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D-Index
42
Citations
27316
World Ranking
1772
National Ranking
48

Nicolas Moës 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 Nicolas Moës sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 212 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicolas Moës 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 Nicolas Moës sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)

Overview

Nicolas Moës is affiliated with the École Centrale de Nantes in France and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a strong focus on mechanics of materials and computational mechanics. Their research spans several specialized topics including numerical methods in engineering, advanced numerical methods in computational mathematics, and the study of material behavior under various conditions.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering

Their work further delves into the following subfields:

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

Main research topics associated with Nicolas Moës are:

  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
  • Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling

Frequent co-authors working alongside Nicolas Moës include:

  • Jean-François Remacle
  • Jonathan Lambrechts
  • Nicolas Chevaugeon
  • Antoine Quiriny
  • Benoît Lé

Their recent publications cover aspects of fracture mechanics, mesh deformation, and energy computations in materials. Notable papers authored or co-authored by Nicolas Moës include:

  • "The eXtreme Mesh deformation approach (X-MESH) for the Stefan phase change model," 2023, Journal of Computational Physics
  • "Fragmentation analysis of a bar with the Lip-field approach," 2022, Mechanics of Materials

Other relevant papers in the broader research group, connected to their frequent collaborators, encompass:

  • "Lipschitz regularization for fracture: The Lip-field approach," 2022, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • "A stable extended/generalized finite element method with Lagrange multipliers and explicit damage update for distributed cracking in cohesive materials," 2020, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • "Computation of energy evolution during the dynamic fracture of elastomers using the finite viscoelastic model: Its implementation in Abaqus," 2023, Mechanics of Materials

The most frequent venues where Nicolas Moës publishes are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • International Journal of Fracture
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Computational Physics

In 2008, Nicolas Moës was awarded the title of Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM), recognizing their standing within the computational mechanics community.

Best Publications

  • A finite element method for crack growth without remeshing

    Nicolas Moës;John Dolbow;Ted Belytschko

  • Extended finite element method for cohesive crack growth

    Nicolas Moës;Ted Belytschko

  • Extended finite element method for three-dimensional crack modelling

    Natarajan Sukumar;Nicolas Moës;Brian Moran;Ted Belytschko

  • MODELING HOLES AND INCLUSIONS BY LEVEL SETS IN THE EXTENDED FINITE-ELEMENT METHOD

    Natarajan Sukumar;David Chopp;Nicolas Moës;Ted Belytschko

  • Arbitrary discontinuities in finite elements

    Ted Belytschko;Nicolas Moës;S. Usui;Chandu Parimi

  • Arbitrary branched and intersecting cracks with the eXtended Finite Element Method

    Christophe Daux;Nicolas Moës;John Dolbow;Natarajan Sukumar

  • Modelling crack growth by level sets in the extended finite element method

    M. Stolarska;D. L. Chopp;Nicolas Moës;Ted Belytschko

  • A computational approach to handle complex microstructure geometries

    Nicolas Moës;Mathieu Cloirec;Patrice Cartraud;Jean-François Remacle

  • Non‐planar 3D crack growth by the extended finite element and level sets—Part I: Mechanical model

    Nicolas Moës;Anthony Gravouil;Ted Belytschko

  • An extended finite element method for modeling crack growth with frictional contact

    John Dolbow;Nicolas Moës;Ted Belytschko

  • NON-PLANAR 3D CRACK GROWTH BY THE EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT AND LEVEL SETS- PART II: LEVEL SET UPDATE

    Anthony Gravouil;Nicolas Moës;Ted Belytschko

  • Discontinuous enrichment in finite elements with a partition of unity method

    John Dolbow;Nicolas Moës;Ted Belytschko

  • Improved implementation and robustness study of the X-FEM for stress analysis around cracks

    Eric Bechet;Hans Minnebo;Nicolas Moës;Bertrand Burgardt

  • Structured extended finite element methods for solids defined by implicit surfaces

    Ted Belytschko;Chandu Parimi;Nicolas Moës;Natarajan Sukumar

  • Modeling fracture in Mindlin–Reissner plates with the extended finite element method

    John Dolbow;Nicolas Moës;Ted Belytschko

  • A method for multiple crack growth in brittle materials without remeshing

    E. Budyn;G. Zi;Nicolas Moës;Ted Belytschko

  • Imposing Dirichlet boundary conditions in the extended finite element method

    Nicolas Moës;Eric Béchet;Matthieu Tourbier

  • A level set based model for damage growth: The thick level set approach

    Nicolas Moës;Claude Stolz;Paul Emile Bernard;Nicolas Chevaugeon

  • A stable Lagrange multiplier space for stiff interface conditions within the extended finite element method

    Éric Béchet;Nicolas Moës;Barbara Wohlmuth

  • The extended finite element method for rigid particles in Stokes flow

    G.J. Wagner;Nicolas Moës;W. K. Liu;Ted Belytschko

Frequent Co-Authors

Ted Belytschko
Ted Belytschko Northwestern University
Anthony Gravouil
Anthony Gravouil Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Alain Combescure
Alain Combescure Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
John E. Dolbow
John E. Dolbow Duke University
N. Sukumar
N. Sukumar University of California, Davis
Pierre Ladevèze
Pierre Ladevèze École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
Antonio Huerta
Antonio Huerta Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Lambertus J. Sluys
Lambertus J. Sluys Delft University of Technology
Barbara Wohlmuth
Barbara Wohlmuth Technical University of Munich
Jean-François Remacle
Jean-François Remacle Université Catholique de Louvain

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