Robert Smit

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 907 citations indexed

About

Robert Smit is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Smit has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 907 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 4 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 2 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in Robert Smit's work include Mechanical Behavior of Composites (4 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (4 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (2 papers). Robert Smit is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Behavior of Composites (4 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (4 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (2 papers). Robert Smit collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and South Africa. Robert Smit's co-authors include H.E.H. Meijer, W.A.M. Brekelmans, W.A.M. Brekelmans, L.E. Govaert, Theo A. Tervoort, C. J. H. Schutte, Ton Peijs, Leon E. Govaert, P.L. Weegels and W.G.M. Agterof and has published in prestigious journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Journal of Materials Science and Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.

In The Last Decade

Robert Smit

11 papers receiving 864 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.

Prediction of the mechanical behavior of nonlinear heterogeneous systems by multi-level finite element modeling

1998 486 citations Robert Smit, W.A.M. Brekelmans et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Smit Netherlands	10	600	260	194	165	157	11	907
Julien Férec France	21	380 0.6×	183 0.7×	177 0.9×	117 0.7×	30 0.2×	46	822
R. D. Bradshaw United States	13	362 0.6×	283 1.1×	187 1.0×	452 2.7×	9 0.1×	30	903
Jacob Muthu South Africa	11	316 0.5×	119 0.5×	128 0.7×	191 1.2×	50 0.3×	25	664
Kazumi MATSUI Japan	10	451 0.8×	58 0.2×	296 1.5×	150 0.9×	219 1.4×	45	935
Aditya Kumar United States	15	380 0.6×	40 0.2×	98 0.5×	110 0.7×	26 0.2×	21	628
Anaïs Barasinski France	11	204 0.3×	61 0.2×	228 1.2×	27 0.2×	35 0.2×	43	442
Peter Wapperom United States	19	363 0.6×	218 0.8×	220 1.1×	70 0.4×	16 0.1×	36	900
Angela C. Souza Brazil	5	86 0.1×	45 0.2×	98 0.5×	230 1.4×	16 0.1×	9	399
Jerry Chung United States	14	247 0.4×	249 1.0×	281 1.4×	122 0.7×	15 0.1×	25	635
Seongmin Chang South Korea	11	181 0.3×	158 0.6×	92 0.5×	181 1.1×	40 0.3×	37	481

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Nicolas, Yves, Robert Smit, H. van Aalst, et al.. (2003). Effect of Storage Time and Temperature on Rheological and Microstructural Properties of Gluten. Cereal Chemistry. 80(4). 371–377. 13 indexed citations

Weegels, P.L., et al.. (2003). Large and Fast Deformations Crucial for the Rheology of Proofing Dough. Cereal Chemistry. 80(4). 424–426. 14 indexed citations

Govaert, Leon E., et al.. (2001). A micromechanical approach to time-dependent failure in off-axis loaded polymer composites. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 32(12). 1697–1711. 34 indexed citations

Smit, Robert, W.A.M. Brekelmans, & H.E.H. Meijer. (2000). Predictive modelling of the properties and toughness of polymeric materials Part I Why is polystyrene brittle and polycarbonate tough?. Journal of Materials Science. 35(11). 2855–2867. 45 indexed citations

Smit, Robert, W.A.M. Brekelmans, & H.E.H. Meijer. (2000). Predictive modelling of the properties and toughness of polymeric materials Part II Effect of microstructural properties on the macroscopic response of rubber-modified polymers. Journal of Materials Science. 35(11). 2869–2879. 38 indexed citations

Smit, Robert, W.A.M. Brekelmans, & H.E.H. Meijer. (2000). Predictive modelling of the properties and toughness of polymeric materials Part III Simultaneous prediction of micro- and macrostructural deformation of rubber-modified polymers. Journal of Materials Science. 35(11). 2881–2892. 28 indexed citations

Smit, Robert, et al.. (1999). Prediction of the large-strain mechanical response of heterogeneous polymer systems: local and global deformation behaviour of a representative volume element of voided polycarbonate. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 47(2). 201–221. 76 indexed citations

Smit, Robert, W.A.M. Brekelmans, & H.E.H. Meijer. (1998). Prediction of the mechanical behavior of nonlinear heterogeneous systems by multi-level finite element modeling. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 155(1-2). 181–192. 486 indexed citations breakdown →

Tervoort, Theo A., Robert Smit, W.A.M. Brekelmans, & L.E. Govaert. (1997). A Constitutive Equation for the Elasto-Viscoplastic Deformation of Glassy Polymers. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials. 1(3). 269–291. 149 indexed citations

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Schutte, C. J. H., et al.. (1993). An ab initio study of the molecular structures of 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetrone and 5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone. Journal of Molecular Structure. 297. 235–241. 18 indexed citations

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Smit, Robert, et al.. (1989). The Structure of Some Phenol-Formaldehyde Condensates for Wood Adhesives. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A - Chemistry. 26(6). 825–841. 6 indexed citations

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