2026 Werner Goldsmith: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	44	1585	615	166	9468

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World Ranking

National Ranking

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

1585

615

166

9468

Research.com Recognitions

1953 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Werner Goldsmith was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States during their academic career.

Their recognized achievement includes being named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1953.

Goldsmith's work did not list specific recent papers, co-authors, or publication venues, and no detailed information is available regarding their main or subfields of study or specific research topics.

There are no records of book publications or detailed research outputs provided in the available data.

The scientist's contributions are identified within the academic context of their affiliation and the known award, indicating an active presence in their field during their career. They are deceased, and this profile reflects information documented from their active years.

Best Publications

The mechanics of penetration of projectiles into targets

Unknown

944
Citations
Mechanical Impact Dynamics: Rigid Body Collisions

Raymond M. Brach;Werner Goldsmith

358
Citations
Non-ideal projectile impact on targets

Werner Goldsmith

340
Citations
Penetration of laminated Kevlar by projectiles. I : Experimental investigation

Zhu Guoqi;Werner Goldsmith;Ck.H. Dharan

302
Citations
An experimental study of energy absorption in impact on sandwich plates.

Werner Goldsmith;Jerome L. Sackman

291
Citations
Axial Mechanical Properties of Fresh Human Cerebral Blood Vessels

Kenneth L. Monson;Werner Goldsmith;Nicholas M. Barbaro;Geoffrey T. Manley

219
Citations
Response of a human head/neck/upper-torso replica to dynamic loading--II. Analytical/numerical model.

Y.-C. Deng;W. Goldsmith

210
Citations
Normal projectile penetration and perforation of layered targets

Joseph Radin;Werner Goldsmith

209
Citations
Penetration of laminated Kevlar by projectiles—II. Analytical model

Zhu Guoqi;Werner Goldsmith;C.K.H. Dharan

187
Citations
Static and dynamic fracture strength of Barre granite

W. Goldsmith;J.L. Sackman;C. Ewerts

168
Citations
A biomechanical analysis of the causes of traumatic brain injury in infants and children.

Werner Goldsmith;John Plunkett

168
Citations
Diffraction of Steady Acoustic Waves by Surfaces of Arbitrary Shape

Robert P. Banaugh;Werner Goldsmith

157
Citations
Significance of source and size in the mechanical response of human cerebral blood vessels

Kenneth L. Monson;Kenneth L. Monson;Werner Goldsmith;Nicholas M. Barbaro;Geoffrey T. Manley

154
Citations
Plastic deformation and perforation of thin plates resulting from projectile impact

C.A. Calder;W. Goldsmith

154
Citations
Quasi-static and ballistic perforation of carbon fiber laminates

Werner Goldsmith;C.K.H. Dharan;Hui Chang

152
Citations
Petalling of thin, metallic plates during penetration by cylindro-conical projectiles

B. Landkof;W. Goldsmith

147
Citations
Normal and Oblique Impact of Cylindro-Conical and Cylindrical Projectiles on Metallic Plates

Werner Goldsmith;Stephen A. Finnegan

126
Citations
Computational study of the contribution of the vasculature on the dynamic response of the brain.

Liying Zhang;Jinho Bae;Warren N. Hardy;Kenneth L. Monson

120
Citations
Experimental cavitation studies in a model head-neck system

Paul Lubock;Werner Goldsmith

106
Citations
DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF CONCRETE.

W. Goldsmith;M. Polivka;T. Yang

102
Citations
The state of head injury biomechanics: past, present, and future: part 1.

Werner Goldsmith

100
Citations
Three-dimensional response of a lumped parameter head-neck model due to impact and impulsive loading.

Theodore Merrill;Werner Goldsmith;Y.C. Deng

92
Citations
Impact on a head-neck structure

Benjamin Landkof;Werner Goldsmith;J.L. Sackman

19
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Kelly University of California, Berkeley

Geoffrey T. Manley University of California, San Francisco

Nicholas M. Barbaro The University of Texas at Austin

Jack Lewis University of Cambridge

Vitali F. Nesterenko University of California, San Diego

King H. Yang Wayne State University

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