Kurt E. Sickafus

11.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
248 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Kurt E. Sickafus is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics and Ceramics and Composites. According to data from OpenAlex, Kurt E. Sickafus has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 206 papers in Materials Chemistry, 57 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 47 papers in Ceramics and Composites. Recurrent topics in Kurt E. Sickafus's work include Nuclear materials and radiation effects (158 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (65 papers) and Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (51 papers). Kurt E. Sickafus is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear materials and radiation effects (158 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (65 papers) and Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (51 papers). Kurt E. Sickafus collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Kurt E. Sickafus's co-authors include Robin W. Grimes, James A. Valdez, Licia Minervini, J. M. Wills, N. W. Grimes, Manabu Ishimaru, Blas P. Uberuaga, Ming Tang, M. Nastasi and Ning Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kurt E. Sickafus

243 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kurt E. Sickafus United States 44 8.0k 2.1k 2.0k 1.4k 1.2k 248 9.7k
Robin W. Grimes United Kingdom 61 10.2k 1.3× 2.9k 1.3× 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 307 12.3k
Yongjun Tian China 54 13.4k 1.7× 3.4k 1.6× 1.2k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 2.0k 1.8× 440 16.5k
A. S. Nowick United States 53 8.6k 1.1× 2.4k 1.1× 1.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 2.0k 1.8× 163 11.9k
Susan B. Sinnott United States 60 12.1k 1.5× 2.6k 1.2× 381 0.2× 442 0.3× 935 0.8× 301 14.9k
Bo Xu China 45 7.7k 1.0× 2.7k 1.3× 647 0.3× 774 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 308 10.3k
Karsten Albe Germany 63 10.3k 1.3× 4.5k 2.1× 710 0.4× 772 0.5× 2.3k 2.0× 238 13.9k
S. A. Solin United States 39 6.0k 0.8× 2.7k 1.3× 443 0.2× 805 0.6× 863 0.7× 189 8.1k
Roger Smith United Kingdom 39 5.9k 0.7× 2.5k 1.1× 465 0.2× 371 0.3× 609 0.5× 265 8.5k
Xiaotao Zu China 59 8.4k 1.0× 5.5k 2.6× 813 0.4× 431 0.3× 1.8k 1.5× 540 13.5k
Igor Levin United States 52 7.3k 0.9× 3.5k 1.6× 1.0k 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 3.1k 2.7× 186 9.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rodriguez, Elena Tajuelo, Mohammed Alnaggar, C. J. Wetteland, et al.. (2024). Silicon ion radiation as a viable surrogate for emulating neutron radiation damage in silicates. npj Materials Degradation. 8(1).
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Valdez, James A., Yongqiang Wang, Stephanie M. Ribet, et al.. (2024). Insights into defect kinetics, mass transport, and electronic structure from spectrum effects in ion-irradiated Bi2O3. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(45). 31445–31458. 1 indexed citations
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Ward, Thomas Z., Ryan Wilkerson, Brianna L. Musicó, et al.. (2024). High entropy ceramics for applications in extreme environments. Journal of Physics Materials. 7(2). 21001–21001. 18 indexed citations
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Patel, Maulik, et al.. (2023). Stability of ion-beam-induced bixbyite phase in δ-Sc4Hf3O12 under heat treatments and electron beam irradiations. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 44(5). 3131–3138. 1 indexed citations
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Sickafus, Kurt E., et al.. (2021). Thermal processing conditions for the synthesis of near theoretical density Li5La3Ta2O12 ceramics for ceramic dual-mode detectors. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 872. 159714–159714. 3 indexed citations
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O’Quinn, Eric C., Kurt E. Sickafus, Rodney C. Ewing, et al.. (2020). Predicting short-range order and correlated phenomena in disordered crystalline materials. Science Advances. 6(35). eabc2758–eabc2758. 47 indexed citations
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Andersson, David A., Boris Dorado, M. Nikl, et al.. (2014). Intrinsic defects, nonstoichiometry, and aliovalent doping of ABO perovskite scintillators. physica status solidi (b). 251(11). 2279–2286. 14 indexed citations
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Marks, Nigel A., Michel Sassi, Andrew L. Rohl, et al.. (2013). Chemical evolution via beta decay: a case study in strontium-90. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 25(6). 65504–65504. 18 indexed citations
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Uberuaga, Blas P., Chao Jiang, Samrat Choudhury, et al.. (2012). Role of Antisite Disorder on Preamorphization Swelling in Titanate Pyrochlores. Physical Review Letters. 108(19). 195504–195504. 95 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun, Yue Wang, James A. Valdez, Ming Tang, & Kurt E. Sickafus. (2011). Irradiation induced order–disorder phase transformation in A4Zr3O12 (A = Sc, Lu and Dy). Journal of Nuclear Materials. 419(1-3). 386–391. 10 indexed citations
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Smith, Roger, et al.. (2009). Radiation damage and evolution of radiation-induced defects in Er2O3bixbyite. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 21(11). 115403–115403. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiang-Yang, Blas P. Uberuaga, & Kurt E. Sickafus. (2009). First-principles study of fission product (Xe, Cs, Sr) incorporation and segregation in alkaline earth metal oxides, HfO2, and the MgO–HfO2interface. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 21(4). 45403–45403. 12 indexed citations
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Sickafus, Kurt E., Robin W. Grimes, James A. Valdez, et al.. (2007). Radiation-induced amorphization resistance and radiation tolerance in structurally related oxides. Nature Materials. 6(3). 217–223. 449 indexed citations breakdown →
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Uberuaga, Blas P., Roger Smith, A.R. Cleave, et al.. (2004). Structure and Mobility of Defects Formed from Collision Cascades in MgO. BOA (University of Milano-Bicocca). 88 indexed citations
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Pan, Xiaoqing, et al.. (2001). Structure-property relationships of Oxide surfaces and interfaces : symposium held November 27-29, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. 1 indexed citations
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Sheldon, R.I., Thomas Hartmann, Kurt E. Sickafus, et al.. (1999). Cation disorder and vacancy distribution in nonstoichiometric magnesium aluminate spinel, MgO{center{underscore}dot}xAl{sub 2}O{sub 3}. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 82(12). 2 indexed citations
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Sickafus, Kurt E., Robert J. Hanrahan, K.J. McClellan, et al.. (1999). Burn and bury option for plutonium. American Ceramic Society bulletin. 78(1). 69–74. 26 indexed citations
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Gritsyna, V.T., et al.. (1999). Structure and electronic states of defects in spinel of different compositions MgO{center{underscore}dot}nAl{sub 2}O{sub 3}:Me. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 82(12). 2 indexed citations
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Devanathan, Ram, William J. Weber, Jeremy N. Mitchell, Kurt E. Sickafus, & M. Nastasi. (1997). Radiation Response of Rhombohedral Oxides. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 194(12). 1003–5. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Ning, Kurt E. Sickafus, M. Nastasi, et al.. (1996). In situ MeV ion beam analysis of ceramic surfaces modified by 100–400 keV ion irradiation. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 118(1-4). 766–771. 13 indexed citations

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