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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Netherlands
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
66
Citations
14543
World Ranking
493
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Stefan Luding is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Their primary field of study is Engineering, with a particular focus on Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The scientist's research work covers several main topics, including:

  • Granular flow and fluidized beds
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows

Stefan Luding has authored several recent papers, notably:

  • "The role of particle shape in computational modelling of granular matter," 2023, Nature Reviews Physics
  • "The influence of material and process parameters on powder spreading in additive manufacturing," 2021, Powder Technology
  • "Effect of particle size on powder compaction and tablet strength using limestone," 2020, Advanced Powder Technology
  • "Stress based multi-contact model for discrete-element simulations," 2021, Granular Matter
  • "Concurrent multi-scale modeling of granular materials: Role of coarse-graining in FEM-DEM coupling," 2022, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Powder Technology
  • EPJ Web of Conferences
  • Granular Matter
  • Soft Matter
  • Frontiers in Physics

Stefan Luding has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • Thomas Weinhart
  • Kianoosh Taghizadeh
  • Hongyang Cheng
  • Anthony R. Thornton
  • Vanessa Magnanimo

Best Publications

  • Cohesive, frictional powders: contact models for tension

    Stefan Luding

  • Modeling granular media on the computer

    H. J. Herrmann;S. Luding

  • Discrete element modeling of self-healing processes in damaged particulate materials

    Stefan Luding;A.S.J. Suiker;I. Kadashevich

  • Introduction to discrete element methods : basic of contact force models and how to perform the micro-macro transition to continuum theory

    Stefan Luding

  • Physics of dry granular media

    Hans J. Herrmann;J.-P Hovi;S. Luding

  • Discrete element simulations of dense packings and heaps made of spherical and non-spherical particles

    H.G. Matuttis;S. Luding;H.J. Herrmann

  • Studies of columns of beads under external vibrations.

    S. Luding;S. Luding;E. Clément;E. Clément;A. Blumen;A. Blumen;J. Rajchenbach;J. Rajchenbach

  • Collisions & Contacts between Two Particles

    S. Luding

  • Anomalous energy dissipation in molecular-dynamics simulations of grains: The "detachment" effect.

    S. Luding;S. Luding;E. Clément;E. Clément;A. Blumen;A. Blumen;J. Rajchenbach;J. Rajchenbach

  • Macroscopic material properties from quasi-static, microscopic simulations of a two-dimensional shear-cell

    Marc Lätzel;Stefan Luding;Hans J. Herrmann

  • Fluid–particle flow simulations using two-way-coupled mesoscale SPH–DEM and validation

    M.J. Robinson;M.J. Robinson;Stefan Luding;Marco Ramaioli

  • Stress distribution in static two-dimensional granular model media in the absence of friction

    S. Luding

  • Coarse-grained local and objective continuum description of three-dimensional granular flows down an inclined surface

    Thomas Weinhart;Remco Hartkamp;Anthony Richard Thornton;Stefan Luding

  • Microstructural effects on the permeability of periodic fibrous porous media

    K. Yazdchi;S. Srivastava;Stefan Luding

  • Simulations of two-dimensional arrays of beads under external vibrations: Scaling behavior.

    S. Luding;H. J. Herrmann;A. Blumen

  • Micro¿macro transition for anisotropic, frictional granular packings

    Stefan Luding

  • Granular materials under vibration: Simulations of rotating spheres.

    S. Luding

  • From discrete particles to continuum fields near a boundary

    Thomas Weinhart;Anthony Richard Thornton;Stefan Luding;Onno Bokhove

  • Role of anisotropy in the elastoplastic response of a polygonal packing

    F. Alonso-Marroquín;S. Luding;H.J. Herrmann;I. Vardoulakis

  • Energy flows in vibrated granular media

    Sean McNamara;Stefan Luding

  • Traffic and Granular Flow ’03

    Serge P. Hoogendoorn;Stefan Luding;Piet H. L. Bovy;Michael Schreckenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans J. Herrmann
Hans J. Herrmann ESPCI Paris
Michael Kappl
Michael Kappl Max Planck Society
Robert Behringer
Robert Behringer Duke University
Hans-Jürgen Butt
Hans-Jürgen Butt Max Planck Society
Peter Eberhard
Peter Eberhard University of Stuttgart
Katia Bertoldi
Katia Bertoldi Harvard University
Aibing Yu
Aibing Yu Monash University
Arno Kwade
Arno Kwade Technische Universität Braunschweig
Thorsten Pöschel
Thorsten Pöschel University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Xin Jiang
Xin Jiang University of Siegen

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