J.W. Hancock

4.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
37 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

J.W. Hancock is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, J.W. Hancock has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in J.W. Hancock's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (26 papers), Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (15 papers) and Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (13 papers). J.W. Hancock is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (26 papers), Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (15 papers) and Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (13 papers). J.W. Hancock collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. J.W. Hancock's co-authors include Alexander Mackenzie, Ning Cai, David K. Brown, Robert D. Thomson, Ahmed M. Mohammed, M.J. Cowling, Maureen Bain, J.D.G. Sumpter, Xiaocheng Huang and T.-L. Sham and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Mechanics, Journal of Materials Science and Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.

In The Last Decade

J.W. Hancock

36 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

On the mechanisms of ductile failure in high-strength ste... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 1991 1977 250 500 750 1000

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J.W. Hancock United Kingdom 18 2.6k 2.4k 1.5k 498 277 37 3.3k
W. Brocks Germany 31 2.2k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 194 0.4× 195 0.7× 103 2.9k
S. Tarafder India 33 2.1k 0.8× 3.0k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 296 0.6× 673 2.4× 145 3.4k
Sebastian Münstermann Germany 29 2.1k 0.8× 2.6k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 250 0.5× 346 1.2× 212 3.0k
Surajit Kumar Paul India 34 2.1k 0.8× 2.8k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 345 0.7× 227 0.8× 142 3.3k
W. Elber United States 11 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 576 0.4× 696 1.4× 166 0.6× 21 2.3k
J. C. Newman United States 26 2.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 521 0.4× 585 1.2× 105 0.4× 82 2.4k
Darrell Socie United States 16 2.4k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 574 0.4× 684 1.4× 119 0.4× 34 2.7k
Yingbin Bao United States 8 2.4k 0.9× 2.8k 1.2× 1.9k 1.3× 527 1.1× 86 0.3× 9 3.3k
L. F. Coffin United States 15 1.6k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 647 0.4× 588 1.2× 130 0.5× 46 2.5k
H. Ghonem United States 19 1.1k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 637 0.4× 168 0.3× 142 0.5× 54 1.7k

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All Works

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Hancock, J.W., et al.. (2013). Mode I and Mixed-mode I/II Crack Tip Fields Unified by Constraint. Gruppo Italiano Frattura Digital Repository (Gruppo Italiano Frattura). 2 indexed citations
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Lowe, K. Todd & J.W. Hancock. (2013). The effect of constraint on the field of interface cracks between strength mismatched materials in elastic - perfectly plastic plane strain conditions. Gruppo Italiano Frattura Digital Repository (Gruppo Italiano Frattura). 1 indexed citations
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Hancock, J.W., et al.. (2013). Ductile tearing of interacting surface breaking defects. Gruppo Italiano Frattura Digital Repository (Gruppo Italiano Frattura).
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Hancock, J.W., et al.. (2008). APPLICATION OF LARGE APERTURE EMATS TO WELD INSPECTION. AIP conference proceedings. 975. 817–822. 1 indexed citations
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Hancock, J.W., et al.. (2007). The toughness of laser welded joints in the ductile–brittle transition. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 74(15). 2395–2419. 35 indexed citations
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Bain, Maureen, et al.. (2006). Microcracks in Eggs. Poultry Science. 85(11). 2001–2008. 47 indexed citations
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Rahman, M. & J.W. Hancock. (2005). Elastic perfectly-plastic asymptotic mixed mode crack tip fields in plane stress. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 43(13). 3692–3704. 11 indexed citations
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Ainsworth, R.A., et al.. (2005). Review of a procedure for performing constraint and attenuation-corrected fracture mechanics safety case calculations for Magnox reactor steel pressure vessels. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping. 82(6). 496–508. 2 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Anuradha & J.W. Hancock. (2003). The role of constraint in the fields of a crack normal to the interface between elastically and plastically mismatched solids. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 52(5). 1093–1108. 2 indexed citations
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Hancock, J.W., et al.. (2003). The re-characterisation of complex defects. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 71(7-8). 981–1000. 21 indexed citations
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Hancock, J.W., et al.. (2001). Brittle fracture from interacting surface breaking defects. 1 indexed citations
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Sham, T.-L., et al.. (1999). A family of plane strain crack tip stress fields for interface cracks in strength-mismatched elastic–perfectly plastic solids. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 47(9). 1963–2010. 16 indexed citations
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Hancock, J.W., et al.. (1995). Constraint-based failure assessment diagrams. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 451(1943). 757–777. 13 indexed citations
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Hancock, J.W., et al.. (1995). Constraint-based failure assessment diagrams. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping. 64(3). 287–298. 28 indexed citations
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Cai, Ning & J.W. Hancock. (1991). Two-Parameter Characterization of Elastic-Plastic Crack-Tip Fields. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 58(1). 104–110. 582 indexed citations breakdown →
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Betegón, Covadonga, et al.. (1991). J dominance in mixed mode loading. International Journal of Fracture. 52(3). 191–206. 19 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiaocheng & J.W. Hancock. (1988). The stress intensity factors of semi-elliptical cracks in a tubular welded T-joint under axial loading. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 30(1). 25–35. 17 indexed citations
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Hancock, J.W., et al.. (1988). THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRACKS BY DEFECT COALESCENCE. 10 indexed citations
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Hancock, J.W. & M.J. Cowling. (1980). Role of state of stress in crack-tip failure processes. Metal Science. 14(8-9). 293–304. 80 indexed citations
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Hancock, J.W. & Alexander Mackenzie. (1976). On the mechanisms of ductile failure in high-strength steels subjected to multi-axial stress-states. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 24(2-3). 147–160. 1157 indexed citations breakdown →

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