P. J. Blatz

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 865 citations indexed

About

P. J. Blatz is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, P. J. Blatz has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 865 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 9 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 5 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in P. J. Blatz's work include Elasticity and Material Modeling (9 papers), Rocket and propulsion systems research (4 papers) and Energetic Materials and Combustion (4 papers). P. J. Blatz is often cited by papers focused on Elasticity and Material Modeling (9 papers), Rocket and propulsion systems research (4 papers) and Energetic Materials and Combustion (4 papers). P. J. Blatz collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. P. J. Blatz's co-authors include William L. Ko, N. W. Tschoegl, Harold Wayland, Mitchel Shen, John G. Curro, P. A. Kakavas, C. J. Pings, Sueo Kawabata, A. R. Zak and G. Lianis and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

P. J. Blatz

20 papers receiving 807 citations

Hit Papers

Application of Finite Elastic Theory to the Deformation o... 1962 2026 1983 2004 1962 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Application of Finite Elastic Theory to the Deformation of Rubbery Materials
    1962 527 citations P. J. Blatz, William L. Ko Transactions of the Society of Rheology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. J. Blatz United States 11 577 389 159 149 114 22 865
F.J. Lockett United Kingdom 11 353 0.6× 591 1.5× 172 1.1× 81 0.5× 113 1.0× 28 972
Gilles Marckmann France 9 785 1.4× 315 0.8× 262 1.6× 351 2.4× 194 1.7× 15 1.0k
E. A. Kearsley United States 12 459 0.8× 191 0.5× 115 0.7× 398 2.7× 632 5.5× 22 987
G. Weber United States 5 431 0.7× 513 1.3× 352 2.2× 146 1.0× 90 0.8× 6 858
D.M. Haughton United Kingdom 19 1.0k 1.8× 637 1.6× 313 2.0× 36 0.2× 118 1.0× 49 1.3k
L. J. Zapas United States 18 531 0.9× 285 0.7× 194 1.2× 743 5.0× 814 7.1× 39 1.4k
M.H.B.M. Shariff United Arab Emirates 17 654 1.1× 458 1.2× 116 0.7× 93 0.6× 78 0.7× 63 784
Gunnar Possart Germany 15 527 0.9× 389 1.0× 233 1.5× 311 2.1× 115 1.0× 26 959
J.F. Ganghoffer France 16 245 0.4× 441 1.1× 296 1.9× 45 0.3× 16 0.1× 57 763
C. N. DeSilva United States 12 129 0.2× 227 0.6× 77 0.5× 12 0.1× 44 0.4× 33 408

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. J. Blatz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kakavas, P. A. & P. J. Blatz. (1991). Effects of voids on the response of a rubber poker chip sample. III. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 43(6). 1081–1086. 15 indexed citations
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Blatz, P. J., et al.. (1980). Variational theorems and stepwise mean convergence of approximations to self-adjoint linear systems by general finite sums. Acta Mechanica. 36(1-2). 103–118. 1 indexed citations
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Blatz, P. J., et al.. (1974). Strain Energy Function for Rubberlike Materials Based on a Generalized Measure of Strain. Transactions of the Society of Rheology. 18(1). 145–161. 85 indexed citations
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Blatz, P. J., et al.. (1973). A New Elastic Potential Function for Rubbery Materials. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 70(11). 3041–3042. 10 indexed citations
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Blatz, P. J., et al.. (1972). Cumulative microdamage model to describe the hysteresis of living tissue. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 1(2). 204–211. 22 indexed citations
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Valanis, K. C. & P. J. Blatz. (1970). An Incremental Method for the Solution of Static Boundary Value Problems in Finite Elasticity. Transactions of the Society of Rheology. 14(2). 149–157.
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Blatz, P. J., et al.. (1969). On the Mechanical Behavior of Elastic Animal Tissue. Transactions of the Society of Rheology. 13(1). 83–102. 56 indexed citations
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Curro, John G., P. J. Blatz, & C. J. Pings. (1969). Percus–Yevick Type of Integral Equation for the Excluded Volume Problem. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 50(5). 2199–2206. 18 indexed citations
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Lianis, G. & P. J. Blatz. (1969). On the relativistic simple shear of a slab of neo-Hookean material. International Journal of Engineering Science. 7(6). 539–554. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Mitchel & P. J. Blatz. (1968). Energy Contribution to Rubber Elasticity. Journal of Applied Physics. 39(11). 4937–4943. 34 indexed citations
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Curro, John G. & P. J. Blatz. (1968). Excluded-Volume Problem; Self-Consistent-Field Approach. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 48(6). 2832–2832. 15 indexed citations
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Blatz, P. J.. (1968). On the Arbitrary Power of an Arbitrary (2 × 2)-Matrix. American Mathematical Monthly. 75(1). 57–57. 1 indexed citations
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Blatz, P. J.. (1967). Energy Storage and Dissipation by Flexible Macromolecules. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 40(5). 1446–1469. 9 indexed citations
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Blatz, P. J.. (1966). On the Microstructure of Composite Propellants. CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Blatz, P. J. & William L. Ko. (1965). Application of finite anisotropic elasticity to the behavior of natural rubbers. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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Blatz, P. J.. (1963). Application of Finite Elastic Theory to the Behavior of Rubberlike Materials. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 36(5). 1459–1496. 32 indexed citations
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Blatz, P. J. & William L. Ko. (1962). Application of Finite Elastic Theory to the Deformation of Rubbery Materials. Transactions of the Society of Rheology. 6(1). 223–252. 527 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blatz, P. J., William L. Ko, & A. R. Zak. (1962). Fundamental Studies Relating to the Mechanical Behavior of Solid Propellants, Rocket Grains and Rocket Motors. CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology). 5 indexed citations
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Blatz, P. J.. (1961). A simplified approach to erosive burning. Symposium (International) on Combustion. 8(1). 745–753. 1 indexed citations
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Blatz, P. J.. (1956). Rheology of Composite Solid Propellants. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 48(4). 727–729. 16 indexed citations

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