Robert E. Schafrik

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Schafrik is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, General Materials Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Schafrik has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 3 papers in General Materials Science and 2 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Schafrik's work include Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (5 papers), Metallurgical and Alloy Processes (2 papers) and High Temperature Alloys and Creep (2 papers). Robert E. Schafrik is often cited by papers focused on Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (5 papers), Metallurgical and Alloy Processes (2 papers) and High Temperature Alloys and Creep (2 papers). Robert E. Schafrik collaborates with scholars based in United States and Israel. Robert E. Schafrik's co-authors include H. A. Lipsitt, Dan Shechtman, David Ward, James D. Cotton, Rodney R. Boyer, Robert A. Sprague, L. Christodoulou and James C. Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific American, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A and Metallurgical Transactions A.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Schafrik

13 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

The deformation and fracture of Ti3Al at elevated tempera... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1980 1975 100 200 300 400 500
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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. The deformation and fracture of Ti3Al at elevated temperatures
    1980 500 citations H. A. Lipsitt, Dan Shechtman et al. Metallurgical Transactions A profile →
  2. The deformation and fracture of TiAl at elevated temperatures
    1975 425 citations H. A. Lipsitt, Robert E. Schafrik et al. Metallurgical Transactions A profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert E. Schafrik United States 9 1.4k 855 234 198 177 13 1.5k
J. J. Valencia United States 16 964 0.7× 617 0.7× 158 0.7× 104 0.5× 196 1.1× 27 1.2k
Filomena Viana Portugal 20 1.1k 0.8× 732 0.9× 232 1.0× 126 0.6× 204 1.2× 71 1.3k
Marc Thomas France 24 1.5k 1.1× 821 1.0× 145 0.6× 123 0.6× 182 1.0× 55 1.6k
H. Kestler Austria 23 2.3k 1.7× 1.4k 1.6× 298 1.3× 275 1.4× 262 1.5× 46 2.4k
C.R. Feng United States 19 1.2k 0.9× 758 0.9× 299 1.3× 158 0.8× 397 2.2× 90 1.6k
F.P. Schimansky Germany 23 1.5k 1.1× 968 1.1× 119 0.5× 192 1.0× 106 0.6× 51 1.6k
J. Rawers United States 24 1.5k 1.1× 953 1.1× 302 1.3× 65 0.3× 211 1.2× 123 1.7k
Ana Sofia Ramos Portugal 22 955 0.7× 809 0.9× 471 2.0× 150 0.8× 82 0.5× 82 1.3k
James D. Cotton United States 17 1.1k 0.8× 867 1.0× 278 1.2× 87 0.4× 354 2.0× 36 1.6k
K.-M. Chang United States 16 808 0.6× 392 0.5× 153 0.7× 87 0.4× 160 0.9× 37 906

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Schafrik, Robert E.. (2016). Materials for a Non-Steady-State World. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 47(3). 1505–1515. 12 indexed citations
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Schafrik, Robert E.. (2016). Materials for a Non-Steady-State World. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 47(6). 2539–2549. 6 indexed citations
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Boyer, Rodney R., et al.. (2015). Materials considerations for aerospace applications. MRS Bulletin. 40(12). 1055–1066. 158 indexed citations
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Schafrik, Robert E.. (2009). Accelerating materials and process development. 2 indexed citations
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Schafrik, Robert E., et al.. (2008). Challenges for High Temperature Materials in the New Millennium. 3–9. 19 indexed citations
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Schafrik, Robert E. & Robert A. Sprague. (2008). Superalloy Technology - A Perspective on Critical Innovations for Turbine Engines. Key engineering materials. 380. 113–134. 44 indexed citations
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Schafrik, Robert E., et al.. (2005). Collaboration is an essential part of materials development. JOM. 57(3). 14–16. 4 indexed citations
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Schafrik, Robert E., et al.. (2001). Application of Alloy 718 in GE Aircraft Engines: Past, Present and Next Five Years. 1–11. 137 indexed citations
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Schafrik, Robert E., et al.. (1995). Protecting the Greenback. Scientific American. 273(1). 40–46. 7 indexed citations
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Lipsitt, H. A., Dan Shechtman, & Robert E. Schafrik. (1980). The deformation and fracture of Ti3Al at elevated temperatures. Metallurgical Transactions A. 11(8). 1369–1375. 500 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schafrik, Robert E.. (1977). Dynamic elastic moduli of the titanium aluminides. Metallurgical Transactions A. 8(6). 1003–1006. 169 indexed citations
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Schafrik, Robert E.. (1976). Manufacture of TiAl by extrusion of blended elemental powders. Metallurgical Transactions B. 7(4). 713–716. 16 indexed citations
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Lipsitt, H. A., et al.. (1975). The deformation and fracture of TiAl at elevated temperatures. Metallurgical Transactions A. 6(11). 1991–1996. 425 indexed citations breakdown →

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