Mircea Sofonea
Mircea Sofonea publishes mostly in Mechanics of Materials, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Control and Systems Engineering, on topics such as Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities, Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions.
- World rank
- #542,147 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in France
- #32,886 of 96,116
- Works
- 104
- Citations
- 301
- Citations per work
- 2.9
What does Mircea Sofonea research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Mechanics of Materials44% of their works
- 2Computational Theory and Mathematics28% of their works
- 3Control and Systems Engineering6% of their works
- 4Biomedical Engineering6% of their works
- 5Mechanical Engineering4% of their works
- 6Automotive Engineering2% of their works
Research topics
- Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities
- Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
- Elasticity and Material Modeling
- Numerical methods in engineering
- Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
- Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems
- Brake Systems and Friction Analysis
Which keywords describe Mircea Sofonea's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Friction, Nonlinear Dynamics, Contact, Variational Inequalities, Finite Element Simulation, Fretting Wear, Adhesion and Gecko.
- Friction Materials
- Multibody Dynamics
- Mesh Stiffness
- Meshless Methods
- Hyperelastic Modeling
- Gecko
- Fretting Wear
- Variational Inequalities
- Nonlinear Dynamics
- Friction
- Contact
- Finite Element Simulation
- Adhesion
- Arterial Biomechanics
- Fracture
- Gear Dynamics
- Flexible Manipulators
- Automotive Brake
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 18 words, with their numbers
- Friction592 topics
- Nonlinear Dynamics512 topics
- Contact441 topic
- Variational Inequalities441 topic
- Finite Element Simulation391 topic
- Fretting Wear391 topic
- Adhesion151 topic
- Gecko151 topic
- Arterial Biomechanics91 topic
- Hyperelastic Modeling91 topic
- Fracture81 topic
- Meshless Methods81 topic
- Gear Dynamics71 topic
- Mesh Stiffness71 topic
- Flexible Manipulators61 topic
- Multibody Dynamics61 topic
- Automotive Brake41 topic
- Friction Materials41 topic
Where does Mircea Sofonea work?
Mircea Sofonea's main affiliation in the publication record is Université de Perpignan, France.
How many publications and citations does Mircea Sofonea have?
Science Explorer counts 104 works and 301 citations for Mircea Sofonea, ranking #542,147 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
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