D. W. Scharpf

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

D. W. Scharpf is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Control and Systems Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. W. Scharpf has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 13 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 11 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. W. Scharpf's work include Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (11 papers), Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (9 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (5 papers). D. W. Scharpf is often cited by papers focused on Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (11 papers), Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (9 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (5 papers). D. W. Scharpf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Mexico. D. W. Scharpf's co-authors include John Argyris, Isaac Fried, P.C. Dunne, Hans-Peter Mlejnek, H. Balmer, J.St. Doltsinis, Maria Haase, Matthias A. Müller, Michał Kleiber and Kaspar Willam and has published in prestigious journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, AIAA Journal and Computers & Structures.

In The Last Decade

D. W. Scharpf

29 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

The TUBA Family of Plate Elements for the Matrix Displace... 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 100 200 300
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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. The TUBA Family of Plate Elements for the Matrix Displacement Method
    1968 319 citations John Argyris, D. W. Scharpf et al. The Aeronautical Journal profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. W. Scharpf Germany 16 890 675 407 381 262 30 1.5k
P.C. Dunne Germany 16 725 0.8× 584 0.9× 386 0.9× 186 0.5× 202 0.8× 23 1.2k
J.St. Doltsinis Germany 15 687 0.8× 238 0.4× 181 0.4× 382 1.0× 271 1.0× 26 1.1k
G.L. Goudreau United States 6 620 0.7× 241 0.4× 188 0.5× 263 0.7× 245 0.9× 14 1.1k
Alfred G. Striz United States 23 2.0k 2.3× 1.2k 1.7× 659 1.6× 345 0.9× 344 1.3× 75 2.5k
W. E. Haisler United States 19 606 0.7× 458 0.7× 253 0.6× 138 0.4× 210 0.8× 50 913
B. Tabarrok Canada 23 842 0.9× 941 1.4× 978 2.4× 394 1.0× 454 1.7× 142 2.0k
Earl A. Thornton United States 19 605 0.7× 632 0.9× 306 0.8× 567 1.5× 256 1.0× 93 1.6k
M. Borri Italy 19 648 0.7× 499 0.7× 728 1.8× 272 0.7× 176 0.7× 43 1.5k
Menahem Baruch Israel 22 1.5k 1.6× 1.9k 2.8× 577 1.4× 158 0.4× 806 3.1× 74 2.6k
B. O. Almroth United States 20 1.8k 2.0× 1.6k 2.3× 586 1.4× 251 0.7× 607 2.3× 50 2.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Argyris, John, H. Balmer, J.St. Doltsinis, et al.. (1979). Finite element method — the natural approach. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 17-18. 1–106. 193 indexed citations
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Scharpf, D. W.. (1978). A new method of stress calculation in the matrix displacement analysis. Computers & Structures. 8(3-4). 465–477. 6 indexed citations
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Argyris, John, P.C. Dunne, & D. W. Scharpf. (1978). On large displacement-small strain analysis of structures with rotational degrees of freedom. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 14(3). 401–451. 146 indexed citations
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Argyris, John & D. W. Scharpf. (1972). Large Deflection Analysis of Prestressed Networks. Journal of the Structural Division. 98(3). 633–654. 90 indexed citations
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Argyris, John, et al.. (1972). Non-linear methods of structural analysis. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 19(1). 169–197. 5 indexed citations
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Argyris, John, et al.. (1972). Linear methods of structural analysis. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 19(1). 139–167.
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Argyris, John & D. W. Scharpf. (1972). Matrix displacement analysis of shells and plates including transverse shear strain effects. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 1(1). 81–139. 20 indexed citations
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Argyris, John, et al.. (1971). A direct modification procedure for the displacement method. AIAA Journal. 9(9). 1861–1864. 13 indexed citations
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Argyris, John, et al.. (1971). Nonlinear Methods of Structural Analysis. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 2 indexed citations
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Argyris, John, et al.. (1970). Two- and three-dimensional flow analysis using finite elements. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 11(2). 230–236. 4 indexed citations
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Argyris, John & D. W. Scharpf. (1970). Two- and three-dimensional potential flow analysis by the method of singularities. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 11(2). 237–240. 2 indexed citations
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Argyris, John & D. W. Scharpf. (1970). Finite element formulation of the incompressible lubrication problem. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 11(2). 225–229. 6 indexed citations
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Argyris, John, et al.. (1969). Two and Three-Dimensional Flow using Finite Elements. The Aeronautical Journal. 73(707). 961–964. 13 indexed citations
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Argyris, John & D. W. Scharpf. (1969). A Sequel to Technical Note 15: The SHEBA Family of Shell Elements for the Matrix Displacement Method. The Aeronautical Journal. 73(701). 423–426. 6 indexed citations
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Argyris, John & D. W. Scharpf. (1969). A Sequel to Technical Note 13: The Curved Tetrahedronal and Triangular Elements TEC and TRIC for the Matrix Displacement Method. The Aeronautical Journal. 73(697). 55–65. 11 indexed citations
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Argyris, John & D. W. Scharpf. (1969). Some General Considerations on the Natural Mode Technique. The Aeronautical Journal. 73(700). 361–368. 19 indexed citations
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Argyris, John & D. W. Scharpf. (1969). The Incompressible Lubrication Problem. The Aeronautical Journal. 73(708). 1044–1046. 7 indexed citations
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Argyris, John, et al.. (1969). Die elastoplastische Berechnung von allgemeinen Tragwerken und Kontinua. Archive of Applied Mechanics. 37(5). 326–352. 17 indexed citations
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Argyris, John, et al.. (1968). Some New Elements for the Matrix Displacement Method. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations
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Argyris, John & D. W. Scharpf. (1968). The SHEBA Family of Shell Elements for the Matrix Displacement Method. The Aeronautical Journal. 72(694). 873–883. 68 indexed citations

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