William F. Adler

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

William F. Adler is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, William F. Adler has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Computational Mechanics, 12 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 7 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in William F. Adler's work include Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (8 papers), Erosion and Abrasive Machining (7 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (5 papers). William F. Adler is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (8 papers), Erosion and Abrasive Machining (7 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (5 papers). William F. Adler collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. William F. Adler's co-authors include M. F. Kanninen, R.I. Jaffee, A. R. Rosenfield, A.G. Evans, J. H. Weiner, Tao Yang, E. Specht, Timothy W. James and J. W. Morris and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Materials Science and Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids.

In The Last Decade

William F. Adler

31 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Inelastic Behavior of Solids 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 1970 200 400 600
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. Inelastic Behavior of Solids
    1970 631 citations M. F. Kanninen, William F. Adler et al. Science profile →
  2. Inelastic Behavior of Solids
    1970 491 citations M. F. Kanninen, William F. Adler et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William F. Adler United States 12 985 688 641 202 175 32 1.6k
A. W. Ruff United States 18 449 0.5× 740 1.1× 675 1.1× 336 1.7× 51 0.3× 56 1.5k
P.S. Follansbee United States 18 1.4k 1.4× 1.2k 1.8× 2.1k 3.2× 229 1.1× 131 0.7× 49 2.6k
Chi-Sing Man United States 21 810 0.8× 599 0.9× 531 0.8× 184 0.9× 117 0.7× 79 1.4k
D. A. Shockey United States 26 1.2k 1.3× 597 0.9× 1.4k 2.2× 196 1.0× 168 1.0× 76 2.1k
T. Zacharia United States 22 692 0.7× 1.2k 1.7× 632 1.0× 260 1.3× 157 0.9× 60 1.7k
J. Duffy United States 26 1.5k 1.5× 1.0k 1.5× 2.1k 3.2× 268 1.3× 274 1.6× 54 2.8k
Tomáš Kruml Czechia 26 822 0.8× 1.6k 2.3× 1.1k 1.7× 198 1.0× 91 0.5× 132 2.1k
U. S. Lindholm United States 18 1.5k 1.5× 952 1.4× 1.8k 2.9× 280 1.4× 153 0.9× 35 2.6k
Thilo Pirling France 22 475 0.5× 1.5k 2.2× 520 0.8× 307 1.5× 77 0.4× 108 2.0k
A. H. Clauer United States 26 737 0.7× 2.3k 3.3× 1.1k 1.7× 225 1.1× 328 1.9× 60 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William F. Adler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William F. Adler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Tao, William F. Adler, & E. Specht. (2002). Numerical analysis of multiple jets discharging into a confined cylindrical crossflow. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part E Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering. 216(3). 173–180. 12 indexed citations
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Adler, William F.. (1995). Particulate impact damage predictions. Wear. 186-187. 35–44. 19 indexed citations
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Adler, William F., et al.. (1994). <title>Analysis of water-drop impacts on layered window constructions</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2286. 264–274. 8 indexed citations
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Adler, William F., et al.. (1992). Infrared-transmitting window survivability in hydrometeor environments.. Proc SPIE. 1760. 291–302. 2 indexed citations
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Adler, William F., et al.. (1992). <title>Infrared-transmitting window survivability in hydrometeor environments</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1760. 291–302. 2 indexed citations
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Adler, William F., et al.. (1992). <title>Multiple simulated waterdrop impact damage in zinc sulfide at supersonic velocities</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1760. 303–315. 5 indexed citations
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Adler, William F., et al.. (1990). Multiparticle supersonic impact test program. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3 indexed citations
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Adler, William F.. (1982). <title>Development Of Design Data For Rain Impact Damage In Infrared-Transmitting Materials</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 297. 143–155. 2 indexed citations
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Adler, William F.. (1982). Investigation of Liquid Drop Impacts on Ceramics. 3 indexed citations
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Adler, William F. & Timothy W. James. (1980). Localized Deformation and Fracture of Transparent Ceramics.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations
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Adler, William F., et al.. (1979). Response of Infrared-Transparent Materials to Raindrop Impacts. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations
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Adler, William F.. (1979). Assessment of the State of Knowledge Pertaining to Solid Particle Erosion.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 19 indexed citations
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Adler, William F., et al.. (1978). Rain erosion mechanisms in brittle materials. Wear. 50(1). 11–38. 10 indexed citations
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Adler, William F.. (1977). Liquid drop collisions on deformable media. Journal of Materials Science. 12(6). 1253–1271. 1 indexed citations
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Adler, William F.. (1976). Analytical modeling of multiple particle impacts on brittle materials. Wear. 37(2). 353–364. 12 indexed citations
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Adler, William F.. (1976). Analysis of particulate erosion. Wear. 37(2). 345–352. 14 indexed citations
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Adler, William F.. (1975). Particulate erosion of glass surfaces at subsonic velocities. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 19. 335–353. 9 indexed citations
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Adler, William F.. (1974). Analysis of Multiple Particle Impacts on Brittle Materials.. 3 indexed citations
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Kanninen, M. F., William F. Adler, A. R. Rosenfield, & R.I. Jaffee. (1970). Inelastic Behavior of Solids. Science. 167(3926). 1761–1762. 631 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weiner, J. H. & William F. Adler. (1966). Computer Simulation of Vacancy Migration. Physical Review. 144(2). 511–524. 7 indexed citations

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