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41
Citations
9225
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William A. Brantley publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William A. Brantley sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 203 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

William A. Brantley D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William A. Brantley sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

William A. Brantley is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on orthodontics and materials chemistry, with additional work related to oral surgery and metals and alloys. The areas of study include dental materials and restorations, corrosion behavior and inhibition, dental implant techniques and outcomes, reconstructive surgery and microvascular techniques, hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, metal extraction and bioleaching, and textile materials and evaluations.

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Evolution, clinical applications, and prospects of nickel-titanium alloys for orthodontic purposes, 2020, Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists
  • Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study of corrosion characteristics of palladium-silver dental alloys, 2021, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials
  • ICP-MS measurements of elemental release from two palladium alloys into a corrosion testing medium for different solution volumes and agitation conditions, 2021, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
  • Idealized force decay of orthodontic elastomeric chains follows Nutting Equation, 2020, Medical Devices & Sensors
  • Novel sensor to investigate microstructural contributions to corrosion of high-palladium dental alloys, 2020, Medical Devices & Sensors

The frequent coauthors collaborating with William A. Brantley include:

  • Ajay Malshe
  • William Z. Rymer
  • Roger J. Narayan
  • William M. Johnston
  • Seeram Ramakrishna

Their work is often published in a number of venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Medical Devices & Sensors
  • Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists
  • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials
  • Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Best Publications

  • An initial investigation of the bending and torsional properties of nitinol root canal files

    Harmeet Walia;William A. Brantley;Harold Gerstein

  • Mechanical properties and microstructures of glass-ionomer cements.

    D. Xie;W.A. Brantley;B.M. Culbertson;G. Wang

  • Orthodontic materials:scientific and clinical aspects

    [edited by] William A. Brantley;Theodore Eliades

  • SEM Observations of Nickel-Titanium Rotary Endodontic Instruments that Fractured During Clinical Use

    Satish B. Alapati;William A. Brantley;Timothy A. Svec;John M. Powers

  • Metallurgical Characterization of a New Nickel-Titanium Wire for Rotary Endodontic Instruments

    Satish B. Alapati;William A. Brantley;Masahiro Iijima;William A.T. Clark

  • Comparison of the bond strength of laser-sintered and cast base metal dental alloys to porcelain.

    Tolga Akova;Yurdanur Ucar;Alper Tukay;Mehmet Cudi Balkaya

  • Internal fit evaluation of crowns prepared using a new dental crown fabrication technique: laser-sintered Co-Cr crowns.

    Yurdanur Ucar;Tolga Akova;Musa S. Akyil;William A. Brantley

  • Microbial attachment on orthodontic appliances: I. Wettability and early pellicle formation on bracket materials

    Theodore Eliades;George Eliades;William A. Brantley

  • A photoelastic and strain gauge analysis of angled abutments for an implant system.

    Clelland Nl;Gilat A;McGlumphy Ea;Brantley Wa

  • Scanning Electron Microscope Observations of New and Used Nickel-Titanium Rotary Files

    Satish B. Alapati;William A. Brantley;Timothy A. Svec;John M. Powers

  • Effects of mechanical properties of thermoplastic materials on the initial force of thermoplastic appliances

    Naohisa Kohda;Masahiro Iijima;Takeshi Muguruma;William A. Brantley

  • An electrochemical study on self-ordered nanoporous and nanotubular oxide on Ti-35Nb-5Ta-7Zr alloy for biomedical applications.

    Viswanathan S. Saji;Han Cheol Choe;William A. Brantley

  • Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses of superelastic and nonsuperelastic nickel-titanium orthodontic wires

    Thomas Gerard Bradley;William A. Brantley;Bill M. Culbertson

  • A Three‐Dimensional Finite Element Stress Analysis of Angled Abutments for an Implant Placed in the Anterior Maxilla

    Nancy L. Clelland;June K. Lee;Olivier C. Bimbenet;William A. Brantley

  • Bending properties of superelastic and nonsuperelastic nickel-titanium orthodontic wires.

    Salwa E. Khier;William A. Brantley;Raymond A. Fournelle

  • Electrochemical characteristics of nanotubes formed on Ti-Nb alloys

    Seung-Hyun Jang;Han-Cheol Choe;Yeong-Mu Ko;William A. Brantley

  • Composite microfiller content and its effect on fracture toughness and diametral tensile strength.

    W.W. Johnson;W.W. Johnson;V.B. Dhuru;W.A. Brantley

  • Porcelain adherence vs force to failure for palladium-gallium alloys: a critique of metal-ceramic bond testing.

    Efstratios Papazoglou;William A. Brantley

  • Polymerization efficiency of chemically cured and visible light-cured orthodontic adhesives: degree of cure

    Theodore Eliades;George Eliades;William A. Brantley;William M. Johnston

  • Effect of coating on properties of esthetic orthodontic nickel-titanium wires

    Masahiro Iijima;Takeshi Muguruma;William A. Brantley;Han Cheol Choe

  • Nanotube morphology changes for Ti-Zr alloys as Zr content increases

    Won-Gi Kim;Han-Cheol Choe;Yeong-Mu Ko;William A. Brantley

  • Thermal effects of continuous wave CO2 laser exposure on human teeth: an in vitro study.

    Leo J Miserendino;Ellis J. Neiburger;Harmeet Walia;Neill Luebke

  • Differential scanning calorimetric studies of nickel titanium rotary endodontic instruments.

    W. A. Brantley;T. A. Svec;M. Iijima;M. Iijima;John M Powers

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Mitchell
John C. Mitchell Stanford University
Glenn S. Daehn
Glenn S. Daehn The Ohio State University
John M. Powers
John M. Powers The University of Texas at Austin
George Eliades
George Eliades National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Libor Kovarik
Libor Kovarik Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Kazuhiko Endo
Kazuhiko Endo National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Jack L. Ferracane
Jack L. Ferracane Oregon Health & Science University
Kenneth J. Anusavice
Kenneth J. Anusavice University of Florida
Gerald S. Frankel
Gerald S. Frankel The Ohio State University
Jawwad A. Darr
Jawwad A. Darr University College London

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