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Computational Particle Mechanics
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Computational Particle Mechanics

2196-4378

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/40571

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 204 42 64 13
Engineering and Technology 506 57 72 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 136
Documents by Best Scientists*: 164
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 41
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.623
Impact Factor: 2.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Computational particle mechanics?

The objective of Computational particle mechanics is to combine knowledge in the areas of Mechanics, Discrete element method, Finite element method, Smoothed-particle hydrodynamics and Computational Science and Engineering. Mechanics research is concerned with Flow (psychology) in particular. The research on Discrete element method featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Mathematical analysis, Granular material, Composite material, Fracture (geology) and Structural engineering.

The concepts on Finite element method presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Coupling, Numerical analysis, Free surface and Deformation (meteorology). It links adjacent topics like Smoothed-particle hydrodynamics with Computer simulation. The journal focused on works that combine different research areas such as Computational Science and Engineering and Applied mathematics.

Most of the works presented in Computational particle mechanics deals with Applied mathematics but it intersects with the subject of Meshfree methods. The journal features Material point method research that overlaps with concepts in Discretization.

  • Mechanics (44.63%)
  • Discrete element method (33.22%)
  • Finite element method (16.44%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Simulating tissue mechanics with agent-based models: concepts, perspectives and some novel results (148 citations)
  • Application of particle and lattice codes to simulation of hydraulic fracturing (59 citations)
  • A local constitutive model for the discrete element method. Application to geomaterials and concrete (50 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Computational particle mechanics:

The most cited articles mainly tackle studies in Mechanics, Computational Science and Engineering, Smoothed-particle hydrodynamics, Finite element method and Discrete element method. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Mechanics, it also covers topics in Basis (linear algebra) and Penetration (firestop). The study of Discrete element method in the most cited publications encompasses disciplines such as Rock mechanics, as well as fields such as Fracture (geology) and Packing problems, all of which overlap with one another.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Computational particle mechanics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Eugenio Oñate (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Esteban Rougier (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhou Lei (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Antonio Munjiza (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Miguel Angel Celigueta (7 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Computational particle mechanics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Polytechnic University of Catalonia (19 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tokyo (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Dalian University of Technology (7 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition,
  • Imperial College London (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 3.74% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.59% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.45% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.33% of all publications and 45.63% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • State-of-the-art SPH solver DualSPHysics: from fluid dynamics to multiphysics problems.

    José M. Domínguez;Georgios Fourtakas;Corrado Altomare;Ricardo B. Canelas

    (2021)
    239 Citations
  • Grand challenges for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics numerical schemes

    Renato Vacondio;Corrado Altomare;Corrado Altomare;Matthieu De Leffe;Xiangyu Hu

    (2021)
    234 Citations
  • Modified dynamic boundary conditions (mDBC) for general-purpose smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH): application to tank sloshing, dam break and fish pass problems

    A. English;J. M. Domínguez;R. Vacondio;A. J. C. Crespo

    (2021)
    196 Citations
  • Generating virtual process maps of SLM using powder-scale SPH simulations

    Jan-Philipp Fürstenau;Henning Wessels;Christian Weißenfels;Peter Wriggers

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • RKPM2D: an open-source implementation of nodally integrated reproducing kernel particle method for solving partial differential equations

    Tsung Hui Huang;Haoyan Wei;Jiun Shyan Chen;Michael C. Hillman

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Modeling and simulation of ice–water interactions by coupling peridynamics with updated Lagrangian particle hydrodynamics

    Renwei Liu;Renwei Liu;Jiale Yan;Jiale Yan;Shaofan Li;Shaofan Li

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Solid–liquid coupled material point method for simulation of ground collapse with fluidization

    Yuya Yamaguchi;Shinsuke Takase;Shuji Moriguchi;Kenjiro Terada

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Combination of an adaptive remeshing technique with a coupled FEM–DEM approach for analysis of crack propagation problems

    Alejandro Cornejo;Vicente Mataix;Francisco Zárate;Eugenio Oñate

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Treatment of near-incompressibility in meshfree and immersed-particle methods

    Georgios Moutsanidis;Jacob J. Koester;Michael R. Tupek;Jiun-Shyan Chen

    (2020)
    27 Citations

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