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.
Crack band theory for fracture of concrete
19832.7k citationsZdeněk P. Bažant et al.profile →
Nonlocal Damage Theory
19871.5k citationsZdeněk P. Bažant et al.Journal of Engineering Mechanicsprofile →
Size Effect in Blunt Fracture: Concrete, Rock, Metal
19841.4k citationsZdeněk P. BažantJournal of Engineering Mechanicsprofile →
Nonlocal Integral Formulations of Plasticity and Damage: Survey of Progress
20021.0k citationsZdeněk P. Bažant et al.Journal of Engineering Mechanicsprofile →
Fracture and Size Effect in Concrete and Other Quasibrittle Materials
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Fields of papers citing papers by Zdeněk P. Bažant
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zdeněk P. Bažant. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Zdeněk P. Bažant. The network helps show where Zdeněk P. Bažant may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zdeněk P. Bažant
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zdeněk P. Bažant.
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Bažant, Zdeněk P.. (1992). New concept of nonlocal continuum damage: Crack influence function. 153–160.1 indexed citations
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Bažant, Zdeněk P. & Ravindra Gettu. (1990). Size Effect in Concrete Structures and Influence of Loading Rate. 1113–1123.4 indexed citations
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Bažant, Zdeněk P., et al.. (1988). Prediction of Concrete Creep and Shrinkage by Sampling on the Basis of Correlated Random Material Parameters. 108–111.1 indexed citations
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Bažant, Zdeněk P. & Luigi Cedolin. (1984). Closure of "Finite Element Modeling of Crack Band Propagation". Journal of Structural Engineering. 110(3). 660.1 indexed citations
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Bažant, Zdeněk P., et al.. (1983). Application of Fracture Mechanics to Reinforced Concrete. 798–800.31 indexed citations
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Çınlar, Erhan & Zdeněk P. Bažant. (1979). Stochastic Theory for Creep of Concrete. 363–366.1 indexed citations
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