Paul C. Paris

21.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
64 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Paul C. Paris is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul C. Paris has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 26 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 16 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Paul C. Paris's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (44 papers), Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (9 papers) and Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (7 papers). Paul C. Paris is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (44 papers), Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (9 papers) and Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (7 papers). Paul C. Paris collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Paul C. Paris's co-authors include F. Erdoğan, G. R. Irwin, Hiroshi Tada, G. C. Sih, Claude Bathias, H. H. Johnson, Danièle Wagner, Nicolas Ranc, Thierry Palin‐Luc and Diana A. Lados and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Materialia, Journal of Membrane Science and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Paul C. Paris

61 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

A Critical Analysis of Crack Propagation Laws 1963 2026 1984 2005 1963 2000 1965 2000 1967 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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.

  1. A Critical Analysis of Crack Propagation Laws
    1963 5.0k citations Paul C. Paris, F. Erdoğan Journal of Basic Engineering profile →
  2. The stress analysis of cracks handbook
    2000 3.3k citations Hiroshi Tada, Paul C. Paris et al. profile →
  3. On cracks in rectilinearly anisotropic bodies
    1965 1.0k citations G. C. Sih, Paul C. Paris et al. International Journal of Fracture profile →
  4. The Stress Analysis of Cracks Handbook, Third Edition
    2000 1.0k citations Hiroshi Tada, Paul C. Paris et al. profile →
  5. Elastic field equations for blunt cracks with reference to stress corrosion cracking
    1967 588 citations Paul C. Paris et al. International Journal of Fracture profile →
  6. Gigacycle Fatigue in Mechanical Practice
    2004 483 citations Claude Bathias, Paul C. Paris profile →

Peers

Paul C. Paris
F. Erdoğan United States
J.L. Chaboche France
G. C. Sih United States
G. R. Irwin United States
Jean Lemaitre France
C.F. Shih United States
James C. Newman United States
F. Berto Italy
Stelios Kyriakides United States
José A.F.O. Correia Portugal
F. Erdoğan United States
Paul C. Paris
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Palin‐Luc, Thierry, et al.. (2015). Very high cycle fatigue of a high strength steel under sea water corrosion: A strong corrosion and mechanical damage coupling. International Journal of Fatigue. 74. 156–165. 99 indexed citations
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Ranc, Nicolas, Thierry Palin‐Luc, Paul C. Paris, & Nicolas Saintier. (2013). About the effect of plastic dissipation in heat at the crack tip on the stress intensity factor under cyclic loading. International Journal of Fatigue. 58. 56–65. 25 indexed citations
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Palin‐Luc, Thierry, et al.. (2010). Fatigue crack initiation and growth on a steel in the very high cycle regime with sea water corrosion. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 77(11). 1953–1962. 96 indexed citations
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Paris, Paul C. & Thierry Palin‐Luc. (2009). The behavior of statically-indeterminate structural members and frames with cracks present. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 76(12). 1920–1929. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner, Danièle, Nicolas Ranc, Claude Bathias, & Paul C. Paris. (2009). Fatigue crack initiation detection by an infrared thermography method. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 33(1). 12–21. 99 indexed citations
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Lados, Diana A. & Paul C. Paris. (2007). Parameters and key trends affecting fatigue crack growth. Materials Science and Engineering A. 468-470. 70–73. 4 indexed citations
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Tada, Hirokazu & Paul C. Paris. (2005). Secondary elastic crack tip stresses which may influence very slow fatigue crack growth—additional results. International Journal of Fatigue. 27(10-12). 1307–1313. 6 indexed citations
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Tada, Hiroshi, Paul C. Paris, & G. R. Irwin. (2000). The Stress Analysis of Cracks Handbook, Third Edition. 1016 indexed citations breakdown →
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Paris, Paul C., et al.. (1988). Instantaneous evaluation of J and C. International Journal of Fracture. 38(1). R19–R21. 112 indexed citations
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Zahoor, A. & Paul C. Paris. (1981). Ductile Tearing Instability of a Center-Cracked Panel of an Elastic-Plastic Strain Hardening Material. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology. 103(1). 46–54. 4 indexed citations
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Tada, Hiroshi & Paul C. Paris. (1980). Further results on the subject of tearing instability: I. 1 indexed citations
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Paris, Paul C., et al.. (1978). Probability That the Propagation of an Undetected Fatigue Crack Will Not Cause a Structural Failure. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
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Paris, Paul C., et al.. (1971). Observations on Sustained Load Environmental Crack Growth of a Titanium 8Al-1Mo-1V Alloy. CORROSION. 27(12). 525–530. 3 indexed citations
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Irwin, G. R., H. Liebowitz, & Paul C. Paris. (1968). A mystery of fracture mechanics. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 1(1). 235–236. 20 indexed citations
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Hertzberg, R. W. & Paul C. Paris. (1966). Application of Electron Fractography and Fracture Mechanics to Fatigue Crack Propagation. 14 indexed citations
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Paris, Paul C.. (1964). The fracture mechanics approach to fatigue.. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 150 indexed citations
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Paris, Paul C. & F. Erdoğan. (1963). A Critical Analysis of Crack Propagation Laws. Journal of Basic Engineering. 85(4). 528–533. 4960 indexed citations breakdown →
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Paris, Paul C. & Fazil Erdögan. (1963). Discussion: “Fatigue Crack Propagation and Applied Stress Range—An Energy Approach” (Liu, H. W., 1963, ASME J. Basic Eng., 85, pp. 116–120). Journal of Basic Engineering. 85(1). 121–121. 4 indexed citations
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Sih, G. C., Paul C. Paris, & F. Erdoğan. (1962). Crack-Tip, Stress-Intensity Factors for Plane Extension and Plate Bending Problems. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 29(2). 306–312. 326 indexed citations

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