Walter Gerstle

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Walter Gerstle is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Gerstle has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 19 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 9 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Walter Gerstle's work include Numerical methods in engineering (15 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (12 papers) and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (6 papers). Walter Gerstle is often cited by papers focused on Numerical methods in engineering (15 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (12 papers) and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (6 papers). Walter Gerstle collaborates with scholars based in United States. Walter Gerstle's co-authors include Nicolás Sau, Stewart Silling, Pakal Rahulkumar, Navid Sakhavand, Anthony R. Ingraffea, Richard B. Lehoucq, V. K. Tewary, David T. Read, Zdeněk P. Bažant and Majeed M. Hayat and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Solar Energy and Journal of Structural Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Walter Gerstle

46 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Peridynamic modeling of concrete structures

2006 394 citations Walter Gerstle, Nicolás Sau et al. Nuclear Engineering and Design profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walter Gerstle United States	18	956	812	240	166	166	49	1.2k
S.C. Fan Singapore	19	729 0.8×	713 0.9×	97 0.4×	243 1.5×	96 0.6×	68	1.2k
Mohammad Aminpour United States	16	579 0.6×	406 0.5×	68 0.3×	119 0.7×	88 0.5×	37	884
B. Boroomand Iran	24	1.2k 1.2×	496 0.6×	301 1.3×	578 3.5×	31 0.2×	79	1.4k
Junqi Zhang China	20	515 0.5×	295 0.4×	241 1.0×	297 1.8×	21 0.1×	61	962
Yongchang Cai China	17	1.4k 1.5×	1.0k 1.3×	152 0.6×	391 2.4×	37 0.2×	51	1.8k
Detlef Kuhl Germany	12	256 0.3×	339 0.4×	111 0.5×	294 1.8×	36 0.2×	36	915
A.R. Ingraffea United States	16	626 0.7×	237 0.3×	59 0.2×	82 0.5×	49 0.3×	48	794
Anderson Pereira Brazil	12	819 0.9×	656 0.8×	166 0.7×	580 3.5×	68 0.4×	23	1.3k
J. S. Hansen Canada	21	841 0.9×	696 0.9×	35 0.1×	134 0.8×	35 0.2×	92	1.3k
Wei Zhong China	14	307 0.3×	273 0.3×	139 0.6×	86 0.5×	26 0.2×	37	770

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Gerstle

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All Works

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Gerstle, Walter, Nicolás Sau, & E. Aguilera. (2026). Micropolar peridynamic modeling of concrete structures. 475–482.

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Gerstle, Walter, et al.. (2023). Experimental testing and computational modeling of a radial packed bed for thermal energy storage. Solar Energy. 264. 111993–111993. 6 indexed citations

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Ho, Clifford K., et al.. (2022). Testing and Model Validation of a 100 kWh Radial Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage System.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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Doerry, Armin, et al.. (2016). Exploiting synthetic aperture radar imagery for retrieving vibration signatures of concealed machinery. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9829. 982903–982903. 3 indexed citations

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Gerstle, Walter. (2015). Introduction to Practical Peridynamics. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Qi, Ryan Beach, Armin Doerry, et al.. (2011). Demonstration of target vibration estimation in synthetic aperture radar imagery. 4083–4086. 14 indexed citations

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Gerstle, Walter, Stewart Silling, David T. Read, V. K. Tewary, & Richard B. Lehoucq. (2008). Peridynamic Simulation of Electromigration. Cmc-computers Materials & Continua. 8(2). 75–92. 70 indexed citations

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Bažant, Zdeněk P., Qiang Yu, Walter Gerstle, James Hanson, & J. W. Ju. (2007). Justification of ACI 446 Proposal for Updating ACI Code Provisions for Shear Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams. ACI Structural Journal. 104(5). 54 indexed citations

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Gerstle, Walter, Nicolás Sau, & Stewart Silling. (2006). Peridynamic modeling of concrete structures. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 237(12-13). 1250–1258. 394 indexed citations breakdown →

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McGraw, J. T., et al.. (2005). The Near Earth Space Surveillance Initiative (NESSI) Precision Astrometric and Photometric Survey. AAS. 207. 1 indexed citations

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Gerstle, Walter. (2001). Theory of Adaptive Structures: Incorporating Intelligence into Engineered Products. Journal of Structural Engineering. 127(7). 850–850. 14 indexed citations

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Gerstle, Walter, et al.. (1998). Quantity, Revisited: An Object-Oriented Reusable Class. 1 indexed citations

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Dohrmann, Clark R., et al.. (1998). A Global Minimization-Based, Automatic Quadrilateral Meshing Algorithm.. IMR. 87–103. 5 indexed citations

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Gerstle, Walter, et al.. (1995). Energy-Based Automatic Mixed-Mode Crack-Propagation Modeling. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 121(8). 914–923. 37 indexed citations

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Xie, Mingjing, et al.. (1994). Finite element analysis of combined smeared and discrete mechanisms in rock salt.. 1659–1664. 4 indexed citations

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Gerstle, Walter & Anthony R. Ingraffea. (1991). DOES BOND-SLIP EXIST?. ACI Concrete International. 13(1). 44–48. 4 indexed citations

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Akgül, Ferhat, et al.. (1990). Computer-aided structural design of a lunar radio telescope. 1. 697–706. 1 indexed citations

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Gerstle, Walter, A.R. Ingraffea, & Renato Perucchio. (1988). Three-dimensional fatigue crack propagation analysis using the boundary element method. International Journal of Fatigue. 10(3). 187–192. 21 indexed citations

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Gerstle, Walter, Luiz Fernando Martha, & Anthony R. Ingraffea. (1987). Finite and boundary element modeling of crack propagation in two and three dimensions. Engineering With Computers. 2(3). 167–183. 26 indexed citations

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Gerstle, Walter. (1986). Finite and boundary element modelling of crack propagation in two- and three- dimensions using interactive computer graphics. University Microfilms International eBooks. 38 indexed citations

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