L. H. Donnell

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 452 citations indexed

About

L. H. Donnell is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, L. H. Donnell has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 452 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 2 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 1 paper in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in L. H. Donnell's work include Structural Analysis and Optimization (3 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (2 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (2 papers). L. H. Donnell is often cited by papers focused on Structural Analysis and Optimization (3 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (2 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (2 papers). L. H. Donnell collaborates with scholars based in United States. L. H. Donnell's co-authors include D. Muster and E. F. Masur and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Mechanics, AIAA Journal and Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division.

In The Last Decade

L. H. Donnell

9 papers receiving 414 citations

Hit Papers

Beams, plates and shells 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 100 200 300
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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. Beams, plates and shells
    1976 387 citations L. H. Donnell profile →

Peers

L. H. Donnell
E. E. Sechler United States
Thein Wah United States
Stanisław Łukasiewicz Canada
Garry M. Lindberg Canada
Chien Wei-zang China
William Arthur Nash United States
Alexander L. Florence United States
A. S. Vol'mir
E. A. Witmer United States
A. Maewal United States
E. E. Sechler United States
L. H. Donnell
Citations per year, relative to L. H. Donnell L. H. Donnell (= 1×) peers E. E. Sechler

Countries citing papers authored by L. H. Donnell

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Fields of papers citing papers by L. H. Donnell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. H. Donnell

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

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
1.
Donnell, L. H.. (1989). Thick General Shells Under General Loading. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 56(2). 391–394. 4 indexed citations
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Donnell, L. H.. (1976). Beams, plates and shells. 387 indexed citations breakdown →
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Donnell, L. H. & D. Muster. (1967). PROCEEDINGS - SYMPOSIUM ON THE THEORY OF SHELLS TO HONOR LLOYD HAMILTON DONNELL,. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10 indexed citations
4.
Donnell, L. H.. (1963). CONCENTRATED LOADS ON INFLATED STRUCTURES. AIAA Journal. 1(8). 1823–1828. 2 indexed citations
5.
Donnell, L. H.. (1962). About Saint-Venant’s Principle. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 29(4). 752–753. 1 indexed citations
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Masur, E. F., et al.. (1961). Stability of Frames in the Presence of Primary Bending Moments. Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division. 87(4). 19–34. 5 indexed citations
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Donnell, L. H.. (1956). Effect of Imperfections on Buckling of Thin Cylinders Under External Pressure. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 23(4). 569–575. 30 indexed citations
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Donnell, L. H.. (1954). General Solution for Nonuniform Hinged-End Columns. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 21(2). 196–197. 1 indexed citations
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Donnell, L. H.. (1952). Bending of Rectangular Beams. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 19(1). 123–123. 12 indexed citations

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