N.G. Stephen

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

N.G. Stephen is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, N.G. Stephen has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 29 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 21 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in N.G. Stephen's work include Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (33 papers), Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (15 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (14 papers). N.G. Stephen is often cited by papers focused on Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (33 papers), Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (15 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (14 papers). N.G. Stephen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Hong Kong. N.G. Stephen's co-authors include M. Levinson, Abdelaziz Bazoune, Y. A. Khulief, S. Puchegger, Eduard G. Karpov, Susanta Ghosh, K. Young, Mohammad Mohiuddin, J.K. Sykulski and K.F. Goddard and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Mechanics, Journal of Sound and Vibration and International Journal of Solids and Structures.

In The Last Decade

N.G. Stephen

68 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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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.

On energy harvesting from ambient vibration

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
N.G. Stephen United Kingdom	22	948	850	817	527	498	68	2.0k
S.B. Dong United States	21	399 0.4×	1.5k 1.8×	1.1k 1.3×	301 0.6×	269 0.5×	65	2.0k
Chien‐Ching Ma Taiwan	23	467 0.5×	1.5k 1.8×	901 1.1×	461 0.9×	283 0.6×	224	2.4k
G. R. Heppler Canada	25	458 0.5×	597 0.7×	777 1.0×	274 0.5×	833 1.7×	121	2.0k
D. Dane Quinn United States	29	1.4k 1.5×	242 0.3×	1.8k 2.2×	604 1.1×	749 1.5×	100	3.0k
T. N. Farris United States	28	1.6k 1.7×	1.8k 2.2×	317 0.4×	153 0.3×	307 0.6×	119	2.6k
Shyh‐Chin Huang Taiwan	29	1.4k 1.5×	658 0.8×	767 0.9×	207 0.4×	834 1.7×	87	2.4k
Xinhua Long China	22	1.1k 1.2×	803 0.9×	826 1.0×	125 0.2×	528 1.1×	58	1.8k
Benjamin Dobson United States	6	304 0.3×	367 0.4×	475 0.6×	232 0.4×	283 0.6×	11	1.2k
Matteo Filippi Italy	28	691 0.7×	1.6k 1.9×	1.1k 1.4×	469 0.9×	596 1.2×	121	2.4k
Peter Hagedorn Germany	25	747 0.8×	663 0.8×	822 1.0×	309 0.6×	883 1.8×	112	2.1k

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Stephen, N.G., et al.. (2011). A new method to determine the shear coefficient of Timoshenko beam theory. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 330(14). 3488–3497. 37 indexed citations

Stephen, N.G.. (2009). Repetitive beam-like structures: Distributed loading and intermediate support. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 46(20). 3664–3668. 7 indexed citations

Stephen, N.G. & S. Puchegger. (2006). On the valid frequency range of Timoshenko beam theory. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 297(3-5). 1082–1087. 64 indexed citations

Stephen, N.G.. (2006). On the maximum power transfer theorem within electromechanical systems. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 220(8). 1261–1267. 23 indexed citations

Stephen, N.G., et al.. (2005). Eigenanalysis and continuum modelling of pre-twisted repetitive beam-like structures. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 43(13). 3832–3855. 17 indexed citations

Stephen, N.G. & Susanta Ghosh. (2005). Eigenanalysis and continuum modelling of a curved repetitive beam-like structure. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 47(12). 1854–1873. 22 indexed citations

Stephen, N.G., et al.. (2004). Saint-Venant Decay Rates for the Rectangular Cross Section Rod. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 71(3). 429–433. 3 indexed citations

Stephen, N.G., et al.. (2004). Eigenanalysis and continuum modelling of an asymmetric beam-like repetitive structure. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 46(8). 1213–1231. 20 indexed citations

Karpov, Eduard G., N.G. Stephen, & Wing Kam Liu. (2003). Initial tension in randomly disordered periodic lattices. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 40(20). 5371–5388. 13 indexed citations

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Karpov, Eduard G., et al.. (2002). On static analysis of finite repetitive structures by discrete Fourier transform. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 39(16). 4291–4310. 42 indexed citations

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Karpov, Eduard G., et al.. (2002). Characteristic solutions for the statics of repetitive beam-like trusses. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 44(7). 1363–1379. 19 indexed citations

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Karpov, Eduard G., et al.. (2001). On the characteristic deformation spectrum of repetitive beam-like lattices. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 2 indexed citations

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Stephen, N.G., et al.. (1999). Saint-Venants principle and the plane elastic wedge. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 36(3). 345–361. 6 indexed citations

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Bazoune, Abdelaziz, Y. A. Khulief, & N.G. Stephen. (1999). FURTHER RESULTS FOR MODAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ROTATING TAPERED TIMOSHENKO BEAMS. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 219(1). 157–174. 44 indexed citations

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Stephen, N.G.. (1994). On "Relationship Between Fundamental Natural Frequency and Maximum Static Deflection for Various Linear Vibratory Systems". Journal of Sound and Vibration. 171(2). 285–287. 1 indexed citations

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Stephen, N.G.. (1991). Decay rates for the compound circular cylinder. The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design. 26(4). 215–220. 4 indexed citations

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Stephen, N.G., et al.. (1988). A Technical Theory for Stretch and Twist of Rotating Prismatic Beam. ZAMM ‐ Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik. 68(3). 190–192. 1 indexed citations

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Stephen, N.G.. (1980). Integrals involving Euler-Bernoulli flexure and Saint-Venant torsion eigenfunctions. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 71(3). 383–387. 1 indexed citations

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Stephen, N.G.. (1980). Timoshenko’s Shear Coefficient From a Beam Subjected to Gravity Loading. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 47(1). 121–127. 100 indexed citations

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Stephen, N.G., et al.. (1979). The relationship between the centres of flexure and twist. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 21(6). 373–377. 10 indexed citations

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