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Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures
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Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures

1679-7817

Published by: Argentinean Association of Computational Mechanics

https://www.lajss.org/index.php/LAJSS

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 444 4 7 3
Engineering and Technology 1309 9 9 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 17
Documents by Best Scientists*: 20
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 44
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.33
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures?

The journal investigates studies in Structural engineering, Finite element method, Composite material, Mathematical analysis and Mechanics. Structural engineering research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Vibration, Composite number and Nonlinear system. The majority of Vibration studies in Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures are focused on the subject of Natural frequency.

Issues in Finite element method were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Displacement (vector), Stress (mechanics), Shell (structure), Numerical analysis and Stiffness. Research on Composite material addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Projectile. The studies in Mathematical analysis featured incorporate elements of Geometry and Classical mechanics.

  • Structural engineering (46.96%)
  • Finite element method (30.25%)
  • Composite material (19.87%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • SPLIT HOPKINSON PRESSURE BAR TECHNIQUES FOR CHARACTERIZING SOFT MATERIALS (82 citations)
  • Non-linear vibration of Euler-Bernoulli beams (77 citations)
  • Analytical study on the vibration frequencies of tapered beams (56 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures:

The published articles mostly deal with topics like Structural engineering, Finite element method, Composite material, Nonlinear system and Vibration. In addition to Structural engineering research, the journal articles aim to explore topics under Stress (mechanics), Material properties and Shear stress. The Finite element method research tackled in the most cited articles is interrelated with Boundary value problem which concerns subjects like Timoshenko beam theory, Mechanics, Static analysis and Isotropy.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Composite material
  • Structural engineering
  • Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures mainly deals with areas of study such as Structural engineering, Finite element method, Composite material, Mechanics and Stiffness. Topics in Structural engineering were tackled in line with various other fields like Ultimate tensile strength and Scalar (physics). While Finite element method is the focus of Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures, it also provided insights into the studies of Computer simulation, Nonlinear system, Function (mathematics), Numerical analysis and Civil engineering.

Composite material research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Ultimate load and Beam (structure). In addition to Mechanics research, Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures aims to explore topics under Boundary value problem, Displacement (vector), Fracture mechanics and Fracture (geology). Stiffness research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Modal, Precast concrete, Frequency domain, Displacement (fluid) and Applied mathematics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • INFLUENCE OF TRAPEZOIDAL SHAPES AND CUTOUT SIZES ON THE BUCKLING BEHAVIOUR OF COMPOSITE LAMINATES UNDER THERMALLY INDUCED LOADS (3 citations)
  • On the oscillatory behaviours and rub-impact forces of a horizontally supported asymmetric rotor system under position-velocity feedback controller (3 citations)
  • ESTIMATION OF STRUCTURAL STIFFNESS WITH THE USE OF PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (2 citations)

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 Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mohammad Reza Khedmati (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Humberto Breves Coda (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • J.G.S. da Silva (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • L.R.O. de Lima (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pedro Colmar Gonçalves da Silva Vellasco (11 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 Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Islamic Azad University (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of São Paulo (55 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Iran University of Science and Technology (38 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Amirkabir University of Technology (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (27 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 7.02% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.42% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.55% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.43% of all publications and 56.60% 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

  • Effects of Non-Structural Walls on Mitigating the Risk of Progressive Collapse of RC Structures

    (2022)
    24 Citations
  • Bending Analysis of Functionally Graded Axisymmetric Circular Plates using the Dual Mesh Finite Domain Method

    Praneeth Nampally;J.N. Reddy

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Numerically study of SSSI effect on nuclear power plant on layered soil

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • Seismic fragility assessment of typical bridges in Northeastern Brazil

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Mechanical properties modeling of severely plastically deformed biodegradable ZK60 magnesium alloy for bone implants

    Yan Zhang;Ning Wang;Jingyi Li;Mohsen Mesbah

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Postbuckling analysis of nonlocal functionally graded beams

    Kurt Soncco;Karl Nils Betancourt;Roman Arciniega;JN Reddy

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • A machine learning based approach for efficient safety evaluation of the high speed train and short span bridge system

    Huile Li;Gang Wu;Mida Cui

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF TWO-STAGE COMPOSITE TIME INTEGRATION SCHEMES WITH A UNIFIED SET OF TIME APPROXIMATIONS

    Wooram Kim;J. N. Reddy

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Response of a Double Hypar Fabric Structure Under Varying Wind Speed Using Fluid-Structure Interaction

    Jesús Gerardo Valdés-Vázquez;Adrián David García-Soto;Michele Chiumenti

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Influence of stress triaxiality on the fracture behaviour of Ti6Al4V alloy manufactured by electron beam melting

    (2022)
    2 Citations

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