P. S. Symonds

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

P. S. Symonds is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, P. S. Symonds has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 26 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 17 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in P. S. Symonds's work include Structural Response to Dynamic Loads (31 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (16 papers) and Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (16 papers). P. S. Symonds is often cited by papers focused on Structural Response to Dynamic Loads (31 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (16 papers) and Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (16 papers). P. S. Symonds collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. P. S. Symonds's co-authors include David Brown, S. R. Bodner, B. G. Neal, J.B. Martin, Tongxi Yu, E. H. Lee, Tomasz Wierzbicki, Norman Jones, Francesco Genna and Guido Borino and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of Applied Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

P. S. Symonds

71 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. S. Symonds United States 24 1.2k 628 553 401 354 73 2.1k
Gangan Prathap India 28 1.5k 1.3× 152 0.2× 2.0k 3.6× 837 2.1× 297 0.8× 220 3.0k
Dan Allman Canada 20 938 0.8× 65 0.1× 974 1.8× 296 0.7× 261 0.7× 63 2.0k
Daniel Gorman Canada 29 1.2k 1.0× 93 0.1× 1.7k 3.1× 1.0k 2.5× 325 0.9× 99 2.2k
Ho-Kyung Kim South Korea 25 1.2k 1.0× 86 0.1× 246 0.4× 258 0.6× 485 1.4× 163 2.4k
Young-Suk Kim South Korea 22 299 0.3× 437 0.7× 697 1.3× 114 0.3× 954 2.7× 198 1.9k
Sang‐Kwon Lee South Korea 25 424 0.4× 201 0.3× 265 0.5× 219 0.5× 392 1.1× 232 2.0k
W. Johnson United Kingdom 25 502 0.4× 318 0.5× 493 0.9× 93 0.2× 994 2.8× 92 2.1k
Michael Stingl Germany 25 468 0.4× 123 0.2× 404 0.7× 226 0.6× 378 1.1× 100 1.8k
J. Moteff United States 24 165 0.1× 1.2k 1.9× 392 0.7× 61 0.2× 791 2.2× 89 1.8k
Wei Hua Singapore 22 389 0.3× 146 0.2× 611 1.1× 94 0.2× 500 1.4× 159 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. S. Symonds

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Symonds, P. S.. (2017). Wayfinding Signage Considerations in International Airports. Cardiff Metropolitan Research Repository (Cardiff Metropolitan University). 1(2). 60–60. 5 indexed citations
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Panici, Pierluigi Benedetti, Adriana Bermúdez, Anne Floquet, et al.. (2003). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data from 21 randomised trials. UCL Discovery (University College London). 6 indexed citations
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Casanova, Dalcimar, R. Sharp, & P. S. Symonds. (2001). Technical Note: Construction of race circuit geometry from on-car measurements. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering. 215(9). 1033–1042. 8 indexed citations
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Jato, Johnson, et al.. (1996). Rules and regulations on the collection in Cameroon of biological materials for biological testing and drug discovery. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 51(1-3). 121–125. 2 indexed citations
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Genna, Francesco & P. S. Symonds. (1988). Dynamic plastic instabilities in response to short-pulse excitation : effects of slenderness ratio and damping. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 417(1852). 31–44. 22 indexed citations
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Symonds, P. S., Guido Borino, & Umberto Perego. (1988). Discussion: “Chaotic Motion of an Elastic-Plastic Beam” (Poddar, B., Moon, F. C., and Mukherjee, S., 1988, ASME J. Appl. Mech., 55, pp. 185–189). Journal of Applied Mechanics. 55(3). 745–746. 8 indexed citations
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Yu, Tongxi, P. S. Symonds, & W. Johnson. (1986). A reconsideration and some new results for the circular beam impact problem. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 4(4). 221–228. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Tongxi, P. S. Symonds, & William Woolsey Johnson. (1985). A quadrantal circular beam subjected to radial impact in its own plane at its tip by a rigid mass. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 400(1818). 19–36. 6 indexed citations
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Symonds, P. S. & Tongxi Yu. (1985). Counterintuitive Behavior in a Problem of Elastic-Plastic Beam Dynamics. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 52(3). 517–522. 109 indexed citations
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Symonds, P. S.. (1984). Twenty Years of Developments in Inelastic Dynamics. 23. 4 indexed citations
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Bodner, S. R. & P. S. Symonds. (1979). Experiments on dynamic plastic loading of frames. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 15(1). 1–13. 12 indexed citations
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Symonds, P. S., et al.. (1975). Bounds for finite deflections of impulsively loaded structures with time-dependent plastic behaviort. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 11(4). 403–423. 9 indexed citations
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Symonds, P. S. & T. C. T. Ting. (1964). Longitudinal Impact on Viscoplastic Rods—Approximate Methods and Comparisons. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 31(4). 611–620. 8 indexed citations
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Symonds, P. S. & B. G. Neal. (1960). Traveling Loads on Rigid-Plastic Beams. Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division. 86(1). 79–90. 2 indexed citations
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Symonds, P. S., et al.. (1954). Impact of finite beams of ductile metal. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 2(2). 92–102. 13 indexed citations
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Symonds, P. S.. (1953). Dynamic Load Characteristics in Plastic Bending of Beams. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 20(4). 475–481. 44 indexed citations
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Symonds, P. S. & B. G. Neal. (1952). The Interpretation of Failure Loads in the Plastic Theory of Continuous Beams and Frames. Journal of the aeronautical sciences. [REQUEST TITLE]. 19(1). 15–22. 7 indexed citations
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Symonds, P. S. & B. G. Neal. (1951). Recent progress in the plastic methods of structural analysis. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 252(5). 383–407. 29 indexed citations
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Symonds, P. S. & B. G. Neal. (1951). Recent progress in the plastic methods of structural analysis. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 252(6). 469–492. 37 indexed citations

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