Charles W. Bert

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
140 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Charles W. Bert is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles W. Bert has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 69 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 56 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Charles W. Bert's work include Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (75 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (42 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (28 papers). Charles W. Bert is often cited by papers focused on Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (75 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (42 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (28 papers). Charles W. Bert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Japan. Charles W. Bert's co-authors include Moinuddin Malik, Alfred G. Striz, W. Scott Burton, Ahmed K. Noor, Victor Birman, Xinwei Wang, Faramarz Gordaninejad, Anant Kukreti, Gary L. Thompson and D. M. Egle and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering and Journal of Applied Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Charles W. Bert

135 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Differential Quadrature Method in Computational Mechanics... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 1996 250 500 750 1000
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. Differential Quadrature Method in Computational Mechanics: A Review
    1996 1.2k citations Charles W. Bert, Moinuddin Malik profile →
  2. Computational Models for Sandwich Panels and Shells
    1996 618 citations Charles W. Bert et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles W. Bert United States 30 4.4k 2.9k 1.3k 1.3k 553 140 5.3k
E. Reissner United States 30 4.1k 0.9× 3.2k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 819 1.5× 187 5.4k
Michel Potier‐Ferry France 42 3.5k 0.8× 2.8k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 901 1.6× 205 5.6k
Y.K. Cheung Hong Kong 34 2.3k 0.5× 2.5k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 752 0.6× 498 0.9× 155 4.2k
T. H. H. Pian United States 33 4.4k 1.0× 2.6k 0.9× 836 0.6× 805 0.6× 690 1.2× 100 5.2k
Eduardo N. Dvorkin Argentina 21 3.1k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 735 0.6× 953 0.8× 512 0.9× 64 4.0k
Erasmo Viola Italy 52 7.5k 1.7× 4.5k 1.6× 1.7k 1.3× 1.7k 1.4× 709 1.3× 144 8.1k
M. Petyt United Kingdom 30 1.9k 0.4× 2.5k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 643 1.2× 89 4.1k
Egor P. Popov United States 43 2.1k 0.5× 5.7k 2.0× 711 0.5× 1.5k 1.2× 440 0.8× 161 7.4k
P.A.A. Laura Argentina 29 2.9k 0.6× 2.3k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 906 0.7× 394 0.7× 393 3.8k
J.R. Banerjee United Kingdom 45 4.0k 0.9× 3.2k 1.1× 2.6k 2.0× 1.3k 1.0× 675 1.2× 159 5.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bert, Charles W.. (2001). Differential Quadrature and its Application in Engineering, by Chang Shu, Springer, London, 2000. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. 11(14). 1398–1399. 1 indexed citations
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Malik, Moinuddin & Charles W. Bert. (1998). Three-dimensional elasticity solutions for free vibrations of rectangular plates by the differential quadrature method. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 35(3-4). 299–318. 88 indexed citations
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Malik, Moinuddin & Charles W. Bert. (1995). Differential Quadrature Analysis of Free Vibration of Symmetric Cross-Ply Laminates with Shear Deformation and Rotatory Inertia. Shock and Vibration. 2(4). 321–338. 20 indexed citations
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Striz, Alfred G., et al.. (1994). Static analysis of structures by the quadrature element method (QEM). International Journal of Solids and Structures. 31(20). 2807–2818. 131 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W.. (1991). Closure of "Effect of Axial Compressibility on Buckling of Columns". Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 117(9). 2176–2177. 1 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W.. (1990). Effect of Axial Compressibility on Buckling of Columns. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 116(3). 728–732. 8 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W., et al.. (1988). An accurate, simplified method for analyzing thin plates undergoing large deflections. AIAA Journal. 26(2). 235–241. 9 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W.. (1987). Discussion of "Free Vibration Behavior of Prestressed Beams". Journal of Structural Engineering. 113(9). 2087–2088. 1 indexed citations
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Birman, Victor & Charles W. Bert. (1987). Non-linear beam-type vibrations of long cylindrical shells. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 22(4). 327–334. 7 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W.. (1985). Book Review: Development in Thin-Walled Structures-2, edited by J. Rhodes and A. C. Walker. AIAA Journal. 23(12). 2006a–2006a. 1 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W.. (1977). Optimal Design of Composite-Material Panels for Business Aircraft. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 9 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W.. (1973). Interfacial Shear-stress Distribution at a Finite-Length Fiber Subjected to an Arbitrary Plane-stress Field. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science. 53. 118–120. 1 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W.. (1972). Flexural Micromechanics of a Composite Material Containing Large-Diameter Fibers. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science. 52. 94–100. 2 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W., et al.. (1972). Material design concepts for filament-wound, graphite-graphite heatshields.. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 9(3). 165–172. 1 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W., et al.. (1969). Buckling of cylindrical and conical sandwich shells with orthotropicfacings.. AIAA Journal. 7(2). 250–257. 17 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W., et al.. (1968). Fabrication and full-scale structural evaluation of glass-fabric reinforced plastic shells.. Journal of Aircraft. 5(1). 27–34. 17 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W., et al.. (1967). Unsymmetric free vibrations of orthotropic sandwich shells of revolution.. AIAA Journal. 5(3). 413–417. 17 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W., et al.. (1963). STRETCHING OF A POLAR-ORTHOTROPIC DISK OF VARYING THICKNESS UNDER ARBITRARY BODY FORCES. AIAA Journal. 1(6). 1385–1390. 18 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W.. (1963). Displacements in a polar-orthotropic disk of varying thickness. Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik. 14(2). 101–111. 2 indexed citations
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Bert, Charles W.. (1962). Analysis of a nonlinear torsional coupling having dynamic links—II. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 4(5). 439–446. 2 indexed citations

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