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D-Index
46
Citations
7195
World Ranking
1464
National Ranking
20

John Botsis 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 John Botsis sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 220 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Botsis 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 John Botsis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

John Botsis is affiliated with École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with particular focus on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several specialized topics, including:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Robotic Locomotion and Control
  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors

John Botsis has published in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Composites Science and Technology
  • Sensors
  • Composites Part B Engineering

Recent papers authored or co-authored by John Botsis include:

  • Towards a geometry independent traction-separation and angle relation due to large scale bridging in DCB configuration (2020, Composites Science and Technology)
  • Monitoring of Torque Induced Strain in Composite Shafts with Embedded and Surface-Mounted Optical Fiber Bragg Gratings (2021, Sensors)
  • A functional approach towards the design, development, and test of an affordable dynamic prosthetic foot (2022, PLoS ONE)
  • Automated crack propagation detection in adhesively bonded composite joints with Digital Image Correlation techniques (2025, Composites Part B Engineering)

Collaborations have been an element of John Botsis's research activity. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Georgios A. Pappas
  • Mathieu Falbriard
  • Grégory Huot
  • Mathieu Janier
  • Rajasundar Chandran

Best Publications

  • Stimulating effect of implant loading on surrounding bone- Comparison of three numerical models and validation by in vivo data

    A. Mellal;H. W. A. Wiskott;J. Botsis;S. S. Scherrer

  • Thin ply composites: Experimental characterization and modeling of size-effects

    R. Amacher;J. Cugnoni;J. Botsis;L. Sorensen

  • Fatigue strengthening of damaged metallic beams using prestressed unbonded and bonded CFRP plates

    E. Ghafoori;E. Ghafoori;M. Motavalli;J. Botsis;A. Herwig

  • Embedded fiber Bragg grating sensor for internal strain measurements in polymeric materials

    J. Botsis;L. Humbert;F. Colpo;Ph. Giaccari

  • Bridging tractions in mode I delamination: Measurements and simulations

    L. Sorensen;J. Botsis;Th. Gmür;L. Humbert

  • Embedded optical fiber Bragg grating sensor in a nonuniform strain field: Measurements and simulations

    K. Peters;M. Studer;J. Botsis;A. Iocco

  • A Nonlinear Elastic Model of the Periodontal Ligament and its Numerical Calibration for the Study of Tooth Mobility

    G Pietrzak;A Curnier;J Botsis;S Scherrer

  • Low energy impact damage monitoring of composites using dynamic strain signals from FBG sensors - Part I: Impact detection and localization

    Jeannot Frieden;Joël Cugnoni;John Botsis;Thomas Gmür

  • Delamination detection and characterisation of bridging tractions using long FBG optical sensors

    Larissa Sorensen;John Botsis;Thomas Gmür;Joël Cugnoni

  • Experimental verification of response of embedded optical fiber Bragg grating sensors in non-homogeneous strain fields

    Kara Peters;Philip Pattis;John Botsis;Philippe Giaccari

  • Tensile and compressive behaviour of the bovine periodontal ligament

    M. Pini;Ph. Zysset;J. Botsis;R. Contro

  • Towards aerospace grade thin-ply composites: Effect of ply thickness, fibre, matrix and interlayer toughening on strength and damage tolerance

    J. Cugnoni;R. Amacher;S. Kohler;J. Brunner

  • High-speed internal strain measurements in composite structures under dynamic load using embedded FBG sensors

    Jeannot Frieden;Joël Cugnoni;John Botsis;Thomas Gmür

  • Specimen thickness dependence of large scale fiber bridging in mode I interlaminar fracture of carbon epoxy composite

    E. Farmand-Ashtiani;J. Cugnoni;J. Botsis

  • Characterisation of residual stresses in a single fibre composite with FBG sensor

    Fabiano Colpo;Laurent Humbert;John Botsis

  • Fatigue resistance of ITI implant-abutment connectors -- a comparison of the standard cone with a novel internally keyed design.

    Jean Perriard;W. Anselm Wiskott;Aissa Mellal;Susanne S. Scherrer

  • On the Constitutive Response of 63/37 Sn/Pb Eutectic Solder

    A. F. Skipor;S. V. Harren;J. Botsis

  • Characterization of the response of fibre Bragg grating sensors subjected to a two-dimensional strain field

    Federico Bosia;Philippe Giaccari;John Botsis;Mauro Facchini

  • Studies of mode I delamination in monotonic and fatigue loading using FBG wavelength multiplexing and numerical analysis

    S. Stutz;J. Cugnoni;J. Botsis

  • Monitoring of process induced strains in a single fibre composite using FBG sensor: A methodological study

    D. Karalekas;J. Cugnoni;J. Botsis

  • Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

    John Botsis;Thomas Gmuer;Michael R. Wisnom;Fabrice Pierron

Frequent Co-Authors

Véronique Michaud
Véronique Michaud École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Klaus Friedrich
Klaus Friedrich Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Elyas Ghafoori
Elyas Ghafoori Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Konrad Wegener
Konrad Wegener ETH Zurich
Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos
Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Arif Masud
Arif Masud University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jan-Anders E. Månson
Jan-Anders E. Månson École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Michael R Wisnom
Michael R Wisnom University of Bristol
Masoud Motavalli
Masoud Motavalli Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

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