J. Weertman

13.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
198 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

J. Weertman is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Weertman has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 65 papers in Materials Chemistry and 61 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in J. Weertman's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (57 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (54 papers) and Winter Sports Injuries and Performance (36 papers). J. Weertman is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (57 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (54 papers) and Winter Sports Injuries and Performance (36 papers). J. Weertman collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. J. Weertman's co-authors include J. Weertman, G. E. Birchfield, G. de Q. Robin, D. Gan, V. R. Parameswaran, E. I. Salkovitz, Hitoshi Ishii, Sean R. Agnew, Robert D. Nason and R. Thomson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

J. Weertman

195 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Hit Papers

On the Sliding of Glaciers 1957 2026 1980 2003 1957 1974 1966 1964 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. On the Sliding of Glaciers
    1957 560 citations J. Weertman Journal of Glaciology profile →
  2. Stability of the Junction of an Ice Sheet and an Ice Shelf
    1974 559 citations J. Weertman Journal of Glaciology profile →
  3. Elementary Dislocation Theory
    1966 506 citations J. Weertman et al. profile →
  4. The Theory of Glacier Sliding
    1964 333 citations J. Weertman Journal of Glaciology profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
J. Weertman 4.4k 2.2k 2.1k 2.1k 1.7k 198 9.4k
E. M. Schulson 3.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 1.9k 0.9× 2.2k 1.0× 452 0.3× 253 6.9k
Kolumban Hutter 3.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 460 0.2× 594 0.3× 770 0.5× 346 11.4k
M. Grae Worster 2.8k 0.6× 539 0.2× 2.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 222 0.1× 128 6.4k
Jérôme Weiss 1.5k 0.4× 881 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 634 0.3× 177 0.1× 112 3.7k
J. S. Wettlaufer 3.4k 0.8× 924 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 582 0.3× 206 0.1× 155 6.5k
D. L. Kohlstedt 1.0k 0.2× 2.4k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 144 0.1× 259 18.7k
Paul D. Bons 1.1k 0.2× 1.7k 0.8× 423 0.2× 701 0.3× 187 0.1× 195 5.9k
Michael Manga 3.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.5× 641 0.3× 819 0.4× 43 0.0× 391 16.6k
W. B. Durham 967 0.2× 1.2k 0.6× 501 0.2× 506 0.2× 99 0.1× 98 5.6k
J. Weertman 768 0.2× 3.4k 1.6× 8.0k 3.8× 7.1k 3.4× 108 0.1× 179 11.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Weertman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Weertman

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All Works

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Weertman, J.. (1991). Elastic region solution of the mode II crack in an elastic perfectly plastic solid. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 435(1893). 69–84. 8 indexed citations
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Weertman, J.. (1989). The analytical solution of a growing steady-state mode III crack in an elastic perfectly plastic solid through an electrical analogy. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 425(1869). 291–327. 10 indexed citations
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Weertman, J. & G. E. Birchfield. (1984). Ice-Sheet Modeling. Annals of Glaciology. 5. 180–184. 2 indexed citations
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Weertman, J. & G. E. Birchfield. (1983). Basal Water Film, Basal Water Pressure, and Velocity of Traveling Waves on Glaciers. Journal of Glaciology. 29(101). 20–27. 16 indexed citations
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Weertman, J. & D.M. Parkin. (1981). Suppression of irradiation swelling through an impurity-point defect trapping mechanism involving reduction of the dislocation bias factor. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 99(1). 66–74. 6 indexed citations
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Weertman, J.. (1978). Creep laws for the mantle of the Earth. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 288(1350). 9–26. 131 indexed citations
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Weertman, J., et al.. (1975). Stage II fatigue crack growth in copper in nitrogen and in air. Metallurgical Transactions A. 6(5). 1126–1127. 4 indexed citations
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Weertman, J.. (1974). Stability of the Junction of an Ice Sheet and an Ice Shelf. Journal of Glaciology. 13(67). 3–11. 198 indexed citations
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Weertman, J.. (1968). Diffusion Law for the Dispersion of Hard Particles in an Ice Matrix that Undergoes Simple Shear Deformation. Journal of Glaciology. 7(50). 161–165. 44 indexed citations
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Weertman, J.. (1968). Diffusion Law for the Dispersion of Hard Particles in an Ice Matrix that Undergoes Simple Shear Deformation. Journal of Glaciology. 7(50). 161–165. 6 indexed citations
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Weertman, J.. (1966). The effect of a low viscosity layer on convection in the mantle. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 1 indexed citations
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Weertman, J.. (1965). Relationship between displacements on a free surface and the stress on a fault. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 55(6). 945–953. 31 indexed citations
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Weertman, J.. (1964). The Theory of Glacier Sliding. Journal of Glaciology. 5(39). 287–303. 333 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weertman, J.. (1964). Discussion on Kamb and LaChapelle’s paper “Direct observation of the mechanism of glacier sliding over bedrock”. Journal of Glaciology. 5(39). 374–375. 7 indexed citations
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Weertman, J.. (1964). Rate of Growth or Shrinkage of Nonequilibrium Ice Sheets. Journal of Glaciology. 5(38). 145–158. 90 indexed citations
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Weertman, J.. (1964). Continuum distribution of dislocations on faults with finite friction. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 54(4). 1035–1058. 78 indexed citations
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Weertman, J.. (1962). Mechanism for the formation of inner moraines found near the edge of cold ice caps. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 1 indexed citations
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Weertman, J.. (1961). Mechanism for the Formation of Inner Moraines Found Near the Edge of Cold Ice Caps and Ice sheets. Journal of Glaciology. 3(30). 965–978. 266 indexed citations
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Weertman, J.. (1961). Mechanism for the Formation of Inner Moraines Found Near the Edge of Cold Ice Caps and Ice sheets. Journal of Glaciology. 3(30). 965–978. 28 indexed citations

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