W. P. Leung

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

W. P. Leung is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. P. Leung has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 21 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 17 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in W. P. Leung's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (20 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (17 papers) and Laser Material Processing Techniques (15 papers). W. P. Leung is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (20 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (17 papers) and Laser Material Processing Techniques (15 papers). W. P. Leung collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, United States and Germany. W. P. Leung's co-authors include A. C. Tam, C. L. Choy, Werner Zapka, W. Ziemlich, Costas P. Grigoropoulos, Yuen‐Keng Ng, K. W. Kwok, P. Leǐderer, Chie C. Poon and Tong Xi and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

W. P. Leung

59 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Laser-cleaning techniques for removal of surface particulates

1992 324 citations A. C. Tam, W. P. Leung et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →

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P. Tzanétakis Greece

Michael F. Becker United States

N. Arnold Austria

E.W. Kreutz Germany

Jae‐Hyuck Yoo United States

K. G. Watkins United Kingdom

Geoff Dearden United Kingdom

Evgeny L. Gurevich Germany

Stuart Edwardson United Kingdom

Roberto Li Voti Italy

P. Tzanétakis Greece

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Countries citing papers authored by W. P. Leung

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. P. Leung

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. P. Leung

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. P. Leung. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. P. Leung based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with W. P. Leung. W. P. Leung is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Park, Hee K., et al.. (1994). Efficient excimer laser cleaning for removal of surface contaminants. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations

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Yavaş, O., P. Leǐderer, Costas P. Grigoropoulos, et al.. (1994). Optical and acoustic study of nucleation and growth of bubbles at a liquid-solid interface induced by nanosecond-pulsed-laser heating. Applied Physics A. 58(4). 407–415. 34 indexed citations

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Choy, C. L., et al.. (1993). Elastic Moduli of Injection-Molded Short-Fiber-Reinforced Poly(ether-ether-ketone). Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. 6(3). 226–238. 3 indexed citations

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Tam, A. C., W. P. Leung, Hee K. Park, et al.. (1993). Temperature dependence of optical properties for amorphous silicon at wavelengths of 6328 and 752 nm. Optics Letters. 18(7). 540–540. 14 indexed citations

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Krajnovich, D., et al.. (1993). Effects of KrF laser radiation on fused-silica glass: a comparison of samples exposed in air vs vacuum. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1848. 561–561.

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Tam, A. C., et al.. (1992). Explosion of a liquid film in contact with a pulse-heated solid surface detected by the probe-beam deflection method. Optics Letters. 17(24). 1809–1809. 9 indexed citations

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Choy, C. L., et al.. (1992). Elastic moduli and thermal conductivity of injection‐molded short‐fiber–reinforced thermoplastics. Polymer Composites. 13(2). 69–80. 50 indexed citations

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Choy, C. L., W. P. Leung, & Albert F. Yee. (1992). Ultrasonic measurements of the elastic moduli of liquid crystalline polymers. Polymer. 33(8). 1788–1791. 8 indexed citations

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Leung, W. P., et al.. (1992). Transmission studies of explosive vaporization of a transparent liquid film on an opaque solid surface induced by excimer-laser-pulsed irradiation. Journal of Applied Physics. 72(6). 2256–2263. 25 indexed citations

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Choy, C. L., W. P. Leung, & K. W. Kwok. (1991). Thermal diffusivity of an injection-moulded liquid crystalline polymer by flash radiometry. 32(9). 285–288. 11 indexed citations

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Wolfrum, J., et al.. (1991). Transient absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy in fused silica induced by pulsed KrF excimer laser irradiation. Applied Physics Letters. 59(26). 3369–3371. 15 indexed citations

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Choy, C. L., et al.. (1991). Thermal conductivity of amorphous alloys above room temperature. Journal of Applied Physics. 70(9). 4919–4925. 45 indexed citations

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Choy, C. L., W. P. Leung, & Chitoshi Nakafuku. (1990). Thermal expansion of poly(ether‐ether‐ketone) (PEEK). Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 28(11). 1965–1977. 26 indexed citations

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Choy, C. L., et al.. (1988). Mechanical anisotropy in rolled nylon 66. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 26(8). 1569–1584. 5 indexed citations

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Leung, W. P., et al.. (1987). Ultrasonic measurements of the elastic moduli of ultradrawn polyoxymethylene. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 25(10). 2059–2072. 17 indexed citations

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Leung, W. P., et al.. (1987). Measurement of the protein-ligand bond energy of carboxymyoglobin by pulsed photoacoustic calorimetry. Chemical Physics Letters. 141(3). 220–224. 20 indexed citations

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Choy, C. L., et al.. (1985). Thermal expansivity of oriented nylon-6 and nylon-6,6. Polymer. 26(6). 884–888. 22 indexed citations

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Choy, C. L., W. P. Leung, & Chien‐Ming Huang. (1983). Elastic moduli of highly oriented polyoxymethylene. Polymer Engineering and Science. 23(16). 910–922. 19 indexed citations

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Ito, Masayoshi, et al.. (1983). Pulsed NMR observation of ultradrawn polypropylene. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Physics Edition. 21(11). 2299–2309. 16 indexed citations

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Leung, W. P. & C. L. Choy. (1983). The elastic constants of ultradrawn polypropylene. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Physics Edition. 21(5). 725–752. 25 indexed citations

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