Nikolay Petkov

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 895 citations indexed

About

Nikolay Petkov is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikolay Petkov has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 895 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 23 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nikolay Petkov's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (23 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (22 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (12 papers). Nikolay Petkov is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (23 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (22 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (12 papers). Nikolay Petkov collaborates with scholars based in Bulgaria, Czechia and Netherlands. Nikolay Petkov's co-authors include P. Kruizinga, S.E. Grigorescu, Totka Bakalová, Pavel Kejzlar, Petr Louda, George Azzopardi, Tino Lourens, Nicola Strisciuglio, Malinka Ivanova and Martin Kormunda and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Desalination and Thin Solid Films.

In The Last Decade

Nikolay Petkov

54 papers receiving 816 citations

Hit Papers

Comparison of texture features based on Gabor filters 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Comparison of texture features based on Gabor filters
    2002 500 citations Nikolay Petkov, P. Kruizinga et al. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing profile →

Peers

Nikolay Petkov
Paul Murray United Kingdom
A.K. Ray India
Jingwu Chen China
Markus Stricker Germany
Timothy S. Newman United States
Ronda Venkateswarlu Singapore
Fan Feng China
L. Ganesan India
Paul Murray United Kingdom
Nikolay Petkov
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nikolay Petkov

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nikolay Petkov. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nikolay Petkov based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Nikolay Petkov. Nikolay Petkov is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Petkov, Nikolay & Malinka Ivanova. (2024). Detection and Classification of Defects on Printed Circuit Board Assembly through Deep Learning. 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Bakalová, Totka, et al.. (2023). The effect of the process gas mixture ratio on the structure and composition of TiC and TiCN thin layers prepared by cathodic arc deposition on tool steel. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 93. 90–100. 9 indexed citations
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Petkov, Nikolay, Totka Bakalová, Aleksei Obrosov, et al.. (2023). Structural, mechanical, and tribological properties of CrCN coatings obtained by cathodic arc physical vapour deposition technology at different CH4/N2 gas ratio. Thin Solid Films. 766. 139669–139669. 5 indexed citations
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Petkov, Nikolay, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Mechanical and Tribological Properties of TiN and ZrN Coatings Deposited by Arc-PVD. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY. 23(2). 194–203. 6 indexed citations
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Petkov, Nikolay, et al.. (2023). Modulation Period Effect on the CrN/TiN Coating Properties. Journal of nano research. 79. 37–48. 1 indexed citations
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Ivanova, Malinka & Nikolay Petkov. (2021). Machine Learning for In-Circuit Testing of Printed Circuit Board Assembly. 221–228. 2 indexed citations
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Petkov, Nikolay, Totka Bakalová, Petr Louda, et al.. (2018). Cathodic Arc Deposition of TiCN Coatings - Influence of the C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2 </sub>Ratio on the Structure and Coating Properties. Journal of nano research. 51. 78–91. 7 indexed citations
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Bakalová, Totka, et al.. (2017). Improving the Tribological and Mechanical Properties of an Aluminium Alloy by Deposition of AlSiN and AlCrSiN Coatings. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY. 17(6). 824–830. 3 indexed citations
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Bakalová, Totka, Nikolay Petkov, T. Blažek, et al.. (2016). Influence of Coating Process Parameters on the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Thin Films. Defect and diffusion forum/Diffusion and defect data, solid state data. Part A, Defect and diffusion forum. 368. 59–63. 6 indexed citations
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Strisciuglio, Nicola, George Azzopardi, Mario Vento, Nikolay Petkov, & Nicolai Petkov. (2015). Multiscale Blood Vessel Delineation Using B-COSFIRE Filters. Lecture notes in computer science. 9257. 15 indexed citations
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Kakanakov, Roumen, et al.. (2013). INFLUENCE OF THERMAL TREATMENT ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TiAlSiN-BASED COATINGS. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology). 48(6). 567–570. 1 indexed citations
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Kakanakov, Roumen, et al.. (2012). Mechanical, Structural and Thermal Properties of Multilayered Gradient Nanocomposite Coatings. Journal of nano research. 17. 193–202. 5 indexed citations
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Pápari, Giuseppe & Nikolay Petkov. (2009). Continuous Glass Patterns for Painterly Rendering. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. 18(3). 652–664. 6 indexed citations
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Kruizinga, P. & Nikolay Petkov. (2000). Computational model of dot-pattern selective cells. Biological Cybernetics. 83(4). 313–325. 18 indexed citations
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Lippert, Thomas, et al.. (1997). BLAS-3 for the Quadrics parallel computer. Lecture notes in computer science. 1225. 1 indexed citations
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Petkov, Nikolay, P. Kruizinga, Tino Lourens, et al.. (1993). Biologically motivated approach to face recognition. Lecture notes in computer science. 686. 1 indexed citations
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Petkov, Nikolay & Tino Lourens. (1993). Human visual system simulations-An application to face recognition. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology). 821–826. 1 indexed citations
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Kądziałko-Hofmokl, Magdalena, et al.. (1990). Paleomagnetic studies on sedimentary Jurassic rocks from southern Bulgaria. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors. 62(1-2). 82–96. 6 indexed citations
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Isaev, N. V., et al.. (1985). A comparison of satellite measurements of electric and magnetic fields and particle fluxes with ground-based geophysical data. Advances in Space Research. 5(4). 101–107. 1 indexed citations
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Kutiev, I., et al.. (1983). First results of the Bulgaria-1300 satellite experiment. Acta Astronautica. 10(5-6). 263–268. 2 indexed citations

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