Calvin Rans

1.9k total citations
59 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Calvin Rans is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Calvin Rans has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 22 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 13 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Calvin Rans's work include Mechanical Behavior of Composites (31 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (24 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (9 papers). Calvin Rans is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Behavior of Composites (31 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (24 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (9 papers). Calvin Rans collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Canada. Calvin Rans's co-authors include René Alderliesten, Rinze Benedictus, Amir A. Zadpoor, Wandong Wang, Karel Lietaert, Behdad Pouran, Paul Straznicky, A.R. Shahani, Yageng Li and Reza Hedayati and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Biomaterialia, Sensors and Composites Science and Technology.

In The Last Decade

Calvin Rans

59 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Calvin Rans Netherlands 21 896 863 273 258 258 59 1.5k
Chiara Colombo Italy 21 569 0.6× 745 0.9× 143 0.5× 321 1.2× 332 1.3× 73 1.4k
Salah Mezlini Tunisia 20 599 0.7× 679 0.8× 116 0.4× 118 0.5× 263 1.0× 62 1.1k
Mohammad Azadi Iran 25 1.3k 1.5× 796 0.9× 367 1.3× 301 1.2× 549 2.1× 170 2.2k
Heinz E. Pettermann Austria 22 597 0.7× 1.0k 1.2× 147 0.5× 272 1.1× 177 0.7× 66 1.5k
Jiqiang Hu China 24 1.0k 1.2× 472 0.5× 180 0.7× 373 1.4× 249 1.0× 60 1.5k
L.T. Harper United Kingdom 26 799 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 201 0.7× 340 1.3× 107 0.4× 71 1.6k
Jos Sinke Netherlands 26 1.2k 1.4× 1.2k 1.4× 89 0.3× 239 0.9× 201 0.8× 92 1.8k
Gabriella Epasto Italy 28 1.7k 1.9× 900 1.0× 414 1.5× 465 1.8× 408 1.6× 72 2.2k
Hossein Hosseini‐Toudeshky Iran 29 1.1k 1.2× 2.0k 2.3× 182 0.7× 741 2.9× 421 1.6× 157 2.6k
Maziar Ramezani New Zealand 23 1000 1.1× 541 0.6× 342 1.3× 77 0.3× 453 1.8× 128 1.8k

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All Works

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Wang, Wandong, et al.. (2025). An improved understanding of fatigue crack growth behavior of multiple collinear cracks in hybrid composite structures. International Journal of Fatigue. 198. 108997–108997. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yuzhe, Calvin Rans, Dimitrios Zarouchas, & Rinze Benedictus. (2023). A Comprehensive Study on Measurement Accuracy of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors Embedded within Capillaries of Solid Structures. Sensors. 23(19). 8083–8083. 3 indexed citations
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Rans, Calvin, et al.. (2023). To measure is to know: Evaluating indirect measurement techniques for observing the damage tolerance behaviour of spot welded thermoplastic composites. Journal of Advanced Joining Processes. 8. 100152–100152. 2 indexed citations
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Kolken, H.M.A., Anton du Plessis, Calvin Rans, et al.. (2021). Mechanisms of fatigue crack initiation and propagation in auxetic meta-biomaterials. Acta Biomaterialia. 138. 398–409. 41 indexed citations
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Kolken, H.M.A., et al.. (2021). Fatigue performance of auxetic meta-biomaterials. Acta Biomaterialia. 126. 511–523. 71 indexed citations
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Martinez, Marcias, et al.. (2020). Accuracy of strain measurement systems on a non-isotropic material and its uncertainty on finite element analysis. The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design. 56(2). 76–95. 3 indexed citations
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Shahani, A.R., et al.. (2020). Fatigue crack growth of butt welded joints subjected to mixed mode loading and overloading. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 241. 107376–107376. 29 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yuzhe, Calvin Rans, Dimitrios Zarouchas, & Rinze Benedictus. (2019). Measurement Accuracy of Distributed Sensing Fibers Embedded Within Capillaries of Solid Structures. 2 indexed citations
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Shahani, A.R., et al.. (2019). Two engineering models for predicting the retardation of fatigue crack growth caused by mixed mode overload. International Journal of Fatigue. 132. 105378–105378. 16 indexed citations
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Hedayati, Reza, S.M. Ahmadi, Karel Lietaert, et al.. (2018). Isolated and modulated effects of topology and material type on the mechanical properties of additively manufactured porous biomaterials. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 79. 254–263. 90 indexed citations
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Wang, Wandong, Calvin Rans, & Rinze Benedictus. (2018). Theoretical analysis of fatigue failure in mechanically fastened Fibre Metal Laminate joints containing multiple cracks. Engineering Failure Analysis. 91. 151–164. 16 indexed citations
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Wang, Wandong, et al.. (2017). Influence of specimen build orientation on the fatigue crack growth resistance of Selective Laser Melted Ti-6Al-4V. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 4 indexed citations
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Ahmadi, S.M., Reza Hedayati, Yageng Li, et al.. (2017). Fatigue performance of additively manufactured meta-biomaterials: The effects of topology and material type. Acta Biomaterialia. 65. 292–304. 173 indexed citations
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Wang, Wandong, Calvin Rans, & Rinze Benedictus. (2017). Analytical solutions for crack opening displacements of eccentric cracks in thin-walled metallic plates. Thin-Walled Structures. 123. 371–381. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Wandong, Calvin Rans, & Rinze Benedictus. (2017). Analytical prediction model for fatigue crack growth in Fibre Metal Laminates with MSD scenario. International Journal of Fatigue. 104. 263–272. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Wandong, Calvin Rans, René Alderliesten, & Rinze Benedictus. (2015). Predicting the influence of discretely notched layers on fatigue crack growth in fibre metal laminates. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 145. 1–14. 20 indexed citations
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Rans, Calvin & René Alderliesten. (2013). The Influence of Temperature on Crack Growth in Fibre Metal Laminates. Gruppo Italiano Frattura Digital Repository (Gruppo Italiano Frattura). 1 indexed citations
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Khan, Shahrukh, René Alderliesten, Calvin Rans, & Rinze Benedictus. (2010). Application of a modified Wheeler model to predict fatigue crack growth in Fibre Metal Laminates under variable amplitude loading. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 77(9). 1400–1416. 36 indexed citations
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Rans, Calvin, René Alderliesten, & Paul Straznicky. (2008). Assessing the effects of riveting induced residual stresses on fatigue crack behaviour in lap joints by means of fractography. International Journal of Fatigue. 31(2). 300–308. 20 indexed citations
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Rans, Calvin & Paul Straznicky. (2005). Avoiding knife‐edge countersinks in GLARE through dimpling. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 28(7). 633–640. 7 indexed citations

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