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D-Index
42
Citations
8233
World Ranking
1802
National Ranking
65

Lothar Gaul 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 Lothar Gaul sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 271 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lothar Gaul 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 Lothar Gaul sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lothar Gaul was affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany. Their research primarily focused on the field of Engineering, with notable contributions across various subfields.

The subfields in which Gaul worked included:

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering

Gaul's research topics spanned several areas, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. The main topics covered were:

  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control
  • Fault Detection and Control Systems
  • Control Systems and Identification
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Mechanical and Thermal Properties Analysis

The scientist frequently collaborated with other researchers. Regular co-authors included:

  • André Schmidt
  • Jan Herrmann
  • Michael Junge
  • Stefan Engelke
  • Christoph Schaal

Their work did not specify recent individual papers or frequent publication venues. There were no recorded book publications.

Best Publications

  • Damping description involving fractional operators

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  • Nonlinear dynamics of structures assembled by bolted joints

    L. Gaul;J. Lenz

  • The Role of Friction in Mechanical Joints

    L. Gaul;R. Nitsche

  • A minimal model for studying properties of the mode-coupling type instability in friction induced oscillations

    Norbert Hoffmann;Michael Fischer;Ralph Allgaier;Lothar Gaul

  • Boundary element methods for engineers and scientists

    Lothar Gaul;Martin Kögl;Marcus Wagner

  • Smart structure dynamics

    S. Hurlebaus;L. Gaul

  • Effects of damping on mode-coupling instability in friction induced oscillations

    Norbert Hoffmann;Lothar Gaul

  • Modeling the dynamics of mechanical joints

    Unknown

  • IDENTIFICATION OF THE IMPACT LOCATION ON A PLATE USING WAVELETS

    L. Gaul;S. Hurlebaus

  • Finite Element Formulation of Viscoelastic Constitutive Equations Using Fractional Time Derivatives

    André Schmidt;Lothar Gaul

  • Leichtbau in der Fahrzeugtechnik

    Hajo Dieringa;Klaus Drechsler;Uwe Eggers;Simone Ehrenberger

  • The influence of damping on waves and vibrations

    L. Gaul

  • Friction Control for Vibration Suppression

    L. Gaul;R. Nitsche

  • Segment-to-segment contact elements for modelling joint interfaces in finite element analysis

    M.H. Mayer;L. Gaul

  • A comparative study of three boundary element approaches to calculate the transient response of viscoelastic solids with unbounded domains

    L. Gaul;Martin Schanz

  • A multipole Galerkin boundary element method for acoustics

    Matthias Fischer;Ute Gauger;Lothar Gaul

  • Dispersion curves of fluid filled elastic pipes by standard FE models and eigenpath analysis

    Matthias Maess;Nils Wagner;Lothar Gaul

  • Finite element-based analysis of shunted piezoelectric structures for vibration damping

    Jens Becker;Oliver Fein;Matthias Maess;Lothar Gaul

  • On a critique of a numerical scheme for the calculation of fractionally damped dynamical systems

    André Schmidt;Lothar Gaul

  • A comparison of FE–BE coupling schemes for large‐scale problems with fluid–structure interaction

    Dominik Brunner;Michael Junge;Lothar Gaul

  • Linear Elastic Waves

    JC Harris;L Gaul;S Hurlebaus

  • On the numerical evaluation of fractional derivatives in multi-degree-of-freedom systems

    André Schmidt;Lothar Gaul

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Hurlebaus
Stefan Hurlebaus Texas A&M University
Norbert Hoffmann
Norbert Hoffmann Hamburg University of Technology
Karl Ulrich Kainer
Karl Ulrich Kainer Hamburg University of Technology
Frank Allgöwer
Frank Allgöwer University of Stuttgart

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