Robert W. Cahn

10.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
220 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Cahn is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and General Materials Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Cahn has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 65 papers in Materials Chemistry and 27 papers in General Materials Science. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Cahn's work include Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (31 papers), Metallurgical and Alloy Processes (23 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (19 papers). Robert W. Cahn is often cited by papers focused on Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (31 papers), Metallurgical and Alloy Processes (23 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (19 papers). Robert W. Cahn collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Robert W. Cahn's co-authors include P. Haasen, E. J. Kramer, M. C. Flemings, Bernhard Ilschner, K.H.J. Buschow, S. Mahajan, Edward J. Kramer, Anita Mehta, Bert Verlinden and R. L. Bell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Advanced Materials and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Cahn

206 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology

2001 1.1k citations K.H.J. Buschow, Robert W. Cahn et al. profile →
Materials Science and Technology — A Comprehensive Treatment

1993 903 citations Robert W. Cahn, P. Haasen et al. profile →
Structural intermetallics

1994 788 citations Robert W. Cahn profile →

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert W. Cahn

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert W. Cahn

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert W. Cahn. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert W. Cahn based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robert W. Cahn. Robert W. Cahn is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	An unusual Nobel Prize 2005 ·Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science ·Robert W. Cahn	16
2	Science as we know it 2004 ·Materials Today ·Robert W. Cahn	1
3	The physics of phase transitions (book review) 2002 ·Nature ·Pierre Papon, Jacques Leblond, Paul H. E. Meijer, Robert W. Cahn	8
4	The science of dirt 2002 ·Nature Materials ·Robert W. Cahn	8
5	Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology breakdown → 2001 ·K.H.J. Buschow, Robert W. Cahn, M. C. Flemings, Bernhard Ilschner, Edward J. Kramer, S. Mahajan	1082
6	Genesis by definition 2001 ·Nature ·Robert W. Cahn	3
7	Multiphase intermetallics 1995 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences ·Robert W. Cahn	27
8	Concise encyclopedia of polymer processing & applications 1992 ·Pergamon Press eBooks ·Patrick J. Corish, Robert W. Cahn, Michael B. Bever	1
9	Phase transformations in materials 1991 ·Robert W. Cahn, P. Haasen, Edward J. Krämer	197
10	Load-Bearing Ordered Intermetallic Compounds—A Historical View 1991 ·MRS Bulletin ·Robert W. Cahn	53
11	A microstructural study of a Ni₂AlTi–Ni(Al, Ti)–Ni₃(Al, Ti) three-phase alloy 1991 ·Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources ·Rui Yang, J.A. Leake, Robert W. Cahn	41
12	Concise encyclopedia of building & construction materials 1990 ·Pergamon Press eBooks ·Fred Moavenzadeh, Robert W. Cahn	11
13	Order in disorder 1988 ·Nature ·Robert W. Cahn	2
14	Geological confinement of radioactive wastes within the European Community 1983 ·Journal of Nuclear Materials ·Robert W. Cahn	1
15	Recrystallization of porous copper 1978 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·(unknown), Robert W. Cahn	6
16	Deformation and recrystallization textures in metals and quartz 1978 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Robert W. Cahn	3
17	Irrepressible superconductor 1977 ·Nature ·Robert W. Cahn	0
18	The electrical resistance of iron-aluminium alloys and its dependence on crystallographic order 1960 ·Philosophical magazine ·Robert W. Cahn, R. Feder	23
19	The dynamics of twinning and the interrelation of slip and twinning in zinc crystals 1957 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·R. L. Bell, Robert W. Cahn	167
20	MECHANICAL TWINNING IN MOLYBDENUM 1955 ·Robert W. Cahn	5

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