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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Portugal
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
54
Citations
12054
World Ranking
941
National Ranking
8

Paulo Flores 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 Paulo Flores sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 324 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paulo Flores 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 Paulo Flores 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: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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 Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Paulo Flores is affiliated with the University of Minho in Portugal and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on control and systems engineering, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, and automotive engineering.

Their recent research includes a range of publications covering dynamics, mechanical systems, robotics, and contact mechanics. Notable recent papers include:

  • Contact-impact events with friction in multibody dynamics: Back to basics, 2023, Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • Portuguese higher education students' adaptation to online teaching and learning in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: personal and contextual factors, 2021, Higher Education
  • Contact mechanics for dynamical systems: a comprehensive review, 2021, Multibody System Dynamics

Paulo Flores has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including Filipe Marques, Mariana Silva, Miguel Silva, Jorge Ambrósio, and António Fernando Ribeiro. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse research output across mechanical and systems engineering disciplines.

The scientist has published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • Multibody System Dynamics
  • Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
  • Robotics
  • Robotica

Research topics covered in Paulo Flores's work extend across various domains, including:

  • Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems
  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
  • Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies
  • Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems

Their publications reflect a strong emphasis on the understanding and modeling of physical interactions in mechanical systems, with significant contributions to contact mechanics and friction modeling. This includes analysis of multibody dynamics and systematic approaches to force models applied to engineering challenges.

The academic output also includes interdisciplinary studies, as evidenced by work addressing the adaptation of students in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating an interest in educational contexts alongside engineering research.

Best Publications

  • Compliant contact force models in multibody dynamics : evolution of the Hertz contact theory

    Margarida F. Machado;Pedro Moreira;Paulo Flores;Hamid M. Lankarani

  • On the continuous contact force models for soft materials in multibody dynamics

    Paulo Flores;Margarida F. Machado;Miguel T. Silva;Jorge M. Martins

  • A survey and comparison of several friction force models for dynamic analysis of multibody mechanical systems

    Filipe Marques;Paulo Flores;J. C. Pimenta Claro;Hamid M. Lankarani

  • Revolute joints with clearance in multibody systems

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio

  • A study on dynamics of mechanical systems including joints with clearance and lubrication

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio;José Carlos Pimenta Claro;H. M. Lankarani

  • Modeling and simulation of wear in revolute clearance joints in multibody systems

    Paulo Flores

  • A comprehensive survey of the analytical, numerical and experimental methodologies for dynamics of multibody mechanical systems with clearance or imperfect joints

    Qiang Tian;Paulo Flores;Hamid M. Lankarani

  • A parametric study on the dynamic response of planar multibody systems with multiple clearance joints

    Paulo Flores

  • Numerical and experimental investigation on multibody systems with revolute clearance joints

    Paulo Flores;C. S. Koshy;H. M. Lankarani;Jorge Ambrósio

  • Dynamic Analysis for Planar Multibody Mechanical Systems with Lubricated Joints

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio;J. Pimenta Claro

  • Kinematics and Dynamics of Multibody Systems with Imperfect Joints: Models and Case Studies

    Paulo Flores

  • On the contact detection for contact-impact analysis in multibody systems

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio

  • Dynamics of spatial flexible multibody systems with clearance and lubricated spherical joints

    Qiang Tian;Yunqing Zhang;Liping Chen;Paulo Flores

  • Influence of the contact—impact force model on the dynamic response of multi-body systems

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio;José Carlos Pimenta Claro;H. M. Lankarani

  • A comparative study of the viscoelastic constitutive models for frictionless contact interfaces in solids

    Janete Alves;Nuno Peixinho;Miguel Tavares da Silva;Paulo Flores

  • MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF RIGID MULTIBODY SYSTEMS WITH TRANSLATIONAL CLEARANCE JOINTS BASED ON THE NONSMOOTH DYNAMICS APPROACH

    Paulo Flores;Remco Leine;Christoph Glocker

  • A new model for dry and lubricated cylindrical joints with clearance in spatial flexible multibody systems

    Qiang Tian;Cheng Liu;Margarida F. Machado;Paulo Flores

  • Study of the effect of contact force model on the dynamic response of mechanical systems with dry clearance joints: computational and experimental approaches

    Cheriyan Sony Koshy;Paulo Flores;Hamid M. Lankarani

  • Contact Force Models for Multibody Dynamics

    Paulo Flores;Hamid M. Lankarani

  • A Parametric Study on the Baumgarte Stabilization Method for Forward Dynamics of Constrained Multibody Systems

    Paulo Flores;Margarida Machado;Eurico Seabra;Miguel Tavares da Silva

Frequent Co-Authors

Hamid M. Lankarani
Hamid M. Lankarani Wichita State University
Jorge Ambrósio
Jorge Ambrósio Instituto Superior Técnico
José R. B. Gomes
José R. B. Gomes University of Aveiro
Filipe S. Silva
Filipe S. Silva University of Minho
Joao Pombo
Joao Pombo University of Huddersfield
Haiyan Hu
Haiyan Hu Beijing Institute of Technology
Javier Cuadrado
Javier Cuadrado University of A Coruña
Maria Assunção Flores
Maria Assunção Flores University of Minho
José A. Teixeira
José A. Teixeira University of Minho
John Rasmussen
John Rasmussen Aalborg University

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