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D-Index
50
Citations
11068
World Ranking
1159
National Ranking
469

Balakumar Balachandran 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 Balakumar Balachandran sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 286 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Balakumar Balachandran 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 Balakumar Balachandran sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Balakumar Balachandran is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant number of publications contributing to subfields including civil and structural engineering, statistical and nonlinear physics, computational mechanics, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work explores several main topics in engineering and applied mechanics, including:

  • Nonlinear dynamics and pattern formation
  • Structural health monitoring techniques
  • Bladed disk vibration dynamics
  • Acoustic wave phenomena research
  • Ocean waves and remote sensing
  • Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
  • Probabilistic and robust engineering design

Balachandran has contributed frequently to several publication venues throughout their career. The most common journals include:

  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
  • Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
  • Ocean Engineering

Among their recent papers are studies on nonlinear system behavior, delay models, and computational mechanics, with titles such as:

  • "Nonlinear instabilities and control of drill-string stick-slip vibrations with consideration of state-dependent delay" (2020, Journal of Sound and Vibration)
  • "COVID-19: data-driven dynamics, statistical and distributed delay models, and observations" (2020, Nonlinear Dynamics)
  • "Dynamics of circular oscillator arrays subjected to noise" (2022, Nonlinear Dynamics)
  • "Discrete element method-based studies on dynamic interactions of a lugged wheel with granular media" (2021, Journal of Terramechanics)
  • "Computational study on aerodynamically coupled piezoelectric harvesters" (2020, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures)

The scientist has collaborated extensively with colleagues such as Thomas Breunung, Vipin Agarwal, Gizem D. Acar, Sergio Preidikman, and Lautaro Cilenti.

In addition to journal articles, Balachandran has published books with Springer International Publishing, including works titled Advances in Nonlinear Dynamics released in 2022.

Balachandran was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Applied nonlinear dynamics

    Ali H. Nayfeh;Balakumar Balachandran

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

    Ali Hasan Nayfeh;Balakumar Balachandran

  • Modal Interactions in Dynamical and Structural Systems

    A. H. Nayfeh;B. Balachandran

  • Influence of flexibility on the aerodynamic performance of a hovering wing.

    Marcos Vanella;Timothy Fitzgerald;Sergio Preidikman;Elias Balaras

  • Stiffness and Damping in Mechanical Design

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  • Delay differential equations : recent advances and new directions

    Balakumar Balachandran;Tamas Kalmar-Nagy;David E. Gilsinn

  • Dynamics and stability of milling process

    M.X. Zhao;B. Balachandran

  • Experimental Verification of the Importance of The Nonlinear Curvature in the Response of a Cantilever Beam

    T. J. Anderson;A. H. Nayfeh;B. Balachandran

  • Nonlinear motions of a flexible rotor with a drill bit: stick-slip and delay effects

    Xianbo Liu;Nicholas Vlajic;Xinhua Long;Guang Meng

  • Melnikov analysis for a ship with a general roll-damping model

    M. Bikdash;B. Balachandran;A. Navfeh

  • Impact Dynamics in Milling of Thin-Walled Structures

    M. A. Davies;B. Balachandran

  • Nonlinear motions of beam-mass structure

    B. Balachandran;A. H. Nayfeh

  • Dynamics of milling processes with variable time delays

    X.-H. Long;B. Balachandran;B. P. Mann

  • Drill-String Dynamics: Reduced-Order Models and Experimental Studies

    Chien Min Liao;Balakumar Balachandran;Mansour Karkoub;Youssef L. Abdel-Magid

  • A Mechanics Based Model for Study of Dynamics of Milling Operations

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  • Coupled axial-torsional dynamics in rotary drilling with state-dependent delay: stability and control

    Xianbo Liu;Nicholas Vlajic;Xinhua Long;Guang Meng

  • Observations of modal interactions in resonantly forced beam-mass structures

    B. Balachandran;A. H. Nayfeh

  • Stability analysis for milling process

    X.-H. Long;B. Balachandran

  • Nonlinear free and forced oscillations of piezoelectric microresonators

    H Li;S Preidikman;B Balachandran;C D Mote

  • State-Dependent Delay Influenced Drill-String Oscillations and Stability Analysis

    Xianbo Liu;Nicholas Vlajic;Xinhua Long;Guang Meng

  • Dynamics of an Elastic Structure Excited by Harmonic and Aharmonic Impactor Motions

    B. Balachandran

  • Latching in a MEMS shock sensor: Modeling and experiments

    Luke J. Currano;Luke J. Currano;Miao Yu;Balakumar Balachandran

Frequent Co-Authors

Ali H. Nayfeh
Ali H. Nayfeh University of Jordan
Miao Yu
Miao Yu University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Eyad H. Abed
Eyad H. Abed University of Maryland, College Park
Shapour Azarm
Shapour Azarm University of Maryland, College Park
Elias Balaras
Elias Balaras George Washington University
Guang Meng
Guang Meng Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Nikhil Chopra
Nikhil Chopra University of Maryland, College Park
D. Roy Mahapatra
D. Roy Mahapatra Indian Institute of Science
Madan Dubey
Madan Dubey United States Army Research Laboratory
Achille Messac
Achille Messac Howard University

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