F. A. McClintock

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

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F. A. McClintock is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, F. A. McClintock has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 32 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 26 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in F. A. McClintock's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (27 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (16 papers) and Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (14 papers). F. A. McClintock is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (27 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (16 papers) and Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (14 papers). F. A. McClintock collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. F. A. McClintock's co-authors include A. S. Argon, H. M. Otte, J.L. Bassani, Esteban P. Busso, Charles A. Berg, Hamid Nayeb‐Hashemi, Robert O. Ritchie, W. J. Shack, James R. Matthews and John W. Holmes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Applied Physics and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

F. A. McClintock

56 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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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.

A Criterion for Ductile Fracture by the Growth of Holes

1968 2.1k citations F. A. McClintock Journal of Applied Mechanics profile →
Mechanical Behavior of Materials

1967 372 citations F. A. McClintock, A. S. Argon et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
F. A. McClintock United States	17	2.9k	2.9k	2.0k	348	225	56	3.9k
Dennis M. Tracey United States	10	3.4k 1.2×	3.6k 1.2×	2.1k 1.1×	460 1.3×	267 1.2×	13	4.4k
G. T. Hahn United States	30	2.6k 0.9×	2.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	286 0.8×	199 0.9×	105	3.9k
M. Berveiller France	34	2.4k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	2.7k 1.4×	217 0.6×	253 1.1×	108	4.0k
D.R. Hayhurst United Kingdom	31	2.8k 1.0×	2.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	707 2.0×	186 0.8×	111	3.7k
D. Peirce United States	6	2.1k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	114 0.3×	303 1.3×	10	3.2k
A.L. Gurson United States	3	4.0k 1.4×	4.5k 1.5×	2.7k 1.3×	331 1.0×	468 2.1×	6	5.4k
A. Zaoui France	28	3.1k 1.1×	1.7k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	561 1.6×	430 1.9×	54	4.5k
Ashok Saxena United States	30	2.1k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	510 1.5×	151 0.7×	131	3.4k
W.A. Spitzig United States	36	1.9k 0.6×	3.1k 1.1×	2.7k 1.4×	119 0.3×	308 1.4×	99	4.1k
F. A. Leckie United States	26	2.2k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	718 2.1×	248 1.1×	99	3.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Busso, Esteban P. & F. A. McClintock. (1994). Mechanisms of cyclic deformation of NiAl single crystals at high temperatures. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia. 42(10). 3263–3275. 23 indexed citations

Busso, Esteban P., et al.. (1992). Stable configurations of dislocations in homogenized nickel aluminide single crystals. Philosophical magazine. A/Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Structure, defects and mechanical properties. 66(6). 1065–1080. 6 indexed citations

Feng, Jun, F. A. McClintock, R. Vieira, R. M. Pelloux, & R.J. Thome. (1991). Evaluation of Conductors and Design Criteria Development for the Central Solenoid of the Compact Ignition Tokamak (CIT). Fusion Technology. 19(3P2A). 1177–1182. 1 indexed citations

Holmes, John W. & F. A. McClintock. (1990). The chemical and mechanical processes of thermal fatigue degradation of an aluminide coating. Metallurgical Transactions A. 21(5). 1209–1222. 30 indexed citations

Holmes, John W. & F. A. McClintock. (1990). The chemical and mechanical processes of thermal fatigue degradation of an aluminide coating. Metallurgical Transactions A. 21(4). 1209–1222. 6 indexed citations

Busso, Esteban P. & F. A. McClintock. (1988). Stress-strain histories in coatings on single crystal specimens of a turbine blade alloy. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 24(11). 1113–1130. 4 indexed citations

Wineman, S. & F. A. McClintock. (1987). Rail web fracture in the presence of residual stresses. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 8(2). 87–99. 10 indexed citations

McClintock, F. A., et al.. (1984). Drop in k due to load shift in single-edge-notch tests with compliant drawbars. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 20(1). 159–167. 6 indexed citations

Nayeb‐Hashemi, Hamid, F. A. McClintock, & Robert O. Ritchie. (1983). Influence of overloads and block loading sequences on Mode III fatigue crack propagation in A469 rotor steel. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 18(4). 763–783. 16 indexed citations

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Argon, A. S. & F. A. McClintock. (1982). Micromechanical modeling of microstructural damage in creeping alloys. Progress report, April 1, 1981-February 28, 1982. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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Nayeb‐Hashemi, Hamid, F. A. McClintock, & Robert O. Ritchie. (1982). Effects of friction and high torque on fatigue crack propagation in Mode III. Metallurgical Transactions A. 13(12). 2197–2204. 53 indexed citations

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McClintock, F. A., et al.. (1980). The transverse shearing of singly-grooved specimens. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 28(1). 1–16. 6 indexed citations

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McClintock, F. A., et al.. (1975). Fracture of graphite composites under shock loading. Journal of Applied Physics. 46(11). 4671–4673. 8 indexed citations

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McClintock, F. A., et al.. (1971). Elastic-plastic mechanics of steady crack growth under anti-plane shear. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 19(3). 147–163. 87 indexed citations

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McClintock, F. A.. (1968). Local criteria for ductile fracture. International Journal of Fracture. 4(2). 101–130. 90 indexed citations

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McClintock, F. A.. (1965). Effects of root radius, stress, crack growth and rate on fracture instability. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 285(1400). 58–72. 23 indexed citations

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McClintock, F. A.. (1960). Discussion: “Fracture Mode Transition for a Crack Traversing a Plate” (Irwin, G. R., 1960, ASME J. Basic Eng., 82, pp. 417–423). Journal of Basic Engineering. 82(2). 423–425. 4 indexed citations

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McClintock, F. A.. (1960). Contribution of interface couples to the energy of a dislocation. Acta Metallurgica. 8(2). 127–127. 9 indexed citations

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McClintock, F. A.. (1958). Ductile Fracture Instability in Shear. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 25(4). 582–588. 98 indexed citations

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McClintock, F. A.. (1955). The Statistical Theory of Size and Shape Effects in Fatigue. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 22(3). 421–426. 6 indexed citations

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