2026 Dimitrios Lignos: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	41	6894	6654	104	101	219	7706

Overview

Dimitrios Lignos is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Engineering, with significant contributions to Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
Seismic Performance and Analysis
Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
Fire Effects on Concrete Materials

Dimitrios Lignos has published extensively in journals such as:

Journal of Structural Engineering
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics
ce/papers
Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Recent papers include the following titles with year of publication and publication venue:

Constitutive Modeling of Structural Steels: Nonlinear Isotropic/Kinematic Hardening Material Model and Its Calibration, 2021, Journal of Structural Engineering
Consistency in Solving the Inverse Problem of the Voce-Chaboche Constitutive Model for Plastic Straining, 2020, Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Effect of thermomechanical treatment and microstructure on pseudo-elastic behavior of Fe-Mn-Si-Cr-Ni-(V, C) shape memory alloy, 2022, Materials Science and Engineering A
Experimental study of sliding friction damper with composite materials for earthquake resistant structures, 2021, Engineering Structures
Proposed Panel Zone Model for Seismic Design of Steel Moment-Resisting Frames, 2021, Journal of Structural Engineering

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

Albano de Castro e Sousa
Andronikos Skiadopoulos
Hammad El Jisr
Hiroyuki Inamasu
Alexander R. Hartloper

Best Publications

Deterioration Modeling of Steel Components in Support of Collapse Prediction of Steel Moment Frames under Earthquake Loading

Dimitrios G. Lignos;Dimitrios G. Lignos;Helmut Krawinkler;Helmut Krawinkler

1263
Citations
Sidesway collapse of deteriorating structural systems under seismic excitations

Dimitrios Lignos

467
Citations
Average spectral acceleration as an intensity measure for collapse risk assessment

Laura Eads;Eduardo Miranda;Dimitrios G. Lignos

388
Citations
An efficient method for estimating the collapse risk of structures in seismic regions

Laura Eads;Eduardo Miranda;Helmut Krawinkler;Dimitrios G. Lignos

357
Citations
Prediction and validation of sidesway collapse of two scale models of a 4‐story steel moment frame

Dimitrios Lignos;H. Krawinkler;A. S. Whittaker

308
Citations
Development and Utilization of Structural Component Databases for Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering

Dimitrios G. Lignos;Helmut Krawinkler

241
Citations
Effect of gravity framing on the overstrength and collapse capacity of steel frame buildings with perimeter special moment frames

Ahmed Elkady;Dimitrios G. Lignos

223
Citations
Computational Approach for Collapse Assessment of Concentrically Braced Frames in Seismic Regions

Emre Karamanci;Dimitrios G. Lignos

197
Citations
Collapse Assessment of Steel Moment Frames Based on E-Defense Full-Scale Shake Table Collapse Tests

Dimitrios G. Lignos;Tsuyoshi Hikino;Yuichi Matsuoka;Masayoshi Nakashima

187
Citations
Modeling of the composite action in fully restrained beam‐to‐column connections: implications in the seismic design and collapse capacity of steel special moment frames

Ahmed Elkady;Dimitrios G. Lignos

177
Citations
Basic concepts and performance measures in prediction of collapse of buildings under earthquake ground motions

Farzin Zareian;Helmut Krawinkler;Luis Ibarra;Dimitrios Lignos

170
Citations
Analytical investigation of the cyclic behavior and plastic hinge formation in deep wide-flange steel beam-columns

Ahmed Elkady;Dimitrios G. Lignos

143
Citations
Proposed Updates to the ASCE 41 Nonlinear Modeling Parameters for Wide-Flange Steel Columns in Support of Performance-Based Seismic Engineering

Dimitrios Lignos;Alexander Riley Hartloper;Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Elkady;Gregory G. Deierlein

139
Citations
A Database in Support of Modeling of Component Deterioration for Collapse Prediction of Steel Frame Structures

Dimitrios G. Lignos;Helmut Krawinkler

137
Citations
A simplified method for collapse capacity assessment of moment-resisting frame and shear wall structural systems

Behrouz Shafei;Farzin Zareian;Dimitrios G. Lignos

132
Citations
Seismic performance of a steel moment-resisting frame subject to strength and ductility uncertainty

A.K. Kazantzi;D. Vamvatsikos;Dimitrios Lignos

128
Citations
Full-Scale Testing of Deep Wide-Flange Steel Columns under Multiaxis Cyclic Loading: Loading Sequence, Boundary Effects, and Lateral Stability Bracing Force Demands

Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Elkady;Dimitrios Lignos

125
Citations
Earthquake-induced loss assessment of steel frame buildings with special moment frames designed in highly seismic regions

Seong-Hoon Hwang;Dimitrios G. Lignos

121
Citations
Evaluation of Seismic Collapse Performance of Steel Special Moment Resisting Frames Using FEMA P695 (ATC-63) Methodology

F. Zareian;D. G. Lignos;H. Krawinkler

102
Citations
Use of Wavelet-Based Damage-Sensitive Features for Structural Damage Diagnosis Using Strong Motion Data

Hae Young Noh;K. Krishnan Nair;Dimitrios G. Lignos;Anne S. Kiremidjian

102
Citations