R. G. Forman

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

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R. G. Forman is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. G. Forman has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 10 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. G. Forman's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (14 papers), Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (6 papers) and High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (5 papers). R. G. Forman is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (14 papers), Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (6 papers) and High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (5 papers). R. G. Forman collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. R. G. Forman's co-authors include RM Engle, Omar Hatamleh, John G. Lyons, V. Shivakumar, Jeffrey P. Newman, James C. Newman, Jed Lyons, A. S. Kobayashi, I. S. Raju and D. L. Davidson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Mechanics, Engineering Fracture Mechanics and International Journal of Fatigue.

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R. G. Forman

29 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Numerical Analysis of Crack Propagation in Cyclic-Loaded Structures

1967 744 citations R. G. Forman, RM Engle et al. Journal of Basic Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. G. Forman United States	13	1.3k	993	424	332	268	30	1.7k
R. Craig McClung United States	22	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	355 0.8×	452 1.4×	321 1.2×	76	1.9k
T. H. Topper Canada	18	2.1k 1.6×	1.5k 1.5×	590 1.4×	581 1.8×	195 0.7×	72	2.4k
Madhar Haddad Canada	10	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	442 1.0×	391 1.2×	139 0.5×	20	1.8k
L. Molent Australia	26	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	433 1.0×	324 1.0×	640 2.4×	76	1.8k
Simon Barter Australia	21	1.1k 0.8×	898 0.9×	258 0.6×	356 1.1×	437 1.6×	85	1.5k
Т. Łagoda Poland	24	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	653 1.5×	444 1.3×	248 0.9×	141	1.7k
De‐Guang Shang China	22	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	353 0.8×	286 0.9×	153 0.6×	124	1.6k
Ayhan Ince Canada	23	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	366 0.9×	257 0.8×	131 0.5×	54	1.6k
Bing Yang China	21	848 0.6×	848 0.9×	278 0.7×	286 0.9×	63 0.2×	129	1.2k
Michael Vormwald Germany	28	2.5k 1.9×	1.9k 1.9×	883 2.1×	564 1.7×	245 0.9×	178	2.8k

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Hatamleh, Omar, Jed Lyons, & R. G. Forman. (2007). Laser peening and shot peening effects on fatigue life and surface roughness of friction stir welded 7075‐T7351 aluminum. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 30(2). 115–130. 50 indexed citations

Hatamleh, Omar, John G. Lyons, & R. G. Forman. (2006). Laser and shot peening effects on fatigue crack growth in friction stir welded 7075-T7351 aluminum alloy joints. International Journal of Fatigue. 29(3). 421–434. 165 indexed citations

Hatamleh, Omar, R. G. Forman, & Jed Lyons. (2006). Effects of Laser and Shot Peening on Fatigue Crack Growth in Friction Stir Welds. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

Forman, R. G., et al.. (2005). Fatigue Crack Growth Database for Damage Tolerance Analysis. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 68 indexed citations

Hatamleh, Omar, et al.. (2005). Strip Yield Model Numerical Application to Different Geometries and Loading Conditions. International Journal of Fracture. 134(3-4). 251–265. 6 indexed citations

Forman, R. G., et al.. (2004). NASGRO(registered trademark): Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis Software. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 18 indexed citations

Newman, James C., et al.. (2002). Generating Fatigue Crack Growth Thresholds with Constant Amplitude Loads. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 5 indexed citations

Newman, Jeffrey P., et al.. (2002). On generating fatigue crack growth thresholds. International Journal of Fatigue. 25(1). 9–15. 103 indexed citations

Forman, R. G.. (1994). NASA/FLAGRO - FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH COMPUTER PROGRAM. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 4 indexed citations

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Forman, R. G., V. Shivakumar, & James C. Newman. (1991). Fatigue-Crack-Growth Computer Program. NASA Tech Briefs. 15(4). 49 indexed citations

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Forman, R. G., et al.. (1990). An evaluation of the fatigue crack growth and fracture toughness properties of beryllium-copper alloy CDA172. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 5 indexed citations

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Forman, R. G., et al.. (1985). Stress intensity factors for circumferential through cracks in hollow cylinders subjected to combined tension and bending loads. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 21(3). 563–571. 24 indexed citations

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Forman, R. G.. (1985). A fracture mechanics study of the turbine wheel in the space shuttle auxiliary power unit. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 3(2). 71–84. 2 indexed citations

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Forman, R. G., et al.. (1975). Elastic-Plastic Analysis of an Infinite Sheet Having a Circular Hole Under Pressure. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 42(2). 347–352. 104 indexed citations

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Forman, R. G., et al.. (1975). Fracture angle and strain-energy-density-factor of a crack at hole at an arbitrary angle. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 7(4). 743–750. 5 indexed citations

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Forman, R. G.. (1974). Crack-growth behavior in thick welded plates of Inconel 718 at room and cryogenic temperatures. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 3 indexed citations

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Forman, R. G., et al.. (1967). Closure to “Discussion of ‘Numerical Analysis of Crack Propagation in Cyclic-Loaded Structures’” (1967, ASME J. Basic Eng., 89, pp. 463–464). Journal of Basic Engineering. 89(3). 464–464. 3 indexed citations

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Forman, R. G., et al.. (1967). Numerical Analysis of Crack Propagation in Cyclic-Loaded Structures. Journal of Basic Engineering. 89(3). 459–463. 744 indexed citations breakdown →

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Forman, R. G.. (1966). Effect of Plastic Deformation on the Strain Energy Release Rate in a Centrally Notched Plate Subjected to Uniaxial Tension. Journal of Basic Engineering. 88(1). 82–86. 8 indexed citations

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Forman, R. G., et al.. (1951). Oxide cathode base metal studies. Journal of research of the National Bureau of Standards. 46(1). 30–30. 1 indexed citations

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