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Michele Zappalorto

Michele Zappalorto

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
35
Citations
4081
World Ranking
2717
National Ranking
97

Michele Zappalorto 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 Michele Zappalorto sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 122 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michele Zappalorto 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 Michele Zappalorto sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michele Zappalorto is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has an extensive research record primarily in the field of Engineering. Their work focuses heavily on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, and related subfields.

Their research topics encompass:

  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
  • Smart Materials for Construction
  • Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization

Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Composite Structures
  • Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures

Michele Zappalorto has contributed to multiple papers, including:

  • "Improving the Antimicrobial and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Resins via Nanomodification: An Overview", 2021, Molecules
  • "Tensile and compressive quasi-static behaviour of 40% short glass fibre - PPS reinforced composites with and without geometrical variations", 2021, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • "An efficient energy-based approach for the numerical assessment of mode I NSIFs in isotropic and orthotropic notched plates", 2020, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • "Universal equations for the mode I stress distribution in finite size orthotropic plates with blunt notches and holes", 2020, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • "Notch effect in 20% short carbon fibre-PA reinforced composites under quasi-static tensile loads", 2022, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Their frequent collaborators are:

  • Marino Quaresimin
  • Paolo Andrea Carraro
  • Alessandro Pontefisso
  • Matteo Pastrello
  • Mauro Ricotta

Michele Zappalorto's work covers both theoretical and applied aspects of structural mechanics, with significant attention to composite materials and their fatigue and fracture behaviors. Research contributions explore numerical modeling, material enhancement techniques such as nanomodification, and mechanical characterization of reinforced composites under various loading conditions.

Best Publications

  • Rapid calculations of notch stress intensity factors based on averaged strain energy density from coarse meshes: Theoretical bases and applications

    Paolo Lazzarin;Filippo Berto;Michele Zappalorto

  • Toughening mechanisms in polymer nanocomposites: From experiments to modelling

    M. Quaresimin;K. Schulte;M. Zappalorto;S. Chandrasekaran

  • Some advantages derived from the use of the strain energy density over a control volume in fatigue strength assessments of welded joints

    P. Lazzarin;F. Berto;F.J. Gomez;M. Zappalorto

  • Local strain energy density and fatigue strength of welded joints under uniaxial and multiaxial loading

    P. Lazzarin;P. Livieri;F. Berto;M. Zappalorto

  • Multifunctional Cu2+-montmorillonite/epoxy resin nanocomposites with antibacterial activity

    Alessandra Bartolozzi;Roberta Bertani;Elisa Burigo;Alberto Fabrizi

  • Influence of the interphase zone on the nanoparticle debonding stress

    Michele Zappalorto;Marco Salviato;Marino Quaresimin

  • A multiscale model to describe nanocomposite fracture toughness enhancement by the plastic yielding of nanovoids

    Michele Zappalorto;Marco Salviato;Marino Quaresimin

  • In-plane and out-of-plane stress field solutions for V-notches with end holes

    Michele Zappalorto;Paolo Lazzarin

  • Plastic shear bands and fracture toughness improvements of nanoparticle filled polymers: A multiscale analytical model

    Marco Salviato;Michele Zappalorto;Marino Quaresimin

  • Fracture behaviour of notched round bars made of PMMA subjected to torsion at room temperature

    F. Berto;M. Elices;P. Lazzarin;M. Zappalorto

  • A multi-scale and multi-mechanism approach for the fracture toughness assessment of polymer nanocomposites

    M. Quaresimin;M. Salviato;M. Zappalorto

  • Elastic stress distributions for hyperbolic and parabolic notches in round shafts under torsion and uniform antiplane shear loadings

    M. Zappalorto;P. Lazzarin;J.R. Yates

  • Mixed mode (I + II) fracture toughness of polymer nanoclay nanocomposites

    Michele Zappalorto;Marco Salviato;Marino Quaresimin

  • Fracture and interlaminar properties of clay-modified epoxies and their glass reinforced laminates

    Marino Quaresimin;Marco Salviato;Michele Zappalorto

  • Analytical model for the prediction of the piezoresistive behavior of CNT modified polymers

    Francesco Panozzo;Michele Zappalorto;Marino Quaresimin

  • A three-dimensional stress field solution for pointed and sharply radiused V-notches in plates of finite thickness

    P. Lazzarin;M. Zappalorto

  • Strategies for the assessment of nanocomposite mechanical properties

    Marino Quaresimin;Marco Salviato;Michele Zappalorto

  • Generalised stress intensity factors for rounded notches in plates under in-plane shear loading

    P. Lazzarin;M. Zappalorto;F. Berto

  • Highly conductive ultra-sensitive SWCNT-coated glass fiber reinforcements for laminate composites structural health monitoring

    Lazaros Tzounis;Michele Zappalorto;Francesco Panozzo;Kyriaki Tsirka

  • Stress field equations for U and blunt V-shaped notches in axisymmetric shafts under torsion

    Michele Zappalorto;Paolo Lazzarin;Stefano Filippi

  • Three‐dimensional stress fields due to notches in plates under linear elastic and elastic–plastic conditions

    P. Lazzarin;M. Zappalorto;F. Berto

  • Analytical study of stress distributions due to semi-elliptic notches in shafts under torsion loading

    P. Lazzarin;M. Zappalorto;J.R. Yates

Frequent Co-Authors

Marino Quaresimin
Marino Quaresimin University of Padua
Paolo Lazzarin
Paolo Lazzarin University of Padua
Filippo Berto
Filippo Berto Sapienza University of Rome
Giovanni Meneghetti
Giovanni Meneghetti University of Padua
Lazaros Tzounis
Lazaros Tzounis Hellenic Mediterranean University
Kumbakonam R. Rajagopal
Kumbakonam R. Rajagopal Texas A&M University
Fabio Tateo
Fabio Tateo National Research Council (CNR)
Karl Schulte
Karl Schulte Hamburg University of Technology
Alessandro Pegoretti
Alessandro Pegoretti University of Trento
Manuel Elices
Manuel Elices Technical University of Madrid

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