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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 99 67 64 35 32 485 42265

Michael Ortiz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Ortiz between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Ortiz published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 14.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2021. 45 of the 595 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2021. 1985: 3 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 19 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 23 publications
1985 2025

595 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Ortiz: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 3
1986 3
1987 6
1988 4
1989 7
1990 9
1991 3
1992 10
1993 6
1994 3
1995 9
1996 8
1997 8
1998 12
1999 18
2000 19
2001 20
2002 11
2003 15
2004 23
2005 15
2006 22
2007 20
2008 15
2009 14
2010 24
2011 16
2012 23
2013 15
2014 17
2015 14
2016 17
2017 17
2018 21
2019 16
2020 13
2021 29
2022 20
2023 25
2024 22
2025 23
Total 595
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Michael Ortiz 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 Michael Ortiz sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 477–486 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 485 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24 485
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Michael Ortiz 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 Michael Ortiz sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 93+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 99 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - John von Neumann Medal, U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM) For pioneering and sustained contributions in developing computational methods to elucidate material behavior across length and time scales (atomistic to continuum), development of the quasi-continuum method and authorship of highly cited articles.
  • 2015 - Timoshenko Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to computational mechanics to advance the underpinnings of solid mechanics.
  • 2007 - THE BELYTSCHKO MEDAL
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Michael Ortiz is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States, focusing primarily on the field of engineering. Their research spans several interconnected subfields, including mechanics of materials, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, and statistical and nonlinear physics.

Their work explores a variety of topics, such as model reduction and neural networks, composite material mechanics, numerical methods in engineering, microstructure and mechanical properties, elasticity and material modeling, advanced mathematical modeling in engineering, and ultrasound and hyperthermia applications.

Michael Ortiz has published extensively, with frequent contributions to venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, SSRN Electronic Journal, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Key recent papers include:

  • Data-Driven multiscale modeling in mechanics, 2020, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • Data-driven fracture mechanics, 2020, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Selective ablation of cancer cells with low intensity pulsed ultrasound, 2020, Applied Physics Letters
  • Model-free data-driven computational mechanics enhanced by tensor voting, 2020, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Finite element solver for data-driven finite strain elasticity, 2021, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Michael Ortiz has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including M.P. Ariza, Laurent Stainier, Sergio Conti, Hossein Salahshoor, and José E. Andrade.

Their recognition includes awards such as the John von Neumann Medal from the U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics in 2019, acknowledging contributions to computational methods in material behavior across length and time scales. They received the Timoshenko Medal from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2015. In 2013, they were elected as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering for advances in computational mechanics related to solid mechanics. Other honors include fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Belytschko Medal, both awarded in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Computational modelling of impact damage in brittle materials

    G. T. Camacho;M. Ortiz

  • Quasicontinuum analysis of defects in solids

    E. B. Tadmor;M. Ortiz;R. Phillips

  • FINITE-DEFORMATION IRREVERSIBLE COHESIVE ELEMENTS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL CRACK-PROPAGATION ANALYSIS

    M. Ortiz;A. Pandolfi

  • An analysis of a new class of integration algorithms for elastoplastic constitutive relations

    M. Ortiz;J. C. Simo

  • A constitutive theory for the inelastic behavior of concrete

    Michael Ortiz

  • Accuracy and stability of integration algorithms for elastoplastic constitutive relations

    M. Ortiz;E. P. Popov

  • A unified approach to finite deformation elastoplastic analysis based on the use of hyperelastic constitutive equations

    J.C. Simo;M. Ortiz

  • An adaptive finite element approach to atomic-scale mechanics—the quasicontinuum method

    V.B. Shenoy;R. Miller;E.b. Tadmor;D. Rodney

  • A finite element method for localized failure analysis

    M. Ortiz;Y. Leroy;A. Needleman

  • Subdivision surfaces: a new paradigm for thin-shell finite-element analysis

    Fehmi Cirak;Michael Ortiz;Peter Schröder

  • Data-driven computational mechanics

    Trenton Kirchdoerfer;Michael Ortiz

  • Modelling and simulation of high‐speed machining

    T. D. Marusich;M. Ortiz

  • The variational formulation of viscoplastic constitutive updates

    Michael Ortiz;Laurent Stainier

  • Nonconvex energy minimization and dislocation structures in ductile single crystals

    M. Ortiz;E.a. Repetto

  • Variational integrators and the Newmark algorithm for conservative and dissipative mechanical systems

    C. Kane;J. E. Marsden;M. Ortiz;M. West

  • A Cohesive model of fatigue crack growth

    O. Nguyen;E. A. Repetto;M. Ortiz;R. A. Radovitzky

  • Computational modelling of single crystals

    A M Cuitino;M Ortiz

  • An analysis of the quasicontinuum method

    J. Knap;M. Ortiz

  • Local maximum-entropy approximation schemes : a seamless bridge between finite elements and meshfree methods

    Marino Arroyo;M Ortiz

  • Adaptive Lagrangian modelling of ballistic penetration of metallic targets

    G.T. Camacho;M. Ortiz

  • Quasicontinuum models of interfacial structure and deformation

    V. B. Shenoy;R. Miller;Ellad B Tadmor;R. Phillips

  • Formulation of implicit finite element methods for multiplicative finite deformation plasticity

    B. Moran;M. Ortiz;C. F. Shih

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna Pandolfi
Anna Pandolfi Polytechnic University of Milan
Kaushik Bhattacharya
Kaushik Bhattacharya California Institute of Technology
Sergio Conti
Sergio Conti University of Bonn
Jerrold E. Marsden
Jerrold E. Marsden California Institute of Technology
Alberto M. Cuitiño
Alberto M. Cuitiño Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ellad B. Tadmor
Ellad B. Tadmor University of Minnesota
Emily A. Carter
Emily A. Carter Princeton University
Ares J. Rosakis
Ares J. Rosakis California Institute of Technology
Timothy Sullivan
Timothy Sullivan University of Canterbury
Houman Owhadi
Houman Owhadi California Institute of Technology

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