0× 123 4.1k
Michael Bannister Australia 21 1.5k 0.8× 338 0.2× 523 0.6× 1.9k 2.4× 90 0.3× 38 2.9k
T. S. Srivatsan United States 27 2.0k 1.0× 453 0.3× 862 1.0× 550 0.7× 620 1.8× 140 2.5k
Kotoji ANDO Japan 26 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 869 1.0× 687 0.9× 71 0.2× 172 2.3k
Chun‐Hway Hsueh United States 18 963 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 746 0.9× 599 0.8× 34 0.1× 36 1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karl M. Prewo

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ogi, Keiji, N. Takeda, & Karl M. Prewo. (1997). Fracture process of thermally shocked discontinuous fibre-reinforced glass matrix composites under tensile loading. Journal of Materials Science. 32(23). 6153–6162. 3 indexed citations
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Nardone, Vincent C., James R. Strife, & Karl M. Prewo. (1991). Processing of particulate reinforced metals and intermetallics for improved damage tolerance. Materials Science and Engineering A. 144(1-2). 267–275. 6 indexed citations
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Prewo, Karl M.. (1989). Fiber-reinforced ceramics: new opportunities for composite materials. American Ceramic Society bulletin. 68(2). 395–400. 66 indexed citations
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Nardone, Vincent C. & Karl M. Prewo. (1989). Comment on “a comparison of PM vs melted SiC/Al composites”. Scripta Metallurgica. 23(2). 291–292. 19 indexed citations
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Prewo, Karl M., et al.. (1989). Silicon carbide fibre-reinforced glassceramic composite tensile behaviour at elevated temperature. Journal of Materials Science. 24(4). 1373–1379. 30 indexed citations
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Prewo, Karl M., et al.. (1988). The oxidative stability of carbon fibre reinforced glass-matrix composites. Journal of Materials Science. 23(2). 523–527. 51 indexed citations
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Prewo, Karl M.. (1988). Glass and Ceramic Matrix Composites Present and Future. MRS Proceedings. 120. 12 indexed citations
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Prewo, Karl M.. (1988). Carbon fibre reinforced glass matrix composite tension and flexure properties. Journal of Materials Science. 23(8). 2745–2752. 27 indexed citations
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Tredway, William K. & Karl M. Prewo. (1987). Carbon Fiber Reinforced Glass Matrix Composites for Satellite Applications. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 4 indexed citations
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Prewo, Karl M.. (1986). Tension and flexural strength of silicon carbide fibre-reinforced glass ceramics. Journal of Materials Science. 21(10). 3590–3600. 186 indexed citations
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Nardone, Vincent C. & Karl M. Prewo. (1986). On the strength of discontinuous silicon carbide reinforced aluminum composites. Scripta Metallurgica. 20(1). 43–48. 971 indexed citations breakdown →
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Prewo, Karl M., et al.. (1982). Mechanical behaviour of an amorphous metal ribbon reinforced resin-matrix composite. Journal of Materials Science. 17(2). 359–368. 19 indexed citations
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Prewo, Karl M.. (1980). The importance of fibres in achieving impact tolerant composites. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 294(1411). 551–558. 9 indexed citations
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Prewo, Karl M., et al.. (1978). Glass Matrix Composites - I - Graphite Fiber Reinforced Glass. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Prewo, Karl M., et al.. (1978). The role of twinning in the cyclic stress-strain behavior of directionally solidified γ/γ′-δ. Metallurgical Transactions A. 9(6). 747–751. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, C.T. & Karl M. Prewo. (1977). The Fracture Toughness of Boron Aluminum Composites. Journal of Composite Materials. 11(2). 164–175. 22 indexed citations
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Prewo, Karl M., et al.. (1977). Research on graphite reinforced glass matrix composites. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 9 indexed citations
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Prewo, Karl M., et al.. (1972). Lüders band motion in iron. Metallurgical Transactions. 3(8). 2261–2269. 21 indexed citations
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Prewo, Karl M. & K.G. Kreider. (1972). The transverse tensile properties of boron fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composites. Metallurgical Transactions. 3(8). 2201–2211. 23 indexed citations
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Prewo, Karl M.. (1972). The Charpy Impact Energy of Boron-Aluminum. Journal of Composite Materials. 6(3). 442–455. 9 indexed citations

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