R. L. Coble

9.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
73 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

R. L. Coble is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Ceramics and Composites. According to data from OpenAlex, R. L. Coble has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Materials Chemistry, 36 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 24 papers in Ceramics and Composites. Recurrent topics in R. L. Coble's work include Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (23 papers), Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics (11 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (10 papers). R. L. Coble is often cited by papers focused on Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (23 papers), Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics (11 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (10 papers). R. L. Coble collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Sweden. R. L. Coble's co-authors include W. D. Kingery, Huesup Song, T. K. Gupta, Carol A. Handwerker, Salil K. Roy, R. M. Cannon, Richard E. Mistler, John E. Blendell, K. Kitazawa and Patricia A. Morris and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Carbon and Journal of the American Ceramic Society.

In The Last Decade

R. L. Coble

73 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

A Model for Boundary Diffusion Controlled Creep in Polycr... 1956 2026 1979 2002 1963 1961 1956 1961 1958 500 1000 1.5k
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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. A Model for Boundary Diffusion Controlled Creep in Polycrystalline Materials
    1963 1.8k citations R. L. Coble Journal of Applied Physics profile →
  2. Sintering Crystalline Solids. I. Intermediate and Final State Diffusion Models
    1961 841 citations R. L. Coble Journal of Applied Physics profile →
  3. Effect of Porosity on Physical Properties of Sintered Alumina
    1956 534 citations R. L. Coble et al. Journal of the American Ceramic Society profile →
  4. Sintering Crystalline Solids. II. Experimental Test of Diffusion Models in Powder Compacts
    1961 463 citations R. L. Coble Journal of Applied Physics profile →
  5. Initial Sintering of Alumina and Hematite
    1958 437 citations R. L. Coble Journal of the American Ceramic Society profile →

Peers

R. L. Coble
Joseph A. Pask United States
Sheldon M. Wiederhorn United States
T. E. Mitchell United States
R. M. Cannon United States
D. P. H. Hasselman United States
F. F. Lange United States
R. Naslain France
R. G. Frieser United States
T. E. Mitchell United States
Amiya K. Mukherjee United States
Joseph A. Pask United States
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. L. Coble

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Song, Huesup & R. L. Coble. (1990). Morphology of Platelike Abnormal Grains in Liquid‐Phase‐Sintered Alumina. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 73(7). 2086–2090. 76 indexed citations
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French, Roger H., Robert V. Kasowski, Fumio S. Ohuchi, et al.. (1990). Band Structure Calculations of the High‐Temperature Electronic Structure of Magnesium Oxide. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 73(11). 3195–3199. 17 indexed citations
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Song, Huesup & R. L. Coble. (1990). Origin and Growth Kinetics of Platelike Abnormal Grains in Liquid‐Phase‐Sintered Alumina. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 73(7). 2077–2085. 172 indexed citations
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Handwerker, Carol A., Patricia A. Morris, & R. L. Coble. (1989). Effects of Chemical Inhomogeneities on Grain Growth and Microstructure in Al 2 O 3. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 72(1). 130–136. 168 indexed citations
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Song, Huesup, Roger H. French, & R. L. Coble. (1989). Effect of Residual Strain on the Electronic Structure of Alumina and Magnesia. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 72(6). 990–994. 13 indexed citations
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Handwerker, Carol A., et al.. (1984). Sintering and grain growth in alumina and magnesia.. 12 indexed citations
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Schneibel, J.H., R. L. Coble, & R. M. Cannon. (1981). The role of grain size distributions in diffusional creep. Acta Metallurgica. 29(7). 1285–1290. 46 indexed citations
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Dudney, Nancy J., R. L. Coble, & Harry L. Tuller. (1981). Galvanic Cell Measurements with Stabilized Zirconia and Platinum Probes. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 64(10). 621–624. 9 indexed citations
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Coble, R. L., et al.. (1979). Defect Centers in Gamma‐Irradiated Single‐Crystal Al 2 O 3. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 62(1-2). 89–94. 8 indexed citations
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Cannon, R. M., et al.. (1977). Space‐Charge Contribution to Grain‐Boundary Diffusion. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 60(3-4). 120–127. 43 indexed citations
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Hirth, J. P., et al.. (1976). Flow equations for graphite. Carbon. 14(1). 19–22. 6 indexed citations
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Kitazawa, K. & R. L. Coble. (1974). Electrical Conduction in Single‐Crystal and Polycrystalline Al 2 O 3 at High Temperatures. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 57(6). 245–250. 74 indexed citations
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Coble, R. L., et al.. (1974). ChemInform Abstract: INITIAL SINTERING OF CR2O3. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 5(41). 2 indexed citations
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Singh, R. N. & R. L. Coble. (1974). Dynamic dislocation behavior in ``pure'' magnesium oxide single crystals. Journal of Applied Physics. 45(3). 981–989. 45 indexed citations
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Coble, R. L., et al.. (1974). Initial Sintering of Cr 2 O 3. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 57(6). 274–275. 11 indexed citations
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Coble, R. L.. (1969). DEVELOPMENT OF MICROSTRUCTURE IN CERAMIC SYSTEMS.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 23(26). 14195–14204. 3 indexed citations
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Gupta, T. K. & R. L. Coble. (1968). Sintering of ZnO: I, Densification and Grain Growth*. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 51(9). 521–525. 168 indexed citations
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Roy, Salil K. & R. L. Coble. (1967). Solubility of Hydrogen in Porous Polycrystalline Aluminum Oxide. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 50(8). 435–436. 25 indexed citations
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Coble, R. L.. (1965). Intermediate-Stage Sintering: Modification and Correction of a Lattice-Diffusion Model. Journal of Applied Physics. 36(7). 2327–2327. 31 indexed citations
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Coble, R. L.. (1962). Sintering Alumina: Effect of Atmospheres. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 45(3). 123–127. 161 indexed citations

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