L. B. Freund

17.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
186 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

L. B. Freund is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, L. B. Freund has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 60 papers in Materials Chemistry and 53 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in L. B. Freund's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (37 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (33 papers) and High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (31 papers). L. B. Freund is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (37 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (33 papers) and High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (31 papers). L. B. Freund collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. L. B. Freund's co-authors include S. Suresh, Richard M. Christensen, Eric Chason, John W. Hutchinson, S. Suresh, Gilbert Strang, J. A. Floro, Ares J. Rosakis, Harley T. Johnson and Sean Hearne and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

L. B. Freund

182 papers receiving 13.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Thin Film Materials: Stress, Defect Formation and Surface Evolution

2004 1.3k citations L. B. Freund et al. profile →
Theory of Viscoelasticity

1971 1.1k citations L. B. Freund et al. Journal of Applied Mechanics profile →
Dynamic Fracture Mechanics

1990 994 citations L. B. Freund Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
Introduction to Applied Mathematics

1986 415 citations L. B. Freund et al. Journal of Applied Mechanics profile →
Dynamic Fracture Mechanics

1992 406 citations L. B. Freund et al. Journal of Applied Mechanics profile →

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Quantum Hall effect and current distribution in the three-dimensional topological insulator HgTe 2025 ·Physical Review Research ·(unknown), L. B. Freund, Manuela Kuhn, J. F. Ziegler, Elisabeth Richter, (unknown), (unknown), D. A. Kozlov, Н. Н. Михайлов, J. Weis, D. Weiß	1
2	Development of a portable SERS tool to evaluate the effectiveness of washing methods to remove pesticide residue from fruit surface 2024 ·Analytica Chimica Acta ·L. B. Freund, (unknown), Huiyuan Guo	0
3	Pressure induced by thermal fluctuation of an elastic filament confined within a narrow channel 2015 ·Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids ·L. B. Freund	0
4	Optimum size of a molecular bond cluster in adhesion 2008 ·Physical Review E ·Yuan Lin, L. B. Freund	22
5	Adhesion of single bacterial cells in the micronewton range 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Peter H. Tsang, Guanglai Li, Yves V. Brun, L. B. Freund, Jay X. Tang	154
6	Forced detachment of a vesicle in adhesive contact with a substrate 2006 ·International Journal of Solids and Structures ·Yuan Lin, L. B. Freund	38
7	Strain-Induced Quantum Ring Hole States in a Gated Vertical Quantum Dot 2002 ·Physical Review Letters ·Jun Liu, A. Zaslavsky, L. B. Freund	6
8	Energy dissipation in dynamic fracture of brittle materials 1999 ·Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering ·(unknown), L. B. Freund, A. Needleman	30
9	In Situ Measurements of Stress Relaxation During Strained Layer Heteroepitaxy 1999 ·MRS Proceedings ·Eric Chason, (unknown), K. Tetz, R. Beresford, L. B. Freund, Marı́a Ujué González, Jerrold A. Floro	3
10	A lower bound on implant density to induce wafer splitting in forming compliant substrate structures 1997 ·Applied Physics Letters ·L. B. Freund	79
11	Substrate Curvature Change Due to Morphological Instability of a Strained Epitaxial Surface Film 1996 ·MRS Proceedings ·Fjóla Jónsdóttir, L. B. Freund	1
12	Continuum Modeling of Stress-Driven Surface Diffusion in Strained Elastic Materials 1993 ·MRS Proceedings ·L. B. Freund, Glenn E. Beltz, Fjóla Jónsdóttir	11
13	Dynamic Fracture Mechanics breakdown → 1990 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·L. B. Freund	994
14	The Mechanics of Dynamic Fracture 1986 ·Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) ·L. B. Freund	2
15	An analysis of antiplane shear crack growth in a rate sensitive elastic-plastic material 1986 ·International Journal of Fracture ·Weiwei Yang, L. B. Freund	8
16	Analysis of a dynamically loaded three-point-bend ductile fracture specimen 1986 ·Engineering Fracture Mechanics ·Taro Nakamura, C.F. Shih, L. B. Freund	93
17	Computational methods based on an energy integral in dynamic fracture 1985 ·International Journal of Fracture ·Taro Nakamura, C.F. Shih, L. B. Freund	72
18	A two-dimensional analysis of surface deformation due to dip-slip faulting 1976 ·Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·L. B. Freund, D. M. Barnett	124
19	An estimate of strike-slip fault friction stress and fault depth from surface displacement data 1975 ·Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·D. M. Barnett, L. B. Freund	3
20	Surface Waves Guided by a Slit in an Elastic Solid 1972 ·Journal of Applied Mechanics ·L. B. Freund	10

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