2026 Ole Sigmund: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	104	46	44	1	1	496	68898

Ole Sigmund 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 Ole Sigmund sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 659+

This scientist: 496 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ole Sigmund 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 Ole Sigmund sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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 Denmark Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Denmark Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Denmark Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Ole Sigmund is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their research spans primarily the field of Engineering, with a substantial focus on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as Computational Theory and Mathematics.

Their work encompasses several key topics including:

Topology Optimization in Engineering
Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
Structural Analysis and Optimization
Photonic and Optical Devices
Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research
Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques

Ole Sigmund has a significant record of publications across various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Journal of the Optical Society of America B

Recent papers authored by Ole Sigmund cover a diverse range of subjects within optimization and computational design. Some notable publications are:

"Topology optimization of multi-scale structures: a review," 2021, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
"Inverse design in photonics by topology optimization: tutorial," 2020, Journal of the Optical Society of America B
"On the use of artificial neural networks in topology optimisation," 2022, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
"A comprehensive review of educational articles on structural and multidisciplinary optimization," 2021, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
"Holistic computational design within additive manufacturing through topology optimization combined with multiphysics multi-scale materials and process modelling," 2023, Progress in Materials Science

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including:

Rasmus E. Christiansen
Fengwen Wang
Niels Aage
Konstantinos Poulios
Jakob Andreas Bærentzen

Best Publications

Material interpolation schemes in topology optimization

Martin P. Bendsøe;Ole Sigmund

3509
Citations
Topology optimization approaches: A comparative review

Ole Sigmund;Kurt Maute

3259
Citations
A 99 line topology optimization code written in Matlab

O. Sigmund

3193
Citations
Numerical instabilities in topology optimization: A survey on procedures dealing with checkerboards, mesh-dependencies and local minima

Ole Sigmund;J. Petersson

2732
Citations
Morphology-based black and white filters for topology optimization

Ole Sigmund

1922
Citations
On the Design of Compliant Mechanisms Using Topology Optimization

Ole Sigmund

1891
Citations
On projection methods, convergence and robust formulations in topology optimization

Fengwen Wang;Boyan Stefanov Lazarov;Ole Sigmund

1788
Citations
Efficient topology optimization in MATLAB using 88 lines of code

Erik Andreassen;Anders Clausen;Mattias Schevenels;Boyan S. Lazarov

1737
Citations
Topology Optimization

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1599
Citations
Materials with prescribed constitutive parameters: An inverse homogenization problem

Ole Sigmund

1271
Citations
Design of materials with extreme thermal expansion using a three-phase topology optimization method

Ole Sigmund;Salvatore Torquato

1241
Citations
Filters in topology optimization based on Helmholtz‐type differential equations

Boyan Stefanov Lazarov;Ole Sigmund

1106
Citations
Systematic design of phononic band-gap materials and structures by topology optimization.

Ole Sigmund;Jakob Søndergaard Jensen

909
Citations
Checkerboard patterns in layout optimization

A R Diaz;O Sigmund

840
Citations
Topology optimization for nano‐photonics

Jakob Søndergaard Jensen;Ole Sigmund

779
Citations
Giga-voxel computational morphogenesis for structural design

Niels Aage;Erik Andreassen;Boyan Stefanov Lazarov;Ole Sigmund

757
Citations
Tailoring materials with prescribed elastic properties

Ole Sigmund

640
Citations
Topology synthesis of large‐displacement compliant mechanisms

Claus B. Wittendorf Pedersen;Thomas Buhl;Ole Sigmund

637
Citations
Stiffness design of geometrically nonlinear structures using topology optimization

T. Buhl;C. B. W. Pedersen;O. Sigmund

628
Citations
Design of multiphysics actuators using topology optimization - Part I: One-material structures

Ole Sigmund

614
Citations
Design and fabrication of compliant micromechanisms and structures with negative Poisson's ratio

U.D. Larsen;O. Sigmund;S. Bouwstra

122
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jakob Søndergaard Jensen Technical University of Denmark

Boyan Stefanov Lazarov Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Martin P. Bendsøe Technical University of Denmark

Andrei V. Lavrinenko Technical University of Denmark

Jesper Mørk Technical University of Denmark

Geert Lombaert KU Leuven

Kresten Yvind Technical University of Denmark

Salvatore Torquato Princeton University

Yunhong Ding Technical University of Denmark

Peter Bøggild Technical University of Denmark

External Links

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