J. W. S. Hearle

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
238 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

J. W. S. Hearle is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. S. Hearle has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 172 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 101 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 59 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in J. W. S. Hearle's work include Textile materials and evaluations (156 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (53 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (40 papers). J. W. S. Hearle is often cited by papers focused on Textile materials and evaluations (156 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (53 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (40 papers). J. W. S. Hearle collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Portugal. J. W. S. Hearle's co-authors include P. Grosberg, Stanley Backer, J. Amirbayat, W. J. Shanahan, Mufti Amir Sultan, Paul J. Stevenson, B.S. Gupta, Anthony R. Bunsell, James T. Sparrow and W. D. Cooke and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Polymer and Journal of Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

J. W. S. Hearle

231 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. W. S. Hearle United Kingdom 37 3.7k 2.1k 1.1k 1.0k 813 238 5.5k
John Summerscales United Kingdom 33 2.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 1.9k 1.7× 434 0.4× 472 0.6× 108 4.2k
Ian P Bond United Kingdom 40 3.5k 0.9× 1.8k 0.8× 1.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 298 0.4× 153 6.4k
L. J. Broutman United States 27 1.4k 0.4× 2.2k 1.0× 1.7k 1.6× 578 0.6× 336 0.4× 72 3.8k
J. G. Williams United Kingdom 45 1.7k 0.5× 4.7k 2.2× 1.9k 1.8× 1.3k 1.2× 489 0.6× 146 6.4k
Véronique Michaud Switzerland 44 2.6k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 2.8k 2.6× 558 0.5× 391 0.5× 242 6.5k
Ronald F. Gibson United States 26 1.2k 0.3× 2.8k 1.3× 1.6k 1.5× 1.3k 1.3× 437 0.5× 60 5.1k
Chokri Cherif Germany 30 1.9k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 984 1.0× 509 0.6× 340 4.3k
Richard S. Trask United Kingdom 40 2.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 1.8k 1.6× 601 0.6× 333 0.4× 121 5.4k
B.K. Behera India 32 2.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 395 0.4× 511 0.6× 227 3.5k
R. Byron Pipes United States 48 1.6k 0.4× 5.9k 2.8× 3.4k 3.1× 1.6k 1.5× 1.0k 1.3× 232 8.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hearle, J. W. S., et al.. (2008). Physical properties of textile fibres. Woodhead Publishing Limited eBooks. 786 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hearle, J. W. S.. (2008). An alternative model for the structural mechanics of hagfish slime threads. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 42(5). 420–428. 3 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S., et al.. (2005). From biological macromolecules to drape of clothing: 50 years of computing for textiles. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 1 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S., et al.. (2004). Handbook of fibre rope technology. Woodhead Publishing Limited eBooks. 114 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S.. (2002). Creativity in the textile industries : a story from prehistory to the 21st century.
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Hearle, J. W. S., et al.. (2001). Yarn texturing technology. Woodhead Publishing Limited eBooks. 43 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S., et al.. (2001). Modelling Fabric Mechanics. Journal of the Textile Institute. 92(3). 53–69. 36 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S., et al.. (1995). Modelling Axial Compression Fatigue In Fibre Ropes. 5 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S., et al.. (1993). Modelling the Long-Term Fatigue Performance of Fibre Ropes. The Proceedings of the ... International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 2. 377–383. 10 indexed citations
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Leech, C.M., et al.. (1993). Modelling Tension And Torque Properties of Fibre Ropes And Splices. The Proceedings of the ... International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 2. 370–376. 30 indexed citations
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Pipes, R. Byron, et al.. (1991). A Constitutive Relation for the Viscous Flow of an Oriented Fiber Assembly. Journal of Composite Materials. 25(9). 1204–1217. 50 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S.. (1991). Understanding and control of textile fiber structure. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 47(0). 1–31. 10 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S.. (1989). Fibre failure and wear of materials : an atlas of fracture, fatigue, and durability. 21 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S.. (1982). Fundamentals of structure and mechanics. 6 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S. & James T. Sparrow. (1979). Mechanics of the extension of cotton fibers. II. Theoretical modeling. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 24(8). 1857–1874. 19 indexed citations
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Bunsell, Anthony R., et al.. (1974). A preliminary study of the fracture morphology of acrylic fibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 18(8). 2229–2242. 17 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S., et al.. (1972). 33—THE SNARLING OF HIGHLY TWISTED MONOFILAMENTS. PART II: CYLINDRICAL SNARLING. Journal of the Textile Institute. 63(9). 490–501. 15 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S.. (1958). 29—THE MECHANICS OF TWISTED YARNS: THE INFLUENCE OF TRANSVERSE FORCES ON TENSILE BEHAVIOUR. Journal of the Textile Institute Transactions. 49(8). T389–T408. 76 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S.. (1952). The Electrical Resistance of Textile Materials. PhDT. 14 indexed citations
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Hearle, J. W. S.. (1952). A Note on Peirce's Two-phase Theory of Absorption of Water by Cellulose. Journal of the Textile Institute Transactions. 43(7). T354–T354. 3 indexed citations

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