Randall L. Vander Wal

2.3k total citations
40 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Randall L. Vander Wal is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Randall L. Vander Wal has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Materials Chemistry, 11 papers in Spectroscopy and 9 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Randall L. Vander Wal's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (14 papers), Graphene research and applications (11 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (8 papers). Randall L. Vander Wal is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (14 papers), Graphene research and applications (11 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (8 papers). Randall L. Vander Wal collaborates with scholars based in United States. Randall L. Vander Wal's co-authors include Thomas M. Ticich, Lee J. Hall, F. Fleming Crim, Kirk A. Jensen, Amitabha Sinha, Gordon M. Berger, Mun Young Choi, Daniel L. Dietrich, Laurie J. Butler and David J. Rakestraw and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Randall L. Vander Wal

40 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Randall L. Vander Wal United States 27 1.0k 409 392 383 334 40 2.0k
Thomas M. Ticich United States 20 667 0.7× 327 0.8× 157 0.4× 145 0.4× 280 0.8× 30 1.5k
H. Jander Germany 18 408 0.4× 412 1.0× 582 1.5× 782 2.0× 216 0.6× 43 1.3k
Patrizia Minutolo Italy 26 656 0.6× 843 2.1× 647 1.7× 1.0k 2.6× 261 0.8× 77 2.0k
Sumathy Raman United States 20 605 0.6× 187 0.5× 170 0.4× 260 0.7× 267 0.8× 40 1.3k
A. Tregrossi Italy 32 1.1k 1.0× 766 1.9× 935 2.4× 1.7k 4.3× 543 1.6× 68 2.7k
Henning Richter United States 23 717 0.7× 366 0.9× 631 1.6× 941 2.5× 440 1.3× 46 2.0k
J. Thomas McKinnon United States 20 799 0.8× 179 0.4× 226 0.6× 328 0.9× 215 0.6× 46 1.5k
R. Lemaire France 36 650 0.6× 229 0.6× 437 1.1× 606 1.6× 585 1.8× 145 4.2k
Jakob Munkholt Christensen Denmark 32 1.5k 1.5× 258 0.6× 566 1.4× 795 2.1× 409 1.2× 66 2.5k
Michael F Russo United States 20 779 0.8× 53 0.1× 457 1.2× 71 0.2× 496 1.5× 36 1.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wal, Randall L. Vander, et al.. (2011). Leading fire signatures of spacecraft materials: Light gases, condensables, and particulates. Fire Safety Journal. 46(8). 506–519. 4 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander, Gordon M. Berger, & Thomas M. Ticich. (2003). Carbon Nanotube Synthesis in a Flame with Independently Prepared Laser-Ablated Catalyst Particles. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 3(3). 241–245. 6 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander & Lee J. Hall. (2002). Ferrocene as a precursor reagent for metal-catalyzed carbon nanotubes: competing effects. Combustion and Flame. 130(1-2). 27–36. 52 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander, Lee J. Hall, & Gordon M. Berger. (2002). The chemistry of premixed flame synthesis of carbon nanotubes using supported catalysts. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 29(1). 1079–1085. 30 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander. (2002). Flame synthesis of Ni-catalyzed nanofibers. Carbon. 40(12). 2101–2107. 46 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander & Lee J. Hall. (2001). Flame synthesis of Fe catalyzed single-walled carbon nanotubes and Ni catalyzed nanofibers: growth mechanisms and consequences. Chemical Physics Letters. 349(3-4). 178–184. 46 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander, et al.. (2001). Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of trace metals. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). SuD3–SuD3. 2 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander, et al.. (2000). Diffusion flame synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes. Chemical Physics Letters. 323(3-4). 217–223. 124 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander, et al.. (2000). Flame Synthesis of Metal-Catalyzed Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 104(31). 7209–7217. 35 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander, et al.. (1999). Laser-induced incandescence applied to metal nanostructures. Applied Optics. 38(27). 5867–5867. 40 indexed citations
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Greenberg, Paul S., Karen J. Weiland, & Randall L. Vander Wal. (1999). Microgravity combustion diagnostics: the path to the International Space Station. Measurement Science and Technology. 10(10). 831–835. 2 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander. (1997). A TEM Methodology for the Study of Soot Particle Structure. Combustion Science and Technology. 126(1-6). 333–351. 75 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander. (1997). Investigation of soot precursor carbonization using laser-induced fluorescence and laser-induced incandescence. Combustion and Flame. 110(1-2). 281–284. 10 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander. (1997). Laser-induced incandescence measures soot and smoke. 33(11). 99–107. 1 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander, Kirk A. Jensen, & Mun Young Choi. (1997). Simultaneous laser-induced emission of soot and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons within a gas-jet diffusion flame. Combustion and Flame. 109(3). 399–414. 106 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander. (1996). Soot precursor material: Visualization via simultaneous lIF-LII and characterization via tem. Symposium (International) on Combustion. 26(2). 2269–2275. 53 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander. (1996). Laser-induced incandescence: detection issues. Applied Optics. 35(33). 6548–6548. 90 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander. (1996). Onset of Carbonization: Spatial Location Via Simultaneous LIF-LII and Characterization Via TEM. Combustion Science and Technology. 118(4-6). 343–360. 28 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander & Daniel L. Dietrich. (1995). Laser-induced incandescence applied to droplet combustion. Applied Optics. 34(6). 1103–1103. 58 indexed citations
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Wal, Randall L. Vander, Roger L. Farrow, & David J. Rakestraw. (1992). High-resolution investigation of degenerate four-wave mixing in the γ(0, 0) band of nitric oxide. Symposium (International) on Combustion. 24(1). 1653–1659. 14 indexed citations

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