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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
68
Citations
15499
World Ranking
447
National Ranking
209

Materials Science

D-Index
71
Citations
17365
World Ranking
4262
National Ranking
1146

Kyriakos Komvopoulos 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 Kyriakos Komvopoulos sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 336 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kyriakos Komvopoulos 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 Kyriakos Komvopoulos sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Kyriakos Komvopoulos is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans several fields within engineering and materials science, focusing on areas such as mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and biomaterials.

The primary fields of study associated with Kyriakos Komvopoulos include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Main subfields of study encompass:

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomaterials

Their work addresses a variety of topics including:

  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
  • Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis

Recent papers authored by or involving Kyriakos Komvopoulos cover a range of subjects in materials science and engineering:

  • Design Challenges in Polymeric Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering, 2021, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Regulating the mechanical behavior of metamaterial microlattices by tactical structure modification, 2020, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • A review of graphene synthesis by indirect and direct deposition methods, 2020, Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources
  • Anisotropic and curved lattice members enhance the structural integrity and mechanical performance of architected metamaterials, 2020, International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • Structure evolution during deposition and thermal annealing of amorphous carbon ultrathin films investigated by molecular dynamics simulations, 2020, Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Shengxi Wang
  • Maria I. Echeverria Molina
  • Zacharias Vangelatos
  • Costas P. Grigoropoulos
  • Jialiang Cen

The most common venues for publishing Kyriakos Komvopoulos's research are:

  • Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources
  • International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • Materials
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Kyriakos Komvopoulos was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Platinum Nanoparticle Shape Effects on Benzene Hydrogenation Selectivity

    Kaitlin M. Bratlie;Hyunjoo Lee;Kyriakos Komvopoulos;Peidong Yang

  • Contact analysis of elastic-plastic fractal surfaces

    W. Yan;K. Komvopoulos

  • Surface engineering and microtribology for microelectromechanical systems

    K. Komvopoulos

  • A Fractal Theory of the Interfacial Temperature Distribution in the Slow Sliding Regime: Part I—Elastic Contact and Heat Transfer Analysis

    S. Wang;K. Komvopoulos

  • Finite Element Modeling of Orthogonal Metal Cutting

    K. Komvopoulos;S. A. Erpenbeck

  • Failure mechanisms of single-crystal silicon electrodes in lithium-ion batteries

    Feifei Shi;Zhichao Song;Philip N. Ross;Gabor A. Somorjai;Gabor A. Somorjai

  • Design Challenges in Polymeric Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

    Maria I. Echeverria Molina;Katerina G. Malollari;Kyriakos Komvopoulos

  • Electrical contact resistance theory for conductive rough surfaces

    L. Kogut;K. Komvopoulos

  • Elastic-plastic finite element analysis of indented layered media

    K. Komvopoulos

  • Adhesion and friction forces in microelectromechanical systems: mechanisms, measurement, surface modification techniques, and adhesion theory

    K. Komvopoulos

  • Femtosecond laser aperturless near-field nanomachining of metals assisted by scanning probe microscopy

    A. Chimmalgi;T. Y. Choi;C. P. Grigoropoulos;K. Komvopoulos

  • Finite element analysis of a layered elastic solid in normal contact with a rigid surface

    K. Komvopoulos

  • Cell-shape regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation.

    Rahul G. Thakar;Rahul G. Thakar;Qian Cheng;Shyam Patel;Shyam Patel;Julia Chu;Julia Chu

  • Three-Dimensional Contact Analysis of Elastic-Plastic Layered Media With Fractal Surface Topographies

    K. Komvopoulos;N. Ye

  • A Fractal Theory of the Interfacial Temperature Distribution in the Slow Sliding Regime: Part II—Multiple Domains, Elastoplastic Contacts and Applications

    S. Wang;K. Komvopoulos

  • Elastic-Plastic Finite Element Analysis of Repeated Indentation of a Half-Space by a Rigid Sphere

    E. R. Kral;K. Komvopoulos;D. B. Bogy

  • The effect of release-etch processing on surface microstructure stiction

    R.L. Alley;G.J. Cuan;R.T. Howe;K. Komvopoulos

  • Directional adhesion of gecko-inspired angled microfiber arrays

    Jongho Lee;Ronald S. Fearing;Kyriakos Komvopoulos

  • Analysis of the spherical indentation cycle for elastic-perfectly plastic solids

    L. Kogut;K. Komvopoulos

  • Surface nanostructuring by nano-/femtosecond laser-assisted scanning force microscopy

    A. Chimmalgi;C. P. Grigoropoulos;K. Komvopoulos

  • Nanomechanical Properties of Polymers Determined From Nanoindentation Experiments

    C. Klapperich;K. Komvopoulos;L. Pruitt

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabor A. Somorjai
Gabor A. Somorjai University of California, Berkeley
Ian G. Brown
Ian G. Brown Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Costas P. Grigoropoulos
Costas P. Grigoropoulos University of California, Berkeley
David B. Bogy
David B. Bogy University of California, Berkeley
Lisa A. Pruitt
Lisa A. Pruitt University of California, Berkeley
Song Li
Song Li University of California, Los Angeles
André Anders
André Anders Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering
A. H. Reddi
A. H. Reddi University of California, Davis
Philip N. Ross
Philip N. Ross Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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