J. W. Provan

1.0k total citations
33 papers, 713 citations indexed

About

J. W. Provan is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. Provan has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 713 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 9 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in J. W. Provan's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (17 papers), Engineering Structural Analysis Methods (5 papers) and Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (4 papers). J. W. Provan is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (17 papers), Engineering Structural Analysis Methods (5 papers) and Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (4 papers). J. W. Provan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. J. W. Provan's co-authors include G. C. Sih, A. M. Ahmed, Ezequiel Rodriguez, G.A. Harmain, Oluyemisi Adebowale Bamiro, H. Ghonem, Khalil Farhangdoost, Majid Mirzaei, Jan J. Krygier and Justin Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, International Journal of Solids and Structures and Engineering Fracture Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

J. W. Provan

33 papers receiving 665 citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. W. Provan Canada 12 333 276 213 168 153 33 713
Dieter Siegele Germany 14 461 1.4× 363 1.3× 175 0.8× 59 0.4× 23 0.2× 71 687
L.A. James United States 17 714 2.1× 657 2.4× 280 1.3× 25 0.1× 45 0.3× 69 885
Wei‐Sheng Lei China 15 444 1.3× 396 1.4× 204 1.0× 9 0.1× 54 0.4× 47 775
Takahito Goshima Japan 14 374 1.1× 587 2.1× 218 1.0× 50 0.3× 13 0.1× 82 797
John E. Srawley United States 7 574 1.7× 316 1.1× 181 0.8× 16 0.1× 20 0.1× 7 754
P. P. Benham United Kingdom 10 317 1.0× 264 1.0× 127 0.6× 26 0.2× 22 0.1× 29 609
J. E. Srawley United States 7 403 1.2× 253 0.9× 156 0.7× 9 0.1× 24 0.2× 18 527
D. J. Burns Canada 16 590 1.8× 342 1.2× 109 0.5× 19 0.1× 33 0.2× 42 746
A. Brückner‐Foit Germany 14 547 1.6× 777 2.8× 283 1.3× 6 0.0× 64 0.4× 36 999
Markus Niffenegger Switzerland 20 793 2.4× 604 2.2× 531 2.5× 10 0.1× 154 1.0× 71 1.1k

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All Works

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Provan, J. W., et al.. (2006). A procedure for measuring the flexibility of single wood-pulp fibres. Mechanics of Composite Materials. 42(1). 83–92. 7 indexed citations
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Provan, J. W., et al.. (1999). Advance materials and modelling of mechanical behaviour. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Harmain, G.A. & J. W. Provan. (1997). Fatigue crack-tip plasticity revisited — The issue of shape addressed. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 26(2). 63–79. 29 indexed citations
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Hamad, Wadood Y. & J. W. Provan. (1995). Microstructural cumulative material degradation and fatigue-failure micromechanisms in wood-pulp fibres. Cellulose. 2(3). 159–177. 14 indexed citations
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Mirzaei, Majid & J. W. Provan. (1992). A new method for the analysis and assesment of fatigue crack closure. II: experimental study. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 18(1). 59–63. 3 indexed citations
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Mirzaei, Majid & J. W. Provan. (1991). A fatigue crack closure model and measurement technique. International Journal of Fracture. 47(1). R3–R10. 4 indexed citations
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Provan, J. W. & Zhichen Zhai. (1991). Fatigue crack initiation and stage-I propagation in polycrystalline materials. I: Micromechanisms. International Journal of Fatigue. 13(2). 99–109. 5 indexed citations
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Provan, J. W. & Zhichen Zhai. (1991). Fatigue crack initiation and stage-I propagation in polycrystalline materials. II: Modelling. International Journal of Fatigue. 13(2). 110–116. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Jacqueline A., J. W. Provan, Jan J. Krygier, Katie Chan, & Justin Miller. (1989). Fatigue of acrylic bone cement–effect of frequency and environment. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 23(8). 819–831. 40 indexed citations
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Provan, J. W. & Ezequiel Rodriguez. (1989). Part I: Development of a Markov Description of Pitting Corrosion. CORROSION. 45(3). 178–192. 67 indexed citations
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Provan, J. W., et al.. (1989). Part II: Development of a General Failure Control System for Estimating the Reliability of Deteriorating Structures. CORROSION. 45(3). 193–206. 34 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Marguerite, J. W. Provan, & J. E. Gruzleski. (1987). An apparatus for four-point bending fatigue testing of materials in a scanning electron microscope and its application to nodular cast iron. Metallography. 20(2). 125–143. 2 indexed citations
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Provan, J. W.. (1987). Probabilistic fracture mechanics and reliability. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 157 indexed citations
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Provan, J. W.. (1984). Probabilistic fatigue — theory and experimentation. International Journal of Engineering Science. 22(8-10). 1065–1073. 1 indexed citations
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Sih, G. C. & J. W. Provan. (1983). Defects, Fracture and Fatigue. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 91 indexed citations
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Ahmed, A. M., et al.. (1981). The quasistatic and fatigue performance of the implant/bone‐cement interface. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 15(2). 159–182. 69 indexed citations
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Ghonem, H. & J. W. Provan. (1980). Micromechanics theory of fatigue crack initiation and propagation. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 13(4). 963–977. 23 indexed citations
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Provan, J. W., et al.. (1976). The effective elastic response of randomly oriented polycrystalline solids in tension. 531–547. 1 indexed citations
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Provan, J. W. & R. C. Koeller. (1970). On the theory of elastic plates. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 6(7). 933–950. 10 indexed citations

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