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Ronald S. Rivlin

Ronald S. Rivlin

D-Index & Metrics

Mathematics

D-Index
43
Citations
10598
World Ranking
1668
National Ranking
722

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
55
Citations
16362
World Ranking
880
National Ranking
374

Ronald S. Rivlin publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ronald S. Rivlin sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 196 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Ronald S. Rivlin D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ronald S. Rivlin sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1993 - Theodore von Karman Medal
  • 1987 - Timoshenko Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1961 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Ronald S. Rivlin was affiliated with Lehigh University in the United States. Over the course of their career, they contributed to the field of mechanical engineering and related disciplines.

Their achievements were recognized through several prestigious awards. These included being named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2007. Earlier honors consisted of receiving the Theodore von Karman Medal in 1993 and the Timoshenko Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1987. Additionally, they were a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1961.

Best Publications

  • Large elastic deformations of isotropic materials IV. further developments of the general theory

    Unknown

  • Rupture of rubber. I. Characteristic energy for tearing

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  • Stress-Deformation Relations for Isotropic Materials

    R. S. Rivlin;J. L. Ericksen

  • Large Elastic Deformations of Isotropic Materials

    R. S. Rivlin

  • Multipolar continuum mechanics

    A. E. Green;R. S. Rivlin

  • The Mechanics of Non-Linear Materials with Memory

    A. E. Green;A. E. Green;R. S. Rivlin;R. S. Rivlin

  • The Theory of Matrix Polynomials and its Application to the Mechanics of Isotropic Continua

    A. J. M. Spencer;R. S. Rivlin

  • Simple force and stress multipoles

    A. E. Green;R. S. Rivlin

  • Further results in the theory of matrix polynomials

    A. J. M. Spencer;R. S. Rivlin

  • Further Remarks on the Stress-Deformation Relations for Isotropic Materials

    R. S. Rivlin

  • The mechanics of non-linear materials with memory: Part II

    A. E. Green;R. S. Rivlin;A. J. M. Spencer

  • On cauchy's equations of motion

    Albert E. Green;Ronald S. Rivlin

  • Surface Waves in Deformed Elastic Materials

    M. Hayes;R. S. Rivlin

  • Large elastic deformations of isotropic materials. V. The problem of flexure

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  • The hydrodynamics of non-Newtonian fluids. I

    R. S. Rivlin

  • Flow of a Newtonian fluid between eccentric rotating cylinders: Inertial effects

    B. Y. Ballal;R. S. Rivlin

  • Torsion of a Rubber Cylinder

    R. S. Rivlin

  • Large Elastic Deformations of Homogeneous Anisotropic Materials

    J. L. Ericksen;R. S. Rivlin

  • THE STRAIN-ENERGY FUNCTION FOR ANISOTROPIC ELASTIC MATERIALS

    G. F. Smith;R. S. Rivlin

  • The relation between the flow of non-Newtonian fluids and turbulent Newtonian fluids

    R. S. Rivlin

  • The Formulation of Constitutive Equations in Continuum Physics. II

    R. S. Rivlin

  • Isotropic integrity bases for vectors and second-order tensors

    A. J. M. Spencer;A. J. M. Spencer;R. S. Rivlin;R. S. Rivlin

  • Large Elastic Deformations

    A. E. Green;J. E. Adkins;R. S. Rivlin

Frequent Co-Authors

A. N. Gent
A. N. Gent University of Akron
Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt
Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt University of California, Berkeley
Daniel D. Joseph
Daniel D. Joseph University of Minnesota

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