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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
65
Citations
13602
World Ranking
521
National Ranking
16

Ernst Rank 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 Ernst Rank sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 659+

This scientist: 489 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ernst Rank 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 Ernst Rank 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: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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

  • 2018 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)

Overview

Ernst Rank is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Engineering, with specific contributions to Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's work spans various topics, with notable emphasis on:

  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications

Rank's publication record includes research articles in several frequent venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Advances in Computational Science and Engineering
  • Engineering With Computers

Among recent papers, some notable titles are:

  • Bending behavior of octet-truss lattice structures: Modelling options, numerical characterization and experimental validation, 2021, Materials & Design
  • A Selection of Benchmark Problems in Solid Mechanics and Applied Mathematics, 2020, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
  • Modeling and experimental validation of an immersed thermo-mechanical part-scale analysis for laser powder bed fusion processes, 2020, Additive manufacturing
  • Hierarchically refined isogeometric analysis of trimmed shells, 2020, Computational Mechanics
  • An immersed boundary approach for residual stress evaluation in selective laser melting processes, 2021, Additive manufacturing

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rank include:

  • Stefan Kollmannsberger
  • Philipp Kopp
  • Alessandro Reali
  • Massimo Carraturo
  • Ferdinando Auricchio

Rank was awarded the title of Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Finite cell method

    Jamshid Parvizian;Jamshid Parvizian;Alexander Düster;Ernst Rank

  • Additive manufacturing in construction: A review on processes, applications, and digital planning methods

    Alexander Paolini;Stefan Kollmannsberger;Ernst Rank

  • The finite cell method for three-dimensional problems of solid mechanics

    A. Düster;J. Parvizian;Z. Yang;E. Rank

  • An Isogeometric design-through-analysis methodology based on adaptive hierarchical refinement of NURBS, immersed boundary methods, and T-spline CAD surfaces

    Dominik Schillinger;Dominik Schillinger;Luca Dedè;Michael A. Scott;John A. Evans

  • The p‐Version of the Finite Element Method

    Barna Szabó;Alexander Düster;Ernst Rank

  • Weak coupling for isogeometric analysis of non-matching and trimmed multi-patch geometries

    Martin Ruess;Dominik Schillinger;Ali I. Özcan;Ernst Rank

  • The p‐version of the finite element method for three‐dimensional curved thin walled structures

    A. Düster;H. Bröker;E. Rank

  • Geometric modeling, isogeometric analysis and the finite cell method

    E. Rank;M. Ruess;S. Kollmannsberger;D. Schillinger

  • Lattice Boltzmann simulations of binary fluid flow through porous media.

    Jonas Tölke;Manfred Krafczyk;Manuel Schulz;Ernst Rank

  • Small and large deformation analysis with the p- and B-spline versions of the Finite Cell Method

    Dominik Schillinger;Martin Ruess;Nils Zander;Yuri Bazilevs

  • Weakly enforced essential boundary conditions for NURBS-embedded and trimmed NURBS geometries on the basis of the finite cell method

    Martin Ruess;D. Schillinger;Y. Bazilevs;V. Varduhn

  • A multiscale finite-element method

    E. Rank;R. Krause

  • Analysis of 3D transient blood flow passing through an artificial aortic valve by Lattice–Boltzmann methods

    M. Krafczyk;M. Cerrolaza;M. Schulz;E. Rank

  • Computation of fluid-structure interaction on lightweight structures

    M. Glück;M. Breuer;F. Durst;A. Halfmann

  • Biofabricated soft network composites for cartilage tissue engineering.

    Onur Bas;Elena M. De-Juan-Pardo;Christoph Meinert;Davide D'Angella

  • Topological analysis of 3D building models using a spatial query language

    André Borrmann;Ernst Rank

  • An unfitted hp-adaptive finite element method based on hierarchical B-splines for interface problems of complex geometry

    Dominik Schillinger;Ernst Rank

  • The finite cell method for bone simulations: verification and validation

    Martin Ruess;David Tal;Nir Trabelsi;Zohar Yosibash

  • Specification and implementation of directional operators in a 3D spatial query language for building information models

    André Borrmann;Ernst Rank

  • Smart octrees: Accurately integrating discontinuous functions in 3D

    László Kudela;Nils Zander;Stefan Kollmannsberger;Ernst Rank

  • The hp‐d‐adaptive finite cell method for geometrically nonlinear problems of solid mechanics

    D. Schillinger;A. Düster;E. Rank

  • Adaptive h-, p- and hp- versions for boundary integral element methods

    Ernst Rank

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Düster
Alexander Düster Hamburg University of Technology
Manfred Krafczyk
Manfred Krafczyk Technische Universität Braunschweig
Dominik Schillinger
Dominik Schillinger University of Minnesota
Alessandro Reali
Alessandro Reali University of Pavia
Michael Breuer
Michael Breuer Helmut Schmidt University
Fu-Yun Zhao
Fu-Yun Zhao Wuhan University
Franz Durst
Franz Durst FMP Technology (Germany)
Ferdinando Auricchio
Ferdinando Auricchio University of Pavia
F. Durst
F. Durst FMP Technology (Germany)
Dietmar W. Hutmacher
Dietmar W. Hutmacher Queensland University of Technology

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