Most cited papers in Structural Analysis and Optimization
What are the most cited papers in Structural Analysis and Optimization?
The most cited paper in Structural Analysis and Optimization is "The finite element method. Linear static and dynamic finite element analysis" (Thomas Zimmermann, 1987), with 5,132 citations. Next come "A Simple Higher-Order Theory for Laminated Composite Plates" (4,150) and "Theory of Elasticity (3rd ed.)" (4,036).
Showing 50 of 98 papers. Every paper with more than 571 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The finite element method. Linear static and dynamic finite element analysis Thomas Zimmermann · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering | Nov 1987 | 5,132 |
| 2 | A Simple Higher-Order Theory for Laminated Composite Plates Junuthula Narasimha Reddy · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Dec 1984 | 4,150 |
| 3 | Theory of Elasticity (3rd ed.) Stephen P. Timoshenko, J. N. Goodier, Hanley N. Abramson · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Sep 1970 | 4,036 |
| 4 | Concepts and applications of finite element analysis Ed Sieveka · Finite Elements in Analysis and Design | Nov 1985 | 3,803 |
| 5 | Mechanics of Composite Materials Robert Morris Jones, C. W. Bert · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Sep 1975 | 3,214 |
| 6 | A simple evolutionary procedure for structural optimization Yi Min Xie, Grant P. Steven · Computers & Structures | Dec 1993 | 2,684 |
| 7 | Effects of couple-stresses in linear elasticity R. D. Mindlin, Harry F. Tiersten · Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis | 1962 | 2,589 |
| 8 | Theory of Thermal Stresses Bruno A. Boley, Jerome H. Weiner, Ellis H. Dill · Physics Today | Mar 1961 | 2,269 |
| 9 | Technical Note: Concerning the Conversion of the Constant Phase Element Parameter Y into a Capacitance Chia‐Hung Hsu, Florian B. Mansfeld · CORROSION | Sep 2001 | 2,087 |
| 10 | Self-Consistent Field Theory for Open Shells of Electronic Systems Clemens C. J. Roothaan · Reviews of Modern Physics | Apr 1960 | 1,982 |
| 11 | Formulas for Stress and Strain Raymond J. Roark, W. C. Young, Robert K. Plunkett · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Sep 1976 | 1,930 |
| 12 | Inequalities in Mechanics and Physics Georges Duvaut, J. L. Lions, Camille John et al. · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Jun 1977 | 1,887 |
| 13 | Flexible mechanical metamaterials Katia Bertoldi, Vincenzo Vitelli, Johan Christensen et al. · Nature Reviews Materials | 17 Oct 2017 | 1,854 |
| 14 | Exact Solutions for Rectangular Bidirectional Composites and Sandwich Plates N. J. Pagano · Journal of Composite Materials | 1970 | 1,839 |
| 15 | The properties of foams and lattices M. F. Ashby · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences | 29 Nov 2005 | 1,774 |
| 16 | Effective properties of the octet-truss lattice material V.S. Deshpande, Norman Andrew Fleck, Michael Farries Ashby · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids | Aug 2001 | 1,746 |
| 17 | Analysis of functionally graded plates Junuthula Narasimha Reddy · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering | 10 Jan 2000 | 1,741 |
| 18 | Buckling of Bars, Plates, and Shells DON O. BRUSH, B. O. Almroth, John Woodside Hutchinson · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Dec 1975 | 1,700 |
| 19 | Efficient topology optimization in MATLAB using 88 lines of code Erik Andreassen, Anders Clausen, Mattias Schevenels et al. · Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization | 18 Nov 2010 | 1,631 |
| 20 | Stress Fracture Criteria for Laminated Composites Containing Stress Concentrations James M. Whitney, R.J. Nuismer · Journal of Composite Materials | Jul 1974 | 1,583 |
| 21 | FAILURE ANALYSIS OF FRP LAMINATES BY MEANS OF PHYSICALLY BASED PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS Alfred Puck · Composites Science and Technology | Jul 1998 | 1,439 |
| 22 | A Review of Morphing Aircraft Silvestro Barbarino, Onur Bilgen, Rafic M. Ajaj et al. · Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures | Jun 2011 | 1,434 |
| 23 | Silicone Rubber Substrata: A New Wrinkle in the Study of Cell Locomotion Albert K. Harris, Patricia Wild, David Stopak · Science | 11 Apr 1980 | 1,357 |
| 24 | Geometry and Physics of Wrinkling Enrique A. Cerda, L. Mahadevan · Physical Review Letters | 19 Feb 2003 | 1,330 |
| 25 | A continuum mechanics based four‐node shell element for general non‐linear analysis Eduardo N. Dvorkin, Klaus‐Jürgen Bathe · Engineering Computations | 1984 | 1,319 |
| 26 | Historical review of Zig-Zag theories for multilayered plates and shells Erasmo Carrera · Applied Mechanics Reviews | May 2003 | 1,174 |
| 27 | On the Crushing Mechanics of Thin-Walled Structures Tomasz Wierzbicki, Wlodek Abramowicz · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Dec 1983 | 1,167 |
| 28 | Shear Deformation in Heterogeneous Anisotropic Plates James M. Whitney, N. J. Pagano · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Dec 1970 | 1,151 |
| 29 | A higher-order shear deformation theory of laminated elastic shells Junuthula Narasimha Reddy, Chi‐Chuan Liu · International Journal of Engineering Science | 1985 | 1,149 |
| 30 | A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLANT FORM-THE PIPE MODEL THEORY : I.BASIC ANALYSES Kichiro Shinozaki, Kyoji Yoda, Kazuo Hozumi et al. · Nihon Seitai Gakkaishi | Jun 1964 | 1,146 |
| 31 | An efficient standard plate theory M. Touratier · International Journal of Engineering Science | 1991 | 1,143 |
| 32 | A finite strain beam formulation. The three-dimensional dynamic problem. Part I J.C. Simo · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering | May 1985 | 1,142 |
| 33 | Theories and Finite Elements for Multilayered Plates and Shells:A Unified compact formulation with numerical assessment and benchmarking Erasmo Carrera · Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering | Sep 2003 | 1,132 |
| 34 | A THEOREM ON FORCE-FREE MAGNETIC FIELDS Lodewijk Woltjer · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | Jun 1958 | 1,124 |
| 35 | Three-dimensional mechanical metamaterials with a twist Tobias Frenzel, Muamer Kadic, Martin Wegener · Science | 23 Nov 2017 | 1,120 |
| 36 | Topology optimization of continuum structures: A review* Hans A. Eschenauer, Niels Olhoff · Applied Mechanics Reviews | Jul 2001 | 1,096 |
| 37 | On graphs and rigidity of plane skeletal structures G. Laman · Journal of Engineering Mathematics | Oct 1970 | 1,081 |
| 38 | Theory of Elasticity: Vol. 7 of Course of Theoretical Physics L.D. LANDAU, E.M. LIFSHITZ, J. B. Sykes et al. · Physics Today | Jul 1960 | 1,077 |
| 39 | A uniform strain hexahedron and quadrilateral with orthogonal hourglass control David P. Flanagan, Ted Belytschko · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering | May 1981 | 1,044 |
| 40 | Thin Plates and Shells: Theory, Analysis, and Applications E.S. Ventsel, Theodor Krauthammer, Erasmo Carrera · Applied Mechanics Reviews | Jul 2002 | 1,024 |
| 41 | Geometry of Miura-folded metamaterials Mark Schenk, Simon D. Guest · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 11 Feb 2013 | 1,011 |
| 42 | Advanced strength and applied elasticity Ansel C. Ugural, Saul K. Fenster | 1975 | 993 |
| 43 | Theories and finite elements for multilayered, anisotropic, composite plates and shells Erasmo Carrera · Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering | Jun 2002 | 942 |
| 44 | Stiffness and Expansion Estimates for Oriented Short Fiber Composites John C. Halpin · Journal of Composite Materials | Oct 1969 | 925 |
| 45 | Light trapping properties of pyramidally textured surfaces Patrick R. Campbell, Martin Andrew Green · Journal of Applied Physics | Jul 1987 | 881 |
| 46 | Soft matter with hard skin: From skin wrinkles to templating and material characterization Jan Genzer, Jan Groenewold · Soft Matter | 2006 | 879 |
| 47 | Theory of Plasticity J. Chakrabarty, W. J. Drugan · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Mar 1988 | 859 |
| 48 | Nonlinear analyses of wrinkles in a film bonded to a compliant substrate Zhenyu Huang, Wei Hong, Zhigang Suo · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids | 24 Jun 2005 | 852 |
| 49 | Laminated Composite Plate Theory With Improved In-Plane Responses Hitoshi Murakami · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Sep 1986 | 827 |
| 50 | Matrix analysis of statically and kinematically indeterminate frameworks Sérgio Roberto Matiello Pellegrino, Christopher Reuben Calladine · International Journal of Solids and Structures | 1986 | 818 |
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