Gerhard Pahl

5.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
19 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Gerhard Pahl is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerhard Pahl has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 5 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 4 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gerhard Pahl's work include Design Education and Practice (5 papers), Manufacturing Process and Optimization (3 papers) and Civil and Structural Engineering Research (3 papers). Gerhard Pahl is often cited by papers focused on Design Education and Practice (5 papers), Manufacturing Process and Optimization (3 papers) and Civil and Structural Engineering Research (3 papers). Gerhard Pahl collaborates with scholars based in Germany and United States. Gerhard Pahl's co-authors include Wolfgang Beitz, Jörg Feldhusen, Karl-Heinrich Grote, Eckart Frankenberger, Petra Badke‐Schaub, Jivka Ovtcharova and Frank Rieg and has published in prestigious journals such as Design Studies, Computers & Graphics and Interdisciplinary Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gerhard Pahl

19 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Engineering Design : A Systematic Approach 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 2007 1996 400 800 1.2k
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. Engineering Design : A Systematic Approach
    1984 1.2k citations Gerhard Pahl Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) profile →
  2. Engineering Design
    2007 923 citations Gerhard Pahl, Wolfgang Beitz et al. profile →
  3. Engineering Design
    1996 533 citations Gerhard Pahl, Wolfgang Beitz profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerhard Pahl Germany 10 1.8k 1.4k 1.2k 218 217 19 2.9k
Joshua D. Summers United States 30 2.6k 1.4× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 151 0.7× 361 1.7× 310 3.8k
Luciënne Blessing Singapore 26 1.4k 0.7× 974 0.7× 690 0.6× 160 0.7× 344 1.6× 140 3.1k
Wolfgang Beitz Germany 12 1.1k 0.6× 778 0.6× 763 0.6× 148 0.7× 125 0.6× 20 1.9k
Yoram Reich Israel 30 1.1k 0.6× 924 0.7× 489 0.4× 216 1.0× 248 1.1× 192 2.8k
Kevin Otto United States 35 2.6k 1.4× 2.4k 1.7× 1.5k 1.2× 386 1.8× 292 1.3× 170 4.9k
Udo Lindemann Germany 22 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 358 1.6× 100 0.5× 350 2.8k
Albert Albers Germany 24 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 446 2.0× 82 0.4× 639 3.6k
Amaresh Chakrabarti India 27 2.9k 1.6× 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 246 1.1× 1.0k 4.8× 183 4.7k
Jami J. Shah United States 34 2.8k 1.5× 1.3k 0.9× 3.0k 2.4× 208 1.0× 965 4.4× 229 5.2k
Li Pheng Khoo Singapore 31 487 0.3× 881 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 159 0.7× 95 0.4× 106 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerhard Pahl

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerhard Pahl

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gerhard Pahl. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gerhard Pahl based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gerhard Pahl. Gerhard Pahl is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Pahl, Gerhard, et al.. (2019). Verschleißfeste Schutzschichten aus UHPC/Protective Layers made of UHPC. Bauingenieur. 94(5). 179–183. 8 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard, Wolfgang Beitz, Jörg Feldhusen, & Karl-Heinrich Grote. (2007). Engineering Design. 923 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pahl, Gerhard, et al.. (2005). Pahl/Beitz Konstruktionslehre. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 9 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard, et al.. (2003). Pahl/Beitz Konstruktionslehre. 12 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard, Eckart Frankenberger, & Petra Badke‐Schaub. (1999). Historical background and aims of interdisciplinary research between Bamberg, Darmstadt and Munich. Design Studies. 20(5). 401–406. 5 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard, Petra Badke‐Schaub, & Eckart Frankenberger. (1999). Résumé of 12 years interdisciplinary empirical studies of engineering design in Germany. Design Studies. 20(5). 481–494. 53 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard. (1999). Wolfgang Beitz zum Gedenken - sein Wirken und Schaffen. 1 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard, et al.. (1997). Konstruktionslehre: Methoden und Anwendung. 4. neubearb. Aufl. 18 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard & Wolfgang Beitz. (1997). Konstruktionslehre. Springer-Lehrbuch. 20 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard & Wolfgang Beitz. (1996). Engineering Design. 533 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pahl, Gerhard, et al.. (1996). Interdisciplinary design Knowledge and ability needed. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. 21(4). 292–303. 4 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard, et al.. (1996). Interdisciplinary design<BR> Knowledge and ability needed. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. 21(4). 292–303. 2 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard, et al.. (1993). Feature-based modeling in support of embodiment design. Computers & Graphics. 17(3). 285–294. 3 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard & Wolfgang Beitz. (1993). Konstruktionslehre. Springer-Lehrbuch. 25 indexed citations
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Ovtcharova, Jivka, et al.. (1992). A proposal for feature classification in feature-based design. Computers & Graphics. 16(2). 187–195. 12 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard. (1990). Konstruieren mit 3D-CAD-Systemen. 2 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard & Frank Rieg. (1984). Kostenwachstumsgesetze für Baureihen : mit zahlreichen Anwendungsbeispielen und Rechenprogrammen für die Konstruktionspraxis. ERef Bayreuth (University of Bayreuth). 1 indexed citations
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Pahl, Gerhard. (1984). Engineering Design : A Systematic Approach. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 1237 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pahl, Gerhard & Wolfgang Beitz. (1977). Konstruktionslehre. 45 indexed citations

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