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2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
56
Citations
10859
World Ranking
855
National Ranking
12

Miguel Cervera 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 Miguel Cervera sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 182 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Miguel Cervera 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 Miguel Cervera 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: 56 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Spain Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)

Overview

Miguel Cervera is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of Engineering. Their research work spans several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Building and Construction, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics

The scientist's recent papers are as follows:

  • A Comparative Review of XFEM, Mixed FEM and Phase-Field Models for Quasi-brittle Cracking, 2021, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
  • An adaptive Finite Element strategy for the numerical simulation of additive manufacturing processes, 2020, Additive Manufacturing
  • Substrate design to minimize residual stresses in Directed Energy Deposition AM processes, 2021, Materials & Design
  • Warpage Analysis and Control of Thin-Walled Structures Manufactured by Laser Powder Bed Fusion, 2021, Metals
  • Residual Stresses Control in Additive Manufacturing, 2021, Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing

The frequent co-authors that have collaborated with Miguel Cervera include:

  • Michele Chiumenti
  • Xufei Lu
  • Xin Lin
  • Narges Dialami
  • G. B. Barbat

Prominent publication venues where Miguel Cervera has published multiple works are:

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Engineering Structures
  • Computational Mechanics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering

In recognition of their contributions to the field of computational mechanics, Miguel Cervera was awarded the title of Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Structural Analysis of Masonry Historical Constructions. Classical and Advanced Approaches

    Pere Roca;Miguel Cervera;Giuseppe Gariup;Luca Pela

  • A strain-based plastic viscous-damage model for massive concrete structures

    R. Faria;J. Oliver;M. Cervera

  • Strong discontinuities and continuum plasticity models: the strong discontinuity approach

    J. Oliver;M. Cervera;O. Manzoli

  • Thermo-chemo-mechanical model for concrete. I: hydration and aging

    Miguel Cervera;Javier Oliver;Tomás Prato

  • Residual stress and distortion of rectangular and S-shaped Ti-6Al-4V parts by Directed Energy Deposition: Modelling and experimental calibration

    Xufei Lu;Xin Lin;Michele Chiumenti;Miguel Cervera

  • Finite element modeling of multi-pass welding and shaped metal deposition processes

    Michele Chiumenti;Miguel Cervera;Alessandro Salmi;Carlos Agelet de Saracibar

  • Seismic evaluation of concrete dams via continuum damage models

    Miguel Cervera;Javier Oliver;Rui Faria

  • A RATE-DEPENDENT ISOTROPIC DAMAGE MODEL FOR THE SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF CONCRETE DAMS

    Miguel Cervera;J. Oliver;O Manzoli

  • Numerical modelling and experimental validation in Selective Laser Melting

    Michele Chiumenti;Eric Neiva;Emilio Salsi;Miguel Cervera

  • Numerical modelling of concrete curing, regarding hydration and temperature phenomena

    M. Cervera;R. Faria;J. Oliver;T. Prato

  • Mixed stabilized finite element methods in nonlinear solid mechanics: Part I: Formulation

    Miguel Cervera;M. Chiumenti;Ramon Codina

  • An orthotropic damage model for the analysis of masonry structures

    Luca Pelà;Miguel Cervera;Pere Roca

  • A stabilized formulation for incompressible elasticity using linear displacement and pressure interpolations

    M. Chiumenti;Q. Valverde;C. Agelet de Saracibar;M. Cervera

  • Smeared crack approach: back to the original track

    Miguel Cervera;Michele Chiumenti

  • DERIVATION OF THIN PLATE BENDING ELEMENTS WITH ONE DEGREE OF FREEDOM PER NODE: A SIMPLE THREE NODE TRIANGLE

    Eugenio Oñate;Miguel Cervera

  • Numerical modeling of friction stir welding processes

    M. Chiumenti;M. Cervera;C. Agelet de Saracibar;N. Dialami

  • Mixed stabilized finite element methods in nonlinear solid mechanics: Part II: Strain localization

    Miguel Cervera;Michele Chiumenti;Ramon Codina

  • A finite volume format for structural mechanics

    Eugenio Oñate;Miguel Cervera;O.C. Zienkiewicz

  • Continuum damage model for orthotropic materials: Application to masonry

    Luca Pelà;Miguel Cervera;Pere Roca

  • Mesh objective tensile cracking via a local continuum damage model and a crack tracking technique

    Miguel Cervera;Michele Chiumenti

  • Mixed linear/linear simplicial elements for incompressible elasticity and plasticity

    M. Cervera;M. Chiumenti;Q. Valverde;C. Agelet de Saracibar

Frequent Co-Authors

Michele Chiumenti
Michele Chiumenti Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Javier Oliver
Javier Oliver Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Luca Pelà
Luca Pelà Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Ramon Codina
Ramon Codina Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Eugenio Oñate
Eugenio Oñate Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Xin Lin
Xin Lin Northwestern Polytechnical University
Weidong Huang
Weidong Huang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Santiago Badia
Santiago Badia Monash University
Chris Huw John Davies
Chris Huw John Davies Monash University
Alex H. Barbat
Alex H. Barbat Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

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