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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 90 111 58 796 37774

Raphael T. Haftka publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Raphael T. Haftka between 1967 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Raphael T. Haftka published across 55 years, from 1967 to 2021, averaging 14.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2010. 21 of the 811 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2010. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 4 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 7 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 15 publications 1986: 12 publications 1987: 24 publications 1988: 15 publications 1989: 19 publications 1990: 20 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 16 publications 1993: 23 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 19 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 24 publications 1999: 21 publications 2000: 27 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 36 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 32 publications 2010: 41 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 8 publications
1967 2021

811 publications in total across all disciplines

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Raphael T. Haftka: publications per year, 1967 to 2021
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 1
1972 0
1973 2
1974 1
1975 4
1976 2
1977 1
1978 1
1979 7
1980 4
1981 9
1982 6
1983 4
1984 6
1985 15
1986 12
1987 24
1988 15
1989 19
1990 20
1991 13
1992 16
1993 23
1994 15
1995 18
1996 19
1997 16
1998 24
1999 21
2000 27
2001 19
2002 22
2003 26
2004 36
2005 23
2006 23
2007 24
2008 28
2009 32
2010 41
2011 15
2012 27
2013 19
2014 18
2015 17
2016 20
2017 13
2018 20
2019 20
2020 13
2021 8
Total 811
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Raphael T. Haftka 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 Raphael T. Haftka 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: 796 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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+ 100 796
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Raphael T. Haftka 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 Raphael T. Haftka 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, 90 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: 90 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
90 10 90
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Raphael T. Haftka was affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields within engineering and computer science, with a distinct focus on mechanics of materials, computational theory and mathematics, statistics and uncertainty, aerospace engineering, and artificial intelligence.

Their main topics of study included advanced multi-objective optimization algorithms, probabilistic and robust engineering design, optimal experimental design methods, structural health monitoring techniques, nuclear engineering thermal-hydraulics, metaheuristic optimization algorithms research, and mathematical approximation and integration.

Haftka's recent research publications covered areas such as composite structures, brittle fracture simulations, and strength assessment of composite laminates. Key papers included:

  • Multilevel Monte Carlo simulations of composite structures with uncertain manufacturing defects (2020) in Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics
  • Accelerating high-strain continuum-scale brittle fracture simulations with machine learning (2020) in Computational Materials Science
  • Reduced allowable strength of composite laminate for unknown distribution due to limited tests (2020) in Journal of Composite Materials
  • Effect of curvature on extensional stiffness matrix of 2-D braided composite tubes (2021) in Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • Calibration of reactive burn and Jones-Wilkins-Lee parameters for simulations of a detonation-driven flow experiment with uncertainty quantification (2020) in Physical Review Fluids

Frequent co-authors during their career included Nam Ho Kim, S. Balachandar, Charles F. Jekel, M. Giselle Fernández-Godino, and Nishant Panda. Their work appeared regularly in venues such as AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, arXiv, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Computational Materials Science, and the Journal of Composite Materials.

Raphael T. Haftka's publications numbered 18 in engineering and 9 in computer science, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement. Within subfields, six publications focused on mechanics of materials, five on computational theory and mathematics, four on statistics, probability and uncertainty, four on aerospace engineering, and four on artificial intelligence.

Best Publications

  • Elements of Structural Optimization

    Raphael T. Haftka;Zafer Gürdal;Manohar P. Kamat

  • Surrogate-based Analysis and Optimization

    Nestor V. Queipo;Raphael T. Haftka;Wei Shyy;Tushar Goel

  • Structural shape optimization — a survey

    R T Haftka;R V Grandhi

  • Response surface approximations for structural optimization

    W. J. Roux;Nielen Stander;R. T. Haftka

  • Ensemble of surrogates

    Tushar Goel;Raphael T. Haftka;Wei Shyy;Nestor V. Queipo

  • Optimization of laminate stacking sequence for buckling load maximization by genetic algorithm

    Rodolphe Le Riche;Raphael T. Haftka

  • Approximation concepts for optimum structural design — a review

    J. F. M. Barthelemy;R. T. Haftka

  • Sensitivity Analysis of Discrete Structural Systems

    Howard M. Adelman;Raphael T. Haftka

  • Multidisciplinary aerospace design optimization: Survey of recent developments

    Jaroslaw Sobieszczanski-Sobieski;Raphael T. Haftka

  • Recent developments in structural sensitivity analysis

    Raphael T. Haftka;Howard M. Adelman

  • Multiple surrogates: how cross-validation errors can help us to obtain the best predictor

    Felipe A. C. Viana;Raphael T. Haftka;Valder Steffen

  • Response surface approximation of Pareto optimal front in multi-objective optimization

    Tushar Goel;Rajkumar Vaidyanathan;Raphael T. Haftka;Wei Shyy

  • Review of options for structural design sensitivity analysis. Part 1: Linear systems

    F. van Keulen;R.T. Haftka;N.H. Kim

  • Adaptive Designs of Experiments for Accurate Approximation of a Target Region

    Victor Picheny;David Ginsbourger;Olivier Roustant;Raphael T. Haftka

  • COMPOSITE LAMINATE DESIGN OPTIMIZATION BY GENETIC ALGORITHM WITH GENERALIZED ELITIST SELECTION

    G. Soremekun;Z. Gürdal;R.T. Haftka;L.T. Watson

  • An approach to structure/control simultaneous optimization for large flexible spacecraft

    Junjiro Onoda;Raphael T. Haftka

  • Preliminary Design of Composite Wings for Buckling, Strength, and Displacement Constraints

    James H. Starnes;Raphael T. Haftka

  • Simultaneous analysis and design

    Raphael T. Haftka

  • Structural design under bounded uncertainty-optimization with anti-optimization

    I. Elishakoff;R.T. Haftka;J. Fang

  • Determination of patient-specific multi-joint kinematic models through two-level optimization.

    Jeffrey A. Reinbolt;Jaco F. Schutte;Benjamin J. Fregly;Byung Il Koh

Frequent Co-Authors

Nam H. Kim
Nam H. Kim University of Florida
Layne T. Watson
Layne T. Watson Virginia Tech
Bhavani V. Sankar
Bhavani V. Sankar University of Florida
William H. Mason
William H. Mason Virginia Tech
Wei Shyy
Wei Shyy Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zafer Gürdal
Zafer Gürdal University of South Carolina
Nam Kim
Nam Kim Chungbuk National University
Benjamin J. Fregly
Benjamin J. Fregly Rice University
Peter Ifju
Peter Ifju University of Florida
James H. Starnes
James H. Starnes Langley Research Center

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Layne T. Watson

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