W.S. Sanders

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

W.S. Sanders is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, W.S. Sanders has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 5 papers in Materials Chemistry and 2 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in W.S. Sanders's work include Cellular and Composite Structures (4 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (3 papers) and Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (3 papers). W.S. Sanders is often cited by papers focused on Cellular and Composite Structures (4 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (3 papers) and Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (3 papers). W.S. Sanders collaborates with scholars based in United States. W.S. Sanders's co-authors include L.J. Gibson, D.B. Miracle, O.N. Senkov, E.W. Andrews and K.L. Kendig and has published in prestigious journals such as Materials Science and Engineering A, Intermetallics and The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

W.S. Sanders

7 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Compressive and tensile behaviour of aluminum foams 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2003 100 200 300 400
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. Compressive and tensile behaviour of aluminum foams
    1999 421 citations E.W. Andrews, W.S. Sanders et al. Materials Science and Engineering A profile →
  2. The influence of efficient atomic packing on the constitution of metallic glasses
    2003 398 citations D.B. Miracle, W.S. Sanders et al. The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics 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.S. Sanders United States 7 1.1k 586 248 216 136 7 1.2k
Florian Spieckermann Austria 18 713 0.7× 546 0.9× 181 0.7× 151 0.7× 115 0.8× 75 1.1k
H.‐R. Sinning Germany 17 865 0.8× 658 1.1× 162 0.7× 41 0.2× 205 1.5× 69 1.1k
Werner Riehemann Germany 23 799 0.7× 493 0.8× 186 0.8× 56 0.3× 219 1.6× 108 1.2k
W.P. Vellinga Netherlands 18 514 0.5× 460 0.8× 75 0.3× 106 0.5× 340 2.5× 47 1.1k
Yoshihiko Yokoyama Japan 21 912 0.8× 671 1.1× 253 1.0× 110 0.5× 127 0.9× 72 1.3k
E. J. Kramer 2 419 0.4× 534 0.9× 109 0.4× 77 0.4× 170 1.3× 4 907
W.R. Blumenthal United States 19 294 0.3× 519 0.9× 131 0.5× 71 0.3× 334 2.5× 34 987
Xiaojing Xu China 20 411 0.4× 487 0.8× 312 1.3× 48 0.2× 108 0.8× 87 1.1k
J.C.M. Li United States 18 597 0.5× 594 1.0× 138 0.6× 70 0.3× 549 4.0× 63 1.1k
R. Ghisleni Switzerland 20 492 0.5× 754 1.3× 232 0.9× 60 0.3× 395 2.9× 41 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by W.S. Sanders

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Fields of papers citing papers by W.S. Sanders

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by W.S. Sanders. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by W.S. Sanders. The network helps show where W.S. Sanders may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of W.S. Sanders

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

All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Sanders, W.S., et al.. (2005). Stability of Al-rich glasses in the Al–La–Ni system. Intermetallics. 14(3). 348–351. 65 indexed citations
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Miracle, D.B., O.N. Senkov, W.S. Sanders, & K.L. Kendig. (2004). Structure-forming principles for amorphous metals. Materials Science and Engineering A. 375-377. 150–156. 33 indexed citations
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Sanders, W.S. & L.J. Gibson. (2003). Mechanics of hollow sphere foams. Materials Science and Engineering A. 347(1-2). 70–85. 162 indexed citations
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Sanders, W.S. & L.J. Gibson. (2003). Mechanics of BCC and FCC hollow-sphere foams. Materials Science and Engineering A. 352(1-2). 150–161. 117 indexed citations
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Miracle, D.B., W.S. Sanders, & O.N. Senkov. (2003). The influence of efficient atomic packing on the constitution of metallic glasses. The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics. 83(20). 2409–2428. 398 indexed citations breakdown →
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Andrews, E.W., W.S. Sanders, & L.J. Gibson. (1999). Compressive and tensile behaviour of aluminum foams. Materials Science and Engineering A. 270(2). 113–124. 421 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sanders, W.S. & L.J. Gibson. (1998). Reduction In Young's Modulus Of Aluminum Foams Due To Cell Wall Curvature And Corrugation. MRS Proceedings. 521. 9 indexed citations

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