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Dirk Vandepitte

Dirk Vandepitte

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 51 1134 1043 10 10 533 8211

Dirk Vandepitte publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dirk Vandepitte between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dirk Vandepitte published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2012. 31 of the 583 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2012. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 21 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 32 publications 2006: 33 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 35 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 41 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 14 publications
1970 2025

583 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dirk Vandepitte: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 2
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 2
1995 3
1996 10
1997 15
1998 10
1999 11
2000 13
2001 14
2002 21
2003 22
2004 21
2005 32
2006 33
2007 30
2008 35
2009 22
2010 30
2011 29
2012 41
2013 20
2014 18
2015 27
2016 22
2017 17
2018 11
2019 9
2020 7
2021 8
2022 6
2023 9
2024 17
2025 14
Total 583
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Dirk Vandepitte 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 Dirk Vandepitte 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, 527–536 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: 533 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 12 533
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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Dirk Vandepitte 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 Dirk Vandepitte 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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 51
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Dirk Vandepitte is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and focuses their research in the broad field of Engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including Mechanics of Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

Their research contributions address several main topics such as:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Optical measurement and interference techniques
  • Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
  • Spacecraft Design and Technology

Their recent scholarly publications include:

  • "Split-disk test with 3D Digital Image Correlation strain measurement for filament wound composites", 2021, Composite Structures
  • "Damage detection and fatigue life estimation under random loads: A new structural health monitoring methodology in the frequency domain", 2021, Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures
  • "Deep-learning versus greyscale segmentation of voids in X-ray computed tomography images of filament-wound composites", 2023, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • "Defect and damage detection in filament wound carbon composite cylinders: A new numerical-experimental methodology based on vibrational analyses", 2021, Composite Structures
  • "A simplified modelling and analysis of six degree of freedom random vibration test", 2020, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Dirk Vandepitte has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Composite Structures (6 publications)
  • Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (2 publications)
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (2 publications)
  • AIAA Journal (2 publications)
  • International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles (2 publications)

They have collaborated extensively with a group of frequent co-authors, including:

  • David Moens (9 coauthored papers)
  • Yinglun Zhao (5 coauthored papers)
  • Stepan Vladimirovitch Lomov (5 coauthored papers)
  • Volnei Tita (5 coauthored papers)
  • Ben Van Bavel (5 coauthored papers)

Best Publications

  • A survey of non-probabilistic uncertainty treatment in finite element analysis

    David Moens;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Failure analysis of low velocity impact on thin composite laminates : Experimental and numerical approaches

    Volnei Tita;Jonas de Carvalho;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Full-field strain measurements in textile deformability studies

    S.V. Lomov;Ph. Boisse;E. Deluycker;F. Morestin

  • Multibody modelling of varying complexity for modal behaviour analysis of wind turbine gearboxes

    Jan Helsen;Frederik Vanhollebeke;Ben Marrant;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Trefftz-Based Methods for Time-Harmonic Acoustics

    B. Pluymers;B. van Hal;D. Vandepitte;W. Desmet

  • Recent advances in non-probabilistic approaches for non-deterministic dynamic finite element analysis

    David Moens;Dirk Vandepitte

  • A computationally efficient prediction technique for the steady-state dynamic analysis of coupled vibro-acoustic systems

    W. Desmet;B. van Hal;P. Sas;D. Vandepitte

  • An interval finite element approach for the calculation of envelope frequency response functions

    David Moens;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Influence of annealing conditions on the mechanical and microstructural behavior of electroplated Cu-TSV

    Chukwudi Okoro;Kris Vanstreels;Riet Labie;Ole Lühn

  • A fuzzy finite element procedure for the calculation of uncertain frequency-response functions of damped structures: Part 1—Procedure

    David Moens;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Interval sensitivity theory and its application to frequency response envelope analysis of uncertain structures

    David Moens;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Optical strain fields in shear and tensile testing of textile reinforcements

    An Willems;Stepan Vladimirovitch Lomov;Ignace Verpoest;Dirk Vandepitte

  • A new damage model for composite laminates

    Marcelo Leite Ribeiro;Volnei Tita;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Stochastic framework for quantifying the geometrical variability of laminated textile composites using micro-computed tomography

    Andy Vanaerschot;Brian Cox;Stepan Vladimirovitch Lomov;Dirk Vandepitte

  • An efficient wave based prediction technique for plate bending vibrations

    C. Vanmaele;D. Vandepitte;W. Desmet

  • Interval fields to represent uncertainty on the output side of a static FE analysis

    Wim Verhaeghe;Wim Desmet;Dirk Vandepitte;David Moens

  • Stochastic multi-scale modelling of textile composites based on internal geometry variability

    Andy Vanaerschot;Brian N. Cox;Stepan V. Lomov;Dirk Vandepitte

  • A response surface based optimisation algorithm for the calculation of fuzzy envelope FRFs of models with uncertain properties

    Maarten De Munck;David Moens;Wim Desmet;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Insights in wind turbine drive train dynamics gathered by validating advanced models on a newly developed 13.2 MW dynamically controlled test-rig

    Jan Helsen;Frederik Vanhollebeke;Filip De Coninck;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Optimization of filament wound parts based on non geodesic winding

    J. De Carvalho;M. Lossie;D. Vandepitte;H. Van Brussel

  • Multibody modelling of varying complexity for modal behaviour analysis of Wind Turbine Gearboxes

    Jan Helsen;Frederik Vanhollebeke;Filip De Coninck;Dirk Vandepitte

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Desmet
Wim Desmet KU Leuven
Brian N. Cox
Brian N. Cox Rockwell Automation (United States)
I. De Wolf
I. De Wolf KU Leuven
Joost Duflou
Joost Duflou KU Leuven
Alan M. Cassell
Alan M. Cassell Ames Research Center

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