John Goldak

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

John Goldak is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, John Goldak has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 20 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 11 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in John Goldak's work include Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (46 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (19 papers) and Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (13 papers). John Goldak is often cited by papers focused on Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (46 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (19 papers) and Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (13 papers). John Goldak collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Sweden. John Goldak's co-authors include M.J. Bibby, C. S. Barrett, Tarik Kaya, Jeffrey Moore, B. R. Patel, A.S. Oddy, W. V. Youdelis, D.F. Watt, T. Robinson and W.E. Wallace and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Power Sources and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

John Goldak

71 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

A new finite element model for welding heat sources 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. A new finite element model for welding heat sources
    1984 2.5k citations John Goldak et al. Metallurgical Transactions B 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 Goldak Canada 22 4.0k 984 620 614 522 75 4.6k
Suck-Joo Na South Korea 32 3.1k 0.8× 519 0.5× 802 1.3× 440 0.7× 292 0.6× 153 3.4k
Yousuke Kawahito Japan 37 3.8k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 1.3k 2.1× 569 0.9× 304 0.6× 160 4.5k
Alexander Kaplan Sweden 36 4.1k 1.0× 768 0.8× 1.7k 2.7× 357 0.6× 711 1.4× 246 4.7k
I. M. Richardson Netherlands 28 2.2k 0.6× 530 0.5× 244 0.4× 585 1.0× 223 0.4× 149 2.6k
Xueming Hua China 33 3.3k 0.8× 548 0.6× 422 0.7× 692 1.1× 347 0.7× 186 3.6k
Chunming Wang China 37 3.7k 0.9× 563 0.6× 500 0.8× 666 1.1× 225 0.4× 149 4.0k
Young Hoon Moon South Korea 35 3.3k 0.8× 1.8k 1.8× 459 0.7× 1.1k 1.7× 390 0.7× 331 4.1k
Masami Mizutani Japan 29 2.9k 0.7× 411 0.4× 977 1.6× 245 0.4× 150 0.3× 158 3.2k
Fenggui Lu China 38 4.4k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 422 0.7× 828 1.3× 315 0.6× 194 4.7k
Shengchuan Wu China 43 4.3k 1.1× 2.6k 2.7× 447 0.7× 1.4k 2.2× 1.0k 1.9× 182 5.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Goldak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Goldak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Goldak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Goldak based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with John Goldak. John Goldak is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aminzadeh, Ahmad, Sasan Sattarpanah Karganroudi, & John Goldak. (2024). Insight into the Key Process Parameters on Residual Stress Distribution in Deep Drawing of Laser-Welded Blanks: Response Surface Modeling. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 33(8). 4136–4148. 2 indexed citations
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Mackey, David A., et al.. (2023). Transient Strain Monitoring of Weldments Using Distributed Fiber Optic System. Metals. 13(5). 865–865. 2 indexed citations
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Javadi, Yashar, et al.. (2018). Using ultrasonic and finite element for residual stress evaluation of a gas transmission pipeline. Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde). 76(2). 192–202. 6 indexed citations
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Eisazadeh, Hamid, Jeffrey R. Bunn, Harry Coules, et al.. (2016). A residual stress study in similar and dissimilar welds. Welding Journal. 95(4). 7 indexed citations
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Yetisir, M., et al.. (2015). Various Design Aspects of the Canadian Supercritical Water-Cooled Reactor Core. Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science. 2(1). 4 indexed citations
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Goldak, John, et al.. (2013). Challenges in Validation of Computational Weld Mechanics Code to Compute Residual Stress and Distortion in Welds. Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology. 136(1). 4 indexed citations
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Goldak, John, et al.. (2012). Computational Weld Mechanics and Optimization of Welding Procedures, Welds, and Welded Structures. OUKA (Osaka University Knowledge Archive) (Osaka University). 2011(2011). 55–60. 7 indexed citations
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Wärmefjord, Kristina, et al.. (2012). Combining Variation Simulation With Welding Simulation for Prediction of Deformation and Variation of a Final Assembly. Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering. 12(2). 21 indexed citations
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Goldak, John, et al.. (2008). The L2 norm of the deviation between the measured and computed transient displacement field in a test weld. International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde). 99(4). 428–433. 3 indexed citations
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Goldak, John, et al.. (2008). Numerical simulation of laser full penetration welding. Computational Materials Science. 44(3). 841–849. 76 indexed citations
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Goldak, John, et al.. (1996). Thermal Stress Analysis of Welds : From Melting Point to Room Temperature. OUKA (Osaka University Knowledge Archive) (Osaka University). 25(2). 185–189. 10 indexed citations
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Goldak, John, et al.. (1993). Error due to two dimensional approximation in heat transfer analysis of welds. Welding Journal. 72(9). 17 indexed citations
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Oddy, A.S., et al.. (1991). AN ADAPTIVE MESH-MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL AUTOMATIC FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS. Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering. 15(1). 57–70. 8 indexed citations
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Goldak, John, et al.. (1990). Distortion control in simulated one-pass panel bead welds. Marine Structures. 3(1). 3–24. 7 indexed citations
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Goldak, John, et al.. (1987). Isoparametric quadrilaterals and hexahedrons for mesh‐grading algorithms. Communications in Applied Numerical Methods. 3(2). 155–163. 38 indexed citations
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Goldak, John. (1985). A Double Ellipsoid Finite Element Model for Welding Heat Sources. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 212. 44 indexed citations
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Goldak, John, et al.. (1984). A new finite element model for welding heat sources. Metallurgical Transactions B. 15(2). 299–305. 2495 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robinson, T., W.E. Wallace, & John Goldak. (1983). Post-weld heat-treatment cracking in superalloys. 28(1). 1–22. 37 indexed citations
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Bibby, M.J., et al.. (1979). Transient longitudinal strain changes during welding. Experimental Mechanics. 19(7). 259–264. 2 indexed citations

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