Robert F. Cook

11.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
240 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

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Robert F. Cook is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering and Ceramics and Composites. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert F. Cook has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 83 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 65 papers in Ceramics and Composites. Recurrent topics in Robert F. Cook's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (77 papers), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (65 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (55 papers). Robert F. Cook is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (77 papers), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (65 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (55 papers). Robert F. Cook collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Robert F. Cook's co-authors include George M. Pharr, Brian R. Lawn, Michelle L. Oyen, Gheorghe Stan, David R. Clarke, Jeremy Thurn, Dylan J. Morris, Frank W. DelRio‬, E. Liniger and Carolyn J. Fairbanks and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Robert F. Cook

237 papers receiving 8.6k citations

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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.

Direct Observation and Analysis of Indentation Cracking in Glasses and Ceramics

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert F. Cook United States	51	3.4k	3.2k	2.8k	2.7k	2.4k	240	8.9k
Gerold A. Schneider Germany	45	1.5k 0.5×	2.8k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	242	6.3k
W. W. Gerberich United States	46	5.2k 1.5×	4.4k 1.4×	1.8k 0.6×	2.5k 1.0×	619 0.3×	234	8.3k
Johann Michler Switzerland	58	4.7k 1.4×	7.6k 2.4×	3.9k 1.4×	4.3k 1.6×	1.2k 0.5×	519	14.4k
S.J. Bull United Kingdom	45	5.9k 1.7×	5.1k 1.6×	1.5k 0.5×	3.0k 1.1×	659 0.3×	240	9.0k
Joachim Mayer Germany	54	1.8k 0.5×	6.7k 2.1×	2.4k 0.9×	3.3k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	568	13.6k
A. H. Heuer United States	71	2.8k 0.8×	10.0k 3.1×	2.7k 1.0×	7.2k 2.7×	7.5k 3.1×	443	18.7k
Krystyn J. Van Vliet United States	60	3.2k 1.0×	4.4k 1.4×	3.7k 1.3×	2.2k 0.8×	575 0.2×	189	13.4k
Krzysztof J. Kurzydłowski Poland	53	2.3k 0.7×	6.9k 2.2×	2.0k 0.7×	6.3k 2.4×	608 0.2×	706	12.7k
Kaiyang Zeng Singapore	60	2.5k 0.8×	4.7k 1.5×	2.8k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	513 0.2×	314	11.9k
K. Kendall United Kingdom	41	1.5k 0.4×	2.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	968 0.4×	135	6.4k

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Tyraskis, Athanasios, Yoh Zen, Sandra Strautnieks, et al.. (2024). High Frequency of CTNNB1 Variants Associated with Benign and Malignant Liver Tumors in Patients with Congenital Porto-Systemic Shunts. Liver Cancer. 14(4). 408–419.

Cook, Robert F. & Michelle L. Oyen. (2021). On the failure and fracture of hydrogels for cartilage replacement. Journal of Physics Materials. 4(2). 21001–21001. 9 indexed citations

Cook, Robert F., Brad Boyce, Lawrence H. Friedman, & Frank W. DelRio‬. (2021). High-throughput bend-strengths of ultra-small polysilicon MEMS components. Applied Physics Letters. 118(20). 4 indexed citations

Cook, Robert F.. (2019). Fracture sequences during elastic–plastic indentation of brittle materials. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 34(10). 1633–1644. 17 indexed citations

Michaels, Chris A. & Robert F. Cook. (2018). Residual stress in polycrystalline alumina: Comparison of two-dimensional maps and integrated scans in fluorescence-based measurements. Acta Materialia. 159. 309–319. 4 indexed citations

Gerbig, Y., Chris A. Michaels, & Robert F. Cook. (2016). In situ observations of Berkovich indentation induced phase transitions in crystalline silicon films. Scripta Materialia. 120(2016). 19–22. 16 indexed citations

Michaels, Chris A. & Robert F. Cook. (2016). Determination of residual stress distributions in polycrystalline alumina using fluorescence microscopy. Materials & Design. 107. 478–490. 19 indexed citations

Friedman, Lawrence H., Igor Levin, & Robert F. Cook. (2016). Stochastic behavior of nanoscale dielectric wall buckling. Journal of Applied Physics. 119(11). 3 indexed citations

Michaels, Chris A., et al.. (2016). Quantitative mapping of stress heterogeneity in polycrystalline alumina using hyperspectral fluorescence microscopy. Acta Materialia. 106. 272–282. 15 indexed citations

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Gerbig, Y., Chris A. Michaels, J. E. Bradby, Bianca Haberl, & Robert F. Cook. (2015). In situspectroscopic study of the plastic deformation of amorphous silicon under nonhydrostatic conditions induced by indentation. Physical Review B. 92(21). 24 indexed citations

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Gerbig, Y., Chris A. Michaels, & Robert F. Cook. (2014). In situ observation of the spatial distribution of crystalline phases during pressure-induced transformations of indented silicon thin films. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 30(3). 390–406. 24 indexed citations

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Stan, Gheorghe, Sean W. King, & Robert F. Cook. (2012). Nanoscale mapping of contact stiffness and damping by contact resonance atomic force microscopy. Nanotechnology. 23(21). 215703–215703. 47 indexed citations

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Stan, Gheorghe, Sergiy Krylyuk, Albert V. Davydov, & Robert F. Cook. (2011). Bending manipulation and measurements of fracture strength of silicon and oxidized silicon nanowires by atomic force microscopy. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 27(3). 562–570. 27 indexed citations

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Stan, Gheorghe & Robert F. Cook. (2010). Elastic property characterization of oxidized Si nanowires by contact-resonance atomic force microscopy. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2010. 1 indexed citations

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Oyen, Michelle L., Robert F. Cook, & Steven E. Calvin. (2004). Mechanical failure of human fetal membrane tissues. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 15(6). 651–658. 63 indexed citations

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Oyen, Michelle L., et al.. (2000). Viscoelastic stress-relaxation of cultured neocartilage. Cambridge University Engineering Department Publications Database. 1 indexed citations

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Cook, Robert F., et al.. (2000). The Development of a Robust Crack Growth Model for Rotorcraft Metallic Structures. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).

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Franklin, Wilbur A., Joy M. Folkvord, Marileila Varella‐Garcia, et al.. (1996). Expansion of Bronchial Epithelial Cell Populations by In Vitro Culture of Explants from Dysplastic and Histologically Normal Sites. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 15(3). 297–304. 16 indexed citations

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Cook, Robert F.. (1987). Worker Dislocation: Case Studies of Causes and Cures. Upjohn Research (W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research). 8 indexed citations

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Lawn, B.R., et al.. (1981). Effect of Contact Damage on the Strength of Ceramic Materials.. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 82. 30423. 1 indexed citations

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