2026 Eugenio Oñate: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	87	132	119	1	1	628	30266

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Spain Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Spain Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Spain Leader Award
2010 - IACM Congress Medal (Gauss-Newton Medal)
1998 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)

Overview

Eugenio Oñate is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain. Their research contributions focus primarily on engineering, with significant work in computational mechanics and related subfields. The main fields of study include:

Engineering

The subfields of study include:

Computational Mechanics
Mechanics of Materials
Civil and Structural Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

The scientist's research spans several key topics, notably:

Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
Landslides and related hazards
Numerical methods in engineering
Granular flow and fluidized beds
Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Advanced machining processes and optimization

Publications by Eugenio Oñate often appear in specific academic venues, with the most frequent ones being:

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
Computational Mechanics
Computational Particle Mechanics
Computers and Geotechnics

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by them are the following:

"A State of the Art Review of the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM)", 2020, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
"Methodological-Technological Framework for Construction 4.0", 2020, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
"A review of graphene reinforced Cu matrix composites for thermal management of smart electronics", 2021, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
"Factors Influencing Safety on Construction Projects (fSCPs): Types and Categories", 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
"3D simulation of Vajont disaster. Part 1: Numerical formulation and validation", 2020, Engineering Geology

Eugenio Oñate collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

Sergio R. Idelsohn
Alessandro Franci
Juan M. Giménez
Ignasi de-Pouplana
Josep Maria Carbonell

The scientist has been recognized with awards such as the IACM Congress Medal (Gauss-Newton Medal) awarded in 2010, and was named Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) in 1998.

Best Publications

A plastic-damage model for concrete

J. Lubliner;J. Oliver;Sergio Oller;Eugenio Oñate

5530
Citations
A FINITE POINT METHOD IN COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS. APPLICATIONS TO CONVECTIVE TRANSPORT AND FLUID FLOW

Eugenio Oñate;Sergio Idelsohn;O.C. Zienkiewicz;RL Taylor

1198
Citations
The particle finite element method: a powerful tool to solve incompressible flows with free-surfaces and breaking waves

S.R. Idelsohn;S.R. Idelsohn;E. Oñate;F. Del Pin

703
Citations
The particle finite element method. An overview

E. Oñate;S. R. Idelsohn;S. R. Idelsohn;F. Del Pin;R. Aubry

695
Citations
A stabilized finite point method for analysis of fluid mechanics problems

Eugenio Oñate;Sergio Idelsohn;O.C. Zienkiewicz;R.L. Taylor

569
Citations
An Object-oriented Environment for Developing Finite Element Codes for Multi-disciplinary Applications

Pooyan Dadvand;Riccardo Rossi;Eugenio Oñate

483
Citations
Combination of discrete element and finite element methods for dynamic analysis of geomechanics problems

E. Oñate;J. Rojek

418
Citations
Flow of solids during forming and extrusion: Some aspects of numerical solutions

O.C. Zienkiewicz;PC Jain;Eugenio Oñate

408
Citations
The meshless finite element method

Sergio Rodolfo Idelsohn;Eugenio Oñate;Nestor Alberto Calvo;Facundo del Pin

401
Citations
Derivation of stabilized equations for numerical solution of advective-diffusive transport and fluid flow problems

Eugenio Oñate

382
Citations
Data-Based Models for the Prediction of Dam Behaviour: A Review and Some Methodological Considerations

Fernando Salazar;Rafael Morán;Rafael Morán;Miguel Á. Toledo;Eugenio Oñate

347
Citations
Unified Lagrangian formulation for elastic solids and incompressible fluids: Application to fluid–structure interaction problems via the PFEM

Sergio Rodolfo Idelsohn;Julio Marcelo Marti;Alejandro Cesar Limache;E. Oñate

334
Citations
Discrete element simulation of rock cutting

Jerzy Rojek;Eugenio Oñate;Carlos Labra;Hubert Kargl

309
Citations
Advances in the particle finite element method for the analysis of fluid-multibody interaction and bed erosion in free surface flows

Eugenio Oñate;Sergio Idelsohn;Miguel Angel Celigueta;Riccardo Rossi

290
Citations
Finite volumes and finite elements: Two ‘good friends’

S. R. Idelsohn;E. Oñate

286
Citations
A finite point method for elasticity problems

E. Oñate;F. Perazzo;J. Miquel

273
Citations
Fluid-structure interaction using the particle finite element method

S.R. Idelsohn;S.R. Idelsohn;Eugenio Oñate;F. Del Pin;N. Calvo

259
Citations
A stabilized finite element method for incompressible viscous flows using a finite increment calculus formulation

Eugenio Oñate

255
Citations
Structural Analysis with the Finite Element Method Linear Statics

Eugenio Oñate

253
Citations
A Lagrangian meshless finite element method applied to fluid-structure interaction problems

S.R. Idelsohn;S.R. Idelsohn;E. Oñate;F. Del Pin

245
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergio Idelsohn Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Sergio Oller National University of Salta

Rainald Löhner George Mason University

Javier Oliver Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Miguel Cervera Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Ramon Codina Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Michele Chiumenti Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Carlos A. Felippa University of Colorado Boulder

O.C. Zienkiewicz Swansea University

Alex H. Barbat Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

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