Robert A. Smith

14.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
277 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Smith is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Smith has authored 277 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 59 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 31 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Smith's work include Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (38 papers), Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (35 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (34 papers). Robert A. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (38 papers), Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (35 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (34 papers). Robert A. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Singapore. Robert A. Smith's co-authors include Elizabeth Ward, Ahmedin Jemal, Durado Brooks, David A. Lieberman, Seth N. Glick, Sidney J. Winawer, Douglas K. Rex, Theodore R. Levin, Francis M. Giardiello and Chiranjeev Dash and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Smith

258 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

Screening and Surveillance for the Early Detection of Col... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2009 2010 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert A. Smith United States 44 3.9k 2.2k 1.7k 1.5k 1.1k 277 10.0k
Sung Hoon Kim South Korea 51 1.8k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 646 0.4× 604 0.4× 1.8k 1.7× 777 13.9k
Wolfgang Ludwig Germany 68 1.8k 0.5× 629 0.3× 2.1k 1.2× 2.0k 1.3× 319 0.3× 461 18.4k
Richard S. Stein United States 64 1.1k 0.3× 319 0.1× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 251 0.2× 461 14.6k
Hiroshi Sakamoto Japan 71 3.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.7× 284 0.2× 626 0.4× 671 0.6× 696 20.6k
Bertil Persson Sweden 58 756 0.2× 886 0.4× 332 0.2× 424 0.3× 1.2k 1.1× 574 13.6k
John A. Evans United States 54 1.1k 0.3× 2.3k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 105 0.1× 3.1k 3.0× 261 10.8k
Sheldon Weinbaum United States 64 726 0.2× 2.3k 1.0× 892 0.5× 382 0.2× 2.2k 2.1× 237 15.9k
Makoto Ogawa Japan 60 1.2k 0.3× 867 0.4× 300 0.2× 234 0.2× 415 0.4× 831 20.3k
Xiaofeng Zhang China 56 882 0.2× 780 0.4× 849 0.5× 290 0.2× 1.1k 1.0× 936 17.1k
Kaori Togashi Japan 68 1.2k 0.3× 2.8k 1.3× 343 0.2× 581 0.4× 3.2k 3.0× 561 20.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smith, Robert A., et al.. (2009). Ultrasonic techniques for detection of weak adhesion.. Materials Evaluation. 67(9). 1048–1058. 10 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A.. (2007). Advanced NDT of Composites in the United Kingdom.. Materials Evaluation. 65(7). 697–710. 5 indexed citations
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Young, Roger G., et al.. (2005). Water quality and thermal regime of the Motueka River: Influences of land cover, geology and position in the catchment. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 39(4). 803–825. 46 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A., et al.. (2003). Hydraulic Electronic Unit Injector with Rate Shaping Capability. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 12 indexed citations
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James, Mark R., Marc Schallenberg, Mark Gall, & Robert A. Smith. (2001). Seasonal changes in plankton and nutrient dynamics and carbon flow in the pelagic zone of a large, glacial lake: Effects of suspended solids and physical mixing. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 35(2). 239–253. 6 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A., et al.. (2001). Transient eddy-current NDE for ageing aircraft - Capabilities and limitations.. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring. 43(1). 14–20. 76 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A.. (1999). Diffraction and Nonlinear Propagation in wide-band ultrasonic spectroscopy.. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring. 41(3). 142–150. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A., et al.. (1998). Diffraction and shadowing errors in -6 dB defect sizing of delaminations in composites.. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring. 40(1). 44–49. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A.. (1998). Fine-tuning the eddy-current detection of hidden first-layer corrosion in aircraft skins.. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring. 40(10). 712–721. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A., et al.. (1998). Nonlinear propagation in water and its effect on ultrasonic C-scanning. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring. 40(1). 12–19. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A., et al.. (1997). Delamination sizing in fibre-reinforced plastics using pulse-echo amplitude.. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring. 39(5). 330–336. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A.. (1997). Reliability assessment of cyclically loaded engineering structures : proceedings of NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Reliability Assessment of Cyclically Loaded Engineering Structures, Varna, Bulgaria, June 6-8, 1996. Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A.. (1995). Non-destructive evaluation for corrosion in ageing aircraft, Part 2. Radiography, mechanical impedance and alternative methods; comparison of techniques.. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring. 37(11). 884–891. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A.. (1994). Ultrasonic defect sizing in carbon-fibre composites - an initial study.. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring. 36(8). 595–605. 6 indexed citations
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Broady, Paul A. & Robert A. Smith. (1994). A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE DIVERSITY, SURVIVABILITY AND DISPERSAL OF ALGAE INTRODUCED INTO ANTARCTICA BY HUMAN ACTIVITY (15th Symposium on Polar Biology). Institutional Repository National Institute of Polar Research (National Institute of Polar Research (Japan)). 7. 185–197. 8 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A., et al.. (1992). Fisica del golfo de tehuantepec. CIENCIA & DESARROLLO. 18(103). 97–107. 27 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A.. (1980). Buoyancy effects upon longitudinal dispersion in wide well-mixed estuaries. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 296(1421). 467–496. 36 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A., et al.. (1979). Low frequency masking of spatial frequency gratings (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 69. 1444. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A., et al.. (1961). ECH volume 12 issue 1 Front matter. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 12(1). f1–f4. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert A.. (1956). Recent Developments in the Detection and Measurement of Infrared Radiation. 82(1). 3–19. 2 indexed citations

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