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Original Post - 08 Nov 2021 - Michael H. Scott

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Within the last day or two, I tripped 1000 citations for 2021 according to Google Scholar.

2021 Google Scholar citations

Thank you, OpenSees!

A colleague in Eastchester asked if the blog has helped my citation count. I don’t think it has, except for reminding a couple people to cite OpenSees somehow instead of simply writing “We used OpenSees” somewhere in their articles.

But, many universities would tell me I need to write more–there’s only 36 journal articles buried underneath the scattered OpenSees citations. Fortunately, I do not work at one of those universities.


To celebrate this momentous occasion, I offer yet another clip from Bull Durham.

Bull Durham