The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leopoldo P. Franca sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 88 publications — 5th percentile
5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leopoldo P. Franca sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile
35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.
Leopoldo P. Franca was affiliated with IBM in Brazil during their career. Their work contributed to the field of computational mechanics, as indicated by their recognition as a Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) in 2002.
No records of recent publications, co-authors, or specific research topics were identified from the available data. Likewise, information regarding book publications, main fields, subfields of study, and frequent publication venues was not provided.
The fellowship from the IACM suggests a professional involvement and contribution to computational mechanics, a discipline concerned with the use of computational methods and numerical analysis for solving problems in mechanics.
The scientist was deceased at the time of this profile. Their career was primarily linked to IBM Brazil, where they presumably conducted research and professional activities relevant to computational mechanics.
T J R Hughes;L P Franca;M Balestra
Thomas J.R. Hughes;Leopoldo P. Franca;Gregory M. Hulbert
Leopoldo P. Franca;Sérgio L. Frey
Leopoldo P. Franca;Sérgio L. Frey;Thomas J. R. Hughes
T. J.R. Hughes;L. P. Franca
T J R Hughes;L P Franca;M Mallet
Charbel Farhat;Isaac Harari;Leopoldo P. Franca
Leopoldo P. Franca;Thomas J. R. Hughes;Rolf Stenberg
Franco Brezzi;Marie-Odile Bristeau;Leopoldo P. Franca;Michel Mallet
Claudio Baiocchi;Franco Brezzi;Leopoldo P. Franca
Leopoldo P. Franca;Thomas J. R. Hughes
Leopoldo P. Franca;Rolf Stenberg
Thomas J. R. Hughes;Guglielmo Scovazzi;Leopoldo P. Franca
T. J. R. Hughes;L. P. Franca;M. Mallet
Leopoldo P. Franca;Charbel Farhat
F Brezzi;L Franca;T Hughes;A Russo
L. P. Franca;F. Valentin
Leopoldo P. Franca;Charbel Farhat;Antonini P. Macedo;Michel Lesoinne
Leopoldo P. Franca;Thomas J.R. Hughes
Marek A. Behr;Leopoldo P. Franca;Tayfun E. Tezduyar
Thomas J. R. Hughes;Leopoldo P. Franca
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