Ashraf M. Zenkour

16.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
447 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Ashraf M. Zenkour is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashraf M. Zenkour has authored 447 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 438 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 170 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 166 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ashraf M. Zenkour's work include Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (377 papers), Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures (160 papers) and Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena (155 papers). Ashraf M. Zenkour is often cited by papers focused on Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (377 papers), Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures (160 papers) and Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena (155 papers). Ashraf M. Zenkour collaborates with scholars based in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Ashraf M. Zenkour's co-authors include Mohammad Arefi, Mohammed Sobhy, Mohammad Reza Barati, Ahmed E. Abouelregal, Ibrahim A. Abbas, Erasmo Carrera, Daoud S. Mashat, Ahmed F. Radwan, M. N. M. Allam and Hela D. El‐Shahrany and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

Ashraf M. Zenkour

439 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Generalized shear deformation theory for bending analysis of functionally graded plates

2005 544 citations Ashraf M. Zenkour profile →
A comprehensive analysis of functionally graded sandwich plates: Part 2—Buckling and free vibration

2005 409 citations Ashraf M. Zenkour International Journal of Solids and Structures profile →
Stress, vibration and buckling analyses of FGM plates—A state-of-the-art review

2014 365 citations Ashraf M. Zenkour et al. Composite Structures profile →
A comprehensive analysis of functionally graded sandwich plates: Part 1—Deflection and stresses

2005 360 citations Ashraf M. Zenkour International Journal of Solids and Structures profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ashraf M. Zenkour Egypt	63	13.9k	6.0k	5.8k	2.1k	1.9k	447	14.8k
Y. Xiang Australia	58	8.5k 0.6×	4.8k 0.8×	4.5k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	272	11.1k
Ömer Cívalek Türkiye	83	13.2k 1.0×	4.3k 0.7×	9.0k 1.5×	2.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	341	15.5k
P. Malekzadeh Iran	52	7.0k 0.5×	3.7k 0.6×	2.8k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	207	7.9k
Nicholas Fantuzzi Italy	53	7.6k 0.5×	4.2k 0.7×	2.5k 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	236	8.6k
Mohammed Sid Ahmed Houari Algeria	46	6.7k 0.5×	3.5k 0.6×	3.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	824 0.4×	118	7.4k
Erasmo Viola Italy	52	7.5k 0.5×	4.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.2×	1.7k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	144	8.1k
Abdelmoumen Anis Bousahla Algeria	52	4.7k 0.3×	2.2k 0.4×	2.5k 0.4×	815 0.4×	958 0.5×	107	5.7k
Liao-Liang Ke China	47	7.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.2×	5.1k 0.9×	727 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	198	8.7k
S. Kitipornchai Australia	85	20.6k 1.5×	11.5k 1.9×	10.7k 1.8×	4.2k 2.0×	4.3k 2.2×	460	25.9k
Chien H. Thai Vietnam	50	6.0k 0.4×	2.3k 0.4×	2.3k 0.4×	751 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	105	6.7k

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Bouazza, Mokhtar, et al.. (2024). Wave propagation of a functionally graded plate via integral variables with a hyperbolic arcsine function. Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration. 23(3). 547–561.

Zenkour, Ashraf M., et al.. (2023). Static bending and buckling of FG sandwich nanobeams with auxetic honeycomb core. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 103. 105181–105181. 16 indexed citations

Zenkour, Ashraf M., et al.. (2023). Refined Dual-Phase-Lag Theory for the 1D Behavior of Skin Tissue under Ramp-Type Heating. Materials. 16(6). 2421–2421. 11 indexed citations

Garg, Aman, H. D. Chalak, Mohamed‐Ouejdi Belarbi, Ashraf M. Zenkour, & Rosalin Sahoo. (2021). Estimation of carbon nanotubes and their applications as reinforcing composite materials–An engineering review. Composite Structures. 272. 114234–114234. 108 indexed citations

Zenkour, Ashraf M.. (2021). “Isogeometric thermal postbuckling analysis of porous FGM quasi-3D nanoplates having cutouts with different shapes based upon surface stress elasticity” [Composite Structures 262 (2021) 113604]. Composite Structures. 274. 114555–114555. 1 indexed citations

Zenkour, Ashraf M., et al.. (2020). Bending response of functionally graded piezoelectric plates using a two-variable shear deformation theory. 7(2). 115. 8 indexed citations

Zenkour, Ashraf M., et al.. (2020). Three-temperature nonlinear generalized magneto-thermoelastic stresses in anisotropic cylindrical shells. Applied and Computational Mechanics. 1 indexed citations

Zenkour, Ashraf M. & Ahmed E. Abouelregal. (2019). Thermoelastic Vibration of Temperature-Dependent Nanobeams Due to Rectified Sine Wave Heating—A State Space Approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

Sobhy, Mohammed & Ashraf M. Zenkour. (2019). Vibration analysis of functionally graded graphene platelet-reinforced composite doubly-curved shallow shells on elastic foundations. Steel and Composite Structures. 33(2). 195–208. 33 indexed citations

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Arefi, Mohammad & Ashraf M. Zenkour. (2018). Free vibration analysis of a three-layered microbeam based on strain gradient theory and three-unknown shear and normal deformation theory. Steel and Composite Structures. 26(4). 421–437. 47 indexed citations

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Abouelregal, Ahmed E. & Ashraf M. Zenkour. (2017). Two-temperature thermoelastic surface waves in micropolar thermoelastic media via dual-phase-lag model. 4(6). 711. 10 indexed citations

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Bouazza, Mokhtar, Ashraf M. Zenkour, & Noureddine Benseddiq. (2017). Effect of material composition on bending analysis of FG plates via a two-variable refined hyperbolic theory. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations

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Abouelregal, Ahmed E. & Ashraf M. Zenkour. (2017). Variability of thermal properties for a thermoelastic loaded nanobeam excited by harmonically varying heat. Smart Structures and Systems. 20(4). 451. 2 indexed citations

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Zenkour, Ashraf M. & Ahmed E. Abouelregal. (2015). Effects of phase-lags in a thermoviscoelastic orthotropic continuum with a cylindrical hole and variable thermal conductivity. Archives of Mechanics. 67(6). 457–475. 20 indexed citations

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Zenkour, Ashraf M. & Ahmed E. Abouelregal. (2014). The fractional effects of a two-temperature generalized thermoelastic semi-infinite solid induced by pulsed laser heating. Archives of Mechanics. 67(1). 53–73. 19 indexed citations

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Zenkour, Ashraf M., et al.. (2014). Bending of inhomogeneous sandwich plates with viscoelastic cores. Journal of Vibroengineering. 16(7). 3260–3272. 9 indexed citations

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Zenkour, Ashraf M. & Ibrahim A. Abbas. (2014). Free vibration analysis of doubly convex/concave functionally graded sandwich beams. Journal of Vibroengineering. 16(6). 2747–2755. 4 indexed citations

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Zenkour, Ashraf M.. (2013). Bending analysis of functionally graded sandwich plates using a simple four-unknown shear and normal deformations theory. Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials. 15(6). 629–656. 116 indexed citations

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Mashat, Daoud S., Ashraf M. Zenkour, & Khaled A. Elsibai. (2010). Transient response of multilayered hollow cylinder using various theories of generalized thermoelasticity. Natural Science. 2(10). 1171–1179. 1 indexed citations

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Zenkour, Ashraf M.. (2005). A comprehensive analysis of functionally graded sandwich plates: Part 1—Deflection and stresses. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 42(18-19). 5224–5242. 360 indexed citations breakdown →

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