R. I. Stephens

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

R. I. Stephens is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. I. Stephens has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 27 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 11 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. I. Stephens's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (19 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (11 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (11 papers). R. I. Stephens is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (19 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (11 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (11 papers). R. I. Stephens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and South Korea. R. I. Stephens's co-authors include H. O. Fuchs, H. Saunders, Seung-Kee Koh, Richard A. Hardin, C. Beckermann, Glen O. Njus, Santosh Kumari Agrawal, Jae Kyoo Lim, G. Glinka and Hans Berns and has published in prestigious journals such as SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series, International Journal of Fatigue and International Journal of Fracture.

In The Last Decade

R. I. Stephens

33 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Metal Fatigue in Engineering (1980) 1980 2026 1995 2010 1981 1980 400 800 1.2k
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. Metal Fatigue in Engineering (1980)
    1981 1.4k citations H. O. Fuchs, R. I. Stephens et al. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology profile →
  2. Metal fatigue in engineering
    1980 1.1k citations R. I. Stephens, H. O. Fuchs J. Wiley eBooks profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. I. Stephens United States 11 1.9k 1.8k 693 594 349 34 2.9k
F. Ellyin Canada 31 1.7k 0.9× 2.5k 1.4× 808 1.2× 607 1.0× 201 0.6× 102 3.1k
H. O. Fuchs United States 6 1.6k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 689 1.0× 536 0.9× 201 0.6× 9 2.6k
Cetin Morris Sonsino Germany 28 2.2k 1.2× 2.9k 1.6× 1.4k 2.0× 447 0.8× 230 0.7× 133 3.5k
KN Smith Canada 7 2.0k 1.0× 2.5k 1.4× 694 1.0× 602 1.0× 183 0.5× 12 3.0k
Norman E. Dowling United States 18 1.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 635 0.9× 489 0.8× 162 0.5× 40 2.4k
P.M.G.P. Moreira Portugal 31 2.0k 1.1× 1.4k 0.8× 662 1.0× 390 0.7× 432 1.2× 173 3.2k
Claude Bathias France 30 2.4k 1.2× 2.8k 1.6× 613 0.9× 1.0k 1.7× 269 0.8× 119 3.5k
J.D. Costa Portugal 39 2.9k 1.5× 2.5k 1.4× 621 0.9× 719 1.2× 440 1.3× 194 4.3k
D. F. Socie United States 22 1.4k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 825 1.2× 448 0.8× 218 0.6× 39 2.5k
Darrell Socie United States 16 1.9k 1.0× 2.4k 1.3× 684 1.0× 574 1.0× 188 0.5× 34 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stephens, R. I., et al.. (1998). Influence of Density and Sintering Temperature on Fatigue Crack Growth and Fracture Toughness of FL4405 High Strength PM Steel. Powder Metallurgy. 41(3). 205–210. 5 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I., et al.. (1998). Influence of Density and Sintering Temperature on Monotonic, Cyclic, and Low Cycle Fatigue Behaviour of FL4405 High Strength PM Steel. Powder Metallurgy. 41(2). 103–108. 6 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I., et al.. (1997). Fatigue Crack Growth of β-21S Titanium Alloy Under Constant Amplitude and miniTWIST Flight Spectra at 25°C and 175°C. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology. 119(4). 387–392. 1 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I., et al.. (1993). Application and Verification of Fatigue Life Calculation Methods for AZ91E-T6 Cast Magnesium Alloy Under Variable Amplitude Loading. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology. 115(4). 385–390. 13 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I., et al.. (1993). Fatigue of AZ91E-T6 Cast Magnesium Alloy. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology. 115(4). 391–397. 66 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I., et al.. (1993). Integrated Computational Durability Analysis. Journal of Engineering for Industry. 115(4). 492–499. 6 indexed citations
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Koh, Seung-Kee & R. I. Stephens. (1991). Fatigue Life Prediction of an Autofrettaged Thick-Walled Pressure Vessel With an External Groove. Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology. 113(3). 368–374. 2 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I.. (1988). The influence of microstructure on the fatigue behavior of A356-T6 cast aluminium alloy. 46. 185–195. 1 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I.. (1988). Fatigue and fracture toughness of A356-T6 cast aluminum alloy. 10 indexed citations
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Koh, Seung-Kee & R. I. Stephens. (1988). Fracture Toughness of A356-T6 Cast Aluminum Alloy. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 10 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I., et al.. (1988). Low Cycle Fatigue of A356-T6 Cast Aluminum Alloy Wheels. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 7 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I., et al.. (1988). Fatigue and Fracture Toughness of Water-Chilled A356-T6 Cast Aluminum Alloy. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 4 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I. & Seung-Kee Koh. (1988). Improvements in Empirical Representation of A356-T6 Cast Aluminum Alloy Round-Robin Low Cycle Fatigue Data. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 5 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I., et al.. (1988). Low Cycle Fatigue of A356-T6 Cast Aluminum Alloy - A Round-Robin Test Program. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 11 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I., et al.. (1987). Computational Fatigue Life Prediction of Welded and Non-welded Ground Vehicle Components. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 6 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I., et al.. (1986). COMPARISON OF SHORT AND LONG FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH IN 7075‐T6 ALUMINUM. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 9(1). 35–48. 31 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I. & H. O. Fuchs. (1980). Metal fatigue in engineering. J. Wiley eBooks. 1125 indexed citations breakdown →
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Njus, Glen O. & R. I. Stephens. (1977). The influence of yield strength and negative stress ratio on fatigue crack growth delay in 4140 steel. International Journal of Fracture. 13(4). 455–466. 9 indexed citations
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Stephens, R. I., et al.. (1974). Fatigue crack growth with negative R ratio following tensile overloads. International Journal of Fracture. 10(4). 587–589. 10 indexed citations
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Agrawal, Santosh Kumari & R. I. Stephens. (1971). Cyclic yield behavior of polycrystalline niobium. Journal of the Less Common Metals. 24(1). 93–101. 5 indexed citations

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