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61
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World Ranking
2963
National Ranking
265

Overview

Timothy J. Barrett is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and environmental science, particularly within subfields such as ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, global and planetary change, civil and structural engineering, and materials chemistry.

Their work spans a variety of main topics, including:

  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Oil and Gas Production Techniques
  • Marine and Fisheries Research
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Metallurgy and Material Forming
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Among recent publications authored or coauthored by Barrett are:

  • "A comparative study between elasto-plastic self-consistent crystal plasticity and anisotropic yield function with distortional hardening formulations for sheet metal forming," 2020, Mechanics of Materials
  • "Predicting deformation behavior of α-uranium during tension, compression, load reversal, rolling, and sheet forming using elasto-plastic, multi-level crystal plasticity coupled with finite elements," 2020, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • "Modeling material behavior during continuous bending under tension for inferring the post-necking strain hardening response of ductile sheet metals: Application to DP 780 steel," 2020, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
  • "Inferring Post-Necking Strain Hardening Behavior of Sheets by a Combination of Continuous Bending Under Tension Testing and Finite Element Modeling," 2020, Experimental Mechanics
  • "Material modeling and simulation of continuous-bending-under-tension of AA6022-T4," 2020, Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Frequent collaborators in Barrett's research include:

  • José Honnorez
  • Richard P. Von Herzen
  • Keir Becker
  • Peter E. Borella
  • Hans-Wolfgang Hubberten

Barrett's works have appeared in various publication venues, with multiple papers published in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Engineering Structures
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Best Publications

  • Standardization of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis protocols for the subtyping of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Shigella for PulseNet.

    Efrain M. Ribot;M.A. Fair;R. Gautom;D.N. Cameron

  • PulseNet: the molecular subtyping network for foodborne bacterial disease surveillance, United States.

    Bala Swaminathan;Timothy J. Barrett;Susan B. Hunter;Robert V. Tauxe

  • An Outbreak of Diarrhea and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome From Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Fresh-Pressed Apple Cider

    R E Besser;S M Lett;J T Weber;M P Doyle

  • A Multistate Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7—Associated Bloody Diarrhea and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome From Hamburgers: The Washington Experience

    Beth P. Bell;Marcia Goldoft;Patricia M. Griffin;Margaret A. Davis

  • Establishment of a Universal Size Standard Strain for Use with the PulseNet Standardized Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Protocols: Converting the National Databases to the New Size Standard

    Susan B. Hunter;Paul Vauterin;Mary Ann Lambert-Fair;M. Susan Van Duyne

  • An Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Associated with Leaf Lettuce Consumption

    Marta-Louise Ackers;Barbara E. Mahon;Ellen Leahy;Brant Goode

  • Rapid Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Protocol for Subtyping of Campylobacter jejuni

    Efrain M. Ribot;Collette Fitzgerald;Kristy Kubota;Bala Swaminathan

  • Laboratory investigation of a multistate food-borne outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and phage typing.

    T J Barrett;H Lior;J H Green;R Khakhria

  • Antimicrobial-Resistant Nontyphoidal Salmonella Is Associated with Excess Bloodstream Infections and Hospitalizations

    Jay K. Varma;Kåre Mølbak;Timothy J. Barrett;James L. Beebe

  • The United States National Prospective Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Study: Microbiologic, Serologic, Clinical, and Epidemiologic Findings

    Nicholas Banatvala;Patricia M. Griffin;Katherine D. Greene;Timothy J. Barrett

  • Antimicrobial resistance among Campylobacter strains, United States, 1997-2001.

    Amita Gupta;Jennifer M. Nelson;Timothy J. Barrett;Robert V. Tauxe

  • Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance in Non-Typhi Serotypes of Salmonella enterica

    Ari Robicsek;Jacob Strahilevitz;Chi Hye Park

  • Emergence of domestically acquired ceftriaxone-resistant Salmonella infections associated with AmpC β-lactamase.

    Eileen F. Dunne;Paul D. Fey;Pat Kludt;Roshan Reporter

  • Chicken Consumption Is a Newly Identified Risk Factor for Sporadic Salmonella enterica Serotype Enteritidis Infections in the United States: A Case-Control Study in FoodNet Sites

    Akiko C. Kimura;Vasudha Reddy;Ruthanne Marcus;Paul R. Cieslak

  • Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport Infections Resistant to Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporins in the United States

    Amita Gupta;John Fontana;Colleen Crowe;Barbara Bolstorff

  • Reevaluating Fluoroquinolone Breakpoints for Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi and for Non-Typhi Salmonellae

    John A. Crump;Timothy J. Barrett;Jennifer T. Nelson;Frederick J. Angulo

  • Cholera--a possible endemic focus in the United States.

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  • Typhoid fever in the United States, 1999-2006.

    Michael F. Lynch;Elizabeth M. Blanton;Sandra Bulens;Christina Polyak

  • Interpretation of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns in foodborne disease investigations and surveillance.

    Timothy J Barrett;Peter Gerner-Smidt;Bala Swaminathan

  • A prolonged outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections caused by commercially distributed raw milk.

    William E. Keene;Katrina Hedberg;Donald E. Herriott;Dale D. Hancock

  • Outbreak of Salmonella Serotype Hartford Infections Associated With Unpasteurized Orange Juice

    K A Cook;T E Dobbs;W G Hlady;J G Wells

  • Salmonellosis associated with marijuana: a multistate outbreak traced by plasmid fingerprinting.

    D N Taylor;I K Wachsmuth;Y H Shangkuan;E V Schmidt

  • Epidemic cholera in Ecuador: multidrug-resistance and transmission by water and seafood.

    J. T. Weber;E. D. Mintz;R. Cañizares;A. Semiglia

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederick J. Angulo
Frederick J. Angulo Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Patricia M. Griffin
Patricia M. Griffin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert V. Tauxe
Robert V. Tauxe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tom Chiller
Tom Chiller Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Eric D. Mintz
Eric D. Mintz Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Joy G. Wells
Joy G. Wells Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kirk E. Smith
Kirk E. Smith University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Duc J. Vugia
Duc J. Vugia California Department of Public Health
Daniel H. Rice
Daniel H. Rice Washington State University
Jeff B. Bender
Jeff B. Bender University of Minnesota

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