Richard S. Trask

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Richard S. Trask is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard S. Trask has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 31 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 29 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Richard S. Trask's work include Polymer composites and self-healing (49 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (27 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (19 papers). Richard S. Trask is often cited by papers focused on Polymer composites and self-healing (49 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (27 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (19 papers). Richard S. Trask collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Richard S. Trask's co-authors include Ian P Bond, Hugo Williams, Ian Farrow, Annela M. Seddon, Gareth Williams, Chris Norris, Stephen R. Hallett, Mehdi Yasaee, Duncan F. Wass and Bruce W. Drinkwater and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Polymer and Journal of Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

Richard S. Trask

115 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

A self-healing carbon fibre reinforced polymer for aerospace applications

2007 374 citations Richard S. Trask, Ian P Bond et al. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard S. Trask United Kingdom	40	2.6k	1.8k	1.3k	1.2k	846	121	5.4k
Véronique Michaud Switzerland	44	2.6k 1.0×	2.8k 1.6×	886 0.7×	2.1k 1.8×	1.3k 1.5×	242	6.5k
Yiping Qiu China	40	2.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	223	5.8k
Ian P Bond United Kingdom	40	3.5k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	1.0k 1.2×	153	6.4k
Woong‐Ryeol Yu South Korea	38	2.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	204	5.3k
Edith Mäder Germany	53	3.7k 1.4×	3.6k 2.0×	1.6k 1.2×	3.0k 2.6×	2.1k 2.5×	147	8.5k
Chak Yin Tang Hong Kong	44	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	2.3k 1.7×	997 0.9×	1.8k 2.1×	303	6.2k
Rui Xiao China	38	1.6k 0.6×	2.2k 1.2×	2.2k 1.7×	465 0.4×	947 1.1×	192	5.2k
Mostafa Baghani Iran	41	1.7k 0.7×	2.2k 1.2×	2.2k 1.7×	925 0.8×	1.4k 1.7×	284	5.9k
Bin Yang China	27	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	737 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	135	3.8k
Daniel Therriault Canada	43	1.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	3.6k 2.7×	432 0.4×	1.0k 1.2×	169	6.7k

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Smith, Frank C T, et al.. (2025). Hygromnemics: Programmable Material Memory Matter Actuators via Wet Pre‐Constraining. Advanced Materials Technologies. 10(23).

Pimenta, Soraia, et al.. (2024). The role of constitutive properties on the longitudinal compressive strength of composites. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 185. 108264–108264. 3 indexed citations

Trask, Richard S., et al.. (2024). Raman spectroscopic stress mapping of single high modulus carbon fibre composite fragmentation in compression. Composites Science and Technology. 255. 110721–110721. 3 indexed citations

Trask, Richard S., et al.. (2024). Shell-Beam micromechanical models to improve the efficiency of simulations of composites under longitudinal compression. Composite Structures. 354. 118830–118830.

Pimenta, Soraia, et al.. (2023). Experimental characterisation of the dilation angle of polymers. Polymer Testing. 125. 108137–108137. 8 indexed citations

Onyianta, Amaka J., et al.. (2022). Production and characterization of cellulose nanocrystals of different allomorphs from oil palm empty fruit bunches for enhancing composite interlaminar fracture toughness. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. 5. 100272–100272. 17 indexed citations

Kandemir, Ali, Richard Murphy, David Jesson, et al.. (2021). A Life Cycle Engineering Perspective on Biocomposites as a Solution for a Sustainable Recovery. Sustainability. 13(3). 1160–1160. 62 indexed citations

Jones, Catherine, Patrick Norman, Graeme Burt, et al.. (2021). A Route to Sustainable Aviation: A Roadmap for the Realization of Aircraft Components With Electrical and Structural Multifunctionality. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. 7(4). 3032–3049. 24 indexed citations

Qamar, Isabel P. S., Nancy R. Sottos, & Richard S. Trask. (2020). Grand challenges in the design and manufacture of vascular self-healing. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 3(1). 13001–13001. 28 indexed citations

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Allen, Robert L., et al.. (2016). Curved Layer Fused Filament Fabrication Using Automated Toolpath Generation. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. 3(4). 236–243. 42 indexed citations

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Baker, Anna B., Duncan F. Wass, & Richard S. Trask. (2015). BIO-INSPIRED REVERSIBLE CROSSLINKING, USING CHELATING POLYMERS AND METAL ION BINDING, FOR USE AS SOFT ACTUATION AND SELECTIVE GROWTH. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 3 indexed citations

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Wass, Duncan F., et al.. (2013). Novel manufacturing method for FRP composites with a multifunctional vascular network. 2 indexed citations

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Trask, Richard S., Ian P Bond, & Chris Norris. (2012). 8th Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials 2012, ACCM 2012 - Composites: Enabling Tomorrow's Industry Today. 1 indexed citations

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ElSayed, Mostafa S. A., et al.. (2011). THE SKELETON OF EUPLECTELLA ASPERGILLUM AS FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL COMPOSITE AEROSPACE STRUCTURES. Explore Bristol Research. 4 indexed citations

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Bond, Ian P, et al.. (2011). Biologically inspired crack delocalization in a high strain-rate environment. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 9(69). 665–676. 41 indexed citations

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Huang, Chia‐Yen, Richard S. Trask, & Ian P Bond. (2010). Characterization and analysis of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composite laminates with embedded circular vasculature. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 7(49). 1229–1241. 88 indexed citations

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Trask, Richard S. & Ian P Bond. (2009). BIOMIMICRY OF PLANTAE VASCULES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-HEALING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES. Explore Bristol Research. 1 indexed citations

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Kawashita, Luiz F., et al.. (2009). STATIC AND FATIGUE DELAMINATION FROM DISCONTINUOUS PLIES - EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 17 indexed citations

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Trask, Richard S., et al.. (2007). Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference. 48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 17 indexed citations

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Trask, Richard S., Ian P Bond, & Christopher Semprimoschnig. (2005). SELF-HEALING OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES IN A SPACE ENVIRONMENT. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 3 indexed citations

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