2026 Kyung K. Choi: 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	63	571	518	256	215	306	16270

Research.com Recognitions

1999 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Kyung K. Choi is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant number of publications covering statistical and probabilistic methods, materials chemistry, civil and structural engineering, mechanical engineering, and mechanics of materials.

The scientist's work spans multiple specialized topics in engineering, including:

Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design
High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
Electric Motor Design and Analysis
Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research
Fault Detection and Control Systems
Energetic Materials and Combustion
Rocket and Propulsion Systems Research

Kyung K. Choi has contributed to research published in various academic venues, with frequent publications in:

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling Experiments and Design
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
Journal of Verification Validation and Uncertainty Quantification
Scientific Data

The scientist's recent papers include:

"Structure-property-performance linkages for heterogenous energetic materials through multi-scale modeling," 2020, Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling Experiments and Design
"Reliability-Based Design Optimization of a Permanent Magnet Motor Under Manufacturing Tolerance and Temperature Fluctuation," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
"Uncertainty quantification and statistical model validation for an offshore jacket structure panel given limited test data and simulation model," 2020, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
"System-Level Robust Design Optimization of a Permanent Magnet Motor Under Design Parameter Uncertainties," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
"Confidence-Based Uncertainty Quantification and Model Validation for Simulations of High-Speed Impact Problems," 2020, Journal of Verification Validation and Uncertainty Quantification

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kyung K. Choi include:

Min-Yeong Moon
Jaegyeong Mun
Dong-Hun Kim
Oishik Sen
H. S. Udaykumar

Kyung K. Choi was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1999.

Best Publications

Design Sensitivity Analysis of Structural Systems

E.J. Haug;K.K. Choi;V. Komkov

2371
Citations
A NEW STUDY ON RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION

J. Tu;K. K. Choi;Y. H. Park

1268
Citations
Hybrid Analysis Method for Reliability-Based Design Optimization

Byeng D. Youn;Kyung K. Choi;Young H. Park;Young H. Park

593
Citations
A new response surface methodology for reliability-based design optimization

Byeng D. Youn;Kyung K. Choi

519
Citations
Reliability-based design optimization for crashworthiness of vehicle side impact

B. D. Youn;K. K. Choi;R. J. Yang;L. Gu

465
Citations
Structural Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization 1: Linear Systems

Kyung K. Choi;Nam-Ho Kim

427
Citations
Enriched Performance Measure Approach for Reliability-Based Design Optimization.

Byeng D. Youn;Kyung K. Choi;Liu Du

412
Citations
Structural sensitivity analysis and optimization

Kyung K. Choi;Nam H. Kim

301
Citations
Selecting Probabilistic Approaches for Reliability-Based Design Optimization

Byeng D. Youn;Kyung K. Choi

293
Citations
Dimension reduction method for reliability-based robust design optimization

Ikjin Lee;K. K. Choi;Liu Du;David Gorsich

258
Citations
Adaptive probability analysis using an enhanced hybrid mean value method

B.D. Youn;K.K. Choi;L. Du

251
Citations
Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis of Elastic Structures

Kyung K. Choi;Edward J. Haug

251
Citations
Metamodeling Method Using Dynamic Kriging for Design Optimization

Liang Zhao;K. K. Choi;Ikjin Lee

246
Citations
Reliability-based design optimization of problems with correlated input variables using a Gaussian Copula

Yoojeong Noh;K. K. Choi;Liu Du

232
Citations
Inverse analysis method using MPP-based dimension reduction for reliability-based design optimization of nonlinear and multi-dimensional systems

Ikjin Lee;K.K. Choi;Liu Du;David Gorsich

214
Citations
A study of design velocity field computation for shape optimal design

Kyung K. Choi;Kuang-Hua Chang

189
Citations
Design sensitivity analysis of non‐linear structural systems part I: Theory

Kyung K. Choi;Jose L. T. Santos

178
Citations
Sampling-based RBDO using the stochastic sensitivity analysis and Dynamic Kriging method

Ikjin Lee;K. K. Choi;Liang Zhao

177
Citations
An Investigation of Nonlinearity of Reliability-Based Design Optimization Approaches

Kyung K. Choi;Byeng D. Youn

168
Citations
Design Potential Method for Robust System Parameter Design

Jian Tu;Kyung K. Choi;Young H. Park

166
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Byeng D. Youn Seoul National University

Nam H. Kim University of Florida

Edward J. Haug University of Iowa

H. S. Udaykumar University of Iowa

Jiun-Shyan Chen University of California, San Diego

Christophe Pierre Stevens Institute of Technology

Matthew P. Castanier United States Army Research Laboratory

Hyun-Kyo Jung Seoul National University

Frederick Stern University of Iowa

Martin P. Bendsøe Technical University of Denmark

External Links

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