Bryan Folz

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Bryan Folz is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Bryan Folz has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 14 papers in Building and Construction and 11 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Bryan Folz's work include Wood Treatment and Properties (13 papers), Tree Root and Stability Studies (10 papers) and Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis (8 papers). Bryan Folz is often cited by papers focused on Wood Treatment and Properties (13 papers), Tree Root and Stability Studies (10 papers) and Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis (8 papers). Bryan Folz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Bryan Folz's co-authors include André Filiatrault, Constantin Christopoulos, Chia‐Ming Uang, Ricardo O. Foschi, David Fischer, Hiroshi Isoda, R. O. Foschi and Helmut G. L. Prion and has published in prestigious journals such as Engineering Structures, Journal of Structural Engineering and Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics.

In The Last Decade

Bryan Folz

23 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Posttensioned Energy Dissipating Connections for Moment-Resisting Steel Frames
    2002 449 citations Constantin Christopoulos, André Filiatrault et al. Journal of Structural Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bryan Folz United States 16 1.4k 945 537 197 106 24 1.7k
Pouyan Zarnani New Zealand 17 736 0.5× 469 0.5× 268 0.5× 112 0.6× 63 0.6× 46 891
J. Daniel Dolan United States 20 874 0.6× 918 1.0× 643 1.2× 284 1.4× 31 0.3× 61 1.3k
Helmut G. L. Prion Canada 19 872 0.6× 641 0.7× 284 0.5× 112 0.6× 72 0.7× 36 1.1k
Riccardo Zandonini Italy 17 869 0.6× 592 0.6× 188 0.4× 52 0.3× 36 0.3× 68 991
Ario Ceccotti Italy 19 1.4k 1.0× 1.8k 2.0× 1.0k 1.9× 522 2.6× 11 0.1× 67 2.2k
Keith Crews Australia 20 794 0.6× 993 1.1× 362 0.7× 216 1.1× 8 0.1× 91 1.3k
Murat Dicleli Türkiye 26 1.7k 1.2× 430 0.5× 159 0.3× 8 0.0× 148 1.4× 88 1.8k
Qifang Xie China 18 730 0.5× 599 0.6× 239 0.4× 161 0.8× 57 0.5× 60 945
Laura Ragni Italy 22 1.1k 0.8× 361 0.4× 107 0.2× 7 0.0× 74 0.7× 58 1.2k
João Negrão Portugal 16 619 0.4× 286 0.3× 243 0.5× 42 0.2× 99 0.9× 43 791

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bryan Folz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bryan Folz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bryan Folz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bryan Folz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bryan Folz. Bryan Folz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Folz, Bryan & André Filiatrault. (2004). Blind Predictions of the Seismic Response of a Woodframe House: An International Benchmark Study. Earthquake Spectra. 20(3). 825–851. 11 indexed citations
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Filiatrault, André, et al.. (2004). EQUIVALENT ELASTIC MODELING FOR THE DIRECTDISPLACEMENT-BASED SEISMIC DESIGN OF WOOD STRUCTURES. 75–75. 4 indexed citations
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Folz, Bryan & André Filiatrault. (2004). Seismic Analysis of Woodframe Structures. I: Model Formulation. Journal of Structural Engineering. 130(9). 1353–1360. 118 indexed citations
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Isoda, Hiroshi, André Filiatrault, & Bryan Folz. (2003). A CASE STUDY OF SEISMIC MODELING AND ANALYTICAL STUDY ON WOODFRAME BUILDINGS IN CALIFORNIA : Analytical study on seismic behavior of wooden construction. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 68(563). 115–121. 3 indexed citations
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Filiatrault, André, Hiroshi Isoda, & Bryan Folz. (2003). Hysteretic damping of wood framed buildings. Engineering Structures. 25(4). 461–471. 43 indexed citations
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Filiatrault, André, David Fischer, Bryan Folz, & Chia‐Ming Uang. (2002). Seismic Testing of Two-Story Woodframe House: Influence of Wall Finish Materials. Journal of Structural Engineering. 128(10). 1337–1345. 74 indexed citations
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Christopoulos, Constantin, André Filiatrault, Chia‐Ming Uang, & Bryan Folz. (2002). Posttensioned Energy Dissipating Connections for Moment-Resisting Steel Frames. Journal of Structural Engineering. 128(9). 1111–1120. 449 indexed citations breakdown →
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Christopoulos, Constantin, André Filiatrault, & Bryan Folz. (2002). Seismic response of self‐centring hysteretic SDOF systems. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. 31(5). 1131–1150. 277 indexed citations
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Filiatrault, André, David Fischer, Bryan Folz, & Chia‐Ming Uang. (2001). Shake Table Testing of a Full-Scale Two-Story Woodframe House. 1–8. 29 indexed citations
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Folz, Bryan & André Filiatrault. (2001). Cyclic Analysis of Wood Shear Walls. Journal of Structural Engineering. 127(4). 433–441. 313 indexed citations
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Foschi, Ricardo O., et al.. (1995). Floor vibration due to occupants and reliability-based design guidelines. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 22(3). 471–479. 26 indexed citations
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Filiatrault, André, et al.. (1994). Pounding of buildings during earthquakes: a Canadian perspective. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 21(2). 251–265. 24 indexed citations
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Foschi, Ricardo O., et al.. (1993). Reliability-based design of wood structures: background to CSA-086.1-M89. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 20(3). 349–357. 4 indexed citations
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Filiatrault, André & Bryan Folz. (1992). Nonlinear earthquake response of structurally interconnected buildings. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 19(4). 560–572. 15 indexed citations
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Filiatrault, André, Bryan Folz, & R. O. Foschi. (1990). Finite‐Strip Free‐Vibration Analysis of Wood Floors. Journal of Structural Engineering. 116(8). 2127–2142. 19 indexed citations
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Folz, Bryan & Ricardo O. Foschi. (1990). Reliability of Timber Beams Subjected to Ponding. Journal of Structural Engineering. 116(2). 490–499. 3 indexed citations
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Folz, Bryan & Ricardo O. Foschi. (1989). Reliability‐Based Design of Wood Structural Systems. Journal of Structural Engineering. 115(7). 1666–1680. 30 indexed citations
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Foschi, Ricardo O., et al.. (1989). Reliability-based design of wood structures. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 73 indexed citations
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Folz, Bryan & Ricardo O. Foschi. (1988). Load-Sharing and Reliability of Wood Systems. 33–36. 1 indexed citations

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