PJ Blau

951 total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 570 citations indexed

About

PJ Blau is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, PJ Blau has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 570 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 3 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 1 paper in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in PJ Blau's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (2 papers), Optical measurement and interference techniques (1 paper) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (1 paper). PJ Blau is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (2 papers), Optical measurement and interference techniques (1 paper) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (1 paper). PJ Blau collaborates with scholars based in United States. PJ Blau's co-authors include BR Lawn and Jun Qu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Testing and Evaluation.

In The Last Decade

PJ Blau

5 papers receiving 540 citations

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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.

Microindentation Techniques in Materials Science and Engineering

1985 554 citations PJ Blau, BR Lawn profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
PJ Blau United States	3	430	283	217	138	116	5	570
BR Lawn United States	2	433 1.0×	286 1.0×	212 1.0×	147 1.1×	115 1.0×	2	579
Jennifer L. Hay United States	9	436 1.0×	348 1.2×	209 1.0×	155 1.1×	124 1.1×	12	607
Yong Yee Lim United Kingdom	11	506 1.2×	394 1.4×	249 1.1×	115 0.8×	141 1.2×	18	625
Trevor F. Page United Kingdom	10	691 1.6×	527 1.9×	294 1.4×	247 1.8×	168 1.4×	15	854
Jennifer Hay United States	10	380 0.9×	316 1.1×	219 1.0×	115 0.8×	103 0.9×	14	628
Karolina Rzepiejewska‐Malyska Switzerland	7	199 0.5×	247 0.9×	111 0.5×	176 1.3×	143 1.2×	8	451
S. Klose Germany	10	158 0.4×	346 1.2×	205 0.9×	133 1.0×	28 0.2×	21	502
J. Cawley United Kingdom	14	366 0.9×	376 1.3×	313 1.4×	58 0.4×	20 0.2×	22	629
M. Rester Austria	11	392 0.9×	566 2.0×	378 1.7×	143 1.0×	111 1.0×	15	752
J. Valli Finland	9	650 1.5×	492 1.7×	203 0.9×	123 0.9×	72 0.6×	10	791

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of PJ Blau

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5 of 5 papers shown

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Qu, Jun, et al.. (2005). Application of the ASTM Loop Abrasion Test to Cylindrical Specimens. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 33(1). 9–13. 1 indexed citations

2.

Blau, PJ, et al.. (1997). Precision Profilometry of Wear Scars on Curved Surfaces. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 25(2). 246–249. 5 indexed citations

3.

Blau, PJ. (1997). Symposium on Needs and Applications in Precision Measurement and Monitoring of Wear. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 25(2). 215–215. 2 indexed citations

4.

Blau, PJ. (1997). Needs and Challenges in Precision Wear Measurement. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 25(2). 216–225. 8 indexed citations

5.

Blau, PJ & BR Lawn. (1985). Microindentation Techniques in Materials Science and Engineering. 554 indexed citations breakdown →

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