M. F. Thorpe

16.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
215 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

M. F. Thorpe is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. F. Thorpe has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Materials Chemistry, 79 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 79 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in M. F. Thorpe's work include Theoretical and Computational Physics (69 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (38 papers) and Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (24 papers). M. F. Thorpe is often cited by papers focused on Theoretical and Computational Physics (69 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (38 papers) and Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (24 papers). M. F. Thorpe collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. M. F. Thorpe's co-authors include Donald J. Jacobs, Edward J. Garboczi, D. Weaire, J. Craig Phillips, Parongama Sen, Leslie A. Kuhn, Haowei He, Andrew J. Rader, Kenneth A. Snyder and R. J. Elliott and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

M. F. Thorpe

212 papers receiving 12.1k 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.

Continuous deformations in random networks

1983 1.2k citations M. F. Thorpe Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids profile →
Geometrical percolation threshold of overlapping ellipsoids

1995 652 citations Edward J. Garboczi, M. F. Thorpe et al. profile →
Constraint theory, vector percolation and glass formation

1985 630 citations J. Craig Phillips, M. F. Thorpe Solid State Communications profile →
Protein flexibility predictions using graph theory

2001 560 citations Leslie A. Kuhn, M. F. Thorpe et al. profile →
Phonons inAX2glasses: From molecular to band-like modes

1977 499 citations M. F. Thorpe et al. profile →
Elastic Properties of Glasses

1985 494 citations M. F. Thorpe et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Structural information from the Raman spectrum of amorphous silicon

1985 382 citations M. F. Thorpe et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
The Trouble with Nigeria

1985 248 citations M. F. Thorpe et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. F. Thorpe United States	54	7.4k	2.8k	2.4k	2.3k	2.1k	215	12.8k
Morrel H. Cohen United States	63	9.1k 1.2×	2.3k 0.8×	5.8k 2.4×	2.8k 1.2×	2.9k 1.4×	209	18.3k
Dieter Richter Germany	73	11.6k 1.6×	744 0.3×	3.8k 1.6×	1.7k 0.7×	860 0.4×	653	21.7k
Thomas A. Weber United States	40	6.1k 0.8×	896 0.3×	3.4k 1.5×	1.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	246	11.4k
Giancarlo Ruocco Italy	60	7.2k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	4.5k 1.9×	2.8k 1.2×	694 0.3×	474	14.6k
James P. Sethna United States	61	4.0k 0.5×	419 0.1×	4.4k 1.9×	4.5k 1.9×	2.2k 1.1×	210	14.8k
Sharon C. Glotzer United States	76	18.1k 2.4×	1.2k 0.4×	2.5k 1.1×	4.8k 2.1×	2.1k 1.0×	327	24.5k
Sushil K. Satija United States	57	5.5k 0.7×	339 0.1×	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	309	11.7k
Gary S. Grest United States	87	16.0k 2.2×	1.1k 0.4×	6.0k 2.6×	5.3k 2.3×	2.0k 1.0×	449	31.5k
Andrea J. Liu United States	60	8.0k 1.1×	768 0.3×	1.7k 0.7×	3.2k 1.4×	309 0.2×	193	13.7k
Hans Christian Andersen United States	56	16.3k 2.2×	1.4k 0.5×	8.2k 3.5×	4.6k 2.0×	1.6k 0.8×	213	30.6k

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Sitharam, Meera, Robert Connelly, Steven J. Gortler, et al.. (2021). Realizations of Isostatic Material Frameworks. arXiv (Cornell University). 4 indexed citations

Kapko, Vitaliy, D. A. Drabold, & M. F. Thorpe. (2010). Electronic structure of a realistic model of amorphous graphene. physica status solidi (b). 247(5). 1197–1200. 37 indexed citations

Farrell, Damien, Tatyana Mamonova, Maria G. Kurnikova, & M. F. Thorpe. (2009). Generating Pathways for Free Energy Calculations in Proteins Using Constraint-Based Conformational Sampling. Biophysical Journal. 96(3). 407a–407a. 1 indexed citations

Lucovsky, G., D.A. Baker, M. A. Paesler, J. C. Phillips, & M. F. Thorpe. (2007). Intermediate phases in binary and ternary alloys How far can we go with a semi-empirical bond-constraint theory?. Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials. 9(10). 2979–2988. 5 indexed citations

Thorpe, M. F.. (2007). An imaginary England: Nation, landscape and literature. English Studies. 88(2). 236–239. 6 indexed citations

Thorpe, M. F. & Phillip M. Duxbury. (2002). Rigidity Theory and Applications. Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks. 268 indexed citations

Kuhn, Leslie A. & M. F. Thorpe. (2001). Introduction and foreword to the special issue on protein flexibility and folding. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. 19(1). 1–2. 3 indexed citations

Naumis, Gerardo G., Chumín Wang, M. F. Thorpe, & Rafael A. Barrio. (1999). Coherency of phason dynamics in Fibonacci chains. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 59(22). 14302–14312. 23 indexed citations

Shirai, Koun, M. F. Thorpe, & S. Gonda. (1996). Vibrations of Bethe lattices with an icosahedral basis: application to amorphous boron. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 198-200. 36–39. 2 indexed citations

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Hetherington, J. H. & M. F. Thorpe. (1992). The conductivity of a sheet containing inclusions with sharp corners. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 438(1904). 591–604. 26 indexed citations

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Thorpe, M. F.. (1992). The conductivity of a sheet containing a few polygonal holes and/or superconducting inclusions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 437(1899). 215–227. 25 indexed citations

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Thorpe, M. F. & Iwona Jasiuk. (1992). New results in the theory of elasticity for two-dimensional composites. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 438(1904). 531–544. 98 indexed citations

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Jasiuk, Iwona, et al.. (1992). Elastic properties of two-dimensional composites containing polygonal holes. 61–73. 1 indexed citations

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Day, Anthony, Wei Xia, & M. F. Thorpe. (1988). Spectral dimensionality of random superconducting networks. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 37(10). 4930–4935. 1 indexed citations

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Leeuw, Simon W. de & M. F. Thorpe. (1986). Coulomb Splittings in Glasses. Physical Review Letters. 56(20). 2228–2228. 1 indexed citations

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Garboczi, Edward J. & M. F. Thorpe. (1986). Effective-medium theory of percolation on central-force elastic networks. III. The superelastic problem. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 33(5). 3289–3294. 23 indexed citations

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Phillips, J. Craig & M. F. Thorpe. (1985). Constraint theory, vector percolation and glass formation. Solid State Communications. 53(8). 699–702. 630 indexed citations breakdown →

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Leeuw, Simon W. de & M. F. Thorpe. (1985). Coulomb splittings in glasses. Physical Review Letters. 55(26). 2879–2882. 47 indexed citations

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Thorpe, M. F.. (1982). Excitations in disordered systems. Plenum Press eBooks. 159 indexed citations

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Thorpe, M. F.. (1978). Restricted annealing of random Ising models. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 11(14). 2983–2997. 11 indexed citations

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