Michael A. Sutton

21.6k citations

231 papers · 16.5k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 53

Impact in

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition top 0.05%
- Optical measurement and interference techniques
- Advanced Vision and Imaging
Media Technology top 0.1%
- Image Processing Techniques and Applications

Papers in

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 83
- Optical measurement and interference techniques 80
Mechanics of Materials 97
- Fatigue and fracture mechanics 47
- Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation 24

Co-authors: Hubert W. Schreier Jean‐José Orteu W. F. Ranson Tsuchin Philip Chu W. H. Peters Hugh A. Bruck S.R. McNeill A. P. Reynolds
Journals: Experimental Mechanics (44 papers)Engineering Fracture Mechanics (14 papers)International Journal of Fracture (12 papers)Optics and Lasers in Engineering (6 papers)International Journal of Impact Engineering (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States France China

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Sutton

224 papers receiving 15.9k citations

Hit Papers

7 papers align trajectories log scale

Image Correlation for Shape, Motion and Deformation Measurements 2009 · 1.4k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B))
2009 SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository
2008 Optics and Lasers in Engineering
2002 Experimental Mechanics
1993 Experimental Mechanics
1989 Experimental Mechanics
1985 Experimental Mechanics

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1	Short and long contact timescale Mode I tack response of uncured thermoset carbon/epoxy composite prepreg: An experimental study Composites Part B Engineering ·Debrup Chakraborty, Subramani Sockalingam, Karan Kodagali, Michael A. Sutton, Sreehari Rajan Kattil	2025	1
2	Uncertainty analysis of acceleration and velocity fields measured via DIC International Journal of Mechanical Sciences ·Dennis Miller, Karan Shah, Subramani Sockalingam, Michael A. Sutton, Frank D. Thomas, Karan Kodagali	2025	1
3	Dynamic characteristics of density-graded cellular materials for impact mitigation International Journal of Solids and Structures ·Vijendra Gupta, Addis Kidane, Michael A. Sutton	2024	4
4	Strain rate sensitivity of rotating-square auxetic metamaterials International Journal of Impact Engineering ·Behrad Koohbor, Kazi Zahir Uddin, Matthew Heras, George Youssef, Dennis Miller, Subramani Sockalingam, Michael A. Sutton, T. Kiel	2024	4
5	Direct spatio-temporal stress field determination combining full-field deformation measurements and explicit finite element method: Concept verification Extreme Mechanics Letters ·Subramani Sockalingam, Karan Kodagali, Michael A. Sutton, Dennis Miller, Tusit Weerasooriya	2023	3
6	A hybrid experimental-computational study: Prediction of flow fields and full-field pressure distributions on measured shapes of three-tab asphalt roofing shingles subjected to hurricane velocity winds Forces in Mechanics ·Troy Myers, Michael A. Sutton, Sreehari Rajan‐Kattil, Tanvir Farouk, Yuh J. Chao, Max Boozer, Addis Kidane	2023	0
7	Drone-Based StereoDIC: System Development, Experimental Validation and Infrastructure Application Experimental Mechanics ·Michail Kalaitzakis, Nikolaos Vitzilaios, Dimitris Rizos, Michael A. Sutton	2021	23
8	Determination of Viscoelastic Properties of human Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque by Inverse Boundary Value Analysis IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering ·Xiaochang Leng, Boran Zhou, Xiaomin Deng, Lindsey A. Davis, Michael A. Sutton, Tarek Shazly, Susan M. Lessner	2018	5
9	Analysis of dynamic bending test using ultra high speed DIC and the virtual fields method International Journal of Impact Engineering ·Behrad Koohbor, Addis Kidane, Michael A. Sutton, Xing Zhao, Silas Mallon	2017	34
10	Geotechnical approach to stope and pillar optimisation at Granny Smith Mine Luis Machuca, Michael A. Sutton, Rebecca Grow, Peter Andrews	2015	1
11	Modeling of Experimental Atherosclerotic Plaque Delamination Annals of Biomedical Engineering ·Xiaochang Leng, Xin Chen, Xiaomin Deng, Michael A. Sutton, Susan M. Lessner	2015	14
12	Computer Vision Based, Non-Contacting Deformation and Shape Measurements: A Revolution in Progress Scholar Commons (University of South Carolina) ·Michael A. Sutton	2013	3
13	Biomechanics of Porcine Renal Arteries and Role of Axial Stretch Journal of Biomechanical Engineering ·Stéphane Avril, Pierre Badel, M Gabr, Michael A. Sutton, Susan M. Lessner	2013	22
14	Quantitative Measurement of Dissection Resistance in Intimal and Medial Layers of Human Coronary Arteries Experimental Mechanics ·Ying Wang, J. A. Johnson, Francis G. Spinale, Michael A. Sutton, Susan M. Lessner	2013	21
15	Was FDR the Antichrist? The Birth of Fundamentalist Antiliberalism in a Global Age Journal of American History ·Michael A. Sutton	2012	14
16	Reinforcing Mechanisms of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Polymer Composites Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology ·Xiaodong Li, Hongsheng Gao, Wally A. Scrivens, Dongling Fei, Xiaoyou Xu, Michael A. Sutton, A. P. Reynolds, Michael L. Myrick	2007	88
17	Strain field measurements on mouse carotid arteries using microscopic three‐dimensional digital image correlation Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A ·Michael A. Sutton, X. Ke, Susan M. Lessner, M. Goldbach, M Yost, Fuzhang Zhao, Hubert W. Schreier	2007	115
18	Imaging the Cardiovascular System: Seeing Is Believing Microscopy and Microanalysis ·Thomas K. Borg, James A. Stewart, Michael A. Sutton	2005	9
19	A Study of Residual Stresses and Microstructure in 2024-T3 Aluminum Friction Stir Butt Welds Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology ·Michael A. Sutton, A. P. Reynolds, D.-Q. Wang, C. R. Hubbard	2002	127
20	The Early History of Spectroscopy Platinum Metals Review ·Michael A. Sutton	1988	1

About Michael A. Sutton

Michael A. Sutton is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Media Technology, having authored 231 papers that have together received 16.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Optical measurement and interference techniques (80 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (47 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (34 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (24 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (21 papers), Elasticity and Material Modeling (20 papers), Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (20 papers) and Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (7.1k citations), Media Technology (2.0k citations), Mechanics of Materials (5.4k citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (4.4k citations) and Mechanical Engineering (5.8k citations). Michael A. Sutton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and China. Frequent co-authors include Hubert W. Schreier, Jean‐José Orteu, W. F. Ranson, Tsuchin Philip Chu, W. H. Peters, Hugh A. Bruck, S.R. McNeill, A. P. Reynolds, Y.J. Chao and Vivek Tiwari. Their work appears in journals such as Experimental Mechanics, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, International Journal of Fracture, Optics and Lasers in Engineering and International Journal of Impact Engineering.

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