Paul Harper

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 929 citations indexed

About

Paul Harper is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Harper has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 929 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 6 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 4 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Paul Harper's work include Mechanical Behavior of Composites (8 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (5 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (4 papers). Paul Harper is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Behavior of Composites (8 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (5 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (4 papers). Paul Harper collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and China. Paul Harper's co-authors include Stephen R. Hallett, Lu Sun, Sam Williamson, Oliver J. Nixon-Pearson, Luiz F. Kawashita, Philip Sandwell, Karen Bell, Michael J. Tierney, Chris McMahon and Jorge Herman Behrens and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Energy and Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing.

In The Last Decade

Paul Harper

21 papers receiving 897 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.

Cohesive zone length in numerical simulations of composite delamination

2008 417 citations Paul Harper, Stephen R. Hallett Engineering Fracture Mechanics profile →

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James Rouse United Kingdom

Taotao Zhang China

Oyewole Adedipe Nigeria

Vimalathithan Paramsamy Kannan Italy

Chanachai Thongchom Thailand

Jianping Zhao China

Angelo Mazzù Italy

Hélène Welemane France

Hongbing Chen China

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Countries citing papers authored by Paul Harper

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Harper

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Harper

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Harper. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Harper based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paul Harper. Paul Harper is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Zhang, Yulong, et al.. (2025). Vibration-based damage detection of offshore wind turbine foundations under environmental and operational variations. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 237. 112868–112868. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yulong, et al.. (2024). Structural damage detection based on multivariate probability density functions of vibration data of offshore wind foundations with comparison studies. Ocean Engineering. 304. 117783–117783. 5 indexed citations

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Williamson, Sam, et al.. (2021). Techno-Economic Modelling of Micro-Hydropower Mini-Grids in Nepal to Improve Financial Sustainability and Enable Electric Cooking. Energies. 14(14). 4232–4232. 6 indexed citations

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Sandwell, Philip, et al.. (2021). A PESTLE analysis of solar home systems in refugee camps in Rwanda. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 143. 110872–110872. 27 indexed citations

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Williamson, Sam, et al.. (2021). The diffusion of solar home systems in Rwandan refugee camps. Energy Sustainable Development. 63. 119–132. 14 indexed citations

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Leary, Jon, et al.. (2020). Unlocking electric cooking on Nepali micro-hydropower mini-grids. Energy Sustainable Development. 57. 119–131. 35 indexed citations

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Harper, Paul. (2018). Craeft: An Inquiry into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts. The Journal of Modern Craft. 11(3). 283–285. 2 indexed citations

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Williamson, Sam, et al.. (2018). Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities. Energy. 160. 142–153. 42 indexed citations

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May, Michael, Paul Harper, & Stephen R. Hallett. (2018). A study on the influence of fatigue damage initiation laws for cohesive zone models in propagation-driven load cases. 2018 AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 1 indexed citations

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Williamson, Sam, et al.. (2017). A photovoltaic panel modelling method for flexible implementation in Matlab/Simulink using datasheet quantities. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 21. 946–951. 5 indexed citations

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Harper, Paul & Stephen R. Hallett. (2015). Advanced numerical modelling techniques for the structural design of composite tidal turbine blades. Ocean Engineering. 96. 272–283. 21 indexed citations

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Nixon-Pearson, Oliver J., Stephen R. Hallett, Paul Harper, & Luiz F. Kawashita. (2013). Damage development in open-hole composite specimens in fatigue. Part 2: Numerical modelling. Composite Structures. 106. 890–898. 53 indexed citations

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Harper, Paul, Lu Sun, & Stephen R. Hallett. (2012). A study on the influence of cohesive zone interface element strength parameters on mixed mode behaviour. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 43(4). 722–734. 69 indexed citations

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Kawashita, Luiz F., Paul Harper, Mike Jones, Stephen R. Hallett, & M.R. Wisnom. (2009). Cohesive zone implementation for modelling delamination from discontinuous plies - static and fatigue considerations. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff. 1 indexed citations

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Harper, Paul & Stephen R. Hallett. (2008). Cohesive zone length in numerical simulations of composite delamination. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 75(16). 4774–4792. 417 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harper, Paul & Stephen R. Hallett. (2007). ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Mechanical Response of Composites, Porto.

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Harper, Paul & Stephen R. Hallett. (2007). Deformation and Fracture of Composites. 1 indexed citations

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Harper, Paul & Stephen R. Hallett. (2007). A robust interface element law for delamination propagation under fatigue loading. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 2 indexed citations

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Behrens, Jorge Herman, et al.. (1994). Leliehoek Shelter: A Holocene Sequence from the Eastern Orange Free State. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 49(160). 73–73. 11 indexed citations

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Price, Roger, et al.. (1984). The Ring family of Bristol, clay tobacco pipe manufacturers. Post-Medieval Archaeology. 18(1). 263–300. 2 indexed citations

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