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46
Citations
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World Ranking
5102
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1449

Dennis E. Grady publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dennis E. Grady sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 177 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Dennis E. Grady D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dennis E. Grady sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1989 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his creative leadership in carrying out constitutive property measurements and his incisive modeling of dynamic yielding and fragmentation of earth materials

Overview

Dennis E. Grady is affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including Earth and Planetary Sciences, Materials Science, and Engineering, with a strong emphasis on geophysics, materials chemistry, and mechanics of materials.

Their recent work focuses on the behavior of materials under extreme conditions, particularly shock wave phenomena and dynamic material responses. The main topics covered in their research include:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Energetic Materials and Combustion
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Grady's publications have appeared in a variety of scientific venues. The most frequent journals and conference proceedings include:

  • AIP conference proceedings
  • International Journal of Impact Engineering
  • Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Mechanics of Materials

Some recent research papers authored by Grady exemplify their focus on shock wave structuring and material compaction:

  • "Wave structuring viscosity in the shock compaction of solid matter", 2023, International Journal of Impact Engineering
  • "Wave Structuring in the Shock Compression of Geologic Matter at the Planetary and Laboratory Scales", 2025, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • "Features of fourth power behavior of structured shock waves in selected solids", 2020, AIP conference proceedings
  • "Shock compaction of brittle granular media: Comminution particle size statistics and the localization of thermal and mechanical dissipation", 2023, AIP conference proceedings
  • "Shock wave structuring viscosity: Nuclear ground shock and granular solid shock compaction", 2024, AIP conference proceedings

Frequent collaboration is documented with colleagues such as Tracy Vogler.

In recognition of contributions to the field, Grady was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1989. The award citation noted their leadership in constitutive property measurements and incisive modeling of dynamic yielding and fragmentation of earth materials.

Best Publications

  • The spall strength of condensed matter

    D.E. Grady

  • Continuum modelling of explosive fracture in oil shale

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  • Local inertial effects in dynamic fragmentation

    D. E. Grady

  • Shock-wave compression of brittle solids

    D.E. Grady

  • Shock deformation of brittle solids

    D. E. Grady

  • The growth of unstable thermoplastic shear with application to steady-wave shock compression in solids*

    D.E. Grady;M.E. Kipp

  • Spall fracture properties of aluminum and magnesium at high temperatures

    G. I. Kanel;S. V. Razorenov;A. Bogatch;A. V. Utkin

  • 10 – DYNAMIC ROCK FRAGMENTATION

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  • Hugoniot sound velocities and phase transformations in two silicates

    Dennis E. Grady;William J. Murri;Paul S. De Carli

  • Length scales and size distributions in dynamic fragmentation

    Dennis E. Grady

  • An experimental investigation of shock wave propagation in periodically layered composites

    Shiming Zhuang;Guruswami Ravichandran;Dennis E. Grady

  • Strain-rate dependent fracture initiation

    M. E. Kipp;D. E. Grady;E. P. Chen

  • Dynamic fracture growth and interaction in one dimension

    M.E. Kipp;D.E. Grady

  • High strain rate properties and constitutive modeling of glass

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  • Fragment size distributions from the dynamic fragmentation of brittle solids

    D.E. Grady

  • Gas Gun for Impact Studies

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  • Criteria for impulsive rock fracture

    D. E. Grady;J. Lipkin

  • Fragmentation by molecular dynamics: The microscopic "big bang"

    Brad Lee Holian;Dennis E. Grady

  • THE MICROMECHANICS OF IMPACT FRACTURE OF ROCK

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  • Static and dynamic compaction of ceramic powders

    T.J. Vogler;M.Y. Lee;D.E. Grady

  • Properties of an adiabatic shear-band process zone

    D.E. Grady

  • Dynamic fracture strength of rock

    D. E. Grady;R. E. Hollenbach

  • Particle size statistics in dynamic fragmentation

    Dennis E. Grady

  • Structured shock waves and the fourth-power law

    Dennis E. Grady

  • Dissipation in adiabatic shear bands

    D.E. Grady

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn S. Daehn
Glenn S. Daehn The Ohio State University
Murli H. Manghnani
Murli H. Manghnani University of Hawaii at Manoa
Vladimir E. Fortov
Vladimir E. Fortov Russian Academy of Sciences
Omar Hurricane
Omar Hurricane Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Xiaoyuan Li
Xiaoyuan Li Yale University

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