Alexander Düster

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
164 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Alexander Düster is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Düster has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Computational Mechanics, 98 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alexander Düster's work include Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (77 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (66 papers) and Elasticity and Material Modeling (25 papers). Alexander Düster is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (77 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (66 papers) and Elasticity and Material Modeling (25 papers). Alexander Düster collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Iran and Austria. Alexander Düster's co-authors include E. Rank, J. Parvizian, Meysam Joulaian, Dominik Schillinger, Stefan Kollmannsberger, Martin Ruess, Stefan Hartmann, Sascha Duczek, Ulrich Gabbert and Nils Zander and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Computational Physics, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Düster

153 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Finite cell method 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2008 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Finite cell method
    2007 416 citations J. Parvizian, Alexander Düster et al. Computational Mechanics profile →
  2. The finite cell method for three-dimensional problems of solid mechanics
    2008 376 citations Alexander Düster, J. Parvizian et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Düster Germany 33 2.6k 2.3k 659 488 476 164 3.8k
Thomas‐Peter Fries Austria 24 2.1k 0.8× 2.6k 1.1× 528 0.8× 373 0.8× 645 1.4× 89 3.5k
Dominik Schillinger Germany 28 2.9k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 315 0.5× 512 1.0× 353 0.7× 97 3.7k
Clemens V. Verhoosel Netherlands 30 2.5k 1.0× 4.1k 1.8× 248 0.4× 1.1k 2.2× 1.1k 2.2× 63 5.6k
C. Armando Duarte United States 37 2.7k 1.0× 5.1k 2.2× 837 1.3× 669 1.4× 1.6k 3.3× 114 5.8k
Pierre Kerfriden United Kingdom 32 1.2k 0.5× 2.3k 1.0× 224 0.3× 633 1.3× 861 1.8× 86 3.5k
G. R. Liu Singapore 32 2.2k 0.8× 3.4k 1.5× 782 1.2× 339 0.7× 935 2.0× 58 4.3k
Ean Tat Ooi Australia 33 1.1k 0.4× 2.5k 1.1× 339 0.5× 337 0.7× 1.1k 2.3× 120 3.1k
Roger Ohayon France 29 1.4k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 264 0.4× 414 0.8× 1.3k 2.7× 124 3.8k
Anthony Gravouil France 35 1.4k 0.5× 3.7k 1.6× 464 0.7× 1.1k 2.3× 1.1k 2.4× 125 4.8k
Jiun‐Shyan Chen United States 36 2.7k 1.0× 4.4k 1.9× 711 1.1× 567 1.2× 1.7k 3.7× 130 5.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shahmohammadi, Mohammad Amin, Imke A.K. Fiedler, Annika vom Scheidt, Björn Busse, & Alexander Düster. (2024). On the application of the finite cell method to static analysis of trabecular bone tissue specimen using high‐resolution microCT data. PAMM. 24(3). 1 indexed citations
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Düster, Alexander, et al.. (2024). Data transfer within a finite cell remeshing approach applied to large deformation problems. Computational Mechanics. 77(1). 3–17. 1 indexed citations
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Grabe, Jürgen, et al.. (2024). Geometry smoothing and local enrichment of the finite cell method with application to cemented granular materials. Computational Mechanics. 75(1). 429–454.
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Eisenträger, Sascha, et al.. (2024). An automatic simulation pipeline for coupled simulations of acoustic damping materials. PAMM. 1 indexed citations
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Kollmannsberger, Stefan, et al.. (2023). Performance of acceleration techniques for staggered phase-field solutions. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 410. 116029–116029. 14 indexed citations
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Düster, Alexander, et al.. (2023). On the load bearing mechanisms of cemented granular material: A mesoscale FE approach. PAMM. 23(3). 1 indexed citations
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Düster, Alexander, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the load sustaining micro mechanisms of cemented sand using the mesoscale FEM approach. Computers and Geotechnics. 162. 105656–105656. 2 indexed citations
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Parvizian, J., et al.. (2023). A rectified unidirectional rotary PTO for two-body wave energy converters. Ocean Engineering. 279. 114507–114507. 6 indexed citations
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Rung, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Parameter-Free Shape Optimization: Various Shape Updates for Engineering Applications. Aerospace. 10(9). 751–751. 8 indexed citations
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Düster, Alexander, et al.. (2023). Remeshing and data transfer in the finite cell method for problems with large deformations. PAMM. 23(3). 1 indexed citations
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Grabe, Jürgen, et al.. (2023). Image‐based analysis of complex microstructures using the finite cell method. PAMM. 23(1). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Jie, et al.. (2019). Numerical Investigation of Polymer Coated Nanoporous Gold. Materials. 12(13). 2178–2178. 12 indexed citations
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Wriggers, Peter, et al.. (2017). Statistical characterization of granular material applied as crash absorber in ship building. PAMM. 17(1). 487–488. 1 indexed citations
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Dauge, Monique, Alexander Düster, & E. Rank. (2015). Theoretical and Numerical Investigation of the Finite Cell Method. Journal of Scientific Computing. 65(3). 1039–1064. 59 indexed citations
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Nahvi, Hassan, et al.. (2015). Reducing spurious oscillations in discontinuous wave propagation simulation using high-order finite elements. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 70(7). 1640–1658. 13 indexed citations
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Parvizian, J., et al.. (2014). The FCM compared to the h-version FEM for elasto-plastic problems. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. 4 indexed citations
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Düster, Alexander, et al.. (2012). Accelerated staggered coupling schemes for problems of thermoelasticity at finite strains. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 64(8). 2408–2430. 54 indexed citations
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Düster, Alexander, et al.. (2011). Extraction of effective material parameters with application to sandwich structures. PAMM. 11(1). 553–554. 1 indexed citations
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Heisserer, Ulrich, et al.. (2007). p-FEM for finite deformation powder compaction. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 197(6-8). 727–740. 17 indexed citations

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