Arnold D. Kerr

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Arnold D. Kerr is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Arnold D. Kerr has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 38 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 34 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Arnold D. Kerr's work include Railway Engineering and Dynamics (28 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (22 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (16 papers). Arnold D. Kerr is often cited by papers focused on Railway Engineering and Dynamics (28 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (22 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (16 papers). Arnold D. Kerr collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Arnold D. Kerr's co-authors include R. J. Hosking, Patricia J. Langhorne, Vernon A. Squire, H. Alexander, David D. Pollard, R. Byron Pipes, Michael Accorsi, Douglas W. Coffin, Allan M. Zarembski and F. D. Haynes and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Mechanics, Tectonophysics and Journal of Sound and Vibration.

In The Last Decade

Arnold D. Kerr

97 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Elastic and Viscoelastic Foundation Models 1964 2026 1984 2005 1964 200 400 600
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. Elastic and Viscoelastic Foundation Models
    1964 655 citations Arnold D. Kerr profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Arnold D. Kerr United States 27 1.5k 1.4k 933 491 345 100 2.8k
Andrei V. Metrikine Netherlands 35 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.6× 1.0k 2.1× 118 0.3× 183 3.5k
John Lysmer United States 21 4.5k 3.0× 929 0.7× 673 0.7× 501 1.0× 42 0.1× 49 5.5k
Ronald Y. S. Pak United States 29 1.9k 1.3× 1.3k 0.9× 417 0.4× 220 0.4× 34 0.1× 116 2.6k
Miloš Novák Canada 37 4.0k 2.7× 430 0.3× 524 0.6× 1.2k 2.5× 39 0.1× 111 4.8k
S. Valliappan Australia 33 1.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 570 0.6× 177 0.4× 20 0.1× 101 3.1k
N. M. Newmark United States 23 4.3k 2.8× 602 0.4× 477 0.5× 334 0.7× 102 0.3× 77 5.1k
Roger L. Kuhlemeyer Canada 7 2.7k 1.8× 645 0.5× 430 0.5× 317 0.6× 14 0.0× 12 3.2k
Joseph Penzien United States 26 3.4k 2.2× 468 0.3× 477 0.5× 833 1.7× 26 0.1× 75 4.1k
José M. Roësset United States 32 3.0k 2.0× 879 0.6× 671 0.7× 678 1.4× 14 0.0× 142 4.0k
John F. Abel United States 23 1.1k 0.7× 632 0.5× 422 0.5× 223 0.5× 16 0.0× 120 2.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kerr, Arnold D., et al.. (2001). Method for upgrading the performance at track transitions for high-speed service : next generation high-speed rail program. 2 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D., et al.. (2000). PADS EASE TRACK TRANSITIONS. 96(8). 3 indexed citations
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Squire, Vernon A., R. J. Hosking, Arnold D. Kerr, & Patricia J. Langhorne. (1996). Moving Loads on Ice Plates. Solid mechanics and its applications. 173 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D., et al.. (1995). Analysis of clamped rectangular orthotropic plates subjected to a uniform lateral load. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 37(5). 527–535. 31 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1988). On the Buckling of Slender Piles. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS. 28(2). 144–148. 3 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1987). ON THE VERTICAL MODULUS IN THE STANDARD RAILWAY TRACK ANALYSIS. 5 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D., et al.. (1983). ANALYTIC APPROACH TO CONCRETE PAVEMENT BLOWUPS. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1980). An improved analysis for thermal track buckling. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 15(2). 99–114. 52 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1979). On the ubonded contact between elastic and elastic-rigid media. Acta Mechanica. 33(1-2). 135–146. 5 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1978). Analysis of thermal track buckling in the lateral plane. Acta Mechanica. 30(1-2). 17–50. 109 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1978). On the Determination of Horizontal Forces a Floating Ice Plate Exerts on a Structure. Journal of Glaciology. 20(82). 123–134. 12 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1977). On the adjacent equilibrium method in the stability theory of conservative elastic continua. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 12(5). 269–283. 2 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1976). THE EFFECT OF LATERAL RESISTANCE ON TRACK BUCKLING ANALYSIS. 7(1). 10 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1976). On the Stress Analysis of Rails and Ties. Rosa P: A digital library for transportation research (United States Department of Transportation). 78(659). 9 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1975). The bearing capacity of floating ice plates subjected to static or quasi-static loads : a critical survey. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 22 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1969). An extended Kantorovich method for the solution of eigenvalue problems. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 5(6). 559–572. 92 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D., et al.. (1968). EQUILIBRIUM AND STABILITY OF A SHALLOW ARCH SUBJECTED TO A UNIFORM LATERAL LOAD.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1965). CONTINUITY IN FOUNDATION MODELS AND RELATED PROBLEMS. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 2 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1965). A study of a new foundation model. Acta Mechanica. 1(2). 135–147. 218 indexed citations
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Kerr, Arnold D.. (1959). Elastic plates with simply supported straight boundaries, resting on a liquid foundation. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 2 indexed citations

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