S. Pitt

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

S. Pitt is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Pitt has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 12 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in S. Pitt's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (33 papers), Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (12 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (10 papers). S. Pitt is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (33 papers), Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (12 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (10 papers). S. Pitt collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. S. Pitt's co-authors include R. Jones, L. Molent, Alan Gunn, D. Hui, Simon Barter, Daren Peng, Cinzia Dedi, Pamela M. Taylor-Harris, Chris Wallbrink and Satya N. Atluri and has published in prestigious journals such as Composite Structures, Engineering Fracture Mechanics and Computers & Structures.

In The Last Decade

S. Pitt

51 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

The One Health Concept 2024 2026 2025 2024 10 20 30 40
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. The One Health Concept
    2024 49 citations S. Pitt, Alan Gunn British Journal of Biomedical Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. Pitt Australia 21 740 386 249 224 148 52 1.1k
Yanrong Wang China 20 473 0.6× 607 1.6× 209 0.8× 45 0.2× 165 1.1× 127 1.2k
William C. Carpenter United States 21 590 0.8× 184 0.5× 314 1.3× 73 0.3× 52 0.4× 49 1.4k
Karl H. Frank United States 14 389 0.5× 253 0.7× 570 2.3× 34 0.2× 59 0.4× 110 915
Yazhi Li China 18 400 0.5× 526 1.4× 95 0.4× 18 0.1× 199 1.3× 72 964
Satoshi NISHIJIMA Japan 18 408 0.6× 355 0.9× 125 0.5× 25 0.1× 137 0.9× 106 902
M.M. Megahed Egypt 17 538 0.7× 588 1.5× 116 0.5× 29 0.1× 179 1.2× 71 850
Fengxiang Xu China 25 614 0.8× 1.7k 4.4× 858 3.4× 60 0.3× 233 1.6× 82 2.2k
David Thévenet France 14 287 0.4× 269 0.7× 88 0.4× 14 0.1× 142 1.0× 44 727
Jung-Kyu Kim South Korea 15 356 0.5× 236 0.6× 144 0.6× 14 0.1× 88 0.6× 57 646
Markus Feldmann Germany 23 605 0.8× 992 2.6× 1.7k 6.8× 35 0.2× 149 1.0× 330 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by S. Pitt

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. Pitt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Pitt

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All Works

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Pitt, S. & Alan Gunn. (2024). The One Health Concept. British Journal of Biomedical Science. 81. 12366–12366. 49 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pitt, S., et al.. (2017). Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and experience of palliative care amongst South African physiotherapists. South African Journal of Physiotherapy. 73(1). 384–384. 9 indexed citations
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Pitt, S., R. Jones, & Daren Peng. (2012). Characterization of the durability of adhesive bonds. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 35(11). 998–1006. 12 indexed citations
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Jones, R., et al.. (2011). Application of the Hartman–Schijve equation to represent Mode I and Mode II fatigue delamination growth in composites. Composite Structures. 94(4). 1343–1351. 108 indexed citations
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Jones, R., L. Molent, & S. Pitt. (2008). Similitude and the Paris crack growth law. International Journal of Fatigue. 30(10-11). 1873–1880. 50 indexed citations
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Jones, R., et al.. (2007). Composite Repairs to Cracked Metallic Components - Experiment and Theory. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 1. 146–151. 1 indexed citations
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Pitt, S., Kerry May, Peter G. Colman, & Paul Wraight. (2007). Deficiencies in nutritional intake in patients admitted with diabetes‐related foot complications. Nutrition & Dietetics. 64(3). 186–191. 4 indexed citations
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Jones, R., L. Molent, & S. Pitt. (2007). Understanding crack growth in fuselage lap joints. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 49(1). 38–50. 27 indexed citations
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Jones, R., Bernard Chen, & S. Pitt. (2007). Similitude: Fatigue cracking in steels. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 48(2). 161–168. 29 indexed citations
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Jones, R., et al.. (2007). Three-dimensional structure optimal design for extending fatigue life by using biological algorithm. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 49(1). 26–37. 4 indexed citations
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Jones, R., S. Pitt, Ming K. Tan, Chris Wallbrink, & W.K. Chiu. (2006). Interaction of ultrasonic waves with structural damage: A diffraction analogy. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 46(1). 26–37. 2 indexed citations
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Pitt, S., et al.. (2005). Factors affecting student choice of the undergraduate research project: staff and student perceptions. Bioscience Education. 5(1). 1–19. 8 indexed citations
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Jones, R., Simon Barter, L. Molent, & S. Pitt. (2004). Crack growth at low ?K’s and the Frost‐Dugdale law. Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers. 27(6). 871–877. 16 indexed citations
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Peng, Daren, R. Jones, & S. Pitt. (2002). A hybrid formulation for 3D fracture analysis. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 69(1). 45–67. 2 indexed citations
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Jones, R., et al.. (2002). Assessment of multiple flat elliptical cracks with interactions. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 38(3). 281–291. 9 indexed citations
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Peng, Daren, R. Jones, & S. Pitt. (2000). A Hybrid Method Based Upon The Finite ElementAlternating Technique For 3D Fracture Analysis. WIT transactions on engineering sciences. 26. 2 indexed citations
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Jones, R., et al.. (2000). A methodology for structural optimisation with damage tolerance constraints. Engineering Failure Analysis. 7(4). 281–300. 27 indexed citations
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Pitt, S., R. Jones, & Satya N. Atluri. (1999). Further studies into interacting 3D cracks. Computers & Structures. 70(5). 583–597. 19 indexed citations
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Pitt, S., R. Jones, & Jim Williams. (1996). Implementation of a New Algorithm for Evaluating 3-D Crack Interaction Effects. 257. 1 indexed citations

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