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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
49
Citations
9401
World Ranking
1219
National Ranking
493

Wenbin Yu 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 Wenbin Yu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 411 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wenbin Yu 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 Wenbin Yu 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: 49 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Wenbin Yu is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their primary research areas lie within Engineering and Computer Science, with a significant number of publications contributing to the field.

The main fields of study for Wenbin Yu include:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

Key subfields of study represented in their work are:

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Yu's research topics encompass a broad range of subjects with an emphasis on composite materials and structural engineering, including:

  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Topology Optimization in Engineering
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques

Frequent co-authors in Yu's publications include:

  • Chengjun Zhang
  • Fei Tao
  • Yadang Chen
  • Haodong Du
  • Xin Liu

Yu has published multiple papers in well-known venues, with recurring contributions to the following:

  • Composite Structures
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum
  • AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum
  • Entropy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Wenbin Yu include:

  • A review of artificial neural networks in the constitutive modeling of composite materials, 2021, Composites Part B Engineering
  • A neural network enhanced system for learning nonlinear constitutive law and failure initiation criterion of composites using indirectly measurable data, 2020, Composite Structures
  • Learning composite constitutive laws via coupling Abaqus and deep neural network, 2021, Composite Structures
  • Effects of ytterbium addition and heat treatment on the mechanical properties and biocorrosion behaviors of Mg-Zn-Zr alloy, 2020, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
  • Learning Nonlinear Constitutive Laws Using Neural Network Models Based on Indirectly Measurable Data, 2020, Journal of Applied Mechanics

Wenbin Yu has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 2013.

Best Publications

  • On Timoshenko-like modeling of initially curved and twisted composite beams

    Wenbin Yu;Dewey H. Hodges;Vitali Volovoi;Carlos E.S. Cesnik

  • A review of artificial neural networks in the constitutive modeling of composite materials

    Xin Liu;Su Tian;Fei Tao;Wenbin Yu

  • Validation of the Variational Asymptotic Beam Sectional Analysis

    Wenbin Yu;Vitali V. Volovoi;Dewey H. Hodges;Xianyu Hong

  • Variational asymptotic beam sectional analysis – An updated version

    Wenbin Yu;Dewey H. Hodges;Jimmy C. Ho

  • Variational asymptotic method for unit cell homogenization of periodically heterogeneous materials

    Wenbin Yu;Tian Tang

  • A Unified Theory for Constitutive Modeling of Composites

    Wenbin Yu

  • A critical assessment of computer tools for calculating composite wind turbine blade properties

    Hui Chen;Wenbin Yu;Mark Capellaro

  • Generalized Timoshenko Theory of the Variational Asymptotic Beam Sectional Analysis

    Wenbin Yu;Dewey H. Hodges

  • Elasticity Solutions Versus Asymptotic Sectional Analysis of Homogeneous, Isotropic, Prismatic Beams

    Wenbin Yu;Dewey H. Hodges

  • Experimental study of spray characteristics of biodiesel derived from waste cooking oil

    Balaji Mohan;Wenming Yang;Kun Lin Tay;Wenbin Yu

  • A generalized Vlasov theory for composite beams

    Wenbin Yu;Dewey H. Hodges;Vitali V. Volovoi;Eduardo D. Fuchs

  • Two-step homogenization of textile composites using mechanics of structure genome

    Xin Liu;Khizar Rouf;Bo Peng;Wenbin Yu

  • GEBT: A general-purpose nonlinear analysis tool for composite beams

    Wenbin Yu;Maxwell Blair

  • Asymptotic construction of Reissner-like composite plate theory with accurate strain recovery

    Wenbin Yu;Dewey H. Hodges;Vitali V. Volovoi

  • A rigorous, engineer-friendly approach for modelling realistic, composite rotor blades

    D. H. Hodges;W. Yu

  • Numerical investigation on the effect of reactivity gradient in an RCCI engine fueled with gasoline and diesel

    J. Li;W.M. Yang;H. An;D.Z. Zhou

  • An equivalent classical plate model of corrugated structures

    Zheng Ye;Victor L. Berdichevsky;Wenbin Yu

  • A variational asymptotic micromechanics model for predicting thermoelastic properties of heterogeneous materials

    Wenbin Yu;Tian Tang

  • Mathematical construction of a Reissner¿Mindlin plate theory for composite laminates

    Wenbin Yu

  • Numerical investigation on the combustion and emissions of a kerosene-diesel fueled compression ignition engine assisted by ammonia fumigation

    Kun Lin Tay;Wenming Yang;Jing Li;Dezhi Zhou

  • Validation of the variational asymptotic beam sectional analysis (VABS)

    Wenbin Yu;Vitali Volovoi;Dewey Hodges;Xianyu Hong

  • DNAD, a simple tool for automatic differentiation of Fortran codes using dual numbers

    Wenbin Yu;Maxwell Blair

Frequent Co-Authors

Dewey H. Hodges
Dewey H. Hodges Georgia Institute of Technology
Carlos E. S. Cesnik
Carlos E. S. Cesnik University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Erasmo Carrera
Erasmo Carrera Polytechnic University of Turin
Alfonso Pagani
Alfonso Pagani Polytechnic University of Turin
Jorge Ambrósio
Jorge Ambrósio Instituto Superior Técnico
Luciano Demasi
Luciano Demasi San Diego State University
Heung Soo Kim
Heung Soo Kim Dongguk University
Maenghyo Cho
Maenghyo Cho Seoul National University

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