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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 98 72 1 738 52340

Ali H. Nayfeh publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ali H. Nayfeh between 1965 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ali H. Nayfeh published across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, averaging 13 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2003. 4 of the 792 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2003. 1965: 4 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 3 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 4 publications 1970: 10 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 5 publications 1973: 11 publications 1974: 22 publications 1975: 18 publications 1976: 13 publications 1977: 12 publications 1978: 13 publications 1979: 10 publications 1980: 15 publications 1981: 13 publications 1982: 11 publications 1983: 10 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 14 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 38 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 25 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 19 publications 1995: 24 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 34 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 42 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 4 publications
1965 2025

792 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ali H. Nayfeh: publications per year, 1965 to 2025
Year Publications
1965 4
1966 3
1967 3
1968 1
1969 4
1970 10
1971 6
1972 5
1973 11
1974 22
1975 18
1976 13
1977 12
1978 13
1979 10
1980 15
1981 13
1982 11
1983 10
1984 3
1985 10
1986 10
1987 14
1988 8
1989 16
1990 38
1991 16
1992 25
1993 13
1994 19
1995 24
1996 11
1997 16
1998 17
1999 17
2000 20
2001 34
2002 19
2003 42
2004 23
2005 22
2006 12
2007 30
2008 24
2009 13
2010 16
2011 18
2012 21
2013 11
2014 7
2015 3
2016 5
2017 5
2018 5
2019 6
2020 4
2021 7
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 4
Total 792
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Ali H. Nayfeh 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 Ali H. Nayfeh 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, 659+ 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: 738 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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+ 100 738
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Ali H. Nayfeh 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 Ali H. Nayfeh 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, 93+ 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: 98 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1977 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

Ali H. Nayfeh was an academic researcher affiliated with the University of Jordan in Jordan. Their research primarily focused on Engineering, with specific attention to subfields such as Computational Mechanics and Control and Systems Engineering.

Their scientific work included investigations in topics related to Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis, Vibration and Dynamic Analysis, and Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions.

They published research papers mostly in the SSRN Electronic Journal, where two recent papers were released in 2025: "A Parametric Study and Optimization of Ship-Stabilization Systems" and "Fluid Forces and Structure-Induced Damping of Obliquely-Oscillating Offshore Structures."

  • A Parametric Study and Optimization of Ship-Stabilization Systems, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Fluid Forces and Structure-Induced Damping of Obliquely-Oscillating Offshore Structures, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist collaborated frequently with coauthor Osama A. Marzouk, with at least two joint publications documented.

Throughout their career, Ali H. Nayfeh received recognitions including the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute in 2014, was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1991, and was a Fellow of the American Physical Society since 1977.

Best Publications

  • Perturbation Methods

    A. H. Nayfeh;Vimal Singh

  • Introduction to perturbation techniques

    Ali Hasan Nayfeh

  • Applied nonlinear dynamics

    Ali H. Nayfeh;Balakumar Balachandran

  • Applied nonlinear dynamics : analytical, computational, and experimental methods

    Ali Hasan Nayfeh;Balakumar Balachandran

  • Linear and nonlinear structural mechanics

    Ali Hasan Nayfeh;P. Frank Pai

  • Nonlinear Interactions: Analytical, Computational, and Experimental Methods

    AH Nayfeh;RA Ibrahim

  • A reduced-order model for electrically actuated microbeam-based MEMS

    M.I. Younis;E.M. Abdel-Rahman;A. Nayfeh

  • Dynamics and Control of Cranes: A Review:

    Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman;Ali H. Nayfeh;Ziyad N. Masoud

  • Problems in Perturbation

    Ali Hasan Nayfeh

  • Characterization of the mechanical behavior of an electrically actuated microbeam

    Eihab M Abdel-Rahman;Mohammad I Younis;Ali H Nayfeh

  • A STUDY OF THE NONLINEAR RESPONSE OF A RESONANT MICRO-BEAM TO AN ELECTRIC ACTUATION

    M. I. Younis;A. H. Nayfeh

  • Dynamic pull-in phenomenon in MEMS resonators

    Ali H. Nayfeh;Mohammad I. Younis;Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman

  • The Method of Normal Forms

    Ali Hasan Nayfeh

  • Modal Interactions in Dynamical and Structural Systems

    A. H. Nayfeh;B. Balachandran

  • Reduced-Order Models for MEMS Applications

    Ali H. Nayfeh;Mohammad I. Younis;Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman

  • A new approach to the modeling and simulation of flexible microstructures under the effect of squeeze-film damping

    Ali H Nayfeh;Mohammad I Younis

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

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

  • Measures of Modal Controllability and Observability for First- and Second-Order Linear Systems

    A. M. A. Hamdan;A. H. Nayfeh

  • Exact solution and stability of postbuckling configurations of beams

    Ali H. Nayfeh;Samir A. Emam

  • Theoretical and experimental investigation of the fast- and slow-scale instabilities of a DC-DC converter

    S.K. Mazumder;A.H. Nayfeh;D. Boroyevich

Frequent Co-Authors

Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman
Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman University of Waterloo
Muhammad R. Hajj
Muhammad R. Hajj Stevens Institute of Technology
Mohammad I. Younis
Mohammad I. Younis King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
William S. Saric
William S. Saric Texas A&M University
Balakumar Balachandran
Balakumar Balachandran University of Maryland, College Park
Sudip K. Mazumder
Sudip K. Mazumder University of Illinois at Chicago
Abdessattar Abdelkefi
Abdessattar Abdelkefi New Mexico State University
Walter Lacarbonara
Walter Lacarbonara Sapienza University of Rome
Mohammed F. Daqaq
Mohammed F. Daqaq New York University Abu Dhabi
Dushan Boroyevich
Dushan Boroyevich Virginia Tech

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