P. Germain

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

P. Germain is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Germain has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in P. Germain's work include Elasticity and Material Modeling (4 papers), Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities (3 papers) and Mineral Processing and Grinding (3 papers). P. Germain is often cited by papers focused on Elasticity and Material Modeling (4 papers), Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities (3 papers) and Mineral Processing and Grinding (3 papers). P. Germain collaborates with scholars based in France, Canada and United States. P. Germain's co-authors include Timothy A. Davis, Erica H. Dunn, David N. Nettleship, Annie‐Ève Gagnon, John Hadjigeorgiou, F. Sidoroff, Gérard A. Maugin, Alain Maguer, Pierre Bauchet and L. Kopp and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Reviews of Modern Physics and Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.

In The Last Decade

P. Germain

27 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The Method of Virtual Power in Continuum Mechanics. Part 2: Microstructure

1973 575 citations P. Germain SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics profile →

Peers

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T. Miloh Israel

Gustavo Gioia United States

Joachim Ohser Germany

M. E. O’Neill United Kingdom

W. Dreyer Germany

John J. McCoy United States

J. J. L. Higdon United States

Karen E. Daniels United States

J.P. Troadec France

Walter G. Mayer United States

T. Miloh Israel

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876 ×1.1

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469 ×0.8

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1.1k ×3.0

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116 ×0.7

ECOLO

303 ×1.8

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Countries citing papers authored by P. Germain

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. Germain

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. Germain

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Germain, P., et al.. (2026). Rock mass characterization studies at Louvicourt Mine. 3–8.

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Eberhardt, Erik, et al.. (2025). Development and validation of a Novel rigid block modelling approach for support design in underground mining, enabling new avenues for improved safety and efficiency. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 194. 106220–106220.

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Germain, P.. (2020). The method of virtual power in the mechanics of continuous media, I: Second-gradient theory. 8(2). 153–190. 79 indexed citations

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Grenon, Martin, et al.. (2017). Stope Performance Assessment at the Goldcorp Eleonore Mine Using Bivariate Analysis. Corpus Université Laval (Université Laval). 2 indexed citations

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Bauchet, Pierre & P. Germain. (2003). L'éducation, fondement du développement durable en Afrique. Presses Universitaires de France eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Germain, P.. (1998). Functional Concepts in Continuum Mechanics. Meccanica. 33(5). 433–444. 17 indexed citations

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Germain, P. & John Hadjigeorgiou. (1997). Influence of stope geometry and blasting patterns on recorded overbreak. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 34(3-4). 115.e1–115.e12. 15 indexed citations

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Germain, P., et al.. (1995). Introduction à la mécanique des milieux continus. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 31 indexed citations

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Germain, P.. (1995). ON ALLEA ‐ THE ALL‐EUROPEAN ACADEMIES NETWORK. Higher Education in Europe. 20(4). 190–191. 1 indexed citations

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Germain, P.. (1987). Constitutive Equations, Stability and Bifurcation of Elastoplastic Structures. ZAMM ‐ Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik. 67(1). 1–15. 2 indexed citations

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Germain, P.. (1976). Duality and convection in continuum mechanics. 107–128. 6 indexed citations

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Germain, P.. (1973). Cours de mécanique des milieux continus. Masson eBooks. 175 indexed citations

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Germain, P.. (1973). The Method of Virtual Power in Continuum Mechanics. Part 2: Microstructure. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 25(3). 556–575. 575 indexed citations breakdown →

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Germain, P., et al.. (1973). On shock waves in elastic-plastic solids. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 21(6). 359–382. 35 indexed citations

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Debry, G, Pierre Drouin, Judith M. Martin, & P. Germain. (1973). [Description of a system permitting the creation and the use of a bank of medical diabetologic records].. PubMed. 20(1). 5–7 passim.

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Germain, P., et al.. (1972). Mortality of Thick-billed Murres in the West Greenland Salmon Fishery. Nature. 237(5349). 42–44. 116 indexed citations

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Germain, P.. (1962). Mécanique des milieux continus. Masson eBooks. 191 indexed citations

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Germain, P.. (1962). SHOCK WAVES IN PLASMA. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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Germain, P.. (1960). Shock Waves and Shock-Wave Structure in Magneto-Fluid Dynamics. Reviews of Modern Physics. 32(4). 951–958. 64 indexed citations

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Germain, P.. (1954). Remarks on the theory of partial differential equations of mixed type and applications to the study of transonic flow. Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics. 7(1). 117–143. 9 indexed citations

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