P.E. McHugh

8.4k citations

193 papers · 7.0k · 2 hit papers · h-index 45

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Metals and Alloys top 2%
Biomaterials top 0.5%
- Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Papers in

Surgery 74
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty 31
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics 30
Biomedical Engineering 56
- Bone Tissue Engineering Materials 23
- Elasticity and Material Modeling 23

Co-authors: Stefan Lohfeld (20 shared papers)S.B. Leen (19 shared papers)James A. Grogan (16 shared papers)Brian Caulfield (1 shared paper)Patrick McGarry (29 shared papers)Mark Bruzzi (16 shared papers)Valerie Barron (16 shared papers)Caoimhe A. Sweeney (11 shared papers)
Journals: Annals of Biomedical Engineering (24 papers)Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials (12 papers)Computational Materials Science (11 papers)Journal of Biomechanics (10 papers)Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine (7 papers)
Partner nations: Ireland United States Germany

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P.E. McHugh

189 papers receiving 6.8k citations

P.E. McHugh's Hit Papers

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A review on dielectric elastomer actuators, technology, applications, and challenges 2008 · 675 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2008 Journal of Applied Physics
2006 Journal of Materials Processing Technology

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1	A review on dielectric elastomer actuators, technology, applications, and challenges Journal of Applied Physics ·Ailish O’Halloran, Fergal O’Malley, P.E. McHugh Hit paper breakdown →	2008	675
2	Dependence of mechanical properties of polyamide components on build parameters in the SLS process Journal of Materials Processing Technology ·Brian Caulfield, P.E. McHugh, Stefan Lohfeld Hit paper breakdown →	2006	517
3	Osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells is regulated by osteocyte and osteoblast cells in a simplified bone niche European Cells and Materials ·E. Birmingham, Glen L. Niebur, P.E. McHugh, Georgina Shaw, FP Barry, Laoise M. McNamara	2012	428
4	Comparison of the implicit and explicit finite element methods using crystal plasticity Computational Materials Science ·Frank Harewood, P.E. McHugh	2006	170
5	A corrosion model for bioabsorbable metallic stents Acta Biomaterialia ·James A. Grogan, Barry O’Brien, S.B. Leen, P.E. McHugh	2011	165
6	Bioreactors for Cardiovascular Cell and Tissue Growth: A Review Annals of Biomedical Engineering ·Valerie Barron, Ε. T. Lyons, C. Stenson-Cox, P.E. McHugh, Abhay Pandit	2003	140
7	The role of elastic anisotropy, length scale and crystallographic slip in fatigue crack nucleation Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids ·Caoimhe A. Sweeney, W.J.J. Vorster, S.B. Leen, Eisaku Sakurada, P.E. McHugh, Fionn P.E. Dunne	2013	140
8	Real-time ultrasound in the diagnosis of congenital dislocation and dysplasia of the hip Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume ·NM Clarke, H. Theodore Harcke, P.E. McHugh, M S Lee, PF Borns, G. Dean MacEwen	1985	138
9	Finite element implementation of multiaxial continuum damage mechanics for plain and fretting fatigue International Journal of Fatigue ·Tong Zhang, P.E. McHugh, S.B. Leen	2012	117
10	Computational modeling of metal matrix composite materials—I. Isothermal deformation patterns in ideal microstructures Acta Metallurgica et Materialia ·P.E. McHugh, R.J. Asaro, C.F. Shih	1993	96
11	Comparing coronary stent material performance on a common geometric platform through simulated bench testing Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials ·James A. Grogan, S.B. Leen, P.E. McHugh	2012	90
12	A review of deformation and fatigue of metals at small size scales Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures ·Thomas Connolley, P.E. McHugh, Mark Bruzzi	2005	90
13	Fabrication, mechanical and in vivo performance of polycaprolactone/tricalcium phosphate composite scaffolds Acta Biomaterialia ·Stefan Lohfeld, S. Cahill, Valerie Barron, P.E. McHugh, Lutz Dürselen, Ludwika Kreja, Christine Bausewein, Anita Ignatius	2012	88
14	The Stress–Strain Behavior of Coronary Stent Struts is Size Dependent Annals of Biomedical Engineering ·Bruce P. Murphy, P. Savage, P.E. McHugh, D. F. Quinn	2003	86
15	A Review of Material Degradation Modelling for the Analysis and Design of Bioabsorbable Stents Annals of Biomedical Engineering ·Enda L. Boland, Connor J. Shine, Nicola Kelly, Caoimhe A. Sweeney, P.E. McHugh	2015	84
16	Finite element predictions compared to experimental results for the effective modulus of bone tissue engineering scaffolds fabricated by selective laser sintering Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine ·S. Cahill, Stefan Lohfeld, P.E. McHugh	2009	83
17	Optimizing the design of a bioabsorbable metal stent using computer simulation methods Biomaterials ·James A. Grogan, S.B. Leen, P.E. McHugh	2013	81
18	Sustained release of targeted cardiac therapy with a replenishable implanted epicardial reservoir Nature Biomedical Engineering ·William Whyte, Ellen T. Roche, Claudia E. Varela, Keegan Mendez, Shahrin Islam, Hugh O’Neill, F.M. Weafer, Reyhaneh Neghabat Shirazi, James C. Weaver, Nikolay V. Vasilyev, P.E. McHugh, Bruce P. Murphy, Garry P. Duffy, Conor J. Walsh, David Mooney	2018	80
19	A finite element methodology for wear–fatigue analysis for modular hip implants Tribology International ·Tong Zhang, Noel M. Harrison, Pat McDonnell, P.E. McHugh, S.B. Leen	2013	80
20	Strain-gradient modelling of grain size effects on fatigue of CoCr alloy Acta Materialia ·Caoimhe A. Sweeney, Barry O’Brien, Fionn P.E. Dunne, P.E. McHugh, S.B. Leen	2014	71

About P.E. McHugh

P.E. McHugh is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 193 papers that have together received 7.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (31 papers), Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (30 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (27 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (23 papers), Elasticity and Material Modeling (23 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (18 papers), Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (17 papers) and Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Metals and Alloys (264 citations), Biomaterials (1.2k citations), Automotive Engineering (809 citations), Biomedical Engineering (2.5k citations) and Mechanical Engineering (2.1k citations). P.E. McHugh has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Stefan Lohfeld, S.B. Leen, James A. Grogan, Brian Caulfield, Patrick McGarry, Mark Bruzzi, Valerie Barron, Caoimhe A. Sweeney, Glen L. Niebur and Laoise M. McNamara. Their work appears in journals such as Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, Computational Materials Science, Journal of Biomechanics and Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine.

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