R.H.J. Peerlings

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
145 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

R.H.J. Peerlings is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R.H.J. Peerlings has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 63 papers in Materials Chemistry and 52 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R.H.J. Peerlings's work include Numerical methods in engineering (48 papers), Composite Material Mechanics (35 papers) and Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures (35 papers). R.H.J. Peerlings is often cited by papers focused on Numerical methods in engineering (48 papers), Composite Material Mechanics (35 papers) and Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures (35 papers). R.H.J. Peerlings collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and Czechia. R.H.J. Peerlings's co-authors include W.A.M. Brekelmans, René de Borst, M.G.D. Geers, J.H.P. De Vree, M.G.D. Geers, Thierry Massart, Lars Beex, M.G.D. Geers, M.G.D. Geers and J. Mediavilla and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Acta Materialia and Journal of Computational Physics.

In The Last Decade

R.H.J. Peerlings

141 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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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.

GRADIENT ENHANCED DAMAGE FOR QUASI-BRITTLE MATERIALS

1996 1.1k citations R.H.J. Peerlings, René de Borst et al. profile →
A critical comparison of nonlocal and gradient-enhanced softening continua

2001 506 citations R.H.J. Peerlings, M.G.D. Geers et al. 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						Papers	Cites
R.H.J. Peerlings Netherlands	37	4.6k	2.2k	1.3k	973	509	145	5.7k
Holm Altenbach Germany	37	4.0k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	264 0.5×	340	5.7k
Harm Askes United Kingdom	38	4.2k 0.9×	2.8k 1.3×	938 0.7×	854 0.9×	568 1.1×	155	5.4k
Dominique Leguillon France	33	3.7k 0.8×	858 0.4×	989 0.8×	689 0.7×	475 0.9×	121	4.5k
Igor Sevostianov United States	38	4.0k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	517 0.5×	174 0.3×	258	5.8k
M.G.D. Geers Netherlands	32	3.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	643 0.7×	256 0.5×	73	4.4k
W.A.M. Brekelmans Netherlands	39	6.8k 1.5×	3.2k 1.4×	2.2k 1.7×	1.2k 1.3×	654 1.3×	87	8.8k
Matti Ristinmaa Sweden	33	2.0k 0.4×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	666 0.7×	150 0.3×	135	3.2k
Ivan Giorgio Italy	45	2.8k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	951 1.0×	341 0.7×	114	4.7k
Javier Segurado Spain	44	3.3k 0.7×	2.5k 1.1×	3.1k 2.5×	390 0.4×	123 0.2×	109	5.8k
Jacob Aboudi Israel	40	5.8k 1.3×	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.6×	187 0.4×	290	6.8k

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Vermeij, Tijmen, et al.. (2025). High-resolution numerical–experimental comparison of heterogeneous slip activity in quasi-2D ferrite sheets. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 320. 113523–113523.

Massart, Thierry, et al.. (2024). Accuracy of hygro-expansive curl predictions for paper sheets based on homogenised 2D and 3D network representations. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 106. 105339–105339. 1 indexed citations

Peerlings, R.H.J., et al.. (2023). Effect of restrained versus free drying on hygro-expansion of hardwood and softwood fibers and paper handsheet. Cellulose. 30(17). 11135–11156. 4 indexed citations

Peerlings, R.H.J., et al.. (2022). Re-understanding the In-plane Hygro-expansion of Freely and Restrained Dried Paper Handsheets. TU/e Research Portal. 421–440. 1 indexed citations

Geus, Tom W. J. de, et al.. (2020). Improving the initial guess for the Newton-Raphson protocol in time-dependent simulations. Journal of Computational Physics. 420. 109721–109721. 4 indexed citations

Massart, Thierry, et al.. (2019). Stabilization of coupled convection–diffusion-reaction equations for continuum dislocation transport. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 27(5). 55009–55009. 1 indexed citations

Hoefnagels, J.P.M., et al.. (2019). Correction of Scanning Electron Microscope Imaging Artifacts in a Novel Digital Image Correlation Framework. Experimental Mechanics. 59(4). 489–516. 41 indexed citations

Bosco, E., et al.. (2017). A Micro-mechanical Modelling Study of Drying Restraint Effects on the Hygro-mechanics of Paper Sheets. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 627–649. 1 indexed citations

Bosco, E., et al.. (2017). On the role of moisture in triggering out-of-plane displacement in paper: From the network level to the macroscopic scale. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 154. 66–77. 17 indexed citations

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Geus, Tom W. J. de, R.H.J. Peerlings, & M.G.D. Geers. (2016). Competing damage mechanisms in a two-phase microstructure: How microstructure and loading conditions determine the onset of fracture. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 97-98. 687–698. 21 indexed citations

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Poh, Leong Hien & R.H.J. Peerlings. (2015). The plastic rotation effect in an isotropic gradient plasticity model for applications at the meso scale. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 78-79. 57–69. 18 indexed citations

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Geus, Tom W. J. de, R.H.J. Peerlings, & M.G.D. Geers. (2015). Microstructural topology effects on the onset of ductile failure in multi-phase materials – A systematic computational approach. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 67-68. 326–339. 30 indexed citations

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Abed‐Meraim, Farid, et al.. (2014). BIFURCATION ANALYSIS VERSUS MAXIMUM FORCE CRITERIA IN FORMABILITY LIMIT ASSESSMENT OF STRETCHED METAL SHEETS. International Journal of Applied Mechanics. 6(6). 1450064–1450064. 2 indexed citations

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Bosco, E., R.H.J. Peerlings, & M.G.D. Geers. (2014). Predicting hygro-elastic properties of paper sheets based on an idealized model of the underlying fibrous network. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 56-57. 43–52. 33 indexed citations

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Beex, Lars, et al.. (2013). A discrete network model for bond failure and frictional sliding in fibrous materials. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 50(9). 1354–1363. 38 indexed citations

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Poh, Leong Hien, R.H.J. Peerlings, M.G.D. Geers, & S. Swaddiwudhipong. (2011). An implicit tensorial gradient plasticity model – Formulation and comparison with a scalar gradient model. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 48(18). 2595–2604. 34 indexed citations

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Beex, Lars & R.H.J. Peerlings. (2009). An experimental and computational study of laminated paperboard creasing and folding. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 46(24). 4192–4207. 88 indexed citations

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Engelen, R.A.B., N.A. Fleck, R.H.J. Peerlings, & M.G.D. Geers. (2006). An evaluation of higher-order plasticity theories for predicting size effects and localisation. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 43(7-8). 1857–1877. 74 indexed citations

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Borst, René de, Jerzy Pamin, R.H.J. Peerlings, & L.J. Sluys. (1995). On gradient-enhanced damage and plasticity models for failure in quasi-brittle and frictional materials. Computational Mechanics. 17(1-2). 130–141. 4 indexed citations

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Peerlings, R.H.J., Anne Marie Kuijpers‐Jagtman, & Jan B. Hoeksma. (1995). A photographic scale to measure facial aesthetics. European Journal of Orthodontics. 17(2). 101–109. 62 indexed citations

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