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Michel Destrade

Michel Destrade

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
44
Citations
6634
World Ranking
1647
National Ranking
6

Michel Destrade 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 Michel Destrade sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 190 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michel Destrade 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 Michel Destrade sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michel Destrade is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway in Ireland. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with a significant focus on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Mechanical Engineering. They have also contributed to Civil and Structural Engineering and Materials Chemistry.

The main topics addressed in Michel Destrade's work include:

  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Dielectric materials and actuators
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Structural Analysis and Optimization
  • Elasticity and Wave Propagation
  • Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids

Among Michel Destrade's recent papers are:

  • "Proton Resonance Frequency Shift Thermometry: A Review of Modern Clinical Practices" (2020), published in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • "Actively controllable topological phase transition in phononic beam systems" (2020), published in International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
  • "Voltage-controlled topological interface states for bending waves in soft dielectric phononic crystal plates" (2022), published in International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • "Modelling brain tissue elasticity with the Ogden model and an alternative family of constitutive models" (2022), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • "The Ogden model of rubber mechanics: 50 years of impact on nonlinear elasticity" (2022), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences

The frequent co-authors of Michel Destrade include:

  • Weiqiu Chen
  • Artur L. Gower
  • Giuseppe Saccomandi
  • Valentina Balbi
  • Harold Berjamin

Michel Destrade has published extensively in several venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
  • Extreme Mechanics Letters

The range and number of publications indicate a sustained academic presence with a focus on theoretical and applied problems in material elasticity, structural mechanics, and advanced engineering materials. Their collaborations cover a network of researchers involved in related fields of study, contributing to interdisciplinary advances.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of the anisotropic mechanical properties of excised human skin

    Aisling Ní Annaidh;Karine Bruyère;Michel Destrade;Michel Destrade;Michael D. Gilchrist;Michael D. Gilchrist

  • Mechanical characterization of brain tissue in compression at dynamic strain rates.

    Badar Rashid;Michel Destrade;Michel Destrade;Michael D. Gilchrist

  • A robust anisotropic hyperelastic formulation for the modelling of soft tissue.

    D.R. Nolan;A.L. Gower;M. Destrade;R.W. Ogden

  • Methodical fitting for mathematical models of rubber-like materials

    Michel Destrade;Giuseppe Saccomandi;Giuseppe Saccomandi;Ivonne Sgura

  • Mechanical characterization of brain tissue in tension at dynamic strain rates.

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  • Automated Estimation of Collagen Fibre Dispersion in the Dermis and its Contribution to the Anisotropic Behaviour of Skin

    Aisling Ní Annaidh;Aisling Ní Annaidh;Karine Bruyère;Karine Bruyère;Michel Destrade;Michel Destrade;Michael D. Gilchrist

  • Mechanical characterization of brain tissue in simple shear at dynamic strain rates.

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  • Initial stresses in elastic solids: Constitutive laws and acoustoelasticity

    Moniba Shams;Moniba Shams;Michel Destrade;Michel Destrade;Ray W. Ogden;Ray W. Ogden;Ray W. Ogden

  • On the third- and fourth-order constants of incompressible isotropic elasticity.

    Michel Destrade;Raymond W. Ogden

  • Simple shear is not so simple

    Michel Destrade;Michel Destrade;Jerry G. Murphy;Giuseppe Saccomandi

  • Measuring knife stab penetration into skin simulant using a novel biaxial tension device

    Michael D. Gilchrist;S. Keenan;M. Curtis;M. Cassidy

  • Extreme softness of brain matter in simple shear

    Michel Destrade;Michel Destrade;M. D. Gilchrist;Jeremiah G. Murphy;Jeremiah G. Murphy;Badar Rashid

  • Nonlinear Euler buckling

    Alain Goriely;Rebecca Vandiver;Michel Destrade

  • Bending instabilities of soft biological tissues

    Michel Destrade;Aisling Ní Annaidh;Aisling Ní Annaidh;Ciprian D. Coman

  • Bleustein-Gulyaev waves in some functionally graded materials

    Bernard Collet;Michel Destrade;Gérard A. Maugin

  • The explicit secular equation for surface acoustic waves in monoclinic elastic crystals.

    Michel Destrade

  • Instabilities in elastomers and in soft tissues

    A. Goriely;M. Destrade;M. Ben Amar

  • Catastrophic Thinning of Dielectric Elastomers.

    G. Zurlo;M. Destrade;D. DeTommasi;G. Puglisi

  • Gent models for the inflation of spherical balloons

    Robert Mangan;Michel Destrade;Michel Destrade

  • Incremental magnetoelastic deformations, with application to surface instability

    M. Otténio;M. Otténio;M. Otténio;M. Destrade;R. W. Ogden

  • Wrinkles in soft dielectric plates

    Yipin Su;Yipin Su;Hannah Conroy Broderick;Weiqiu Chen;Michel Destrade;Michel Destrade

  • Measuring the linear and nonlinear elastic properties of brain tissue with shear waves and inverse analysis

    Yi Jiang;Guoyang Li;Lin-Xue Qian;Si Liang

  • Third- and fourth-order constants of incompressible soft solids and the acousto-elastic effect

    Michel Destrade;Michael D. Gilchrist;Giuseppe Saccomandi

  • Waves in Nonlinear Pre-Stressed Materials

    Michel Destrade;Giuseppe Saccomandi

  • Large acoustoelastic effect

    Zaki Abiza;Michel Destrade;Michel Destrade;Ray W. Ogden

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Saccomandi
Giuseppe Saccomandi University of Perugia
Michael D. Gilchrist
Michael D. Gilchrist University College Dublin
Ray W. Ogden
Ray W. Ogden University of Glasgow
Weiqiu Chen
Weiqiu Chen Zhejiang University
Peter E. McHugh
Peter E. McHugh University of Galway
Alain Goriely
Alain Goriely University of Oxford
Chaofeng Lü
Chaofeng Lü Zhejiang University
Yibin Fu
Yibin Fu Keele University
Pascal Leprince
Pascal Leprince Université Paris Cité
Jianwen Luo
Jianwen Luo Tsinghua University

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