J. G. Simmonds

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

J. G. Simmonds is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, J. G. Simmonds has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 43 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in J. G. Simmonds's work include Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (43 papers), Elasticity and Material Modeling (34 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (30 papers). J. G. Simmonds is often cited by papers focused on Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (43 papers), Elasticity and Material Modeling (34 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (30 papers). J. G. Simmonds collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and France. J. G. Simmonds's co-authors include A. Libai, Liviu Librescu, Matthew R. Begley, Pierre Ladevèze, D. A. Danielson, Cornelius O. Horgan, J. L. Sanders, J. M. Duva, J. W. Nicholson and Lois Mansfield and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Mechanics, AIAA Journal and International Journal of Solids and Structures.

In The Last Decade

J. G. Simmonds

102 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Elastostatics and Kinetics of Anisotropic and Heterogeneo... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 100 200 300
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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. Elastostatics and Kinetics of Anisotropic and Heterogeneous Shell-Type Structures
    1976 317 citations J. G. Simmonds et al. Journal of Applied Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. G. Simmonds United States 21 1.4k 851 656 463 428 107 2.2k
V. V. Novozhilov Russia 10 1.0k 0.7× 514 0.6× 294 0.4× 297 0.6× 400 0.9× 25 1.5k
Chien‐Ching Ma Taiwan 23 1.5k 1.1× 901 1.1× 516 0.8× 283 0.6× 467 1.1× 224 2.4k
W. T. Koiter Netherlands 18 1.9k 1.4× 1.1k 1.3× 386 0.6× 346 0.7× 729 1.7× 41 2.7k
Wilhelm Flügge United States 14 1.1k 0.8× 934 1.1× 405 0.6× 464 1.0× 578 1.4× 26 2.1k
H. D. Conway United States 24 1.5k 1.1× 594 0.7× 217 0.3× 306 0.7× 643 1.5× 135 2.1k
A. Kalnins United States 20 1.2k 0.9× 770 0.9× 260 0.4× 471 1.0× 622 1.5× 75 1.8k
Adnan H. Nayfeh United States 27 2.2k 1.6× 650 0.8× 723 1.1× 98 0.2× 534 1.2× 108 2.7k
Millard F. Beatty United States 24 1.1k 0.8× 348 0.4× 1.7k 2.6× 211 0.5× 394 0.9× 92 2.3k
B. O. Almroth United States 20 1.8k 1.3× 1.6k 1.8× 198 0.3× 586 1.3× 607 1.4× 50 2.5k
Julius Kaplunov United Kingdom 27 1.7k 1.2× 440 0.5× 767 1.2× 318 0.7× 404 0.9× 130 2.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Simmonds, J. G.. (2004). Exact Lévy-Type Solutions for Plate Bending Exist for Transversely Isotropic but Not for General Monoclinic Materials. Journal of Elasticity. 75(1). 49–56. 5 indexed citations
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Durban, David, Dan Givoli, & J. G. Simmonds. (2001). Advances in the mechanics of plates and shells : the Avinoam Libai anniversary volume. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 5 indexed citations
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Ladevèze, Pierre & J. G. Simmonds. (2001). . Journal of Elasticity. 63(2). 153–170. 3 indexed citations
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Simmonds, J. G. & Frederic Y. M. Wan. (2001). An asymptotic analysis of the three-dimensional displacements and stresses in a spherical shell under inward radially opposed concentrated surface loads. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 38(38-39). 6869–6887. 4 indexed citations
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McDevitt, Timothy & J. G. Simmonds. (1999). Reduction of the Sanders-Koiter Equations for Fully Anisotropic Circular Cylindrical Shells to Two Coupled Equations for a Stress and a Curvature Function. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 66(3). 593–597. 4 indexed citations
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Simmonds, J. G., et al.. (1994). Notes on the nonlinearly elastic Boussinessq problem. Journal of Elasticity. 34(1). 69–82. 14 indexed citations
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Horgan, Cornelius O. & J. G. Simmonds. (1991). Asymptotic analysis of an end-loaded, transversely isotropic, elastic, semi-infinite strip weak in shear. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 27(15). 1895–1914. 25 indexed citations
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Duva, J. M. & J. G. Simmonds. (1990). An accurate elementary static theory of laminated thermoelastic beams. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 26(7). 761–771. 1 indexed citations
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Simmonds, J. G. & A. Libai. (1987). Asymptotic forms of a simplified version of the non-linear Reissner equations for clamped elastic spherical caps under outward pressure. Computational Mechanics. 2(3). 231–244. 4 indexed citations
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Simmonds, J. G.. (1984). Moment potentials. American Journal of Physics. 52(9). 851–852. 6 indexed citations
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Nicholson, J. W., et al.. (1983). Sanders’ Energy-Release Rate Integral for a Circumferentially Cracked Cylindrical Shell. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 50(2). 373–378. 3 indexed citations
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Simmonds, J. G.. (1979). Accurate Nonlinear Equations and a Perturbation Solution for the Free Vibrations of a Circular Elastic Ring. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 46(1). 156–160. 15 indexed citations
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Simmonds, J. G. & A. Libai. (1979). Exact Equations for the Inextensional Deformation of Cantilevered Plates. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 46(3). 631–636. 9 indexed citations
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Simmonds, J. G.. (1975). Rigorous expunction of poisson's ratio from the reissner-meissner equations. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 11(9). 1051–1056. 6 indexed citations
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Latta, Gordon & J. G. Simmonds. (1975). The Sanders-Koiter shell equations can be reduced to two coupled equations for all minimal midsurfaces. Quarterly of Applied Mathematics. 33(2). 170–174.
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Simmonds, J. G., et al.. (1974). The Fundamental (Normal Point Load) Solution for a Shallow Hyperbolic Paraboloidal Shell. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 27(1). 102–120. 2 indexed citations
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Simmonds, J. G.. (1971). Angular Velocity and Moment Potential for a Rigid Body. SIAM Review. 13(4). 571–571. 1 indexed citations
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Simmonds, J. G.. (1970). Simplifications and reduction of the Sanders-Koiter linear shell equations for various midsurface geometries. Quarterly of Applied Mathematics. 28(2). 259–275. 7 indexed citations
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Sanders, J. L. & J. G. Simmonds. (1970). Concentrated Forces on Shallow Cylindrical Shells. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 37(2). 367–373. 15 indexed citations
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Simmonds, J. G.. (1963). AXISYMMETRIC, TRANSVERSE VIBRATIONS OF A SPINNING MEMBRANE CLAMPED AT ITS CENTER. AIAA Journal. 1(5). 1224–1225. 8 indexed citations

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