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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 90 109 56 488 45640

J. T. Oden publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by J. T. Oden between 1961 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. J. T. Oden published across 64 years, from 1961 to 2024, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 1988. 7 of the 553 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1961 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 1988. 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 2 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 2 publications 1967: 5 publications 1968: 5 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 6 publications 1971: 11 publications 1972: 12 publications 1973: 16 publications 1974: 11 publications 1975: 14 publications 1976: 15 publications 1977: 6 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 8 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 14 publications 1983: 13 publications 1984: 13 publications 1985: 18 publications 1986: 19 publications 1987: 14 publications 1988: 28 publications 1989: 15 publications 1990: 15 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 1 publication
1961 2024

553 publications in total across all disciplines

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J. T. Oden: publications per year, 1961 to 2024
Year Publications
1961 1
1962 0
1963 2
1964 0
1965 0
1966 2
1967 5
1968 5
1969 3
1970 6
1971 11
1972 12
1973 16
1974 11
1975 14
1976 15
1977 6
1978 5
1979 5
1980 8
1981 6
1982 14
1983 13
1984 13
1985 18
1986 19
1987 14
1988 28
1989 15
1990 15
1991 12
1992 12
1993 15
1994 11
1995 10
1996 15
1997 8
1998 10
1999 10
2000 9
2001 9
2002 3
2003 13
2004 8
2005 5
2006 6
2007 4
2008 15
2009 7
2010 9
2011 27
2012 2
2013 4
2014 3
2015 4
2016 5
2017 9
2018 3
2019 4
2020 5
2021 4
2022 3
2023 6
2024 1
Total 553
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J. T. Oden 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 J. T. Oden 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, 487–496 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: 488 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 18 488
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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J. T. Oden 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 J. T. Oden 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, 90 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: 90 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 90
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering For his impact on the development of finite element methods, critical for the mathematical modeling required by modern engineering.
  • 2009 - SIAM Fellow For advances in finite element analysis and computational mechanics.
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1998 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
  • 1996 - Timoshenko Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1994 - IACM Congress Medal (Gauss-Newton Medal)
  • 1993 - John von Neumann Medal, U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM) In recognition of outstanding contributions and eminent achievement in the field of computational mechanics, including, but not limited to research, development, teaching and significant achievement of the state of the art
  • 1992 - Theodore von Karman Medal
  • 1989 - A.C. Eringen Medal
  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For pioneering work in computational mechanics, which significantly advanced the transformation of nonlinear continuum mechanics into a powerful and widely used engineering tool.
  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

J. T. Oden was affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research work centered on computational mechanics, with a focus on areas such as finite element methods and mathematical modeling relevant to engineering and applied sciences.

They contributed extensively to several fields of study, including:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Cancer Research
  • Molecular Biology

Their main research topics encompassed:

  • Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
  • Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis

J. T. Oden co-authored numerous publications with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • P Frey
  • Sergio R. Idelsohn
  • Wolfgang A. Wall
  • Mark Ainsworth
  • Álvaro L. G. A. Coutinho

Their work was published mainly in the following venues:

  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Recent papers by J. T. Oden include:

  • Modeling and simulation of vascular tumors embedded in evolving capillary networks, 2021, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Issue Information, 2020, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
  • Issue Information, 2023, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Throughout their career, J. T. Oden received several awards and honors:

  • SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering (2011), for impact on finite element methods and mathematical modeling in engineering
  • SIAM Fellow (2009), for advances in finite element analysis and computational mechanics
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2008)
  • Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) (1998)
  • Timoshenko Medal from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1996)
  • IACM Congress Medal (Gauss-Newton Medal) (1994)
  • John von Neumann Medal from the U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM) (1993), recognizing outstanding contributions in computational mechanics
  • Theodore von Karman Medal (1992)
  • A.C. Eringen Medal (1989)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1988), for pioneering work in computational mechanics and nonlinear continuum mechanics
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1980)

Best Publications

  • A Posteriori Error Estimation in Finite Element Analysis

    Mark Ainsworth;J.Tinsley Oden

  • Contact Problems in Elasticity: A Study of Variational Inequalities and Finite Element Methods

    N. Kikuchi;J. T. Oden

  • Numerical Methods for Nonlinear Variational Problems

    Roland Glowinski;J. T. Oden

  • Finite Elements of Nonlinear Continua

    J. T. Oden

  • A Posteriori Error Estimation in Finite Element Analysis: Oden/A Posteriori

    Mark Ainsworth;J. Tinsley Oden

  • An h-p adaptive method using clouds

    C.Armando Duarte;J.Tinsley Oden

  • Models and computational methods for dynamic friction phenomena

    J.T. Oden;J.A.C. Martins

  • An introduction to the mathematical theory of finite elements

    J. T. Oden;J. N. Reddy

  • H‐p clouds—an h‐p meshless method

    C. Armando Duarte;J. Tinsley Oden

  • Generalized finite element methods for three-dimensional structural mechanics problems

    Carlos Armando Duarte;I. Babuška;J. T. Oden

  • A DiscontinuoushpFinite Element Method for Diffusion Problems

    J.Tinsley Oden;Ivo Babuŝka;Carlos Erik Baumann

  • A discontinuous hp finite element method for convection—diffusion problems

    Carlos Erik Baumann;J. Tinsley Oden

  • Variational Methods in Theoretical Mechanics

    J. Tinsley Oden;J. N. Reddy

  • Toward a universal h-p adaptive finite element strategy, part 1. Constrained approximation and data structure

    L. Demkowicz;J.T. Oden;W. Rachowicz;O. Hardy

  • A new cloud-based hp finite element method

    J.T. Oden;C.A.M. Duarte;O.C. Zienkiewicz;O.C. Zienkiewicz

  • A unified approach to a posteriori error estimation using element residual methods

    Mark Ainsworth;J. Tinsley Oden

  • Solution of stochastic partial differential equations using Galerkin finite element techniques

    Manas K. Deb;Ivo M. Babuška;J.Tinsley Oden

  • Toward a universal h-p adaptive finite element strategy, part 2. A posteriori error estimation

    J.T. Oden;L. Demkowicz;W. Rachowicz;T.A. Westermann

  • Goal-oriented error estimation and adaptivity for the finite element method

    J T Oden;Serge M Prudhomme

  • Applied functional analysis

    J. Tinsley Oden;Leszek F. Demkowicz

Frequent Co-Authors

Leszek Demkowicz
Leszek Demkowicz The University of Texas at Austin
J. N. Reddy
J. N. Reddy Texas A&M University
Ivo Babuška
Ivo Babuška The University of Texas at Austin
James C. Browne
James C. Browne The University of Texas at Austin
Chandrajit L. Bajaj
Chandrajit L. Bajaj The University of Texas at Austin
Noboru Kikuchi
Noboru Kikuchi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Fabio Nobile
Fabio Nobile École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Krishnaswa Ravi-Chandar
Krishnaswa Ravi-Chandar The University of Texas at Austin
Yongjie Zhang
Yongjie Zhang Carnegie Mellon University
Mark Ainsworth
Mark Ainsworth Brown University

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