2026 Kunigal N. Shivakumar: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	35	2620	2455	923	819	191	5961

Overview

Kunigal N. Shivakumar is affiliated with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant number of publications addressing mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, biomedical engineering, aerospace engineering, and safety, risk, reliability, and quality.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
Tribology and Wear Analysis
Mechanical Behavior of Composites
Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control
Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
Cellular and Composite Structures
Fire dynamics and safety research

They have contributed to multiple peer-reviewed journals, frequently publishing in venues such as:

Applied Sciences
Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies
Open Journal of Composite Materials
International Journal of Fracture
UKnowledge (University of Kentucky)

A selection of recent papers includes the following:

"The Reinforcing Effect of Graphene on the Mechanical Properties of Carbon-Epoxy Composites", 2020, Open Journal of Composite Materials
"Limited Input Benzeggagh and Kenane delamination failure criterion for mixed-mode loaded fiber reinforced composite laminates", 2020, International Journal of Fracture
"Fly Ash Composites, A Step toward Pond Ash Composites", 2024, UKnowledge (University of Kentucky)
"Development of lightweight micro-porous materials for acoustic applications", 2022, Journal of Composite Materials
"Evaluation of a Microporous Acoustic Liner Using Advanced Noise Control Fan Engine", 2025, Applied Sciences

Throughout their work, Kunigal N. Shivakumar has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, most notably:

Bharath Kenchappa
H. R. Shivakumar
N. M. Renukappa
Wade H. Brown
Kazi A. Imran

Best Publications

Blast resistance of polyurea based layered composite materials

Srinivasan Arjun Tekalur;Arun Shukla;Kunigal Shivakumar

635
Citations
A virtual crack-closure technique for calculating stress intensity factors for cracked three dimensional bodies

K. N. Shivakumar;P. W. Tan;J. C. Newman

491
Citations
Prediction of Impact Force and Duration Due to Low-Velocity Impact on Circular Composite Laminates

K. N. Shivakumar;W. Elber;W. Illg

459
Citations
Buckling of a sublaminate in a quasi-isotropic composite laminate

K. N. Shivakumar;J. D. Whitcomb

261
Citations
Prediction of low-velocity impact damage in thin circular laminates

K. N. Shivakumar;W. Elber;W. Illg

229
Citations
Mechanical behavior and damage evolution in E-glass vinyl ester and carbon composites subjected to static and blast loads

Srinivasan Arjun Tekalur;Kunigal Shivakumar;Arun Shukla

192
Citations
Effect of Nylon-66 nano-fiber interleaving on impact damage resistance of epoxy/carbon fiber composite laminates

Paul Akangah;Shivalingappa Lingaiah;Kunigal Shivakumar

188
Citations
An equivalent domain integral method for three-dimensional mixed-mode fracture problems

K.N. Shivakumar;I.S. Raju

170
Citations
Three-dimensional elastic-plastic finite-element analyses of constraint variations in cracked bodies

J.C. Newman;C.A. Bigelow;K.N. Shivakumar

160
Citations
A total fatigue life model for mode I delaminated composite laminates

Kunigal Shivakumar;Huanchun Chen;Felix Abali;Dy Le

153
Citations
Mechanics of Failure of Composite Laminates with an Embedded Fiber Optic Sensor

Kunigal Shivakumar;Legunchim Emmanwori

138
Citations
An equivalent domain integral method in the two-dimensional analysis of mixed mode crack problems

I.S. Raju;K.N. Shivakumar

138
Citations
Carbon/Vinyl Ester Composites for Enhanced Performance in Marine Applications

Kunigal N. Shivakumar;Gowthaman Swaminathan;Mathew Sharpe

128
Citations
Three-Dimensional Finite-Element Simulation of Fatigue Crack Growth and Closure

RG Chermahini;KN Shivakumar;JC Newman

125
Citations
Modified Short Beam Shear Test for Measurement of Interlaminar Shear Strength of Composites

Felix Abali;Adrian Pora;Kunigal Shivakumar

113
Citations
Strain-Energy Release Rate Analysis of Plates with Postbuckled Delaminations

John D. Whitcomb;K.N. Shivakumar

109
Citations
Polymer Nanofabric Interleaved Composite Laminates

Kunigal Shivakumar;Shivalingappa Lingaiah;Huanchun Chen;Paul Akangah

107
Citations
Dry sliding wear behaviour of organo-modified montmorillonite filled epoxy nanocomposites using Taguchi’s techniques

Rashmi;N.M. Renukappa;B. Suresha;R.M. Devarajaiah

107
Citations
An Elastic-Plastic Finite-Element Analysis of the J -Resistance Curve Using a CTOD Criterion

JC Newman;BC Booth;KN Shivakumar

93
Citations
Three-dimensional aspects of plasticity-induced fatigue crack closure

R.G. Chermahini;K.N. Shivakumar;J.C. Newman;A.F. Blom

85
Citations
An Evaluation of Data Reduction Methods for Opening Mode Fracture Toughness of Sandwich Panels

Kunigal Shivakumar;Huanchun Chen;Steven A. Smith

79
Citations
Failure Mechanics of a Composite Laminate Embedded with a Fiber Optic Sensor

Kunigal Shivakumar;Anil Bhargava

76
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

James C. Newman Mississippi State University

I. S. Raju Langley Research Center

John D. Whitcomb Texas A&M University

Michael A. Sutton University of South Carolina

Jay P. Gore Purdue University West Lafayette

Achille Messac Howard University

Siddaramaiah University of Mysore

Arun Shukla University of Rhode Island

Miriam Rafailovich Stony Brook University

Jonathan Sokolov Stony Brook University

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