R. Bormann

9.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
169 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

R. Bormann is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Bormann has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Materials Chemistry, 86 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 31 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in R. Bormann's work include Hydrogen Storage and Materials (45 papers), Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (43 papers) and Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (34 papers). R. Bormann is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogen Storage and Materials (45 papers), Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (43 papers) and Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (34 papers). R. Bormann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Slovakia and Denmark. R. Bormann's co-authors include Thomas Klassen, Gagik Barkhordarian, Martin Dornheim, Michael Oehring, C. Gente, N. Eigen, R. H. Hammond, C. Michaelsen, W. Oelerich and Ulrike Bösenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

R. Bormann

167 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

  1. Fast hydrogen sorption kinetics of nanocrystalline Mg using Nb2O5 as catalyst
    2003 518 citations Thomas Klassen, R. Bormann et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
R. Bormann 6.4k 2.9k 2.3k 1.9k 1.8k 169 7.9k
J. O. Ström‐Olsen 5.3k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 2.9k 1.3× 2.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 198 8.0k
Thomas Klassen 10.2k 1.6× 5.6k 2.0× 3.1k 1.3× 2.2k 1.1× 3.5k 1.9× 316 13.2k
S. Suriñach 4.9k 0.8× 397 0.1× 3.0k 1.3× 1.3k 0.7× 165 0.1× 244 8.4k
Leonid A. Bendersky 5.1k 0.8× 356 0.1× 2.0k 0.9× 592 0.3× 133 0.1× 190 6.7k
J.C. Sánchez-López 3.8k 0.6× 474 0.2× 1.5k 0.7× 386 0.2× 227 0.1× 138 4.8k
A.R. Yavari 4.1k 0.6× 303 0.1× 5.7k 2.5× 743 0.4× 160 0.1× 226 6.9k
John C. Walmsley 4.6k 0.7× 2.2k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 98 0.1× 138 0.1× 170 6.5k
Randi Holmestad 5.3k 0.8× 456 0.2× 4.3k 1.9× 320 0.2× 125 0.1× 278 7.2k
Toyoto Sato 3.3k 0.5× 777 0.3× 364 0.2× 757 0.4× 265 0.1× 147 4.5k
Hitoshi Takamura 4.0k 0.6× 656 0.2× 379 0.2× 456 0.2× 379 0.2× 180 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Bormann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Bormann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Suryanarayana, C., et al.. (2013). Mechanical characterization of mechanically alloyed ultrafine-grained Ti5Si3+40vol% γ-TiAl composites. Materials Science and Engineering A. 579. 18–25. 11 indexed citations
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Schuster, Martin J., et al.. (2010). Stable stacking for the distributor's pallet packing problem. 3646–3651. 17 indexed citations
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Lozano, Gustavo A., Chakkrit Na Ranong, José M. Bellosta von Colbe, et al.. (2010). Empirical kinetic model of sodium alanate reacting system (I). Hydrogen absorption. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 35(13). 6763–6772. 48 indexed citations
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Günther, Robert, et al.. (2009). Heterogeneous nucleation and growth of the β(Ti) phase in the Ti–Al system—experiments and model calculations. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 21(46). 464111–464111. 7 indexed citations
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Bormann, R., et al.. (2008). MECANISMOS DE DEFORMAÇÃO DE LIGAS LAMINADAS DE MAGNÉSIO. ABM Proceedings. 2956–2966.
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Aguey‐Zinsou, Kondo‐François, J.R. Ares, Thomas Klassen, & R. Bormann. (2007). Effect of Nb2O5 on MgH2 properties during mechanical milling. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 32(13). 2400–2407. 189 indexed citations
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Aust, E., et al.. (2004). Abrasive wear mechanisms of VPS‐ and HVOF‐sprayed TiC‐Ni based nanocrystalline coatings. Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik. 35(10-11). 779–784. 8 indexed citations
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Bohn, Rainer, et al.. (2002). High Energy Milling of Si-Doped Titanium Aluminides– General Problems and Potential Applications. Materials science forum. 386-388. 521–528. 1 indexed citations
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Oelerich, W., Thomas Klassen, & R. Bormann. (2001). Mg-Based Hydrogen Storage Materials with Improved Hydrogen Sorption. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 42(8). 1588–1592. 36 indexed citations
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Michaelsen, Carsten, et al.. (2001). Improved analyzer multilayers for aluminium and boron detection with x-ray fluorescence. Applied Optics. 40(16). 2747–2747. 14 indexed citations
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Klassen, Thomas, W. Oelerich, & R. Bormann. (2001). Nanocrystalline Mg-Based Hydrides: Hydrogen Storage for the Zero-Emission Vehicle. Journal of Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials. 10. 603–608. 5 indexed citations
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Klassen, Thomas, Robert Günther, F. Gärtner, et al.. (1998). Processing and Properties of Intermetallic/Ceramic Composites with Interpenetrating Microstructure. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 81(9). 2504–2506. 21 indexed citations
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Bai, H. Y., C. Michaelsen, & R. Bormann. (1997). Inverse melting in a system with positive heats of formation. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 56(18). R11361–R11364. 12 indexed citations
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Wiener, George, Robert Günther, C. Michaelsen, et al.. (1997). Ion beam sputtering techniques for high-resolution concentration depth profiling with glancing-incidence X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy. 52(7). 813–821. 9 indexed citations
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Michaelsen, C., et al.. (1995). The Early Stages of Solid-State Reactions in Ti/Al Multilayer Films. MRS Proceedings. 398. 16 indexed citations
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Oehring, Michael, et al.. (1995). Mechanical properties of submicron-grained TiAl alloys prepared by mechanical alloying. Applied Physics Letters. 66(8). 941–943. 35 indexed citations
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Bormann, R.. (1994). Thermodynamic and kinetic requirements for inverse melting. Materials Science and Engineering A. 179-180. 31–35. 27 indexed citations
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Michaelsen, C., Michael Oehring, & R. Bormann. (1994). Inverse melting of a metastable Nb45Cr55 solid solution. Applied Physics Letters. 65(3). 318–320. 11 indexed citations
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Bormann, R., et al.. (1988). Application of the CALPHAD method for the prediction of amorphous phase formation. Journal of the Less Common Metals. 145. 19–29. 81 indexed citations
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Bormann, R., et al.. (1985). Origin of the B<inf>c2</inf>enhancement in ternary Nb-Sn phases. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 21(2). 1140–1143. 16 indexed citations

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