KN Smith

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
12 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

KN Smith is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, KN Smith has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 7 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 4 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in KN Smith's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (8 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (4 papers) and High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (3 papers). KN Smith is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (8 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (4 papers) and High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (3 papers). KN Smith collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. KN Smith's co-authors include Madhar Haddad, T. H. Topper and Norman E. Dowling and has published in prestigious journals such as SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series, Engineering Fracture Mechanics and International Journal of Fracture.

In The Last Decade

KN Smith

11 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Stress-Strain Function for the Fatigue of Metals

1970 1.4k citations KN Smith profile →
Prediction of non propagating cracks

1979 844 citations Madhar Haddad, T. H. Topper et al. Engineering Fracture Mechanics profile →
Fatigue Crack Propagation of Short Cracks

1979 509 citations Madhar Haddad, KN Smith et al. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
KN Smith Canada	7	2.5k	2.0k	694	602	285	12	3.0k
T. H. Topper Canada	18	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	590 0.9×	581 1.0×	195 0.7×	72	2.4k
Darrell Socie United States	16	2.4k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	684 1.0×	574 1.0×	318 1.1×	34	2.7k
L. F. Coffin United States	15	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	588 0.8×	647 1.1×	169 0.6×	46	2.5k
F. Ellyin Canada	31	2.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	808 1.2×	607 1.0×	172 0.6×	102	3.1k
T.H. Hyde United Kingdom	35	2.8k 1.1×	3.5k 1.7×	721 1.0×	1.1k 1.7×	137 0.5×	255	4.2k
Madhar Haddad Canada	10	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	442 0.6×	391 0.6×	139 0.5×	20	1.8k
Cetin Morris Sonsino Germany	28	2.9k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 2.0×	447 0.7×	190 0.7×	133	3.5k
Uwe Zerbst Germany	32	2.9k 1.2×	2.8k 1.4×	713 1.0×	941 1.6×	195 0.7×	114	3.7k
J. C. Newman United States	26	2.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	585 0.8×	521 0.9×	230 0.8×	82	2.4k
W. Elber United States	11	2.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	696 1.0×	576 1.0×	187 0.7×	21	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by KN Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by KN Smith

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of KN Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of KN Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of KN Smith 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 KN Smith. KN Smith is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Smith, KN, et al.. (1989). Structural analysis of old stone arch bridges. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 16(6). 789–797. 4 indexed citations

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Smith, KN, et al.. (1988). Load distribution in edge stiffened slab and slab-on-girder bridge decks. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 15(6). 977–983. 6 indexed citations

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Haddad, Madhar, Norman E. Dowling, T. H. Topper, & KN Smith. (1980). J integral applications for short fatigue cracks at notches. International Journal of Fracture. 16(1). 15–30. 227 indexed citations

4.

Haddad, Madhar, T. H. Topper, & KN Smith. (1979). Prediction of non propagating cracks. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 11(3). 573–584. 844 indexed citations breakdown →

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Haddad, Madhar, KN Smith, & T. H. Topper. (1979). Fatigue Crack Propagation of Short Cracks. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology. 101(1). 42–46. 509 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, KN, et al.. (1977). Mechanism of shear transfer in reinforced concrete beams. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 4(2). 145–152. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, KN, et al.. (1977). Indirect Loading on Beams with Short Shear Spans. ACI Journal Proceedings. 74(5). 11 indexed citations

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Smith, KN, et al.. (1974). Dependence of Fatigue Notch Factor on Plasticity and Duration of Crack Growth. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 2(1). 57–61. 8 indexed citations

9.

Smith, KN. (1972). A mean stress function for fatigue crack propagation. Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly. 11(2). 435–438. 3 indexed citations

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Smith, KN. (1970). A Stress-Strain Function for the Fatigue of Metals. 5. 767–778. 1351 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, KN & T. H. Topper. (1970). Basics of Structural Fatigue. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1.

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Smith, KN, et al.. (1958). Welded Aluminum Conductors in Isolated Phase Bus. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers Part III Power Apparatus and Systems. 77(3). 337–341. 1 indexed citations

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