R.D. Watson

945 citations

73 papers · 661 indexed · h-index 15

Impact in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 10%
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
Materials Chemistry top 10%
- Fusion materials and technologies
- Nuclear Materials and Properties

Papers in ⓘ

Materials Chemistry 59
- Fusion materials and technologies 55
- Nuclear Materials and Properties 22
Biomedical Engineering 28
- Superconducting Materials and Applications 26

Co-authors: J.B. Whitley (10 shared papers)D.L. Youchison (15 shared papers)K.T. Slattery (6 shared papers)Mark F. Smith (7 shared papers)B.C. Odegard (6 shared papers)R. R. Peterson (2 shared papers)K. Bremhorst (1 shared paper)James P. Blanchard (1 shared paper)
Journals: Journal of Nuclear Materials (19 papers)Fusion Engineering and Design (9 papers)Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films (2 papers)Nuclear Engineering and Design (1 paper)Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Germany Japan

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R.D. Watson

70 papers receiving 633 citations

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1	Fast reciprocating Langmuir probe for the DIII-D divertor Review of Scientific Instruments ·J.G. Watkins, John Hunter, B. Tafoya, M. Ulrickson, R.D. Watson, R. A. Moyer, J. W. Cuthbertson, G. Gunner, R. Lehmer, P. Luong, D. N. Hill, M. Mascaro, John I. Robinson, R. T. Snider, R.D. Stambaugh	1997	37
2	Initial alt-i pump limiter studies on TEXTOR Journal of Nuclear Materials ·A.E. Pontau, S.E. Guthrie, Marcin Malinowski, A. A. Ver Berkmoes, J.B. Whitley, J.M. McDonald, R.D. Watson, W.B. Gauster, G.A. Campbell, Dan M. Goebel, R.W. Conn, K J Andrews, K.H. Dippel, K.H. Finken, G. Fuchs, H. Haas	1984	29
3	A review of the US joining technologies for plasma facing components in the ITER fusion reactor Journal of Nuclear Materials ·B.C. Odegard, C.H. Cadden, R.D. Watson, K.T. Slattery	1998	29
4	Preliminary design analysis of the ALT-II limiter for TEXTOR Journal of Nuclear Materials ·J.A. Koski, Ronald D. Boyd, S.M. Kempka, A. D. Romig, Mark F. Smith, R.D. Watson, J.B. Whitley, R.W. Conn, S.P. Grotz	1984	27
5	ITER plasma facing components, design and development Fusion Engineering and Design ·G. Vieider, A. Cardella, Masato Akiba, R. Matera, R.D. Watson	1991	21
6	Corrosion and tribological performance of quasi-stoichiometric titanium containing carbo-nitride coatings Arabian Journal of Chemistry ·Catalin I. Pruncu, M. Braic, Karl D. Dearn, Cosmin Farcǎu, R.D. Watson, Lidia R. Constantin, M. Bǎlǎceanu, V. Braic, Alina Vlădescu	2016	20
7	Material behavior and materials problems in TFTR Journal of Nuclear Materials ·H.F. Dylla, M. Ulrickson, D.K. Owens, D. Heifetz, B.E. Mills, A.E. Pontau, W.R. Wampler, Barney L. Doyle, S.R Lee, R.D. Watson, C.D. Croessmann	1988	19
8	Thermal fatigue tests of a prototype beryllium limiter for jet R.D. Watson, J.B. Whitley	1986	19
9	Velocity Field and Entrainment of a Pulsed Core Jet Journal of Fluids Engineering ·K. Bremhorst, R.D. Watson	1981	18
10	Residual stresses in bonded armor tiles for in-vessel fusion components James P. Blanchard, R.D. Watson	1986	18
11	Behavior of graphite under heat load and in contact with a hydrogen plasma Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·J. Bohdansky, C.D. Croessmann, J. Linke, J.M. McDonald, D.H. Morse, A.E. Pontau, R.D. Watson, J.B. Whitley, Dan M. Goebel, Y. Hirooka, K. Leung, R.W. Conn, J. Roth, W. Ottenberger, H. Kotzlowski	1987	16
12	High heat flux tests on heat sinks armored with tungsten rods Fusion Engineering and Design ·R.E. Nygren, D.L. Youchison, R.D. Watson, Stephen L. O’Dell	2000	16
13	Electrolytic Conduction in Calcium-Doped Solid Cerium Oxide Journal of Applied Physics ·C.J. Kevane, E. L. Holverson, R.D. Watson	1963	15
14	Lifetime Analysis of Fusion Reactor First Wall Components Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology ·R.D. Watson, R. R. Peterson, W.G. Wolfer	1983	15
15	Evaluation of plasma-sprayed tungsten for fusion reactors Journal of Thermal Spray Technology ·R.A. Neiser, G.R. Smolik, K.J. Hollis, R.D. Watson	1993	15
16	Thermal-Hydraulic Design Issues and Analysis for the ITER Divertor Fusion Technology ·J.A. Koski, R.D. Watson, P. Goranson, A. Hassanein, J.C. Salmonson	1991	14
17	Performance of boron containing materials under disruption simulations and tokamak divertor plasma testing Journal of Nuclear Materials ·O.I. Buzhinskij, I.V. Opimach, V.A. Barsuk, V.G. Otrozhenko, A.M. Zhitlukhin, A.I. Trazhenkov, W.P. West, P.W. Trester, Peter G. Valentine, R.D. Watson, D.L. Youchinson, J.M. Gahl, J. F. Crawford	1995	14
18	An experimental and numerical investigation of post-CHF heat transfer for one-sided heat load with highly sub-cooled flow boiling Fusion Engineering and Design ·V.A. Divavin, V. Tanchuk, A. Shrubok, R.D. Watson, Jorge González	1996	14
19	The effect of irradiation creep, swelling, wall erosion and embrittlement on the fatigue life of a Tokamak first wall Journal of Nuclear Materials ·R.D. Watson, R. R. Peterson, W.G. Wolfer	1981	14
20	<title>Critical heat flux performance of hypervapotrons proposed for use in the ITER divertor vertical target</title> Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·D.L. Youchison, Theron D. Marshall, J.M. McDonald, T.J. Lutz, R.D. Watson, D.E. Driemeyer, D. Kubik, K.T. Slattery, T. Hellwig	1997	13

About R.D. Watson

R.D. Watson is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 73 papers that have together received 661 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fusion materials and technologies (55 papers), Superconducting Materials and Applications (26 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (22 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (22 papers), Advanced materials and composites (9 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (7 papers), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (5 papers) and Nuclear reactor physics and engineering (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (214 citations), Materials Chemistry (478 citations), Aerospace Engineering (165 citations), Mechanical Engineering (194 citations) and Mechanics of Materials (94 citations). R.D. Watson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Frequent co-authors include J.B. Whitley, D.L. Youchison, K.T. Slattery, Mark F. Smith, B.C. Odegard, R. R. Peterson, K. Bremhorst, James P. Blanchard, Masato Akiba and W.B. Gauster. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Nuclear Materials, Fusion Engineering and Design, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films, Nuclear Engineering and Design and Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology.

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