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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 41 1912 68 223 7451

Erwin Stein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Erwin Stein between 1965 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Erwin Stein published across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 1996. 5 of the 245 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 1996. 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 20 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1965 2025

245 publications in total across all disciplines

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Erwin Stein: publications per year, 1965 to 2025
Year Publications
1965 1
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 1
1974 1
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 2
1982 2
1983 0
1984 2
1985 6
1986 2
1987 7
1988 3
1989 11
1990 10
1991 9
1992 11
1993 4
1994 11
1995 17
1996 20
1997 15
1998 8
1999 15
2000 10
2001 12
2002 6
2003 4
2004 5
2005 2
2006 3
2007 6
2008 3
2009 3
2010 3
2011 6
2012 2
2013 1
2014 3
2015 1
2016 0
2017 0
2018 1
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 4
2023 3
2024 3
2025 2
Total 245
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Erwin Stein 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 Erwin Stein 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, 217–226 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: 223 publications — 52nd percentile

52% 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
217–226 117 223
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
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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Erwin Stein 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 Erwin Stein 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 41
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
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

Erwin Stein was affiliated with the University of Hannover in Germany and contributed to the field of Engineering with multiple publications focused on numerical methods and computational mechanics.

Their research primarily covered advanced topics including:

  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
  • Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Electromagnetic Scattering and Analysis
  • Differential Equations and Numerical Methods
  • Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques

Stein's subfields of study included:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Numerical Analysis

They published extensively in several scientific venues, which featured a significant number of their works:

  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Engineering With Computers
  • Archive of Applied Mechanics
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Advances in Engineering Software

Some of their recent papers included:

  • New 25-point stencils with optimal accuracy for 2-D heat transfer problems. Comparison with the quadratic isogeometric elements, 2020, Journal of Computational Physics
  • The treatment of the Neumann boundary conditions for a new numerical approach to the solution of PDEs with optimal accuracy on irregular domains and Cartesian meshes, 2020, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • A new numerical approach to the solution of PDEs with optimal accuracy on irregular domains and Cartesian meshes-Part 1: the derivations for the wave, heat and Poisson equations in the 1-D and 2-D cases, 2020, Archive of Applied Mechanics
  • A new numerical approach to the solution of the 2-D Helmholtz equation with optimal accuracy on irregular domains and Cartesian meshes, 2020, Computational Mechanics
  • A new numerical approach to the solution of PDEs with optimal accuracy on irregular domains and Cartesian meshes-part 2: numerical simulations and comparison with FEM, 2020, Archive of Applied Mechanics

Frequent coauthors who collaborated with Stein included:

  • B. Dey
  • M. Mobin
  • Joseph E. Bishop
  • W. Ajwad
  • Amit M. E. Arefin

Best Publications

  • Encyclopedia of computational mechanics

    Erwin Stein;de R. Borst;Thomas J.R. Hughes

  • FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION OF LARGE DEFORMATION IMPACT-CONTACT PROBLEMS WITH FRICTION

    P. Wriggers;T. Vu Van;E. Stein

  • A 4-node finite shell element for the implementation of general hyperelastic 3D-elasticity at finite strains

    P. Betsch;Friedrich Gruttmann;E. Stein

  • A unified approach for parameter identification of inelastic material models in the frame of the finite element method

    Rolf Mahnken;Erwin Stein

  • An assumed strain approach avoiding artificial thickness straining for a non‐linear 4‐node shell element

    P. Betsch;E. Stein

  • Parameter identification for viscoplastic models based on analytical derivatives of a least-squares functional and stability investigations

    Rolf Mahnken;Erwin Stein

  • Error-controlled Adaptive Finite Elements in Solid Mechanics

    E. Stein;E. Ramm

  • On the parametrization of finite rotations in computational mechanics: A classification of concepts with application to smooth shells

    P. Betsch;A. Menzel;E. Stein

  • Shakedown with nonlinear strain-hardening including structural computation using finite element method

    Erwin Stein;Genbao Zhang;Jan A. König

  • Real contact mechanisms and finite element formulation - A coupled thermomechanical approach

    Giorgio Zavarise;P. Wriggers;E. Stein;B. A. Schrefler

  • On the numerical treatment and analysis of finite deformation ductile single crystal plasticity

    Paul Steinmann;Erwin Stein

  • On some mixed finite element methods for incompressible and nearly incompressible finite elasticity

    U. Brink;E. Stein

  • Parameter identification for finite deformation elasto-plasticity in principal directions

    Rolf Mahnken;Erwin Stein

  • The identification of parameters for visco-plastic models via finite-element methods and gradient methods

    R Mahnken;E Stein

  • Theory and numerics of thin elastic shells with finite rotations

    F. Gruttmann;E. Stein;P. Wriggers

  • Comparison of different finite deformation inelastic damage models within multiplicative elastoplasticity for ductile materials

    P. Steinmann;C. Miehe;E. Stein

  • Numerical modelling of martensitic growth in an elastoplastic material

    Valery I. Levitas;Alexander V. Idesman;Gregory B. Olson;Erwin Stein

  • Coupled model- and solution-adaptivity in the finite-element method

    E. Stein;S. Ohnimus

  • Local error estimates of FEM for displacements and stresses in linear elasticity by solving local Neumann problems

    S. Ohnimus;E. Stein;E. Walhorn

  • Modeling and computation of shakedown problems for nonlinear hardening materials

    E. Stein;G. Zhang;Y. Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Valery I. Levitas
Valery I. Levitas Iowa State University
Paul Steinmann
Paul Steinmann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Peter Wriggers
Peter Wriggers University of Hannover
Christian Miehe
Christian Miehe University of Stuttgart
Werner Wagner
Werner Wagner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Carsten Carstensen
Carsten Carstensen Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Peter Betsch
Peter Betsch Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Giorgio Zavarise
Giorgio Zavarise Polytechnic University of Turin
Kenneth Runesson
Kenneth Runesson Chalmers University of Technology
Bernhard A. Schrefler
Bernhard A. Schrefler University of Padua

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Best Scientists Citing Erwin Stein

Peter Wriggers

Peter Wriggers

University of Hannover

Publications: 72

Paul Steinmann

Paul Steinmann

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Publications: 46

Andreas Menzel

Andreas Menzel

TU Dortmund University

Publications: 45

Valery I. Levitas

Valery I. Levitas

Iowa State University

Publications: 38

Ernst Rank

Ernst Rank

Technical University of Munich

Publications: 33

Gabriel N. Gatica

Gabriel N. Gatica

University of Concepción

Publications: 29

Wolfgang A. Wall

Wolfgang A. Wall

Technical University of Munich

Publications: 28

Christian Miehe

Christian Miehe

University of Stuttgart

Publications: 28

Stefanie Reese

Stefanie Reese

RWTH Aachen University

Publications: 28

Alexander Düster

Alexander Düster

Hamburg University of Technology

Publications: 27

Giorgio Zavarise

Giorgio Zavarise

Polytechnic University of Turin

Publications: 27

Pedro M. A. Areias

Pedro M. A. Areias

Instituto Superior Técnico

Publications: 25

Werner Wagner

Werner Wagner

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Publications: 25

Dieter Weichert

Dieter Weichert

RWTH Aachen University

Publications: 23

Kenneth Runesson

Kenneth Runesson

Chalmers University of Technology

Publications: 21

Adnan Ibrahimbegovic

Adnan Ibrahimbegovic

University of Technology of Compiègne

Publications: 20

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