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D-Index
54
Citations
18817
World Ranking
932
National Ranking
391

David J. Benson 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 David J. Benson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 188 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. Benson 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 David J. Benson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
  • 2010 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

David J. Benson is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, United States. Their academic work primarily focuses on the field of Mathematics, with significant contributions across various subfields such as Geometry and Topology, Algebra and Number Theory, Mathematical Physics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, and Computational Mechanics.

Their research covers key topics including Algebraic structures and combinatorial models, Advanced Topics in Algebra, Finite Group Theory Research, Advanced Algebra and Geometry, Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology, Commutative Algebra and Its Applications, and Rings, Modules, and Algebras.

Recent scholarly papers by David J. Benson include:

  • "An updated Lagrangian framework for Isogeometric Kirchhoff-Love thin-shell analysis" (2021), published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • "Utilization of Artificial Intelligence Coupled with a High-Throughput, High-Content Platform in the Exploration of Neurodevelopmental Toxicity of Individual and Combined PFAS" (2025), published in Journal of Xenobiotics
  • "On cohomology in symmetric tensor categories in prime characteristic" (2022), published in Homology Homotopy and Applications
  • "Fibrewise stratification of group representations" (2024), published in Annals of representation theory
  • "Modules with finitely generated cohomology, and singularities of C⁎BG" (2024), published in Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra

Frequent collaborators in their research include Radha Kessar and Markus Linckelmann, each with six joint publications. Other notable coauthors are J. P. C. Greenlees and Jon Carlson, each contributing to four shared works, and Viviane Gravey with two.

Benson regularly publishes in a range of academic venues, most frequently contributing to arXiv (Cornell University). Additional publication venues include the Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society, Journal of Algebra, Archiv der Mathematik, and Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.

They have been recognized with fellowships from multiple professional societies, including the American Mathematical Society since 2013, the International Association for Computational Mechanics since 2010, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 1996.

Best Publications

  • Mechanical properties of nanocrystalline materials

    M.A. Meyers;A. Mishra;D.J. Benson

  • Computational methods in Lagrangian and Eulerian hydrocodes

    David J. Benson

  • Isogeometric shell analysis: The Reissner-Mindlin shell

    D. J. Benson;Y. Bazilevs;Ming-Chen Hsu;T.J.R. Hughes

  • Sliding interfaces with contact-impact in large-scale Lagrangian computations

    J.O. Hallquist;G.L. Goudreau;D.J. Benson

  • An efficient, accurate, simple ALE method for nonlinear finite element programs

    D. J. Benson

  • A large deformation, rotation-free, isogeometric shell

    D. J. Benson;Y. Bazilevs;Ming-Chen Hsu;T. J. R. Hughes

  • A single surface contact algorithm for the post-buckling analysis of shell structures

    David J. Benson;John O. Hallquist

  • Analytical and computational description of effect of grain size on yield stress of metals

    H.-H. Fu;D.J. Benson;M.A. Meyers

  • Contact in a multi-material Eulerian finite element formulation

    David J. Benson;Shigenobu Okazawa

  • X-FEM in isogeometric analysis for linear fracture mechanics

    E. De Luycker;E. De Luycker;D. J. Benson;T. Belytschko;Y. Bazilevs

  • A generalized finite element formulation for arbitrary basis functions: From isogeometric analysis to XFEM

    D. J. Benson;Y. Bazilevs;E. de Luycker;M. C. Hsu

  • Void growth in metals: Atomistic calculations

    Sirirat Traiviratana;Eduardo M. Bringa;David J. Benson;Marc A. Meyers

  • Computational fluid–structure interaction: methods and application to a total cavopulmonary connection

    Yuri Bazilevs;M.-C. Hsu;D. J. Benson;S. Sankaran

  • Constitutive description of dynamic deformation: physically-based mechanisms

    M.A. Meyers;D.J. Benson;O. Vöhringer;B.K. Kad

  • A phenomenological high strain rate model with failure for ice

    Kelly S. Carney;David J. Benson;Paul DuBois;Ryan Lee

  • A mixture theory for contact in multi-material Eulerian formulations

    David J. Benson

  • Explosive welding of aluminum to aluminum: analysis, computations and experiments

    F. Grignon;D. Benson;K.S. Vecchio;M.A. Meyers

  • Volume of fluid interface reconstruction methods for multi-material problems

    David J Benson

  • Momentum advection on a staggered mesh

    David J. Benson

  • Blended isogeometric shells

    D. J. Benson;S. Hartmann;Y. Bazilevs;Ming-Chen Hsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Vitali F. Nesterenko
Vitali F. Nesterenko University of California, San Diego
Marc A. Meyers
Marc A. Meyers University of California, San Diego
Yuri Bazilevs
Yuri Bazilevs Brown University
Ming-Chen Hsu
Ming-Chen Hsu Iowa State University
David L. McDowell
David L. McDowell Georgia Institute of Technology
Kenneth S. Vecchio
Kenneth S. Vecchio University of California, San Diego
Eduardo M. Bringa
Eduardo M. Bringa National University of Cuyo
Thomas J. R. Hughes
Thomas J. R. Hughes The University of Texas at Austin
Mikhail Shashkov
Mikhail Shashkov Los Alamos National Laboratory
Eugene A. Olevsky
Eugene A. Olevsky San Diego State University

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