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D-Index
39
Citations
8822
World Ranking
2090
National Ranking
772

Sanjay Govindjee 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 Sanjay Govindjee sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 158 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sanjay Govindjee 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 Sanjay Govindjee 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: 39 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sanjay Govindjee is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Composite Material Mechanics

Sanjay Govindjee has published research in several venues, among which frequent publication sources include:

  • Frontiers in Built Environment
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • PAMM
  • Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics

The following papers represent a selection of their recent research contributions:

  • "A Cloud-Enabled Application Framework for Simulating Regional-Scale Impacts of Natural Hazards on the Built Environment," 2020, Frontiers in Built Environment
  • "A nonlinear viscoelasticity theory for nematic liquid crystal elastomers," 2022, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • "Surrogate modeling of structural seismic response using probabilistic learning on manifolds," 2023, Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics
  • "Extreme Ductility in Freestanding Polystyrene Thin Films," 2020, Macromolecules
  • "Finite element modeling of viscoelastic liquid crystal elastomers," 2024, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Govindjee's career, with frequent co-authors including Robert L. Taylor and O.C. Zienkiewicz. These collaborations have contributed to a broad multidisciplinary scope across engineering mechanics and computational methods.

Best Publications

  • Finite element implementation of incompressible, transversely isotropic hyperelasticity

    Jeffrey A. Weiss;Jeffrey A. Weiss;Bradley N. Maker;Sanjay Govindjee

  • A theory of finite viscoelasticity and numerical aspects

    Stefanie Reese;San Jay Govindjee

  • Non‐smooth multisurface plasticity and viscoplasticity. Loading/unloading conditions and numerical algorithms

    J. C. Simo;J. G. Kennedy;S. Govindjee

  • A micro-mechanically based continuum damage model for carbon black-filled rubbers incorporating Mullins' effect

    Sanjay Govindjee;Juan Simo

  • On the use of continuum mechanics to estimate the properties of nanotubes

    Sanjay Govindjee;Jerome L Sackman

  • Anisotropic modelling and numerical simulation of brittle damage in concrete

    Sanjay Govindjee;Gregory J. Kay;Juan C. Simo

  • Mullins' effect and the strain amplitude dependence of the storage modulus

    Sanjay Govindjee;Juan C. Simo

  • Evidence for Reduced Fatigue Resistance of Contemporary Rotary Instruments Exposed to Body Temperature

    Rafaela Andrade de Vasconcelos;Sarah Murphy;Claudio Antonio Talge Carvalho;Rajiv G. Govindjee

  • Theoretical and Numerical Aspects in the Thermo-Viscoelastic Material Behaviour of Rubber-Like Polymers

    Stefanie Reese;Sanjay Govindjee

  • Elastic PMLs for resonator anchor loss simulation

    David S. Bindel;Sanjay Govindjee

  • Computational methods for inverse finite elastostatics

    Sanjay Govindjee;Paul A. Mihalic

  • Non‐linear B‐stability and symmetry preserving return mapping algorithms for plasticity and viscoplasticity

    J. C. Simo;S. Govindjee

  • Concrete-Steel Bond Model for Use in Finite Element Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Structures

    Laura N. Lowes;Jack P. Moehle;Sanjay Govindjee

  • A multi-variant martensitic phase transformation model: formulation and numerical implementation

    Sanjay Govindjee;Christian Miehe

  • A Presentation and Comparison of Two Large Deformation Viscoelasticity Models

    Sanjay Govindjee;Stefanie Reese

  • COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR INVERSE DEFORMATIONS IN QUASI-INCOMPRESSIBLE FINITE ELASTICITY

    Sanjay Govindjee;Paul A. Mihalic

  • The free energy of mixing for n-variant martensitic phase transformations using quasi-convex analysis

    Sanjay Govindjee;Alexander Mielke;Garrett J. Hall

  • Using finite strain 3D‐material models in beam and shell elements

    Sven Klinkel;Sanjay Govindjee

  • Transition from micro-mechanics to computationally efficient phenomenology: Carbon black filled rubbers incorporating mullins' effect

    Sanjay Govindjee;Juan Simo

  • Coupled stress-diffusion: Case II

    Sanjay Govindjee;Juan C. Simo

  • On non-physical response in models for fiber-reinforced hyperelastic materials

    J. Helfenstein;M. Jabareen;M. Jabareen;E. Mazza;E. Mazza;S. Govindjee;S. Govindjee

  • A computational model for shape memory alloys

    Sanjay Govindjee;Garrett J. Hall

  • Engineering Mechanics 3

    Dietmar Gross;Werner Hauger;Jörg Schröder;Wolfgang A. Wall

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan C. Simo
Juan C. Simo Stanford University
James Demmel
James Demmel University of California, Berkeley
Andrew M. Minor
Andrew M. Minor University of California, Berkeley
Wolfgang A. Wall
Wolfgang A. Wall Technical University of Munich
Dietmar Gross
Dietmar Gross Technical University of Darmstadt
Thao D. Nguyen
Thao D. Nguyen Johns Hopkins University
Robert O. Ritchie
Robert O. Ritchie Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Mohammad R. K. Mofrad
Mohammad R. K. Mofrad University of California, Berkeley
Laura N. Lowes
Laura N. Lowes University of Washington
Richard S. Muller
Richard S. Muller University of California, Berkeley

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