Brian Cotterell

3.0k citations
50 papers · 2.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 19

Impact in

Papers in

    • Fatigue and fracture mechanics 15
    • Rock Mechanics and Modeling 10
    • Mechanical Behavior of Composites 10
    • Numerical methods in engineering 5
    • Metallurgy and Material Forming 4

Brian Cotterell

49 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Fracture of fiber-reinforced materials 1988 · 414 citations
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Peers

Brian Cotterell
Comparison fields: 5 of 105
  • Archeology 64
  • Mechanics of Materials 1.2k
  • Ceramics and Composites 267
  • Paleontology 299
  • Anthropology 337
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The 18 scholars most cited alongside Brian Cotterell, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20103
2 20068
3 200576
4 20022
5 200019
6 199611
7 19939
8 19922
9 199217
10 19914
11
Mechanics of pre-industrial technology
1990113
12 19891
13 198829
14
Fracture of fiber-reinforced materials
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1988414
15 19882
16 19888
17 19871
18 1987261
19 1986346
20 1986261

About Brian Cotterell

Brian Cotterell is a scholar working on Archeology, Mechanics of Materials, Ceramics and Composites, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, having authored 50 papers that have together received 2.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (15 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (10 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (10 papers), Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (8 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (6 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (5 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (4 papers) and Metallurgy and Material Forming (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (64 citations), Mechanics of Materials (1.2k citations), Ceramics and Composites (267 citations), Paleontology (299 citations) and Anthropology (337 citations). Brian Cotterell has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, Singapore and United States. Frequent co-authors include Yiu‐Wing Mai, Johan Kamminga, Y.C. Gao, Zhong Chen, Wei Wang, Jingshen Wu, Shang-Xian Wu, Tai Chong Chai, Xiaozhi Hu and K.Y. Lam. Their work appears in journals such as International Journal of Fracture, Journal of Materials Science, Philosophical magazine. A/Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Structure, defects and mechanical properties, Polymer and Materials Science and Engineering A.

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