Mark Opeka

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
20 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Mark Opeka is a scholar working on Ceramics and Composites, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Opeka has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Ceramics and Composites, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mark Opeka's work include Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (16 papers), Advanced materials and composites (12 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (7 papers). Mark Opeka is often cited by papers focused on Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (16 papers), Advanced materials and composites (12 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (7 papers). Mark Opeka collaborates with scholars based in United States and Spain. Mark Opeka's co-authors include Inna G. Talmy, James A. Zaykoski, Eric Wuchina, T. A. Parthasarathy, Robert A. Rapp, William G. Fahrenholtz, Elizabeth J. Opila, Ronald J. Kerans, J.L. Routbort and Michael K. Cinibulk and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Materialia, Journal of the American Ceramic Society and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Mark Opeka

20 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Oxidation-based materials selection for 2000°C + hypersonic aerosurfaces: Theoretical considerations and historical experience

2004 805 citations Mark Opeka, Inna G. Talmy et al. Journal of Materials Science profile →
Mechanical, Thermal, and Oxidation Properties of Refractory Hafnium and zirconium Compounds

1999 704 citations Mark Opeka, Inna G. Talmy et al. Journal of the European Ceramic Society profile →
UHTCs: Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Materials for Extreme Environment Applications

2007 644 citations Eric Wuchina, Elizabeth J. Opila et al. The Electrochemical Society Interface profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark Opeka United States	14	2.8k	2.7k	2.2k	456	242	20	3.3k
James A. Zaykoski United States	12	3.2k 1.2×	3.1k 1.2×	2.6k 1.2×	422 0.9×	176 0.7×	15	3.7k
Eric Wuchina United States	5	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	246 0.5×	117 0.5×	9	1.6k
Zhigang Zhao China	21	938 0.3×	838 0.3×	722 0.3×	214 0.5×	122 0.5×	56	1.3k
Sylvia M. Johnson United States	13	726 0.3×	421 0.2×	482 0.2×	163 0.4×	65 0.3×	34	938
Hideki Ohtsubo Japan	11	849 0.3×	520 0.2×	547 0.3×	86 0.2×	343 1.4×	19	1.2k
David L. Poerschke United States	20	1.1k 0.4×	433 0.2×	1.1k 0.5×	83 0.2×	1.0k 4.2×	45	1.6k
Linus U. J. T. Ogbuji United States	17	1.0k 0.4×	834 0.3×	731 0.3×	125 0.3×	117 0.5×	42	1.4k
Qiaomu Liu China	14	476 0.2×	372 0.1×	456 0.2×	169 0.4×	313 1.3×	29	789
R. Mévrel France	20	407 0.1×	826 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	229 0.5×	1.3k 5.3×	42	1.8k
W.D. Porter United States	17	537 0.2×	705 0.3×	965 0.4×	123 0.3×	457 1.9×	30	1.4k

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Parthasarathy, T. A., Robert A. Rapp, Mark Opeka, & Michael K. Cinibulk. (2011). Modeling Oxidation Kinetics of SiC ‐Containing Refractory Diborides. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 95(1). 338–349. 103 indexed citations

Zaykoski, James A., Mark Opeka, Lauren H. Smith, & Inna G. Talmy. (2011). Synthesis and Characterization of YB ₄ Ceramics. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 94(11). 4059–4065. 21 indexed citations

Opeka, Mark, et al.. (2010). Synthesis and characterization of Zr2SC ceramics. Materials Science and Engineering A. 528(4-5). 1994–2001. 15 indexed citations

Talmy, Inna G., James A. Zaykoski, & Mark Opeka. (2010). Synthesis, processing and properties of TaC–TaB2–C ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 30(11). 2253–2263. 75 indexed citations

Parthasarathy, T. A., Robert A. Rapp, Mark Opeka, & Ronald J. Kerans. (2009). Effects of Phase Change and Oxygen Permeability in Oxide Scales on Oxidation Kinetics of ZrB ₂ and HfB ₂. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 92(5). 1079–1086. 43 indexed citations

Talmy, Inna G., James A. Zaykoski, & Mark Opeka. (2008). High‐Temperature Chemistry and Oxidation of ZrB ₂ Ceramics Containing SiC, Si ₃ N ₄ , Ta ₅ Si ₃ , and TaSi ₂. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 91(7). 2250–2257. 163 indexed citations

Parthasarathy, T. A., Robert A. Rapp, Mark Opeka, & Ronald J. Kerans. (2008). A Model for Transitions in Oxidation Regimes of ZrB<sub>2</sub>. Materials science forum. 595-598. 823–832. 27 indexed citations

Parthasarathy, T. A., Robert A. Rapp, Mark Opeka, & Ronald J. Kerans. (2007). A Model for the Oxidation of ZrB2, HfB2 and TiB2 (Postprint). 1 indexed citations

Wuchina, Eric, Elizabeth J. Opila, Mark Opeka, William G. Fahrenholtz, & Inna G. Talmy. (2007). UHTCs: Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Materials for Extreme Environment Applications. The Electrochemical Society Interface. 16(4). 30–36. 644 indexed citations breakdown →

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Parthasarathy, T. A., Robert A. Rapp, Mark Opeka, & Ronald J. Kerans. (2007). A model for the oxidation of ZrB2, HfB2 and TiB2. Acta Materialia. 55(17). 5999–6010. 340 indexed citations

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Wuchina, Eric, et al.. (2007). Studies of Phase Stability and Microstructure in the Ta-C System. ECS Transactions. 3(14). 143–150. 2 indexed citations

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Bongiorno, Angelo, Clemens J. Först, Rajiv K. Kalia, et al.. (2006). A Perspective on Modeling Materials in Extreme Environments: Oxidation of Ultrahigh-Temperature Ceramics. MRS Bulletin. 31(5). 410–418. 47 indexed citations

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Talmy, Inna G., James A. Zaykoski, Mark Opeka, & A. H. Smith. (2006). Properties of ceramics in the system ZrB₂–Ta₅Si₃. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 21(10). 2593–2599. 51 indexed citations

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Wuchina, Eric, et al.. (2006). Studies of Phase Stability and Microstructure in the Ta-C System. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2006-02(18). 964–964. 1 indexed citations

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Brito, Manuel E., et al.. (2005). Developments in advanced ceramics and composites : a collection of papers predsented at the 29th international conference on advanced ceramics and composites, January 23-28, 2005, Cocoa Beach, Florida. 1 indexed citations

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Opeka, Mark, Inna G. Talmy, & James A. Zaykoski. (2004). Oxidation-based materials selection for 2000°C + hypersonic aerosurfaces: Theoretical considerations and historical experience. Journal of Materials Science. 39(19). 5887–5904. 805 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wuchina, Eric, et al.. (2004). Designing for ultrahigh-temperature applications: The mechanical and thermal properties of HfB2, HfC x , HfN x and αHf(N). Journal of Materials Science. 39(19). 5939–5949. 230 indexed citations

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Wuchina, Eric, Mark Opeka, F. Gutiérrez‐Mora, et al.. (2002). Processing and mechanical properties of materials in the Hf–N system. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 22(14-15). 2571–2576. 3 indexed citations

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Opeka, Mark, et al.. (1999). Mechanical, Thermal, and Oxidation Properties of Refractory Hafnium and zirconium Compounds. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 19(13-14). 2405–2414. 704 indexed citations breakdown →

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Talmy, Inna G., Eric Wuchina, James A. Zaykoski, & Mark Opeka. (1994). Ceramics in the System NbB₂ – CrB₂. MRS Proceedings. 365. 2 indexed citations

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