G. R. Irwin

17.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
60 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

G. R. Irwin is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, G. R. Irwin has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 22 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 21 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in G. R. Irwin's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (32 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (10 papers) and Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (9 papers). G. R. Irwin is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (32 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (10 papers) and Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (9 papers). G. R. Irwin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. G. R. Irwin's co-authors include Paul C. Paris, Hiroshi Tada, G. C. Sih, W.L. Fourney, J. W. Dally, A. A. Wells, Kevin Warwick, Kenneth J. Hunt, H. P. Roßmanith and T. Kobayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of Applied Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

G. R. Irwin

55 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

Analysis of Stresses and Strains Near the End of a Crack ... 1957 2026 1980 2003 1957 2000 1965 2000 1962 1000 2.0k 3.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. R. Irwin United States 18 8.1k 3.6k 3.0k 2.2k 754 60 10.7k
Paul C. Paris United States 26 10.8k 1.3× 5.9k 1.6× 4.1k 1.4× 2.8k 1.3× 911 1.2× 64 13.7k
Bernard Budiansky United States 41 8.1k 1.0× 3.5k 1.0× 2.2k 0.7× 2.0k 0.9× 503 0.7× 95 12.0k
G. C. Sih United States 54 15.5k 1.9× 4.0k 1.1× 4.6k 1.5× 3.6k 1.6× 836 1.1× 293 17.4k
F. Erdoğan United States 55 18.7k 2.3× 5.6k 1.6× 5.7k 1.9× 3.4k 1.6× 1.0k 1.4× 189 21.3k
Jean Lemaitre France 23 9.5k 1.2× 6.2k 1.7× 3.2k 1.1× 4.2k 1.9× 680 0.9× 49 12.8k
D.S. Dugdale United Kingdom 14 5.3k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 445 0.6× 26 6.4k
T. Mura United States 44 8.9k 1.1× 5.0k 1.4× 1.1k 0.4× 5.1k 2.3× 220 0.3× 219 13.3k
L. M. Keer United States 57 9.6k 1.2× 6.1k 1.7× 1.9k 0.6× 2.1k 1.0× 249 0.3× 477 13.7k
T. Mori Japan 37 6.6k 0.8× 5.1k 1.4× 1.4k 0.5× 5.6k 2.6× 417 0.6× 168 12.0k
D. C. Drucker United States 31 4.2k 0.5× 2.3k 0.6× 3.4k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 504 0.7× 66 8.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tada, Hiroshi, Paul C. Paris, & G. R. Irwin. (2000). The Stress Analysis of Cracks Handbook, Third Edition. 1016 indexed citations breakdown →
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Irwin, G. R. & H. P. Roßmanith. (1997). Fracture research in retrospect : an anniversary volume in honour of George R. Irwin's 90th birthday. A.A. Balkema eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Minerals, Metals, G. R. Irwin, & Kai Siang Chan. (1997). Cleavage fracture : George R. Irwin symposium : proceedings of a symposium held at the 1997 TMS Fall Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 15-17, 1997. 2 indexed citations
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Friedland, Ian M., Pedro Albrecht, & G. R. Irwin. (1982). Fatigue of Two Year Weathered A588 Stiffeners and Attachments. Journal of the Structural Division. 108(1). 125–144. 7 indexed citations
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Sanford, R. J., W.L. Fourney, R. Chona, & G. R. Irwin. (1981). Photoelastic study of the influence of non-singular stresses in fracture test specimens. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 6 indexed citations
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Albrecht, Pedro, et al.. (1976). FATIGUE STRENGTH OF OVERLOADED BRIDGE COMPONENTS. 1 indexed citations
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Albrecht, Pedro, et al.. (1976). Fatigue of Periodically Overloaded Stiffener Detail. Journal of the Structural Division. 102(11). 2103–2119. 14 indexed citations
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Sih, G. C., et al.. (1975). Linear fracture mechanics : historical developments and applications of linear fracture mechanics theory. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations
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Irwin, G. R., et al.. (1974). FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF BRIDGE STEELS - PHASE II REPORT. 3 indexed citations
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Irwin, G. R., et al.. (1974). Dynamic K c Testing of Structural Steel. Journal of the Structural Division. 100(7). 1331–1349. 6 indexed citations
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McHenry, Lawrence C., et al.. (1972). Samuel Johnson: A Personality in Conflict.. Eighteenth-Century Studies. 6(2). 257–257.
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Irwin, G. R.. (1970). Fracture strength of relatively brittle structures and materials. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 290(6). 513–521. 11 indexed citations
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Irwin, G. R.. (1969). Basic Concepts for Dynamic Fracture Testing. Journal of Basic Engineering. 91(3). 519–524. 9 indexed citations
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Irwin, G. R., H. Liebowitz, & Paul C. Paris. (1968). A mystery of fracture mechanics. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 1(1). 235–236. 20 indexed citations
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Irwin, G. R., et al.. (1966). Crack-propagation behaviors. Experimental Mechanics. 6(6). 321–330. 100 indexed citations
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Irwin, G. R. & A. A. Wells. (1965). A CONTINUUM-MECHANICS VIEW OF CRACK PROPAGATION. International Materials Reviews. 10(1). 223–270. 31 indexed citations
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Irwin, G. R.. (1964). Crack-Toughness Testing of Strain-Rate Sensitive Materials. Journal of Engineering for Power. 86(4). 444–450. 28 indexed citations
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Irwin, G. R.. (1963). Relatively unexplored aspects of fracture mechanics. IDEALS (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign). 6 indexed citations
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Irwin, G. R.. (1960). Fracture Mode Transition for a Crack Traversing a Plate. Journal of Basic Engineering. 82(2). 417–423. 100 indexed citations
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Irwin, G. R.. (1958). Discussion: “The Propagation of Cracks and the Energy of Elastic Deformation” (Bueckner, H. F., 1958, Trans. ASME, 80, pp. 1225–1229). Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 80(6). 1229–1230. 1 indexed citations

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