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D-Index
59
Citations
13608
World Ranking
723
National Ranking
312

Abdessattar Abdelkefi publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abdessattar Abdelkefi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 424 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Abdessattar Abdelkefi D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abdessattar Abdelkefi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

Abdessattar Abdelkefi is affiliated with New Mexico State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with significant contributions in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, control and systems engineering, civil and structural engineering, and computational mechanics.

The scientist's recent published works include the following papers:

  • Wind-induced vibration of structural cables, 2020, Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Stochastic analysis of a galloping-random wind energy harvesting performance on a buoy platform, 2021, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Fatigue in piezoelectric ceramic vibrational energy harvesting: A review, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Piezoelectric energy harvesting from vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder: Effect of Reynolds number, 2021, Ocean Engineering
  • Enhancing energy harvesting from flow-induced vibrations of a circular cylinder using a downstream rectangular plate: An experimental study, 2021, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Abdelkefi collaborates frequently with several researchers, notably:

  • Rui Vasconcellos
  • Brian E. Saunders
  • Mehdi Ghommem
  • Samantha Ceballes
  • Adam Bouma

The scientist's published work appears repeatedly in several journals and conferences, including:

  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids
  • International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Main topics addressed in Abdelkefi's research encompass:

  • Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies
  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
  • Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems

Abdelkefi's research contributes broadly to understanding and developing technologies related to energy harvesting, vibration control, and dynamic structural analysis within various engineering disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Classifications, applications, and design challenges of drones: A review

    M. Hassanalian;A. Abdelkefi

  • Aeroelastic energy harvesting: A review

    A. Abdelkefi

  • Piezoelectric energy harvesting from vortex-induced vibrations of circular cylinder

    A. Mehmood;A. Abdelkefi;M.R. Hajj;A.H. Nayfeh

  • Piezoelectric energy harvesting from concurrent vortex-induced vibrations and base excitations

    H. L. Dai;A. Abdelkefi;L. Wang

  • Piezoelectric energy harvesting from transverse galloping of bluff bodies

    A Abdelkefi;M R Hajj;A H Nayfeh

  • An energy harvester using piezoelectric cantilever beams undergoing coupled bending-torsion vibrations

    A Abdelkefi;A Abdelkefi;F Najar;A H Nayfeh;S Ben Ayed;S Ben Ayed

  • Modeling and nonlinear analysis of piezoelectric energy harvesting from transverse galloping

    Abdessattar Abdelkefi;Zhimiao Yan;Muhammad R Hajj

  • Theoretical modeling and nonlinear analysis of piezoelectric energy harvesting from vortex-induced vibrations

    HL Dai;A Abdelkefi;L Wang

  • Modeling and analysis of piezoaeroelastic energy harvesters

    A. Abdelkefi;A. H. Nayfeh;M. R. Hajj

  • Global nonlinear distributed-parameter model of parametrically excited piezoelectric energy harvesters

    A. Abdelkefi;A. H. Nayfeh;M. R. Hajj

  • Experimental investigation on the efficiency of circular cylinder-based wind energy harvester with different rod-shaped attachments

    Gang Hu;Kam Tim Tse;Minghai Wei;Rashid Naseer

  • Design and experimental analysis of broadband energy harvesting from vortex-induced vibrations

    L.B. Zhang;A. Abdelkefi;H.L. Dai;R. Naseer

  • Power harvesting from transverse galloping of square cylinder

    Abdessattar Abdelkefi;Muhammad R. Hajj;Ali H. Nayfeh

  • Piezomagnetoelastic energy harvesting from vortex-induced vibrations using monostable characteristics

    R. Naseer;H.L. Dai;A. Abdelkefi;L. Wang

  • Performance enhancement of piezoelectric energy harvesters from wake galloping

    Abdessattar Abdelkefi;John Michael Scanlon;E. McDowell;Muhammad R. Hajj

  • Evolution of space drones for planetary exploration: A review

    M. Hassanalian;D. Rice;A. Abdelkefi

  • Orientation of bluff body for designing efficient energy harvesters from vortex-induced vibrations

    Hu Liang Dai;A. Abdelkefi;Yaowen Yang;L. Wang

  • Design and performance of variable-shaped piezoelectric energy harvesters:

    Samah Ben Ayed;Abdessattar Abdelkefi;Fehmi Najar;Muhammad R Hajj

  • Performance analysis of galloping-based piezoaeroelastic energy harvesters with different cross-section geometries:

    Abdessattar Abdelkefi;Zhimiao Yan;Muhammad R Hajj

  • Modeling and performance of electromagnetic energy harvesting from galloping oscillations

    H L Dai;A Abdelkefi;U Javed;L Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Muhammad R. Hajj
Muhammad R. Hajj Stevens Institute of Technology
Huliang Dai
Huliang Dai Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Ali H. Nayfeh
Ali H. Nayfeh University of Jordan
Shashank Priya
Shashank Priya Pennsylvania State University
Mohammed F. Daqaq
Mohammed F. Daqaq New York University Abu Dhabi
Saeed Ziaei-Rad
Saeed Ziaei-Rad Isfahan University of Technology
Hesham A. Rakha
Hesham A. Rakha Virginia Tech
Kenny C. S Kwok
Kenny C. S Kwok University of Sydney
Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman
Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman University of Waterloo
Muhammad Sajid
Muhammad Sajid International Islamic University, Islamabad

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