W. A. Brainard
Impact in
- Ecological Modeling top 10%
- Erosion and Abrasive Machining
- Mechanics of Materials top 5%
- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
- Tribology and Wear Analysis
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
Papers in
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- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics 20
- Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis 4
- Tribology and Wear Analysis 4
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- Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research 11
- Co-authors
- D. H. Buckley (14 shared papers)T. Spalvins (2 shared papers)Donald R. Wheeler (9 shared papers)K. C. Ludema (1 shared paper)Timothy R. Bates (1 shared paper)John Ferrante (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Wear (4 papers)Carbon (1 paper)Thin Solid Films (1 paper)Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology (4 papers)A S L E Transactions (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
W. A. Brainard
33 papers receiving 470 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 45
- Ecological Modeling 51
- Mechanics of Materials 263
- Materials Chemistry 232
- Mechanical Engineering 175
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films 21
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Co-authors
The 6 scholars most cited alongside W. A. Brainard, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1978 | 113 | |
| 2 | 1974 | 63 | |
| 3 | 1973 | 53 | |
| 4 | 1981 | 42 | |
| 5 | 1974 | 40 | |
| 6 | 1975 | 27 | |
| 7 | 1978 | 25 | |
| 8 | The thermal stability and friction of the disulfides, diselenides, and ditellurides of molybdenum and tungsten in vacuum | 1969 | 21 |
| 9 | 1976 | 16 | |
| 10 | 1979 | 11 | |
| 11 | 1979 | 11 | |
| 12 | Scanning-electron-microscope study of normal-impingement erosion of ductile metals | 1980 | 8 |
| 13 | Dynamic-scanning-electron-microscope study of friction and wear | 1974 | 8 |
| 14 | Preliminary studies by field ion microscopy of adhesion of platinum and gold to tungsten and iridium | 1971 | 7 |
| 15 | Wear of aluminum and hypoeutectic aluminum-silicon alloys in boundary-lubricated pin-on disk sliding | 1979 | 7 |
| 16 | The worldwide market for photovoltaics in the rural sector | 1982 | 4 |
| 17 | 1980 | 3 | |
| 18 | Adhesive material transfer in the erosion of an aluminum alloy | 1979 | 3 |
| 19 | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of radiofrequency sputtered chromium bromide, molybdenum disilicide, and molybdenum disulfide coatings and their friction properties | 1977 | 3 |
| 20 | The atomic nature of polymer-metal interactions in adhesion, friction and wear | 1974 | 3 |
About W. A. Brainard
W. A. Brainard is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 36 papers that have together received 495 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (20 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (11 papers), Ion-surface interactions and analysis (6 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (5 papers), Advanced materials and composites (5 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (4 papers), Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (4 papers) and Tribology and Wear Analysis (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (51 citations), Mechanics of Materials (263 citations), Materials Chemistry (232 citations), Mechanical Engineering (175 citations) and Surfaces, Coatings and Films (21 citations). W. A. Brainard has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include D. H. Buckley, T. Spalvins, Donald R. Wheeler, K. C. Ludema, Timothy R. Bates and John Ferrante. Their work appears in journals such as Wear, Carbon, Thin Solid Films, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology and A S L E Transactions.
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