Yi‐Kwei Wen

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Yi‐Kwei Wen is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi‐Kwei Wen has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 13 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and 9 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yi‐Kwei Wen's work include Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (14 papers), Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (13 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (11 papers). Yi‐Kwei Wen is often cited by papers focused on Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (14 papers), Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (13 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (11 papers). Yi‐Kwei Wen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Taiwan. Yi‐Kwei Wen's co-authors include Thomas T. Baber, Bruce R. Ellingwood, Chi‐Hsiang Wang, Robert H. Sues, Alfredo H.‐S. Ang, Kuo‐Wei Liao, Douglas A. Foutch, Liang Hao, Greg Foliente and Mahendra P. Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Engineering Structures, Journal of Structural Engineering and Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics.

In The Last Decade

Yi‐Kwei Wen

31 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Method for Random Vibration of Hysteretic Systems 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 1981 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Method for Random Vibration of Hysteretic Systems
    1976 2.1k citations Yi‐Kwei Wen Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division profile →
  2. Random Vibration of Hysteretic, Degrading Systems
    1981 360 citations Thomas T. Baber, Yi‐Kwei Wen Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yi‐Kwei Wen United States 19 2.6k 778 773 468 301 31 3.3k
W. D. Iwan United States 34 3.0k 1.1× 1.0k 1.3× 655 0.8× 656 1.4× 328 1.1× 111 4.2k
Y. K. Wen United States 25 2.5k 1.0× 299 0.4× 1.0k 1.4× 191 0.4× 346 1.1× 67 2.9k
Giuseppe Ricciardi Italy 28 3.0k 1.2× 336 0.4× 398 0.5× 345 0.7× 135 0.4× 92 3.7k
Fabio Casciati Italy 30 2.3k 0.9× 357 0.5× 548 0.7× 329 0.7× 163 0.5× 161 2.9k
Oreste S. Bursi Italy 33 2.6k 1.0× 774 1.0× 230 0.3× 1.0k 2.2× 89 0.3× 202 3.8k
Fabrizio Vestroni Italy 38 2.6k 1.0× 1.5k 2.0× 180 0.2× 543 1.2× 76 0.3× 131 3.6k
Seamus D. Garvey United Kingdom 27 956 0.4× 999 1.3× 198 0.3× 1.6k 3.4× 110 0.4× 158 3.2k
Michael C. Constantinou United States 56 9.7k 3.7× 1.7k 2.2× 352 0.5× 1.1k 2.3× 183 0.6× 208 10.7k
Joseph Penzien United States 26 3.4k 1.3× 833 1.1× 246 0.3× 477 1.0× 147 0.5× 75 4.1k
Carlos E. Ventura Canada 30 3.6k 1.4× 435 0.6× 301 0.4× 528 1.1× 161 0.5× 161 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi‐Kwei Wen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi‐Kwei Wen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hao, Liang, Yi‐Kwei Wen, & Greg Foliente. (2010). Damage Modeling and Damage Limit State Criterion for Wood-Frame Buildings Subjected to Seismic Loads. Journal of Structural Engineering. 137(1). 41–48. 22 indexed citations
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Pasternak, Hartmut, et al.. (1996). Crane load modelling. Structural Safety. 17(4). 205–224. 7 indexed citations
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Wen, Yi‐Kwei. (1990). Structural Load Modeling and Combination for Performance and Safety Evaluation. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 66 indexed citations
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Wen, Yi‐Kwei. (1986). Stochastic response and damage analysis of inelastic structures. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics. 1(1). 49–57. 27 indexed citations
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Sues, Robert H., Yi‐Kwei Wen, & Alfredo H.‐S. Ang. (1985). Stochastic Evaluation of Seismic Structural Performance. Journal of Structural Engineering. 111(6). 1204–1218. 45 indexed citations
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Wen, Yi‐Kwei. (1983). Wind Direction and Structural Reliability. Journal of Structural Engineering. 109(4). 1028–1041. 37 indexed citations
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Baber, Thomas T. & Yi‐Kwei Wen. (1982). Stochastic response of multistorey yielding frames. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. 10(3). 403–416. 30 indexed citations
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Baber, Thomas T. & Yi‐Kwei Wen. (1981). Random Vibration of Hysteretic, Degrading Systems. Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division. 107(6). 1069–1087. 360 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wen, Yi‐Kwei, et al.. (1981). Reliability of Steel Buildings under Winds. Journal of the Structural Division. 107(1). 203–221. 22 indexed citations
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Wen, Yi‐Kwei, et al.. (1980). Effect of estimation and sampling errors in distributions of extreme winds on structural reliability. Engineering Structures. 2(4). 237–243. 3 indexed citations
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Baber, Thomas T. & Yi‐Kwei Wen. (1979). Equivalent Linearization for Hysteretic Structures. 25–29. 2 indexed citations
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Baber, Thomas T. & Yi‐Kwei Wen. (1979). Random Vibration of Hysteretic Degrading Structures. Engineering Mechanics. 51–54. 1 indexed citations
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Wen, Yi‐Kwei. (1979). Statistics of Extreme of Live Load on Buildings. Journal of the Structural Division. 105(10). 1893–1900. 7 indexed citations
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Wen, Yi‐Kwei. (1977). Statistical Combination of Extreme Loads. Journal of the Structural Division. 103(5). 1079–1093. 82 indexed citations
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Wen, Yi‐Kwei. (1976). Closure to “Dynamic Tornadic Wind Loads on Tall Buildings”. Journal of the Structural Division. 102(5). 1160–1162. 1 indexed citations
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Wen, Yi‐Kwei. (1976). Method for Random Vibration of Hysteretic Systems. Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division. 102(2). 249–263. 2087 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wen, Yi‐Kwei. (1975). Approximate Method for Nonlinear Random Vibration. Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division. 101(4). 389–401. 122 indexed citations
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Wen, Yi‐Kwei. (1974). Interaction of Ocean Waves with Floating Plate. Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division. 100(2). 375–395. 10 indexed citations
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Wen, Yi‐Kwei, et al.. (1973). Tornado Risks and Design Wind Speed. Journal of the Structural Division. 99(12). 2409–2421. 24 indexed citations
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Wen, Yi‐Kwei & Masanobu Shinozuka. (1972). Analysis of Floating Plate under Ocean Waves. Journal of the Waterways Harbors and Coastal Engineering Division. 98(2). 177–190. 11 indexed citations

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