Christopher Ha

946 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 761 citations indexed

About

Christopher Ha is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Ha has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 761 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 6 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 6 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in Christopher Ha's work include Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (6 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (6 papers) and Topology Optimization in Engineering (3 papers). Christopher Ha is often cited by papers focused on Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (6 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (6 papers) and Topology Optimization in Engineering (3 papers). Christopher Ha collaborates with scholars based in United States and Taiwan. Christopher Ha's co-authors include Julián A. Norato, Daniel A. Tortorelli, Chau H. Le, T.E. Bruns, Kuo‐Wei Liao, Harok Bae, Sang Kyum Kim, Harrison Kim and Sungmoon Jung and has published in prestigious journals such as Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Journal of Mechanical Design and 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Ha

7 papers receiving 740 citations

Hit Papers

Stress-based topology optimization for continua 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 200 400 600
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. Stress-based topology optimization for continua
    2009 629 citations Chau H. Le, Julián A. Norato et al. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher Ha United States 4 719 468 406 139 51 9 761
Gustavo Assis da Silva Brazil 11 526 0.7× 326 0.7× 289 0.7× 123 0.9× 53 1.0× 15 557
Harold Thomas United States 11 538 0.7× 305 0.7× 253 0.6× 130 0.9× 85 1.7× 31 679
János Lógó Hungary 17 664 0.9× 255 0.5× 263 0.6× 188 1.4× 41 0.8× 70 763
Junpeng Zhao China 14 583 0.8× 329 0.7× 287 0.7× 192 1.4× 14 0.3× 31 681
Y.K. Shyy United States 7 405 0.6× 237 0.5× 194 0.5× 44 0.3× 71 1.4× 15 480
Peter W. Christensen Sweden 4 259 0.4× 303 0.6× 274 0.7× 39 0.3× 26 0.5× 6 550
Bo Ping Wang United States 14 320 0.4× 234 0.5× 205 0.5× 256 1.8× 15 0.3× 45 595
Zeshang Li China 12 351 0.5× 140 0.3× 159 0.4× 158 1.1× 29 0.6× 18 444
Raghavendra Sivapuram United States 10 480 0.7× 330 0.7× 239 0.6× 16 0.1× 32 0.6× 17 551
B. P. Wang United States 9 302 0.4× 153 0.3× 138 0.3× 183 1.3× 24 0.5× 26 533

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Ha

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Ha

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Ha

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher Ha. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher Ha based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christopher Ha. Christopher Ha is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Bae, Harok, et al.. (2014). Fatigue Design Load Identification Using Engineering Data Analytics. Journal of Mechanical Design. 137(1). 8 indexed citations
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Bae, Harok, et al.. (2013). Sensor (monitoring points) layout method for fatigue design load extraction. 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference.
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Le, Chau H., Julián A. Norato, T.E. Bruns, Christopher Ha, & Daniel A. Tortorelli. (2009). Stress-based topology optimization for continua. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 41(4). 605–620. 629 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tortorelli, Daniel A., et al.. (2009). Component and system reliability-based topology optimization using a single-loop method. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 41(1). 87–106. 99 indexed citations
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Tortorelli, Daniel A., et al.. (2008). Topology Optimization Under Stochastic Loads via the Single Loop Method. 2 indexed citations
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Liao, Kuo‐Wei & Christopher Ha. (2007). Application of reliability-based optimization to earth-moving machine: hydraulic cylinder components design process. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 36(5). 523–536. 18 indexed citations
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