R. D. Mindlin

32.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
88 papers, 19.3k citations indexed

About

R. D. Mindlin is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, R. D. Mindlin has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 19.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 22 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in R. D. Mindlin's work include Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (30 papers), Elasticity and Wave Propagation (26 papers) and Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (18 papers). R. D. Mindlin is often cited by papers focused on Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (30 papers), Elasticity and Wave Propagation (26 papers) and Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (18 papers). R. D. Mindlin collaborates with scholars based in United States. R. D. Mindlin's co-authors include H. Deresiewicz, H. F. Tiersten, J. Duffy, Jiashi Yang, M. A. Medick, H. D. McNiven, Denos C. Gazis, Hans H. Bleich, W. J. Spencer and Yih−Hsing Pao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and Journal of Applied Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

R. D. Mindlin

88 papers receiving 18.2k citations

Hit Papers

Influence of Rotatory Inertia and Shear on Flexural Motio... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1951 1964 1962 1953 1965 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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.

  1. Influence of Rotatory Inertia and Shear on Flexural Motions of Isotropic, Elastic Plates
    1951 4.0k citations R. D. Mindlin Journal of Applied Mechanics profile →
  2. Micro-structure in linear elasticity
    1964 3.0k citations R. D. Mindlin profile →
  3. Effects of couple-stresses in linear elasticity
    1962 2.1k citations R. D. Mindlin et al. profile →
  4. Elastic Spheres in Contact Under Varying Oblique Forces
    1953 2.0k citations R. D. Mindlin, H. Deresiewicz Journal of Applied Mechanics profile →
  5. Second gradient of strain and surface-tension in linear elasticity
    1965 1.6k citations R. D. Mindlin International Journal of Solids and Structures profile →
  6. On first strain-gradient theories in linear elasticity
    1968 1.3k citations R. D. Mindlin et al. International Journal of Solids and Structures profile →
  7. Influence of couple-stresses on stress concentrations
    1963 656 citations R. D. Mindlin profile →
  8. Equations of high frequency vibrations of thermopiezoelectric crystal plates
    1974 353 citations R. D. Mindlin International Journal of Solids and Structures 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. D. Mindlin United States 40 15.3k 9.4k 4.8k 3.4k 2.1k 88 19.3k
R.C. Batra United States 68 12.2k 0.8× 5.4k 0.6× 6.2k 1.3× 2.1k 0.6× 2.9k 1.4× 490 16.8k
Sia Nemat‐Nasser United States 69 10.2k 0.7× 7.4k 0.8× 4.3k 0.9× 5.4k 1.6× 4.0k 1.9× 297 24.9k
S. Kitipornchai Australia 85 20.6k 1.3× 10.7k 1.1× 11.5k 2.4× 2.3k 0.7× 4.3k 2.0× 460 25.9k
C.W. Lim Hong Kong 62 9.1k 0.6× 5.1k 0.5× 4.6k 1.0× 3.3k 1.0× 2.4k 1.1× 430 15.0k
F. Erdoğan United States 55 18.7k 1.2× 3.4k 0.4× 5.7k 1.2× 553 0.2× 5.6k 2.6× 189 21.3k
S. Woinowsky-Krieger Canada 6 4.6k 0.3× 1.0k 0.1× 3.4k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 2.2k 1.0× 12 9.2k
David B. Bogy United States 46 8.6k 0.6× 2.8k 0.3× 1.1k 0.2× 1.9k 0.5× 4.8k 2.2× 458 12.5k
K.Y. Lam Singapore 62 9.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.2× 5.6k 1.2× 2.2k 0.6× 2.4k 1.1× 347 13.9k
Satya N. Atluri United States 56 11.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.1× 5.1k 1.1× 1.2k 0.3× 1.8k 0.9× 426 14.3k
D. R. J. Owen United Kingdom 54 6.2k 0.4× 1.7k 0.2× 3.4k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 3.0k 1.4× 262 11.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mindlin, R. D.. (1986). Flexural vibrations of rectangular plates with free edges. Mechanics Research Communications. 13(6). 349–357. 10 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D. & Denos C. Gazis. (1975). Polarization Gradient in Elastic Dielectrics. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 42(4). 910–911. 6 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D.. (1975). Solution of St. Venant's torsion problem by power series. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 11(3). 321–328. 10 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D. & George Herrmann. (1974). R. D. Mindlin and applied mechanics;: A collection of studies in the development of applied mechanics, dedicated to Professor Raymond D. Mindlin by his former students. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D.. (1974). Electromagnetic radiation from a vibrating, elastic sphere. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 10(11). 1307–1314. 8 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D.. (1973). On the electrostatic potential of a point charge in a dielectric solid. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 9(2). 233–235. 5 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D.. (1972). A continuum theory of a diatomic, elastic dielectric. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 8(3). 369–383. 6 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D.. (1972). Galerkin stress functions for non-local theories of elasticity. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 8(12). 1407–1411. 2 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D. & R. A. Toupin. (1971). Acoustical and Optical Activity in Alpha Quartz. 58–62. 1 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D.. (1968). Polarization gradient in elastic dielectrics. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 4(6). 637–642. 296 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D.. (1968). Optimum Sizes and Shapes of Electrodes for Quartz Resonators. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 43(6). 1329–1331. 34 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D.. (1966). Studies in the Mathematical Theory of Vibrations of Crystal Plates. 252–265. 3 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D.. (1965). Thickness-twist vibrations of an infinite, monoclinic, crystal plate. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 1(2). 141–145. 39 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D.. (1965). Stress functions for a Cosserat continuum. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 1(3). 265–271. 121 indexed citations
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Kaul, R. K. & R. D. Mindlin. (1962). Vibrations of an Infinite, Monoclinic Crystal Plate at High Frequencies and Long Wavelengths. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 34(12). 1895–1901. 11 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D., et al.. (1961). On the equations of extensional motion of crystal plates. Quarterly of Applied Mathematics. 19(2). 111–118. 2 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D.. (1958). Mathematical Theory of Vibrations of Elastic Plates and Bars. 1–27. 4 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D.. (1956). Mathematical Theory of Vibrations of Elastic Plates. 10–44. 64 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D. & H. Deresiewicz. (1954). Thickness-Shear Vibrations of Piezoelectric Crystal Plates with Incomplete Electrodes. Journal of Applied Physics. 25(1). 21–24. 11 indexed citations
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Mindlin, R. D. & H. Deresiewicz. (1953). Elastic Spheres in Contact Under Varying Oblique Forces. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 20(3). 327–344. 2015 indexed citations breakdown →

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