R. Ballarini

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

R. Ballarini is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Ballarini has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. Ballarini's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (23 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (22 papers) and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (15 papers). R. Ballarini is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (23 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (22 papers) and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (15 papers). R. Ballarini collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Australia. R. Ballarini's co-authors include A. H. Heuer, H. Kahn, Xi Su, A. H. Heuer, David G. Lewicki, Robert L. Mullen, Mircea Grigoriu, Jerome L. Sackman, Kaspar Willam and Ross B. Corotis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. Ballarini

68 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Structural basis for the fracture toughness of the s... 1983 2026 1997 2011 2000 1983 100 200 300 400 500
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. Structural basis for the fracture toughness of the shell of the conch Strombus gigas
    2000 595 citations Xi Su, R. Ballarini et al. Nature profile →
  2. Journal of Engineering Mechanics
    1983 548 citations R. Ballarini et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Ballarini United States 25 1.1k 966 813 594 553 70 3.2k
Roberto Ballarini United States 25 800 0.7× 675 0.7× 435 0.5× 414 0.7× 229 0.4× 81 2.5k
Claudia Comi Italy 27 829 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 257 0.3× 310 0.5× 692 1.3× 114 2.7k
Linghui He China 33 936 0.8× 1.8k 1.9× 394 0.5× 1.0k 1.8× 351 0.6× 172 4.2k
Nima Rahbar United States 30 812 0.7× 407 0.4× 603 0.7× 789 1.3× 159 0.3× 114 2.8k
Iwona Jasiuk United States 46 2.1k 1.9× 2.4k 2.5× 773 1.0× 2.1k 3.5× 233 0.4× 212 7.4k
Lifeng Wang United States 47 2.5k 2.2× 1.1k 1.1× 729 0.9× 3.7k 6.2× 256 0.5× 139 7.0k
Po‐Yu Chen Taiwan 23 1.1k 1.0× 281 0.3× 1.2k 1.4× 549 0.9× 295 0.5× 91 2.9k
Vlado A. Lubarda United States 31 1.2k 1.1× 2.3k 2.4× 676 0.8× 2.5k 4.2× 242 0.4× 134 5.6k
Yuh J. Chao United States 23 410 0.4× 997 1.0× 463 0.6× 1.4k 2.4× 163 0.3× 84 3.0k
O. Kolednik Austria 36 531 0.5× 2.3k 2.4× 480 0.6× 2.1k 3.5× 104 0.2× 138 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Ballarini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Ballarini

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ballarini, R., et al.. (2014). Distinct Element Method Modeling of Carbon Nanotube Bundles With Intertube Sliding and Dissipation. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 81(6). 29 indexed citations
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Shen, Zhilei Liu, Mohammad Reza Dodge, H. Kahn, R. Ballarini, & Steven J. Eppell. (2010). In Vitro Fracture Testing of Submicron Diameter Collagen Fibril Specimens. Biophysical Journal. 99(6). 1986–1995. 69 indexed citations
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Ballarini, R. & Piero Villaggio. (2007). Comment on the paper “Perturbed Cracks in two Dimensions: A reprise”, by P.A. Martin. International Journal of Fracture. 148(1). 93–94.
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Kahn, H., Jacob Trevino, Christian A. Zorman, et al.. (2006). Fracture toughness of low-pressure chemical-vapor-deposited polycrystalline silicon carbide thin films. Journal of Applied Physics. 99(1). 16 indexed citations
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Ballarini, R. & Piero Villaggio. (2006). Frobenius’ method for curved cracks. International Journal of Fracture. 139(1). 59–69. 3 indexed citations
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Keßler, Hannes, et al.. (2004). Fracture mechanisms of the Strombus gigas conch shell: II-micromechanics analyses of multiple cracking and large-scale crack bridging. Acta Materialia. 52(8). 2395–2406. 96 indexed citations
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Sherman, Dov, et al.. (2003). Optimal design of multilayered polysilicon films for prescribed curvature. Journal of Materials Science. 38(20). 4169–4173. 13 indexed citations
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Kahn, H., et al.. (2002). Fatigue Failure in Polysilicon Not Due to Simple Stress Corrosion Cracking. Science. 298(5596). 1215–1218. 130 indexed citations
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Su, Xi, et al.. (2000). Structural basis for the fracture toughness of the shell of the conch Strombus gigas. Nature. 405(6790). 1036–1040. 595 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ballarini, R., et al.. (1997). Theoretical study of the effects of tooth and implant mobility differences on occlusal force transmission in tooth/implant-supported partial prostheses. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 78(4). 391–399. 26 indexed citations
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Lewicki, David G. & R. Ballarini. (1997). Rim Thickness Effects on Gear Crack Propagation Life. International Journal of Fracture. 87(1). 59–86. 54 indexed citations
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Kuhn, Liisa T., et al.. (1996). Fracture mechanisms of the Strombus gigas conch shell: implications for the design of brittle laminates. Journal of Materials Science. 31(24). 6583–6594. 123 indexed citations
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Ballarini, R., et al.. (1994). The effects of anisotropy on the nonlinear behavior of bridged cracks in long strips. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 42(2). 141–157. 5 indexed citations
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Ballarini, R., et al.. (1994). The influence of elastic mismatch on the size of the plastic zone of a crack terminating at a brittle-ductile interface. International Journal of Fracture. 65(2). 183–196. 16 indexed citations
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Ballarini, R., et al.. (1991). Green's functions for dislocations in bonded strips and related crack problems. International Journal of Fracture. 50(4). 239–262. 13 indexed citations
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Ballarini, R., et al.. (1991). Stability Analysis of Bridged Cracks in Brittle Matrix Composites. 2 indexed citations
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Ballarini, R.. (1990). A semi-empirical analysis of micro-cracking in concrete. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 35(1-3). 55–66. 1 indexed citations
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Ballarini, R., et al.. (1989). Analysis of interface crack branching. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 31(2). 195–209.
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Ballarini, R.. (1987). An integral equation approach for rigid line inhomogeneity problems. International Journal of Fracture. 33(2). R23–R26. 30 indexed citations
20.
Ballarini, R., L. M. Keer, & S. P. Shah. (1987). An analytical model for the pull-out of rigid anchors. International Journal of Fracture. 33(2). 75–94. 15 indexed citations

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