W. Yang

1.4k total citations
22 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

W. Yang is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Yang has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in W. Yang's work include Structural Analysis and Optimization (4 papers), Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (4 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (4 papers). W. Yang is often cited by papers focused on Structural Analysis and Optimization (4 papers), Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (4 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (4 papers). W. Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. W. Yang's co-authors include W. W. Feng, Zhigang Suo, Ting Zhu, Fei Fang, Keng Hsu, Christopher S. Lynch, R. M. McMeeking, K. Jimmy Hsia, Hsin‐Yi Chang and Amar S. Basu and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of the American Ceramic Society and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

W. Yang

22 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Yang United States 14 562 341 339 275 129 22 1.1k
T. J. Wang China 20 412 0.7× 530 1.6× 335 1.0× 842 3.1× 168 1.3× 42 1.4k
Bertil Storåkers Sweden 17 799 1.4× 306 0.9× 317 0.9× 644 2.3× 144 1.1× 32 1.3k
G. M. Hamilton United Kingdom 11 885 1.6× 123 0.4× 340 1.0× 767 2.8× 60 0.5× 23 1.3k
Craig L. Hom United States 17 504 0.9× 261 0.8× 382 1.1× 385 1.4× 87 0.7× 37 932
W. P. Hirst United Kingdom 21 1.2k 2.2× 143 0.4× 556 1.6× 1.1k 4.0× 80 0.6× 40 1.8k
Thomas J. Mackin United States 19 549 1.0× 217 0.6× 248 0.7× 391 1.4× 117 0.9× 56 1.1k
R. Piques France 18 652 1.2× 381 1.1× 336 1.0× 497 1.8× 205 1.6× 39 1.2k
R.S. Lakes United States 13 501 0.9× 231 0.7× 452 1.3× 420 1.5× 157 1.2× 15 999
Stephan Wulfinghoff Germany 22 991 1.8× 251 0.7× 758 2.2× 471 1.7× 64 0.5× 95 1.4k
S. Stupkiewicz Poland 30 1.2k 2.1× 205 0.6× 999 2.9× 920 3.3× 150 1.2× 95 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. Yang 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 W. Yang. W. Yang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Yang, W., Yi Pan, & Assimina A. Pelegri. (2012). Multiscale modeling of matrix cracking coupled with interfacial debonding in random glass fiber composites based on volume elements. Journal of Composite Materials. 47(27). 3389–3399. 11 indexed citations
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Yang, W. & Assimina A. Pelegri. (2011). Numerical Evaluation of Stiffness and Energy Absorption of a Hybrid Unidirectional/Random Glass Fiber Composite. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology. 133(4). 4 indexed citations
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Fang, Fei, et al.. (2005). Fatigue Crack Growth for BaTiO 3 Ferroelectric Single Crystals Under Cyclic Electric Loading. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 88(9). 2491–2497. 29 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chuwei, W. Yang, & Daining Fang. (2003). Mesofracture of metal matrix composites reinforced by particles of large volume fraction. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 41(1-3). 311–326. 13 indexed citations
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KISHIMOTO, Kikuo, Masaki Omiya, & W. Yang. (2002). Fracture mechanics of bonding interface: a cohesive zone model. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 99(1-2). 198–206. 11 indexed citations
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Yang, W. & Ting Zhu. (1998). Switch-toughening of ferroelectrics subjected to electric fields. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 46(2). 291–311. 138 indexed citations
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Sun, Bohua, Zhigang Suo, & W. Yang. (1996). Competitive Motions of Grain-Boundary and Free Surface in Selecting Thin Film Morphology. MRS Proceedings. 441. 2 indexed citations
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Srolovitz, David J., et al.. (1995). Thermodynamics of Hole and Hillock Growth in Thin Films. MRS Proceedings. 403. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, W. & Zhigang Suo. (1994). Cracking in ceramic actuators caused by electrostriction. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 42(4). 649–663. 133 indexed citations
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Hsia, K. Jimmy, Zhigang Suo, & W. Yang. (1994). Cleavage due to dislocation confinement in layered materials. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 42(6). 877–896. 74 indexed citations
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Gíbala, R., A.K. Ghosh, David C. Van Aken, et al.. (1992). Mechanical behavior and interface design of MoSi2-based alloys and composites. Materials Science and Engineering A. 155(1-2). 147–158. 85 indexed citations
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Yang, W.. (1980). A Generalized von Mises Criterion for Yield and Fracture. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 47(2). 297–300. 43 indexed citations
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Feng, W. W. & W. Yang. (1973). On the Contact Problem of an Inflated Spherical Nonlinear Membrane. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 40(1). 209–214. 108 indexed citations
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Yang, W. & Chen Lǚ. (1973). General Deformations of Neo-Hookean Membranes. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 40(1). 7–12. 20 indexed citations
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Yang, W., et al.. (1971). Material properties, including strain-rate effects, as related to sheet metal forming. Metallurgical Transactions. 2(7). 1813–1820. 20 indexed citations
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Yang, W. & Keng Hsu. (1971). Indentation of a Circular Membrane. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 38(1). 227–230. 56 indexed citations
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Yang, W. & W. W. Feng. (1970). On Axisymmetrical Deformations of Nonlinear Membranes. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 37(4). 1002–1011. 145 indexed citations

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