R.A. Verrall

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

R.A. Verrall is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, R.A. Verrall has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Materials Chemistry, 18 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 10 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in R.A. Verrall's work include Nuclear Materials and Properties (29 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (18 papers) and Nuclear reactor physics and engineering (17 papers). R.A. Verrall is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Materials and Properties (29 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (18 papers) and Nuclear reactor physics and engineering (17 papers). R.A. Verrall collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. R.A. Verrall's co-authors include Michael F. Ashby, Hj. Matzke, P.G. Lucuta, Eduard Arzt, Kazuhiro Yasuda, Kurt E. Sickafus, Paul Chodak, M. Nastasi, Th. Hartmann and James A. Valdez and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Journal of Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms.

In The Last Decade

R.A. Verrall

40 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Diffusion-accommodated flow and superplasticity 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 250 500 750 1000
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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. Diffusion-accommodated flow and superplasticity
    1973 1.2k citations Michael F. Ashby, R.A. Verrall Acta Metallurgica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R.A. Verrall Canada 21 2.2k 1.0k 627 563 461 41 3.0k
Paul C. Nordine United States 26 1.3k 0.6× 659 0.6× 348 0.6× 253 0.4× 190 0.4× 90 2.2k
F. Millot France 24 1.1k 0.5× 356 0.3× 381 0.6× 192 0.3× 123 0.3× 59 1.7k
Arthur T. Motta United States 39 5.2k 2.4× 1.2k 1.2× 2.1k 3.4× 609 1.1× 250 0.5× 161 5.9k
David A. Petti United States 29 2.8k 1.3× 899 0.9× 1.4k 2.3× 303 0.5× 78 0.2× 128 4.0k
J.M. Perlado Spain 26 1.5k 0.7× 473 0.5× 266 0.4× 398 0.7× 165 0.4× 161 2.4k
James W. McCauley United States 32 2.6k 1.2× 886 0.9× 127 0.2× 923 1.6× 461 1.0× 79 3.5k
Xian-Ming Bai United States 33 2.6k 1.2× 724 0.7× 512 0.8× 206 0.4× 96 0.2× 82 3.1k
D. Manara Germany 30 2.4k 1.1× 534 0.5× 953 1.5× 162 0.3× 141 0.3× 105 3.1k
G. W. Greenwood United Kingdom 24 1.8k 0.8× 1.6k 1.5× 556 0.9× 563 1.0× 55 0.1× 88 2.6k
Kazuhiro Yasuda Japan 26 1.8k 0.8× 376 0.4× 266 0.4× 93 0.2× 188 0.4× 144 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R.A. Verrall

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thompson, W. T., B.J. Lewis, E. C. Corcoran, et al.. (2007). Thermodynamic treatment of uranium dioxide based nuclear fuel. International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde). 98(10). 1004–1011. 25 indexed citations
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Verrall, R.A., et al.. (2005). Characterization of fuel oxidation in rods with clad-holes. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 344(1-3). 240–245. 9 indexed citations
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Hocking, W. H., et al.. (2001). Migration behaviour of iodine in nuclear fuel. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 294(1-2). 45–52. 32 indexed citations
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Sickafus, Kurt E., Robert J. Hanrahan, K.J. McClellan, et al.. (1999). Burn and bury option for plutonium. American Ceramic Society bulletin. 78(1). 69–74. 26 indexed citations
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Sickafus, Kurt E., Hj. Matzke, Th. Hartmann, et al.. (1999). Radiation damage effects in zirconia. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 274(1-2). 66–77. 304 indexed citations
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Verrall, R.A., M. D. Vlajic, & V. D. Krstic. (1999). Silicon carbide as an inert-matrix for a thermal reactor fuel. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 274(1-2). 54–60. 82 indexed citations
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Matzke, Hj., P.G. Lucuta, R.A. Verrall, & J. Henderson. (1997). Specific heat of UO2-based SIMFUEL. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 247. 121–126. 21 indexed citations
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Verrall, R.A., H. R. Andrews, I. M. George, et al.. (1997). Development of inert-matrix materials for plutonium burning or actinide-waste annihilation. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations
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Roux, Nicole, G.W. Hollenberg, Carl E. Johnson, K. Noda, & R.A. Verrall. (1995). Summary of experimental results for ceramic breeder materials. Fusion Engineering and Design. 27. 154–166. 52 indexed citations
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Slagle, O.D., T. Kurasawa, Tadashi Takahashi, G.W. Hollenberg, & R.A. Verrall. (1995). In situ tritium recovery from Li2O irradiated in a fast neutron flux: BEATRIX-II, Phase II temperature-change canister. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 219. 265–273. 5 indexed citations
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Miller, J. M. & R.A. Verrall. (1994). Performance of a Li2ZrO3 sphere-pac assembly in the CRITIC-II irradiation experiment. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 212-215. 897–901. 11 indexed citations
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Lucuta, P.G., Hj. Matzke, & R.A. Verrall. (1994). Modelling of UO2-based SIMFUEL thermal conductivity The effect of the burnup. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 217(3). 279–286. 34 indexed citations
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Hocking, W. H., R.A. Verrall, P.G. Lucuta, & Hj. Matzke. (1993). Depth-profiling studies of ion-implanted cesium and rubidium in SIMFUEL and uranium dioxide. Radiation effects and defects in solids. 125(4). 299–321. 12 indexed citations
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Matzke, Hj., P.G. Lucuta, & R.A. Verrall. (1991). Formation and behaviour of barium silicate in UO2-based SIMFUEL. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 185(3). 292–296. 19 indexed citations
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Verrall, R.A., et al.. (1991). Bubble formation in irradiated Li2O. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 179-181. 855–858. 10 indexed citations
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Verrall, R.A., et al.. (1988). CRITIC-I irradiation of Li2O. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 155-157. 553–557. 10 indexed citations
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Miller, J. M., et al.. (1986). Post-irradiation tritium recovery from lithium ceramic breeder materials. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 141-143. 294–299. 6 indexed citations
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Ashby, Michael F. & R.A. Verrall. (1978). Micromechanisms of flow and fracture, and their relevance to the rheology of the upper mantle. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 288(1350). 59–95. 225 indexed citations
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Ashby, Michael F., et al.. (1978). Application of bound theorems for creeping solids and their application to large strain diffusional flow. Acta Metallurgica. 26(9). 1379–1388. 37 indexed citations
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Ashby, Michael F. & R.A. Verrall. (1973). Diffusion-accommodated flow and superplasticity. Acta Metallurgica. 21(2). 149–163. 1156 indexed citations breakdown →

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