Glen Besterfield

433 total citations
20 papers, 316 citations indexed

About

Glen Besterfield is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, Glen Besterfield has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 316 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 8 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 7 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in Glen Besterfield's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (7 papers), Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (7 papers) and Numerical methods in engineering (5 papers). Glen Besterfield is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (7 papers), Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (7 papers) and Numerical methods in engineering (5 papers). Glen Besterfield collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ghana. Glen Besterfield's co-authors include Ted Belytschko, Wing Kam Liu, Autar Kaw, Mark Lawrence, W. K. Liu, James Eison, Adam Mani, Thomas Eason, Marc Denninger and Nathan Collier and has published in prestigious journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, International Journal of Solids and Structures and Journal of Engineering Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Glen Besterfield

20 papers receiving 295 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Glen Besterfield United States 8 193 162 157 39 29 20 316
Sara Ganzerli United States 6 230 1.2× 245 1.5× 26 0.2× 15 0.4× 10 0.3× 10 333
Y.J. Ren United States 11 241 1.2× 245 1.5× 43 0.3× 31 0.8× 78 2.7× 19 340
S. Gollwitzer Germany 7 364 1.9× 282 1.7× 145 0.9× 38 1.0× 27 0.9× 8 456
F.P. Grooteman Netherlands 6 232 1.2× 128 0.8× 145 0.9× 30 0.8× 10 0.3× 17 316
Lars Tvedt Norway 5 397 2.1× 257 1.6× 120 0.8× 38 1.0× 52 1.8× 7 430
Xueyong Qu United States 9 297 1.5× 147 0.9× 88 0.6× 23 0.6× 34 1.2× 16 350
Yuri Petryna Germany 11 59 0.3× 224 1.4× 39 0.2× 38 1.0× 13 0.4× 41 277
Pier Giorgio Malerba Italy 11 116 0.6× 505 3.1× 58 0.4× 58 1.5× 6 0.2× 42 565
Robert G. Sexsmith Canada 12 89 0.5× 574 3.5× 53 0.3× 48 1.2× 14 0.5× 29 652
Se-Hyu Choi South Korea 11 31 0.2× 217 1.3× 74 0.5× 34 0.9× 5 0.2× 27 347

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All Works

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Kaw, Autar, Ali Yalçin, Duc Tien Dang Nguyen, et al.. (2020). A Holistic View on History, Development, Assessment, and Future of an Open Courseware in Numerical Methods. 25.58.1–25.58.18. 2 indexed citations
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Kaw, Autar, et al.. (2006). Effects of Staged Cooling in Shrink-Fitting Compounded Cylinders. The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design. 41(5). 349–361. 3 indexed citations
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Besterfield, Glen, Autar Kaw, & Niranjan Pai. (2006). Hub Assemblies for the Next Generation of Bascule Bridges. 1 indexed citations
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Kaw, Autar, Glen Besterfield, & James Eison. (2005). Assessment of a Web-Enhanced Course in Numerical Methods*. International journal of engineering education. 21. 712. 10 indexed citations
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Kaw, Autar, et al.. (2004). Integrating a Research Problem in a Course in Applied Elasticity. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education. 32(3). 232–242. 3 indexed citations
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Besterfield, Glen, et al.. (2003). Assembly procedures of trunnion–hub–girder for bascule bridges. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 40(2). 123–134. 6 indexed citations
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Kaw, Autar, et al.. (2003). Holistic but customized resources for a course in numerical methods. Computer Applications in Engineering Education. 11(4). 203–210. 7 indexed citations
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Besterfield, Glen, et al.. (2003). Full-Scale Testing of Procedures for Assembling Trunnion-Hub-Girder in Bascule Bridges. Journal of Bridge Engineering. 8(4). 204–211. 7 indexed citations
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Besterfield, Glen, et al.. (2001). PARAMETRIC FINITE ELEMENT MODELING AND FULL-SCALE TESTING OF TRUNNION-HUB-GIRDER ASSEMBLIES FOR BASCULE BRIDGES. 6 indexed citations
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Kaw, Autar, et al.. (1996). Effect of extrinsic and intrinsic factors on an indentation test. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 33(24). 3497–3516. 9 indexed citations
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Kaw, Autar, et al.. (1992). Comparison of interphase models for a crack in fiber reinforced composite. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 17(2). 133–147. 6 indexed citations
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Kaw, Autar & Glen Besterfield. (1992). Mechanics of multiple periodic brittle matrix cracks in unidirectional fiber-reinforced composites. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 29(10). 1193–1207. 13 indexed citations
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Besterfield, Glen, Wing Kam Liu, Mark Lawrence, & Ted Belytschko. (1991). Fatigue crack growth reliability by probabilistic finite elements. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 86(3). 297–320. 55 indexed citations
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Belytschko, Ted, et al.. (1991). Variational approach to probabilistic finite elements. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 11 indexed citations
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Kaw, Autar & Glen Besterfield. (1991). Effect of Interphases on Mechanical Behavior of Composites. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 117(11). 2641–2658. 5 indexed citations
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Besterfield, Glen, et al.. (1990). Brittle Fracture Reliability by Probabilistic Finite Elements. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 116(3). 642–659. 38 indexed citations
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Liu, W. K., Glen Besterfield, Mark Lawrence, & Ted Belytschko. (1988). Use of adjoint methods in the probabilistic finite element approach to fracture mechanics. 2 indexed citations
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Besterfield, Glen. (1988). Probabilistic finite elements for fracture mechanics. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, W. K., Glen Besterfield, & Ted Belytschko. (1988). Variational Approach to Probabilistic Finite Elements. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 114(12). 2115–2133. 55 indexed citations
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Liu, Wing Kam, Glen Besterfield, & Ted Belytschko. (1988). Transient probabilistic systems. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 67(1). 27–54. 75 indexed citations

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