K. Washizu

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

K. Washizu is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Control and Systems Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Washizu has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Computational Mechanics, 11 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 10 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in K. Washizu's work include Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (7 papers), Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (7 papers) and Aerospace and Aviation Technology (5 papers). K. Washizu is often cited by papers focused on Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (7 papers), Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (7 papers) and Aerospace and Aviation Technology (5 papers). K. Washizu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. K. Washizu's co-authors include Tsukasa Nakayama, Akihisa Ohya, Keisuke Fujii, Masato Ikegawa, Akira Azuma, Yoshikazu Miyazawa, E. Reissner, Shinji Suzuki, Takeshi Adachi and Kunihiko Tanaka and has published in prestigious journals such as AIAA Journal, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and Journal of Sound and Vibration.

In The Last Decade

K. Washizu

28 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Variational Methods in Elasticity and Plasticity 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Variational Methods in Elasticity and Plasticity
    1982 1.5k citations K. Washizu Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) profile →

Peers

K. Washizu
M. D. Olson Canada
R. L. Harder United States
V. V. Bolotin Russia
Earl A. Thornton United States
Henry T. Y. Yang United States
R. E. D. Bishop United Kingdom
Alfred G. Striz United States
A. H. Shah Canada
R. P. Nordgren United States
Leonard R. Herrmann United States
M. D. Olson Canada
K. Washizu
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Countries citing papers authored by K. Washizu

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. Washizu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Washizu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. Washizu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. Washizu 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 K. Washizu. K. Washizu 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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Miyazawa, Yoshikazu & K. Washizu. (1983). A finite state aerodynamic model for a lifting surface in incompressible flow. AIAA Journal. 21(2). 163–171. 6 indexed citations
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Washizu, K.. (1982). Variational Methods in Elasticity and Plasticity. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 1498 indexed citations breakdown →
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Washizu, K.. (1982). Some applications of finite element techniques to nonlinear free surface fluid flow problems. 3–15. 1 indexed citations
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Nakayama, Tsukasa & K. Washizu. (1981). The boundary element method applied to the analysis of two‐dimensional nonlinear sloshing problems. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 17(11). 1631–1646. 138 indexed citations
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Washizu, K., et al.. (1980). Optimum design of Beck's column. Computers & Structures. 11(6). 473–480. 31 indexed citations
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Nakayama, Tsukasa & K. Washizu. (1980). Nonlinear analysis of liquid motion in a container subjected to forced pitching oscillation. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 15(8). 1207–1220. 74 indexed citations
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Washizu, K., et al.. (1980). Aeroelastic instability of rectangular cylinders in a torsional mode due to a transverse wind. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 72(4). 507–521. 34 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Shinji & K. Washizu. (1980). Calculation of wing-body pressures in incompressible flow using Green's function method. Journal of Aircraft. 17(5). 326–331. 4 indexed citations
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Washizu, K., et al.. (1979). Application of the finite element method to minimum mass design of a bar with two specified natural frequencies. Computers & Structures. 10(3). 539–545. 3 indexed citations
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Washizu, K., et al.. (1978). Aeroelastic instability of rectangular cylinders in a heaving mode. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 59(2). 195–210. 91 indexed citations
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Washizu, K., et al.. (1978). A direct approach using the finite element method for the solution of the linear optimal control problem with a quadratic criterion. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 306(4). 309–319. 1 indexed citations
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Washizu, K., et al.. (1977). Motion cue effects on human pilot dynamics in manual control. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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Washizu, K., et al.. (1974). A note on the aeroelastic instability of a prismatic bar with square section. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 34(2). 233–248. 79 indexed citations
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Ikegawa, Masato & K. Washizu. (1973). Finite element method applied to analysis of flow over a spillway crest. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 6(2). 179–189. 53 indexed citations
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Washizu, K., et al.. (1970). A Note on the T-tail Flutter. The Journal of the Japan Society of Aeronautical Engineering. 18(200). 327–333. 5 indexed citations
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Washizu, K., et al.. (1965). Reply by Authors to R.H. Smith. AIAA Journal. 3(10). 1981–1981. 3 indexed citations
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Washizu, K.. (1962). Variational principles in continuum mechanics. 4 indexed citations
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Reissner, E. & K. Washizu. (1957). On Torsional Vibrations of a Beam with a Small Amount of Pretwist. 5(47). 330–335. 4 indexed citations
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Washizu, K.. (1955). ON THE BOUNDS OF EIGENVALUES. The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics. 8(3). 311–325. 11 indexed citations

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