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Walter Lacarbonara

Walter Lacarbonara

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
42
Citations
6895
World Ranking
1834
National Ranking
53

Walter Lacarbonara 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 Walter Lacarbonara sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 255 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Walter Lacarbonara 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 Walter Lacarbonara sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Walter Lacarbonara is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy and has a significant body of research in engineering, particularly focusing on nonlinear dynamics and vibration analysis. Their work spans several subfields including civil and structural engineering, control and systems engineering, biomedical engineering, mechanics of materials, and mechanical engineering.

Their research addresses several main topics, notably:

  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
  • Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Structural Analysis and Optimization
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis

Lacarbonara has contributed to various publication venues with multiple papers, frequently publishing in:

  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration

Among recent papers are:

  • "A review on computational intelligence for identification of nonlinear dynamical systems" (2020) published in Nonlinear Dynamics
  • "Optimal Design of CNT-Nanocomposite Nonlinear Shells" (2020) published in Nanomaterials
  • "Nonlinear vibration analysis of rotating beams undergoing parametric instability: Lagging-axial motion" (2020) published in Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • "Mem-models as building blocks for simulation and identification of hysteretic systems" (2020) published in Nonlinear Dynamics
  • "A review on buckling and postbuckling of thin elastic beams" (2021) published in European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids

Collaborations are a notable aspect of Lacarbonara's career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Biagio Carboni
  • Giovanni Formica
  • Giuseppe Quaranta
  • Andrea Arena
  • Mary Lanzerotti

Their scholarly output also includes book publications with Springer International Publishing, such as two editions of "Advances in Nonlinear Dynamics" released in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Nonlinear Structural Mechanics: Theory, Dynamical Phenomena and Modeling

    Walter Lacarbonara

  • Vibrations of carbon nanotube-reinforced composites

    Giovanni Formica;Walter Lacarbonara;Roberto Alessi

  • Resonant non-linear normal modes. Part I: analytical treatment for structural one-dimensional systems

    Walter Lacarbonara;Giuseppe Rega;All H. Nayfeh

  • A review on computational intelligence for identification of nonlinear dynamical systems

    Giuseppe Quaranta;Walter Lacarbonara;Sami F. Masri

  • Multiple resonances in suspended cables: direct versus reduced-order models

    G. Rega;W. Lacarbonara;A.H. Nayfeh;C.M. Chin

  • Nonlinear vibration isolation via a circular ring

    Ze-Qi Lu;Dong-Hao Gu;Hu Ding;Walter Lacarbonara

  • Resonant non-linear normal modes. Part II: activation/orthogonality conditions for shallow structural systems

    Walter Lacarbonara;Giuseppe Rega

  • Refined models of elastic beams undergoing large in-plane motions: Theory and experiment

    Walter Lacarbonara;Hiroshi Yabuno

  • Experimental Validation of Reduction Methods for Nonlinear Vibrations of Distributed-Parameter Systems: Analysis of a Buckled Beam

    Walter Lacarbonara;Ali H. Nayfeh;Wayne Kreider

  • Nonclassical Responses of Oscillators with Hysteresis

    Walter Lacarbonara;Fabrizio Vestroni

  • Multimode Interactions in Suspended Cables

    Ali H. Nayfeh;Haider N. Arafat;Char Ming Chin;Walter Lacarbonara

  • Metamaterial beam with embedded nonlinear vibration absorbers

    Arnaldo Casalotti;Arnaldo Casalotti;Sami El-Borgi;Sami El-Borgi;Walter Lacarbonara

  • On the Discretization of Distributed-Parameter Systems with Quadratic and Cubic Nonlinearities

    Ali H. Nayfeh;Walter Lacarbonara

  • Nonlinear Normal Modes of Buckled Beams: Three-to-One and One-to-One Internal Resonances

    Ali H. Nayfeh;Walter Lacarbonara;Char Ming Chin

  • Non-linear interactions in imperfect beams at veering

    Walter Lacarbonara;Haider N. Arafat;Ali H. Nayfeh

  • Hysteretic tuned mass dampers for structural vibration mitigation

    Nicola Carpineto;Walter Lacarbonara;Fabrizio Vestroni

  • Direct treatment and discretizations of non-linear spatially continuous systems

    W. Lacarbonara

  • Nonlinear thermomechanical oscillations of shape-memory devices

    W. Lacarbonara;D. Bernardini;F. Vestroni

  • Mitigation of post-flutter oscillations in suspension bridges by hysteretic tuned mass dampers

    A. Casalotti;A. Arena;W. Lacarbonara

  • Nonlinear parametric modeling of suspension bridges under aeroelastic forces: torsional divergence and flutter

    Andrea Arena;Walter Lacarbonara

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabrizio Vestroni
Fabrizio Vestroni Sapienza University of Rome
Ali H. Nayfeh
Ali H. Nayfeh University of Jordan
Pier Marzocca
Pier Marzocca RMIT University
Giuseppe Rega
Giuseppe Rega Sapienza University of Rome
Sami F. Masri
Sami F. Masri University of Southern California
Li-Qun Chen
Li-Qun Chen Shanghai University
Matthew P. Cartmell
Matthew P. Cartmell University of Strathclyde
Mohammed F. Daqaq
Mohammed F. Daqaq New York University Abu Dhabi
Hu Ding
Hu Ding Shanghai University
Beate Krause
Beate Krause Leibniz Association

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