[WVU Logo]

 Most Popular WVU ETDs 

WVU ETD Collection Statistics
Top 100 Accesses for 2010

Rank
Hit Count
Citations (Google Scholar)
Degree
Discipline
Publication Date
Author
Title
URL (Click the links below to view the ETDs)
1 2,134
2
 Ph.D. Mining Engineering 2003 Gu, Quanzhong Geological mapping of entry roof in mine http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2936
2 1,675
1
 M.S.C.E. Civil Engineering 2007 Dasarath Rao, Manjunath Rao Pawar Review of nondestructive evaluation techniques for FRP composite structural components http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5065
3 1,616
0
 M.S.C.E. Civil Engineering 2010 Offutt, Sarah M. Star City, WV PMS http://hdl.handle.net/10450/11357
4 1,552
9
 Ph.D. History 2005 Burns, Shirley Stewart Bringing Down the Mountains: the Impact of Mountaintop Removal Surface Coal Mining on Southern West Virginia Communities, 1970-2004 http://hdl.handle.net/10450/4047
5 1,323
3
 Ed.D. Education 2003 Haynes, Stephanie E. Effect of background music on the mathematics test anxiety of college algebra students http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3069
6 1,311
3
 M.S. Athletic Training 2005 Samson, Kimberly M. Effects of a five-week core stabilization-training program on dynamic balance in tennis athletes http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3821
7 1,183
1
 Ed.D. Physical Education 2000 Newcomer, R. Renee Cognitive-affective, behavioral, and physiological response to injury among competitive athletes http://hdl.handle.net/10450/1513
8 1,066
8
 Ed.D. Education 2001 Jogthong, Chalermsri Research Article Introductions in Thai: Genre Analysis of Academic Writing http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2156
9 1,036
0
 M.S. Athletic Training 2007 Siegel, Lori L. Hamstring Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5158
10 1,032
0
 M.S.C.S. Computer Science 2002 Pacurari, Doru I. The use of Oracle Spatial and ArcSDE for geodatabase access http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2512
11 996
1
 Ph.D. History 2007 Boback, John M. Indian Warfare, Household Competency, and the Settlement of the Western Virginia Frontier, 1749 to 1794 http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5155
12 976
0
 M.S.Ch.E. Chemical Engineering 2007 Bambal, Ashish S. Mechanical evaluation and FE modeling of composite sandwich panels http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5379
13 975
0
 M.A. Communication Studies 2004 Brewster, Daniel W. Stereotypical Perceptions of the Communication Behaviors of Gay Males http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3586
14 888
3
 M.A. Communication Studies 2001 Corrigan, Michael W. Social exchange theory, interpersonal communication motives, and volunteerism:  identifying motivation to volunteer and the rewards and costs associated http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2022
15 845
0
 Ph.D. Engineering 2007 McIntyre, Dustin L. A Laser Spark Plug Ignition System for a Stationary Lean-Burn Natural Gas Reciprocating Engine http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5095
16 840
1
 Ed.D. Education 2003 Attfield, Hilary M. The Future of Electronic Editing: Theory and Practice http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2851
17 839
0
 M.S.I.E. Industrial Engineering 2007 Muenprasertdee, Piyapong Solidification Modeling of Iron Castings Using SOLIDCast http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5084
18 830
20
 M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Resources 2001 Langdon, Christopher A. A Comparison of White-Tailed Deer Population Estimation Methods in West Virginia http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2223
19 820
0
 M.S.E.E. Electrical Engineering 2005 Sankarayogi, Raghu Software Tools for Real-Time Simulation and Control http://hdl.handle.net/10450/4397
20 812
0
 M.A. History 2008 Jacks, Kim Weston State Hospital http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5651
21 810
0
 D.M.A. Music 2010 Roberts, Shawn M. Aztec Musical Styles in Carlos Chávez’s Xochipilli: An Imagined Aztec Music and Lou Harrison’s The Song of Quetzalcóatl: A Parallel and Comparative Study http://hdl.handle.net/10450/11177
22 808
26
 D.S.N. Nursing 2003 Nathaniel, Alvita K. A Grounded Theory of Moral Reckoning in Nursing http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3143
23 785
53
 M.A. Geography 1998 Ferro, Christopher John S. Scale and Texture in Digital Image Classification http://hdl.handle.net/10450/172
24 719
20
 Ph.D. Engineering 1999 Cawthorne, William R. Optimization of a Brushless Permanent Magnet Linear Alternator for Use With a Linear Internal Combustion Engine http://hdl.handle.net/10450/800
25 714
2
 M.A. Geography 2002 Anderson, James A Comparison of Four Change Detection Techniques for Two Urban Areas in the United States http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2371
26 682
9
 Ph.D. Engineering 2004 Tóth-Nagy, Csaba Linear Engine Development for Series Hybrid Electric Vehicles http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3648
27 681
2
 Ph.D. Engineering 2000 Abdelal, Gasser F. Three-phase constitutive model for macrobrittle fatigue damage of composites http://hdl.handle.net/10450/1485
28 680
0
 Ph.D. Geology 2002 Martin, Robert Lewis Taxonomic Revision and Paleoecology of Middle Devonian (Eifelian) Fishes of the Onondaga, Columbus and Delaware Limestones of the eastern United States http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2728
29 660
0
 M.S. Athletic Training 2008 Offenberger, Cassandra D. VMO Exercises: A Systematic Review http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5714
30 652
1
 Ed.D. Physical Education 2004 Gurvitch, Rachel The Development and Validation of a Computer Mediated Simulation (CMS) Training Application Designed to Enhance Task Modification Decisions among Preservice Physical Education Teachers http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3524
31 633
1
 M.S.E.E. Electrical Engineering 2000 Hasanovic, Azra Modeling and Control of the Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) http://hdl.handle.net/10450/1633
32 626
0
 M.A. Art 1998 Cheesebrough, Sonda Documentation: Conversations: Piccaso and His Paintings Graduate Project Integrating the Disciplines of Art and Theatre In The Elementary Art Classroom http://hdl.handle.net/10450/357
33 600
3
 M.S. Agricultural Education 2000 Duncan, Rebecca D. Youth leadership life skills development of participants in the West Virginia 4-H camping program http://hdl.handle.net/10450/1370
34 598
0
 Ed.D. Education 2000 Fox, Jan Isobel Review of the Factors Influencing the Satisfaction of Learning in Online Courses at Marshall University http://hdl.handle.net/10450/1345
35 583
0
 M.S.I.E. Industrial Engineering 2006 Kosałka, Tomasz M. Decision Making Through the Simulation of Centralized and Decentralized Distribution Storage Systems http://hdl.handle.net/10450/4527
36 577
1
 Ph.D. Engineering 2004 Gu, Yu Design and flight testing actuator failure accommodation controllers on WVU YF-22 research UAVS http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3702
37 568
1
 M.S. Geology 2004 Rolon, Luisa F. Structural Geometry of the Jura-Cretaceous Rift of the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin, Colombia http://hdl.handle.net/10450/23
38 558
1
 M.S. Dental Specialties 2003 Roos, Bryan K. Comparison of soft tissue prediction tracings using the Andrews and Ricketts diagnostic techniques http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2819
39 549
1
 Ph.D. History 2001 Bailey, Rebecca J. Matewan Before The Massacre: Politics, Coal, and the Roots of Conflict in Mingo County, 1793-1920 http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2043
40 545
2
 M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Resources 2001 Kaller, Michael D. Effects of sediment upon benthic macroinvertebrates in forested northern Appalachian streams http://hdl.handle.net/10450/1862
41 541
4
 Ed.D. Education 2001 Pongsiriwet, Charuporn Relationships among grammatical accuracy, discourse features, and the quality of second language writing:  the case of Thai EFL learners http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2024
42 533
1
 M.S.E.E. Electrical Engineering 2007 Parnandi, Silpa Power Market Analysis Tool for Congestion Management http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5187
43 531
6
 M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Resources 2005 Utz, Ryan Michael Temporal trends in consumption, growth, and successful feeding traits of a central Appalachian brook trout population at the watershed scale http://hdl.handle.net/10450/4327
44 529
0
 M.F.A. Visual Art 2008 Barkhurst, Kelly C. Design Taking Action: A holistic approach to design problem solving applied to disease education http://hdl.handle.net/10450/6003
45 527
1
 M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Resources 2005 Osier, Elizabeth A. Distribution and Habitat Use of the Crystal Darter (Crystallaria asprella) and Spotted Darter (Etheostoma maculatum) http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3921
46 525
1
 M.A. Geography 2002 Zhang, Jian A comparison of digital photogrammetric and LIDAR high resolution digital elevation models http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2422
47 525
1
 Ph.D. Forest Resources Science 2003 Williams, Jennifer Mravintz Impacts on Terrestrial and Streamside Herpetofauna by Mountaintop Removal Mining in Southern West Virginia http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3231
48 523
8
 Ph.D. Engineering 1998 An, Younghwan Design of fault tolerant flight control systems for sensor and actuator failures using on-line learning neural networks http://hdl.handle.net/10450/278
49 521
8
 Ph.D. Engineering 2000 Salem, Mohamed I. Rollover Stability of Partially Filled Heavy-Duty Elliptical Tankers Using Trammel Pendulums to Simulate Fluid Sloshing http://hdl.handle.net/10450/1239
50 521
1
 Ph.D. Counseling Psychology 2002 Ehlert, Debra K. A Comparison of Psychologists Who Engage in Nonsexual and Sexual Dual Relationships with Psychologists Who Do Not http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2484
51 519
1
 M.A. Educational Psychology 2003 Fiore, Angela M. Gender Difference in Test Anxiety http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2949
52 514
0
 Ph.D. Physics 2007 Steele, Aaron J. Collective Behavior in Chemical Systems http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5386
53 512
0
 M.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineeering 2007 Fasouletos, Michael A. Parametric Design of a Coal Mine Refuge Chamber http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5305
54 500
0
 Ed.D. Education 2003 Kennison, Monica Metrick The Evaluation of Critical Thinking, Reflective Writing, and Cognitive Word Use in Baccalaureate Nursing Students http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2964
55 499
0
 M.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineeering 2005 Kavipurapu, Praveen Kumar Forced Vibration and Hygrothermal Analysis of Composite Laminated Beams under the Action of Moving Loads http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3990
56 488
2
 M.S.C.S. Computer Science 2006 Speicher, Denis Vulnerability Analysis of Biometric Systems Using Attack Trees http://hdl.handle.net/10450/4550
57 486
1
 M.S.E.E. Electrical Engineering 2001 Hasanovic, Amer A Simulation and Analysis Toolbox for Power Systems and Genetic Algorithm Based Damping Controller Design http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2173
58 474
5
 Ed.D. Education 2002 Ridpath, Bradley David NCAA Division I Student Athlete Characteristics as Indicators of Academic Achievement and Graduation from College http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2372
59 473
1
 M.A. Sociology 2010 Rine, Jason R. The Once and Future Steel Town: The Narrative Identities of a Local Community http://hdl.handle.net/10450/10994
60 470
0
 M.S.E.E. Electrical Engineering 2005 Rosiek, Travis W. Fingerprint Testing Protocols for Optical Sensors http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3980
61 468
0
 Ph.D. Kinesiology 2008 Harris, Brandonn S. Developmental Considerations in Athlete Burnout: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Investigation in Youth Sport Participants http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5789
62 468
4
 M.S.C.E. Civil Engineering 1998 Brown, Brian J. Design Analysis of Single-Span Advanced Composite Deck-and-Stringer Bridge Systems http://hdl.handle.net/10450/213
63 467
0
 M.S.C.S. Computer Science 2005 Horne, Adam D. Computer assisted learning of Japanese kanji http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3917
64 465
6
 Ed.D. Education 2002 Blatt, Dennis A. A Study to Determine the Relationship Between the Leadership Styles of Career Technical Directors and School Climate as Perceived by Teachers http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2664
65 464
1
 Ed.D. Education 2004 Hefner, Kammi K. Assessing the Factors Affecting West Virginia PreK-12 Teachers' Use and Non-Use of Lesson Plans Published on the Internet http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3474
66 462
2
 M.S. Geology 1999 Rasco, Heath P. Multiple Data Set Integration and GIS Techniques Used to Investigate Linear Structural Controls in the Southern Powder River Basin, Wyoming http://hdl.handle.net/10450/1088
67 456
11
 M.S. Statistics 2000 Dobony, Christopher A. Factors Influencing Ruffed Grouse Productivity and Chick Survival in West Virginia http://hdl.handle.net/10450/1337
68 450
0
 Ph.D. Engineering 2002 Mao, Jian Gamma Prime Precipitation Modeling and Strength Response in Powder Metallurgy Superalloys http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2531
69 449
2
 M.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineeering 2002 Rangarajan, Shalini Long-Term Creep Of Encased Polymer Liners http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2582
70 446
1
 M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Resources 2005 Hansbarger, Jeff L. Trout Movement and Habitat Use in the Upper Shavers Fork of the Cheat River, West Virginia http://hdl.handle.net/10450/4070
71 446
3
 M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Resources 2002 Johnson, Joshua B. Spatial and predictive foraging models for gray bats in northwest Georgia and a comparison of two acoustical bat survey techniques http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2426
72 446
2
 Ed.D. Education 2003 Allen, Leonard J. The Relationship Between the Emotional Intelligence Competencies of Principals in the Kanawha County School System in West Virginia and Their Teachers http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3177
73 443
1
 M.S. Geology 2001 Murphy, Sheldon J. Influence of the West Virginia Dome on paleocurrent patterns in the Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian Price Formation in the central Appalachians http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2241
74 440
4
 Ed.D. Education 2002 Hodge, James E. Effect of math anxiety, math self-efficacy, and computer-assisted instruction on the ability of undergraduate nursing students to calculate drug dosages http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2527
75 440
2
 Ph.D. Counseling Psychology 2002 Melcher, Jan L. The Mother-Daughter Relationship: Attachment and Disordered Eating in Female Adolescents and Their Mothers http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2688
76 436
1
 Ed.D. Education 2001 Peterson, Christine A. The Impacts of Technology on Interactivity in a Distance Learning Course http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2133
77 435
0
 Ph.D. Counseling Psychology 2003 Dudley, Kenneth C. Empirical Development of a Scale of Patience http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2940
78 433
0
 Ph.D. Computer Science 2005 Kirkpatrick, Michael G. The Efficient Dissemination of Information in Highly Mobile Ad Hoc Networks http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3964
79 431
1
 Ph.D. Engineering 1999 Yacoub, Yasser M. Mean Value Modeling and Control of a Diesel Engine using Neural Networks http://hdl.handle.net/10450/473
80 429
1
 M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Resources 2005 Hildebrand, Heather Size, age composition, and upstream migration of American eels at the Millville Dam eel ladder, Shenandoah River, West Virginia http://hdl.handle.net/10450/4377
81 427
2
 Ph.D. Engineering 2008 Madireddy, Madhava Rao Methods for Reconstruction of Transient Emissions from Heavy-Duty Vehicles http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5826
82 427
3
 M.S. Rehabilitation Counseling 2000 Eliason, Robin Vaughan The Roles of Cognitive Rigidity and Impulsivity in Adolescent Suicide Attempts http://hdl.handle.net/10450/1294
83 427
4
 Ph.D. Engineering 1998 Caceres, Arsenio Local damage analysis of fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites http://hdl.handle.net/10450/328
84 426
7
 M.S. Physical Education 2005 Harris, Brandonn S. Coach and Athlete Burnout: The Role of Coaches' Decision-Making Style http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3970
85 425
4
 M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Resources 2003 Logan, Marisa N. Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Movement and Habitat Use in a Headwater Stream of the Central Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3268
86 422
1
 M.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineeering 2005 Suraj, Suraj Finite-Element Modeling of a Composite Bridge Deck http://hdl.handle.net/10450/4008
87 419
0
 M.S.E.E. Electrical Engineering 2008 Nightingale, Joshua R. Optical Biosensors: SPARROW Biosensor and Photonic Crystal-Based Fluorescence Enhancement http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5818
88 419
1
 Ph.D. Counseling Psychology 2001 Meit, Heather Anderson Objective and subjective personality characteristics of medical students http://hdl.handle.net/10450/1919
89 418
0
 M.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineeering 2010 Sedigh Imani, Fatemeh Traction-Separation Law for CFRP-Concrete Interface Fracture under Mode II Loading http://hdl.handle.net/10450/11331
90 418
5
 Ed.D. Education 2000 Anderson, Lorraine P. Interactive Televised Instruction: Factors That Influence Student Evaluations of Business Courses http://hdl.handle.net/10450/1273
91 418
2
 Ph.D. Forest Resources Science 2003 Ammer, Frank K. Population level dynamics of grasshopper sparrow populations breeding on reclaimed mountaintop mines in West Virginia http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3242
92 415
0
 M.S. Geology 2007 Cawthern, Thomas R. Marine Paleoecology of the Fivemile Member of the Hinton Formation, Upper Mississippian, West Virginia and Virginia http://hdl.handle.net/10450/5298
93 415
0
 M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Resources 2000 Castleberry, Nikole Lee Food Habits of the Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister) http://hdl.handle.net/10450/1413
94 415
3
 Ed.D. Education 2001 Kittidhaworn, Patama An Assessment of the English-Language Needs of Second-Year Thai Undergraduate Engineering Students in a Thai Public University in Thailand in Relation to the Second-Year EAP Program in Engineering http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2020
95 414
0
 Ph.D. History 2009 Dusch, Charles D. Great War Aviation and Commemoration: Louis Bennett, Jr., Commander of the West Virginia Flying Corps http://hdl.handle.net/10450/10086
96 414
0
 M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Resources 2003 Freund, Jason G. Seasonal movement and macro-habit use of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) in an Ohio River Navigation Pool http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2900
97 411
0
 M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Resources 2001 Hoffman, Elizabeth M. Habitat Utilization and Movement Patterns of Subadult Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) in the Ohio River http://hdl.handle.net/10450/2230
98 411
1
 M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Resources 2004 Wellman, David I. Post-flood recovery and distributions of fishes in the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3455
99 409
4
 M.S. Wildlife & Fisheries Resources 2003 Hammond, Stephen D. Seasonal movements of yellow-phase American eels (Anguilla rostrata) in the Shenandoah River, West Virginia http://hdl.handle.net/10450/3286
100 408
2
 Ph.D. Engineering 1999 Popuri, Sriram An Experimental and Computational Investigation of Microwave Regeneration of Diesel Particulate Traps http://hdl.handle.net/10450/987

PDF version of this report

Source:  Domain Access Statistics for http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu

Hits are counted as actual downloads of ETD files.

wvuScholar System Administrator:  John.Hagen@mail.wvu.edu

Last Modified 15-Mar-2011
John.Hagen@mail.wvu.edu