Ignace Verpoest
Ignace Verpoest publishes mostly in Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics, on topics such as Mechanical Behavior of Composites, Textile materials and evaluations and Fiber-reinforced polymer composites.
- World rank
- #39,907 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in Belgium
- #313 of 18,604
- Works
- 286
- Citations
- 1.7k
- Citations per work
- 5.9
What does Ignace Verpoest research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Mechanics of Materials22% of their works
- 2Mechanical Engineering20% of their works
- 3Polymers and Plastics20% of their works
- 4Civil and Structural Engineering6% of their works
- 5General Materials Science6% of their works
- 6Biomedical Engineering3% of their works
Research topics
Which keywords describe Ignace Verpoest's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Adhesive Joints, Fracture Mechanics, Mechanical Properties, Cohesive Zone Models, Delamination, Moisture Management, Thermal Properties and Environmental Impact.
- Polybenzoxazines
- Tensegrity
- Structural Adhesives
- Natural Fibers
- Polymer Composite Materials
- Recycling
- Environmental Impact
- Moisture Management
- Cohesive Zone Models
- Fracture Mechanics
- Adhesive Joints
- Mechanical Properties
- Delamination
- Thermal Properties
- Carbon Fiber
- Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics
- Composites
- Laminated Glass
- Form-Finding
- Epoxy Resins
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 20 words, with their numbers
- Adhesive Joints672 topics
- Fracture Mechanics652 topics
- Mechanical Properties554 topics
- Cohesive Zone Models501 topic
- Delamination501 topic
- Moisture Management381 topic
- Thermal Properties381 topic
- Environmental Impact342 topics
- Carbon Fiber181 topic
- Recycling181 topic
- Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics171 topic
- Polymer Composite Materials171 topic
- Composites161 topic
- Natural Fibers161 topic
- Laminated Glass151 topic
- Structural Adhesives151 topic
- Form-Finding121 topic
- Tensegrity121 topic
- Epoxy Resins91 topic
- Polybenzoxazines91 topic
Where does Ignace Verpoest work?
Ignace Verpoest's main affiliation in the publication record is KU Leuven, Belgium.
How many publications and citations does Ignace Verpoest have?
Science Explorer counts 286 works and 1,697 citations for Ignace Verpoest, ranking #39,907 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.
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