Colin Gagg

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 985 citations indexed

About

Colin Gagg is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Gagg has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 985 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 6 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Colin Gagg's work include Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies (7 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (5 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (3 papers). Colin Gagg is often cited by papers focused on Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies (7 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (5 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (3 papers). Colin Gagg collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Japan. Colin Gagg's co-authors include Peter Lewis, W. J. Plumbridge, Yoshiharu Kariya, Ikuo Shohji and J. V. Wood and has published in prestigious journals such as JOM, Journal of Electronic Materials and Engineering Failure Analysis.

In The Last Decade

Colin Gagg

27 papers receiving 936 citations

Hit Papers

Cement and concrete as an engineering material: An histor... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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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. Cement and concrete as an engineering material: An historic appraisal and case study analysis
    2014 483 citations Colin Gagg Engineering Failure Analysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Colin Gagg United Kingdom 12 401 365 242 236 206 28 985
Cong Zhou China 20 557 1.4× 321 0.9× 82 0.3× 342 1.4× 104 0.5× 51 1.1k
Jung J. Kim South Korea 22 892 2.2× 191 0.5× 99 0.4× 368 1.6× 318 1.5× 90 1.3k
Kang Chen China 17 531 1.3× 117 0.3× 79 0.3× 201 0.9× 182 0.9× 92 994
Jiagui Liu China 17 407 1.0× 437 1.2× 79 0.3× 105 0.4× 222 1.1× 28 870
Can Sun China 15 474 1.2× 146 0.4× 62 0.3× 217 0.9× 212 1.0× 38 774
Xue Li China 16 723 1.8× 237 0.6× 67 0.3× 112 0.5× 146 0.7× 87 1.2k
Yajun Lv China 19 471 1.2× 197 0.5× 105 0.4× 236 1.0× 221 1.1× 71 968
Azmi Ibrahim Malaysia 18 537 1.3× 195 0.5× 128 0.5× 341 1.4× 193 0.9× 121 1.2k
M. Cabeza Spain 15 364 0.9× 401 1.1× 63 0.3× 113 0.5× 255 1.2× 33 864

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Gagg

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Gagg

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lewis, Peter, et al.. (2020). Forensic Materials Engineering: Case Studies. Open Research Online (The Open University). 2 indexed citations
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Gagg, Colin. (2020). Forensic Engineering. 3 indexed citations
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Gagg, Colin. (2014). Cement and concrete as an engineering material: An historic appraisal and case study analysis. Engineering Failure Analysis. 40. 114–140. 483 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gagg, Colin & Peter Lewis. (2011). The rise and fall of cast iron in Victorian structures – A case study review. Engineering Failure Analysis. 18(8). 1963–1980. 11 indexed citations
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Lewis, Peter & Colin Gagg. (2010). Forensic Polymer Engineering: Why Polymer Products Fail in Service. Open Research Online (The Open University). 9 indexed citations
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Gagg, Colin & Peter Lewis. (2008). In-service fatigue failure of engineered products and structures – Case study review. Engineering Failure Analysis. 16(6). 1775–1793. 59 indexed citations
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Gagg, Colin & Peter Lewis. (2007). Environmentally assisted product failure – Synopsis and case study compendium. Engineering Failure Analysis. 15(5). 505–520. 8 indexed citations
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Gagg, Colin, et al.. (2007). Premature failure of a vacuum pump impeller rotor recovered from a pitch impregnation plant. Engineering Failure Analysis. 15(5). 606–615. 2 indexed citations
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Gagg, Colin & Peter Lewis. (2007). Counterfeit coin of the realm – Review and case study analysis. Engineering Failure Analysis. 14(6). 1144–1152. 7 indexed citations
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Gagg, Colin & Peter Lewis. (2007). Wear as a product failure mechanism – Overview and case studies. Engineering Failure Analysis. 14(8). 1618–1640. 68 indexed citations
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Gagg, Colin. (2005). Domestic product failures – Case studies. Engineering Failure Analysis. 12(5). 784–807. 4 indexed citations
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Gagg, Colin. (2005). Failure of components and products by ‘engineered-in’ defects: Case studies. Engineering Failure Analysis. 12(6). 1000–1026. 36 indexed citations
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Shohji, Ikuo, Colin Gagg, & W. J. Plumbridge. (2004). Creep properties of Sn-8Mass%Zn-3Mass%Bi lead-free alloy. Journal of Electronic Materials. 33(8). 923–927. 33 indexed citations
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Lewis, Peter & Colin Gagg. (2004). Aesthetics versus function: the fall of the Dee bridge, 1847. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. 29(2). 177–191. 10 indexed citations
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Lewis, Peter, et al.. (2003). Forensic Materials Engineering. 16 indexed citations
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Gagg, Colin. (2001). Premature failure of thread rolling dies: material selection, hardness criteria and case studies. Engineering Failure Analysis. 8(1). 87–105. 18 indexed citations
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Gagg, Colin. (2001). Failure of stainless steel water pump couplings. Engineering Failure Analysis. 8(2). 189–199. 1 indexed citations
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Plumbridge, W. J., et al.. (2001). The influence of processing history on the creep of tin-3.5 silver alloys. Open Research Online (The Open University). 7. 451–457. 3 indexed citations
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Plumbridge, W. J. & Colin Gagg. (2000). The mechanical properties of lead-containing and lead-free solders—meeting the environmental challenge. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L Journal of Materials Design and Applications. 214(3). 153–161. 5 indexed citations
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Plumbridge, W. J. & Colin Gagg. (1999). Effects of strain rate and temperature on the stress–strain response of solder alloys. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 10(5-6). 461–468. 67 indexed citations

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