James K. Wight

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

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James K. Wight is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, James K. Wight has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 58 papers in Building and Construction and 6 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in James K. Wight's work include Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (57 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (43 papers) and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (19 papers). James K. Wight is often cited by papers focused on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (57 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (43 papers) and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (19 papers). James K. Wight collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Colombia. James K. Wight's co-authors include Gustavo J. Parra-Montesinos, James G. MacGregor, Mohammad Reza Ehsani, Antoine E. Naaman, James M. LaFave, Mary Beth D. Hueste, Ahmad J. Durrani, Rémy D. Lequesne, Mark Furlong and T. Russell Gentry and has published in prestigious journals such as Engineering Structures, Journal of Structural Engineering and ACI Structural Journal.

In The Last Decade

James K. Wight

80 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James K. Wight United States	33	3.2k	2.9k	81	64	58	82	3.4k
J E Breen United States	23	2.2k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	108 1.3×	163 2.5×	139 2.4×	173	2.4k
Yu‐Chen Ou Taiwan	25	2.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	317 3.9×	59 0.9×	77 1.3×	82	2.4k
Evan C. Bentz Canada	27	3.1k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	156 1.9×	121 1.9×	47 0.8×	91	3.1k
Henry G. Russell United States	16	1.1k 0.3×	738 0.3×	59 0.7×	80 1.3×	72 1.2×	67	1.2k
James O. Jirsa United States	32	3.8k 1.2×	3.1k 1.1×	193 2.4×	255 4.0×	113 1.9×	169	3.9k
Sharon L. Wood United States	19	1.0k 0.3×	644 0.2×	45 0.6×	69 1.1×	67 1.2×	95	1.1k
Sung-Wook Kim South Korea	11	952 0.3×	568 0.2×	105 1.3×	52 0.8×	31 0.5×	62	1.1k
Richard N. White United States	21	957 0.3×	564 0.2×	33 0.4×	103 1.6×	157 2.7×	73	1.2k
Jesús Miguel Bairán García Spain	22	1.5k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	284 3.5×	104 1.6×	60 1.0×	75	1.5k
Huanjun Jiang China	25	1.5k 0.5×	793 0.3×	101 1.2×	25 0.4×	89 1.5×	101	1.6k

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Parra-Montesinos, Gustavo J., et al.. (2010). Earthquake-Resistant Coupling Beams without Diagonal Reinforcement. ACI Concrete International. 32(12). 36–40. 10 indexed citations

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Wight, James K.. (2007). Changes to Expect in the 2008 Edition of the ACI Building Code [ACI 318-08]: Discussion is Invited by August 15, 2007. ACI Concrete International. 29(7). 49–53.

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Wight, James K., et al.. (2005). Concrete Q & A: Checking Punching Shear Strength by the ACI Code. ACI Concrete International. 27(11). 4 indexed citations

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Wight, James K. & Gustavo J. Parra-Montesinos. (2003). STRUT-AND-TIE MODEL FOR DEEP BEAM DESIGN. ACI Concrete International. 25(5). 63–70. 18 indexed citations

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LaFave, James M. & James K. Wight. (2001). Reinforced Concrete Wide‐Beam Construction vs. Conventional Construction: Resistance to Lateral Earthquake Loads. Earthquake Spectra. 17(3). 479–505. 32 indexed citations

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Wight, James K., et al.. (2001). Post-Quake Advisory Trip to India. ACI Concrete International. 23(10). 51–53. 3 indexed citations

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Parra-Montesinos, Gustavo J. & James K. Wight. (2001). Modeling Shear Behavior of Hybrid RCS Beam-Column Connections. Journal of Structural Engineering. 127(1). 3–11. 76 indexed citations

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Hueste, Mary Beth D. & James K. Wight. (1997). 3. Evaluation of a Four‐Story Reinforccd Concrete Building Damaged during the Northridge Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. 13(3). 387–414. 20 indexed citations

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LaFave, James M. & James K. Wight. (1997). Behavior of reinforced concrete exterior wide beam-column-slab connections subjected to lateral earthquake loading.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 7 indexed citations

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Wight, James K., et al.. (1996). 2. Lateral Response of Older Flat Slab Frames and the Economic Effect on Retrofit. Earthquake Spectra. 12(4). 667–691. 7 indexed citations

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Corley, W. Gene, et al.. (1996). 4 Concrete Parking Structures. Earthquake Spectra. 12(1S). 75–98. 1 indexed citations

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LaFave, James M., Božidar Stojadinović, & James K. Wight. (1996). Lab Experiments For Reinforced Concrete Design Course. 18(12). 59–62. 3 indexed citations

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Gentry, T. Russell & James K. Wight. (1994). 3. Wide Beam‐Column Connections under Earthquake‐Type Loading. Earthquake Spectra. 10(4). 675–703. 45 indexed citations

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Wight, James K., Roman D. Hryciw, & Antoine E. Naaman. (1992). Field Investigation of Damage to Islamic Monuments Caused by the Egyptian Earthquake of October 12, 1992. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 1 indexed citations

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Wight, James K., et al.. (1990). Reinforced concrete structural walls with staggered opening configurations under reversed cyclic loading. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 12 indexed citations

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Naaman, Antoine E., et al.. (1987). SIFCON CONNECTIONS FOR SEISMIC RESISTANT FRAMES.. ACI Concrete International. 9(11). 34–39. 15 indexed citations

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Bertero, Vitelmo V., W. Gene Corley, Robert D. Hanson, et al.. (1985). 6. Damage Survey of the Nihon‐Kai‐Chubu, Japan Earthquake of May 26, 1983. Earthquake Spectra. 1(2). 319–352. 3 indexed citations

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Wight, James K.. (1985). Earthquake effects on reinforced concrete structures : U.S.-Japan research. 15 indexed citations

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Wight, James K., et al.. (1980). Strength Decay in R/C Beams under Load Reversals. Journal of the Structural Division. 106(4). 861–876. 31 indexed citations

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Wight, James K., et al.. (1978). Delaying Shear Strength Decay In Reinforced Concrete Flexural Members Under Large Load Reversals.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 18 indexed citations

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