R. B. King

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

R. B. King is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. B. King has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 11 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. B. King's work include Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (12 papers), Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (9 papers) and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (6 papers). R. B. King is often cited by papers focused on Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (12 papers), Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (9 papers) and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (6 papers). R. B. King collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. R. B. King's co-authors include C. M. Fortunko, T. C. O’Sullivan, G. Herrmann, M.R.T. Tan, G. S. Kino, Amin Soltani, M. P. Scott, Charles R. Steele, D. M. Barnett and Mahdi M. Disfani and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Applied Mechanics and International Journal of Solids and Structures.

In The Last Decade

R. B. King

18 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Elastic analysis of some punch problems for a layered medium

1987 704 citations R. B. King International Journal of Solids and Structures profile →

Peers

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A. C. Fischer-Cripps Australia

G. M. Hamilton United Kingdom

Manhong Zhao United States

J.M. Martínez–Esnaola Spain

Nagahisa OGASAWARA Japan

S.J. Bennison United States

T. Vodenitcharova Australia

Tze‐jer Chuang United States

A. K. Soh Hong Kong

Wangyang Ni United States

A. C. Fischer-Cripps Australia

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361 ×1.1

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195 ×0.8

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125 ×0.7

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Countries citing papers authored by R. B. King

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. B. King

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. B. King

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18 of 18 papers shown

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Soltani, Amin, et al.. (2020). Field performance monitoring of waste tire-based permeable pavements. Transportation Geotechnics. 24. 100384–100384. 16 indexed citations

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King, R. B. & T. C. O’Sullivan. (1987). Sliding contact stresses in a two-dimensional layered elastic half-space. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 23(5). 581–597. 117 indexed citations

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King, R. B.. (1987). Elastic analysis of some punch problems for a layered medium. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 23(12). 1657–1664. 704 indexed citations breakdown →

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King, R. B. & C. M. Fortunko. (1984). Surface-residual-stress evaluation using horizontally polarized shear waves. Journal of Applied Physics. 55(11). 3978–3983. 2 indexed citations

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King, R. B. & G. Herrmann. (1983). Acoustoelastic Determination of Forces on a Crack in Mixed-Mode Loading. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 50(2). 379–382. 2 indexed citations

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King, R. B.. (1983). Elastic-plastic analysis of surface flaws using a simplified line-spring model. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 18(1). 217–231. 26 indexed citations

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King, R. B. & C. M. Fortunko. (1983). Acoustoelastic evaluation of arbitrary plane residual stress states in non-homogeneous, anisotropic plates. Ultrasonics. 21(6). 256–258. 10 indexed citations

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King, R. B. & C. M. Fortunko. (1983). Determination of in-plane residual stress states in plates using horizontally polarized shear waves. Journal of Applied Physics. 54(6). 3027–3035. 77 indexed citations

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King, R. B. & C. M. Fortunko. (1982). Extended variational solution for scattering from flaws in plates. Journal of Applied Physics. 53(5). 3459–3460. 4 indexed citations

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King, R. B. & G. Herrmann. (1982). Application of ultrasonic stress measurements to nondestructive evaluation of the J integral in elastic-plastic deformation. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 16(2). 221–227. 5 indexed citations

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King, R. B. & C. M. Fortunko. (1982). Evaluation of Residual States of Stress and Material Texture Using Ultrasonic Velocity Measurements with Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers. 9. 885–888. 2 indexed citations

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Fortunko, C. M., R. B. King, & M.R.T. Tan. (1982). Nondestructive evaluation of planar defects in plates using low-frequency shear horizontal waves. Journal of Applied Physics. 53(5). 3450–3458. 38 indexed citations

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King, R. B. & G. Herrmann. (1981). Nondestructive Evaluation of the J and M Integrals. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 48(1). 83–87. 31 indexed citations

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Datta, S. K., C. M. Fortunko, & R. B. King. (1981). Sizing of Surface Cracks in a Plate Using SH Waves. 863–867. 2 indexed citations

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King, R. B., George Herrmann, & G. S. Kino. (1981). Acoustic Nondestructive Evaluation of Energy Release Rates in Plane Cracked Solids. Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University). 1 indexed citations

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King, R. B., G. Herrmann, & G. S. Kino. (1981). Use of stress measurements with ultrasonics for nondestructive evaluation of the J integral. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 15(1-2). 77–86. 8 indexed citations

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Kino, G. S., D. M. Barnett, G. Herrmann, et al.. (1980). Acoustic measurements of stress fields and microstructure. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation. 1(1). 67–77. 40 indexed citations

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Seyferth, Dietmar & R. B. King. (1979). Organometallic chemistry reviews : annual surveys : silicon-germanium-tin-lead. Elsevier eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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