Sheldon M. Wiederhorn

11.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
147 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Sheldon M. Wiederhorn is a scholar working on Ceramics and Composites, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheldon M. Wiederhorn has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Ceramics and Composites, 63 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 51 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sheldon M. Wiederhorn's work include Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (64 papers), Glass properties and applications (43 papers) and Structural Analysis of Composite Materials (26 papers). Sheldon M. Wiederhorn is often cited by papers focused on Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (64 papers), Glass properties and applications (43 papers) and Structural Analysis of Composite Materials (26 papers). Sheldon M. Wiederhorn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Sheldon M. Wiederhorn's co-authors include B. J. Hockey, L. H. Bolz, Brian R. Lawn, A.G. Evans, H. JOHNSON, Jean‐Pierre Guin, William E. Luecke, E.R. Fuller, Stephen W. Freiman and T. Fett and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Sheldon M. Wiederhorn

142 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

Influence of Water Vapor on Crack Propagation in Soda‐Lim... 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 1970 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. Influence of Water Vapor on Crack Propagation in Soda‐Lime Glass
    1967 809 citations Sheldon M. Wiederhorn Journal of the American Ceramic Society profile →
  2. Stress Corrosion and Static Fatigue of Glass
    1970 746 citations Sheldon M. Wiederhorn et al. Journal of the American Ceramic Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sheldon M. Wiederhorn United States 45 4.1k 3.2k 2.9k 2.5k 1.0k 147 8.1k
D. P. H. Hasselman United States 38 5.2k 1.3× 4.2k 1.3× 4.6k 1.6× 3.0k 1.2× 720 0.7× 222 9.0k
Tanguy Rouxel France 38 3.8k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 3.8k 1.3× 912 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 144 6.8k
D. B. Marshall United States 20 3.0k 0.7× 2.9k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 2.9k 1.2× 1.6k 1.6× 42 6.1k
Gilbert Fantozzi France 46 3.8k 0.9× 3.3k 1.0× 3.6k 1.2× 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 1.4× 329 7.9k
K. T. Faber United States 37 2.7k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 559 0.6× 170 5.8k
Edwin R. Fuller United States 36 1.5k 0.4× 1.4k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 533 0.5× 100 4.0k
F. F. Lange United States 59 6.6k 1.6× 5.2k 1.6× 5.1k 1.7× 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 176 10.6k
Waltraud M. Kriven United States 52 2.9k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 5.2k 1.8× 558 0.2× 836 0.8× 266 10.3k
Ghatu Subhash United States 47 1.5k 0.4× 3.6k 1.1× 3.5k 1.2× 2.8k 1.1× 1.5k 1.5× 210 7.1k
Weiguo Li China 44 917 0.2× 3.4k 1.1× 1.9k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 476 0.5× 337 6.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wiederhorn, Sheldon M., Michael J. Hoffmann, & T. Fett. (2015). Swelling strains from density measurements. Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology).
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Wiederhorn, Sheldon M.. (2013). Near the fatigue limit in glass. TUbilio (Technical University of Darmstadt).
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Lofaj, František & Sheldon M. Wiederhorn. (2009). Creep processes in silicon nitride ceramics. Journal of Ceramic Processing Research. 10(3). 269–277. 3 indexed citations
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Fett, T., Gian Andrea Rizzi, Susanne Wagner, et al.. (2008). Finite element analysis of a crack tip in silicate glass: No evidence for a plastic zone. Physical Review B. 77(17). 21 indexed citations
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Fett, T., Gian Andrea Rizzi, Jean‐Pierre Guin, & Sheldon M. Wiederhorn. (2006). Ring-on-ring strength measurements on rectangular glass slides. Journal of Materials Science. 42(1). 393–395. 15 indexed citations
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Guin, Jean‐Pierre & Sheldon M. Wiederhorn. (2004). Fracture of Silicate Glasses: Ductile or Brittle?. Physical Review Letters. 92(21). 215502–215502. 101 indexed citations
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Radović, Miladin, et al.. (2000). Tensile Properties of Ti3SiC2 in the 25-1300 {degrees} C Temperature Range. Acta Materialia. 48(2). 3 indexed citations
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Krause, R. F., et al.. (2000). Processing and Mechanical Properties of A1203/Ni3AI Composites with Interpenetrating Network | NIST. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 84(9). 1 indexed citations
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Wiederhorn, Sheldon M., et al.. (2000). Comparison of Tensile and Compressive Creep Behavior in Silicon Nitride. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 83(8). 2017–2022. 49 indexed citations
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Wiederhorn, Sheldon M.. (1999). High Temperature Deformation of Silicon Nitride. International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde). 90(12). 1053–1058. 6 indexed citations
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Luecke, William E., Sheldon M. Wiederhorn, B. J. Hockey, R. F. Krause, & Gabrielle G. Long. (1995). Cavitation Contributes Substantially to Tensile Creep in Silicon Nitride. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 78(8). 2085–2096. 91 indexed citations
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Wiederhorn, Sheldon M., B. J. Hockey, R. F. Krause, & Karl Jakus. (1986). Creep and fracture of a vitreous-bonded aluminium oxide. Journal of Materials Science. 21(3). 810–824. 62 indexed citations
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Freiman, Stephen W., et al.. (1983). Stress Corrosion of Ceramic Materials.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations
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Fairbanks, Carolyn J., et al.. (1982). Rate effects in hardness. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 1(9). 391–393. 31 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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Evans, A.G. & Sheldon M. Wiederhorn. (1974). Crack propagation and failure prediction in silicon nitride at elevated temperatures. Journal of Materials Science. 9(2). 270–278. 132 indexed citations
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Wiederhorn, Sheldon M., et al.. (1971). Effect of Pressure on Static Fatigue of Glass. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 54(11). 585–585. 3 indexed citations
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Wiederhorn, Sheldon M.. (1969). Fracture of Sapphire. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 52(9). 485–491. 138 indexed citations
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Wiederhorn, Sheldon M., et al.. (1968). Critical Analysis of the Theory of the Double Cantilever Method of Measuring Fracture-Surface Energies. Journal of Applied Physics. 39(3). 1569–1572. 116 indexed citations
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Wiederhorn, Sheldon M. & H. G. Drickamer. (1959). The effect of pressure on the near-ultra-violet spectra of some fused-ring aromatic crystals∗. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 9(3-4). 330–334. 42 indexed citations

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