Saïd Bolourchi

966 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 757 citations indexed

About

Saïd Bolourchi is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Saïd Bolourchi has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 757 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 3 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 3 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Saïd Bolourchi's work include Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (3 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (2 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (2 papers). Saïd Bolourchi is often cited by papers focused on Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (3 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (2 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (2 papers). Saïd Bolourchi collaborates with scholars based in United States. Saïd Bolourchi's co-authors include Klaus‐Jürgen Bathe, S. Ramaswamy, John L. Gross, Therese P. McAllister, Mehdi S. Zarghamee, Yasuo Kitane and Rasko P. Ojdrovic and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Computers & Structures and Nuclear Engineering and Design.

In The Last Decade

Saïd Bolourchi

8 papers receiving 700 citations

Hit Papers

Large displacement analys... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Large displacement analysis of three‐dimensional beam structures
    1979 529 citations Klaus‐Jürgen Bathe, Saïd Bolourchi 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
Saïd Bolourchi United States 4 498 464 339 155 107 8 757
François Frey Switzerland 13 476 1.0× 382 0.8× 303 0.9× 75 0.5× 77 0.7× 20 654
A.B. Sabir United Kingdom 14 629 1.3× 558 1.2× 293 0.9× 167 1.1× 81 0.8× 38 822
O. G. McGee United States 20 810 1.6× 596 1.3× 320 0.9× 230 1.5× 61 0.6× 57 919
Víctor H. Cortinez Argentina 19 864 1.7× 784 1.7× 445 1.3× 181 1.2× 47 0.4× 93 1.1k
Regina Khakimova Germany 14 732 1.5× 678 1.5× 215 0.6× 255 1.6× 63 0.6× 23 937
F. Gruttmann Germany 10 451 0.9× 272 0.6× 130 0.4× 108 0.7× 77 0.7× 14 553
E.M. Daya France 16 566 1.1× 505 1.1× 334 1.0× 171 1.1× 43 0.4× 27 844
Costin Pacoste Sweden 19 500 1.0× 820 1.8× 435 1.3× 391 2.5× 88 0.8× 51 1.1k
J. A. Stricklin United States 15 408 0.8× 327 0.7× 181 0.5× 135 0.9× 114 1.1× 31 634
X.G. Tan United States 6 503 1.0× 338 0.7× 134 0.4× 128 0.8× 75 0.7× 9 589

Countries citing papers authored by Saïd Bolourchi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Saïd Bolourchi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saïd Bolourchi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Saïd Bolourchi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Saïd Bolourchi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Saïd Bolourchi. Saïd Bolourchi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Bolourchi, Saïd, et al.. (2015). Significance of structure–soil–structure interaction for closely spaced structures. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 295. 680–687. 14 indexed citations
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Bolourchi, Saïd, et al.. (2015). Nonlinear Force-Drift Backbone Curve for Reinforced Concrete Squat Shear Walls. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 1 indexed citations
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Bolourchi, Saïd, et al.. (2013). Study of Seismic Structure-Soil-Structure Interaction Between Two Heavy Structures. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 3 indexed citations
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Zarghamee, Mehdi S., Saïd Bolourchi, Yasuo Kitane, et al.. (2005). Component, Connection, and Subsystem Structural Analysis. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-6C) | NIST. 2 indexed citations
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Bathe, Klaus‐Jürgen & Saïd Bolourchi. (1980). A geometric and material nonlinear plate and shell element. Computers & Structures. 11(1-2). 23–48. 187 indexed citations
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Bathe, Klaus‐Jürgen & Saïd Bolourchi. (1979). Large displacement analysis of three‐dimensional beam structures. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 14(7). 961–986. 529 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bathe, Klaus‐Jürgen, et al.. (1978). Some computational capabilities for nonlinear finite element analysis. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 46(2). 429–455. 20 indexed citations
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Bathe, Klaus‐Jürgen, et al.. (1977). Some Recent Developments in Computational Capabilities for Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 1 indexed citations

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