Andrea Braides

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Andrea Braides is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Mechanics of Materials and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrea Braides has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 60 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 45 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Andrea Braides's work include Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering (88 papers), Composite Material Mechanics (52 papers) and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations (34 papers). Andrea Braides is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering (88 papers), Composite Material Mechanics (52 papers) and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations (34 papers). Andrea Braides collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and Germany. Andrea Braides's co-authors include Anneliese Defranceschi, Gianni Dal Maso, Valeria Chiadò Piat, Maria Stella Gelli, Margherita Solci, Irene Fonseca, Marco Cicalese, Adriana Garroni, Roberto Alicandro and Andrey Piatnitski and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids and SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis.

In The Last Decade

Andrea Braides

130 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Gamma-Convergence for Beginners 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 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. Gamma-Convergence for Beginners
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andrea Braides Italy 24 1.9k 1.6k 837 752 519 134 3.2k
Irene Fonseca United States 30 1.9k 1.0× 873 0.5× 488 0.6× 1.4k 1.9× 403 0.8× 119 3.0k
Augusto Visintin Italy 24 1.3k 0.7× 584 0.4× 599 0.7× 424 0.6× 651 1.3× 98 2.7k
С. М. Козлов France 14 3.0k 1.6× 2.0k 1.2× 1.5k 1.8× 913 1.2× 97 0.2× 31 3.7k
Ricardo H. Nochetto United States 37 2.3k 1.3× 1.7k 1.0× 3.9k 4.7× 381 0.5× 324 0.6× 170 5.1k
Luc Tartar United States 20 1.8k 0.9× 669 0.4× 804 1.0× 1.8k 2.3× 160 0.3× 48 3.2k
Mitchell Luskin United States 31 624 0.3× 840 0.5× 738 0.9× 146 0.2× 1.5k 2.9× 134 3.2k
Diego Pallara Italy 15 1.5k 0.8× 410 0.3× 538 0.6× 1.8k 2.4× 159 0.3× 66 3.4k
Gero Friesecke Germany 22 634 0.3× 523 0.3× 212 0.3× 283 0.4× 296 0.6× 60 2.1k
Monique Dauge France 30 2.2k 1.2× 2.1k 1.3× 2.7k 3.2× 700 0.9× 76 0.1× 110 4.5k
Gerhard Dziuk Germany 24 776 0.4× 400 0.2× 1.7k 2.0× 361 0.5× 235 0.5× 48 2.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alicandro, Roberto, et al.. (2025). Topological singularities arising from fractional-gradient energies. Mathematische Annalen. 393(1). 71–111.
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Braides, Andrea & Gianni Dal Maso. (2024). Validity and failure of the integral representation of Γ-limits of convex non-local functionals. Journal of Functional Analysis. 286(6). 110317–110317.
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Braides, Andrea, et al.. (2021). Nucleation and growth of lattice crystals. IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 1 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea, et al.. (2020). Quantitative analysis of finite-difference approximations of free-discontinuity problems. Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University). 7 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea & Nicola A. Nodargi. (2020). Homogenization of cohesive fracture in masonry structures. Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University). 4 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea, et al.. (2020). Discrete-to-continuum limits of multibody systems with bulk and surface long-range interactions. Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University). 8 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea & Margherita Solci. (2020). Compactness by coarse-graining in long-range lattice systems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea, et al.. (2020). Crystalline evolutions with rapidly oscillating forcing terms. Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University). 1 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea, et al.. (2016). Interfacial energies of systems of chiral molecules. Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University). 1 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea, Maria Colombo, Massimo Gobbino, & Margherita Solci. (2016). Minimizing movements along a sequence of functionals and curves of maximal slope|Mouvements minimisants le long d'une sequence de fonctionnelles et courbes de pente maximale. Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University). 6 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea, et al.. (2013). Motion of discrete interfaces in periodic media. Interfaces and Free Boundaries Mathematical Analysis Computation and Applications. 15(4). 451–476. 6 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea & Margherita Solci. (2013). Multi-Scale Free-Discontinuity Problems with Soft Inclusions. Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University). 6(1). 29–51. 10 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea, et al.. (2009). Multiscale analysis of a prototypical model for the interaction between microstructure and surface energy. Interfaces and Free Boundaries Mathematical Analysis Computation and Applications. 11(1). 61–118. 12 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea & Valeria Chiadò Piat. (2008). Non convex homogenization problems for singular structures. Networks and Heterogeneous Media. 3(3). 489–508. 4 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea, et al.. (2007). A derivation of linear elastic energies from pair-interaction atomistic systems. Networks and Heterogeneous Media. 2(3). 551–567. 37 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea, et al.. (2002). Relaxation of elastic energies with free discontinuities and constraint on the strain. Institutional Research Information System (Università degli Studi di Trento). 1(2). 275–317. 5 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea. (2002). Γ-convergence for beginners. Oxford University Press eBooks. 408 indexed citations
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Acerbi, E. & Andrea Braides. (1998). Approximation of free-discontinuity problems by elliptic functionals via Gamma-convergence. Asymptotic Analysis. 21. 317–329. 2 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea, et al.. (1998). Approximation of non-convex functionals in GBV. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 7. 355–8. 1 indexed citations
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Braides, Andrea & Valeria Chiadò Piat. (1995). A derivation formula for convex integral functionals defined on .. 2. 69–85. 7 indexed citations

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