R. Nicholson

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

R. Nicholson is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Nicholson has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Materials Chemistry, 18 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 17 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in R. Nicholson's work include Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (15 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (14 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (13 papers). R. Nicholson is often cited by papers focused on Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (15 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (14 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (13 papers). R. Nicholson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Sudan. R. Nicholson's co-authors include A.J. Ardell, J. D. Embury, Jack Nutting, G. W. Lorimer, J. D. Boyd, G. C. Weatherly, P.N.T. Unwin, David D. Pollard, G. Thomas and K. A. Foxford and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physics Today and Geological Society of America Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

R. Nicholson

65 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Strengthening methods in crystals

1971 764 citations R. Nicholson et al. profile →
On the modulated structure of aged Ni-Al alloys

1966 561 citations A.J. Ardell, R. Nicholson Acta Metallurgica profile →
Thrust and nappe tectonics

1981 514 citations R. Nicholson Journal of Structural Geology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Nicholson United Kingdom	28	2.7k	2.3k	1.7k	989	708	67	4.8k
Gene Simmons United States	36	1.7k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	329 0.2×	3.8k 3.9×	2.4k 3.5×	86	7.7k
G. W. Lorimer United Kingdom	34	3.1k 1.1×	3.3k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	475 0.5×	633 0.9×	107	5.9k
Christian Moreau Canada	42	2.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	3.5k 2.0×	811 0.8×	1.2k 1.7×	307	6.2k
Thierry Baudin France	43	4.2k 1.5×	3.1k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	1.4k 2.0×	334	6.6k
J. Weertman United States	52	7.1k 2.6×	8.0k 3.4×	1.3k 0.7×	867 0.9×	3.4k 4.8×	179	11.9k
Shigeru Kuramoto Japan	35	2.4k 0.9×	3.0k 1.3×	317 0.2×	809 0.8×	856 1.2×	126	4.4k
Herbert F. Wang United States	28	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	207 0.1×	2.7k 2.7×	1.8k 2.6×	64	5.8k
Patrick Trimby Australia	30	1.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	440 0.3×	1.4k 1.4×	765 1.1×	100	4.0k
Ralf Hielscher Germany	21	2.9k 1.1×	2.5k 1.1×	580 0.3×	1.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.9×	47	5.3k
P. B. Hirsch United Kingdom	40	2.1k 0.8×	3.2k 1.4×	552 0.3×	279 0.3×	1.3k 1.8×	138	5.7k

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Hutchison, Shari L., et al.. (2023). Key Issues in the First Year of Transition for a Large Medicaid-Funded Children’s Service. Community Mental Health Journal. 60(3). 504–514. 1 indexed citations

Nicholson, R.. (2000). Inter-array and intra-array kinematics of en échelon sigmoidal veins in cross-bedded sandstone, Merimbula, southeastern Australia: Discussion. Journal of Structural Geology. 22(1). 145–145. 4 indexed citations

Nicholson, R.. (1998). The tartan portraits of Prince Charles Edward Stuart: identity and iconography. Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies. 21(2). 145–160. 2 indexed citations

Nicholson, R.. (1994). Structural Geology by R. J. Twiss and E. M. Moores. W. H. Freeman & Co., San Francisco, 1992. No. of pages: 532. Price: $47.95 (hardback). ISBN 0 7167 2252 6 .. Geological Journal. 29(4). 382–383. 5 indexed citations

Foxford, K. A., R. Nicholson, & David A. Polya. (1991). Textural evolution of W-Cu-Sn-bearing hydrothermal veins at Minas da Panasqueira, Portugal. Mineralogical Magazine. 55(380). 435–445. 19 indexed citations

Nicholson, R., et al.. (1980). Basement-cover relationships in the Nasafjället Window, central Swedish Caledonides. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar. 102(4). 569–580. 18 indexed citations

Nicholson, R.. (1978). Folding and pressure solution in a laminated calcite-quartz vein from the Silurian slates of the Llangollen region of N Wales. Geological Magazine. 115(1). 47–54. 14 indexed citations

Nicholson, R.. (1978). The Camas Malag Formation: an interbedded rhythmite/conglomerate sequence of probable Triassic age, Loch Slapin, Isle of Skye. Scottish Journal of Geology. 14(4). 301–309. 5 indexed citations

Boyd, J. D. & R. Nicholson. (1971). The coarsening behaviour of θ″ and θ′ precipitates in two Al-Cu alloys. Acta Metallurgica. 19(12). 1379–1391. 209 indexed citations

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Nicholson, R.. (1971). Faunal Provinces and Ancient Continents in the Scandinavian Caledonides. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 82(8). 2349–2349. 15 indexed citations

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Nicholson, R.. (1970). A note on deformed igneous sheets in the Durness Limestone of the Strath district of Skye. Geological Magazine. 107(3). 229–233. 5 indexed citations

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Cundy, S. L., Allen Metherell, M. J. Whelan, P.N.T. Unwin, & R. Nicholson. (1968). Studies of segregation and the initial stages of precipitation at grain boundaries in an aluminium 7 wt. % magnesium alloy with an energy analysing electron microscope. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 307(1490). 267–281. 52 indexed citations

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Nicholson, R.. (1967). On kink-zone development and metamorphic differentiation in the low-grade schists of Norwegian Sulitjelma.. 1 indexed citations

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Nicholson, R.. (1966). Metamorphic Differentiation in Crenulated Schists. Nature. 209(5018). 68–69. 19 indexed citations

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Ardell, A.J. & R. Nicholson. (1966). On the modulated structure of aged Ni-Al alloys. Acta Metallurgica. 14(10). 1295–1309. 561 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lorimer, G. W. & R. Nicholson. (1966). Further results on the nucleation of precipitates in the AlZnMg system. Acta Metallurgica. 14(8). 1009–1013. 179 indexed citations

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Nicholson, R. & Jack Nutting. (1961). The metallography of precipitation in an Al-16% Ag alloy. Acta Metallurgica. 9(4). 332–343. 152 indexed citations

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Nicholson, R., G. Thomas, & Jack Nutting. (1960). The interaction of dislocations and precipitates. Acta Metallurgica. 8(3). 172–176. 30 indexed citations

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Nicholson, R. & Jack Nutting. (1958). Direct observation of the strain field produced by coherent precipitated particles in an age-hardened alloy. Philosophical magazine. 3(29). 531–535. 106 indexed citations

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Nicholson, R., et al.. (1958). Direct observation of the strain field produced by coherent precipitated particles in an age-hardened alloy. The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics. 3(30). 531–535. 1 indexed citations

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