2026 Nicos Makris: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	62	1938	1849	624	568	188	12317

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Engineering and Technology

1938

1849

624

568

188

12317

Engineering and Technology

D-Index

Citations

12317

World Ranking

1938

National Ranking

624

Overview

Nicos Makris is affiliated with Southern Methodist University in the United States and focuses on Engineering with an emphasis on Civil and Structural Engineering. Their research includes contributions to Computational Mechanics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their work covers several key scientific topics, including:

Seismic Performance and Analysis
Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids
Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics

Makris has published multiple recent papers. Selected examples include:

"Seismic response of yielding structures equipped with inerters" (2020) in Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
"Pressurized Sand Damper for Earthquake and Wind Engineering: Design, Testing, and Characterization" (2021) in Journal of Engineering Mechanics
"Assessment of the Effect of Design Parameters of Pressurized Sand Dampers from Component Testing" (2023) in Journal of Engineering Mechanics
"The influence of particle shape on crushing pattern and energy dissipation within a pressurized sand damper" (2023) in Computers and Geotechnics
"Seismic Response of Yielding Multistory Steel Buildings Equipped with Pressurized Sand Dampers" (2022) in Journal of Structural Engineering

The publication venues where Makris frequently contributes include:

Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics
arXiv (Cornell University)
SSRN Electronic Journal
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Collaborations form a significant part of their research output. Makris' frequent co-authors are:

Gholamreza Moghimi
Konstantinos N. Kalfas
Usama El Shamy
Tue M. Vu
Mehrdad Aghagholizadeh

Best Publications

Component Testing, Seismic Evaluation and Characterization of Buckling-Restrained Braces

Cameron J. Black;Nicos Makris;Ian D. Aiken

740
Citations
Dynamic pile‐soil‐pile interaction. Part II: Lateral and seismic response

Nicos Makris;George Gazetas

620
Citations
Rocking Response of Free-Standing Blocks under Cycloidal Pulses

Jian Zhang;Nicos Makris

568
Citations
Fractional‐Derivative Maxwell Model for Viscous Dampers

Nicos Makris;M. C. Constantinou

456
Citations
Effect of viscous, viscoplastic and friction damping on the response of seismic isolated structures

Nicos Makris;Shih-Po Chang

454
Citations
RIGIDITY–PLASTICITY–VISCOSITY: CAN ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL DAMPERS PROTECT BASE‐ISOLATED STRUCTURES FROM NEAR‐SOURCE GROUND MOTIONS?

Nicos Makris

426
Citations
The rocking spectrum and the limitations of practical design methodologies

Nicos Makris;Dimitrios Konstantinidis

374
Citations
Rocking response of rigid blocks under near-source ground motions

N. Makris;Y. S. Roussos

299
Citations
DYNAMIC PILE-SOIL-PILE INTERACTION. PART I: ANALYSIS OF AXIAL VIBRATION

George Gazetas;Nicos Makris

297
Citations
Planar rocking response and stability analysis of an array of free-standing columns capped with a freely supported rigid beam

Nicos Makris;Michalis F. Vassiliou

254
Citations
Dimensional Analysis of Rigid-Plastic and Elastoplastic Structures under Pulse-Type Excitations

Nicos Makris;Cameron J. Black

235
Citations
Seismic response analysis of multidrum classical columns

Dimitrios Konstantinidis;Nicos Makris

221
Citations
Dynamic Analysis of Generalized Viscoelastic Fluids

Nicos Makris;G. F. Dargush;M. C. Constantinou

209
Citations
Analysis of the rocking response of rigid blocks standing free on a seismically isolated base

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209
Citations
Dimensional analysis of bilinear oscillators under pulse-type excitations

Nicos Makris;Cameron J. Black

201
Citations
Experimental and analytical studies on the response of freestanding laboratory equipment to earthquake shaking

Dimitrios Konstantinidis;Nicos Makris;Nicos Makris

196
Citations
Evaluation of Peak Ground Velocity as a “Good” Intensity Measure for Near-Source Ground Motions

Nicos Makris;Cameron J. Black

193
Citations
Analysis and Design of ER Damper for Seismic Protection of Structures

Nicos Makris;Scott A. Burton;Davide Hill;Mabel Jordan

183
Citations
Seismic protection of structures with supplemental rotational inertia

Nicos Makris;Georgios Kampas

179
Citations
Seismic isolation: Early history

Nicos Makris;Nicos Makris;Nicos Makris

176
Citations
ROCKING RESPONSE OF ANCHORED BLOCKS UNDER PULSE-TYPE MOTIONS

Nicos Makris;Jian Zhang

156
Citations
Nonlinear response of single piles under lateral inertial and seismic loads

Deepak Badoni;Nicos Makris

149
Citations