John M. Biggs

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

John M. Biggs is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John M. Biggs has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 3 papers in Building and Construction and 3 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in John M. Biggs's work include Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis (6 papers), Seismic Performance and Analysis (4 papers) and Railway Engineering and Dynamics (3 papers). John M. Biggs is often cited by papers focused on Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis (6 papers), Seismic Performance and Analysis (4 papers) and Railway Engineering and Dynamics (3 papers). John M. Biggs collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. John M. Biggs's co-authors include H. M. Irvine, Hooshang Banon, Daniele Veneziano, Amir M. Kaynia, Shih-sheng Paul Lai, José M. Roësset, Erik H. Vanmarcke, C. Allin Cornell, Robert V. Whitman and Stavros A. Anagnostopoulos and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Structural Engineering, OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) and DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

In The Last Decade

John M. Biggs

16 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Introduction to Structural Dynamics

1964 993 citations John M. Biggs Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John M. Biggs United States	9	1.3k	311	278	266	138	17	1.5k
Vernon B. Watwood United States	6	895 0.7×	136 0.4×	370 1.3×	78 0.3×	59 0.4×	10	1.1k
Uwe Starossek Germany	19	1.1k 0.9×	124 0.4×	233 0.8×	207 0.8×	209 1.5×	88	1.3k
G A Parke United Kingdom	20	919 0.7×	381 1.2×	252 0.9×	199 0.7×	169 1.2×	74	1.3k
Daniel G. Linzell United States	19	1.2k 0.9×	255 0.8×	228 0.8×	159 0.6×	89 0.6×	97	1.3k
Wilfried B. Krätzig Germany	19	732 0.6×	332 1.1×	331 1.2×	62 0.2×	157 1.1×	89	1.2k
Amin Ghali Canada	23	2.1k 1.6×	180 0.6×	1.2k 4.3×	60 0.2×	108 0.8×	157	2.2k
George Solomos Italy	20	754 0.6×	600 1.9×	180 0.6×	397 1.5×	21 0.2×	64	1.3k
Jihong Ye China	20	1.1k 0.9×	193 0.6×	476 1.7×	157 0.6×	65 0.5×	117	1.3k
Felice Carlo Ponzo Italy	25	1.4k 1.1×	169 0.5×	418 1.5×	152 0.6×	126 0.9×	103	1.6k
A.C. Walker United Kingdom	18	718 0.5×	378 1.2×	164 0.6×	103 0.4×	184 1.3×	58	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John M. Biggs

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All Works

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Biggs, John M.. (1986). Introduction to Structural Engineering: Analysis and Design. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Biggs, John M., et al.. (1983). Cable‐Stayed Bridges: Degrees of Anchorng. Journal of Structural Engineering. 109(1). 200–220. 5 indexed citations

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Biggs, John M.. (1982). Flexible sleeved pile foundations for aseismic design. 3 indexed citations

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Kaynia, Amir M., Daniele Veneziano, & John M. Biggs. (1981). Seismic Effectiveness of Tuned Mass Dampers. Journal of the Structural Division. 107(8). 1465–1484. 151 indexed citations

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Banon, Hooshang, John M. Biggs, & H. M. Irvine. (1981). Seismic Damage in Reinforced Concrete Frames. Journal of the Structural Division. 107(9). 1713–1729. 152 indexed citations

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Banon, Hooshang, John M. Biggs, & H. M. Irvine. (1980). Prediction of seismic damage in reinforced concrete frames. Seismic behavior and design of buildings, report no. 3. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 81. 15165. 2 indexed citations

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Lai, Shih-sheng Paul & John M. Biggs. (1980). Inelastic Response Spectra for Aseismic Building Design. Journal of the Structural Division. 106(6). 1295–1310. 57 indexed citations

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Anagnostopoulos, Stavros A., et al.. (1978). Use of Inelastic Spectra in Aseismic Design. Journal of the Structural Division. 104(1). 95–109. 15 indexed citations

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Whitman, Robert V., et al.. (1975). Seismic Design Decision Analysis. Journal of the Structural Division. 101(5). 1067–1084. 48 indexed citations

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Biggs, John M., et al.. (1971). Integrated System for RC Building Design. Journal of the Structural Division. 97(1). 13–31. 1 indexed citations

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Biggs, John M. & José M. Roësset. (1970). SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF EQUIPMENT MOUNTED ON A MASSIVE STRUCTURE.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 291(4). 1743–8. 20 indexed citations

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Biggs, John M. & Robert D. Logcher. (1964). STRESS: A PROBLEM-ORIENTED LANGUAGE FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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Biggs, John M.. (1964). Introduction to Structural Dynamics. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 993 indexed citations breakdown →

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Biggs, John M., et al.. (1957). The Vibration of Simple Span Highway Bridges. Journal of the Structural Division. 83(2). 11 indexed citations

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Biggs, John M., et al.. (1956). VIBRATION MEASUREMENTS ON SIMPLE-SPAN BRIDGES. Highway research record. 11 indexed citations

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Biggs, John M., et al.. (1956). Wind Loads on Girder Bridges. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 121(1). 101–120.

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Biggs, John M.. (1954). Wind Loads on Truss Bridges. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 119(1). 879–892. 6 indexed citations

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