Ali R. Hadjesfandiari

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 961 citations indexed

About

Ali R. Hadjesfandiari is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali R. Hadjesfandiari has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 961 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 7 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Ali R. Hadjesfandiari's work include Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures (16 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (14 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (7 papers). Ali R. Hadjesfandiari is often cited by papers focused on Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures (16 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (14 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (7 papers). Ali R. Hadjesfandiari collaborates with scholars based in United States and Colombia. Ali R. Hadjesfandiari's co-authors include Gary F. Dargush, S. Chakravarty, Georgios Apostolakis, Nicolás Guarín‐Zapata, Juan Gómez, Jun Liu, Edward P. Furlani and Sonjoy Das and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Mechanics, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and International Journal of Solids and Structures.

In The Last Decade

Ali R. Hadjesfandiari

31 papers receiving 938 citations

Hit Papers

Couple stress theory for solids 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Couple stress theory for solids
    2011 443 citations Ali R. Hadjesfandiari, Gary F. Dargush International Journal of Solids and Structures profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ali R. Hadjesfandiari United States 14 737 730 124 120 104 33 961
Marina Diaco Italy 14 928 1.3× 979 1.3× 110 0.9× 155 1.3× 23 0.2× 27 1.2k
A. Norouzzadeh Iran 20 947 1.3× 929 1.3× 149 1.2× 42 0.3× 80 0.8× 32 1.1k
George R. Buchanan United States 8 1.2k 1.7× 1.1k 1.6× 278 2.2× 69 0.6× 25 0.2× 16 1.4k
M. Faraji Oskouie Iran 18 632 0.9× 724 1.0× 107 0.9× 83 0.7× 22 0.2× 38 872
Bogdan Popescu Romania 13 178 0.2× 307 0.4× 121 1.0× 38 0.3× 23 0.2× 46 627
A. V. Pichugin United Kingdom 11 107 0.1× 376 0.5× 72 0.6× 246 2.0× 28 0.3× 29 586
T.G. Shawki United States 12 462 0.6× 330 0.5× 71 0.6× 81 0.7× 60 0.6× 27 692
Michael Wünsche Germany 15 163 0.2× 504 0.7× 23 0.2× 76 0.6× 27 0.3× 44 596
Yaxin Zhen China 13 379 0.5× 349 0.5× 124 1.0× 58 0.5× 143 1.4× 24 658
Vitaly A. Kuzkin Russia 13 240 0.3× 146 0.2× 80 0.6× 55 0.5× 26 0.3× 38 428

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R., et al.. (2025). Integral Representation for Three-Dimensional Steady-State Couple-Stress Size-Dependent Thermoelasticity. Mathematics. 13(4). 638–638.
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R. & Gary F. Dargush. (2024). Size-dependent torsional oscillation of an elastic wire with circular cross-section. Wave Motion. 133. 103452–103452. 2 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R.. (2024). The Character of Couples and Couple Stresses in Continuum Mechanics. Symmetry. 16(8). 1046–1046. 5 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R., et al.. (2023). Couple stress-based flexoelectricity of frictionless contact in dielectrics. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 100. 104972–104972. 11 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R., et al.. (2022). Size-dependent contact mechanics via boundary element analysis. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 136. 213–231. 8 indexed citations
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Dargush, Gary F., Georgios Apostolakis, & Ali R. Hadjesfandiari. (2021). Two- and three-dimensional size-dependent couple stress response using a displacement-based variational method. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 88. 104268–104268. 14 indexed citations
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Guarín‐Zapata, Nicolás, Juan Gómez, Ali R. Hadjesfandiari, & Gary F. Dargush. (2021). Variational principles and finite element Bloch analysis in couple stress elastodynamics. arXiv (Cornell University). 6 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R., et al.. (2018). Couple stress Rayleigh–Bénard convection in a square cavity. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics. 259. 91–110. 13 indexed citations
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Chakravarty, S., Sonjoy Das, Ali R. Hadjesfandiari, & Gary F. Dargush. (2018). VARIATIONAL INEQUALITIES FOR HETEROGENEOUS MICROSTRUCTURES BASED ON COUPLE-STRESS THEORY. International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering. 16(2). 101–119. 5 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R., et al.. (2018). Size Effects in Vibrating Silicon Crystal Microbeams. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 145(2). 7 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R., et al.. (2017). Boundary element formulation for steady state plane problems in size-dependent thermoelasticity. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 82. 210–226. 13 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R., et al.. (2014). Size-dependent piezoelectricity: A 2D finite element formulation for electric field-mean curvature coupling in dielectrics. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 49. 308–320. 38 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R., et al.. (2014). Skew-symmetric couple-stress fluid mechanics. Acta Mechanica. 226(3). 871–895. 35 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R.. (2013). Size-dependent piezoelectricity. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 50(18). 2781–2791. 118 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R., et al.. (2013). Consistent skew-symmetric couple stress theory for size-dependent creeping flow. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics. 196. 83–94. 20 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R. & Gary F. Dargush. (2011). Couple stress theory for solids. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 48(18). 2496–2510. 443 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dargush, Gary F. & Ali R. Hadjesfandiari. (2004). Generalized Stress Intensity Factors for Strength Analysis of Bi-Material Interfaces. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 11(1). 1–15. 13 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R. & Gary F. Dargush. (2003). Boundary eigensolutions in elasticity II. Application to computational mechanics. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 40(4). 1001–1031. 8 indexed citations
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Hadjesfandiari, Ali R. & Gary F. Dargush. (2000). Theory of Boundary Eigensolutions in Engineering Mechanics. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 68(1). 101–108. 16 indexed citations

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