D. P. Vakharia

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

D. P. Vakharia is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. P. Vakharia has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 13 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 7 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. P. Vakharia's work include Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis (21 papers), Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (12 papers) and Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (8 papers). D. P. Vakharia is often cited by papers focused on Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis (21 papers), Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (12 papers) and Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (8 papers). D. P. Vakharia collaborates with scholars based in India and Norway. D. P. Vakharia's co-authors include Vimal Savsani, R. Venkata Rao and G. M. Deheri and has published in prestigious journals such as Information Sciences, Wear and Measurement.

In The Last Decade

D. P. Vakharia

37 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Teaching–learning-based optimization: A novel method for constrained mechanical design optimization problems

2011 3.7k citations R. Venkata Rao, Vimal Savsani et al. Computer-Aided Design profile →
Teaching–Learning-Based Optimization: An optimization method for continuous non-linear large scale problems

2011 1.4k citations R. Venkata Rao, Vimal Savsani et al. Information Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. P. Vakharia India	12	2.6k	1.4k	1.4k	986	774	38	5.6k
Seyedeh Zahra Mirjalili Australia	10	2.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	920 0.9×	268 0.3×	13	5.2k
Vimal Savsani India	31	3.8k 1.5×	2.5k 1.7×	1.8k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.4×	66	8.0k
Ali Sadollah Iran	31	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	902 0.6×	882 0.9×	280 0.4×	87	5.1k
Zhun Fan China	37	2.0k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	632 0.4×	684 0.7×	409 0.5×	249	4.6k
N. Srinivas India	3	1.7k 0.7×	2.2k 1.6×	892 0.6×	822 0.8×	745 1.0×	14	5.5k
Pradeep Jangir India	37	1.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	833 0.8×	314 0.4×	182	4.5k
S. Baskar India	30	2.8k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	255 0.3×	104	5.7k
Himanshu Jain India	11	3.2k 1.2×	3.4k 2.4×	800 0.6×	634 0.6×	552 0.7×	23	6.8k
Esmat Rashedi Iran	19	4.4k 1.7×	1.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	259 0.3×	45	7.6k
Tapabrata Ray Australia	40	3.3k 1.3×	3.3k 2.3×	672 0.5×	803 0.8×	392 0.5×	237	6.4k

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Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2021). End Hemispherical Cavities Roller: A Comparative Evaluation of Prospects of Higher Fatigue Life. Strength of Materials. 53(3). 491–501. 3 indexed citations

Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2020). Strength Against Fracture of End Hemispherical Cavity Roller Under Static Loading: Experimental and Simulation Investigation. Journal of Tribology. 143(7). 2 indexed citations

Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2017). Closed-form solution for static pull-in voltage of electrostatically actuated clamped–clamped micro/nano beams under the effect of fringing field and van der Waals force. Materials Research Express. 4(12). 126306–126306. 4 indexed citations

Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2017). A finite element analysis of an elastic contact between a layered cylindrical hollow roller and flat contact. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology. 69(1). 30–41. 17 indexed citations

Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2017). Experimental performance analysis of ferrofluid based hydrodynamic journal bearing with different combination of materials. Wear. 376-377. 1877–1884. 13 indexed citations

Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2017). Extending Hertz equation for an elastic contact between a layered cylindrical hollow roller and flat plate through an experimental technique. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology. 69(2). 312–324. 10 indexed citations

Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2017). Current investigation in layered cylindrical hollow roller bearing using elastic finite element analysis. Materials Today Proceedings. 4(9). 10020–10024. 10 indexed citations

Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2016). A novel approach integrating dimensional analysis and neural networks for the detection of localized faults in roller bearings. Measurement. 94. 177–185. 29 indexed citations

Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2016). Model Development for Investigation of Localized Defects in Taper Roller Bearings Using Matrix Method of Dimensional Analysis. Procedia Engineering. 144. 751–758. 4 indexed citations

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Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2016). Effect of van der Waals force on pull-in voltage, frequency tuning and frequency stability of NEMS devices. Microsystem Technologies. 23(5). 1255–1267. 13 indexed citations

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Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2014). Performance Analysis of Short Journal Bearing under Thin Film Lubrication. 2014. 1–8. 4 indexed citations

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Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2013). Evaluation of contact width for elastic hollow cylinder and flat contact through experimental technique and extending the capabilities of Hertz equation. International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering. 7(1). 27–27. 3 indexed citations

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Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2013). Design & Development Of Rotary Fixture For CNC With An Approach Of Developing Pre-Mortem Tool For Mass Balancing. 2(1).

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Vakharia, D. P., et al.. (2012). A Study on the Performance of a Magnetic-Fluid-Based Hydrodynamic Short Journal Bearing. 2012. 1–7. 23 indexed citations

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Rao, R. Venkata, Vimal Savsani, & D. P. Vakharia. (2011). Teaching–learning-based optimization: A novel method for constrained mechanical design optimization problems. Computer-Aided Design. 43(3). 303–315. 3730 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rao, R. Venkata, Vimal Savsani, & D. P. Vakharia. (2011). Teaching–Learning-Based Optimization: An optimization method for continuous non-linear large scale problems. Information Sciences. 183(1). 1–15. 1397 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rao, R. Venkata, D. P. Vakharia, & Vimal Savsani. (2009). Mechanical engineering design optimisation using modified harmony elements algorithm. 2(2). 116–116. 2 indexed citations

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Savsani, Vimal, R. Venkata Rao, & D. P. Vakharia. (2009). Discrete optimisation of a gear train using biogeography based optimisation technique. 2(2). 205–205. 20 indexed citations

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Vakharia, D. P.. (2009). Determination of maximum span between pipe supports using maximum bending stress theory.. 5 indexed citations

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Savsani, Vimal, R. Venkata Rao, & D. P. Vakharia. (2008). Multi-objective design optimisation of ball bearings using a modified particle swarm optimisation technique. 1(4). 412–412. 2 indexed citations

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