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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
59
Citations
10969
World Ranking
749
National Ranking
323

Materials Science

D-Index
59
Citations
10978
World Ranking
7454
National Ranking
1844

Hussein M. Zbib 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 Hussein M. Zbib sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 273 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hussein M. Zbib 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 Hussein M. Zbib sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Hussein M. Zbib was affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their research contributions spanned materials science and engineering, with a focus on the chemistry and mechanics of materials as well as computational mechanics.

The areas of study covered by their work included:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Subfields in which they published research comprised:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics

Their main research topics addressed:

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures
  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • Mineral Processing and Grinding
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow

Hussein M. Zbib authored papers published in several venues, notably:

  • Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology
  • International Journal of Plasticity
  • Journal of Engineering Mechanics
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • Additive Manufacturing

Recent publications included:

  • A predictive discrete-continuum multiscale model of plasticity with quantified uncertainty, 2021, International Journal of Plasticity
  • A predictive strain-gradient model with no undetermined constants or length scales, 2020, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • Nanoscale Stick-Slip Behavior of Na-Montmorillonite Clay, 2020, Journal of Engineering Mechanics
  • Modeling of porosity and grain size effects on mechanical behavior of additively manufactured structures, 2021, Additive Manufacturing
  • Accelerating the Discovery of New DP Steel Using Machine Learning-Based Multiscale Materials Simulations, 2020, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A

Frequent collaborators in their research included Jingye Tan, Umberto Villa, Nima Shamsaei, Shuai Shao, and Danial Faghihi, with each coauthor contributing to multiple joint publications.

Hussein M. Zbib was recognized with fellowships by notable professional societies:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2011
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001

Best Publications

  • On plastic deformation and the dynamics of 3D dislocations

    Hussein M. Zbib;Moono Rhee;John P. Hirth

  • A multiscale model of plasticity

    Hussein M. Zbib;Tomas Diaz de la Rubia

  • Multiscale modelling of plastic flow localization in irradiated materials

    Tomas Diaz de la Rubia;Hussein M. Zbib;Tariq A. Khraishi;Brian D. Wirth

  • On the localization and postlocalization behavior of plastic deformation. I: On the initiation of shear bands

    H. M. Zbib;E. C. Aifantis

  • Models for long-/short-range interactions and cross slip in 3D dislocation simulation of BCC single crystals

    M Rhee;H M Zbib;J P Hirth;H Huang

  • A Multiscale Approach for Modeling Scale-Dependent Yield Stress in Polycrystalline Metals

    Tetsuya Ohashi;Masato Kawamukai;Hussein Zbib

  • Multiscale modeling of the plasticity in an aluminum single crystal

    S. Groh;E.B. Marin;M.F. Horstemeyer;H.M. Zbib

  • On the gradient-dependent theory of plasticity and shear banding

    H. M. Zbib;E. C. Aifantis

  • Viscoplastic modeling of asphalt mixes with the effects of anisotropy, damage and aggregate characteristics

    Eyad Masad;Laith Tashman;Dallas Little;Hussein Zbib

  • 3D dislocation dynamics: stress–strain behavior and hardening mechanisms in fcc and bcc metals

    Hussein M. Zbib;Tomas Dı́az de la Rubia;Moono Rhee;John P. Hirth

  • A thermodynamical theory of gradient elastoplasticity with dislocation density tensor. I: Fundamentals

    K. Shizawa;H.M. Zbib

  • A Gradient-Dependent Flow Theory of Plasticity: Application to Metal and Soil Instabilities

    H. M. Zbib;E. C. Aifantis

  • A microstructure-based viscoplastic model for asphalt concrete

    Laith Tashman;Eyad Masad;Dallas Little;Hussein Zbib

  • Constitutive modeling of deformation and damage in superplastic materials

    M.A. Khaleel;H.M. Zbib;E.A. Nyberg

  • Analysis of plastic deformation in nanoscale metallic multilayers with coherent and incoherent interfaces

    Hussein M. Zbib;Cory T. Overman;Firas Akasheh;David Bahr

  • Strain gradients and continuum modeling of size effect in metal matrix composites

    H. T. Zhu;H. M. Zbib;E. C. Aifantis

  • Analysis of heterogeneous deformation and dislocation dynamics in single crystal micropillars under compression

    S. Akarapu;H.M. Zbib;D.F. Bahr

  • On the concept of relative and plastic spins and its implications to large deformation theories. Part I: Hypoelasticity and vertex-type plasticity

    H. M. Zbib;E. C. Aifantis

  • Predicting plastic flow and irradiation hardening of iron single crystal with mechanism-based continuum dislocation dynamics

    Dongsheng Li;Hussein Zbib;Hussein Zbib;Xin Sun;Mohammad Khaleel

  • Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Deformation in Nanoscale Metallic Multilayered Composites

    F. Akasheh;H. M. Zbib

  • Molecular dynamics simulations of plastic deformation in Nb/NbC multilayers

    I. Salehinia;J. Wang;D.F. Bahr;H.M. Zbib

Frequent Co-Authors

Elias C. Aifantis
Elias C. Aifantis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
John P. Hirth
John P. Hirth Washington State University
Mohammad A. Khaleel
Mohammad A. Khaleel Oak Ridge National Laboratory
David F. Bahr
David F. Bahr Purdue University West Lafayette
Shuai Shao
Shuai Shao Auburn University
David P. Field
David P. Field Washington State University
T. Diaz de la Rubia
T. Diaz de la Rubia University of Oklahoma
Dongsheng Li
Dongsheng Li Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Eyad Masad
Eyad Masad Hamad bin Khalifa University
Dallas N. Little
Dallas N. Little Texas A&M University

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