S. W. Allison

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

S. W. Allison is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, S. W. Allison has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Materials Chemistry, 52 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 44 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in S. W. Allison's work include Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (48 papers), Calibration and Measurement Techniques (27 papers) and Advanced Sensor Technologies Research (25 papers). S. W. Allison is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (48 papers), Calibration and Measurement Techniques (27 papers) and Advanced Sensor Technologies Research (25 papers). S. W. Allison collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. S. W. Allison's co-authors include G. T. Gillies, M.R. Cates, D.L. Beshears, I. M. Ward, William A. Hollerman, B. W. Noel, Firouzeh Sabri, S.M. Goedeke, D. G. Walker and Jeffrey I. Eldridge and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

S. W. Allison

128 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Remote thermometry with thermographic phosphors: Instrumentation and applications

1997 623 citations S. W. Allison, G. T. Gillies profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. W. Allison United States	24	1.2k	943	481	423	383	134	2.4k
S. R. Hunter United States	27	408 0.3×	1.0k 1.1×	407 0.8×	180 0.4×	709 1.9×	78	2.2k
R. Schulze United States	26	1.3k 1.1×	662 0.7×	203 0.4×	143 0.3×	687 1.8×	101	2.9k
Dominique Drouin Canada	22	1.3k 1.0×	1.9k 2.0×	628 1.3×	66 0.2×	760 2.0×	156	3.9k
A. Best Germany	27	1.0k 0.8×	515 0.5×	772 1.6×	87 0.2×	438 1.1×	103	2.9k
A. Vinogradov Russia	29	570 0.5×	851 0.9×	387 0.8×	126 0.3×	1.4k 3.7×	298	3.1k
Barney L. Doyle United States	35	2.0k 1.6×	1.9k 2.0×	375 0.8×	311 0.7×	771 2.0×	475	4.8k
Holger Kersten Germany	36	1.3k 1.1×	2.4k 2.5×	456 0.9×	217 0.5×	1.4k 3.6×	201	4.3k
M. Klintenberg Sweden	26	1.8k 1.5×	773 0.8×	221 0.5×	170 0.4×	488 1.3×	65	2.6k
V. Saile Germany	32	908 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	2.0k 4.1×	652 1.5×	2.3k 6.0×	160	5.4k
P. Capper United Kingdom	28	1.8k 1.4×	2.5k 2.7×	384 0.8×	205 0.5×	1.2k 3.2×	103	3.6k

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Bell, Vernon L., et al.. (2025). Spectral analysis and characterization of several polymer encapsulated phosphor materials for sensing applications. Optical Materials. 166. 117116–117116.

Allison, S. W.. (2023). Very high numerical aperture light transmitting device. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information).

Allison, S. W.. (2021). On the role of excitation pulse duration on luminescence measurements. Measurement Science and Technology. 32(6). 64007–64007. 12 indexed citations

Allison, S. W., et al.. (2015). In Vivo X-Ray Imaging of Phosphor-Doped PDMS and Phosphor-Doped Aerogel Biomaterials. International Journal of Polymeric Materials. 64(16). 823–830. 24 indexed citations

Jenkins, Thomas, et al.. (2013). Progress toward luminescence-based VAATE turbine blade and vane temperature measurement. AIP conference proceedings. 903–908. 6 indexed citations

Eldridge, Jeffrey I., Thomas Jenkins, S. W. Allison, Douglas E. Wolfe, & Eric H. Jordan. (2012). Development of YAG:Dy Thermographic Phosphor Coatings for Turbine Engine Applications. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 3 indexed citations

Allison, S. W., et al.. (2010). Cytometric catheter for neurosurgical applications. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology. 34(4). 261–267. 6 indexed citations

Walker, D. G. & S. W. Allison. (2007). Transient measurements using thermographic phosphors. ISA Transactions. 46(1). 15–20. 5 indexed citations

Goedeke, S.M., et al.. (2006). Developing a phosphor-based health monitoring sensor suite for future spacecraft. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6222. 62220B–62220B. 1 indexed citations

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Gillies, G. T. & S. W. Allison. (2005). Experimental Test of a Time-Temperature Formulation of the Uncertainty Principle Via Nanoparticle Fluorescence. Foundations of Physics Letters. 18(1). 65–74. 2 indexed citations

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Hollerman, William A., et al.. (2003). Comparison of fluorescence properties for single crystal and polycrystalline YAG:Ce. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 50(4). 754–757. 29 indexed citations

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Allison, S. W., D.L. Beshears, M.R. Cates, B. W. Noel, & W. D. Turley. (1997). Taking an engine`s temperature. Mechanical Engineering. 119(1). 4 indexed citations

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Noel, B. W., W. D. Turley, & S. W. Allison. (1994). Thermographic-phosphor temperature measurements: Commercial and defense-related applications. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 12 indexed citations

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Cates, M.R., et al.. (1989). Solid-state fluorescence above 1000 C: Application to high-temperature laser thermography. STIN. 90. 14594. 1 indexed citations

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Tobin, Kenneth W., et al.. (1988). Remote high-temperature thermometry of rotating test blades using YVO4:Eu and Y2O3:Eu thermographic phosphors. 24th Joint Propulsion Conference. 2 indexed citations

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Allison, S. W., M.R. Cates, G. T. Gillies, & B. W. Noel. (1987). Fiber Optic Pulsed Laser Delivery For Remote Measurements. Optical Engineering. 26(6). 266538–266538. 9 indexed citations

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Allison, S. W., M.R. Cates, & G. T. Gillies. (1986). Liquid-core fiber optics-transmission and non-linear effects. 33–38.

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Cates, M.R., S. W. Allison, B. R. Marshall, et al.. (1985). Applications of pulsed-laser techniques and thermographic phosphors to dynamic thermometry of rotating surfaces. STIN. 86. 16564. 8 indexed citations

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Cates, M.R., et al.. (1985). Laser-induced fluorescence of europium-doped yttrium oxide for remote high-temperature thermometry. 142–147. 19 indexed citations

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Cates, M.R., S. W. Allison, B. R. Marshall, et al.. (1984). Applications of pulsed-laser techniques and thermographic phosphors to dynamic thermometry of rotating surfaces. 4–10. 10 indexed citations

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