Werner Goldsmith
Impact in
- Civil and Structural Engineering top 0.2%
- Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
- Mechanics of Materials top 0.2%
- Energetic Materials and Combustion
- Mechanical Behavior of Composites
Papers in
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- High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior 82
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- Energetic Materials and Combustion 28
- Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation 13
- Co-authors
- J. T. Frasier (2 shared papers)Marvin E. Backman (1 shared paper)Jerome L. Sackman (26 shared papers)Raymond M. Brach (1 shared paper)Kenneth L. Monson (6 shared papers)L. E. Thibault (1 shared paper)A. K. Ommaya (1 shared paper)Yufei Deng (4 shared papers)
- Journals
- International Journal of Impact Engineering (27 papers)Journal of Biomechanics (17 papers)Journal of Applied Mechanics (14 papers)Experimental Mechanics (13 papers)International Journal of Solids and Structures (12 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGreeceSouth Korea
In The Last Decade
Werner Goldsmith
160 papers receiving 5.8k citations
Werner Goldsmith's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 158
- Civil and Structural Engineering 2.4k
- Mechanics of Materials 2.6k
- Materials Chemistry 2.6k
- Computational Mechanics 727
- Neurology 505
Countries citing papers authored by Werner Goldsmith
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Fields of papers citing papers by Werner Goldsmith
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Werner Goldsmith, 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 | ||
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| 1 | Impact: the theory and physical behaviour of colliding solids. Hit paper breakdown → | 1960 | 923 |
| 2 | The mechanics of penetration of projectiles into targets Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 638 |
| 3 | Impact: The Theory and Physical Behavior of Colliding Solids Hit paper breakdown → | 1961 | 376 |
| 4 | 2002 | 269 | |
| 5 | 1991 | 211 | |
| 6 | 1999 | 203 | |
| 7 | 1992 | 180 | |
| 8 | 1992 | 177 | |
| 9 | 1988 | 132 | |
| 10 | 2003 | 130 | |
| 11 | 1987 | 116 | |
| 12 | 1976 | 108 | |
| 13 | 2004 | 103 | |
| 14 | 1971 | 103 | |
| 15 | 1985 | 94 | |
| 16 | 1992 | 91 | |
| 17 | 2004 | 89 | |
| 18 | 1995 | 88 | |
| 19 | 1963 | 85 | |
| 20 | 1998 | 77 |
About Werner Goldsmith
Werner Goldsmith is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, having authored 165 papers that have together received 6.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (82 papers), Structural Response to Dynamic Loads (43 papers), Energetic Materials and Combustion (28 papers), Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics (26 papers), Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology (24 papers), Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries (16 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (13 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury Research (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Civil and Structural Engineering (2.4k citations), Mechanics of Materials (2.6k citations), Materials Chemistry (2.6k citations), Computational Mechanics (727 citations) and Neurology (505 citations). Werner Goldsmith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Greece and South Korea. Frequent co-authors include J. T. Frasier, Marvin E. Backman, Jerome L. Sackman, Raymond M. Brach, Kenneth L. Monson, L. E. Thibault, A. K. Ommaya, Yufei Deng, V. H. Kenner and Sen Pang. Their work appears in journals such as International Journal of Impact Engineering, Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Experimental Mechanics and International Journal of Solids and Structures.
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