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D-Index
64
Citations
13371
World Ranking
559
National Ranking
251

G. Ravichandran 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 G. Ravichandran sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 252 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

G. Ravichandran 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 G. Ravichandran sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 64 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

  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to mechanics of dynamic deformation, damage, and failure of engineering materials.
  • 2014 - Warner T. Koiter Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2013 - A.C. Eringen Medal
  • 2008 - Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

G. Ravichandran is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a particular focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Geophysics, and Ecology.

The scientist's main research topics include High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Oil Palm Production and Sustainability, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Cellular and Composite Structures, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, and Energetic Materials and Combustion.

Frequent publication venues for their work encompass:

  • Journal of Applied Physics
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials
  • AIP conference proceedings
  • Journal of Oilseeds Research

Several of their recent papers include:

  • "Cells exploit a phase transition to mechanically remodel the fibrous extracellular matrix," 2021, Journal of The Royal Society Interface
  • "High strain-rate compression behavior of polymeric rod and plate Kelvin lattice structures," 2022, Mechanics of Materials
  • "Shock compression behavior of stainless steel 316L octet-truss lattice structures," 2022, International Journal of Impact Engineering
  • "Mechanical basis and topological routes to cell elimination," 2023, eLife
  • "The role of micro-inertia on the shock structure in porous metals," 2021, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ravichandran include:

  • Suraj Ravindran
  • Vatsa Gandhi
  • Z. Lovinger
  • H. P. Bhagya
  • M. Mello

Throughout their career, Ravichandran has been recognized with several awards:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (2017)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2015) for contributions to mechanics of dynamic deformation, damage, and failure of engineering materials
  • Warner T. Koiter Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2014)
  • A.C. Eringen Medal (2013)
  • Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2008)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2000)

Best Publications

  • A thermodynamic internal variable model for the partition of plastic work into heat and stored energy in metals

    P. Rosakis;A.J. Rosakis;G. Ravichandran;J. Hodowany

  • Critical Appraisal of Limiting Strain Rates for Compression Testing of Ceramics in a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar

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  • Partition of plastic work into heat and stored energy in metals

    J. Hodowany;G. Ravichandran;A. J. Rosakis;P. Rosakis

  • On the strain and strain rate dependence of the fraction of plastic work converted to heat: an experimental study using high speed infrared detectors and the Kolsky bar☆

    J.J. Mason;A.J. Rosakis;G. Ravichandran

  • A cohesive law for carbon nanotube/polymer interfaces based on the van der Waals force

    L. Y. Jiang;Y. Huang;Hanqing Jiang;G. Ravichandran

  • Dynamically propagating shear bands in impact-loaded prenotched plates—I. Experimental investigations of temperature signatures and propagation speed

    M. Zhou;A. J. Rosakis;G. Ravichandran

  • A micromechanical model for high strain rate behavior of ceramics

    G. Ravichandran;G. Subhash

  • Three-dimensional Full-field Measurements of Large Deformations in Soft Materials Using Confocal Microscopy and Digital Volume Correlation

    C. Franck;S. Hong;S. A. Maskarinec;D. A. Tirrell

  • Dynamic compressive failure of a glass ceramic under lateral confinement

    Weinong Chen;G. Ravichandran

  • Dynamically propagating shear bands in impact-loaded prenotched plates—II. Numerical simulations

    M. Zhou;G. Ravichandran;A.J. Rosakis

  • Stress-induced martensitic phase transformation in thin sheets of Nitinol

    S. Daly;G. Ravichandran;K. Bhattacharya

  • A shear-compression specimen for large strain testing

    D. Rittel;S. Lee;G. Ravichandran

  • An analysis of nanoindentation in linearly elastic solids

    B. Poon;D. Rittel;G. Ravichandran

  • An experimental investigation of shock wave propagation in periodically layered composites

    Shiming Zhuang;Guruswami Ravichandran;Dennis E. Grady

  • Dynamic shear bands: an investigation using high speed optical and infrared diagnostics

    P.R Guduru;A.J Rosakis;G Ravichandran

  • Ferroelectric perovskites for electromechanical actuation

    K. Bhattacharya;G. Ravichandran

  • Large strain electrostrictive actuation in barium titanate

    E. Burcsu;G. Ravichandran;K. Bhattacharya

  • Dynamic response and energy dissipation characteristics of balsa wood: experiment and analysis

    M. Vural;M. Vural;G. Ravichandran

  • On the Conversion of Plastic Work into Heat During High‐Strain‐Rate Deformation

    Guruswami Ravichandran;Ares J. Rosakis;Jon Hodowany;Phoebus Rosakis

  • Constitutive modeling of high-strain-rate deformation in metals based on the evolution of an effective microstructural length

    A. Molinari;G. Ravichandran

  • Failure mode transition in ceramics under dynamic multiaxial compression

    W. Chen;G. Ravichandran

  • Large electrostrictive actuation of barium titanate single crystals

    E. Burcsu;G. Ravichandran;K. Bhattacharya

Frequent Co-Authors

Kaushik Bhattacharya
Kaushik Bhattacharya California Institute of Technology
Daniel Rittel
Daniel Rittel Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Ares J. Rosakis
Ares J. Rosakis California Institute of Technology
Pradeep R. Guduru
Pradeep R. Guduru Brown University
Michael Ortiz
Michael Ortiz California Institute of Technology
Bruce Remington
Bruce Remington Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Yonggang Huang
Yonggang Huang Northwestern University
Huajian Gao
Huajian Gao Tsinghua University
Wolfgang G. Knauss
Wolfgang G. Knauss California Institute of Technology
Weinong Chen
Weinong Chen Purdue University West Lafayette

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