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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
France
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
74
Citations
21967
World Ranking
297
National Ranking
5

Materials Science

D-Index
68
Citations
17808
World Ranking
4818
National Ranking
116

François Hild 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 François Hild sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 627 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

François Hild 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 François Hild 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: 74 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in France Leader Award

Overview

François Hild is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay in France. Their research primarily focuses on engineering with a strong emphasis on mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, and civil and structural engineering. Considerable work is also conducted in computer vision and pattern recognition as well as materials chemistry.

The scientist has contributed extensively to specific subfields, including:

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Materials Chemistry

Main topics addressed in their publications encompass:

  • Optical measurement and interference techniques
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

Some of François Hild's recent papers include:

  • Multiscale DIC Applied to Pantographic Structures, 2020, Experimental Mechanics
  • On the validation of homogenized modeling for bi-pantographic metamaterials via digital image correlation, 2020, International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • Poynting effects in pantographic metamaterial captured via multiscale DVC, 2020, The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design
  • Experimental verification of 2D Cosserat chirality with stretch-micro-rotation coupling in orthotropic metamaterials with granular motif, 2022, Mechanics Research Communications
  • Local-global DVC analyses confirm theoretical predictions for deformation and damage onset in torsion of pantographic metamaterial, 2022, Mechanics of Materials

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Stéphane Roux
  • Benjamin Smaniotto
  • Zvonimir Tomičević
  • Rodrigo Bresciani Canto
  • R. Vargas

François Hild's research outputs are often published in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Experimental Mechanics
  • Journal of the European Ceramic Society
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • International Journal of Solids and Structures

Best Publications

  • Digital Image Correlation: from Displacement Measurement to Identification of Elastic Properties – a Review

    François Hild;Stéphane Roux

  • Overview of Identification Methods of Mechanical Parameters Based on Full-field Measurements

    Stéphane Avril;Marc Bonnet;Anne Sophie Bretelle;Michel Grediac

  • "Finite-Element" Displacement Fields Analysis from Digital Images: Application to Portevin-Le Châtelier Bands

    G. Besnard;G. Besnard;François Hild;Stéphane Roux

  • Assessment of digital image correlation measurement errors: methodology and results

    Michel Bornert;Fabrice Brémand;Pascal Doumalin;Jean-Christophe Dupré

  • Stress intensity factor measurements from digital image correlation: post-processing and integrated approaches

    Stéphane Roux;François Hild

  • Comparison of Local and Global Approaches to Digital Image Correlation

    François Hild;Stéphane Roux

  • Three dimensional image correlation from X-Ray computed tomography of solid foam

    Stéphane Roux;François Hild;Philippe Viot;Dominique Bernard

  • Pantographic metamaterials: an example of mathematically driven design and of its technological challenges

    Francesco dell’Isola;Pierre Seppecher;Pierre Seppecher;Jean Jacques Alibert;Tomasz Lekszycki;Tomasz Lekszycki;Tomasz Lekszycki

  • Digital image correlation and fracture: an advanced technique for estimating stress intensity factors of 2D and 3D cracks

    Stéphane Roux;Julien Réthoré;François Hild

  • A finite element formulation to identify damage fields: the equilibrium gap method

    Damien Claire;Damien Claire;François Hild;Stéphane Roux

  • Extended digital image correlation with crack shape optimization

    Julien Réthoré;François Hild;Stéphane Roux

  • Digital image correlation used to analyze the multiaxial behavior of rubber-like materials

    Luc Chevalier;Sylvain Calloch;François Hild;Yann Marco

  • Advances in pantographic structures: design, manufacturing, models, experiments and image analyses

    Francesco dell’Isola;Pierre Seppecher;Mario Spagnuolo;Mario Spagnuolo;Emilio Barchiesi;Emilio Barchiesi

  • Multiscale displacement field measurements of compressed mineral-wool samples by digital image correlation

    François Hild;Bumedijen Raka;Maud Baudequin;Stéphane Roux

  • Digital Volume Correlation: Review of Progress and Challenges

    Ante Buljac;Clément Jailin;Arturo Mendoza;J Neggers

  • Shock enhancement of cellular structures under impact loading: Part I Experiments

    I. Elnasri;S. Pattofatto;H. Zhao;H. Tsitsiris

  • Integrated Digital Image Correlation for the Identification of Mechanical Properties

    Hugo Leclerc;Jean-Noël Périé;Stéphane Roux;François Hild

  • A damage model for the dynamic fragmentation of brittle solids

    Christophe Denoual;François Hild

  • Three dimensional experimental and numerical multiscale analysis of a fatigue crack

    Johann Rannou;Nathalie Limodin;Julien Réthoré;Anthony Gravouil

  • A probabilistic two-scale model for high-cycle fatigue life predictions

    Cédric Doudard;Sylvain Calloch;Philippe Cugy;André Galtier

  • Analysis of a multiaxial test on a C/C composite by using digital image correlation and a damage model

    Jean-Noël Périé;Sylvain Calloch;Christophe Cluzel;François Hild

  • Evaluation Via XRD of Residual Stresses Due to Mechanical Treatment of Ti5553 Alloy

    Benoit Voillot;François Hild;Jean Lou Lebrun;René Billardon

Frequent Co-Authors

Stéphane Roux
Stéphane Roux École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
Julien Réthoré
Julien Réthoré École Centrale de Nantes
Jean-Yves Buffiere
Jean-Yves Buffiere Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Marc Bernacki
Marc Bernacki Mines ParisTech
Anthony Gravouil
Anthony Gravouil Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Eric Maire
Eric Maire Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Mgd Marc Geers
Mgd Marc Geers Eindhoven University of Technology
Emilio Barchiesi
Emilio Barchiesi University of Sassari
Alain Combescure
Alain Combescure Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Francesco dell’Isola
Francesco dell’Isola University of L'Aquila

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