Nicholas Petraco

998 total citations
48 papers, 584 citations indexed

About

Nicholas Petraco is a scholar working on Safety Research, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas Petraco has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 584 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Safety Research, 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Nicholas Petraco's work include Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods (11 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (10 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (9 papers). Nicholas Petraco is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods (11 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (10 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (9 papers). Nicholas Petraco collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Lithuania. Nicholas Petraco's co-authors include Henry F. Schaefer, Thomas A. Kubic, Theodore V. Vorburger, Junfeng Song, Wesley D. Allen, Chaeho Pak, Yukio Yamaguchi, Shawn T. Brown, Xiangzhu Li and Josef Paldus and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry A.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas Petraco

47 papers receiving 553 citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Nicholas Petraco 159 141 112 105 70 48 584
P. J. Manson 129 0.8× 133 0.9× 163 1.5× 40 0.4× 18 0.3× 28 483
J Andrasko 186 1.2× 53 0.4× 221 2.0× 266 2.5× 23 0.3× 44 1.2k
Jan De Kinder 85 0.5× 152 1.1× 99 0.9× 36 0.3× 4 0.1× 37 455
Camilla Ricci 185 1.2× 13 0.1× 241 2.2× 352 3.4× 19 0.3× 16 867
G. L. Loper 54 0.3× 70 0.5× 54 0.5× 15 0.1× 32 0.5× 22 431
Peter Weis 44 0.3× 142 1.0× 27 0.2× 112 1.1× 22 672
A. R. Calloway 64 0.4× 26 0.2× 67 0.6× 19 0.2× 8 0.1× 17 322
Giovanni Verri 10 0.1× 32 0.2× 13 0.1× 620 5.9× 10 0.1× 52 896
S. Nagy 142 0.9× 66 0.5× 25 0.2× 16 0.2× 46 827
Brian N. Jones 81 0.5× 7 0.0× 107 1.0× 41 0.4× 8 0.1× 11 329

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicholas Petraco

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Petraco, Nicholas, et al.. (2016). Casting of 3-dimensional footwear prints in snow with foam blocks. Forensic Science International. 263. 147–151. 5 indexed citations
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Baiker, Martin, et al.. (2016). Virtual and simulated striated toolmarks for forensic applications. Forensic Science International. 261. 43–52. 9 indexed citations
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Vorburger, Theodore V., Junfeng Song, & Nicholas Petraco. (2015). Topography measurements and applications in ballistics and tool mark identifications. Surface Topography Metrology and Properties. 4(1). 13002–13002. 34 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas, et al.. (2015). Novel method for the detection of nitroglycerin in smokeless powders. Science & Justice. 55(6). 467–471. 10 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas, et al.. (2012). Addressing the National Academy of Sciences’ Challenge: A Method for Statistical Pattern Comparison of Striated Tool Marks. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 57(4). 900–911. 17 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas, et al.. (2011). Forensic surface metrology: tool mark evidence. Scanning. 33(5). 272–278. 25 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas, et al.. (2009). Preparation of Tool Mark Standards with Jewelry Modeling Waxes. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 54(2). 353–358. 3 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas, et al.. (2009). Statistical Discrimination of Footwear: A Method for the Comparison of Accidentals on Shoe Outsoles Inspired by Facial Recognition Techniques. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 55(1). 34–41. 12 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas, Thomas A. Kubic, & Nicholas Petraco. (2008). Case studies in forensic soil examinations. Forensic Science International. 178(2-3). e23–e27. 26 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas, et al.. (2008). Statistical Discrimination of Liquid Gasoline Samples from Casework. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 53(5). 1092–1101. 16 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas, et al.. (2007). A step on the path in the discovery of new latent fingerprint development reagents: substituted Ruhemann’s purples and implications for the law. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 13(8). 943–948. 4 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas, Gloria Proni, J. J. Jackiw, & Anne‐Marie Sapse. (2006). Amino Acid Alanine Reactivity with the Fingerprint Reagent Ninhydrin. A Detailed Ab Initio Computational Study. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 51(6). 1267–1275. 17 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas, et al.. (2005). An Ideal Material for the Preparation of Known Toolmark Test Impressions. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 50(6). JFS2005087–4. 7 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas, Wesley D. Allen, & Henry F. Schaefer. (2002). Fragmentation path for hydrogen atom dissociation from methoxy radical. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 116(23). 10229–10237. 32 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas, Steven S. Wesolowski, Matthew L. Leininger, & Henry F. Schaefer. (2000). Coupled-cluster studies of the hyperfine splitting constants of the thioformyl radical. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 112(14). 6245–6254. 12 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Yukio, Nicholas Petraco, Shawn T. Brown, & Henry F. Schaefer. (2000). The 1-silaketenyl radical (HSiCO): Ground and first excited electronic states. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 112(5). 2168–2175.
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Petraco, Nicholas & Peter R. De Forest. (1990). Trajectory Reconstructions I: Trace Evidence in Flight. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 35(6). 1284–1296. 8 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas. (1986). Trace Evidence—The Invisible Witness. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 31(1). 321–328. 9 indexed citations
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Petraco, Nicholas. (1985). The Occurrence of Trace Evidence in One Examiner's Casework. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 30(2). 485–493. 6 indexed citations

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