M. J. Forrestal
Impact in
- Mechanics of Materials top 0.05%
- Energetic Materials and Combustion
- Rock Mechanics and Modeling
- Civil and Structural Engineering top 0.1%
- Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
Papers in
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- High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior 77
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- Energetic Materials and Combustion 40
- Elasticity and Wave Propagation 9
- Co-authors
- D. J. Frew (17 shared papers)V.K. Luk (12 shared papers)S.J. Hanchak (8 shared papers)Weiqiang Chen (6 shared papers)Thomas L. Warren (15 shared papers)W. Chen (4 shared papers)N. S. Brar (4 shared papers)D. Y. Tzou (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Applied Mechanics (31 papers)International Journal of Impact Engineering (25 papers)AIAA Journal (19 papers)Experimental Mechanics (18 papers)International Journal of Solids and Structures (12 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesNorwayCzechia
In The Last Decade
M. J. Forrestal
120 papers receiving 6.4k citations
M. J. Forrestal's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 81
- Mechanics of Materials 4.2k
- Civil and Structural Engineering 3.4k
- Materials Chemistry 5.8k
- Aerospace Engineering 1.1k
- Ocean Engineering 659
Countries citing papers authored by M. J. Forrestal
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Fields of papers citing papers by M. J. Forrestal
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 123 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | Pulse shaping techniques for testing brittle materials with a split hopkinson pressure bar Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 540 |
| 2 | 1994 | 370 | |
| 3 | 2001 | 368 | |
| 4 | 1999 | 298 | |
| 5 | 1992 | 282 | |
| 6 | 1996 | 268 | |
| 7 | 2003 | 252 | |
| 8 | 1997 | 233 | |
| 9 | 1992 | 228 | |
| 10 | 1998 | 219 | |
| 11 | 2005 | 184 | |
| 12 | 1988 | 180 | |
| 13 | 1988 | 160 | |
| 14 | 2002 | 144 | |
| 15 | 2005 | 131 | |
| 16 | 2006 | 127 | |
| 17 | 2008 | 116 | |
| 18 | 1999 | 112 | |
| 19 | 1987 | 112 | |
| 20 | 1986 | 110 |
About M. J. Forrestal
M. J. Forrestal is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Geophysics, having authored 123 papers that have together received 6.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (77 papers), Energetic Materials and Combustion (40 papers), Structural Response to Dynamic Loads (30 papers), Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology (28 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (19 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (16 papers), Geophysical Methods and Applications (10 papers) and Elasticity and Wave Propagation (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Mechanics of Materials (4.2k citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (3.4k citations), Materials Chemistry (5.8k citations), Aerospace Engineering (1.1k citations) and Ocean Engineering (659 citations). M. J. Forrestal has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Norway and Czechia. Frequent co-authors include D. J. Frew, V.K. Luk, S.J. Hanchak, Weiqiang Chen, Thomas L. Warren, W. Chen, N. S. Brar, D. Y. Tzou, James Cargile and D. B. Longcope. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Applied Mechanics, International Journal of Impact Engineering, AIAA Journal, Experimental Mechanics and International Journal of Solids and Structures.
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