Walter Kik

501 total citations
16 papers, 361 citations indexed

About

Walter Kik is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Kik has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 361 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 5 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 3 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Walter Kik's work include Railway Engineering and Dynamics (11 papers), Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (5 papers) and Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics (3 papers). Walter Kik is often cited by papers focused on Railway Engineering and Dynamics (11 papers), Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (5 papers) and Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics (3 papers). Walter Kik collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and France. Walter Kik's co-authors include J. Piotrowski, Stuart L. Grassie, Simon Iwnicki, H. Magalhães, Yann Bezin, Robert Gasch, Björn A. Pålsson, N. Kuka, Klaus Knothe and Ping Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Vehicle System Dynamics and Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.

In The Last Decade

Walter Kik

14 papers receiving 331 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter Kik Germany 8 348 176 104 95 64 16 361
Robert Fröhling South Africa 14 423 1.2× 173 1.0× 175 1.7× 131 1.4× 71 1.1× 26 441
Ingemar Persson Sweden 14 357 1.0× 159 0.9× 101 1.0× 56 0.6× 110 1.7× 28 381
I.Y. Shevtsov Netherlands 12 519 1.5× 264 1.5× 193 1.9× 120 1.3× 71 1.1× 23 538
Mirko Ignesti Italy 9 322 0.9× 204 1.2× 36 0.3× 72 0.8× 105 1.6× 15 341
N. Kuka United Kingdom 9 410 1.2× 305 1.7× 69 0.7× 71 0.7× 63 1.0× 18 424
Caterina Ariaudo United Kingdom 7 368 1.1× 279 1.6× 58 0.6× 57 0.6× 56 0.9× 15 381
E.G. Vadillo Spain 15 484 1.4× 249 1.4× 173 1.7× 171 1.8× 101 1.6× 30 502
Peter Dietmaier Austria 11 393 1.1× 298 1.7× 65 0.6× 33 0.3× 31 0.5× 23 444
Peter Torstensson Sweden 13 372 1.1× 189 1.1× 178 1.7× 125 1.3× 54 0.8× 25 387
Scott Simson Australia 10 293 0.8× 123 0.7× 86 0.8× 92 1.0× 105 1.6× 29 314

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Kik

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Kik

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All Works

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Bezin, Yann, Björn A. Pålsson, Walter Kik, et al.. (2021). Multibody simulation benchmark for dynamic vehicle–track interaction in switches and crossings: results and method statements. Vehicle System Dynamics. 61(3). 660–697. 17 indexed citations
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Kik, Walter, et al.. (2011). RC25NT ― ein neues, gleisfreundliches Drehgestell für den schweren Güterverkehr. 135. 154–161. 1 indexed citations
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Kik, Walter, et al.. (2010). Brake Rig Influence on Vehicle Dynamics. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 224(6). 558–566. 1 indexed citations
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Piotrowski, J. & Walter Kik. (2008). A simplified model of wheel/rail contact mechanics for non-Hertzian problems and its application in rail vehicle dynamic simulations. Vehicle System Dynamics. 46(1-2). 27–48. 231 indexed citations
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Iwnicki, Simon, Stuart L. Grassie, & Walter Kik. (1999). Track Settlement Prediction Using Computer Simulation Tools. Vehicle System Dynamics. 33(sup1). 37–46. 31 indexed citations
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Kuka, N., et al.. (1999). Derailment Simulation, Parametric Study. Vehicle System Dynamics. 33(sup1). 155–167. 9 indexed citations
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Kik, Walter, et al.. (1998). ON THE IMPACT OF THE CONTACT MODEL ON PREDICTED TRACTION FORCES DEVELOPED BY WHEELS OF A LOCOMOTIVE ON CURVE. Vehicle System Dynamics. 29(sup1). 380–389. 2 indexed citations
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Kik, Walter, et al.. (1994). Running through a Switch - Simulation and Test. Vehicle System Dynamics. 23(sup1). 378–389. 6 indexed citations
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Giménez, J. G., Walter Kik, Jean Pascal, & G. Sauvage. (1993). Simulation of the IAVSD Railway Vehicle Benchmark # 2 With MEDYNA, SIDIVE and VOCO. Vehicle System Dynamics. 22(sup1). 193–214. 5 indexed citations
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Kik, Walter. (1992). COMPARISON OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF DIFFERENT WHEELSET-TRACK MODELS. Vehicle System Dynamics. 20(sup1). 325–339. 27 indexed citations
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Gasch, Robert, et al.. (1981). Non-Linear Bogie Hunting. Vehicle System Dynamics. 10(2-3). 145–148. 8 indexed citations
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Kik, Walter, et al.. (1981). Theory and Numerical Results of a General Quasi-Static Curving Algorithm. Vehicle System Dynamics. 10(2-3). 139–145. 5 indexed citations
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Gasch, Robert, et al.. (1977). Stability and Forced Vibrations of a 4-axled Railway Vehicle with Elastic Car Body. Vehicle System Dynamics. 6(2-3). 191–195.

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