Kumar P. Dharmasena

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Kumar P. Dharmasena is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kumar P. Dharmasena has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 14 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 12 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kumar P. Dharmasena's work include Cellular and Composite Structures (18 papers), Structural Response to Dynamic Loads (10 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (9 papers). Kumar P. Dharmasena is often cited by papers focused on Cellular and Composite Structures (18 papers), Structural Response to Dynamic Loads (10 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (9 papers). Kumar P. Dharmasena collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Norway. Kumar P. Dharmasena's co-authors include H.N.G. Wadley, John W. Hutchinson, H.N.G. Wadley, A.G. Evans, Zhenyu Xue, J. Wang, Philip Dudt, D. J. E. Knight, V.S. Deshpande and D.T. Queheillalt and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, International Journal of Solids and Structures and Review of Scientific Instruments.

In The Last Decade

Kumar P. Dharmasena

31 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Mechanical response of metallic honeycomb sandwich panel structures to high-intensity dynamic loading

2007 378 citations Kumar P. Dharmasena, H.N.G. Wadley et al. International Journal of Impact Engineering profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kumar P. Dharmasena United States	20	1.7k	970	719	659	386	31	2.2k
D. Karagiozova Bulgaria	31	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	772 1.1×	701 1.1×	273 0.7×	75	2.5k
G.J. McShane United Kingdom	23	1.1k 0.7×	610 0.6×	494 0.7×	456 0.7×	242 0.6×	47	1.6k
Magnus Langseth Norway	23	1.3k 0.8×	891 0.9×	923 1.3×	963 1.5×	194 0.5×	73	2.1k
Marcı́lio Alves Brazil	29	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	1.1k 1.6×	117 0.3×	85	2.5k
Longmao Zhao China	35	2.7k 1.6×	1.5k 1.6×	1.0k 1.4×	1.1k 1.7×	755 2.0×	83	3.3k
P.J. Tan United Kingdom	20	1.4k 0.8×	628 0.6×	685 1.0×	436 0.7×	368 1.0×	63	1.9k
Arameh Eyvazian Qatar	29	1.4k 0.8×	604 0.6×	632 0.9×	943 1.4×	226 0.6×	71	2.2k
Alastair Johnson Germany	21	1.1k 0.7×	754 0.8×	390 0.5×	952 1.4×	314 0.8×	71	1.8k
Behrad Koohbor United States	24	957 0.6×	407 0.4×	371 0.5×	590 0.9×	339 0.9×	116	1.7k

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Dharmasena, Kumar P., et al.. (2017). High intensity impulsive loading by explosively accelerated granular matter. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 108. 229–251. 14 indexed citations

Dharmasena, Kumar P., et al.. (2017). High intensity impact of granular matter with edge-clamped ductile plates. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 111. 106–129. 5 indexed citations

Dharmasena, Kumar P., H.N.G. Wadley, Tao Liu, & V.S. Deshpande. (2013). The dynamic response of edge clamped plates loaded by spherically expanding sand shells. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 62. 182–195. 26 indexed citations

Wadley, H.N.G., et al.. (2013). Effect of core topology on projectile penetration in hybrid aluminum/alumina sandwich structures. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 62. 99–113. 48 indexed citations

Wadley, H.N.G., Tore Børvik, L. Olovsson, et al.. (2012). Deformation and fracture of impulsively loaded sandwich panels. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 61(2). 674–699. 101 indexed citations

Rimoli, Julián J., et al.. (2011). Wet-sand impulse loading of metallic plates and corrugated core sandwich panels. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 38(10). 837–848. 46 indexed citations

Børvik, Tore, et al.. (2011). A discrete particle approach to simulate the combined effect of blast and sand impact loading of steel plates. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 59(5). 940–958. 86 indexed citations

Dharmasena, Kumar P., H.N.G. Wadley, Keith A. Williams, Zhenyu Xue, & John W. Hutchinson. (2010). Response of metallic pyramidal lattice core sandwich panels to high intensity impulsive loading in air. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 38(5). 275–289. 128 indexed citations

Wadley, H.N.G., Kumar P. Dharmasena, Ming He, et al.. (2009). An active concept for limiting injuries caused by air blasts. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 37(3). 317–323. 52 indexed citations

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Dharmasena, Kumar P., D.T. Queheillalt, H.N.G. Wadley, et al.. (2008). Dynamic response of a multilayer prismatic structure to impulsive loads incident from water. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 36(4). 632–643. 68 indexed citations

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Wadley, H.N.G., Kumar P. Dharmasena, D.T. Queheillalt, et al.. (2007). Dynamic compression of square honeycomb structures during underwater impulsive loading. Journal of mechanics of materials and structures. 2(10). 2025–2048. 42 indexed citations

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Dharmasena, Kumar P., H.N.G. Wadley, Zhenyu Xue, & John W. Hutchinson. (2007). Mechanical response of metallic honeycomb sandwich panel structures to high-intensity dynamic loading. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 35(9). 1063–1074. 378 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wei, Zhiyong, Kumar P. Dharmasena, H.N.G. Wadley, & A.G. Evans. (2006). Analysis and interpretation of a test for characterizing the response of sandwich panels to water blast. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 34(10). 1602–1618. 59 indexed citations

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Yu, Zhenwei, Kumar P. Dharmasena, D. D. Hass, & H.N.G. Wadley. (2006). Vapor deposition of platinum alloyed nickel aluminide coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology. 201(6). 2326–2334. 16 indexed citations

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Hass, D. D., Kumar P. Dharmasena, & H.N.G. Wadley. (2002). An Electron Beam Method for Creating Combinatorial Libraries: Application to Next Generation Thermal Barrier Coatings Systems. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations

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Dharmasena, Kumar P. & H.N.G. Wadley. (2002). Electrical Conductivity of Open-cell Metal Foams. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 17(3). 625–631. 70 indexed citations

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Dharmasena, Kumar P. & H.N.G. Wadley. (1999). Modeling multifrequency eddy current sensor interactions during vertical Bridgman growth of semiconductors. Review of Scientific Instruments. 70(7). 3125–3142. 5 indexed citations

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Dharmasena, Kumar P. & H.N.G. Wadley. (1997). Eddy current sensor concepts for the Bridgman growth of semiconductors. Journal of Crystal Growth. 172(3-4). 303–312. 8 indexed citations

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Wadley, H.N.G. & Kumar P. Dharmasena. (1993). Simulation of the eddy current sensing of gallium arsenide Czochralski crystal growth. Journal of Crystal Growth. 130(3-4). 553–566. 11 indexed citations

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Dharmasena, Kumar P. & H.N.G. Wadley. (1991). Eddy current sensing of intermetallic composite consolidation. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations

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