Usik Lee

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
117 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Usik Lee is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Usik Lee has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 58 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 41 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Usik Lee's work include Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (39 papers), Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (38 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (30 papers). Usik Lee is often cited by papers focused on Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (39 papers), Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (38 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (30 papers). Usik Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Malaysia. Usik Lee's co-authors include D. S. Sankar, Jin‐Ho Shin, George A. Lesieutre, Injoon Jang, Younghoon Song, Daehwan Kim, Sangdeok Park, Seungwan Kim, Leiming Fang and Sunghwan Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as AIAA Journal, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and Composites Part B Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Usik Lee

115 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Spectral Element Method in Structural Dynamics 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300
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. Spectral Element Method in Structural Dynamics
    2009 338 citations Usik Lee profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Usik Lee South Korea 28 1.1k 1.1k 769 706 543 117 2.3k
Mohamed S. Gadala Canada 26 406 0.4× 695 0.7× 425 0.6× 543 0.8× 483 0.9× 113 2.3k
Gary F. Dargush United States 29 1.9k 1.7× 1.7k 1.6× 389 0.5× 390 0.6× 612 1.1× 160 4.1k
Ulrich Gabbert Germany 31 914 0.8× 2.3k 2.1× 525 0.7× 658 0.9× 334 0.6× 160 3.4k
Henry T. Y. Yang United States 25 1.0k 0.9× 935 0.9× 354 0.5× 370 0.5× 692 1.3× 109 2.7k
G. Karami United States 34 952 0.8× 1.6k 1.5× 472 0.6× 485 0.7× 155 0.3× 125 2.8k
T. C. Fung Singapore 31 1.1k 1.0× 693 0.7× 357 0.5× 219 0.3× 308 0.6× 117 2.4k
F. Armero United States 34 1.1k 1.0× 3.5k 3.3× 648 0.8× 1.1k 1.6× 1.6k 3.0× 63 4.9k
Prabakaran Balasubramanian Canada 23 361 0.3× 351 0.3× 350 0.5× 537 0.8× 147 0.3× 56 1.2k
Leif Kari Sweden 24 1.1k 0.9× 369 0.3× 383 0.5× 566 0.8× 76 0.1× 167 1.9k
Anthony C. Zander Australia 26 630 0.5× 142 0.1× 320 0.4× 839 1.2× 587 1.1× 149 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Usik Lee

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Usik Lee

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lee, Usik, et al.. (2019). Exact spectral element model for rectangular membranes subjected to transverse vibrations. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 165. 105191–105191. 14 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik, et al.. (2018). Vibration analysis of a multi-span beam subjected to a moving point force using spectral element method. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS. 65(3). 263. 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik. (2013). Industrial Design and Mechanics Power II. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik, et al.. (2013). Lamb wave mode decomposition for structural health monitoring. Wave Motion. 51(2). 335–347. 28 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik, et al.. (2012). Dynamic modeling and analysis of the PZT-bonded composite Timoshenko beams: Spectral element method. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 332(6). 1585–1609. 43 indexed citations
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Sankar, D. S. & Usik Lee. (2009). Two -fluid nonlinear mathematical model for pulsatile blood flow through catheterized arteries. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology. 23(6). 1650–1669. 11 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik. (2008). The Korean Society for Railway. 47–52. 17 indexed citations
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Sankar, D. S. & Usik Lee. (2008). Mathematical modeling of pulsatile flow of non-Newtonian fluid in stenosed arteries. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation. 14(7). 2971–2981. 81 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik, et al.. (2007). Sound Radiation Characteristics for Structural Damage Identification. Advanced materials research. 26-28. 7–10. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik & Sunghwan Kim. (2005). Identification of multiple directional damages in a thin cylindrical shell. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 43(9). 2723–2743. 7 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik, et al.. (2005). An FFT‐Based Spectral Analysis Method for Linear Discrete Dynamic Systems with Non‐Proportional Damping. Shock and Vibration. 13(6). 595–606. 9 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik, et al.. (2004). Dynamics of an axially moving viscoelastic beam subject to axial tension. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 42(8). 2381–2398. 60 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik, et al.. (2004). Dynamics of an axially moving Bernoulli-Euler beam: Spectral element modeling and analysis. KSME International Journal. 18(3). 395–406. 14 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik, et al.. (2001). Vibration analysis of the active multi-layer beams by using spectrally formulated exact natural modes. 15(2). 199–209. 5 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik. (2000). Vibration analysis of one-dimensional structures using the spectral transfer matrix method. Engineering Structures. 22(6). 681–690. 53 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik, et al.. (2000). Determination of Nonideal Beam Boundary Conditions: A Spectral Element Approach. AIAA Journal. 38(2). 309–316. 17 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik, et al.. (1999). Spectral element modeling of the beams with active constrained layer damping. 40th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference and Exhibit. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik, et al.. (1999). Dynamics of Branched Pipeline Systems Conveying Internal Unsteady Flow. Journal of vibration and acoustics. 121(1). 114–122. 27 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik. (1998). Equivalent continuum representation of lattice beams: spectral element approach. Engineering Structures. 20(7). 587–592. 41 indexed citations
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Lee, Usik. (1998). A continuum mechanics for damaged anisotropic solids. KSME International Journal. 12(3). 405–413. 4 indexed citations

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