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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 46 1482 1373 13 13 159 5973

C.M. Mota Soares publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by C.M. Mota Soares between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. C.M. Mota Soares published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2004. 4 of the 170 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

170 publications in total across all disciplines

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C.M. Mota Soares: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 2
1979 0
1980 0
1981 2
1982 0
1983 0
1984 2
1985 0
1986 1
1987 5
1988 1
1989 2
1990 1
1991 2
1992 2
1993 6
1994 1
1995 4
1996 2
1997 6
1998 0
1999 5
2000 10
2001 7
2002 8
2003 3
2004 12
2005 5
2006 10
2007 4
2008 9
2009 7
2010 5
2011 4
2012 8
2013 3
2014 2
2015 7
2016 6
2017 3
2018 2
2019 3
2020 1
2021 0
2022 1
2023 2
2024 2
2025 2
Total 170
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C.M. Mota Soares 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 C.M. Mota Soares 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, 157–166 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: 159 publications — 29th percentile

29% 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
157–166 132 159
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
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C.M. Mota Soares 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 C.M. Mota Soares 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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 46
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
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Overview

C.M. Mota Soares is affiliated with the Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal and conducts research primarily in the field of Engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Control and Systems Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their scholarly contributions focus notably on topics such as Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization, Structural Analysis and Optimization, Structural Load-Bearing Analysis, Topology Optimization in Engineering, Vibration and Dynamic Analysis, Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control, and Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by C.M. Mota Soares include:

  • Optimization of Metal-Ceramic Functionally Graded Plates Using the Simulated Annealing Algorithm, 2021, Applied Sciences
  • Mechanical and thermal buckling of functionally graded axisymmetric shells, 2020, Composite Structures
  • Pour point prediction of biodiesel-ethanol blends by near-infrared spectroscopy, 2023, Biomass and Bioenergy
  • Vibrations of functionally graded material axisymmetric shells, 2020, Composite Structures
  • Free vibrations analysis of composite and hybrid axisymmetric shells, 2022, Composite Structures

C.M. Mota Soares frequently collaborates with coauthors including Victor Franco Correia, José S. Moita, A.L. Araújo, F. Moleiro, and Marta I.S. Veríssimo. These collaborations reflect a continued engagement with research groups specializing in advanced materials and structural mechanics.

Their research has been published repeatedly in venues such as Applied Sciences, Composite Structures, Biomass and Bioenergy, Preprints.org, and New Biotechnology, indicating a sustained contribution to journals aligned with engineering and applied sciences.

Best Publications

  • Identification of material properties of composite plate specimens

    C.M.Mota Soares;M.Moreira de Freitas;A.L. Araújo;P. Pedersen

  • Modelling and design of adaptive composite structures

    Victor M. Franco Correia;Maria A. Aguiar Gomes;Afzal Suleman;Cristóvão M. Mota Soares

  • Layerwise partial mixed finite element analysis of magneto-electro-elastic plates

    R. Garcia Lage;C.M. Mota Soares;C.A. Mota Soares;J.N. Reddy

  • A semi-analytical finite element model for the analysis of cylindrical shells made of functionally graded materials under thermal shock

    H. Santos;Cristóvão M. Mota Soares;Carlos A. Mota Soares;J.N. Reddy

  • Mathematical programming models and algorithms for engineering design optimization

    J. Herskovits;P. Mappa;E. Goulart;C.M. Mota Soares

  • Active control of adaptive laminated structures with bonded piezoelectric sensors and actuators

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  • Structural damage identification in laminated structures using FRF data

    J.V. Araújo dos Santos;C.M. Mota Soares;C.A. Mota Soares;N.M.M. Maia

  • Mechanics of composite materials and structures

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  • Analyses of magneto-electro-elastic plates using a higher order finite element model

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  • Characterization of material parameters of composite plate specimens using optimization and experimental vibrational data

    A.L. Araújo;C.M. Mota Soares;M.J.Moreira de Freitas

  • Optimal design and parameter estimation of frequency dependent viscoelastic laminated sandwich composite plates

    A.L. Araújo;C.M. Mota Soares;C.A. Mota Soares;J. Herskovits

  • A semi-analytical finite element model for the analysis of cylindrical shells made of functionally graded materials

    H. Santos;Cristóvão M. Mota Soares;Carlos A. Mota Soares;J.N. Reddy

  • Damping optimization of viscoelastic laminated sandwich composite structures

    A. L. Araújo;P. Martins;C. M. Mota Soares;C. A. Mota Soares

  • Combined numerical-experimental model for the identification of mechanical properties of laminated structures

    A.L. Araujo;C.M. Mota Soares;M.J. Moreira de Freitas;Pauli Pedersen

  • Analysis of laminated conical shell structures using higher order models

    I.F. Pinto Correia;C.M. Mota Soares;C.A. Mota Soares;J. Herskovits

  • Geometrically non-linear analysis of composite structures with integrated piezoelectric sensors and actuators

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  • Development of a finite element model for the identification of mechanical and piezoelectric properties through gradient optimisation and experimental vibration data

    A.L. Araújo;C.M. Mota Soares;J. Herskovits;P. Pedersen

  • Shape Optimal Structural Design Using Boundary Elements and Minimum Compliance Techniques

    C. A. Mota Soares;H. C. Rodrigues;K. K. Choi

  • Modelling of piezolaminated plates using layerwise mixed finite elements

    R. Garcia Lage;C.M. Mota Soares;C.A. Mota Soares;J.N. Reddy

  • A finite element model for the analysis of viscoelastic sandwich structures

    J. S. Moita;A. L. AraúJo;P. Martins;C. M. Mota Soares

  • Finite Element Model for Hybrid Active-Passive Damping Analysis of Anisotropic Laminated Sandwich Structures

    A.L. Araújo;C.M. Mota Soares;C.A. Mota Soares

  • Development of a numerical model for the damage identification on composite plate structures

    J.V. Araújo dos Santos;C.M. Mota Soares;C.A. Mota Soares;H.L.G. Pina

  • Multiobjective design of viscoelastic laminated composite sandwich panels

    J.F.A. Madeira;A.L. Araújo;C.M. Mota Soares;C.A. Mota Soares

  • Optimization of the Geometry of Shafts Using Boundary Elements

    C. A. Mota Soares;H. C. Rodrigues;L. M. Oliveira Faria;E. J. Haug

  • Sensitivity analysis and optimal design of geometrically non-linear laminated plates and shells

    J.S Moita;J Infante Barbosa;C.M Mota Soares;C.A Mota Soares

Frequent Co-Authors

J. N. Reddy
J. N. Reddy Texas A&M University
António J.M. Ferreira
António J.M. Ferreira University of Porto
Erasmo Carrera
Erasmo Carrera Polytechnic University of Turin
Paulo A.F. Martins
Paulo A.F. Martins Instituto Superior Técnico
Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos
Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos State University of Maringa
Renato Natal Jorge
Renato Natal Jorge University of Porto
C.M.C. Roque
C.M.C. Roque University of Porto
Dinar Camotim
Dinar Camotim Instituto Superior Técnico
Maria Cinefra
Maria Cinefra Polytechnic University of Bari

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