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Topology Optimization in Engineering

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Sumit Kumar
University of Tasmania
2
Hyogu Jeong
Queensland University of Technology
3
Thanh T. Banh
Jeonbuk National University
4
Jan-Hendrik Bastek
ETH Zurich
5
Yanan Xu
The University of Sydney
6
Serdar Ozguc
Purdue University West Lafayette
7
Rebekka V. Woldseth
Laboratoire Lorrain de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications
8
Pengju Zhao
Zhengzhou University
9
Van-Thien Tran
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering
10
Ji‐Wang Luo
Xi'an Jiaotong University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Topology optimization for additive manufacturing of CFRP structures
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences|2024
59 cit.
2
Optimization of truss structures using multi-objective cheetah optimizer
Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines|2024
54 cit.
3
A risk-based multi-criteria decision-making framework for offshore green hydrogen system developments: Pathways for utilizing existing and new infrastructure
Sustainable Production and Consumption|2024
44 cit.
4
Three-dimensional multi-scale topology optimization of porous heat sink with predetermined unit cells for natural convection heat transfer
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer|2024
43 cit.
5
Data-driven multi-fidelity topology design of fin structures for latent heat thermal energy storage
Applied Energy|2024
29 cit.
6
Stress-driven design of incompressible multi-materials under frequency constraints
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences|2024
28 cit.
7
An advanced physics-informed neural network-based framework for nonlinear and complex topology optimization
Engineering Structures|2024
26 cit.
8
Experimental investigation of an additively manufactured cold plate for multi-chip module cooling generated using the homogenization approach to topology optimization
Applied Thermal Engineering|2024
22 cit.
9
Comprehensive multi-material topology optimization for stress-driven design with refined volume constraint subjected to harmonic force excitation
Engineering With Computers|2024
19 cit.
10
Comprehensive stress-driven multi-material problem for heat-sinking heterogeneous structures
Composite Structures|2024
17 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
H. Alicia Kim
Seoul National University of Science and Technology
2
Bin Xu
Northwestern Polytechnical University
3
Ajit Panesar
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
4
Farzad Kiani
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Waqf University
5
Jikai Liu
Anhui University of Science and Technology
6
Xiaojia Shelly Zhang
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
7
Namwoo Kang
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
8
Kai A. James
Georgia Institute of Technology
9
T. Mukhopadhyay
University of Southampton
10
Ali Y. Tamijani
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Sand Cat swarm optimization: a nature-inspired algorithm to solve global optimization problems
Engineering With Computers|2022
710 cit.
2
Programmable multi-physical mechanics of mechanical metamaterials
Materials Science and Engineering R Reports|2023
173 cit.
3
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.
4
Generative Design by Reinforcement Learning: Enhancing the Diversity of Topology Optimization Designs
Computer-Aided Design|2022
121 cit.
5
Adaptive Metaheuristic-Based Methods for Autonomous Robot Path Planning: Sustainable Agricultural Applications
Applied Sciences|2022
83 cit.
6
Maximizing coverage and maintaining connectivity in WSN and decentralized IoT: an efficient metaheuristic-based method for environment-aware node deployment
Neural Computing and Applications|2022
75 cit.
7
PSCSO: Enhanced sand cat swarm optimization inspired by the political system to solve complex problems
Advances in Engineering Software|2023
75 cit.
8
Hybrid layout and additive manufacturing of continuous carbon/glass fibers reinforced composites, and its effect on mechanical properties
Composite Structures|2023
73 cit.
9
Chaotic Sand Cat Swarm Optimization
Mathematics|2023
72 cit.
10
Digital synthesis of free-form multimaterial structures for realization of arbitrary programmed mechanical responses
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2022
69 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Ole Sigmund
NeoPhotonics (United States)
2
Noboru Kikuchi
Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories (Japan)
3
Yi Min Xie
Hohai University
4
Gláucio H. Paulino
Princeton University
5
Grant P. Steven
The University of Sydney
6
Xu Guo
Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
7
Kurt Maute
University of Colorado Boulder
8
Daniel A. Tortorelli
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
9
Michael Yu Wang
Great Bay University
10
Zhan Kang
Dalian University of Technology

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Generating optimal topologies in structural design using a homogenization method
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering|1988
7.3k cit.
2
A level set method for structural topology optimization
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering|2002
3.2k cit.
3
Material interpolation schemes in topology optimization
Archive of Applied Mechanics|1999
2.8k cit.
4
Topology optimization approaches
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization|2013
2.8k cit.
5
A simple evolutionary procedure for structural optimization
Computers & Structures|1993
2.6k cit.
6
A 99 line topology optimization code written in Matlab
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization|2001
2.6k cit.
7
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.
8
On projection methods, convergence and robust formulations in topology optimization
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization|2010
1.8k cit.
9
Morphology-based black and white filters for topology optimization
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization|2007
1.7k cit.
10
Efficient topology optimization in MATLAB using 88 lines of code
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization|2010
1.6k cit.

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