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Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Emad Sobhani
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
2
M. Javani
Amirkabir University of Technology
3
Prashik Malhari Ramteke
National Institute of Technology Raipur
4
Mohamad W. Zaitoun
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
5
P.T. Hung
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering
6
Saeed I. Tahir
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
7
Vasavi Boggarapu
SRM University
8
Van-Thien Tran
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering
9
Thanh T. Banh
Jeonbuk National University
10
Yanan Xu
The University of Sydney

Rising Stars Papers

1
Topology optimization for additive manufacturing of CFRP structures
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences|2024
59 cit.
2
Active control of thermally induced vibrations of temperature-dependent FGM circular plate with piezoelectric sensor/actuator layers
Aerospace Science and Technology|2024
51 cit.
3
Isogeometric free vibration of functionally graded porous magneto-electro-elastic plate reinforced with graphene platelets resting on an elastic foundation
Computers & Mathematics with Applications|2024
34 cit.
4
Stress-driven design of incompressible multi-materials under frequency constraints
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences|2024
28 cit.
5
Modified strain gradient analysis of the functionally graded triply periodic minimal surface microplate using isogeometric approach
Engineering With Computers|2024
27 cit.
6
Isogeometric free vibration of honeycomb sandwich microplates with the graphene nanoplatelets reinforcement face sheets
Engineering Structures|2024
22 cit.
7
Nonlinear dynamic response of a temperature-dependent FGM spherical shell under various boundary conditions and thermal shocks: Examination of dynamic snap-through
Thin-Walled Structures|2024
22 cit.
8
Comprehensive multi-material topology optimization for stress-driven design with refined volume constraint subjected to harmonic force excitation
Engineering With Computers|2024
19 cit.
9
Comprehensive stress-driven multi-material problem for heat-sinking heterogeneous structures
Composite Structures|2024
17 cit.
10
Comprehensive polygonal topology optimization for triplet thermo-mechanical-pressure multi-material systems
Engineering With Computers|2024
16 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Hamed Safarpour
Imam Khomeini International University
2
Majid Ghadiri
Imam Khomeini International University
3
Ali Dabbagh
Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences
4
Farzad Ebrahimi
Imam Khomeini International University
5
T. Mukhopadhyay
University of Southampton
6
Mustafa Özgür Yaylı
Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇
7
Behrouz Karami
The University of Adelaide
8
Gui-Lin She
Chongqing University
9
Mesfer M. Al‐Zahrani
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
10
H. Alicia Kim
Seoul National University of Science and Technology

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Programmable multi-physical mechanics of mechanical metamaterials
Materials Science and Engineering R Reports|2023
173 cit.
2
Predicting elemental stiffness matrix of FG nanoplates using Gaussian Process Regression based surrogate model in framework of layerwise model
Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements|2022
165 cit.
3
An effective analytical method for buckling solutions of a restrained FGM nonlocal beam
Computational and Applied Mathematics|2022
112 cit.
4
Vibration and Buckling Analyses of Sandwich Plates Containing Functionally Graded Metal Foam Core
Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica|2022
68 cit.
5
Vibration characteristics of sandwich microshells with porous functionally graded face sheets
International Journal of Engineering Science|2023
67 cit.
6
Wave propagation analysis of functionally graded graphene origami-enabled auxetic metamaterial beams resting on an elastic foundation
Acta Mechanica|2023
59 cit.
7
Dynamic response of porous E-FGM thick microplate resting on elastic foundation subjected to moving load with acceleration
Thin-Walled Structures|2022
58 cit.
8
Combined resonance of graphene platelets reinforced metal foams cylindrical shells with spinning motion under nonlinear forced vibration
Engineering Structures|2023
55 cit.
9
Flexoelectricity and surface effects on coupled electromechanical responses of graphene reinforced functionally graded nanocomposites: A unified size-dependent semi-analytical framework
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing|2022
54 cit.
10
Porosity dependent torsional vibrations of restrained FG nanotubes using modified couple stress theory
Materials Today Communications|2022
50 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
J. N. Reddy
Texas A&M University
2
Abdelouahed Tounsi
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
3
K.M. Liew
City University of Hong Kong
4
Jie Yang
Capital Normal University
5
S. Kitipornchai
Guangzhou University
6
M. R. Eslami
Harvard University
7
Ole Sigmund
NeoPhotonics (United States)
8
Erasmo Carrera
Politecnico di Torino
9
Ömer Cívalek
China Medical University
10
Yi Min Xie
Hohai University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
A Simple Higher-Order Theory for Laminated Composite Plates
Journal of Applied Mechanics|1984
4.1k cit.
2
Material interpolation schemes in topology optimization
Archive of Applied Mechanics|1999
2.8k cit.
3
Topology optimization approaches
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization|2013
2.8k cit.
4
A simple evolutionary procedure for structural optimization
Computers & Structures|1993
2.6k cit.
5
A 99 line topology optimization code written in Matlab
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization|2001
2.6k cit.
6
Numerical instabilities in topology optimization: A survey on procedures dealing with checkerboards, mesh-dependencies and local minima
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization|1998
2.1k cit.
7
On projection methods, convergence and robust formulations in topology optimization
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization|2010
1.8k cit.
8
Nonlocal theories for bending, buckling and vibration of beams
International Journal of Engineering Science|2007
1.8k cit.
9
Analysis of functionally graded plates
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering|2000
1.7k cit.
10
Morphology-based black and white filters for topology optimization
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization|2007
1.7k cit.

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