John A. Thornton
Impact in
- Mechanics of Materials top 0.05%
- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
- Materials Chemistry top 0.5%
- Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
- ZnO doping and properties
Papers in
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- Plasma Diagnostics and Applications 19
- Semiconductor materials and devices 16
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films 13
- Co-authors
- David W. Hoffman (10 shared papers)James L. Lamb (6 shared papers)A. S. Penfold (9 shared papers)R. A. Dixon (4 shared papers)J. P. Frisby (1 shared paper)E. A. WELCHEW (2 shared papers)G.Y. Yeom (3 shared papers)Mark J. Kushner (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Thin Solid Films (15 papers)Anaesthesia (11 papers)British Journal of Anaesthesia (10 papers)Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films (7 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms (6 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomAustralia
In The Last Decade
John A. Thornton
147 papers receiving 10.1k citations
John A. Thornton's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 143
- Mechanics of Materials 5.3k
- Materials Chemistry 5.1k
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2.0k
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4.6k
- Condensed Matter Physics 814
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 152 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Influence of apparatus geometry and deposition conditions on the structure and topography of thick sputtered coatings Hit paper breakdown → | 1974 | 2026 |
| 2 | High Rate Thick Film Growth Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 1903 |
| 3 | The microstructure of sputter‐deposited coatings Hit paper breakdown → | 1986 | 1107 |
| 4 | Stress-related effects in thin films Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 995 |
| 5 | Influence of substrate temperature and deposition rate on structure of thick sputtered Cu coatings Hit paper breakdown → | 1975 | 385 |
| 6 | 1978 | 309 | |
| 7 | 1977 | 254 | |
| 8 | 1979 | 223 | |
| 9 | 1982 | 221 | |
| 10 | 1977 | 191 | |
| 11 | 1977 | 183 | |
| 12 | 1978 | 181 | |
| 13 | 1970 | 151 | |
| 14 | 1985 | 137 | |
| 15 | 1980 | 109 | |
| 16 | 1973 | 95 | |
| 17 | 1988 | 90 | |
| 18 | 1978 | 80 | |
| 19 | 1982 | 74 | |
| 20 | 1977 | 70 |
About John A. Thornton
John A. Thornton is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Aerospace Engineering and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, having authored 152 papers that have together received 10.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (33 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (19 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (16 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (15 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (13 papers), Copper Interconnects and Reliability (12 papers), High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (12 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Mechanics of Materials (5.3k citations), Materials Chemistry (5.1k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (2.0k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (4.6k citations) and Condensed Matter Physics (814 citations). John A. Thornton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include David W. Hoffman, James L. Lamb, A. S. Penfold, R. A. Dixon, J. P. Frisby, E. A. WELCHEW, G.Y. Yeom, Mark J. Kushner, Eiji Kusano and Jeremy Theil. Their work appears in journals such as Thin Solid Films, Anaesthesia, British Journal of Anaesthesia, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films and Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms.
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