W.J.O. Boyle

820 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 645 citations indexed

About

W.J.O. Boyle is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, W.J.O. Boyle has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 645 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 3 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 3 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in W.J.O. Boyle's work include Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (12 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (11 papers) and Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (4 papers). W.J.O. Boyle is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (12 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (11 papers) and Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (4 papers). W.J.O. Boyle collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden. W.J.O. Boyle's co-authors include K. T. V. Grattan, A. W. Palmer, Y.M. Gebremichael, Tong Sun, Abdelfateh Kerrouche, Gerard F. Fernando, G. Kister, Björn Täljsten, D. Winter and Rodney A. Badcock and has published in prestigious journals such as Construction and Building Materials, Sensors and Actuators B Chemical and Journal of Lightwave Technology.

In The Last Decade

W.J.O. Boyle

17 papers receiving 608 citations

Hit Papers

Self-mixing interference inside a single-mode diode laser... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 50 100 150 200
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. Self-mixing interference inside a single-mode diode laser for optical sensing applications
    1994 207 citations K. T. V. Grattan, A. W. Palmer et al. Journal of Lightwave Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W.J.O. Boyle United Kingdom 14 527 178 166 70 47 17 645
Zhipeng Yu China 10 151 0.3× 45 0.3× 31 0.2× 31 0.4× 28 0.6× 25 345
Sheng De-ren China 10 144 0.3× 22 0.1× 27 0.2× 150 2.1× 19 0.4× 25 382
J.S. Carlton United Kingdom 9 80 0.2× 31 0.2× 20 0.1× 30 0.4× 10 0.2× 28 221
Daria Wotzka Poland 12 252 0.5× 44 0.2× 9 0.1× 44 0.6× 18 0.4× 48 410
José A. Siqueira Dias Brazil 9 202 0.4× 37 0.2× 23 0.1× 64 0.9× 5 0.1× 36 316
Silvia Casans Berga Spain 11 200 0.4× 12 0.1× 37 0.2× 66 0.9× 96 2.0× 43 348
Pallavi Gupta India 8 132 0.3× 23 0.1× 73 0.4× 11 0.2× 5 0.1× 41 282

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Fields of papers citing papers by W.J.O. Boyle

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W.J.O. Boyle

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W.J.O. Boyle. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W.J.O. Boyle 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.J.O. Boyle. W.J.O. Boyle 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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Waddington, I., et al.. (2012). Computing the limits of risk aversion. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 91(1-2). 92–100. 4 indexed citations
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Thomas, Philip, R.D. Jones, & W.J.O. Boyle. (2010). The limits to risk aversion. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 88(6). 396–406. 15 indexed citations
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Thomas, Philip, R.D. Jones, & W.J.O. Boyle. (2010). The limits to risk aversion: Part 1. The point of indiscriminate decision. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 88(6). 381–395. 16 indexed citations
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Kerrouche, Abdelfateh, W.J.O. Boyle, Tong Sun, & K. T. V. Grattan. (2009). Design and in-the-field performance evaluation of compact FBG sensor system for structural health monitoring applications. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 151(2). 107–112. 32 indexed citations
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Kerrouche, Abdelfateh, W.J.O. Boyle, Tong Sun, et al.. (2009). Strain Measurement Using Embedded Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors Inside an Anchored Carbon Fiber Polymer Reinforcement Prestressing Rod for Structural Monitoring. IEEE Sensors Journal. 9(11). 1456–1461. 26 indexed citations
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Kerrouche, Abdelfateh, W.J.O. Boyle, Tong Sun, et al.. (2009). Enhanced FBG sensor-based system performance assessment for monitoring strain along a prestressed CFRP rod in structural monitoring. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 151(2). 127–132. 13 indexed citations
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Kerrouche, Abdelfateh, W.J.O. Boyle, Y.M. Gebremichael, et al.. (2008). Strain Measurement on a Rail Bridge Loaded to Failure Using a Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Distributed Sensor System. IEEE Sensors Journal. 8(12). 2059–2065. 45 indexed citations
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Kerrouche, Abdelfateh, W.J.O. Boyle, Y.M. Gebremichael, et al.. (2008). Field tests of fibre Bragg grating sensors incorporated into CFRP for railway bridge strengthening condition monitoring. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 148(1). 68–74. 28 indexed citations
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Kister, G., D. Winter, Rodney A. Badcock, et al.. (2006). Structural health monitoring of a composite bridge using Bragg grating sensors. Part 1: Evaluation of adhesives and protection systems for the optical sensors. Engineering Structures. 29(3). 440–448. 25 indexed citations
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Kister, G., D. Winter, Y.M. Gebremichael, et al.. (2006). Methodology and integrity monitoring of foundation concrete piles using Bragg grating optical fibre sensors. Engineering Structures. 29(9). 2048–2055. 64 indexed citations
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Kister, G., Rodney A. Badcock, Y.M. Gebremichael, et al.. (2006). Monitoring of an all-composite bridge using Bragg grating sensors. Construction and Building Materials. 21(7). 1599–1604. 24 indexed citations
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Gebremichael, Y.M., B. T. Meggitt, W.J.O. Boyle, et al.. (2005). A field deployable, multiplexed Bragg grating sensor system used in an extensive highway bridge monitoring evaluation tests. IEEE Sensors Journal. 5(3). 510–519. 46 indexed citations
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Gebremichael, Y.M., W.J.O. Boyle, B. T. Meggitt, et al.. (2004). Integration and assessment of fibre Bragg grating sensors in an all-fibre reinforced polymer composite road bridge. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 118(1). 78–85. 56 indexed citations
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MacCraith, Brian D., et al.. (1994). Results of a cross-comparison study: optical monitoring of total organic carbon (TOC) of a limited range of samples. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 22(2). 149–153. 8 indexed citations
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Grattan, K. T. V., et al.. (1994). Self-mixing interference inside a single-mode diode laser for optical sensing applications. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 12(9). 1577–1587. 207 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weir, K., et al.. (1992). A novel adaptation of the Michelson interferometer for the measurement of vibration. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 10(5). 700–703. 30 indexed citations
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Weir, K., W.J.O. Boyle, A. W. Palmer, K. T. V. Grattan, & B. T. Meggitt. (1991). Low coherence, interferometric fibre optic vibrometer using novel optical signal processing scheme. Electronics Letters. 27(18). 1658–1660. 6 indexed citations

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