2026 Sharif Rahman: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	38	8030	7743	2216	2057	176	6059

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Engineering and Technology

8030

7743

2216

2057

176

6059

Engineering and Technology

D-Index

Citations

6059

World Ranking

8030

National Ranking

2216

Overview

Sharif Rahman is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within engineering and decision sciences, focusing on probabilistic and robust engineering design, as well as advanced numerical and optimization techniques.

The primary fields of study in Rahman's work include:

Engineering
Decision Sciences

Within these fields, Rahman's contributions cover several subfields, notably:

Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Civil and Structural Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Computational Theory and Mathematics
Computational Mechanics

The main research topics addressed by Rahman include:

Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design
Wind and Air Flow Studies
Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
Numerical methods in engineering

Sharif Rahman has published in a variety of journals, with frequent contributions to:

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification
International Journal for Uncertainty Quantification

Recent papers by Rahman and their coauthors illustrate the focus and depth of their work:

"Stochastic isogeometric analysis in linear elasticity," 2020, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
"Practical uncertainty quantification analysis involving statistically dependent random variables," 2020, Applied Mathematical Modelling
"Robust design optimization under dependent random variables by a generalized polynomial chaos expansion," 2021, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
"Reliability-based design optimization under dependent random variables by a generalized polynomial chaos expansion," 2021, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
"A Spline Dimensional Decomposition for Uncertainty Quantification in High Dimensions," 2022, SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification

Frequent collaborators in Rahman's research include:

Ramin Jahanbin
Dongjin Lee
Steven Dixler
Ismacahyadi Bagus Mohamed Jais
Diana Che Lat

Best Publications

A univariate dimension-reduction method for multi-dimensional integration in stochastic mechanics

S. Rahman;H. Xu

729
Citations
A generalized dimension-reduction method for multidimensional integration in stochastic mechanics

H. Xu;S. Rahman

530
Citations
An efficient meshless method for fracture analysis of cracks

B. N. Rao;S. Rahman

254
Citations
Mesh-free analysis of cracks in isotropic functionally graded materials

B.N. Rao;S. Rahman

250
Citations
Decomposition methods for structural reliability analysis

H. Xu;S. Rahman

189
Citations
A coupled meshless-finite element method for fracture analysis of cracks

B.N. Rao;S. Rahman

177
Citations
A univariate approximation at most probable point for higher-order reliability analysis

S. Rahman;D. Wei

152
Citations
A perturbation method for stochastic meshless analysis in elastostatics

S. Rahman;B. N. Rao

146
Citations
A polynomial dimensional decomposition for stochastic computing

Sharif Rahman

140
Citations
An enriched meshless method for non‐linear fracture mechanics

B. N. Rao;S. Rahman

115
Citations
Probabilistic fracture mechanics: J-estimation and finite element methods

Sharif Rahman

107
Citations
An interaction integral method for analysis of cracks in orthotropic functionally graded materials

B. N. Rao;S. Rahman

105
Citations
Extended Polynomial Dimensional Decomposition for Arbitrary Probability Distributions

Sharif Rahman

105
Citations
Stochastic sensitivity analysis by dimensional decomposition and score functions

Sharif Rahman

102
Citations
Crack-Opening-Area Analyses for Circumferential through-Wall Cracks in Pipes-Part I : Analytical Models

S. Rahman;F.W. Brust;N. Ghadiali;G.M. Wilkowski

101
Citations
Structural reliability analysis by univariate decomposition and numerical integration

D. Wei;S. Rahman

100
Citations
A stochastic micromechanical model for elastic properties of functionally graded materials

S. Rahman;A. Chakraborty

90
Citations
Probabilistic pipe fracture evaluations for leak-rate-detection applications

S. Rahman;N. Ghadiali;D. Paul;G. Wilkowski

81
Citations
An element-free Galerkin method for probabilistic mechanics and reliability

S. Rahman;B.N. Rao

80
Citations
A stochastic model for elastic-plastic fracture analysis of circumferential through-wall-cracked pipes subject to bending

Sharif Rahman

77
Citations