Hans Albert Richard

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Hans Albert Richard is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans Albert Richard has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 20 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 8 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hans Albert Richard's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (17 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (8 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (7 papers). Hans Albert Richard is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (17 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (8 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (7 papers). Hans Albert Richard collaborates with scholars based in Germany. Hans Albert Richard's co-authors include Manuela Sander, Andre Riemer, Stefan Leuders, Thomas Tröster, Thomas Niendorf, Dieter Schwarze, Gunter Kullmer, M. Fulland, Britta Schramm and F. Brenne and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Engineering Fracture Mechanics and International Journal of Fatigue.

In The Last Decade

Hans Albert Richard

42 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Highly Anisotropic Steel ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400
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. Highly Anisotropic Steel Processed by Selective Laser Melting
    2013 416 citations Thomas Niendorf, Stefan Leuders et al. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hans Albert Richard Germany 13 855 510 397 188 176 49 1.2k
Jonas Hensel Germany 19 1.1k 1.3× 410 0.8× 430 1.1× 143 0.8× 123 0.7× 79 1.3k
Rosario Borrelli Italy 18 576 0.7× 218 0.4× 359 0.9× 160 0.9× 109 0.6× 63 777
Hans Ansell Sweden 13 516 0.6× 325 0.6× 303 0.8× 144 0.8× 129 0.7× 16 758
Tommy George United States 17 677 0.8× 510 1.0× 250 0.6× 145 0.8× 295 1.7× 84 991
Massimo Rossetto Italy 22 833 1.0× 724 1.4× 336 0.8× 201 1.1× 296 1.7× 67 1.3k
S. McKown United Kingdom 8 827 1.0× 188 0.4× 494 1.2× 179 1.0× 170 1.0× 11 959
Harry Coules United Kingdom 18 1.3k 1.5× 293 0.6× 469 1.2× 273 1.5× 69 0.4× 81 1.4k
Candida Petrogalli Italy 18 814 1.0× 704 1.4× 173 0.4× 297 1.6× 75 0.4× 66 1.0k
Zafer Kazancı Türkiye 19 792 0.9× 384 0.8× 255 0.6× 137 0.7× 458 2.6× 60 1.2k
Christopher Hyde United Kingdom 23 1.4k 1.7× 712 1.4× 420 1.1× 345 1.8× 147 0.8× 65 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Hans Albert Richard

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hans Albert Richard

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hans Albert Richard

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kullmer, Gunter, et al.. (2022). Stiffness optimization and reliable design of a hip implant by using the potential of additive manufacturing processes. BioMedical Engineering OnLine. 21(1). 23–23. 12 indexed citations
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Kullmer, Gunter, et al.. (2020). Structural optimization of a wheel force transducer component for more realistic acquisition of vehicle load data and fracture mechanical evaluation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100032–100032. 1 indexed citations
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Richard, Hans Albert, et al.. (2019). Additive Fertigung von Bauteilen und Strukturen. 9 indexed citations
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Schramm, Britta, et al.. (2017). Additive Fertigung von Bauteilen und Strukturen. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 38 indexed citations
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Richard, Hans Albert & Manuela Sander. (2016). Technische Mechanik. Statik. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven).
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Richard, Hans Albert. (2016). Fatigue Crack Growth: Detect - Assess - Avoid. 15 indexed citations
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Schramm, Britta, Hans Albert Richard, & Gunter Kullmer. (2016). Theoretical, experimental and numerical investigations on crack growth in fracture mechanical graded structures. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 167. 188–200. 5 indexed citations
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Richard, Hans Albert & Manuela Sander. (2015). Technische Mechanik. Festigkeitslehre. 1 indexed citations
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Wittenburg, Jens, Hans Albert Richard, Jürgen Zierep, & Karl Bühler. (2013). Das Ingenieurwissen: Technische Mechanik. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 2 indexed citations
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Niendorf, Thomas, Stefan Leuders, Andre Riemer, et al.. (2013). Highly Anisotropic Steel Processed by Selective Laser Melting. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 44(4). 794–796. 416 indexed citations breakdown →
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Richard, Hans Albert & Manuela Sander. (2012). Technische Mechanik. Statik.
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Fulland, M., et al.. (2011). Development of stress intensities for cracks in FGMs with orientation perpendicular and parallel to the gradation. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 95. 37–44. 5 indexed citations
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Richard, Hans Albert & Manuela Sander. (2011). Technische Mechanik. Dynamik. Vieweg+Teubner eBooks.
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Richard, Hans Albert, Gunter Kullmer, Britta Schramm, & Andre Riemer. (2011). Schadensvermeidung und Lebensdauerverlängerung in technischen Komponenten*. Materials Testing. 53(11-12). 700–708. 2 indexed citations
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Kullmer, Gunter, Manuela Sander, & Hans Albert Richard. (2006). Ermittlung der Versagensursache von Verschlusskörpern einer Innenhochdruckumformmaschine. Materials Testing. 48(10). 513–519. 2 indexed citations
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Richard, Hans Albert & Manuela Sander. (2005). Technische Mechanik. Statik. 2 indexed citations
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Sander, Manuela & Hans Albert Richard. (2005). Finite element analysis of fatigue crack growth with interspersed mode I and mixed mode overloads. International Journal of Fatigue. 27(8). 905–913. 62 indexed citations
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Richard, Hans Albert, et al.. (2003). 3D Fracture Criteria for Structures with Cracks. steel research international. 74(8). 491–497. 18 indexed citations
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Richard, Hans Albert, et al.. (1999). Computational Fracture Analyses by Means of Virtual Crack Closure Integral Methods. 307–325. 2 indexed citations
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Richard, Hans Albert. (1979). Ermittlung von Spannungsintensitätsfaktoren aus spannungsoptisch bestimmten Kerbfaktor- und Kerbspannungsdiagrammen. Forschung im Ingenieurwesen. 45(6). 188–199. 4 indexed citations

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