R.D. Gibson

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

R.D. Gibson is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, R.D. Gibson has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 11 papers in Computational Mechanics and 8 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in R.D. Gibson's work include Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (7 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (7 papers) and Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (3 papers). R.D. Gibson is often cited by papers focused on Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (7 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (7 papers) and Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (3 papers). R.D. Gibson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. R.D. Gibson's co-authors include A.W. Bush, T. R. Thomas, K. J. Whiteman, M. Cross, Andy Cook, Richard W. Young, J. McKelliget, Andrew D. Kent, William T. Doyle and J. Caldwell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Applied Energy and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

R.D. Gibson

26 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

The elastic contact of a rough surface 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 200 400 600
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. The elastic contact of a rough surface
    1975 615 citations A.W. Bush, R.D. Gibson et al. Wear 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. Gibson United Kingdom 13 836 694 215 192 90 26 1.2k
Vasilios Alexiades United States 17 245 0.3× 615 0.9× 411 1.9× 48 0.3× 150 1.7× 57 1.5k
V. A. Levin Russia 19 444 0.5× 324 0.5× 676 3.1× 63 0.3× 145 1.6× 240 1.6k
Jack L. Kerrebrock United States 23 121 0.1× 667 1.0× 927 4.3× 108 0.6× 137 1.5× 83 1.8k
G. A. Domoto United States 14 188 0.2× 306 0.4× 428 2.0× 114 0.6× 128 1.4× 39 962
R. J. Atkin United Kingdom 15 609 0.7× 258 0.4× 298 1.4× 106 0.6× 472 5.2× 55 1.6k
Mojtaba Mahzoon Iran 23 470 0.6× 177 0.3× 140 0.7× 212 1.1× 146 1.6× 98 1.5k
A. L. Van Buren United States 15 340 0.4× 97 0.1× 141 0.7× 61 0.3× 267 3.0× 67 778
M. A. Jaswon United Kingdom 14 920 1.1× 258 0.4× 256 1.2× 331 1.7× 138 1.5× 36 1.6k
А. М. Кривцов Russia 22 523 0.6× 310 0.4× 95 0.4× 207 1.1× 265 2.9× 104 1.4k
Victor L. Berdichevsky United States 19 802 1.0× 366 0.5× 91 0.4× 116 0.6× 154 1.7× 76 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R.D. Gibson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R.D. Gibson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R.D. Gibson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R.D. Gibson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with R.D. Gibson. R.D. Gibson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bush, A.W., et al.. (1984). The effect of surface roughness in elastohydrodynamic lubrication. Wear. 96(2). 177–202. 4 indexed citations
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McKelliget, J., M. Cross, & R.D. Gibson. (1982). A turbulent fluid flow model of gas agitated reactors. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 6(6). 469–480. 12 indexed citations
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Gibson, R.D., et al.. (1982). A mathematical model of nozzle blockage by freezing—II. Turbulent flow. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 25(1). 119–126. 9 indexed citations
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Bush, A.W., et al.. (1982). Surface roughness effects in point contact elastohydrodynamic lubrication. Wear. 83(2). 285–301. 3 indexed citations
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Gibson, R.D., et al.. (1981). Solidification of a liquid metal flowing through a circular pipe: a prediction of nozzle blockage. Advances in Engineering Software (1978). 3(1). 17–25. 6 indexed citations
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Gibson, R.D., et al.. (1981). A mathematical model of nozzle blockage by freezing. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 24(2). 231–241. 15 indexed citations
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Bush, A.W. & R.D. Gibson. (1979). A theoretical investigation of thermal contact conductance. Applied Energy. 5(1). 11–22. 14 indexed citations
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Cross, M. & R.D. Gibson. (1979). Gas flow through multilayered regions of porous media. Powder Technology. 24(2). 167–178. 3 indexed citations
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Gibson, R.D.. (1979). Theory and problems of heat transfer, (schaum's outline series). International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 22(6). 985–985. 147 indexed citations
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Gibson, R.D., M. Cross, & Richard W. Young. (1979). Pressure gradients generated during the drying of porous shapes. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 22(6). 827–830. 12 indexed citations
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Cross, M., R.D. Gibson, & Richard W. Young. (1979). Pressure generation during the drying of a porous half-space. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 22(1). 47–50. 19 indexed citations
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Gibson, R.D.. (1976). The contact resistance for a semi-infinite cylinder in a vacuum. Applied Energy. 2(1). 57–65. 41 indexed citations
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Bush, A.W., et al.. (1976). The collection efficiency of directional dust gauges. Atmospheric Environment (1967). 10(11). 997–1000. 5 indexed citations
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Bush, A.W., R.D. Gibson, & T. R. Thomas. (1975). The elastic contact of a rough surface. Wear. 35(1). 87–111. 615 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gibson, R.D. & Andy Cook. (1974). THE STABILITY OF CURVED CHANNEL FLOW. The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics. 27(2). 149–160. 27 indexed citations
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Gibson, R.D. & J. Caldwell. (1972). Optimization of field uniformity in the bore of a toroidal conductor. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 5(8). 1377–1388. 2 indexed citations
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Gibson, R.D. & Andrew D. Kent. (1971). ON THE TEARING-MODE INSTABILITY. The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics. 24(1). 63–70. 7 indexed citations
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Gibson, R.D.. (1968). THE HERZENBERG DYNAMO. I. The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics. 21(2). 243–255. 6 indexed citations
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Gibson, R.D. & K. J. Whiteman. (1968). Tearing mode instability in the Bessel function model. Plasma Physics. 10(12). 1101–1104. 48 indexed citations
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Gibson, R.D.. (1966). Overstability in the magnetohydrodynamic Bénard problem at large Hartmann numbers. Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 62(2). 287–299. 13 indexed citations

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