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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 89 122 110 4 4 684 35833

Peter Wriggers publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Wriggers between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Wriggers published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 15 papers a year. Output peaked at 57 publications in 2023. 68 of the 840 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 57. Peak 57 publications in 2023. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 23 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 39 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 33 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 37 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 44 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 35 publications 2019: 37 publications 2020: 41 publications 2021: 40 publications 2022: 38 publications 2023: 57 publications 2024: 45 publications 2025: 23 publications
1970 2025

840 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Wriggers: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 2
1986 4
1987 4
1988 5
1989 2
1990 6
1991 4
1992 10
1993 9
1994 5
1995 23
1996 15
1997 13
1998 11
1999 12
2000 15
2001 16
2002 9
2003 16
2004 14
2005 17
2006 39
2007 15
2008 33
2009 14
2010 14
2011 37
2012 18
2013 16
2014 19
2015 23
2016 44
2017 36
2018 35
2019 37
2020 41
2021 40
2022 38
2023 57
2024 45
2025 23
Total 840
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Peter Wriggers 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 Peter Wriggers sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 659+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 684 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100 684
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Peter Wriggers 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 Peter Wriggers sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 89 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7 89
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2008 - Euler Medal, European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS)
  • 2002 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)

Overview

Peter Wriggers is affiliated with the University of Hannover in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, particularly focusing on mechanics and computational mechanics. Their research encompasses core areas such as Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The principal topics covered in Wriggers' work include numerical methods in engineering, advanced numerical methods in computational mathematics, elasticity and material modeling, contact mechanics and variational inequalities, mechanical stress and fatigue analysis, fluid dynamics simulations and interactions, and metal forming simulation techniques.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Wriggers include:

  • A machine learning based plasticity model using proper orthogonal decomposition, 2020, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • The neural particle method - An updated Lagrangian physics informed neural network for computational fluid dynamics, 2020, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • A general phase-field model for fatigue failure in brittle and ductile solids, 2021, Computational Mechanics
  • A fatigue damage accumulation model for reliability analysis of engine components under combined cycle loadings, 2020, Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures
  • A Selection of Benchmark Problems in Solid Mechanics and Applied Mathematics, 2020, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering

Wriggers has published frequently in the following journals and venues:

  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wriggers include:

  • Fadi Aldakheel
  • Blaž Hudobivnik
  • Philipp Junker
  • Michele Marino
  • Hans Jürgen Maier

Wriggers has contributed to book publications with recognized academic publishers, including Springer Nature and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Titles include "Non-standard Discretisation Methods in Solid Mechanics" (2022) and "Virtual design and validationLecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics (LNACM, volume 93)" (2020).

Throughout their career, Wriggers has received awards such as the Euler Medal from the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS) in 2008 and was named Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Computational Contact Mechanics

    Peter Wriggers

  • Computational Contact Mechanics

    P. Wriggers;G. Zavarise

  • Nonlinear Finite Element Methods

    Peter Wriggers

  • Mesoscale models for concrete: homogenisation and damage behaviour

    P. Wriggers;S. O. Moftah

  • An Introduction to Computational Micromechanics

    Tarek I. Zohdi;Peter Wriggers

  • A perturbed Lagrangian formulation for the finite element solution of contact problems

    Juan C. Simo;Peter Wriggers;Robert L. Taylor

  • Nichtlineare Finite-Element-Methoden

    Peter Wriggers

  • FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION OF LARGE DEFORMATION IMPACT-CONTACT PROBLEMS WITH FRICTION

    P. Wriggers;T. Vu Van;E. Stein

  • Finite Element Algorithms for Contact Problems

    P. Wriggers

  • Nonlinear finite element analysis of solids and structures

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  • Contact treatment in isogeometric analysis with NURBS

    Ilker Temizer;P. Wriggers;Thomas J Hughes

  • A general procedure for the direct computation of turning and bifurcation points

    P. Wriggers;J. C. Simo

  • A large deformation frictional contact formulation using NURBS‐based isogeometric analysis

    L. De Lorenzis;I. Temizer;P. Wriggers;G. Zavarise

  • A virtual element method for contact

    P. Wriggers;W. T. Rust;B. D. Reddy

  • Automation of Finite Element Methods

    Jože Korelc;Peter Wriggers

  • A note on tangent stiffness for fully nonlinear contact problems

    P. Wriggers;J. C. Simo

  • Consistent linearization for path following methods in nonlinear FE analysis

    K H Schweizerhof;P Wriggers

  • Frictionless 2D Contact formulations for finite deformations based on the mortar method

    K. A. Fischer;P. Wriggers

  • A note on enhanced strain methods for large deformations

    P. Wriggers;S. Reese

  • Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian finite element analysis of free surface flow

    Henning Braess;Peter Wriggers

  • A quadratically convergent procedure for the calculation of stability points in finite element analysis

    P. Wriggers;W. Wagner;C. Miehe

Frequent Co-Authors

Dietmar Gross
Dietmar Gross Technical University of Darmstadt
Tarek I. Zohdi
Tarek I. Zohdi University of California, Berkeley
Giorgio Zavarise
Giorgio Zavarise Polytechnic University of Turin
Fadi Aldakheel
Fadi Aldakheel University of Hannover
Ralf Müller
Ralf Müller BI Norwegian Business School
Stefanie Reese
Stefanie Reese RWTH Aachen University
Erwin Stein
Erwin Stein University of Hannover
Marco Paggi
Marco Paggi IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
Hans Jürgen Maier
Hans Jürgen Maier University of Hannover
Werner Wagner
Werner Wagner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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