Robert Gracie

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Robert Gracie is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Gracie has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 23 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert Gracie's work include Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (25 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (24 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (13 papers). Robert Gracie is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (25 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (24 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (13 papers). Robert Gracie collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Iran. Robert Gracie's co-authors include Ted Belytschko, Giulio Ventura, Timon Rabczuk, Jeong‐Hoon Song, P. R. Budarapu, Maurice B. Dusseault, Stéphane Bordas, Shih‐Wei Yang, Xiaoying Zhuang and Hongwu Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering and Journal of Applied Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Robert Gracie

63 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

A review of extended/generalized finite element methods f... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2009 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. A review of extended/generalized finite element methods for material modeling
    2009 652 citations Ted Belytschko, Robert Gracie et al. profile →
  2. Immersed particle method for fluid–structure interaction
    2009 357 citations Robert Gracie, Ted Belytschko et al. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Gracie Canada 22 1.9k 788 689 596 509 71 2.7k
Fei Yan China 31 1.2k 0.6× 289 0.4× 633 0.9× 1.2k 2.0× 385 0.8× 140 2.5k
Shuwei Zhou China 24 2.0k 1.0× 569 0.7× 1.0k 1.5× 763 1.3× 308 0.6× 62 3.0k
Heiko Andrä Germany 24 1.4k 0.7× 343 0.4× 449 0.7× 1.1k 1.9× 337 0.7× 91 2.8k
Qizhi Zhu China 36 3.6k 1.9× 426 0.5× 1.7k 2.5× 660 1.1× 496 1.0× 146 4.2k
Xikui Li China 25 1.0k 0.5× 641 0.8× 663 1.0× 212 0.4× 255 0.5× 93 1.8k
Francesco Ubertini Italy 27 1.1k 0.6× 910 1.2× 942 1.4× 212 0.4× 329 0.6× 102 2.6k
N. Vu‐Bac Germany 20 1.1k 0.6× 244 0.3× 980 1.4× 477 0.8× 636 1.2× 28 2.5k
Huilong Ren China 22 2.3k 1.2× 1.2k 1.5× 1.4k 2.1× 443 0.7× 692 1.4× 90 3.4k
Fabian Welschinger Germany 12 4.1k 2.1× 1.3k 1.7× 725 1.1× 967 1.6× 937 1.8× 26 4.5k
A.R. Khoei Iran 40 3.4k 1.8× 888 1.1× 1.5k 2.2× 2.2k 3.7× 855 1.7× 189 5.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Gracie

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gracie, Robert, et al.. (2025). Deep learning assisted monitoring framework for geological carbon sequestration. International journal of greenhouse gas control. 144. 104372–104372.
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Gracie, Robert, et al.. (2024). An efficient reduced order model for nonlinear transient porous media flow with time-varying injection rates. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. 241. 104237–104237. 3 indexed citations
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Gracie, Robert, et al.. (2024). The influence of turbulence and inertia in radial fracture flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 981. 1 indexed citations
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Gracie, Robert, et al.. (2023). A FEM for three‐field u–p–η poroelasticity with nonreciprocal interactions. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 48(1). 332–355.
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Gracie, Robert, et al.. (2023). Inertial and turbulent flow in hydro‐mechanically coupled KGD‐like fractures. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 47(16). 2925–2950. 3 indexed citations
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Gracie, Robert, et al.. (2022). Beyond the cubic law: A finite volume method for convective and transient fracture flow. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. 94(11). 1841–1862. 3 indexed citations
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Dusseault, Maurice B., et al.. (2021). Heat Production From Hot Dry Rocks Using Closed-Loop Horizontal Wells.
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Gracie, Robert, et al.. (2020). XFEM simulation of a mixed-mode fracture experiment in PMMA. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 229. 106945–106945. 17 indexed citations
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Gracie, Robert, et al.. (2018). Hydraulic Fracture Stimulated Zone Analysis With a FEM Upscaled Model. 1 indexed citations
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Dusseault, Maurice B., et al.. (2018). A non-local plasticity model of stimulated volume evolution during hydraulic fracturing. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 159. 111–125. 16 indexed citations
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Gracie, Robert, et al.. (2016). Up-Scaling DEM Simulations. 50th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. 2 indexed citations
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Gracie, Robert, et al.. (2016). Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Trajectories in Heterogeneous Reservoirs. 50th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. 2 indexed citations
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Dusseault, Maurice B., et al.. (2016). Cohesion and Fracturing in a Transparent Jointed Rock Analogue. 50th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. 3 indexed citations
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Gracie, Robert, et al.. (2015). The use of Multistage Hydraulic Fracture Data to Identify Stress Shadow Effects. 8 indexed citations
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Gracie, Robert, et al.. (2013). A Bayesian Approach To Mitigate Parameter Uncertainty In Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Models. 2 indexed citations
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Zamani, Arash, Robert Gracie, & M. R. Eslami. (2012). Cohesive and non‐cohesive fracture by higher‐order enrichment of XFEM. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 90(4). 452–483. 47 indexed citations
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Craig, James R. & Robert Gracie. (2011). Using the extended finite element method for simulation of transient well leakage in multilayer aquifers. Advances in Water Resources. 34(9). 1207–1214. 7 indexed citations
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Gracie, Robert & James R. Craig. (2010). Modelling well leakage in multilayer aquifer systems using the extended finite element method. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. 46(6). 504–513. 10 indexed citations
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Oswald, Jay, Robert Gracie, Roopam Khare, & Ted Belytschko. (2009). An extended finite element method for dislocations in complex geometries: Thin films and nanotubes. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 198(21-26). 1872–1886. 34 indexed citations
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Xu, Mei, Robert Gracie, & Ted Belytschko. (2009). A continuum‐to‐atomistic bridging domain method for composite lattices. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 81(13). 1635–1658. 24 indexed citations

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