W. H. Peters

4.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
40 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

W. H. Peters is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, W. H. Peters has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 14 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 13 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in W. H. Peters's work include Optical measurement and interference techniques (13 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (9 papers) and Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (8 papers). W. H. Peters is often cited by papers focused on Optical measurement and interference techniques (13 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (9 papers) and Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (8 papers). W. H. Peters collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. W. H. Peters's co-authors include W. F. Ranson, Michael A. Sutton, S.R. McNeill, Hugh A. Bruck, M. A. Sutton, Y.J. Chao, P. F. Luo, Tsuchin Philip Chu, Jill T. Anderson and C. W. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Review of Scientific Instruments and Engineering Fracture Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

W. H. Peters

36 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Digital Imaging Techniques In Experimental Stress Analysis

1982 1.4k citations W. H. Peters, W. F. Ranson Optical Engineering profile →
Digital image correlation using Newton-Raphson method of partial differential correction

1989 1.1k citations S.R. McNeill, Michael A. Sutton et al. Experimental Mechanics profile →
Accurate measurement of three-dimensional deformations in deformable and rigid bodies using computer vision

1993 498 citations P. F. Luo, Y.J. Chao et al. Experimental Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. H. Peters United States	13	2.3k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	687	40	3.9k
S.R. McNeill United States	13	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	580 0.8×	23	4.1k
W. F. Ranson United States	11	2.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.4×	1.5k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	624 0.9×	28	5.1k
F. P. Chiang United States	30	1.7k 0.7×	633 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	482 0.7×	224	3.5k
Jean‐José Orteu France	19	2.0k 0.9×	991 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	957 0.9×	558 0.8×	49	3.8k
Tsuchin Philip Chu United States	10	1.3k 0.5×	790 0.7×	743 0.7×	785 0.7×	275 0.4×	66	2.5k
Hubert W. Schreier United States	19	3.7k 1.6×	1.9k 1.6×	2.1k 1.9×	1.9k 1.7×	1.2k 1.8×	32	6.9k
Michel Grédiac France	39	2.7k 1.2×	2.3k 2.0×	2.0k 1.8×	2.4k 2.2×	471 0.7×	176	6.1k
Zhenkun Lei China	29	1.0k 0.4×	615 0.5×	932 0.8×	946 0.9×	355 0.5×	225	3.1k
Julien Réthoré France	38	981 0.4×	1.3k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	2.7k 2.5×	231 0.3×	120	4.6k
John Lambros United States	41	812 0.3×	1.5k 1.3×	1.7k 1.5×	2.7k 2.4×	174 0.3×	138	5.3k

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Russell, Bruce W., et al.. (2024). Assessment and Validation of Prestress Loss Prediction Models Using Real-Time Prestress Loss Prediction Measurements. PCI Journal. 69(5). 1 indexed citations

Kellam, Nadia, Michelle Maher, & W. H. Peters. (2008). The faculty perspective on holistic and systems thinking in American and Australian mechanical engineering programmes. European Journal of Engineering Education. 33(1). 45–57. 7 indexed citations

Luo, P. F., Y.J. Chao, Michael A. Sutton, & W. H. Peters. (1993). Accurate measurement of three-dimensional deformations in deformable and rigid bodies using computer vision. Experimental Mechanics. 33(2). 123–132. 498 indexed citations breakdown →

McNeill, S.R., et al.. (1991). A study of mixed mode fracture by photoelasticity and digital image analysis. Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 14(3). 203–215. 14 indexed citations

Terracio, Louis, Anders Tingström, W. H. Peters, & Thomas K. Borg. (1990). A Potential Role for Mechanical Stimulation in Cardiac Development^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 588(1). 48–60. 23 indexed citations

Peters, W. H., et al.. (1989). Whole-field experimental displacement analysis of composite cylinders. Experimental Mechanics. 29(1). 58–62. 18 indexed citations

Chao, Yuh J., Michael A. Sutton, W. H. Peters, & P. F. Luo. (1989). Measurement of three-dimensional displacements in deformable bodies by digital image processing. 139–146. 4 indexed citations

Peters, W. H., et al.. (1989). Digital Image Correlation Measurements Of Strain In Bovine Retina. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 954. 438–438. 7 indexed citations

Peters, W. H., et al.. (1988). Mechanical testing of soft tissue. 390–397. 2 indexed citations

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McNeill, S.R., W. H. Peters, & M. A. Sutton. (1987). Estimation of stress intensity factor by digital image correlation. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 28(1). 101–112. 303 indexed citations

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Peters, W. H., et al.. (1987). AUTOMATED ULTRASONIC MEASURING SYSTEM. Experimental Techniques. 11(1). 16–19. 2 indexed citations

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Peters, W. H., et al.. (1986). Two-phase crack propagation approach to fatigue life prediction of preloaded notched members. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 23(5). 793–801. 6 indexed citations

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Sutton, Michael A., et al.. (1984). Two-dimensional fluid-velocity measurements by use of digital-speckle correlation techniques. Experimental Mechanics. 24(2). 117–121. 66 indexed citations

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Peters, W. H. & W. F. Ranson. (1982). Digital Imaging Techniques In Experimental Stress Analysis. Optical Engineering. 21(3). 1404 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, C. W., et al.. (1980). Mixed mode stress intensity distributions for part circular surface flaws. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 13(3). 615–629. 8 indexed citations

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Smith, C. W., et al.. (1979). Stress intensity distributions in nozzle corner cracks of complex geometry. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 113(2). 312–21. 12 indexed citations

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Smith, C. W., et al.. (1978). A study of crack-tip nonlinearities in frozen-stress fields. Experimental Mechanics. 18(8). 309–315. 10 indexed citations

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Smith, C. W., et al.. (1977). Stress intensities for nozzle cracks in reactor vessels. Experimental Mechanics. 17(12). 449–454. 15 indexed citations

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Smith, C. W., et al.. (1977). Geometric Influences upon Stress Intensity Distributions along Reactor Vessel Nozzle Cracks. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 10 indexed citations

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Peters, W. H., et al.. (1975). Speckle patterns for measuring displacements described as diffraction gratings. 12. 413–421. 3 indexed citations

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