R.S. Nelson

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

R.S. Nelson is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Computational Mechanics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R.S. Nelson has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Materials Chemistry, 45 papers in Computational Mechanics and 25 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in R.S. Nelson's work include Ion-surface interactions and analysis (44 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (24 papers) and Nuclear Materials and Properties (18 papers). R.S. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Ion-surface interactions and analysis (44 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (24 papers) and Nuclear Materials and Properties (18 papers). R.S. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. R.S. Nelson's co-authors include D.J. Mazey, M. W. Thompson, J.A. Hudson, R.S. Barnes, Hugh Montgomery, J.A. Cairns, A.N. Goland, D.S. Whitmell, J.A.C. Marples and W. G. Burns and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Applied Physics and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

R.S. Nelson

90 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Ion implantation 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 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. Ion implantation
    1973 780 citations R.S. Nelson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R.S. Nelson United Kingdom 30 2.0k 1.9k 1.2k 529 489 94 3.6k
Ian M. Torrens France 13 1.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 759 0.6× 271 0.5× 343 0.7× 35 3.1k
G. K. Wehner United States 28 1.4k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 1.4k 1.2× 1.3k 2.4× 410 0.8× 55 3.5k
L.G. Haggmark United States 12 2.5k 1.3× 2.9k 1.6× 2.1k 1.7× 759 1.4× 598 1.2× 21 4.9k
B. R. Appleton United States 35 1.8k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 2.0k 1.6× 435 0.8× 872 1.8× 135 4.0k
F.W. Saris Netherlands 29 981 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 523 1.0× 852 1.7× 112 2.7k
S. T. Picraux United States 33 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 1.7k 1.4× 451 0.9× 708 1.4× 74 3.6k
D.J. Mazey United Kingdom 31 2.1k 1.0× 1.0k 0.5× 495 0.4× 301 0.6× 268 0.5× 67 2.8k
G. Amsel France 31 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 261 0.5× 453 0.9× 92 3.5k
A.N. Goland United States 27 1.7k 0.9× 735 0.4× 472 0.4× 594 1.1× 404 0.8× 79 3.0k
H. Oechsner Germany 34 1.8k 0.9× 2.2k 1.2× 1.7k 1.4× 1.3k 2.4× 473 1.0× 206 3.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R.S. Nelson

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All Works

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Nelson, R.S., J.A. Hudson, D.J. Mazey, & R.C. Piller. (1983). Diamond synthesis: internal growth during C+ ion implantation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 386(1790). 211–222. 32 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S.. (1980). Radiation blistering — An interpretation based on radiation-stimulated vacancy migration. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 88(2-3). 322–324. 12 indexed citations
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Mazey, D.J. & R.S. Nelson. (1979). Observations of bubble-void transition effects in nickel alloys. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 85-86. 671–675. 28 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S.. (1978). The use of ion beams to study radiation effects in metals. Contemporary Physics. 19(6). 543–569. 7 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S. & J.A. Hudson. (1975). The influence of different inert gases on void nucleation in stainless steel bombarded by 46.5 MeV Ni6+ ions. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 58(1). 11–17. 6 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S., et al.. (1975). A UKAEA evaluation of displacement damage models for iron. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 33(1). 82–90. 9 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S.. (1974). Void Formation in Fast-Reactor Materials. 19(1). 247–251. 2 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S.. (1971). FILLING THE VOIDS IN FAST REACTOR TECHNOLOGY.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S.. (1969). The physical state of ion implanted solids. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 311(1504). 53–61. 15 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S.. (1969). Periodic variations in the Z1 dependence of interatomic potential revealed by a channeling technique. Physics Letters A. 28(10). 676–677. 9 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S. & D.J. Mazey. (1969). VOID FORMATION IN STAINLESS STEEL DURING CHARGED-PARTICLE IRRADIATION AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 4 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S.. (1969). Comment on ``Competition Between Random and Preferred Ejection in High-Yield Mercury-Ion Sputtering''. Journal of Applied Physics. 40(9). 3859–3859. 2 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S.. (1969). The stability of gas bubbles in an irradiation environment. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 31(2). 153–161. 100 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S. & D.J. Mazey. (1968). The influence of temperature and channeling on ion-bombardment damage in Si. Canadian Journal of Physics. 46(6). 689–694. 35 indexed citations
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Farmery, B. W., R.S. Nelson, R. Sizmann, & M. W. Thompson. (1965). The channeling of 2.5 MeV protons in Cu and some effects of temperature and radiation damage. Nuclear Instruments and Methods. 38. 231–237. 14 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S., M. W. Thompson, & Hugh Montgomery. (1962). The influence of thermal vibration on focused collision sequences. Philosophical magazine. 7(80). 1385–1405. 116 indexed citations
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Nelson, R.S. & M. W. Thompson. (1961). Atomic collision sequences in crystals of copper, silver and gold revealed by sputtering in energetic ion beams. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 259(1299). 458–479. 113 indexed citations

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