H. Saunders

32.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
165 papers, 23.5k citations indexed

About

H. Saunders is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Saunders has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 23.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 30 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 28 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in H. Saunders's work include Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (11 papers), Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research (11 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (11 papers). H. Saunders is often cited by papers focused on Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (11 papers), Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research (11 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (11 papers). H. Saunders collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. H. Saunders's co-authors include Klaus‐Jürgen Bathe, Julius S. Bendat, Allan G. Piersol, D. J. Ewins, Allan D. Pierce, Robert D. Blevins, R. I. Stephens, H. O. Fuchs, M. F. Kanninen and James G. Seebold and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Nuclear Engineering and Design and Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology.

In The Last Decade

H. Saunders

159 papers receiving 21.2k citations

Hit Papers

Random Data-Analysis and ... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1989 1984 1986 1984 1981 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Random Data-Analysis and Measurement Procedures
    1989 4.4k citations Julius S. Bendat, Allan G. Piersol et al. Journal of vibration and acoustics profile →
  2. Finite Element Procedures in Engineering Analysis
    1984 3.9k citations H. Saunders et al. profile →
  3. Modal Testing: Theory and Practice
    1986 1.8k citations H. Saunders et al. Journal of vibration and acoustics profile →
  4. Acoustics: An Introduction to Its Physical Principles and Applications
    1984 1.6k citations H. Saunders et al. Journal of vibration and acoustics profile →
  5. Metal Fatigue in Engineering (1980)
    1981 1.4k citations H. Saunders et al. profile →
  6. Flow Induced Vibration
    1979 1.3k citations H. Saunders et al. Journal of Mechanical Design profile →
  7. Advanced Fracture Mechanics
    1988 1.1k citations H. Saunders et al. Journal of vibration and acoustics profile →
  8. Book Reviews : NUMERICAL METHODS IN FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS K.-J. Bathe and E.L. Wilson Prentice-Hall, Inc, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
    1978 785 citations H. Saunders The Shock and Vibration Digest profile →
  9. Book Reviews : The Finite Element Method (Revised): O.C. Zienkiewicz McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, New York
    1980 446 citations H. Saunders The Shock and Vibration Digest profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
H. Saunders 7.4k 7.3k 5.8k 3.6k 3.4k 165 23.5k
Ali H. Nayfeh 5.2k 0.7× 8.0k 1.1× 5.1k 0.9× 6.4k 1.8× 5.0k 1.4× 657 30.3k
Klaus‐Jürgen Bathe 17.9k 2.4× 13.2k 1.8× 6.9k 1.2× 9.0k 2.5× 4.5k 1.3× 260 33.5k
S. Timoshenko 12.7k 1.7× 7.6k 1.0× 6.7k 1.1× 2.6k 0.7× 4.2k 1.2× 34 25.5k
O. C. Zienkiewicz 14.6k 2.0× 10.5k 1.4× 5.4k 0.9× 13.3k 3.7× 2.7k 0.8× 257 32.7k
Michael I. Friswell 6.7k 0.9× 13.9k 1.9× 7.7k 1.3× 1.3k 0.4× 2.5k 0.7× 671 24.8k
Hui Li 3.6k 0.5× 15.3k 2.1× 4.5k 0.8× 4.6k 1.3× 2.7k 0.8× 1.1k 30.0k
Raphael T. Haftka 6.4k 0.9× 9.0k 1.2× 3.2k 0.6× 2.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 651 23.0k
M. Ortíz 13.9k 1.9× 4.1k 0.6× 5.7k 1.0× 4.7k 1.3× 4.5k 1.3× 399 25.4k
Wing Kam Liu 14.6k 2.0× 6.1k 0.8× 6.1k 1.1× 9.8k 2.7× 3.9k 1.1× 389 29.4k
Cheng Li 3.8k 0.5× 5.3k 0.7× 3.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 6.6k 1.9× 1.1k 18.6k

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All Works

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Bendat, Julius S., Allan G. Piersol, & H. Saunders. (1989). Random Data-Analysis and Measurement Procedures. Journal of vibration and acoustics. 111(3). 354–355. 4424 indexed citations breakdown →
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Boresi, Arthur P., O. M. Sidebottom, & H. Saunders. (1988). Advanced Mechanics of Materials (4th Ed.). Journal of vibration and acoustics. 110(2). 256–257. 18 indexed citations
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Kitahara, M. & H. Saunders. (1988). Boundary Integral Equation Methods in Eigenvalue Problems in Elastodynamics and Thin Plates. Journal of vibration and acoustics. 110(4). 573–574. 87 indexed citations
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Saunders, H., et al.. (1987). Design of Machine Elements, 6TH ED.. Journal of Mechanisms Transmissions and Automation in Design. 109(4). 541–542. 7 indexed citations
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Carey, Graham F., et al.. (1987). Finite Elements—A Second Course (Vol. II). Journal of vibration and acoustics. 109(2). 220–221. 9 indexed citations
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Brebbia, C. A. & H. Saunders. (1986). Topics in Boundary Element Research (Vol. 1: Basic Principles and Applications). Journal of vibration and acoustics. 108(3). 382–383. 7 indexed citations
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Newland, David E. & H. Saunders. (1986). An Introduction to Random Vibration and Spectral Analysis (2nd Ed.). Journal of vibration and acoustics. 108(2). 235–236. 20 indexed citations
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Saunders, H., et al.. (1986). Fundamentals of Mechanical Vibration. Journal of vibration and acoustics. 108(4). 482–483. 22 indexed citations
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Riley, W. F., et al.. (1986). Instrumentation for Engineering Measurements. Journal of vibration and acoustics. 108(4). 480–482. 94 indexed citations
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Augusti, G., et al.. (1985). Probabilistic Methods in Structural Engineering. Journal of vibration and acoustics. 107(4). 463–464. 34 indexed citations
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Miller, Richard K. & H. Saunders. (1985). Noise Control Solutions Power Plants. Journal of vibration and acoustics. 107(3). 353–353. 1 indexed citations
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Saunders, H., et al.. (1984). Generalized Methods of Vibration Analysis. Journal of vibration and acoustics. 106(2). 169–170. 12 indexed citations
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Meirovitch, L. & H. Saunders. (1984). Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics. Journal of vibration and acoustics. 106(1). 4–5. 57 indexed citations
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Kinsler, Lawrence E., et al.. (1983). Fundamentals of Acoustics (3rd Ed.). Journal of vibration and acoustics. 105(3). 269–270. 183 indexed citations
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Bickford, John H. & H. Saunders. (1983). An Introduction to the Design and Behaviour of Bolted Joints. Journal of vibration and acoustics. 105(2). 147–148. 54 indexed citations
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Gallagher, Richard H., et al.. (1982). Matrix Structural Analysis. Journal of Mechanical Design. 104(3). 529–529. 153 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Douglas D. & H. Saunders. (1981). Engineering Principles of Acoustics: Noise and Vibration Control. 36 indexed citations
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Saunders, H.. (1981). Methods for Predicting Material Life in Fatigue. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 65(3). 443–443. 6 indexed citations
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Saunders, H.. (1973). Literature Review : Books: VIBRATION AND ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT HANDBOOK M. P. Blake and W. S. Mitchell Spartan Books. The Shock and Vibration Digest. 5(7). 44–45. 2 indexed citations

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