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D-Index
34
Citations
3411
World Ranking
2930
National Ranking
102

Olivier Polit 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 Olivier Polit sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 141 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Olivier Polit 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 Olivier Polit sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Olivier Polit is affiliated with Paris Nanterre University in France. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant concentration on mechanics of materials, civil and structural engineering, control and systems engineering, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering.

The main topics addressed in their work include composite structure analysis and optimization, structural analysis and optimization, structural load-bearing analysis, vibration and dynamic analysis, nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures, dynamics and control of mechanical systems, and aeroelasticity and vibration control.

Olivier Polit has published extensively in various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Composite Structures
  • Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures
  • International Journal of Technology
  • International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
  • Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Dynamic buckling of classical/non-classical curved beams by nonlocal nonlinear finite element accounting for size dependent effect and using higher-order shear flexible model (2020), published in International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
  • A quasi-3D finite element model for the analysis of thin-walled beams under axial-flexural-torsional loads (2021), published in Thin-Walled Structures
  • Dynamic response of viscoelastic multiple-core sandwich structures (2020), published in Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • Supersonic flutter study of porous 2D curved panels reinforced with graphene platelets using an accurate shear deformable finite element procedure (2020), published in Composite Structures
  • Variable-stiffness curved laminated-beams by curvilinear fibers with arbitrarily layup - Vibrational features by sine-based higher-order beam model with renewed-constitutive relations and improved-kinematics (2023), published in Composite Structures

Throughout their career, Olivier Polit has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • M. Ganapathi
  • M. d'Ottavio
  • P. Vidal
  • L. Gallimard
  • Mohamed Haboussi

Best Publications

  • Analysis of laminated shells by a sinusoidal shear deformation theory and radial basis functions collocation, accounting for through-the-thickness deformations

    A.J.M. Ferreira;E. Carrera;M. Cinefra;C.M.C. Roque

  • A family of sinus finite elements for the analysis of rectangular laminated beams

    P. Vidal;O. Polit

  • Functionally graded graphene reinforced porous nanocomposite curved beams: Bending and elastic stability using a higher-order model with thickness stretch effect

    O. Polit;C. Anant;B. Anirudh;M. Ganapathi

  • A comprehensive analysis of porous graphene-reinforced curved beams by finite element approach using higher-order structural theory: Bending, vibration and buckling

    B. Anirudh;M. Ganapathi;C. Anant;O. Polit

  • An efficient finite element model for static and dynamic analyses of functionally graded piezoelectric beams

    M. Lezgy-Nazargah;P. Vidal;O. Polit

  • A sine finite element using a zig-zag function for the analysis of laminated composite beams

    P. Vidal;O. Polit

  • High-order triangular sandwich plate finite element for linear and non-linear analyses

    O. Polit;O. Polit;M. Touratier

  • A new eight-node quadrilateral shear-bending plate finite element

    O. Polit;M. Touratier;P. Lory

  • A multilayered/sandwich triangular finite element applied to linear and non-linear analyses

    Olivier Polit;Maurice Touratier

  • Flexural loss factors of sandwich and laminated composite beams using linear and nonlinear dynamic analysis

    M. Ganapathi;B.P. Patel;P. Boisse;O. Polit

  • On the application of the Ritz method to free vibration and buckling analysis of highly anisotropic plates

    R. Vescovini;L. Dozio;M. D’Ottavio;O. Polit

  • Proper Generalized Decomposition and layer-wise approach for the modeling of composite plate structures

    P. Vidal;L. Gallimard;O. Polit

  • A REFINED SINE-BASED FINITE ELEMENT WITH TRANSVERSE NORMAL DEFORMATION FOR THE ANALYSIS OF LAMINATED BEAMS UNDER THERMOMECHANICAL LOADS

    Philippe Vidal;Olivier Polit

  • Buckling and wrinkling of anisotropic sandwich plates

    Riccardo Vescovini;Michele D’Ottavio;Lorenzo Dozio;Olivier Polit

  • C1 plate and shell finite elements for geometrically nonlinear analysis of multilayered structures

    F. Dau;O. Polit;M. Touratier

  • Bending analysis of composite laminated and sandwich structures using sublaminate variable-kinematic Ritz models

    M D'Ottavio;Lorenzo Dozio;Riccardo Vescovini;O. Polit

  • Vibration of multilayered beams using sinus finite elements with transverse normal stress

    P. Vidal;O. Polit

  • A C0 EIGHT‐NODE MEMBRANE‐SHEAR‐BENDING ELEMENT FOR GEOMETRICALLY NON‐LINEAR (STATIC AND DYNAMIC) ANALYSIS OF LAMINATES

    M. Ganapathi;O. Polit;M. Touratier

  • Large amplitude free flexural vibrations of functionally graded graphene platelets reinforced porous composite curved beams using finite element based on trigonometric shear deformation theory

    D Aditya Narayan;T Ben Zineb;O. Polit;B Pradyumna

  • Dynamic characteristics of functionally graded graphene reinforced porous nanocomposite curved beams based on trigonometric shear deformation theory with thickness stretch effect

    Manickam Ganapathi;Bharath Anirudh;Chandra Anant;Olivier Polit

  • Radial basis functions collocation and a unified formulation for bending, vibration and buckling analysis of laminated plates, according to a variation of Murakami’s zig-zag theory

    A. J. M. Ferreira;C. C. Roque;Erasmo Carrera;Maria Cinefra

  • Assessment of the refined sinus model for the non-linear analysis of composite beams

    P. Vidal;O. Polit

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Ganapathi
M. Ganapathi Vellore Institute of Technology University
Erasmo Carrera
Erasmo Carrera Polytechnic University of Turin
Maria Cinefra
Maria Cinefra Polytechnic University of Bari
C.M.C. Roque
C.M.C. Roque University of Porto
António J.M. Ferreira
António J.M. Ferreira University of Porto
Gaetano Giunta
Gaetano Giunta Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Salim Belouettar
Salim Belouettar Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Salvatore Brischetto
Salvatore Brischetto Polytechnic University of Turin
Anthony M. Waas
Anthony M. Waas Arizona State University
Marco Petrolo
Marco Petrolo Polytechnic University of Turin

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