A.K. Rao

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

A.K. Rao is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, A.K. Rao has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 19 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in A.K. Rao's work include Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (13 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (10 papers) and Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (9 papers). A.K. Rao is often cited by papers focused on Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (13 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (10 papers) and Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (9 papers). A.K. Rao collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Singapore. A.K. Rao's co-authors include S. Srinivas, C. V. Joga Rao, K.T. Whitby, Suresh Sundaram, P. B. Sujit, B. Dattaguru, I. S. Raju, T. Ramamurthy, M.V.V. Murthy and Ranjan Ganguli and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Mechanics, AIAA Journal and International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.

In The Last Decade

A.K. Rao

50 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Bending, vibration and buckling of simply supported thick orthotropic rectangular plates and laminates

1970 701 citations S. Srinivas, A.K. Rao profile →
An exact analysis for vibration of simply-supported homogeneous and laminated thick rectangular plates

1970 408 citations S. Srinivas, C. V. Joga Rao et al. Journal of Sound and Vibration profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A.K. Rao India	18	1.7k	1.2k	355	332	157	51	2.1k
Pál G. Bergan Norway	21	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	412 1.2×	437 1.3×	73 0.5×	54	2.0k
Michael P. Nemeth United States	23	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	379 1.1×	221 0.7×	122 0.8×	96	1.7k
Paul H. Wirsching United States	20	884 0.5×	944 0.8×	628 1.8×	102 0.3×	90 0.6×	66	1.7k
John B. Kosmatka United States	23	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	350 1.0×	391 1.2×	241 1.5×	119	1.7k
J. Ghaboussi United States	16	744 0.4×	1.4k 1.2×	454 1.3×	135 0.4×	36 0.2×	42	2.2k
G. A. Hegemier United States	18	683 0.4×	949 0.8×	170 0.5×	75 0.2×	68 0.4×	71	1.6k
Kok Keng Ang Singapore	26	791 0.5×	922 0.8×	455 1.3×	376 1.1×	317 2.0×	99	1.9k
Wai‐Fah Chen United States	29	1.3k 0.8×	4.1k 3.4×	501 1.4×	297 0.9×	38 0.2×	137	4.7k
H. Bahai United Kingdom	21	667 0.4×	444 0.4×	499 1.4×	243 0.7×	151 1.0×	112	1.4k
Vai Pan Iu Macao	21	788 0.5×	971 0.8×	307 0.9×	377 1.1×	38 0.2×	203	1.6k

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All Works

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Sundaram, Suresh, et al.. (2006). Neural Adaptive Vibration Suppression System for Smart Structures in Aircraft. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations

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Singh, R. P., T. Ramamurthy, & A.K. Rao. (1992). Non-uniqueness of thermoelastic contact in load bearing pin joints. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 135(3). 315–320. 2 indexed citations

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Dattaguru, B., et al.. (1991). Stress and strength analysis of pin joints in laminated anisotropic plates. Composite Structures. 19(4). 299–312. 10 indexed citations

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Rao, A.K.. (1990). Acoustic Emission and Signal Analysis. Defence Science Journal. 40(1). 55–70. 23 indexed citations

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Mangalgiri, P.D., B. Dattaguru, & A.K. Rao. (1985). Fasteners in composite plates: effects of interfacial friction. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 11(10). 1057–1068. 4 indexed citations

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Mangalgiri, P.D., B. Dattaguru, & A.K. Rao. (1984). Finite element analysis of moving contact in mechanically fastened joints. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 78(3). 303–311. 30 indexed citations

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Dattaguru, B., et al.. (1981). Load transfer from a smooth elastic pin to a large sheet. AIAA Journal. 19(5). 619–625. 17 indexed citations

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Rao, A.K., et al.. (1981). On the Polygon-Circle Paradox. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 48(1). 195–196. 7 indexed citations

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Dattaguru, B., et al.. (1979). Partial loss of contact in interference fit pin joints. The Aeronautical Journal. 83(822). 233–237. 11 indexed citations

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Ramamurthy, T. & A.K. Rao. (1978). Shaping of adherends in bonded joints. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 20(10). 721–727. 8 indexed citations

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Rao, A.K., et al.. (1978). A Note on the Reaction at Simply Supported Square Corners. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 45(1). 217–218. 4 indexed citations

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Rao, A.K., et al.. (1978). Collocation Solution for Point-Supported Square Plates. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 45(2). 424–425. 13 indexed citations

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Patil, Santosh, A.K. Rao, & I. S. Raju. (1973). Special Finite Elements for Flaw and Discontinuity Stresses in Composites. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 1 indexed citations

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Murthy, M.V.V., K.P. Rao, & A.K. Rao. (1972). Stresses around an axial crack in a pressurized cylindrical shell. International Journal of Fracture. 8(3). 287–297. 6 indexed citations

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Srinivas, S. & A.K. Rao. (1971). An exact analysis of free vibrations of simply-supported viscoelastic plates. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 19(3). 251–259. 12 indexed citations

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Rao, A.K.. (1971). Stress Concentrations and Singularities at Interface Corners. ZAMM ‐ Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik. 51(5). 395–406. 48 indexed citations

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Srinivas, S. & A.K. Rao. (1971). A three-dimensional solution for plates and laminates. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 291(6). 469–481. 20 indexed citations

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Srinivas, S., C. V. Joga Rao, & A.K. Rao. (1970). An exact analysis for vibration of simply-supported homogeneous and laminated thick rectangular plates. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 12(2). 187–199. 408 indexed citations breakdown →

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Raju, I. S. & A.K. Rao. (1969). Stiffness matrices for sector elements.. AIAA Journal. 7(1). 156–157. 13 indexed citations

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Rao, A.K.. (1967). Discussion: “On the Torsion of Isotropic Prismatic Rods With a Parallelogram Cross Section” (Kennedy, J. B., 1967, ASME J. Appl. Mech., 34, pp. 220–221). Journal of Applied Mechanics. 34(4). 1049–1050. 2 indexed citations

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