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D-Index
48
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9404
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4545
National Ranking
247

Mahen Mahendran publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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 Mahen Mahendran sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 569 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Mahen Mahendran D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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 Mahen Mahendran sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mahen Mahendran is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia and specializes in engineering, with a focus on civil and structural engineering.

Their research covers a range of topics centered on structural load-bearing analysis, fire effects on concrete materials, and structural behavior of reinforced concrete. Additional topics of interest include fire dynamics and safety research, structural engineering and vibration analysis, structural analysis of composite materials, and mechanical stress and fatigue analysis.

Mahendran has contributed extensively to several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Thin-Walled Structures
  • Journal of Constructional Steel Research
  • Fire Safety Journal
  • Engineering Structures
  • Fire

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Mahendran include:

  • Built-up back-to-back cold-formed steel compression members failing by local and distortional buckling, 2020, Thin-Walled Structures
  • Behaviour of cold-formed steel lipped channel sections subject to eccentric axial compression, 2021, Journal of Constructional Steel Research
  • Behaviour and design of slender built-up nested cold-formed steel compression members, 2021, Engineering Structures
  • Built-up nested cold-formed steel compression members subject to local or distortional buckling, 2021, Journal of Constructional Steel Research
  • Elevated temperature thermal properties of fire protective boards and insulation materials for light steel frame systems, 2021, Journal of Building Engineering

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mahendran are:

  • Anthony Ariyanayagam
  • Son Tung Vy
  • Edward Steau
  • Sahani Hendawitharana
  • Indunil Erandi Ariyaratne

Within their engineering discipline, Mahendran's main fields of study break down as follows:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Mechanics of Materials

Best Publications

  • Mechanical properties of cold-formed steels at elevated temperatures

    Nirosha Dolamune Kankanamge;Mahen Mahendran

  • Experimental study of the mechanical properties of light gauge cold-formed steels at elevated temperatures

    Thanuja Ranawaka;Mahen Mahendran

  • Experimental study of load bearing cold-formed steel wall systems under fire conditions

    Shanmuganathan Gunalan;Prakash Nagaraj Kolarkar;Mahen Mahendran

  • Experimental investigation of post-fire mechanical properties of cold-formed steels

    Shanmuganathan Gunalan;Mahen Mahendran

  • Ultimate capacity of innovative cold-formed steel columns

    Shane Narayanan;Mahen Mahendran

  • Upgrading of transmission towers using a diaphragm bracing system

    Faris Albermani;Mahen Mahendran;S Kitipornchai

  • Behaviour of Cold-Formed Steel Wall Frames Lined with Plasterboard

    Yaip Telue;Mahen Mahendran

  • Finite element modelling of load bearing cold-formed steel wall systems under fire conditions

    Shanmuganathan Gunalan;Mahen Mahendran

  • Numerical studies of gypsum plasterboard panels under standard fire conditions

    Poologanathan Keerthan;Mahen Mahendran

  • Prediction of mechanical properties of light gauge steels at elevated temperatures

    Jung Hoon Lee;Mahen Mahendran;Pentti Makelainen

  • Thermal performance of composite panels under fire conditions using numerical studies: Plasterboards, rockwool, glass fibre and cellulose insulations

    Poologanathan Keerthan;Mahen Mahendran

  • Experimental study of web crippling behaviour of hollow flange channel beams under two flange load cases

    Poologanathan Keerthan;Mahen Mahendran;Edward Steau

  • Behaviour and design of cold-formed steel wall frames lined with plasterboard on both sides

    Yaip Telue;Mahen Mahendran

  • Distributed plasticity analysis of steel frame structures comprising non-compact sections

    Philip Avery;Mahen Mahendran

  • Numerical modelling of light gauge cold-formed steel compression members subjected to distortional buckling at elevated temperatures

    Thanuja Ranawaka;Mahen Mahendran

  • New design rules for lipped channel beams subject to web crippling under two-flange load cases

    Lavan Sundararajah;Mahen Mahendran;Poologanathan Keerthan

  • Experimental studies on the shear behaviour and strength of LiteSteel beams

    Poologanathan Keerthan;Mahen Mahendran

  • Elevated temperature mechanical properties of cold-rolled steel sheets and cold-formed steel sections

    M. Rokilan;M. Mahendran

  • Distortional buckling tests of cold-formed steel compression members at elevated temperatures

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  • Behaviour and design of cold-formed steel beams subject to lateral–torsional buckling

    Nirosha Dolamune Kankanamge;Mahen Mahendran

  • New design rules for the shear strength of LiteSteel beams

    Poologanathan Keerthan;Mahen Mahendran

  • Numerical studies of gypsum plasterboard panels under standard fire conditions

    Keerthan Poologanathan;Mahen Mahendran

Frequent Co-Authors

Ray L. Frost
Ray L. Frost Queensland University of Technology
Faris Albermani
Faris Albermani Central Queensland University
Sritawat Kitipornchai
Sritawat Kitipornchai University of Queensland
Yunfei Xi
Yunfei Xi Queensland University of Technology
Christine S. Bruce
Christine S. Bruce Queensland University of Technology
J.Y. Richard Liew
J.Y. Richard Liew National University of Singapore
Xiao Ling Zhao
Xiao Ling Zhao Monash University
Jeom Kee Paik
Jeom Kee Paik University College London
Mahmood Md. Tahir
Mahmood Md. Tahir University of Technology Malaysia

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