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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
France
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 64 560 509 8 7 211 13046
Materials Science 62 6533 6318 166 162 199 12709

Alain Molinari publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alain Molinari between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alain Molinari published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2000. 2 of the 229 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2000. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1972 2025

229 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alain Molinari: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 2
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 2
1985 1
1986 0
1987 4
1988 2
1989 4
1990 2
1991 8
1992 6
1993 3
1994 11
1995 2
1996 6
1997 10
1998 11
1999 3
2000 12
2001 3
2002 6
2003 3
2004 7
2005 9
2006 10
2007 4
2008 12
2009 9
2010 5
2011 10
2012 8
2013 12
2014 7
2015 6
2016 2
2017 6
2018 1
2019 5
2020 3
2021 3
2022 2
2023 3
2024 1
2025 1
Total 229
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Alain Molinari 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 Alain Molinari sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 207–216 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 211 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125 211
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Alain Molinari 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 Alain Molinari sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33 64
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in France Leader Award

Overview

Alain Molinari is affiliated with the University of Lorraine in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focused interest in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's work centers on several key topics, including:

  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels

Molinari's publication record includes contributions to various scientific journals, notably:

  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids
  • Nature Communications
  • International Journal of Plasticity

Recent published papers authored or co-authored by Molinari include:

  • Steady shock waves in porous metals: Viscosity and micro-inertia effects, 2020, International Journal of Plasticity
  • Intrinsic negative magnetoresistance from the chiral anomaly of multifold fermions, 2024, Nature Communications
  • The role of micro-inertia on the shock structure in porous metals, 2021, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • Mean field interaction model accounting for the spatial distribution of inclusions in elastic-viscoplastic composites, 2021, International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • Dynamic response of ductile materials containing cylindrical voids, 2020, International Journal of Fracture

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a range of co-authors, including:

  • Christophe Czarnota
  • S. Mercier
  • Z. Lovinger
  • Suraj Ravindran
  • G. Ravichandran

Best Publications

  • A self consistent approach of the large deformation polycrystal viscoplasticity

    A. Molinari;G.R. Canova;S. Ahzi

  • A dislocation-based model for all hardening stages in large strain deformation

    Y. Estrin;L.S. Tóth;A. Molinari;Y. Bréchet

  • Adiabatic shear banding in high speed machining of Ti-6Al-4V: experiments and modeling

    Unknown

  • Analytical Characterization of Shear Localization in Thermoviscoplastic Materials

    A. Molinari;R. J. Clifton

  • Modelling of orthogonal cutting with a temperature dependent friction law

    A. Moufki;A. Molinari;D. Dudzinski

  • Micromechanical approach to the behavior of poroelastic materials

    Luc Dormieux;A. Molinari;Djimedo Kondo

  • Strain Hardening at Large Strains as Predicted by Dislocation Based Polycrystal Plasticity Model

    László S. Tóth;Alain Molinari;Yuri Estrin

  • Modelling plastic deformation of peridotite with the self-consistent theory

    H.-R. Wenk;K. Bennett;G. R. Canova;A. Molinari

  • Constitutive relationships for 22MnB5 boron steel deformed isothermally at high temperatures

    M. Naderi;L. Durrenberger;A. Molinari;W. Bleck

  • Instability and localization of plastic flow in shear at high strain rates

    C. Fressengeas;A. Molinari

  • Collective behavior and spacing of adiabatic shear bands

    A. Molinari

  • Homogenization of elastic-viscoplastic heterogeneous materials : Self-consistent and Mori-Tanaka schemes

    Unknown

  • On the self-consistent modeling of elastic-plastic behavior of polycrystals

    A. Molinari;S. Ahzi;R. Kouddane

  • Thermomechanical modelling of oblique cutting and experimental validation

    A. Moufki;A. Devillez;D. Dudzinski;A. Molinari

  • Effect of Strain Hardening and Rate Sensitivity on the Dynamic Growth of a Void in a Plastic Material

    M. Ortiz;A. Molinari

  • Inertia and thermal effects on the localization of plastic flow

    C. Fressengeas;A. Molinari

  • Analytical and experimental investigation of rake contact and friction behavior in metal cutting

    Emre Ozlu;Erhan Budak;A. Molinari

  • Tuning a self consistent viscoplastic model by finite element results—I. Modeling

    A. Molinari;L.S. Tóth

  • Constitutive modeling of high-strain-rate deformation in metals based on the evolution of an effective microstructural length

    A. Molinari;G. Ravichandran

  • Modelling of dynamic ductile fracture and application to the simulation of plate impact tests on tantalum

    Unknown

  • Viscoplastic modeling of texture development in quartzite

    H.-R. Wenk;G. Canova;A. Molinari;U. F. Kocks

  • An experimental technique for the measurement of temperature fields for the orthogonal cutting in high speed machining

    Guy Sutter;Laurent Faure;Alain Molinari;Nicolas Ranc

  • A modelling of cutting for viscoplastic materials

    D. Dudzinski;A. Molinari

Frequent Co-Authors

Laszlo S. Toth
Laszlo S. Toth University of Lorraine
Yuri Estrin
Yuri Estrin Monash University
Hans-Rudolf Wenk
Hans-Rudolf Wenk University of California, Berkeley
Alexis Rusinek
Alexis Rusinek University of Lorraine
Eugene A. Olevsky
Eugene A. Olevsky San Diego State University
Michael Ortiz
Michael Ortiz California Institute of Technology
U.F. Kocks
U.F. Kocks Los Alamos National Laboratory
Said Ahzi
Said Ahzi University of Strasbourg
Yves Bréchet
Yves Bréchet Monash University
Olivier Bouaziz
Olivier Bouaziz University of Lorraine

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