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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 69 422 381 196 164 378 14948
Materials Science 69 4703 4550 1244 1168 371 15294

Somnath Ghosh publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Somnath Ghosh between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Somnath Ghosh published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 11.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2011. 27 of the 507 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2011. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 42 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 14 publications
1981 2025

507 publications in total across all disciplines

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Somnath Ghosh: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 2
1985 0
1986 2
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 2
1991 2
1992 1
1993 3
1994 6
1995 6
1996 5
1997 4
1998 5
1999 6
2000 4
2001 6
2002 0
2003 4
2004 17
2005 7
2006 18
2007 16
2008 18
2009 13
2010 18
2011 42
2012 14
2013 20
2014 22
2015 17
2016 22
2017 24
2018 29
2019 34
2020 32
2021 23
2022 22
2023 11
2024 13
2025 14
Total 507
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Somnath Ghosh 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 Somnath Ghosh 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, 377–386 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: 378 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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 41 378
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
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Somnath Ghosh 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 Somnath Ghosh 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, 69 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: 69 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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 69
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
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - ASM Fellow For outstanding contribution to the field of computational mechanics, and for sustained ambassadorship of materials engineering across these communities.
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Somnath Ghosh is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Engineering, particularly within the subfields of Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research covers several main topics including:

  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Metallurgy and Material Forming
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties

Somnath Ghosh has published notable papers such as:

  • "A coupled crystal plasticity FEM and phase-field model for crack evolution in microstructures of 7000 series aluminum alloys" (2020), Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • "Finite deformation cohesive zone phase field model for crack propagation in multi-phase microstructures" (2020), Computational Mechanics
  • "A microstructure-based porous crystal plasticity FE model for additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloys" (2022), International Journal of Plasticity
  • "Machine Learning-Aided Parametrically Homogenized Crystal Plasticity Model (PHCPM) for Single Crystal Ni-Based Superalloys" (2020), JOM
  • "Uncertainty-quantified parametrically homogenized constitutive models (UQ-PHCMs) for dual-phase α/β titanium alloys" (2020), npj Computational Materials

The frequent co-authors contributing to their research include Maxwell Pinz, Shravan Kotha, Preetam Tarafder, Saikat Dan, and Deniz Ozturk.

The primary venues where they have published are:

  • International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering
  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal of Plasticity
  • npj Computational Materials

Somnath Ghosh's awards include:

  • Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM), 2010
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007
  • ASM Fellow, 2006, for outstanding contribution to the field of computational mechanics and for sustained ambassadorship of materials engineering across these communities
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2000

Best Publications

  • Multiple scale analysis of heterogeneous elastic structures using homogenization theory and voronoi cell finite element method

    Somnath Ghosh;Kyunghoon Lee;Suresh Moorthy

  • A multi-level computational model for multi-scale damage analysis in composite and porous materials

    Somnath Ghosh;Kyunghoon Lee;Prasanna Raghavan

  • Two scale analysis of heterogeneous elastic-plastic materials with asymptotic homogenization and Voronoi cell finite element model

    Somnath Ghosh;Kyunghoon Lee;Suresh Moorthy

  • 3D reconstruction and characterization of polycrystalline microstructures using a FIB-SEM system

    M.A. Groeber;B.K. Haley;M.D. Uchic;D.M. Dimiduk

  • A framework for automated analysis and simulation of 3D polycrystalline microstructures.: Part 1: Statistical characterization

    Michael Groeber;Somnath Ghosh;Michael D. Uchic;Dennis M. Dimiduk

  • Deformation and creep modeling in polycrystalline Ti–6Al alloys

    Vikas Hasija;S. Ghosh;Michael J. Mills;Deepu S. Joseph

  • Elastic-plastic analysis of arbitrary heterogeneous materials with the Voronoi Cell finite element method

    Somnath Ghosh;Suresh Moorthy

  • A framework for automated analysis and simulation of 3D polycrystalline microstructures. Part 2: Synthetic structure generation

    Michael Groeber;Somnath Ghosh;Michael D. Uchic;Dennis M. Dimiduk

  • An arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian finite element method for large deformation analysis of elastic-viscoplastic solids

    Somnath Ghosh;Noboru Kikuchi

  • Quantitative characterization and modeling of composite microstructures by voronoi cells

    Somnath Ghosh;Zdzislaw Nowak;Kyunghoon Lee

  • Statistically Equivalent Representative Volume Elements for Unidirectional Composite Microstructures: Part I - Without Damage

    Shriram Swaminathan;Somnath Ghosh;N. J. Pagano

  • A crystal plasticity FE model for deformation with twin nucleation in magnesium alloys

    Jiahao Cheng;Somnath Ghosh

  • A size-dependent crystal plasticity finite-element model for creep and load shedding in polycrystalline titanium alloys

    G. Venkatramani;S. Ghosh;M. Mills

  • Dwell fatigue crack nucleation model based on crystal plasticity finite element simulations of polycrystalline titanium alloys

    Masoud Anahid;Mahendra K. Samal;Somnath Ghosh

  • Concurrent multi-level model for damage evolution in microstructurally debonding composites

    S. Ghosh;J. Bai;P. Raghavan

  • Crystal plasticity modeling of deformation and creep in polycrystalline Ti-6242

    Dhyanjyoti Deka;Deepu S. Joseph;Somnath Ghosh;Michael J. Mills

  • A material based finite element analysis of heterogeneous media involving Dirichlet tessellations

    Somnath Ghosh;Sankar N. Mukhopadhyay

  • Interfacial debonding analysis in multiple fiber reinforced composites

    Somnath Ghosh;Yong Ling;Bhaskar Majumdar;Ran Kim

  • Three dimensional characterization and modeling of particle reinforced metal matrix composites: part I Quantitative description of microstructural morphology

    M Li;S Ghosh;O Richmond;H Weiland

  • Deposition of thin films of different oxides of copper by RF reactive sputtering and their characterization

    S Ghosh;D.K Avasthi;P Shah;V Ganesan

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael D. Uchic
Michael D. Uchic United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Dennis M. Dimiduk
Dennis M. Dimiduk The Ohio State University
Michael J. Mills
Michael J. Mills The Ohio State University
Rajiv Shivpuri
Rajiv Shivpuri The Ohio State University
Dennis M. Dimiduk
Dennis M. Dimiduk The Ohio State University
Tresa M. Pollock
Tresa M. Pollock University of California, Santa Barbara
James C. Williams
James C. Williams The Ohio State University
Yunzhi Wang
Yunzhi Wang The Ohio State University
Robert H. Wagoner
Robert H. Wagoner The Ohio State University
Stephen J. Harris
Stephen J. Harris Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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