James V. Beck

11.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
185 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

James V. Beck is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, James V. Beck has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 70 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 52 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in James V. Beck's work include Heat Transfer and Optimization (61 papers), Numerical methods in inverse problems (47 papers) and Thermal properties of materials (24 papers). James V. Beck is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer and Optimization (61 papers), Numerical methods in inverse problems (47 papers) and Thermal properties of materials (24 papers). James V. Beck collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and France. James V. Beck's co-authors include Kenneth J. Arnold, Ben Blackwell, Charles Clair, A. Haji‐Sheikh, José Tiago de Fonseca Oliveira, Kevin D. Cole, Keith A. Woodbury, J. Leroy Folks, J. K. Lindsey and B. Litkouhi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Technometrics and Biometrics.

In The Last Decade

James V. Beck

174 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Hit Papers

Inverse Heat Conduction: Ill-Posed Problems 1970 2026 1988 2007 1985 1979 1992 1978 1978 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. Inverse Heat Conduction: Ill-Posed Problems
    1985 1.5k citations James V. Beck et al. profile →
  2. Parameter Estimation in Engineering and Science
    1979 1.2k citations James V. Beck, Kenneth J. Arnold et al. profile →
  3. Heat Conduction Using Green's Function
    1992 572 citations James V. Beck, Kevin D. Cole et al. profile →
  4. Parameter Estimation in Engineering and Science.
    1978 487 citations James V. Beck, Kenneth J. Arnold et al. profile →
  5. Parameter Estimation in Engineering and Science.
    1978 445 citations J. K. Lindsey, James V. Beck et al. Journal of the American Statistical Association profile →
  6. Nonlinear estimation applied to the nonlinear inverse heat conduction problem
    1970 396 citations James V. Beck profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James V. Beck United States 39 3.2k 2.9k 2.4k 2.0k 1.4k 185 8.8k
Müslüm Özişik United States 43 2.0k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 2.8k 1.4× 978 0.7× 294 8.1k
L.C. Wrobel United Kingdom 36 2.9k 0.9× 4.5k 1.5× 428 0.2× 2.5k 1.3× 591 0.4× 239 10.1k
Nicholas Zabaras United States 45 1.7k 0.5× 2.0k 0.7× 647 0.3× 1.4k 0.7× 759 0.5× 160 7.4k
David J. Benson United States 47 4.9k 1.5× 4.4k 1.5× 853 0.4× 3.9k 1.9× 1.0k 0.7× 224 13.0k
C. A. Brebbia United Kingdom 42 1.8k 0.6× 7.7k 2.7× 546 0.2× 3.2k 1.6× 511 0.4× 400 12.8k
Chein‐Shan Liu Taiwan 38 708 0.2× 3.2k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 391 0.3× 436 7.1k
D.B. Ingham United Kingdom 60 4.2k 1.3× 1.8k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 7.5k 3.8× 2.7k 1.9× 660 16.1k
A. Haji‐Sheikh United States 32 1.8k 0.6× 932 0.3× 502 0.2× 1.4k 0.7× 400 0.3× 132 3.7k
D. D. Joseph United States 60 1.5k 0.5× 2.0k 0.7× 734 0.3× 8.0k 4.0× 524 0.4× 222 13.9k
Wen Chen China 54 846 0.3× 5.6k 1.9× 755 0.3× 1.5k 0.7× 203 0.1× 350 12.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cole, Kevin D., Filippo de Monte, Robert L. McMasters, et al.. (2016). Steady Heat Conduction With Generalized Boundary Conditions. 1 indexed citations
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McMasters, Robert L., et al.. (2016). Diffusion Penetration Time for Transient Heat Conduction. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 30(3). 614–621. 14 indexed citations
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Najafi, Hamidreza, Keith A. Woodbury, N.R. Keltner, & James V. Beck. (2013). Real Time Measurement of Heat Flux by Directional Flame Thermometers Using Filter Form IHCP Method. 2 indexed citations
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McMasters, Robert L. & James V. Beck. (2007). Solutions for Transient Heat Conduction With Solid Body Motion and Convective Boundary Conditions. 175–185. 1 indexed citations
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Beck, James V., et al.. (2003). Small time approximations of Green's functions for one‐dimensional heat conduction problems with convective boundaries. ZAMM ‐ Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik. 83(8). 549–558. 1 indexed citations
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McMasters, Robert L. & James V. Beck. (2000). Using derivative regularization in parameter estimation. Inverse problems in engineering. 8(4). 365–390. 2 indexed citations
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Dowding, Kevin J. & James V. Beck. (1999). A Sequential Gradient Method for the Inverse Heat Conduction Problem (IHCP). Journal of Heat Transfer. 121(2). 300–306. 35 indexed citations
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Shonder, John A & James V. Beck. (1998). Determining effective soil formation thermal properties from field data using a parameter estimation technique. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 14 indexed citations
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Beck, James V. & Keith A. Woodbury. (1998). Inverse problems and parameter estimation: integration of measurements and analysis. Measurement Science and Technology. 9(6). 839–847. 111 indexed citations
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Haji‐Sheikh, A., et al.. (1993). Thermal Characteristics of Two-Layered Bodies With Embedded Thin-Film Heat Source. Journal of Electronic Packaging. 115(3). 276–283. 31 indexed citations
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Beck, James V., et al.. (1988). Measurement of field thermal performance parameters of building envelope components. Revue Générale de Thermique. 29. 374–381. 1 indexed citations
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Raynaud, M. & James V. Beck. (1988). Methodology for Comparison of Inverse Heat Conduction Methods. Journal of Heat Transfer. 110(1). 30–37. 52 indexed citations
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Beck, James V.. (1984). Green's functions and numbering system for transient heat conduction. 1 indexed citations
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Beck, James V., et al.. (1984). STEADY-STATE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION FOR INFINITE REGION OUTSIDE A PARTIALLY HEATED CYLINDER. Chemical Engineering Communications. 26(4-6). 355–367. 4 indexed citations
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Beck, James V.. (1979). Criteria for comparison of methods of solution of the inverse heat conduction problem. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 53(1). 11–22. 36 indexed citations
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Lindsey, J. K., James V. Beck, & Kenneth J. Arnold. (1978). Parameter Estimation in Engineering and Science.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 73(363). 685–685. 445 indexed citations breakdown →
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Donaldson, A.B., et al.. (1975). Effective thermal diffusivity for a multi-material composite laminate.
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Beck, James V., et al.. (1975). Heating Time and Heating Temperature Dependence of Thermal Conductivity of As-Received Aluminum Alloy 2024-T351. Journal of Heat Transfer. 97(1). 148–149. 1 indexed citations
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Beck, James V.. (1974). Parameter Estimation with Cumu lative Errors. Technometrics. 16(1). 85–92. 3 indexed citations
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Beck, James V.. (1966). Transient determination of thermal properties. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 3(3). 373–381. 31 indexed citations

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