Robin Ward

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Robin Ward is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Ward has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 12 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 11 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robin Ward's work include Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (21 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (20 papers) and Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (13 papers). Robin Ward is often cited by papers focused on Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (21 papers), Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (20 papers) and Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (13 papers). Robin Ward collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Robin Ward's co-authors include Moataz M. Attallah, J.W. Brooks, Chunlei Qiu, Hector Basoalto, Chinnapat Panwisawas, Prveen Bidare, Andrew J. Moore, Ioannis Bitharas, Richard Turner and Roger Waldinger and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Acta Materialia and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Robin Ward

66 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

On the role of melt flow into the surface structure and p... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2017 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. On the role of melt flow into the surface structure and porosity development during selective laser melting
    2015 799 citations Chinnapat Panwisawas, Robin Ward et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  2. Fluid and particle dynamics in laser powder bed fusion
    2017 408 citations Prveen Bidare, Ioannis Bitharas et al. Acta Materialia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robin Ward United Kingdom 23 3.0k 1.7k 514 321 281 71 3.6k
Mary Kathryn Thompson Denmark 13 1.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.8× 76 0.1× 122 0.4× 91 0.3× 50 2.1k
Gavin Baxter United Kingdom 30 1.8k 0.6× 450 0.3× 562 1.1× 37 0.1× 80 0.3× 96 2.3k
William E. Frazier United States 19 4.4k 1.5× 2.9k 1.7× 1.1k 2.2× 217 0.7× 14 0.0× 70 5.2k
Fernando Veiga Spain 30 2.1k 0.7× 709 0.4× 295 0.6× 89 0.3× 17 0.1× 90 2.4k
R. A. W. Mines United Kingdom 29 2.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 653 1.3× 155 0.5× 14 0.0× 68 3.2k
Michel Bellet France 27 1.5k 0.5× 391 0.2× 603 1.2× 326 1.0× 12 0.0× 119 1.9k
Michelle L. Griffith United States 26 1.9k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 372 0.7× 227 0.7× 13 0.0× 58 3.2k
Massimo Durante Italy 29 1.4k 0.5× 270 0.2× 226 0.4× 296 0.9× 41 0.1× 161 2.5k
Todd Palmer United States 38 6.1k 2.0× 2.5k 1.5× 2.0k 3.9× 430 1.3× 9 0.0× 126 6.9k
Mathieu Brochu Canada 40 4.5k 1.5× 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 2.6× 187 0.6× 13 0.0× 213 5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Robin Ward

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robin Ward

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Ward

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robin Ward. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robin Ward 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 Robin Ward. Robin Ward is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Villa, Matteo, et al.. (2019). Microstructural Modeling of the α + β Phase in Ti-6Al-4V: A Diffusion-Based Approach. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 50(6). 2898–2911. 30 indexed citations
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Ward, Robin. (2018). The earliest known sailing directions in English. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences).
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Bidare, Prveen, Ioannis Bitharas, Robin Ward, Moataz M. Attallah, & Andrew J. Moore. (2018). Laser powder bed fusion at sub-atmospheric pressures. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 130-131. 65–72. 58 indexed citations
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Turner, Richard, et al.. (2018). Modeling of the Heat-Affected and Thermomechanically Affected Zones in a Ti-6Al-4V Inertia Friction Weld. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 50(2). 1000–1011. 13 indexed citations
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Bidare, Prveen, Ioannis Bitharas, Robin Ward, Moataz M. Attallah, & Andrew J. Moore. (2017). Fluid and particle dynamics in laser powder bed fusion. Acta Materialia. 142. 107–120. 408 indexed citations breakdown →
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Turner, Richard, Chinnapat Panwisawas, Yogesh Sovani, et al.. (2016). An Integrated Modeling Approach for Predicting Process Maps of Residual Stress and Distortion in a Laser Weld: A Combined CFD–FE Methodology. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 47(5). 2954–2962.
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Daniel, B.S.S., et al.. (2016). Faster methods for estimating arc centre position during VAR and results from Ti-6Al-4V and INCONEL 718 alloys. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 143. 12012–12012. 1 indexed citations
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Turner, Richard, et al.. (2016). Calculating the energy required to undergo the conditioning phase of a titanium alloy inertia friction weld. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 24. 186–194. 19 indexed citations
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Turner, Richard & Robin Ward. (2016). On the Impact of the Frequency of Saved Thermal Time-Steps in a Weakly-Coupled FE Weld Simulation Model. World Journal of Engineering and Technology. 4(4). 528–537. 1 indexed citations
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Kharicha, Abdellah & Robin Ward. (2016). International Symposium on Liquid Metal Processing & Casting 2015 (LMPC2015). IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 143. 11001–11001. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Wenya, Achilles Vairis, & Robin Ward. (2014). Advances in Friction Welding. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2014. 1–1. 6 indexed citations
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Ward, Robin, et al.. (2013). Linear Friction Welding of Titanium Alloys for Aeroengine Applications: Modelling and Validation. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 8 indexed citations
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Turner, Richard, J.‐C. Gebelin, Robin Ward, & Roger C. Reed. (2011). Linear friction welding of Ti–6Al–4V: Modelling and validation. Acta Materialia. 59(10). 3792–3803. 134 indexed citations
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Anderson, I. E., et al.. (2010). Advanced gas atomization processing for Ti and Ti alloy powder manufacturing. JOM. 62(5). 35–41. 44 indexed citations
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Ward, Robin, et al.. (2008). Liquid Metal Pool Behavior during the Vacuum Arc Remelting of INCONEL 718. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 40(3). 263–270. 25 indexed citations
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Ward, Robin. (1996). Driving simulators for the elderly. Technology Review. 99(5). 19–20. 6 indexed citations
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Young, Jay, et al.. (1993). The microstructure of plasma arc cold-hearth melted Ti-48Al-2Mn-2Nb. Journal de Physique IV (Proceedings). 3(C7). C7–371. 6 indexed citations
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Model, Suzanne, Roger Waldinger, Howard E. Aldrich, & Robin Ward. (1991). Ethnic Entrepreneurs: Immigrant Business in Industrial Societies.. Social Forces. 69(3). 925–925. 81 indexed citations

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