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D-Index
40
Citations
7007
World Ranking
2013
National Ranking
70

Meinhard Kuna 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 Meinhard Kuna sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 303 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Meinhard Kuna 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 Meinhard Kuna sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Meinhard Kuna is affiliated with TU Bergakademie Freiberg in Germany and specializes in research within the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work primarily focuses on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics including:

  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • High Temperature Alloys and Creep
  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels

Meinhard Kuna has contributed articles to notable publication venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • Wear
  • International Journal of Fracture
  • International Journal of Plasticity
  • Smart Materials and Structures

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Meinhard Kuna include:

  • Interaction integral method for computation of crack parameters K-T - A review, 2021, Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • On the identification and uniqueness of constitutive parameters for a non-local GTN-model, 2020, Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • Experimental and numerical analysis of scratching induced damage during diamond wire sawing of silicon, 2020, Wear
  • Modeling of the cyclic deformation behavior of austenitic TRIP-steels, 2020, International Journal of Plasticity
  • A material removal coefficient for diamond wire sawing of silicon, 2022, Wear

Meinhard Kuna frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Andreas Seupel
  • Bjöern Kiefer
  • Michael Budnitzki
  • Geralf Hütter
  • Florian Wallburg

Best Publications

  • Fracture mechanics of piezoelectric materials – Where are we right now?

    Meinhard Kuna

  • Finite Elements in Fracture Mechanics

    Meinhard Kuna

  • Identification of ductile damage and fracture parameters from the small punch test using neural networks

    Martin Abendroth;Meinhard Kuna

  • Determination of deformation and failure properties of ductile materials by means of the small punch test and neural networks

    Martin Abendroth;Meinhard Kuna

  • Three-dimensional cell model analyses of void growth in ductile materials

    M. Kuna;D. Z. Sun

  • Finite Element Techniques for Dynamic Crack Analysis in Piezoelectrics

    M. Enderlein;A. Ricoeur;M. Kuna

  • Finite element analyses of cracks in piezoelectric structures: a survey

    M. Kuna

  • Polyhedral particles for the discrete element method

    Benjamin Nassauer;Thomas Liedke;Meinhard Kuna

  • Application of the X-FEM to the fracture of piezoelectric materials

    Eric Béchet;Matthias Scherzer;Meinhard Kuna

  • Finite element analyses of crack problems in piezoelectric structures

    Meinhard Kuna

  • Identification of material parameters of the Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman model by combined experimental and numerical techniques

    M. Springmann;M. Kuna

  • Finite Elements in Fracture Mechanics : Theory - Numerics - Applications

    M. Kuna;Aaron Kuchle

  • Influence of electric fields on the fracture of ferroelectric ceramics

    Andreas Ricoeur;Meinhard Kuna

  • A macroscopic mechanical model of the wire sawing process

    T. Liedke;M. Kuna

  • Micromechanisms of fracture in nodular cast iron: From experimental findings towards modeling strategies – A review

    Geralf Hütter;Lutz Zybell;Meinhard Kuna

  • Characterization of stress–strain behavior of a cast TRIP steel under different biaxial planar load ratios

    D. Kulawinski;K. Nagel;S. Henkel;P. Hübner

  • Simulation of fatigue crack growth with a cyclic cohesive zone model

    Stephan Roth;Geralf Hütter;Meinhard Kuna

  • A hybrid approach to simulate the homogenized irreversible elastic–plastic deformations and damage of foams by neural networks

    Christoph Settgast;Geralf Hütter;Meinhard Kuna;Martin Abendroth

  • Finite element analyses of three-dimensional crack problems in piezoelectric structures

    Fulin Shang;Meinhard Kuna;Martin Abendroth

  • Biaxial Fracture Test of Silicon Wafers

    Claudia Funke;Eckehard Kullig;Meinhard Kuna;Hans Joachim Möller

  • Towards the computation of electrically permeable cracks in piezoelectrics

    K. Wippler;A. Ricoeur;M. Kuna

Frequent Co-Authors

Horst Biermann
Horst Biermann TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Takayuki Kitamura
Takayuki Kitamura Osaka University
Christos G. Aneziris
Christos G. Aneziris TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Chuanzeng Zhang
Chuanzeng Zhang University of Siegen
Anthony R. Ingraffea
Anthony R. Ingraffea Cornell University
Jürgen Rödel
Jürgen Rödel Technical University of Darmstadt
Vladimir Sladek
Vladimir Sladek Slovak Academy of Sciences
Huaping Wu
Huaping Wu Zhejiang University of Technology
Linzhi Wu
Linzhi Wu Harbin Institute of Technology
Zhiliang Zhang
Zhiliang Zhang Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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