Axel Gerstenberger

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Axel Gerstenberger is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Axel Gerstenberger has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Computational Mechanics, 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 3 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Axel Gerstenberger's work include Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (13 papers), Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (9 papers) and Numerical methods in engineering (7 papers). Axel Gerstenberger is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (13 papers), Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (9 papers) and Numerical methods in engineering (7 papers). Axel Gerstenberger collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and South Korea. Axel Gerstenberger's co-authors include Wolfgang A. Wall, Xiaodong Wang, Lucy Zhang, Wing Kam Liu, Timon Rabczuk, Goangseup Zi, U. Mayer, Alexander Popp, Guglielmo Scovazzi and Raymond S. Tuminaro and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Computational Physics, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering and International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Axel Gerstenberger

19 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Immersed finite element method

2004 391 citations Lucy Zhang, Axel Gerstenberger et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Axel Gerstenberger Germany	11	824	514	140	128	127	20	1.1k
Marina Vidrascu France	15	622 0.8×	249 0.5×	74 0.5×	221 1.7×	80 0.6×	41	945
Sérgio Frey Brazil	10	1.1k 1.3×	223 0.4×	36 0.3×	305 2.4×	116 0.9×	26	1.3k
Éric Béchet Belgium	11	583 0.7×	1.0k 2.0×	239 1.7×	190 1.5×	144 1.1×	24	1.3k
Michael Wu United States	15	776 0.9×	262 0.5×	40 0.3×	66 0.5×	28 0.2×	24	1.2k
W. K. Liu United States	13	356 0.4×	655 1.3×	249 1.8×	84 0.7×	87 0.7×	20	978
Todd I. Hesla United States	11	1.8k 2.2×	133 0.3×	36 0.3×	105 0.8×	242 1.9×	11	2.0k
Enzo A. Dari Argentina	16	668 0.8×	199 0.4×	16 0.1×	159 1.2×	202 1.6×	42	893
U. Küttler Germany	7	757 0.9×	108 0.2×	31 0.2×	112 0.9×	58 0.5×	10	979
Mehrdad T. Manzari Iran	17	890 1.1×	248 0.5×	136 1.0×	44 0.3×	48 0.4×	57	1.1k
N. Kamiya Japan	18	230 0.3×	717 1.4×	229 1.6×	41 0.3×	287 2.3×	84	915

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Siefert, Christopher, Raymond S. Tuminaro, Axel Gerstenberger, Guglielmo Scovazzi, & S. Scott Collis. (2014). Algebraic multigrid techniques for discontinuous Galerkin methods with varying polynomial order. Computational Geosciences. 18(5). 597–612. 8 indexed citations

Gerstenberger, Axel, Guglielmo Scovazzi, & S. Scott Collis. (2013). Computing gravity-driven viscous fingering in complex subsurface geometries: A high-order discontinuous Galerkin approach. Computational Geosciences. 17(2). 351–372. 5 indexed citations

Gerstenberger, Axel & Raymond S. Tuminaro. (2013). An algebraic multigrid approach to solve extended finite element method based fracture problems. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 94(3). 248–272. 13 indexed citations

Gerstenberger, Axel, et al.. (2012). Computing gravity-driven viscous fingering flows in complex subsurface geometries: A high-order discontinuous Galerkin approach.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations

Scovazzi, Guglielmo, Axel Gerstenberger, & S. Scott Collis. (2012). A discontinuous Galerkin method for gravity-driven viscous fingering instabilities in porous media. Journal of Computational Physics. 233. 373–399. 25 indexed citations

Gerstenberger, Axel & Raymond S. Tuminaro. (2012). An algebraic multigrid approach to solve XFEM based fracture problems. 7 indexed citations

Scovazzi, Guglielmo, et al.. (2011). A Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Gravity-Driven Viscous Fingering Instabilities in Porous Media.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

Tuminaro, Raymond S., et al.. (2011). MueLu Multigrid Preconditioning Package. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

Gerstenberger, Axel, et al.. (2010). An XFEM‐based embedding mesh technique for incompressible viscous flows. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. 65(1-3). 166–190. 19 indexed citations

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Mayer, U., Alexander Popp, Axel Gerstenberger, & Wolfgang A. Wall. (2010). 3D fluid–structure-contact interaction based on a combined XFEM FSI and dual mortar contact approach. Computational Mechanics. 46(1). 53–67. 60 indexed citations

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Gerstenberger, Axel & Wolfgang A. Wall. (2009). An embedded Dirichlet formulation for 3D continua. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 82(5). 537–563. 80 indexed citations

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Mayer, U., Axel Gerstenberger, & Wolfgang A. Wall. (2009). Interface handling for three‐dimensional higher‐order XFEM‐computations in fluid–structure interaction. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 79(7). 846–869. 35 indexed citations

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Wall, Wolfgang A., et al.. (2008). Fluid–structure interaction approaches on fixed grids based on two different domain decomposition ideas. International journal of computational fluid dynamics. 22(6). 411–427. 36 indexed citations

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Rabczuk, Timon, Goangseup Zi, Axel Gerstenberger, & Wolfgang A. Wall. (2008). A new crack tip element for the phantom‐node method with arbitrary cohesive cracks. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 75(5). 577–599. 204 indexed citations

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Wall, Wolfgang A., Axel Gerstenberger, K. Ulrich Mayer, & U. Küttler. (2008). Advanced approaches for fluid-shell interaction. mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich). 1 indexed citations

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Gerstenberger, Axel & Wolfgang A. Wall. (2008). Enhancement of fixed‐grid methods towards complex fluid–structure interaction applications. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. 57(9). 1227–1248. 23 indexed citations

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Gerstenberger, Axel & Wolfgang A. Wall. (2007). An eXtended Finite Element Method/Lagrange multiplier based approach for fluid–structure interaction. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 197(19-20). 1699–1714. 209 indexed citations

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Wall, Wolfgang A. & Axel Gerstenberger. (2007). An accurate and general fixed-grid approach for fluid-structure interaction. mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich). 1 indexed citations

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Gerstenberger, Axel & Wolfgang A. Wall. (2006). An extended finite element method based approach for large deformation fluid-structure interaction. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lucy, Axel Gerstenberger, Xiaodong Wang, & Wing Kam Liu. (2004). Immersed finite element method. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 193(21-22). 2051–2067. 391 indexed citations breakdown →

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