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D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
73
Citations
23598
World Ranking
315
National Ranking
3

Materials Science

D-Index
71
Citations
22445
World Ranking
4185
National Ranking
5

Elias C. Aifantis 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 Elias C. Aifantis sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 445 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elias C. Aifantis 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 Elias C. Aifantis sits on this spectrum.

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: 73 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Greece Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Greece Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Greece Leader Award

Overview

Elias C. Aifantis is affiliated with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. Their research spans multiple fields of study, notably including Engineering, Materials Science, and Physics and Astronomy. Within these broad areas, they focus on several key subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The scientist's main topics of work highlight specialization in:

  • Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena

Among recent publications, their authored works include:

  • A Concise Review of Gradient Models in Mechanics and Physics (2020), published in Frontiers in Physics

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative research network include:

  • Avraam A. Konstantinidis
  • Andreas Chatziafratis
  • Amit K. Chattopadhyay
  • A. S. Fokas
  • Leonidas Alexandros S. Kouris

The scientist's research contributions have been published largely in the following venues:

  • Lobachevskii Journal of Mathematics
  • ZAMM - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
  • Nanoscience and Technology An International Journal
  • Frontiers in Physics
  • Journal of Nanotechnology in Diagnosis and Treatment

Best Publications

  • On the Microstructural Origin of Certain Inelastic Models

    E. C. Aifantis

  • On the role of gradients in the localization of deformation and fracture

    Elias C. Aifantis;Elias C. Aifantis

  • The physics of plastic deformation

    Elias C. Aifantis

  • Gradient elasticity in statics and dynamics: An overview of formulations, length scale identification procedures, finite element implementations and new results

    Harm Askes;Elias C. Aifantis

  • Strain gradient interpretation of size effects

    E. C. Aifantis

  • Update on a class of gradient theories

    E.C. Aifantis;E.C. Aifantis

  • On the problem of diffusion in solids

    E. C. Aifantis

  • A simple approach to solve boundary-value problems in gradient elasticity

    C. Q. Ru;E. C. Aifantis

  • On Some Aspects in the Special Theory of Gradient Elasticity

    B.S. Altan;E.C. Aifantis

  • On the theory of consolidation with double porosity—II

    Dimitri E. Beskos;Elias C. Aifantis;Elias C. Aifantis

  • A gradient approach to localization of deformation. I. Hyperelastic materials

    Nicolas Triantafyllidis;Elias C. Aifantis

  • On the structure of the mode III crack-tip in gradient elasticity

    S.B. Altan;S.B. Altan;E.C. Aifantis;E.C. Aifantis

  • A gradient flow theory of plasticity for granular materials

    I. Vardoulakis;I. Vardoulakis;E. C. Aifantis;E. C. Aifantis

  • Observation and measurement of grain rotation and plastic strain in nanostructured metal thin films

    M. Ke;S.A. Hackney;W.W. Milligan;E.C. Aifantis

  • Gradient Deformation Models at Nano, Micro, and Macro Scales

    E. C. Aifantis

  • On the localization and postlocalization behavior of plastic deformation. I: On the initiation of shear bands

    H. M. Zbib;E. C. Aifantis

  • Dislocation patterning in fatigued metals as a result of dynamical instabilities

    Daniel Walgraef;Elias C. Aifantis

  • On the gradient approach - Relation to Eringen's nonlocal theory

    Elias C. Aifantis

  • ON THE THEORY OF DIFFUSION IN MEDIA WITH DOUBLE DIFFUSIVITY I. BASIC MATHEMATICAL RESULTS

    Elias C. Aifantis;James M. Hill

  • Mechanical behavior of a bulk nanostructured iron alloy

    J. E. Carsley;A. Fisher;A. Fisher;W. W. Milligan;E. C. Aifantis

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Zaiser
Michael Zaiser University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Hussein M. Zbib
Hussein M. Zbib Washington State University
Harm Askes
Harm Askes Maastricht University
William W Gerberich
William W Gerberich University of Minnesota
Dimitri E. Beskos
Dimitri E. Beskos University of Patras
Stephen A. Hackney
Stephen A. Hackney Michigan Technological University
Nicola Pugno
Nicola Pugno University of Trento
Gérard A. Maugin
Gérard A. Maugin Sorbonne University
Ashraf M. Zenkour
Ashraf M. Zenkour King Abdulaziz University
Nidal Abu-Hamdeh
Nidal Abu-Hamdeh King Abdulaziz University

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