Mark E. Mear

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Mark E. Mear is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark E. Mear has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 23 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 13 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mark E. Mear's work include Numerical methods in engineering (27 papers), Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (14 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (13 papers). Mark E. Mear is often cited by papers focused on Numerical methods in engineering (27 papers), Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (14 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (13 papers). Mark E. Mear collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and Vietnam. Mark E. Mear's co-authors include John W. Hutchinson, J. R. Rice, Jaroon Rungamornrat, Long Xiao, K. Ravi‐Chandar, Mary F. Wheeler, N.A. Fleck, K. L. Johnson, Benjamin Ganis and Songshan Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Journal of Applied Mechanics and Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.

In The Last Decade

Mark E. Mear

46 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Crack Paralleling an Interface Between Dissimilar Materials 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 100 200 300 400
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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. Crack Paralleling an Interface Between Dissimilar Materials
    1987 457 citations John W. Hutchinson, Mark E. Mear et al. 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
Mark E. Mear United States 24 1.5k 825 373 299 172 46 1.9k
Valérie Mounoury France 5 1.3k 0.8× 494 0.6× 353 0.9× 268 0.9× 100 0.6× 6 1.7k
Yongxing Shen China 19 894 0.6× 443 0.5× 331 0.9× 248 0.8× 377 2.2× 71 1.4k
Norman Laws United Kingdom 25 2.4k 1.6× 460 0.6× 682 1.8× 363 1.2× 117 0.7× 48 2.9k
S. Mercier France 23 792 0.5× 811 1.0× 856 2.3× 135 0.5× 149 0.9× 60 1.5k
C.Y. Dong China 23 1.3k 0.9× 326 0.4× 204 0.5× 401 1.3× 485 2.8× 79 1.6k
В. І. Кущ Ukraine 23 1.4k 0.9× 249 0.3× 304 0.8× 105 0.4× 71 0.4× 117 1.6k
Alfredo E. Huespe Argentina 31 2.2k 1.4× 684 0.8× 521 1.4× 925 3.1× 454 2.6× 83 3.0k
André Dragon France 23 1.2k 0.8× 438 0.5× 722 1.9× 448 1.5× 191 1.1× 74 1.7k
D.P. Rooke United Kingdom 32 3.1k 2.0× 588 0.7× 251 0.7× 1.3k 4.4× 231 1.3× 101 3.3k
Yvan Chastel France 17 991 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 567 1.5× 130 0.4× 193 1.1× 213 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark E. Mear

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hu, Jing, et al.. (2023). An efficient computational framework for height-contained growing and intersecting hydraulic fracturing simulation via SGBEM–FEM. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 419. 116653–116653. 5 indexed citations
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Mear, Mark E., et al.. (2022). Weakly singular BIE-based procedure for T-stress analysis of cracks in 3D anisotropic linear elastic finite media. International Journal of Fracture. 239(2). 167–188. 2 indexed citations
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Hu, Jing & Mark E. Mear. (2022). A computational framework for well production simulation: Coupling steady state Darcy flow and channel flow by SGBEM–FEM. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 399. 115300–115300. 5 indexed citations
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Ganis, Benjamin, Vivette Girault, Mark E. Mear, Gurpreet Singh, & Mary F. Wheeler. (2013). Modeling Fractures in a Poro-Elastic Medium. Oil & Gas Science and Technology – Revue d’IFP Energies nouvelles. 69(4). 515–528. 23 indexed citations
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Mear, Mark E. & Gregory J. Rodin. (2011). An Isolated Mode I Three-Dimensional Planar Crack: The Stress Intensity Factor is Independent of The Elastic Constants. International Journal of Fracture. 172(2). 217–218. 1 indexed citations
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Rungamornrat, Jaroon & Mark E. Mear. (2010). SGBEM–FEM coupling for analysis of cracks in 3D anisotropic media. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 86(2). 224–248. 11 indexed citations
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Mear, Mark E., Igor Sevostianov, & Mark Kachanov. (2007). Elastic compliances of non-flat cracks. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 44(20). 6412–6427. 44 indexed citations
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Rungamornrat, Jaroon & Mark E. Mear. (2007). Weakly-singular, weak-form integral equations for cracks in three-dimensional anisotropic media. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 45(5). 1283–1301. 23 indexed citations
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Rungamornrat, Jaroon, Mary F. Wheeler, & Mark E. Mear. (2005). A Numerical Technique for Simulating Non-planar Evolution of Hydraulic Fractures. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 39 indexed citations
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Mear, Mark E., et al.. (1999). Evolution of elliptical voids in power-law viscous solids. Mechanics of Materials. 31(1). 9–28. 16 indexed citations
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Mear, Mark E., et al.. (1996). A boundary element method for two dimensional linear elastic fracture analysis. International Journal of Fracture. 74(3). 219–251. 61 indexed citations
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Yew, Ching H., et al.. (1993). On Perforating and Fracturing of Deviated Cased Wellbores. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 10 indexed citations
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Mear, Mark E., et al.. (1992). Effective properties of power-law solids containing elliptical inhomogeneities. Part I: Rigid inclusions. Mechanics of Materials. 13(4). 313–335. 24 indexed citations
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Mear, Mark E., et al.. (1991). Effect of inclusion shape on stiffness of isotropic and transversely isotropic two-phase composites. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 28(8). 975–1001. 13 indexed citations
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Mear, Mark E., et al.. (1991). Effect of inclusion shape on the stiffness of nonlinear two-phase composites. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 39(5). 627–649. 50 indexed citations
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Durban, David & Mark E. Mear. (1991). Asymptotic Solution for Extrusion of Sintered Powder Metals. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 58(2). 582–584. 7 indexed citations
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Mear, Mark E.. (1990). On the plastic yielding of porous metals. Mechanics of Materials. 9(1). 33–48. 19 indexed citations
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Mear, Mark E. & David Durban. (1989). Radial flow of sintered powder metals. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 31(1). 37–49. 9 indexed citations
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Hutchinson, John W., Mark E. Mear, & J. R. Rice. (1987). Crack Paralleling an Interface Between Dissimilar Materials. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 54(4). 828–832. 457 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cleary, M. P., R. G. Keck, & Mark E. Mear. (1983). Microcomputer Models for the Design of Hydraulic Fractures. 11 indexed citations

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