William A. Thornton

1.8k total citations
91 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

William A. Thornton is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Thornton has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 28 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 24 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in William A. Thornton's work include Color Science and Applications (35 papers), Color perception and design (24 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (20 papers). William A. Thornton is often cited by papers focused on Color Science and Applications (35 papers), Color perception and design (24 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (20 papers). William A. Thornton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. William A. Thornton's co-authors include K. D. Willmert, Patrick J. Fortney, Hugh S. Fairman, Paul M. Hubel, Michael H. Brill, Graham D. Finlayson, Thomas M. Murray, Rolf G. Kuehni, Henry F. Ivey and Rafael Sabelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and AIAA Journal.

In The Last Decade

William A. Thornton

87 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers

William A. Thornton
F. J. J. Clarke United Kingdom
Wouter Ryckaert Belgium
J. Schanda Hungary
Kevin Smet Belgium
Javier Romero Spain
Daniel J. Burns United States
Markus A. Huber Germany
Haisong Xu China
Satoru Toyooka Japan
Yandan Lin China
F. J. J. Clarke United Kingdom
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Sabelli, Rafael, et al.. (2021). Design for Local Web Shear at Brace Connections: An Adaptation of the Uniform Force Method. Engineering Journal. 58(4). 223–266. 3 indexed citations
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Fortney, Patrick J., et al.. (2019). Guidance on Shear Rupture, Ductility and Element Capacity in Welded Connections. Engineering Journal. 56(2). 89–108. 1 indexed citations
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Fortney, Patrick J. & William A. Thornton. (2017). The Chevron Effect and Analysis of Chevron Beams—A Paradigm Shift. Engineering Journal. 54(4). 263–296. 9 indexed citations
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Fortney, Patrick J. & William A. Thornton. (2012). Recommendations for Shear Lag Factors for Longitudinally Welded Tension Members. Engineering Journal. 49(1). 11–32. 1 indexed citations
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Thornton, William A. & Patrick J. Fortney. (2011). On the Need for Stiffeners for and the Effect of Lap Eccentricity on Extended Single-Plate Connections. Engineering Journal. 48(2). 117–126. 3 indexed citations
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Thornton, William A., et al.. (2004). A Technical Note: A Direct Method for Obtaining the Plate Buckling Coefficient for Double Coped Beams. Engineering Journal. 41(3). 133–134. 7 indexed citations
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Thornton, William A., et al.. (2004). Rationale Behind and Proper Application of the Ductility Factor for Bracing Connections. Engineering Journal. 41(1). 3–6. 3 indexed citations
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Thornton, William A.. (2002). The Prime Colors of Human Vision: Their Prescription for Illumination, Color Printing, Color Photography, Color Television, and Visual Clarity. Conference on Colour in Graphics Imaging and Vision. 1(1). 56–60. 2 indexed citations
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Thornton, William A., et al.. (2001). Design of Skewed Connections. Engineering Journal. 38(3). 140–147. 1 indexed citations
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Brill, Michael H., Graham D. Finlayson, Paul M. Hubel, & William A. Thornton. (1998). Prime colors and color imaging. Color and Imaging Conference. 6(1). 33–42. 17 indexed citations
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Thornton, William A.. (1996). A Rational Approach to Design of Tee Shear Connections. Engineering Journal. 33(1). 34–37. 7 indexed citations
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Thornton, William A.. (1990). Design of Base Plates for Wide Flange Columns: A Concatenation of Methods. Engineering Journal. 27(4). 173–175. 5 indexed citations
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Thornton, William A.. (1984). Bracing Connections for Heavy Construction. Engineering Journal. 21(3). 139–148. 87 indexed citations
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Thornton, William A.. (1978). Reply to ohta–wyszecki on location of nodes of metameric stimuli. Color Research & Application. 3(4). 202–204. 9 indexed citations
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Thornton, William A., et al.. (1975). Variable Energy Ratio Method for Structural Design. Journal of the Structural Division. 101(4). 975–990. 5 indexed citations
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Thornton, William A.. (1972). Color and Light Sources. Lighting Design + Application. 2(9). 16–22. 1 indexed citations
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Thornton, William A.. (1970). Some Aspects of Optical Measurement of Luminescence. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 117(6). 798–798. 3 indexed citations
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Thornton, William A.. (1961). Electroluminescence in Zinc Sulfide As Due to Minority Carrier Injection. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 108(7). 636–636. 20 indexed citations

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