D. Radaj

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

D. Radaj is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Radaj has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 35 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 19 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. Radaj's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (27 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (17 papers) and Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (16 papers). D. Radaj is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (27 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (17 papers) and Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (16 papers). D. Radaj collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and Russia. D. Radaj's co-authors include Cetin Morris Sonsino, Wolfgang Fricke, P. Lazzarin, F. Berto, Filippo Berto and John Argyris and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series.

In The Last Decade

D. Radaj

49 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Fatigue assessment of welded joints by local approaches 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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. Fatigue assessment of welded joints by local approaches
    2006 514 citations D. Radaj, Cetin Morris Sonsino et al. Woodhead Publishing Limited eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Radaj Germany 21 1.8k 1.2k 883 209 99 52 2.1k
Zuheir Barsoum Sweden 26 1.6k 0.9× 1.9k 1.5× 532 0.6× 339 1.6× 165 1.7× 129 2.3k
Edmundo Corona United States 19 955 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 460 0.5× 363 1.7× 118 1.2× 50 1.5k
L. P. Pook United Kingdom 26 2.1k 1.2× 1.0k 0.8× 754 0.9× 450 2.2× 103 1.0× 84 2.3k
A. F. Hobbacher Germany 12 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 859 1.0× 231 1.1× 105 1.1× 23 2.0k
Alberto Campagnolo Italy 32 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 876 1.0× 438 2.1× 146 1.5× 122 2.4k
Chin-Hyung Lee South Korea 26 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 464 0.5× 314 1.5× 201 2.0× 80 1.8k
Michelle S. Hoo Fatt United States 24 933 0.5× 852 0.7× 845 1.0× 594 2.8× 39 0.4× 70 1.6k
Reji John United States 20 689 0.4× 700 0.6× 284 0.3× 452 2.2× 86 0.9× 58 1.2k
Manuela Sander Germany 19 1.0k 0.6× 732 0.6× 337 0.4× 260 1.2× 64 0.6× 81 1.3k
W. Elber United States 11 2.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 696 0.8× 576 2.8× 166 1.7× 21 2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Radaj

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Radaj, D.. (2014). State‐of‐the‐art review on the local strain energy density concept and its relation to the J‐integral and peak stress method. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 38(1). 2–28. 76 indexed citations
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Radaj, D.. (2013). State‐of‐the‐art review on extended stress intensity factor concepts. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 37(1). 1–28. 85 indexed citations
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Radaj, D., P. Lazzarin, & Filippo Berto. (2013). Generalised Neuber concept of fictitious notch rounding. International Journal of Fatigue. 51. 105–115. 78 indexed citations
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Berto, Filippo, P. Lazzarin, & D. Radaj. (2012). Application of the Fictitious Notch Rounding Approach to Notches with End-Holes under mode 2 Loading. 8(1). 31–44. 3 indexed citations
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Radaj, D., Cetin Morris Sonsino, & Wolfgang Fricke. (2006). Fatigue assessment of welded joints by local approaches. Woodhead Publishing Limited eBooks. 514 indexed citations breakdown →
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Radaj, D., Cetin Morris Sonsino, & Wolfgang Fricke. (2006). Fatigue assessment of welded joints by local approaches, Second Edition. 57 indexed citations
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Radaj, D., et al.. (1999). <title>Numerical modeling and simulation of laser beam welding for production engineering and design development</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3688. 126–135.
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Radaj, D., et al.. (1998). Prediction of service fatigue strength of a welded tubular joint on the basis of the notch strain approach. International Journal of Fatigue. 20(6). 471–480. 35 indexed citations
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Radaj, D.. (1996). Review of fatigue strength assessment of nonwelded and welded structures based on local parameters. International Journal of Fatigue. 18(3). 153–170. 156 indexed citations
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Radaj, D., et al.. (1995). Geometrically nonlinear behaviour or spot welded joints in tensile and compressive shear loading. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 51(2). 281–294. 14 indexed citations
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Radaj, D.. (1995). Spot-Wlelded Double-Cup Specimen. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 37. 10–13. 1 indexed citations
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Radaj, D., et al.. (1995). Process zone fracture criteria for crack tips. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 50(1). 111–120. 8 indexed citations
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Radaj, D., et al.. (1994). Stress distribution at bimaterial crack tips. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 47(4). 613–617. 1 indexed citations
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Radaj, D., et al.. (1991). Stress intensity factors for spot welds between plates of unequal thickness. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 39(2). 391–413. 62 indexed citations
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Radaj, D., et al.. (1991). Simplified formulae for stress intensity factors of spot welds. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 40(1). 233–236. 50 indexed citations
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Radaj, D., et al.. (1977). Novel Developments and Applications of Finite Element Methods at Daimler-Benz. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Radaj, D., et al.. (1974). Finite Element Analysis, an Automobile Engineer's Tool. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 8 indexed citations
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Radaj, D.. (1973). Accuracy of the finite element analysis for the elastic plate with a circular hole. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 6(3). 443–446. 4 indexed citations

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