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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 1437 1329 569 493 317 8666

Erkan Oterkus publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Erkan Oterkus between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Erkan Oterkus published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 15 papers a year. Output peaked at 52 publications in 2021. 46 of the 331 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 52. Peak 52 publications in 2021. 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 38 publications 2021: 52 publications 2022: 35 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 12 publications
2004 2025

331 publications in total across all disciplines

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Erkan Oterkus: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 2
2005 3
2006 3
2007 2
2008 0
2009 3
2010 4
2011 2
2012 7
2013 9
2014 6
2015 12
2016 14
2017 23
2018 19
2019 18
2020 38
2021 52
2022 35
2023 33
2024 34
2025 12
Total 331
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Erkan Oterkus 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 Erkan Oterkus 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, 317–326 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: 317 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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 70 317
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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Erkan Oterkus 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 Erkan Oterkus 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

Erkan Oterkus is affiliated with the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, focusing particularly on mechanics of materials and civil and structural engineering. Their work spans several interrelated subfields including computational mechanics, mechanical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their research covers a range of topics such as numerical methods in engineering, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, electromagnetic simulation, fatigue and fracture mechanics, fluid dynamics simulations and interactions, structural health monitoring techniques, and wind energy research and development.

Oterkus has authored numerous publications, with frequent contributions appearing in several peer-reviewed journals and conferences. The main publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • Journal of Peridynamics and Nonlocal Modeling
  • Procedia Structural Integrity
  • Engineering With Computers
  • Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Key recent papers include:

  • Structural health monitoring of an offshore wind turbine tower using iFEM methodology (2020, Ocean Engineering)
  • An energy-based peridynamic model for fatigue cracking (2020, Engineering Fracture Mechanics)
  • Isogeometric iFEM Analysis of Thin Shell Structures (2020, Sensors)
  • Dynamic crack arrest analysis by ordinary state-based peridynamics (2020, International Journal of Fracture)
  • Dent damage identification in stiffened cylindrical structures using inverse Finite Element Method (2020, Ocean Engineering)

Throughout their career, Oterkus has frequently collaborated with a number of researchers including Selda Oterkus, Islam Amin, Zhenghao Yang, and Satoyuki Tanaka. These collaborations have resulted in a significant volume of joint publications.

Oterkus' expertise in engineering is highlighted by their strong focus on mechanics of materials and structural integrity, encompassing both theoretical approaches and applied computational techniques. Their studies contribute to advancing knowledge in areas related to structural health monitoring and fatigue and fracture processes, particularly in complex engineering systems such as wind turbines and cylindrical structures.

Best Publications

  • Peridynamic Theory and Its Applications

    Erdogan Madenci;Erkan Oterkus

  • Peridynamics review

    Unknown

  • Peridynamic analysis of fiber-reinforced composite materials

    Erkan Oterkus;Erdogan Madenci

  • A quadrilateral inverse-shell element with drilling degrees of freedom for shape sensing and structural health monitoring

    Adnan Kefal;Erkan Oterkus;Alexander Tessler;Jan L. Spangler

  • Combined finite element and peridynamic analyses for predicting failure in a stiffened composite curved panel with a central slot

    Erkan Oterkus;Erdogan Madenci;Olaf Weckner;Stewart Silling

  • A non-ordinary state-based peridynamics formulation for thermoplastic fracture

    J. Amani;E. Oterkus;P. Areias;Goangseup Zi

  • Displacement and stress monitoring of a Panamax containership using inverse finite element method

    Adnan Kefal;Erkan Oterkus

  • Peridynamics for bending of beams and plates with transverse shear deformation

    C. Diyaroglu;E. Oterkus;S. Oterkus;E. Madenci

  • An enhanced inverse finite element method for displacement and stress monitoring of multilayered composite and sandwich structures

    Adnan Kefal;Alexander Tessler;Erkan Oterkus

  • Peridynamic modeling of composite laminates under explosive loading

    C. Diyaroglu;E. Oterkus;E. Madenci;T. Rabczuk

  • Displacement and stress monitoring of a chemical tanker based on inverse finite element method

    Adnan Kefal;Erkan Oterkus

  • Fully coupled poroelastic peridynamic formulation for fluid-filled fractures

    Selda Oterkus;Erdogan Madenci;Erkan Oterkus

  • Modelling of stress-corrosion cracking by using peridynamics

    Dennj De Meo;Cagan Diyaroglu;Ning Zhu;Erkan Oterkus

  • Three dimensional shape and stress monitoring of bulk carriers based on iFEM methodology

    Adnan Kefal;Jimmy Bunga Mayang;Erkan Oterkus;Mehmet Yildiz

  • Structural health monitoring of an offshore wind turbine tower using iFEM methodology

    Mingyang Li;Adnan Kefal;Erkan Oterkus;Selda Oterkus

  • Vibration suppression of offshore wind turbine foundations using tuned liquid column dampers and tuned mass dampers

    Arash Hemmati;Erkan Oterkus;Mahdi Khorasanchi

  • Coupling of peridynamics and inverse finite element method for shape sensing and crack propagation monitoring of plate structures

    Unknown

  • Isogeometric iFEM Analysis of Thin Shell Structures.

    Adnan Kefal;Erkan Oterkus

  • An energy-based peridynamic model for fatigue cracking

    Cong Tien Nguyen;Selda Oterkus;Erkan Oterkus

  • Peridynamic Modeling of Granular Fracture in Polycrystalline Materials

    Dennj De Meo;Ning Zhu;Erkan Oterkus

  • Peridynamic theory for modeling three-dimensional damage growth in metallic and composite structures

    Erkan Oterkus

  • Predicting fracture evolution during lithiation process using peridynamics

    Hanlin Wang;Erkan Oterkus;Selda Oterkus

  • Topology optimization of cracked structures using peridynamics

    Adnan Kefal;Abdolrasoul Sohouli;Erkan Oterkus;Mehmet Yildiz

Frequent Co-Authors

Selda Oterkus
Selda Oterkus University of Strathclyde
Erdogan Madenci
Erdogan Madenci University of Arizona
Satoyuki Tanaka
Satoyuki Tanaka Kagoshima University
Xiaoying Zhuang
Xiaoying Zhuang University of Hannover
Timon Rabczuk
Timon Rabczuk Bauhaus University, Weimar
Alexander Tessler
Alexander Tessler Langley Research Center
Tinh Quoc Bui
Tinh Quoc Bui Duy Tan University
Xiaoqiao He
Xiaoqiao He City University of Hong Kong
Hehua Zhu
Hehua Zhu Tongji University
Peter Davies
Peter Davies French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

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