TK O’Brien
Impact in
- Mechanics of Materials top 0.2%
- Mechanical Behavior of Composites
- Fatigue and fracture mechanics
- Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
- Composite Material Mechanics
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- Structural Analysis and Optimization
Papers in
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- Mechanical Behavior of Composites 55
- Fatigue and fracture mechanics 20
- Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization 13
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- Structural Load-Bearing Analysis 7
- Co-authors
- JE Masters (49 shared papers)WS Johnson (35 shared papers)WS Johnson (11 shared papers)JE Masters (6 shared papers)SM Lee (2 shared papers)KL Reifsnider (5 shared papers)Christopher M. Pastore (2 shared papers)RH Martin (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of Composites Technology and Research (61 papers)Journal of Testing and Evaluation (1 paper)NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) (6 papers)NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanySweden
In The Last Decade
TK O’Brien
74 papers receiving 2.6k citations
TK O’Brien's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 48
- Mechanics of Materials 2.5k
- Civil and Structural Engineering 811
- Polymers and Plastics 457
- General Materials Science 95
- Ceramics and Composites 156
Countries citing papers authored by TK O’Brien
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Fields of papers citing papers by TK O’Brien
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside TK O’Brien, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Characterization of Delamination Onset and Growth in a Composite Laminate Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 453 |
| 2 | 1993 | 186 | |
| 3 | 1993 | 130 | |
| 4 | 1992 | 118 | |
| 5 | 1993 | 111 | |
| 6 | 1990 | 106 | |
| 7 | 1985 | 105 | |
| 8 | 1989 | 90 | |
| 9 | 1994 | 89 | |
| 10 | 1993 | 84 | |
| 11 | 1994 | 68 | |
| 12 | 1997 | 67 | |
| 13 | 1993 | 64 | |
| 14 | 1977 | 44 | |
| 15 | 1993 | 43 | |
| 16 | 1992 | 43 | |
| 17 | 1993 | 42 | |
| 18 | 1993 | 42 | |
| 19 | 1994 | 40 | |
| 20 | 1996 | 40 |
About TK O’Brien
TK O’Brien is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ceramics and Composites and Building and Construction, having authored 77 papers that have together received 2.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mechanical Behavior of Composites (55 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (20 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (13 papers), Structural Analysis of Composite Materials (10 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (9 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (8 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (7 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Mechanics of Materials (2.5k citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (811 citations), Polymers and Plastics (457 citations), General Materials Science (95 citations) and Ceramics and Composites (156 citations). TK O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include JE Masters, WS Johnson, WS Johnson, JE Masters, SM Lee, KL Reifsnider, Christopher M. Pastore, RH Martin, WS Johnson and JH Crews. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Composites Technology and Research, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) and NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
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