J E Gordon

935 total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 690 citations indexed

About

J E Gordon is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, J E Gordon has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 690 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 11 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in J E Gordon's work include Railway Engineering and Dynamics (7 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (6 papers) and Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (5 papers). J E Gordon is often cited by papers focused on Railway Engineering and Dynamics (7 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (6 papers) and Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (5 papers). J E Gordon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Egypt and India. J E Gordon's co-authors include J. W. Cook, D. Y. Jeong, Amotz Perlman, Oscar Orringer, Henry J. Prask, Hailing Yu, Thomas Gnäupel-Herold, Vladimir Luzin, Matthew Lyons and David Tyrell and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences and Rosa P: A digital library for transportation research (United States Department of Transportation).

In The Last Decade

J E Gordon

20 papers receiving 637 citations

Hit Papers

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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. A mechanism for the control of crack propagation in all-brittle systems
    1964 570 citations J. W. Cook, J E Gordon Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →

Peers

J E Gordon
J. W. Cook United States
Jianzuo Ma China
Sridhar Santhanam United States
J. S. Snipes United States
G. A. Cooper United States
Floyd R. Tuler United States
Jiaxing Shao China
Gergely Molnár France
HU Shi-sheng China
Michał Basista Poland
J. W. Cook United States
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All Works

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Jeong, D. Y., et al.. (2009). Engineering Studies on Structural Integrity of Railroad Tank Cars Under Accident Loading Conditions. 1 indexed citations
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Lyons, Matthew, D. Y. Jeong, & J E Gordon. (2009). Fracture Mechanics Approach to Estimate Rail Wear Limits. Rosa P: A digital library for transportation research (United States Department of Transportation). 137–146. 7 indexed citations
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Jeong, D. Y. & J E Gordon. (2009). Evaluation of Rail Test Frequencies Using Risk Analysis. 23–30. 9 indexed citations
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Jeong, D. Y., et al.. (2008). Analysis of Railroad Tank Car Shell Impacts Using Finite Element Method. 61–70. 15 indexed citations
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Jeong, D. Y., et al.. (2008). Finite element analysis of unnotched charpy impact tests. Rosa P: A digital library for transportation research (United States Department of Transportation). 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Hailing, et al.. (2008). Finite Element Analyses of Railroad Tank Car Head Impacts. Rosa P: A digital library for transportation research (United States Department of Transportation). 117–125. 7 indexed citations
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Gordon, J E, et al.. (2007). Analyses of Full-Scale Tank Car Shell Impact Tests. 29–37. 16 indexed citations
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Gordon, J E, et al.. (2005). Fatigue Performance of AAR Class A Railroad Wheel Steel at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures. Rosa P: A digital library for transportation research (United States Department of Transportation). 55–62. 4 indexed citations
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Luzin, Vladimir, J E Gordon, Thomas Gnäupel-Herold, & Henry J. Prask. (2004). Neutron Residual Stress Measurements on Rail Sections for Different Production Conditions. 117–122. 10 indexed citations
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Gordon, J E & Amotz Perlman. (2003). Estimation of Residual Stresses in Railroad Commuter Car Wheels Following Manufacture [Final Report]. 1 indexed citations
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Gordon, J E, et al.. (2002). Evaluation of alternative detection technologies for trains and highway vehicles at highway rail intersections in the United States. 2 indexed citations
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Gordon, J E, et al.. (2001). ALTERNATIVE DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRAINS AND HIGHWAY VEHICLES AT HIGHWAY-RAIL INTERSECTIONS. 97(8).
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Gordon, J E & Oscar Orringer. (1997). INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF BRAKING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS ON THERMAL INPUT TO COMMUTER CAR WHEELS. Rosa P: A digital library for transportation research (United States Department of Transportation). 7 indexed citations
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Gordon, J E, et al.. (1993). Stress Reconstruction Analysis of Wheel Saw Cut Tests and Evaluation of Reconstruction Procedure. 4 indexed citations
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Orringer, Oscar, et al.. (1988). CRACK PROPAGATION LIFE OF DETAIL FRACTURES IN RAILS. FINAL REPORT. 4 indexed citations
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Cook, J. W. & J E Gordon. (1964). A mechanism for the control of crack propagation in all-brittle systems. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 282(1391). 508–520. 570 indexed citations breakdown →

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