John P. Wolf

6.0k citations

102 papers · 4.8k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 32

Impact in

Civil and Structural Engineering top 0.2%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
- Seismic Performance and Analysis
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
Mechanics of Materials top 0.2%
- Numerical methods in engineering

Papers in ⓘ

Civil and Structural Engineering 68
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures 42
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics 17
- Seismic Performance and Analysis 10
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization 9
Mechanics of Materials 40
- Numerical methods in engineering 34

Co-authors: Chongmin Song (24 shared papers)Jethro W. Meek (12 shared papers)Andrew Deeks (5 shared papers)Georges R. Darbre (6 shared papers)Carl Niemann (5 shared papers)Roger S. Crouch (3 shared papers)Hugo Bachmann (2 shared papers)Matthias Preisig (1 shared paper)
Journals: Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics (43 papers)Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (8 papers)International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (6 papers)Computers & Structures (5 papers)Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (3 papers)
Partner nations: Switzerland United States Australia

In The Last Decade

John P. Wolf

102 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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The scaled boundary finite-element method—alias consistent infinitesimal finite-element cell method—for elastodynamics 1997 · 663 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1997 Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
1994 CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
1989 Nuclear Engineering and Design

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1	The scaled boundary finite-element method—alias consistent infinitesimal finite-element cell method—for elastodynamics Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering ·Chongmin Song, John P. Wolf Hit paper breakdown →	1997	663
2	Soil-structure-interaction analysis in time domain Nuclear Engineering and Design ·John P. Wolf Hit paper breakdown →	1989	410
3	Foundation vibration analysis using simple physical models CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·John P. Wolf Hit paper breakdown →	1994	388
4	Finite-element Modelling of Unbounded Media CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·John P. Wolf	1996	268
5	The scaled boundary finite-element method – a primer: derivations Computers & Structures ·John P. Wolf, Chongmin Song	2000	242
6	Semi-analytical representation of stress singularities as occurring in cracks in anisotropic multi-materials with the scaled boundary finite-element method Computers & Structures ·Chongmin Song, John P. Wolf	2002	160
7	The scaled boundary finite-element method – a primer: solution procedures Computers & Structures ·Chongmin Song, John P. Wolf	2000	149
8	Approximate dynamic model of embedded foundation in time domain Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics ·John P. Wolf, Dario R. Somaini	1986	112
9	Spring-dashpot-mass models for foundation vibrations Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics ·John P. Wolf	1997	110
10	Consistent lumped‐parameter models for unbounded soil: Physical representation Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics ·John P. Wolf	1991	97
11	The scaled boundary finite-element method: analytical solution in frequency domain Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering ·Chongmin Song, John P. Wolf	1998	94
12	The scaled boundary finite-element method – a fundamental solution-less boundary-element method Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering ·John P. Wolf, Chongmin Song	2001	84
13	Some cornerstones of dynamic soil–structure interaction Engineering Structures ·John P. Wolf, Chongmin Song	2002	78
14	Cone Models for Homogeneous Soil. I Journal of Geotechnical Engineering ·Jethro W. Meek, John P. Wolf	1992	72
15	The scaled boundary finite element method?alias consistent infinitesimal finite element cell method?for diffusion International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering ·Chongmin Song, John P. Wolf	1999	69
16	Body loads in scaled boundary finite-element method Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering ·Chongmin Song, John P. Wolf	1999	64
17	Anh‐hierarchical adaptive procedure for the scaled boundary finite‐element method International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering ·Andrew Deeks, John P. Wolf	2002	58
18	Consistent lumped‐parameter models for unbounded soil: Frequency‐independent stiffness, damping and mass matrices Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics ·John P. Wolf	1991	58
19	Wave scattering by a canyon of arbitrary shape in a layered half‐space Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics ·Rudolf F. Vogt, John P. Wolf, Hugo Bachmann	1988	54
20	Cone Models for Embedded Foundation Journal of Geotechnical Engineering ·Jethro W. Meek, John P. Wolf	1994	52

About John P. Wolf

John P. Wolf is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computational Mechanics, having authored 102 papers that have together received 4.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (42 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (34 papers), Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (29 papers), Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods (28 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (17 papers), Seismic Performance and Analysis (10 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (9 papers) and Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Civil and Structural Engineering (3.3k citations), Mechanics of Materials (2.1k citations), General Engineering (58 citations), Control and Systems Engineering (1.0k citations) and Computational Mechanics (896 citations). John P. Wolf has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Chongmin Song, Jethro W. Meek, Andrew Deeks, Georges R. Darbre, Carl Niemann, Roger S. Crouch, Hugo Bachmann, Matthias Preisig, Yannis F. Dafalias and Benedikt Weber. Their work appears in journals such as Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Computers & Structures and Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering.

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