William Frangos

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

William Frangos is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, William Frangos has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Geophysics, 8 papers in Ocean Engineering and 3 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in William Frangos's work include Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (10 papers), Geophysical Methods and Applications (8 papers) and Water Quality Monitoring Technologies (3 papers). William Frangos is often cited by papers focused on Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (10 papers), Geophysical Methods and Applications (8 papers) and Water Quality Monitoring Technologies (3 papers). William Frangos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. William Frangos's co-authors include W. F. Brace, J. B. Walsh, Paulo J.M. Monteiro, Andreas Weller, C.F. Tsang, W.M. Lowder, K.A. Stevenson, Alex Becker and H.A. Wollenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysics and ACI Materials Journal.

In The Last Decade

William Frangos

16 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Permeability of granite under high pressure 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 400 800 1.2k
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. Permeability of granite under high pressure
    1968 1.3k citations W. F. Brace, J. B. Walsh et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 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 Frangos United States 6 894 610 505 490 291 17 1.4k
Azra N. Tutuncu United States 20 805 0.9× 920 1.5× 830 1.6× 503 1.0× 101 0.3× 107 1.4k
R.J. Cuss United Kingdom 17 583 0.7× 389 0.6× 435 0.9× 266 0.5× 388 1.3× 56 1.1k
M.V. Madland Norway 21 1.2k 1.4× 1.3k 2.2× 1.0k 2.1× 213 0.4× 285 1.0× 66 1.8k
Eyvind Aker Norway 15 433 0.5× 518 0.8× 333 0.7× 242 0.5× 412 1.4× 30 968
Wilbur H. Somerton United States 16 877 1.0× 819 1.3× 473 0.9× 318 0.6× 219 0.8× 34 1.4k
Paul Glover United Kingdom 14 506 0.6× 367 0.6× 243 0.5× 322 0.7× 156 0.5× 30 938
Matthew Josh Australia 15 734 0.8× 565 0.9× 437 0.9× 275 0.6× 118 0.4× 50 1.1k
Roberto Suárez-Rivera British Virgin Islands 20 903 1.0× 1.1k 1.9× 1.3k 2.5× 618 1.3× 115 0.4× 76 1.7k
S.T. Horseman United Kingdom 12 447 0.5× 237 0.4× 320 0.6× 182 0.4× 502 1.7× 17 1.0k
Jon Holder United States 15 1.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.9× 1.5k 2.9× 680 1.4× 233 0.8× 36 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by William Frangos

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Frangos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Frangos

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William Frangos. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William Frangos 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 William Frangos. William Frangos is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Frangos, William, et al.. (2004). High-Frequency and Very-High-Frequency (HF & VHF) Above-Ground Electromagnetic Impedance Measurements. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. 9(2). 87–93. 1 indexed citations
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Frangos, William. (2000). High Frequency Impedance Measurements for Non-invasive Permittivity Determination. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 5 indexed citations
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Weller, Andreas, et al.. (1999). Three-dimensional inversion of induced polarization data from simulated waste. Journal of Applied Geophysics. 41(1). 31–47. 22 indexed citations
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Monteiro, Paulo J.M., et al.. (1998). Non-Destructive Measurement of Corrosion State of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete. ACI Materials Journal. 95(6). 25 indexed citations
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Frangos, William. (1997). Electrical detection of leaks in lined waste disposal ponds. Geophysics. 62(6). 1737–1744. 29 indexed citations
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Frangos, William. (1997). IP and resistivity survey at the INEL Cold Test Pit. 5 indexed citations
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Wollenberg, H.A., et al.. (1997). Joint Russian-American hydrogeological-geochemical studies of the Karachai-Mishelyak system, South Urals, Russia. Environmental Geology. 29(3-4). 216–227. 3 indexed citations
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Frangos, William. (1997). IP and Resistivity Survey at the INEL Cold Test Pit. 817–824. 4 indexed citations
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Frangos, William. (1994). Electrical Detection and Monitoring of Leaks in Lined Waste Disposal Ponds. 1073–1082. 2 indexed citations
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Frangos, William. (1994). Electrical detection of leaks in lined waste ponds. 648–651. 3 indexed citations
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Frangos, William. (1990). Interpretation of Data from Electrical Resistivity Measurements. 29–58. 1 indexed citations
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Frangos, William. (1990). Interpretation Of Data From Electrical Resistivity Measurements. 1 indexed citations
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Brace, W. F., J. B. Walsh, & William Frangos. (1968). Permeability of granite under high pressure. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 73(6). 2225–2236. 1266 indexed citations breakdown →

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