Brian Cotterell

3.1k citations
57 papers · 2.6k · 1 hit paper · h-index 20

Impact in

Papers in

    • Fatigue and fracture mechanics 16
    • Rock Mechanics and Modeling 14
    • Mechanical Behavior of Composites 11
    • Numerical methods in engineering 6
    • Metallurgy and Material Forming 4
    • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques 9

Brian Cotterell

54 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Brian Cotterell's Hit Papers

Fracture of fiber-reinforced materials 1988 · 458 citations
4580+12+25Years since publication100200300400

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Brian Cotterell
Comparison fields: 5 of 108
  • Archeology 69
  • Ceramics and Composites 315
  • Mechanics of Materials 1.3k
  • Paleontology 316
  • Anthropology 382
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All Works

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Fracture of fiber-reinforced materials
Hit paper breakdown →
1988458
2 1986365
3 1986277
4 1987271
5 2002233
6
Mechanics of pre-industrial technology
1990160
7 1993151
8 200578
9 198758
10
The mechanics of flaking
197949
11 199041
12 198938
13 198836
14 198835
15 199731
16 199230
17 199524
18
Fracture and Life
201020
19 200019
20 199219

About Brian Cotterell

Brian Cotterell is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Ceramics and Composites and Materials Chemistry, having authored 57 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fatigue and fracture mechanics (16 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (14 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (11 papers), Metal Forming Simulation Techniques (9 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (7 papers), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (7 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (6 papers) and Metallurgy and Material Forming (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Archeology (69 citations), Ceramics and Composites (315 citations), Mechanics of Materials (1.3k citations), Paleontology (316 citations) and Anthropology (382 citations). Brian Cotterell has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, Singapore and United States. Frequent co-authors include Yiu‐Wing Mai, Johan Kamminga, Zhong Chen, Wei Wang, Shang-Xian Wu, Jingshen Wu, Tai Chong Chai, Xiaozhi Hu, K.Y. Lam and Eugene S. Ferguson. Their work appears in journals such as International Journal of Fracture, Journal of Materials Science, Philosophical magazine. A/Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Structure, defects and mechanical properties, Materials Science and Engineering A and Polymer.

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