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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 71 366 334 167 142 299 15752

Ares J. Rosakis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ares J. Rosakis between 1980 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ares J. Rosakis published across 47 years, from 1980 to 2026, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2006. 8 of the 375 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2006. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 4 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 1 publication
1980 2026

375 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ares J. Rosakis: publications per year, 1980 to 2026
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 1
1982 1
1983 4
1984 1
1985 2
1986 4
1987 4
1988 8
1989 3
1990 8
1991 15
1992 10
1993 11
1994 5
1995 9
1996 6
1997 5
1998 13
1999 5
2000 15
2001 12
2002 15
2003 12
2004 12
2005 17
2006 19
2007 11
2008 17
2009 14
2010 12
2011 4
2012 8
2013 12
2014 3
2015 3
2016 4
2017 3
2018 2
2019 11
2020 10
2021 7
2022 7
2023 13
2024 7
2025 7
2026 1
Total 375
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Ares J. Rosakis 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 Ares J. Rosakis 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, 297–306 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: 299 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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 74 299
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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Ares J. Rosakis 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 Ares J. Rosakis 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, 71 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: 71 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 71
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

  • 2020 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2018 - Timoshenko Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2017 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2016 - Theodore von Karman Medal
  • 2014 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2011 - A.C. Eringen Medal
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For discovery of intersonic rupture, contributions to understanding dynamic failure, and methods to determine stresses in thin-film structures.
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Ares J. Rosakis is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Within these broader fields, their work delves into Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, and Artificial Intelligence.

The main research topics covered by their work include earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake detection and analysis, seismic waves and analysis, seismology and earthquake studies, nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures, and vibration and dynamic analysis.

Throughout their career, Ares J. Rosakis has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Journal of Applied Mechanics
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature

Significant recent publications include:

  • Intermittent lab earthquakes in dynamically weakening fault gouge, 2022, Nature
  • Anatomy of strike-slip fault tsunami genesis, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Dynamics of episodic supershear in the 2023 M7.8 Kahramanmaraş/Pazarcik earthquake, revealed by near-field records and computational modeling, 2023, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Spatiotemporal Properties of Sub-Rayleigh and Supershear Ruptures Inferred From Full-Field Dynamic Imaging of Laboratory Experiments, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Dynamic rupture initiation and propagation in a fluid-injection laboratory setup with diagnostics across multiple temporal scales, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Ahmed Elbanna
  • V. Rubino
  • N. Lapusta
  • A.E. Giannakopoulos
  • Mohamed Abdelmeguid

Recognition for their work includes numerous awards and memberships:

  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences (2020)
  • Timoshenko Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2018)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2017)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2017)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2016)
  • Theodore von Karman Medal (2016)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (2014)
  • A.C. Eringen Medal (2011)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2011) for discovery of intersonic rupture, contributions to understanding dynamic failure, and methods to determine stresses in thin-film structures
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2009)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1995)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Best Publications

  • Cracks Faster than the Shear Wave Speed

    A.J. Rosakis;O. Samudrala;Demirkan Coker

  • A thermodynamic internal variable model for the partition of plastic work into heat and stored energy in metals

    P. Rosakis;A.J. Rosakis;G. Ravichandran;J. Hodowany

  • Quasi-static constitutive behavior of Zr41.25Ti13.75Ni10Cu12.5Be22.5 bulk amorphous alloys

    H.A. Bruck;T. Christman;A.J. Rosakis;W.L. Johnson

  • Partition of plastic work into heat and stored energy in metals

    J. Hodowany;G. Ravichandran;A. J. Rosakis;P. Rosakis

  • On the strain and strain rate dependence of the fraction of plastic work converted to heat: an experimental study using high speed infrared detectors and the Kolsky bar☆

    J.J. Mason;A.J. Rosakis;G. Ravichandran

  • Laboratory earthquakes: the sub-Rayleigh-to-supershear rupture transition.

    Kaiwen Xia;Ares J. Rosakis;Hiroo Kanamori

  • The dynamic compressive behavior of beryllium bearing bulk metallic glasses

    H. A. Bruck;A. J. Rosakis;W. L. Johnson

  • Dynamically propagating shear bands in impact-loaded prenotched plates—I. Experimental investigations of temperature signatures and propagation speed

    M. Zhou;A. J. Rosakis;G. Ravichandran

  • On crack-tip stress state: An experimental evaluation of three-dimensional effects

    Ares J. Rosakis;Krishnaswa Ravi-Chandar

  • How fast is rupture during an earthquake? New insights from the 1999 Turkey Earthquakes

    Michael Bouchon;Marie-Paule Bouin;Hayrullah Karabulut;M. Nafi Toksöz

  • Dynamically propagating shear bands in impact-loaded prenotched plates—II. Numerical simulations

    M. Zhou;G. Ravichandran;A.J. Rosakis

  • Fracture toughness determination for a beryllium-bearing bulk metallic glass

    R.D. Conner;A.J. Rosakis;W.L. Johnson;D.M. Owen

  • Intersonic shear cracks and fault ruptures

    Ares J. Rosakis

  • A coherent gradient sensor for crack tip deformation measurements: analysis and experimental results

    Hareesh V. Tippur;Sridhar Krishnaswamy;Ares J. Rosakis

  • On the temperature distribution at the vicinity of dynamically propagating cracks in 4340 steel

    Alan T. Zehnder;Alan T. Zehnder;Ares J. Rosakis

  • Laboratory earthquakes along inhomogeneous faults : Directionality and supershear

    Kaiwen Xia;Kaiwen Xia;Ares J. Rosakis;Ares J. Rosakis;Hiroo Kanamori;Hiroo Kanamori;James R. Rice;James R. Rice

  • Mesh-free Galerkin simulations of dynamic shear band propagation and failure mode transition

    Shaofan Li;Wing Kam Liu;Ares J. Rosakis;Ted Belytschko

  • Dynamic shear bands: an investigation using high speed optical and infrared diagnostics

    P.R Guduru;A.J Rosakis;G Ravichandran

  • A Micromechanics Based Constitutive Model for Brittle Failure at High Strain Rates

    Harsha S. Bhat;Ares J. Rosakis;Charles G. Sammis

  • Dynamic fracture initiation and propagation in 4340 steel under impact loading

    Alan T. Zehnder;Ares J. Rosakis

  • On the Stoney Formula for a Thin Film/Substrate System With Nonuniform Substrate Thickness

    X. Feng;Y. Huang;A. J. Rosakis

  • The determination of dynamic fracture toughness of AISI 4340 steel by the shadow spot method

    A.J. Rosakis;J. Duffy;L.B. Freund

Frequent Co-Authors

Yonggang Huang
Yonggang Huang Northwestern University
Charles G. Sammis
Charles G. Sammis University of Southern California
Alan T. Zehnder
Alan T. Zehnder Cornell University
John Lambros
John Lambros University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hiroo Kanamori
Hiroo Kanamori California Institute of Technology
G. Ravichandran
G. Ravichandran California Institute of Technology
Michael Ortiz
Michael Ortiz California Institute of Technology
Kaiwen Xia
Kaiwen Xia University of Toronto
Xue Feng
Xue Feng Tsinghua University
Pradeep R. Guduru
Pradeep R. Guduru Brown University

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