W. R. Tyson

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
141 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

W. R. Tyson is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, W. R. Tyson has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 89 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 50 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in W. R. Tyson's work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (73 papers), Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (34 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (24 papers). W. R. Tyson is often cited by papers focused on Fatigue and fracture mechanics (73 papers), Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (34 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (24 papers). W. R. Tyson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. W. R. Tyson's co-authors include Anthony Kelly, W. Miller, Alan Cottrell, Su Xu, J. A. Gianetto, G. Shen, R. Bouchard, Robert A. Ayres, D.F. Stein and Xin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of the American Ceramic Society and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

W. R. Tyson

136 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Tensile properties of fibre-reinforced metals: Copper/tungsten and copper/molybdenum

1965 1.9k citations W. R. Tyson et al. profile →
Surface free energies of solid metals: Estimation from liquid surface tension measurements

1977 1.7k citations W. R. Tyson et al. profile →
Ductile and brittle crystals

1967 395 citations W. R. Tyson et al. Philosophical magazine profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Characterization of CTOA for resistance to pipeline ductile fracture propagation 2025 ·Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering ·Su Xu, (unknown), Xin Wang, W. R. Tyson	1
2	Modeling the effect of backfill on dynamic fracture propagation in steel pipelines 2022 ·Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering ·(unknown), Xin Wang, W. R. Tyson, Su Xu	1
3	CTOA Testing of Thick DWTT Specimens: Experiment and FEA Simulation for Development of an Annex for ASTM E3039 2019 ·Journal of Testing and Evaluation ·Su Xu, C. Hari Manoj Simha, Bruce W. Williams, W. R. Tyson	3
4	Characterization of stable ductile crack propagation by CTOA: Review of theory and applications 2018 ·Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures ·W. R. Tyson, (unknown), Su Xu	14
5	Effects of Notch Type and Loading Rate on CTOA of Modern X65 and X70 Pipe Steels 2014 ·Su Xu, (unknown), Jie Liang, (unknown), W. R. Tyson	5
6	CMOD Compliance of B×B Single Edge Bend Specimens 2012 ·(unknown), W. R. Tyson, J. A. Gianetto	4
7	Fracture Toughness of X100 Pipe Girth Welds Using SE(T) and SE(B) Tests 2012 ·Dong-Yeob Park, W. R. Tyson, J. A. Gianetto, (unknown), (unknown)	4
8	Development of a Low-Constraint SE(T) Toughness Test 2011 ·Key engineering materials ·W. R. Tyson, G. Shen, J. A. Gianetto, (unknown)	3
9	Measurement of J-R Curves Using Single-Specimen Technique On Clamped SE(T) Specimens 2009 ·(unknown), J. A. Gianetto, W. R. Tyson	48
10	Effect of Biaxial Stress On ECA of Pipelines Under Strain-Based Design 2007 ·W. R. Tyson, G. Shen, G. Roy	5
11	Fracture toughness variability of structural steel 2007 ·Engineering Fracture Mechanics ·R. Bouchard, G. Shen, W. R. Tyson	8
12	Review of CTOA as a Measure of Ductile Fracture Toughness 2000 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), W. R. Tyson, Ian Glover, Laurie Collins, (unknown), J. R. Beattie	23
13	On the determination of Weibull parameters 1988 ·Journal of Materials Science Letters ·(unknown), W. R. Tyson	60
14	Estimation of surface energies from phonon frequencies for bcc and fcc metals 1976 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·W. R. Tyson	27
15	Elastic and Plastic Anisotropy of White Tin 1972 ·Canadian Journal of Physics ·N. S. Brar, W. R. Tyson	18
16	Elastic Strain Energy of Dislocations in Ice 1971 ·Canadian Journal of Physics ·W. R. Tyson	8
17	Deformation of Zr-N alloys 1968 ·Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly ·W. R. Tyson, (unknown)	13
18	Strengthening of hcp Zr, Ti and Hf by interstitial solutes – a review 1967 ·Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly ·W. R. Tyson	66
19	Deformation of zircaloy-2 1967 ·Journal of Nuclear Materials ·W. R. Tyson	9
20	Theoretical strength of perfect crystals 1966 ·Philosophical magazine ·W. R. Tyson	66

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