A. Needleman

42.5k total citations · 18 hit papers
307 papers, 33.5k citations indexed

About

A. Needleman is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Needleman has authored 307 papers receiving a total of 33.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 216 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 194 papers in Materials Chemistry and 167 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in A. Needleman's work include Microstructure and mechanical properties (120 papers), Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (105 papers) and High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (78 papers). A. Needleman is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and mechanical properties (120 papers), Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (105 papers) and High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (78 papers). A. Needleman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Denmark. A. Needleman's co-authors include Viggo Tvergaard, R.J. Asaro, Xiaopeng Xu, E. van der Giessen, D. Peirce, S. Suresh, C.F. Shih, Joel Koplik, V.S. Deshpande and J. R. Rice and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

A. Needleman

303 papers receiving 32.1k citations

Hit Papers

Analysis of the cup-cone ... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1984 1994 1987 1985 1983 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
A. Needleman 23.4k 18.8k 17.5k 3.2k 2.7k 307 33.5k
N.A. Fleck 17.0k 0.7× 18.5k 1.0× 13.2k 0.8× 5.5k 1.7× 4.6k 1.7× 356 34.3k
Viggo Tvergaard 15.3k 0.7× 14.1k 0.7× 10.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 262 20.4k
Surya R. Kalidindi 8.5k 0.4× 11.7k 0.6× 13.4k 0.8× 915 0.3× 1.7k 0.6× 329 20.6k
A. S. Argon 8.9k 0.4× 13.2k 0.7× 12.4k 0.7× 633 0.2× 2.4k 0.9× 289 25.1k
Robert M. McMeeking 9.0k 0.4× 7.8k 0.4× 5.0k 0.3× 1.9k 0.6× 3.3k 1.2× 296 18.3k
William D. Nix 20.3k 0.9× 16.7k 0.9× 23.7k 1.4× 574 0.2× 6.8k 2.5× 389 44.5k
David L. McDowell 8.6k 0.4× 10.8k 0.6× 10.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 1.0k 0.4× 391 17.4k
Reinhard Pıppan 7.7k 0.3× 14.1k 0.7× 12.5k 0.7× 669 0.2× 1.2k 0.5× 494 18.7k
R.J. Asaro 8.2k 0.4× 8.6k 0.5× 9.2k 0.5× 783 0.2× 1.3k 0.5× 157 14.9k
Daining Fang 9.3k 0.4× 16.4k 0.9× 8.7k 0.5× 5.4k 1.7× 7.5k 2.8× 989 36.6k

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All Works

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Cruzado, A., M.P. Ariza, A. Needleman, M. Ortíz, & A.A. Benzerga. (2024). A discrete dislocation analysis of size-dependent plasticity in torsion. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 190. 105709–105709. 3 indexed citations
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Khan, I.A., Ahmed Benallal, A.A. Benzerga, Francis Moussy, & A. Needleman. (2024). Localized necking predictions for an imperfect sheet using a porous plastic constitutive relation with two porosity parameters. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 314. 110711–110711. 1 indexed citations
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Needleman, A.. (2023). Discrete defect plasticity and implications for dissipation. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 100. 105002–105002. 6 indexed citations
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Khan, I.A., Ankit Srivastava, A. Needleman, & A.A. Benzerga. (2021). An analysis of deformation and failure in rectangular tensile bars accounting for void shape changes. International Journal of Fracture. 230(1-2). 133–156. 8 indexed citations
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Benzerga, A.A., et al.. (2021). Shear Transformation Zone (STZ) plasticity analysis of constrained shear. Mechanics of Materials. 160. 103935–103935. 5 indexed citations
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Needleman, A., et al.. (2020). Characterization of plastically compressible solids via spherical indentation. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 148. 104283–104283. 11 indexed citations
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Srivastava, Ankit, et al.. (2019). Influence of Grain Size Distribution on Ductile Intergranular Crack Growth Resistance. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 87(3). 10 indexed citations
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Wen, Jian‐Feng, et al.. (2018). Environmentally enhanced creep crack growth by grain boundary cavitation under cyclic loading. Acta Materialia. 153. 136–146. 28 indexed citations
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Kondori, Babak, A. Needleman, & A.A. Benzerga. (2017). Discrete dislocation simulations of compression of tapered micropillars. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 101. 223–234. 25 indexed citations
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Kondori, Babak, A.A. Benzerga, & A. Needleman. (2016). Discrete shear transformation zone plasticity. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 9. 21–29. 9 indexed citations
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Deshpande, V.S., et al.. (2007). Discrete dislocation plasticity analysis of the Hall-Petch effect. Cambridge University Engineering Department Publications Database. 2 indexed citations
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Balint, Daniel S., V.S. Deshpande, A. Needleman, & E. van der Giessen. (2006). Discrete dislocation plasticity analysis of the wedge indentation of films. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 54(11). 2281–2303. 77 indexed citations
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Nicola, Lucia, E. van der Giessen, & A. Needleman. (2003). Nonlocal Modeling of Size-Dependent Response of Thin Films. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Remmers, Joris J. C., René de Borst, & A. Needleman. (2003). A cohesive segments method for the simulation of crack growth. Computational Mechanics. 31(1-2). 69–77. 232 indexed citations
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Deshpande, V.S., A. Needleman, & E. van der Giessen. (2002). Discrete dislocation modeling of fatigue crack growth. Cambridge University Engineering Department Publications Database.
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Xu, Xiaopeng & A. Needleman. (1994). Numerical simulations of fast crack growth in brittle solids. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 42(9). 1397–1434. 1907 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bower, A. F., N.A. Fleck, A. Needleman, & Nkem Ogbonna. (1993). Indentation of a power law creeping solid. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 441(1911). 97–124. 271 indexed citations
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Tvergaard, Viggo & A. Needleman. (1993). Shear band development in polycrystals. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 443(1919). 547–562. 29 indexed citations
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Needleman, A., et al.. (1989). Interfacial phenomena in composites : processing, characterization, and mechanical properties : proceedings of the Symposium on Interfacial Phenomena in Composites: Processing, Characterization, and Mechanical Properties, Newport, RI, June 1-3, 1988. Elsevier eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Sham, T.-L. & A. Needleman. (1982). Effects of triaxial stressing on creep cavitation of grain boundaries. Unknow. 1 indexed citations

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