2026 Andrea Carpinteri: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	49	1245	1144	21	20	279	7034

Overview

Andrea Carpinteri is affiliated with the University of Parma in Italy. The primary field of study centers on engineering, with a significant focus on mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, and civil and structural engineering.

Their research spans several key subfields including:

Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Civil and Structural Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Building and Construction

Among the main topics addressed by Carpinteri are:

Fatigue and fracture mechanics
Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
Mechanical Behavior of Composites
Engineering Structural Analysis Methods
Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
Metal Forming Simulation Techniques

Frequent publication venues highlight a consistent presence in:

Procedia Structural Integrity
International Journal of Fatigue
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures
Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Carpinteri's recent papers include the following:

"Multiaxial fatigue under variable amplitude loadings: review and solutions" (2022) published in International Journal of Structural Integrity
"Fracture toughness characterisation of a glass fibre-reinforced plastic composite" (2020) published in Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures
"Crack initiation and life estimation for 316 and 430 stainless steel specimens by means of a critical plane approach" (2020) published in International Journal of Fatigue
"An algorithm for fast critical plane search in computer-aided engineering durability analysis under multiaxial random loadings: Application to the Carpinteri-Spagnoli-Vantadori spectral method" (2020) published in Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures
"Fatigue behaviour assessment of ductile cast iron smooth specimens" (2021) published in International Journal of Fatigue

Carpinteri frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

Sabrina Vantadori
Camilla Ronchei
Andrea Zanichelli
Daniela Scorza
Ignácio Iturrioz

Best Publications

Multiaxial high-cycle fatigue criterion for hard metals

Andrea Carpinteri;Andrea Spagnoli

412
Citations
Shape change of surface cracks in round bars under cyclic axial loading

Andrea Carpinteri

239
Citations
Handbook of fatigue crack propagation in metallic structures

Andrea Carpinteri

210
Citations
A fractal analysis of size effect on fatigue crack growth

Andrea Carpinteri;Andrea Spagnoli

178
Citations
Multiaxial fatigue assessment using a simplified critical plane-based criterion

Andrea Carpinteri;Andrea Spagnoli;Sabrina Vantadori

178
Citations
A multiaxial fatigue criterion for random loading

Andrea Carpinteri;Andrea Spagnoli;Sabrina Vantadori

154
Citations
ELLIPTICAL‐ARC SURFACE CRACKS IN ROUND BARS

Andrea Carpinteri

154
Citations
Multiaxial fatigue life estimation in welded joints using the critical plane approach

Andrea Carpinteri;Andrea Spagnoli;Sabrina Vantadori

150
Citations
A review of multiaxial fatigue criteria for random variable amplitude loads

Andrea Carpinteri;Andrea Spagnoli;Sabrina Vantadori

140
Citations
Structural integrity assessment of metallic components under multiaxial fatigue: the C–S criterion and its evolution

Andrea Carpinteri;Andrea Spagnoli;Sabrina Vantadori;Cristian Bagni

126
Citations
Part-through cracks in round bars under cyclic combined axial and bending loading

Andrea Carpinteri;Roberto Brighenti

116
Citations
Fracture behaviour of plain and fiber-reinforced concrete with different water content under mixed mode loading

Andrea Carpinteri;Roberto Brighenti

108
Citations
Expected principal stress directions under multiaxial random loading. Part I: theoretical aspects of the weight function method

Andrea Carpinteri;Ewald Macha;Roberto Brighenti;Andrea Spagnoli

108
Citations
Mode I fracture toughness of fibre reinforced concrete

Andrea Carpinteri;Giovanni Fortese;Camilla Ronchei;Daniela Scorza

106
Citations
Size effect in S–N curves: A fractal approach to finite-life fatigue strength

Andrea Carpinteri;Andrea Spagnoli;Sabrina Vantadori

99
Citations
Surface cracks in notched round bars under cyclic tension and bending

Andrea Carpinteri;Roberto Brighenti;Sabrina Vantadori

96
Citations
The influence of date palm mesh fibre reinforcement on flexural and fracture behaviour of a cement-based mortar

Oussama Benaimeche;Andrea Carpinteri;Mekki Mellas;Camilla Ronchei

93
Citations
A multiaxial criterion for notch high-cycle fatigue using a critical-point method☆

Andrea Carpinteri;Andrea Spagnoli;Sabrina Vantadori;Danilo Viappiani

91
Citations
Expected principal stress directions under multiaxial random loading. Part II: numerical simulation and experimental assessment through the weight function method

Andrea Carpinteri;Roberto Brighenti;Ewald Macha;Andrea Spagnoli

86
Citations
Reformulation in the frequency domain of a critical plane-based multiaxial fatigue criterion

Andrea Carpinteri;Andrea Spagnoli;Sabrina Vantadori

83
Citations
Stress intensity factors and fatigue growth of surface cracks in notched shells and round bars: two decades of research work

Andrea Carpinteri;Camilla Ronchei;Sabrina Vantadori

82
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sabrina Vantadori University of Parma

Andrea Spagnoli University of Parma

Roberto Brighenti University of Parma

Filippo Berto Sapienza University of Rome

Alberto Carpinteri Shantou University

Luca Susmel University of Sheffield

Ali Fatemi University of Memphis

Rhys Jones Monash University

Fabrizio Greco University of Calabria

Fionn P.E. Dunne Imperial College London

External Links

Personal website of Andrea Carpinteri Google Scholar page

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