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D-Index
41
Citations
5419
World Ranking
1952
National Ranking
50

M. C. Ray 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 M. C. Ray sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 143 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

M. C. Ray 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 M. C. Ray sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

M. C. Ray is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in India. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant emphasis on mechanics of materials, civil and structural engineering, materials chemistry, aerospace engineering, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including composite structure analysis and optimization, structural analysis and optimization, aeroelasticity and vibration control, nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures, innovative energy harvesting technologies, structural load-bearing analysis, and carbon nanotubes in composites.

Notable recent publications by M. C. Ray include:

  • Dynamic modelling and analysis of smart carbon nanotube-based hybrid composite beams: Analytical and finite element study, 2021, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L Journal of Materials Design and Applications
  • Smart damping of a simply supported laminated CNT-based hybrid composite plate using FE approach, 2021, Thin-Walled Structures
  • Effect of orientation of CNTs and piezoelectric fibers on the damping performance of multiscale composite plate, 2022, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
  • Exact solutions for bimorph cross-ply and antisymmetric angle-ply plate piezoelectric energy harvesters, 2022, Composite Structures
  • Exact solutions of elasticity theories for static analysis of doubly curved antisymmetric angle-ply composite shells, 2023, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Madhur Gupta, Nagesh D. Patil, S. I. Kundalwal, Subhasankar Dwibedi, and B. K. Jha.

Publications by M. C. Ray often appear in venues such as the International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, Composite Structures, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L Journal of Materials Design and Applications, Thin-Walled Structures, and the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures.

Best Publications

  • Exact Solutions for Static Analysis of Intelligent Structures

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  • Effective Coefficients of Piezoelectric Fiber-Reinforced Composites

    Nilanjan Mallik;M. C. Ray

  • Exact analysis of coupled electroelastic behaviour of a piezoelectric plate under cylindrical bending

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  • Exact solution for static analysis of an intelligent structure under cylindrical bending

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  • Control of geometrically nonlinear vibrations of functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic plates

    S.C. Kattimani;M.C. Ray

  • Micromechanical analysis of fuzzy fiber reinforced composites

    S. I. Kundalwal;M. C. Ray

  • ACTIVE CONSTRAINED LAYER DAMPING OF THIN CYLINDRICAL SHELLS

    M.C. Ray;J. Oh;A. Baz

  • Effect of carbon nanotube waviness on the effective thermoelastic properties of a novel continuous fuzzy fiber reinforced composite

    S.I. Kundalwal;M.C. Ray

  • The performance of vertically reinforced 1–3 piezoelectric composites in active damping of smart structures

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  • Static analysis of an intelligent structure by the finite element method

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  • Effective properties of a novel continuous fuzzy-fiber reinforced composite using the method of cells and the finite element method

    S.I. Kundalwal;M.C. Ray

  • Active control of laminated cylindrical shells using piezoelectric fiber reinforced composites

    M.C. Ray;J.N. Reddy

  • Finite element model for active control of intelligent structures

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  • Effective properties of a novel composite reinforced with short carbon fibers and radially aligned carbon nanotubes

    S.I. Kundalwal;M.C. Ray

  • On the Use of Vertically Reinforced 1-3 Piezoelectric Composites for Hybrid Damping of Laminated Composite Plates

    M. C. Ray;A. K. Pradhan

  • Optimal Control of Laminated Shells Using Piezoelectric Sensor and Actuator Layers

    M. C. Ray

  • OPTIMIZATION OF ENERGY DISSIPATION OF ACTIVE CONSTRAINED LAYER DAMPING TREATMENTS OF PLATES

    M.C. Ray;A. Baz

  • Finite element analysis of smart functionally graded plates

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  • Exact solutions for dynamic analysis of composite plates with distributed piezoelectric layers

    Unknown

  • Nonlinear finite element analysis of functionally graded plates integrated with patches of piezoelectric fiber reinforced composite

    Satyajit Panda;M. C. Ray

  • Optimal control of thin circular cylindrical laminated composite shells using active constrained layer damping treatment

    M C Ray;J N Reddy

  • Smart damping of geometrically nonlinear vibrations of magneto-electro-elastic plates

    S.C. Kattimani;M.C. Ray

  • A single-walled carbon nanotube reinforced 1–3 piezoelectric composite for active control of smart structures

    M C Ray;R C Batra

  • Finite Element Analysis of Smart Structures Containing Piezoelectric Fiber-Reinforced Composite Actuator

    Manas Chandra Ray;Nilanjan Mallik

  • Active constrained layer damping of geometrically nonlinear transient vibrations of composite plates using piezoelectric fiber-reinforced composite

    M.C. Ray;J. Shivakumar

  • Effective Properties of Carbon Nanotube and Piezoelectric Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Smart Composites

    M. C. Ray;R. C. Batra

  • Exact Solutions for the Functionally Graded Plates Integrated With a Layer of Piezoelectric Fiber-Reinforced Composite

    M. C. Ray;H. M. Sachade

  • Micromechanics of piezoelectric fuzzy fiber-reinforced composite

    Satyabrata Dhala;M.C. Ray

Frequent Co-Authors

Romesh C. Batra
Romesh C. Batra Virginia Tech
Amr M. Baz
Amr M. Baz University of Maryland, College Park
J. N. Reddy
J. N. Reddy Texas A&M University
Subrata Kumar Panda
Subrata Kumar Panda National Institute of Technology Rourkela

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