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Srinivasan Gopalakrishnan

Srinivasan Gopalakrishnan

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
India
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
56
Citations
11113
World Ranking
851
National Ranking
9

Srinivasan Gopalakrishnan 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 Srinivasan Gopalakrishnan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 356 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Srinivasan Gopalakrishnan 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 Srinivasan Gopalakrishnan 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: 56 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in India Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in India Leader Award

Overview

Srinivasan Gopalakrishnan is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Science in India and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on mechanics of materials, civil and structural engineering, and mechanical engineering. Their research spans multiple areas including ultrasonics and acoustic wave propagation, structural health monitoring techniques, non-destructive testing techniques, numerical methods in engineering, and phenomena related to thermoelasticity and magnetoelasticity.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on ultrasonic guided waves and their applications in structural damage detection and composite material characterization. Notable papers include:

  • Ultrasonic guided wave based structural damage detection and localization using model assisted convolutional and recurrent neural networks, 2020, Expert Systems with Applications
  • Combined two-level damage identification strategy using ultrasonic guided waves and physical knowledge assisted machine learning, 2021, Ultrasonics
  • Delamination prediction in composite panels using unsupervised-feature learning methods with wavelet-enhanced guided wave representations, 2022, Composite Structures
  • Ultrasonic guided wave scattering due to delamination in curved composite structures, 2020, Composite Structures
  • Inverse characterization of composites using guided waves and convolutional neural networks with dual-branch feature fusion, 2021, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

In collaboration, Srinivasan Gopalakrishnan has frequently worked with multiple researchers including Mahindra Rautela, J. Senthilnath, Armin Huber, Shirley J. Dyke, and Amin Maghareh. The collaboration with Mahindra Rautela is the most prominent with thirteen joint publications, reflecting a sustained partnership in exploring ultrasonic guided wave methods and machine learning in structural diagnostics.

Publication venues where their work regularly appears include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Composite Structures
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Expert Systems with Applications
  • Ultrasonics

The main fields covered by their research are categorized under engineering, with significant contributions in mechanics of materials (31 publications) and civil and structural engineering (17 publications). Their work also extends into ocean engineering and materials chemistry, reflecting a wide interdisciplinary approach.

Main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Non-Destructive Testing Techniques
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures
  • Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications

Best Publications

  • Guided wave based structural health monitoring: A review

    Mira Mitra;S Gopalakrishnan

  • A new beam finite element for the analysis of functionally graded materials

    A. Chakraborty;S. Gopalakrishnan;J.N. Reddy

  • Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) for multi-objective design optimization of composite structures

    S. N. Omkar;J. Senthilnath;Rahul Khandelwal;G. Narayana Naik

  • Spectral Finite Element Method: Wave Propagation, Diagnostics and Control in Anisotropic and Inhomogeneous Structures

    S. Gopalakrishnan;Abir Chakraborty;D. Roy Mahapatra

  • Quantum behaved Particle Swarm Optimization (QPSO) for multi-objective design optimization of composite structures

    S. N. Omkar;Rahul Khandelwal;T. V. S. Ananth;G. Narayana Naik

  • A spectrally formulated finite element for wave propagation analysis in functionally graded beams

    A. Chakraborty;S. Gopalakrishnan

  • Spectral Finite Element Method

    Srinivasan Gopalakrishnan;Massimo Ruzzene;Sathyanarayana Hanagud

  • A spectral finite element model for analysis of axial–flexural–shear coupled wave propagation in laminated composite beams

    D. Roy Mahapatra;S. Gopalakrishnan

  • Computational Techniques for Structural Health Monitoring

    Srinivasan Gopalakrishnan;Massimo Ruzzene;Sathyanaraya Hanagud

  • Wave propagation in single-walled carbon nanotube under longitudinal magnetic field using nonlocal Euler–Bernoulli beam theory

    S. Narendar;S.S. Gupta;S. Gopalakrishnan

  • Ultrasonic guided wave based structural damage detection and localization using model assisted convolutional and recurrent neural networks

    Mahindra Rautela;S. Gopalakrishnan

  • Review on the use of piezoelectric materials for active vibration, noise, and flow control

    P Shivashankar;S Gopalakrishnan

  • Smart Material Systems and MEMS: Design and Development Methodologies

    Vijay K. Varadan;K. J. Vinoy;S. Gopalakrishnan

  • Finite element analysis of free vibration and wave propagation in asymmetric composite beams with structural discontinuities

    A. Chakraborty;D. Roy Mahapatra;S. Gopalakrishnan

  • A matrix methodology for spectral analysis of wave propagation in multiple connected Timoshenko beams

    S. Gopalakrishnan;M. Martin;J.F. Doyle

  • Time reversal technique for health monitoring of metallic structure using Lamb waves.

    R. Gangadharan;C.R.L. Murthy;S. Gopalakrishnan;M.R. Bhat

  • Vector evaluated particle swarm optimization (VEPSO) for multi-objective design optimization of composite structures

    S. N. Omkar;Dheevatsa Mudigere;G. Narayana Naik;S. Gopalakrishnan

  • Free vibration and wave propagation analysis of uniform and tapered rotating beams using spectrally formulated finite elements

    K.G. Vinod;S. Gopalakrishnan;Ranjan Ganguli

  • NONLOCAL SCALE EFFECTS ON WAVE PROPAGATION IN MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES

    S. Narendar;S. Gopalakrishnan

  • A refined higher order finite element for asymmetric composite beams

    M.V.V.S. Murthy;D. Roy Mahapatra;K. Badarinarayana;S. Gopalakrishnan

Frequent Co-Authors

D. Roy Mahapatra
D. Roy Mahapatra Indian Institute of Science
K. J. Vinoy
K. J. Vinoy Indian Institute of Science
Ranjan Ganguli
Ranjan Ganguli Arizona State University
Massimo Ruzzene
Massimo Ruzzene University of Colorado Boulder
Ning Hu
Ning Hu Hebei University of Technology
Fabrizio Scarpa
Fabrizio Scarpa University of Bristol
Sundaram Suresh
Sundaram Suresh Indian Institute of Science
Santosh Kapuria
Santosh Kapuria Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Vijay K. Varadan
Vijay K. Varadan University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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