Alberto Pirrera

3.2k total citations
122 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Alberto Pirrera is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alberto Pirrera has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 55 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 36 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alberto Pirrera's work include Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (53 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (52 papers) and Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control (23 papers). Alberto Pirrera is often cited by papers focused on Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (53 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (52 papers) and Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control (23 papers). Alberto Pirrera collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy. Alberto Pirrera's co-authors include Paul M. Weaver, Rainer Groh, Daniele Avitabile, Robin M. Neville, Terence Macquart, Fabrizio Scarpa, Mark Schenk, Jiajia Shen, Vincent K. Maes and Matthew Santer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Alberto Pirrera

117 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alberto Pirrera United Kingdom 27 1.4k 970 906 627 443 122 2.5k
Dimitrios Chronopoulos United Kingdom 31 1.2k 0.8× 904 0.9× 1.0k 1.1× 322 0.5× 283 0.6× 139 2.7k
Jinwu Xiang China 28 791 0.6× 517 0.5× 1.0k 1.1× 1.0k 1.6× 312 0.7× 156 2.5k
Xiaoting Rui China 26 1.3k 0.9× 475 0.5× 967 1.1× 623 1.0× 1.9k 4.3× 287 3.4k
Farhan Gandhi United States 26 1.1k 0.8× 465 0.5× 729 0.8× 1.1k 1.8× 430 1.0× 203 2.5k
Hong Hee Yoo South Korea 26 954 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 848 0.9× 228 0.4× 1.3k 3.0× 144 2.4k
Onur Bilgen United States 26 1.3k 0.9× 595 0.6× 990 1.1× 2.0k 3.3× 374 0.8× 118 3.1k
Miha Boltežar Slovenia 32 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.3× 120 0.2× 866 2.0× 143 3.3k
Zhou Li China 20 767 0.5× 452 0.5× 574 0.6× 258 0.4× 286 0.6× 145 1.7k
Christian Hühne Germany 32 1.5k 1.0× 2.1k 2.1× 1.1k 1.3× 186 0.3× 378 0.9× 188 3.0k
Mohamed Ichchou France 34 1.7k 1.2× 1.6k 1.6× 979 1.1× 577 0.9× 581 1.3× 230 3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alberto Pirrera

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All Works

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Zhu, Lingling, et al.. (2025). A Bistable Assistive Device for Wireless Control of a Dysfunctional Bladder Under Minimal Stress. Advanced Materials Technologies. 10(12).
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Shen, Jiajia, Yibin Fu, Alberto Pirrera, & Rainer Groh. (2024). Wrinkling of differentially growing bilayers with similar film and substrate moduli. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 193. 105900–105900. 8 indexed citations
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Maes, Vincent K., Terence Macquart, Paul M. Weaver, & Alberto Pirrera. (2024). Sensitivity of cross-sectional compliance to manufacturing tolerances for wind turbine blades. Wind energy science. 9(1). 165–180. 2 indexed citations
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Maes, Vincent K., et al.. (2024). Adhesive Snap-Fit Joints for Modular Wind Turbine Blades: A Numerical Feasibility Study. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2767(7). 72004–72004. 2 indexed citations
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Groh, Rainer & Alberto Pirrera. (2023). Probing the stability landscape of cylindrical shells for buckling knockdown factors. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 381(2244). 20220032–20220032. 12 indexed citations
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Shen, Jiajia, et al.. (2023). Active reconfiguration of multistable metamaterials for linear locomotion. Physical review. B.. 107(21). 23 indexed citations
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Weaver, Paul M., et al.. (2022). Manufacture and buckling test of a variable-stiffness, variable-thickness composite cylinder under axial compression. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum. 6 indexed citations
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Shen, Jiajia, Rainer Groh, Mark Schenk, & Alberto Pirrera. (2020). Experimental path-following of equilibria using Newton’s method. Part II: Applications and outlook. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 213. 25–40. 32 indexed citations
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Pirrera, Alberto, et al.. (2020). Enhanced Deterministic Performance of Panels Using Stochastic Variations of Geometry and Material. AIAA Journal. 58(5). 2307–2320. 6 indexed citations
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Groh, Rainer & Alberto Pirrera. (2019). Spatial chaos as a governing factor for imperfection sensitivity in shell buckling. Physical review. E. 100(3). 32205–32205. 23 indexed citations
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Neville, Robin M., Rainer Groh, Alberto Pirrera, & Mark Schenk. (2018). Shape Control for Experimental Continuation. Physical Review Letters. 120(25). 254101–254101. 40 indexed citations
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Neville, Robin M., Fabrizio Scarpa, & Alberto Pirrera. (2016). Shape morphing Kirigami mechanical metamaterials. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 31067–31067. 134 indexed citations
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Cappello, Leonardo, Xavier Lachenal, Alberto Pirrera, et al.. (2014). Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. 61 indexed citations
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Pirrera, Alberto, et al.. (2013). Non-axisymmetric bending of thin annular plates due to circumferentially distributed moments. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 51(3-4). 622–632. 14 indexed citations
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Pirrera, Alberto, et al.. (2012). Pseudo-bistable pre-stressed morphing composite panels. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 50(7-8). 1033–1043. 30 indexed citations
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Santer, Matthew, et al.. (2012). Pseudo-bistable self-actuated domes for morphing applications. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 49(9). 1077–1087. 98 indexed citations
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Pirrera, Alberto, Daniele Avitabile, & Paul M. Weaver. (2011). On the thermally induced bistability of composite cylindrical shells for morphing structures. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 49(5). 685–700. 81 indexed citations
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Pirrera, Alberto, Daniele Avitabile, & Paul M. Weaver. (2010). Bistable plates for morphing structures: A refined analytical approach with high-order polynomials. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 47(25-26). 3412–3425. 180 indexed citations

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