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 Zafer Gürdal sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 271 publications — 66th percentile
66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.
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 Zafer Gürdal sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile
85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.
Zafer Gürdal is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States, specializing in engineering research with a primary focus on the mechanics of materials. Their work extensively covers the mechanical behavior of composites, including composite structure analysis and optimization, textile materials, material properties and processing, structural analysis and optimization, vibration and dynamic analysis, and advanced materials and mechanics.
The scientist's publication record includes notable recent papers such as "Simulations and experiments for automated fiber placement of prepreg slit tape: Wrinkle formation and fundamental observations" (2020, Composites Part B Engineering), "Geometrical modeling of tow wrinkles in automated fiber placement" (2020, Composite Structures), and "Fatigue behavior of composite laminates with automated fiber placement induced defects- a review" (2020, International Journal of Fatigue). Other works include "Low velocity impact and compression-after-impact response of hybrid pseudo-woven meso-architectured carbon/epoxy composite laminates manufactured via automated fiber placement" (2023, Composites Part B Engineering) and "An experimental investigation concerning the effect of AFP defects on progressive damage in CFRP coupons" (2021, Composite Structures).
Zafer Gürdal frequently collaborates with coauthors including Sreehari Rajan, Michael A. Sutton, Addis Kidane, Roudy Wehbe, and Ramy Harik. Their research is often published in venues such as Composite Structures, Composites Part B Engineering, International Journal of Fatigue, and International Journal of Fracture.
Raphael T. Haftka;Zafer Gürdal;Manohar P. Kamat
Zafer Gurdal;Reynaldo Olmedo
Z. Gürdal;B.F. Tatting;C.K. Wu
C.S. Lopes;C.S. Lopes;P.P. Camanho;Z. Gürdal;P. Maimí
G. Soremekun;Z. Gürdal;R.T. Haftka;L.T. Watson
S. Nagendra;S. Nagendra;D. Jestin;D. Jestin;Z. Gurdal;Z. Gurdal;Robert T. Haftka
C. S. Lopes;Z. Gürdal;P. P. Camanho
Mostafa M. Abdalla;Shahriar Setoodeh;Zafer Gürdal
Shahriar Setoodeh;Mostafa M. Abdalla;Samuel T. IJsselmuiden;Zafer Gürdal
Shahriar Setoodeh;Mostafa M. Abdalla;Zafer Gürdal
C.S. Lopes;C.S. Lopes;O. Seresta;Y. Coquet;Z. Gürdal
Adriana W. Blom;Patrick B. Stickler;Zafer Gürdal
C.S. Lopes;C.S. Lopes;P.P. Camanho;Z. Gürdal;B.F. Tatting
Adriana W. Blom;Shahriar Setoodeh;Jan M. A. M. Hol;Zafer Gürdal
N. Kogiso;Layne T. Watson;Z. Gurdal;Robert T. Haftka
G. Totaro;Z. Gürdal
Attila P. Nagy;Mostafa M. Abdalla;Zafer Gürdal
Samuel T. IJsselmuiden;Mostafa M. Abdalla;Zafer Gurdal
Grant Soremekun;Zafer Gürdal;Christos Kassapoglou;Darryl Toni
A. Khani;S.T. IJsselmuiden;M.M. Abdalla;Z. Gürdal
Shahriar Setoodeh;Mostafa M. Abdalla;Zafer Gürdal
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