John E. Bolander

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

John E. Bolander is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, John E. Bolander has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 40 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 33 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in John E. Bolander's work include Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (29 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (25 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (23 papers). John E. Bolander is often cited by papers focused on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (29 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (25 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (23 papers). John E. Bolander collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and South Korea. John E. Bolander's co-authors include Shingo Saito, N. Sukumar, Daisuke Asahina, Eric N. Landis, Yun Mook Lim, Kohei Nagai, Zhen Li, Punyawut Jiradilok, Jens Birkhölzer and Jan Eliáš and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review B, Cement and Concrete Research and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

John E. Bolander

87 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Fracture analyses using spring networks with random geometry 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 100 200 300 400
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. Fracture analyses using spring networks with random geometry
    1998 419 citations John E. Bolander, Shingo Saito Engineering Fracture Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John E. Bolander United States 29 2.0k 1.2k 901 343 236 91 2.8k
Peter Grassl United Kingdom 23 1.7k 0.8× 1.5k 1.2× 705 0.8× 428 1.2× 189 0.8× 53 2.5k
Victor E. Saouma United States 35 2.6k 1.3× 1.3k 1.0× 539 0.6× 259 0.8× 127 0.5× 98 3.3k
Jacky Mazars France 27 2.7k 1.3× 2.3k 1.9× 1.0k 1.2× 704 2.1× 238 1.0× 86 4.0k
Gianluca Cusatis United States 41 3.9k 1.9× 2.5k 2.1× 1.2k 1.3× 776 2.3× 366 1.6× 170 5.5k
Liu Jin China 40 4.4k 2.1× 1.1k 0.9× 2.4k 2.7× 809 2.4× 133 0.6× 216 4.8k
Rui Faria Portugal 20 1.7k 0.8× 663 0.5× 631 0.7× 165 0.5× 89 0.4× 52 2.0k
L. Daudeville France 27 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 566 0.6× 667 1.9× 251 1.1× 83 2.2k
J.G.M. van Mier Netherlands 38 3.6k 1.8× 3.0k 2.4× 1.4k 1.5× 703 2.0× 354 1.5× 97 5.1k
Hans W. Reinhardt Germany 42 4.9k 2.4× 2.2k 1.8× 2.6k 2.9× 568 1.7× 123 0.5× 106 5.9k
Luigi Cedolin Italy 20 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 556 0.6× 391 1.1× 225 1.0× 48 2.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bolander, John E., et al.. (2025). The rate-dependent fiber-matrix interface in ultra high-performance fiber reinforced concrete: Interface property determination. Cement and Concrete Composites. 167. 106423–106423.
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Fascetti, Alessandro, et al.. (2025). Discrete mechanical modeling of planar structures subjected to out-of-plane loading. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 314. 113321–113321. 1 indexed citations
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Bolander, John E., et al.. (2025). Rate effect on the pull-out load of individual fibers in concrete: A probabilistic modeling approach. Cement and Concrete Research. 193. 107857–107857.
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Bolander, John E., et al.. (2025). Simulating heterogeneity within elastic and inelastic discrete mechanical models. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 326. 111362–111362.
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Nagai, Kohei, et al.. (2024). Optimization-Based Analysis of Diagonal Tension Failure of Reinforced Concrete Dapped-End Beams. Journal of Structural Engineering. 150(10). 1 indexed citations
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Bolander, John E., et al.. (2023). Rigid‐body‐spring network model for failure simulation of reinforced‐concrete members under various loading rates. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 47(12). 2213–2230. 3 indexed citations
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Bolander, John E., et al.. (2023). Rate-dependent lattice modeling of textile reinforced cementitious composites under tensile loading. Construction and Building Materials. 411. 134189–134189. 6 indexed citations
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Bolander, John E., et al.. (2023). Investigation of high strain rate effects on strain-hardening cementitious composites using Voronoi-cell lattice models. Cement and Concrete Composites. 147. 105408–105408. 6 indexed citations
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Nanni, Antonio, et al.. (2023). Early-Age Cracking Behavior of Concrete Slabs with GFRP Reinforcement. Materials. 16(15). 5489–5489. 2 indexed citations
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Nguyễn, Huy Hoàng, et al.. (2023). Optimization of fly ash-based polyethylene fiber-reinforced engineered cement-free composites with low-density and ultra-ductility using Taguchi robust design method. Journal of Building Engineering. 66. 105946–105946. 11 indexed citations
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Bolander, John E., et al.. (2020). Evaluation of dynamic tensile strength of concrete using lattice-based simulations of spalling tests. International Journal of Fracture. 221(2). 191–209. 23 indexed citations
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Bolander, John E., et al.. (2016). Simulation of concrete tensile failure under high loading rates using three-dimensional irregular lattice models. Mechanics of Materials. 101. 136–146. 25 indexed citations
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Bolander, John E., et al.. (2015). Evaluation of Rheological Models within Lattice-based Simulations of Concrete under Dynamic Loading. 3 indexed citations
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Asahina, Daisuke, Eric N. Landis, Peter Grassl, & John E. Bolander. (2009). Role of Phase Interfaces During Pre-Critical Cracking of Particulate Materials. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1 indexed citations
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Grassl, Peter & John E. Bolander. (2009). Three-dimensional lattice model for coupling of fracture and flow. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1 indexed citations
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Bolander, John E., et al.. (2005). Automated Modeling of Three-Dimensional Structural Components Using Irregular Lattices. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. 20(6). 393–407. 112 indexed citations
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Sukumar, N. & John E. Bolander. (2003). Numerical Computation of Discrete Differential Operators on Non-Uniform Grids. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 4(6). 691–706. 22 indexed citations
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Bolander, John E., et al.. (1999). Modeling crack development in reinforced concrete structures under service loading. Construction and Building Materials. 13(1-2). 23–31. 28 indexed citations
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Bolander, John E. & Shingo Saito. (1998). Fracture analyses using spring networks with random geometry. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 61(5-6). 569–591. 419 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bolander, John E., et al.. (1994). Evaluating Concrete Mesoscale Properties Using Neural Networks. 475–482. 2 indexed citations

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