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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 96 84 78 45 40 426 29902
Materials Science 96 1288 1235 412 384 437 30266

Surya R. Kalidindi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Surya R. Kalidindi between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Surya R. Kalidindi published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 12.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2021. 42 of the 491 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2021. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 6 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 34 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 40 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 20 publications
1988 2025

491 publications in total across all disciplines

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Surya R. Kalidindi: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 1
1990 3
1991 3
1992 4
1993 1
1994 4
1995 1
1996 6
1997 11
1998 6
1999 2
2000 6
2001 15
2002 9
2003 12
2004 15
2005 14
2006 12
2007 11
2008 18
2009 12
2010 9
2011 10
2012 11
2013 26
2014 12
2015 19
2016 34
2017 30
2018 15
2019 23
2020 18
2021 40
2022 18
2023 17
2024 22
2025 20
Total 491
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Surya R. Kalidindi 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 Surya R. Kalidindi 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, 417–426 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: 426 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27 426
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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Surya R. Kalidindi 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 Surya R. Kalidindi 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, 93+ 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: 96 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2011 - ASM Fellow "For outstanding scientific and technical contributions in the field of plasticity and microstructural design and outstanding leadership in materials education and training."
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Surya R. Kalidindi is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with a significant number of publications in these fields. They have an emphasis on several subfields including materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, biomedical engineering, and statistics, probability, and uncertainty.

The main topics of Surya R. Kalidindi's research encompass a diverse range of areas within materials science and engineering. These topics include machine learning applications in materials science, metal and thin film mechanics, titanium alloys microstructure and properties, probabilistic and robust engineering design, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and additive manufacturing materials and processes, as well as additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Surya R. Kalidindi are Aditya Venkatraman, Adam P. Generale, Andreas E. Robertson, David L. McDowell, and Berkay Yucel.

They have published extensively in various respected venues. Notable publication venues where they have multiple contributions include SSRN Electronic Journal, Acta Materialia, JOM, arXiv (Cornell University), and Mechanics of Materials.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Biomaterialomics: Data science-driven pathways to develop fourth-generation biomaterials," 2022, Acta Biomaterialia
  • "Carbon stoichiometry and mechanical properties of high entropy carbides," 2021, Acta Materialia
  • "Feature engineering of material structure for AI-based materials knowledge systems," 2020, Journal of Applied Physics
  • "Correlation of Measured Load-Displacement Curves in Small Punch Tests with Tensile Stress-Strain Curves," 2020, Acta Materialia
  • "Bayesian analysis of parametric uncertainties and model form probabilities for two different crystal plasticity models of lamellar grains in α+β Titanium alloys," 2022, International Journal of Plasticity

The scientist has received recognition in the form of awards including being named an ASM Fellow and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, both awarded in 2011. The ASM Fellow award citation highlights contributions in plasticity, microstructural design, and leadership in materials education and training.

Best Publications

  • Crystallographic texture evolution in bulk deformation processing of FCC metals

    S.R. Kalidindi;C.A. Bronkhorst;L. Anand

  • Deformation twinning in AZ31: Influence on strain hardening and texture evolution

    Marko Knezevic;Amanda Levinson;Ryan Harris;Raja K. Mishra

  • Incorporation of deformation twinning in crystal plasticity models

    Surya R. Kalidindi

  • Influence of grain size and stacking-fault energy on deformation twinning in fcc metals

    Ehab El-Danaf;Surya R. Kalidindi;Roger D. Doherty

  • Strain hardening of titanium: role of deformation twinning

    Ayman A. Salem;Surya R. Kalidindi;Roger D. Doherty

  • Polycrystalline plasticity and the evolution of crystallographic texture in FCC metals

    C. A. Bronkhorst;S. R. Kalidindi;L. Anand

  • Strain hardening regimes and microstructural evolution during large strain compression of low stacking fault energy fcc alloys that form deformation twins

    Sirous Asgari;Ehab El-Danaf;Surya R. Kalidindi;Roger D. Doherty

  • Processing and Mechanical Properties of Ti3SiC2: II, Effect of Grain Size and Deformation Temperature

    Tamer El-Raghy;Michel W. Barsoum;Antonios Zavaliangos;Surya R. Kalidindi

  • Damage Mechanisms around Hardness Indentations in Ti3SiC2

    Tamer El-Raghy;Antonios Zavaliangos;Michel W. Barsoum;Surya R. Kalidindi

  • Key computational modeling issues in Integrated Computational Materials Engineering

    Jitesh H. Panchal;Surya R. Kalidindi;David L. Mcdowell

  • Fully reversible, dislocation-based compressive deformation of Ti3SiC2 to 1 GPa.

    M.W. Barsoum;T. Zhen;S.R. Kalidindi;M. Radovic

  • Strain hardening due to deformation twinning in α-titanium : Constitutive relations and crystal-plasticity modeling

    A.A. Salem;A.A. Salem;S.R. Kalidindi;S.L. Semiatin

  • Spherical nanoindentation stress–strain curves

    Siddhartha Pathak;Surya R. Kalidindi

  • Microstructure Sensitive Design for Performance Optimization

    David T. Fullwood;Stephen R. Niezgoda;Brent L. Adams;Surya R. Kalidindi

  • A Review of the Application of Machine Learning and Data Mining Approaches in Continuum Materials Mechanics

    Frederic E. Bock;Roland C. Aydin;Christian J. Cyron;Christian J. Cyron;Norbert Huber;Norbert Huber

  • Microstructure reconstructions from 2-point statistics using phase-recovery algorithms

    David T. Fullwood;Stephen R. Niezgoda;Surya R. Kalidindi

  • Deep learning approaches for mining structure-property linkages in high contrast composites from simulation datasets

    Zijiang Yang;Yuksel C. Yabansu;Reda Al-Bahrani;Wei keng Liao

  • Material structure-property linkages using three-dimensional convolutional neural networks

    Ahmet Cecen;Hanjun Dai;Yuksel C. Yabansu;Surya R. Kalidindi

  • Work-hardening/softening behaviour of b.c.c. polycrystals during changing strain paths: I. An integrated model based on substructure and texture evolution, and its prediction of the stress–strain behaviour of an IF steel during two-stage strain paths

    B. Peeters;M. Seefeldt;C. Teodosiu;S.R. Kalidindi

  • Determination of the effective zero-point and the extraction of spherical nanoindentation stress–strain curves

    Surya R. Kalidindi;Siddhartha Pathak

  • Modeling anisotropic strain hardening and deformation textures in low stacking fault energy fcc metals

    Surya R. Kalidindi

  • Prediction of crystallographic texture evolution and anisotropic stress–strain curves during large plastic strains in high purity α-titanium using a Taylor-type crystal plasticity model

    Xianping Wu;Surya R. Kalidindi;Carl Necker;Ayman A. Salem;Ayman A. Salem

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger D. Doherty
Roger D. Doherty Drexel University
Michel W. Barsoum
Michel W. Barsoum Drexel University
Brent L. Adams
Brent L. Adams Brigham Young University
Marko Knezevic
Marko Knezevic University of New Hampshire
David L. McDowell
David L. McDowell Georgia Institute of Technology
Antonios Zavaliangos
Antonios Zavaliangos Drexel University
Emin Caglan Kumbur
Emin Caglan Kumbur Drexel University
Britta Nestler
Britta Nestler Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
P. Van Houtte
P. Van Houtte KU Leuven
Tamer El-Raghy
Tamer El-Raghy Drexel University

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