J. O. Watson

981 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 679 citations indexed

About

J. O. Watson is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, J. O. Watson has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 679 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 9 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 4 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in J. O. Watson's work include Numerical methods in engineering (8 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (7 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (4 papers). J. O. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Numerical methods in engineering (8 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (7 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (4 papers). J. O. Watson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and France. J. O. Watson's co-authors include Jacob Lachat, Gernot Beer, G. Swoboda, Roger T. Fenner and A.I. Sofianos and has published in prestigious journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts.

In The Last Decade

J. O. Watson

12 papers receiving 653 citations

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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.

Effective numerical treatment of boundary integral equations: A formulation for three‐dimensional elastostatics

1976 481 citations Jacob Lachat, J. O. Watson International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. O. Watson Australia	7	576	201	174	146	105	12	679
Jacob Lachat France	4	474 0.8×	140 0.7×	144 0.8×	127 0.9×	93 0.9×	11	565
Norio Kamiya Japan	13	536 0.9×	132 0.7×	228 1.3×	150 1.0×	198 1.9×	54	656
G. Krishnasamy United States	4	652 1.1×	128 0.6×	271 1.6×	276 1.9×	137 1.3×	5	739
Friedel Hartmann Germany	11	387 0.7×	185 0.9×	92 0.5×	71 0.5×	127 1.2×	29	534
Shiang‐Woei Chyuan Taiwan	13	303 0.5×	112 0.6×	178 1.0×	131 0.9×	66 0.6×	27	495
Dario Nardini Italy	6	616 1.1×	180 0.9×	189 1.1×	88 0.6×	200 1.9×	13	722
Igor Patlashenko Israel	12	228 0.4×	95 0.5×	297 1.7×	161 1.1×	145 1.4×	28	465
A. Portela Brazil	12	933 1.6×	386 1.9×	86 0.5×	57 0.4×	118 1.1×	28	1.0k
Hong‐Ki Hong Taiwan	11	474 0.8×	154 0.8×	64 0.4×	55 0.4×	117 1.1×	23	633
Z. D. Han United States	15	599 1.0×	252 1.3×	102 0.6×	55 0.4×	242 2.3×	24	688

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Watson, J. O.. (2007). Boundary Elements from 1960 to the Present Day. 1(1). 12 indexed citations

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Watson, J. O.. (2005). Boundary elements for cracks and notches in three dimensions. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 65(9). 1419–1443. 1 indexed citations

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Watson, J. O.. (1995). Singular boundary elements for the analysis of cracks in plane strain. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 38(14). 2389–2411. 32 indexed citations

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Beer, Gernot & J. O. Watson. (1989). Infinite boundary elements. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 28(6). 1233–1247. 51 indexed citations

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Fenner, Roger T. & J. O. Watson. (1988). A local boundary integral equation method for potential problems. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 26(11). 2517–2529. 6 indexed citations

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Watson, J. O., et al.. (1988). A quadratic variation indirect boundary element method for traction boundary‐value problems of two‐dimensional elastostatics. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 12(2). 183–196. 2 indexed citations

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Beer, Gernot, J. O. Watson, & G. Swoboda. (1987). Three-dimensional analysis of tunnels using infinite boundary elements. Computers and Geotechnics. 3(1). 37–58. 18 indexed citations

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Sofianos, A.I. & J. O. Watson. (1986). Analysis of excavations in jointed rock of infinite extent. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 10(2). 125–136. 1 indexed citations

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Lachat, Jacob & J. O. Watson. (1977). Progress in the use of boundary integral equations, illustrated by examples. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 10(3). 273–289. 61 indexed citations

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Lachat, Jacob & J. O. Watson. (1976). Effective numerical treatment of boundary integral equations: A formulation for three‐dimensional elastostatics. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 10(5). 991–1005. 481 indexed citations breakdown →

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Watson, J. O., et al.. (1976). Three dimensional elastic stress analysis of underground openings by the boundary integral equation method. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts. 13(9). A105–A105. 2 indexed citations

12.

Lachat, Jacob, et al.. (1974). Étude par équations intégrales d'une éprouvette C.T. 15. Revue de Physique Appliquée. 9(4). 611–615. 12 indexed citations

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