Jack R. Benjamin

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Jack R. Benjamin is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Jack R. Benjamin has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 7 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and 3 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Jack R. Benjamin's work include Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (6 papers), Structural Response to Dynamic Loads (4 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (4 papers). Jack R. Benjamin is often cited by papers focused on Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (6 papers), Structural Response to Dynamic Loads (4 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (4 papers). Jack R. Benjamin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Germany. Jack R. Benjamin's co-authors include C. Allin Cornell, Paul W. Mielke, Kaare Høeg, Niels C. Lind, G. Köst, Haresh C. Shah, G.I. Schuëller, Lawrence L. Kupper, Stuart Dunning and Nick Rosser and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Technometrics and Structural Safety.

In The Last Decade

Jack R. Benjamin

23 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Probability, statistics, and decision for civil engineers 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 1971 500 1000 1.5k
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. Probability, statistics, and decision for civil engineers
    1970 1.5k citations Jack R. Benjamin Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) profile →
  2. Probability, Statistics and Decision for Civil Engineers.
    1971 522 citations Paul W. Mielke, Jack R. Benjamin et al. Journal of the American Statistical Association profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jack R. Benjamin United States 8 1.2k 448 305 298 240 23 2.2k
Ross B. Corotis United States 24 1.8k 1.5× 766 1.7× 93 0.3× 369 1.2× 251 1.0× 155 2.6k
Yeou‐Koung Tung United States 31 1.6k 1.3× 339 0.8× 989 3.2× 555 1.9× 110 0.5× 137 3.5k
J.K. Vrijling Netherlands 23 594 0.5× 424 0.9× 1.3k 4.3× 435 1.5× 52 0.2× 110 2.6k
Gregory B. Baecher United States 23 2.6k 2.2× 383 0.9× 155 0.5× 320 1.1× 87 0.4× 91 3.6k
T. E. Unny Canada 21 371 0.3× 92 0.2× 291 1.0× 369 1.2× 110 0.5× 92 2.1k
Alfredo H.‐S. Ang United States 21 4.5k 3.8× 1.6k 3.6× 129 0.4× 388 1.3× 1.2k 5.0× 56 5.8k
Carmine Galasso United Kingdom 36 2.8k 2.3× 249 0.6× 424 1.4× 233 0.8× 551 2.3× 171 4.0k
Fatemeh Jalayer Italy 32 4.4k 3.7× 684 1.5× 491 1.6× 406 1.4× 1.1k 4.4× 85 5.1k
Amir M. Alani United Kingdom 27 1.0k 0.9× 110 0.2× 119 0.4× 361 1.2× 208 0.9× 118 2.1k
Orazio Giustolisi Italy 39 3.3k 2.8× 178 0.4× 210 0.7× 1.3k 4.4× 105 0.4× 165 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jack R. Benjamin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jack R. Benjamin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rosser, Nick, Witold Szczuciński, Stuart Dunning, et al.. (2013). Seismic signatures of iceberg failure, collapse and rolls. AGUFM. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Jack R.. (1989). The Validation Problem—Historical Developments. 311–318. 1 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Jack R.. (1982). Risk and decision analyses applied to dams and levees. Structural Safety. 1(4). 257–268. 4 indexed citations
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Shah, Haresh C. & Jack R. Benjamin. (1977). Lifeline seismic criteria and risk; a state of the art report. 384393. 384–393. 2 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Jack R. & G. Köst. (1976). Balanced Design Criteria for Multiple Hazards. 1–14. 1 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Jack R.. (1974). Making Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty. 356–381. 3 indexed citations
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Mielke, Paul W., Jack R. Benjamin, & C. Allin Cornell. (1971). Probability, Statistics and Decision for Civil Engineers.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 66(336). 923–923. 522 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kupper, Lawrence L., Jack R. Benjamin, & C. Allin Cornell. (1971). Probability, Statistics, and Decision for Civil Engineers. Technometrics. 13(1). 211–211. 2 indexed citations
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Høeg, Kaare, et al.. (1970). Decision Theory Applied to Settlement Predictions. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 96(4). 1127–1141. 16 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Jack R.. (1970). Probability, statistics, and decision for civil engineers. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 1506 indexed citations breakdown →
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Benjamin, Jack R. & Niels C. Lind. (1969). A Probabilistic Basis for a Deterministic Code*. ACI Journal Proceedings. 66(11). 7 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Jack R.. (1968). Probabilistic Models for Seismic Force Design. Journal of the Structural Division. 94(5). 1175–1196. 32 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Jack R.. (1968). Probabilistic Structural Analysis and Design. Journal of the Structural Division. 94(7). 1665–1679. 15 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Jack R.. (1966). Discussion of “The Analysis of Structural Safety”. Journal of the Structural Division. 92(3). 293–295. 2 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Jack R., et al.. (1961). Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Assemblies. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 126(2). 114–145. 2 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Jack R., et al.. (1960). Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Assemblies. Journal of the Structural Division. 86(8). 1–32. 5 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Jack R., et al.. (1959). Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 124(1). 669–702. 5 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Jack R., et al.. (1958). Blast and Earthquake Resistant Design Data: Behavior of One-Story Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls Containing Openings*. ACI Journal Proceedings. 55(11). 3 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Jack R., et al.. (1958). The Behavior of One-Story Brick Shear Walls. Journal of the Structural Division. 84(4). 31 indexed citations

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