2026 Peter Fajfar: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	39	7504	7238	4	4	125	11834

Peter Fajfar publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Fajfar sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 804+

This scientist: 125 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Peter Fajfar D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Fajfar sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For leadership in the development of nonlinear structural analysis methods for earthquake engineering.
2011 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Peter Fajfar is affiliated with the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Their research spans fields such as Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics of their research encompass:

Seismic Performance and Analysis
Metallurgy and Material Forming
Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
Microstructure and mechanical properties
Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete

Peter Fajfar has published papers in various scientific venues, most frequently in:

Materiali in tehnologije
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
Metals
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Nanomaterials and Energy

Their notable recent publications include:

"Microstructure and Texture Evolution with Relation to Mechanical Properties of Compared Symmetrically and Asymmetrically Cold Rolled Aluminum Alloy" (2020), Metals
"Direct floor response spectra for nonlinear nonstructural components" (2023), Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
"Asymmetric cold rolling of an AA 5xxx aluminium alloy" (2020), Materiali in tehnologije
"Role of oxidation and microstructure constituents on high chromium steel work roll surface degradation" (2021), Journal of Materials Research and Technology
"THE INFLUENCE OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND HEAT TREATMENT ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND WORKABILITY OF THE ALUMINIUM ALLOY EN AW 5454" (2021), Materiali in tehnologije

Collaboration is a consistent aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

Heinz Palkowski
Irena Paulin
Jakob Kraner
G. Kugler
Matjaž Godec

Among honors received, Peter Fajfar was made a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2018 for leadership in the development of nonlinear structural analysis methods for earthquake engineering. They also became a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2011.

Best Publications

A Nonlinear Analysis Method for Performance‐Based Seismic Design

Peter Fajfar

2021
Citations
Capacity spectrum method based on inelastic demand spectra

Peter Fajfar

1524
Citations
THE N2 METHOD FOR THE SEISMIC DAMAGE ANALYSIS OF RC BUILDINGS

Peter Fajfar;Peter Gašperšič

906
Citations
Consistent inelastic design spectra: Strength and displacement

Tomaž Vidic;Peter Fajfar;Matej Fischinger

836
Citations
The effect of masonry infills on the seismic response of a four-storey reinforced concrete frame — a deterministic assessment

Matjaž Dolšek;Peter Fajfar

535
Citations
Equivalent ductility factors, taking into account low‐cycle fatigue

Peter Fajfar

441
Citations
Consistent inelastic design spectra: hysteretic and input energy

Peter Fajfar;Tomaž Vidic

382
Citations
TORSIONAL EFFECTS IN THE PUSHOVER-BASED SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS

Peter Fajfar;Damjan Marusic;Iztok Perus

336
Citations
A measure of earthquake motion capacity to damage medium-period structures

Peter Fajfar;Tomaž Vidic;Matej Fischinger

288
Citations
Simplified non-linear seismic analysis of infilled reinforced concrete frames

Matjaž Dolšek;Peter Fajfar

255
Citations
The extended N2 method considering higher mode effects in both plan and elevation

Maja Kreslin;Peter Fajfar

245
Citations
SOFT STOREY EFFECTS IN UNIFORMLY INFILLED REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAMES

Matjaž Dolšek;Peter Fajfar

230
Citations
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS IN EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING- A BREAKTHROUGH OF SIMPLIFIED NONLINEAR METHODS

P Fajfar

227
Citations
SIMPLE PUSH‐OVER ANALYSIS OF ASYMMETRIC BUILDINGS

Vojko Kilar;Peter Fajfar

211
Citations
N2-a method for non-linear seismic analysis of regular buildings

Peter Fajfar;Matej Fischinger

185
Citations
Seismic demand in medium‐ and long‐period structures

Peter Fajfar;Tomaž Vidic;Matej Fischinger

178
Citations
The extended N2 method taking into account higher mode effects in elevation

Maja Kreslin;Peter Fajfar

172
Citations
Epoxy-bonded La–Fe–Co–Si magnetocaloric plates

Barbara Pulko;Jaka Tušek;James D. Moore;Bruno Weise

148
Citations
On the inelastic torsional response of single-storey structures under bi-axial excitation

Iztok Peruš;Peter Fajfar

147
Citations
Inelastic spectra for infilled reinforced concrete frames

Matjaž Dolšek;Peter Fajfar

128
Citations
Nonlinear Seismic Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings : Workshop on Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Buildings, Bled, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, 13-16 July 1992

P. Fajfar;H. Krawinkler

37
Citations