Maria Comninou

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Maria Comninou is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Comninou has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 21 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 13 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Maria Comninou's work include Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (36 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (31 papers) and Numerical methods in engineering (27 papers). Maria Comninou is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (36 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (31 papers) and Numerical methods in engineering (27 papers). Maria Comninou collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Philippines. Maria Comninou's co-authors include J. Dundurs, J. R. Barber, David Schmueser, Ioannis V. Yannas, John W. Holmes, Sheri Sheppard, Fu‐Kuo Chang, D.A. Hills, SD Sheppard and L. M. Keer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and Journal of the American Ceramic Society.

In The Last Decade

Maria Comninou

84 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Interface Crack 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 200 400 600
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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. The Interface Crack
    1977 607 citations Maria Comninou Journal of Applied Mechanics profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maria Comninou United States 27 2.4k 574 382 369 353 85 2.8k
D.A. Hills United Kingdom 27 2.9k 1.2× 1.6k 2.7× 327 0.9× 82 0.2× 328 0.9× 132 3.2k
Valérie Mounoury France 5 1.3k 0.5× 494 0.9× 353 0.9× 295 0.8× 268 0.8× 6 1.7k
Dominique Leguillon France 33 3.7k 1.5× 989 1.7× 858 2.2× 311 0.8× 689 2.0× 121 4.5k
B. W. Rosen United States 18 3.4k 1.4× 1.4k 2.4× 599 1.6× 222 0.6× 888 2.5× 46 4.1k
Joris J. C. Remmers Netherlands 28 2.3k 1.0× 731 1.3× 379 1.0× 201 0.5× 1.1k 3.0× 94 3.4k
S.G. Lekhnitskii Russia 7 2.7k 1.1× 730 1.3× 423 1.1× 194 0.5× 940 2.7× 9 3.3k
Xiaopeng Xu United States 8 2.5k 1.0× 595 1.0× 765 2.0× 97 0.3× 721 2.0× 10 3.1k
Jean‐Louis Chaboche France 15 3.2k 1.3× 1.7k 3.0× 1.2k 3.1× 435 1.2× 954 2.7× 28 4.3k
Jacob Aboudi Israel 40 5.8k 2.4× 1.4k 2.4× 1.2k 3.2× 548 1.5× 1.5k 4.3× 290 6.8k
Norman Laws United Kingdom 25 2.4k 1.0× 460 0.8× 682 1.8× 128 0.3× 363 1.0× 48 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maria Comninou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Comninou

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lu, Xiaoping, J. R. Barber, & Maria Comninou. (1992). Stress concentration due to an array or hemispherical cavities at the surface of an elastic half-space. Journal of Elasticity. 28(2). 111–122. 5 indexed citations
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Lu, Xiaoping & Maria Comninou. (1990). The equivalent elastic compliances of an elastic solid with interface cracks. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 32(12). 1011–1019. 1 indexed citations
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Dundurs, J. & Maria Comninou. (1983). On the exterior crack with contact zones. International Journal of Engineering Science. 21(3). 223–230. 5 indexed citations
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Dundurs, J., et al.. (1983). Energy relations for SH waves interacting with a frictional contact interface. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 19(7). 579–586. 9 indexed citations
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Comninou, Maria, J. R. Barber, & J. Dundurs. (1983). Interface slip caused by a surface load moving at constant speed. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 25(1). 41–46. 19 indexed citations
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Dundurs, J. & Maria Comninou. (1983). An Educational Elasticity Problem With Friction, Part 3: General Load Paths. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 50(1). 77–84. 12 indexed citations
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Barber, J. R. & Maria Comninou. (1982). Rolling of elastic cylinders with friction at supersonic speed. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 18(9). 783–789. 4 indexed citations
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Comninou, Maria, J. Dundurs, & J. R. Barber. (1981). Planar Hertz Contact With Heat Conduction. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 48(3). 549–554. 28 indexed citations
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Schmueser, David, Maria Comninou, & J. Dundurs. (1980). Separation and slip between a layer and a substrate caused by a tensile load. International Journal of Engineering Science. 18(9). 1149–1155. 29 indexed citations
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Comninou, Maria & J. Dundurs. (1980). On Lack of Uniqueness in Heat Conduction through a Solid to Solid Contact. Journal of Heat Transfer. 102(2). 319–323. 28 indexed citations
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Comninou, Maria, David Schmueser, & J. Dundurs. (1980). Frictional slip between a layer and a substrate caused by a normal load. International Journal of Engineering Science. 18(1). 131–137. 30 indexed citations
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Comninou, Maria & J. Dundurs. (1979). Interaction of elastic waves with a unilateral interface. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 368(1732). 141–154. 20 indexed citations
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Schmueser, David & Maria Comninou. (1979). The periodic array of interface cracks and their interaction. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 15(12). 927–934. 15 indexed citations
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Comninou, Maria & J. Dundurs. (1979). A Closed Crack Tip Terminating at an Interface. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 46(1). 97–100. 18 indexed citations
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Comninou, Maria & J. Dundurs. (1978). Can two solids slide without slipping?. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 14(4). 251–260. 31 indexed citations
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Keer, L. M., et al.. (1978). The interface penny-shaped crack reconsidered. International Journal of Engineering Science. 16(10). 765–772. 27 indexed citations
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Comninou, Maria & J. Dundurs. (1977). Reflexion and refraction of elastic waves in presence of separation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 356(1687). 509–528. 23 indexed citations
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Comninou, Maria & Ioannis V. Yannas. (1976). Dependence of stress-strain nonlinearity of connective tissues on the geometry of collagen fibres. Journal of Biomechanics. 9(7). 427–433. 105 indexed citations
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Comninou, Maria, et al.. (1975). Dependence on the elastic constants of surface deformation due to faulting. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 65(5). 1173–1176. 6 indexed citations

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