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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.
Microstructural investigation of friction stir welded 7050-T651 aluminium
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This network shows the impact of papers produced by Tracy W. Nelson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Tracy W. Nelson. The network helps show where Tracy W. Nelson may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tracy W. Nelson
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Steel, Russell, Scott Packer, Tracy W. Nelson, & Carl D. Sorensen. (2005). Friction Stir Welding of Steel T-joint Configurations.4 indexed citations
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Packer, Scott, Russell Steel, Tracy W. Nelson, Carl D. Sorensen, & Murray W. Mahoney. (2005). Tool Geometries And Process Parameters Required to Friction Stir Weld High Melting Temperature Materials.4 indexed citations
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Su, Jianqing, Tracy W. Nelson, & Colin Sterling. (2005). Microstructure evolution during FSW/FSP of high strength aluminum alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A. 405(1-2). 277–286.439 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nelson, Tracy W., Jianqing Su, & Russell Steel. (2004). Friction Stir Welding of Ferritic Steels.4 indexed citations
Nelson, Tracy W., John C. Lippold, & M.J. Mills. (1999). Nature and evolution of the fusion boundary in ferritic-austenitic dissimilar weld metals : Part 1 - Nucleation and growth. Welding Journal. 78(10).68 indexed citations
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Rowe, Mark D., Tracy W. Nelson, & John C. Lippold. (1999). Hydrogen-induced cracking along the fusion boundary of dissimilar metal welds. Welding Journal. 78(2).45 indexed citations
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Nelson, Tracy W., John C. Lippold, W.A. Baeslack, & W. W. Lin. (1997). Evaluation of the circular patch test for assessing weld solidification cracking. Part 1: Development of a test method. Welding Journal. 76(3).4 indexed citations
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