R.P. Swift

765 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 615 citations indexed

About

R.P. Swift is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, R.P. Swift has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 615 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 5 papers in Computational Mechanics and 5 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in R.P. Swift's work include High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (5 papers), Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (4 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (3 papers). R.P. Swift is often cited by papers focused on High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (5 papers), Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (4 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (3 papers). R.P. Swift collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. R.P. Swift's co-authors include J. J. Monaghan, J. P. Gray, A. J. Sussman, A. Munjiza, Christopher R. Bradley, Esteban Rougier, Earl E. Knight, Steven R. Taylor, L. A. Behrmann and P. M. Halleck and has published in prestigious journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Journal of Applied Mechanics and Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.

In The Last Decade

R.P. Swift

11 papers receiving 576 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.

SPH elastic dynamics

2001 534 citations J. P. Gray, J. J. Monaghan et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R.P. Swift United States	5	508	248	194	139	56	12	615
J. P. Gray United Kingdom	5	539 1.1×	242 1.0×	188 1.0×	124 0.9×	56 1.0×	7	633
C.A. Gerlach United States	8	330 0.6×	333 1.3×	220 1.1×	137 1.0×	18 0.3×	12	527
Johannes L. Wibowo United States	5	228 0.4×	174 0.7×	237 1.2×	58 0.4×	207 3.7×	14	515
Jean‐Christophe Marongiu France	13	624 1.2×	148 0.6×	117 0.6×	30 0.2×	27 0.5×	18	690
M. de Leffe France	9	665 1.3×	132 0.5×	119 0.6×	32 0.2×	29 0.5×	12	707
A. K. Didwania United States	9	319 0.6×	55 0.2×	46 0.2×	36 0.3×	22 0.4×	22	424
B. Alessandrini France	9	1.0k 2.0×	141 0.6×	94 0.5×	45 0.3×	18 0.3×	16	1.1k
Amir Zainali Türkiye	10	490 1.0×	77 0.3×	61 0.3×	13 0.1×	14 0.3×	12	592
J. Proubet United States	6	242 0.5×	238 1.0×	343 1.8×	52 0.4×	214 3.8×	9	526
M.A. Goodman United States	9	251 0.5×	510 2.1×	160 0.8×	162 1.2×	121 2.2×	40	906

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R.P. Swift

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All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Rougier, Esteban, Christopher R. Bradley, Earl E. Knight, et al.. (2011). The Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method Applied to the Study of Rock Fracturing Behavior In 3D. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 21 indexed citations

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Gray, J. P., J. J. Monaghan, & R.P. Swift. (2001). SPH elastic dynamics. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 190(49-50). 6641–6662. 534 indexed citations breakdown →

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Swift, R.P.. (2000). Stress wave-induced damage of sandstone for dry and wet conditions. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 3 indexed citations

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Swift, R.P., et al.. (1998). Micro-Mechanical Modeling of Perforating Shock Damage. 4 indexed citations

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Taylor, Steven R., et al.. (1991). Near-source effects on regional seismograms: An analysis of the NTS explosions PERA and QUESO. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 81(6). 2371–2394. 6 indexed citations

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Swift, R.P., et al.. (1984). Numerical modeling of the mechanics of nonlinear porous media under dynamic loading. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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Swift, R.P., et al.. (1982). Multiple Fracturing of Boreholes By Using Tailored-Pulse Loading. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 22(6). 923–932. 28 indexed citations

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Swift, R.P., et al.. (1979). Effect of simultaneous and sequential detonation on explosive-induced fracture. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts. 16(2). 43–44. 1 indexed citations

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Swift, R.P., et al.. (1972). Dynamic Behavior of Rocks to Spherical Stress Waves. 797–823. 2 indexed citations

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Swift, R.P., et al.. (1970). Experimental Studies of Stress-Wave Propagation in Earth Media.. 1 indexed citations

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Swift, R.P., et al.. (1970). Elastic/Viscoplastic Theory Examined Using Radial Cylindrical Stress Waves. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 37(4). 1134–1140. 14 indexed citations

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Swift, R.P., et al.. (1965). THE EFFECTS OF SHEAR ON STRESS WAVE PROPAGATION..

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