Erik Lund

12.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
189 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Erik Lund is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Lund has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 86 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 43 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Erik Lund's work include Topology Optimization in Engineering (69 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (62 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (41 papers). Erik Lund is often cited by papers focused on Topology Optimization in Engineering (69 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (62 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (41 papers). Erik Lund collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Sweden. Erik Lund's co-authors include David W. Russell, Jan Stegmann, Ulf Diczfalusy, Ingemar Björkhem, Joseph M. Guileyardo, Esben Lindgaard, Stephen D. Turley, Olof Breuer, N. Olhoff and Jia Li-Hawkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Erik Lund

173 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Discrete material optimization of general composite shell structures

2005 576 citations Erik Lund et al. profile →
Niemann-Pick C1 Like 1 (NPC1L1) Is the Intestinal Phytosterol and Cholesterol Transporter and a Key Modulator of Whole-body Cholesterol Homeostasis

2004 566 citations Erik Lund et al. profile →
cDNA cloning of cholesterol 24-hydroxylase, a mediator of cholesterol homeostasis in the brain

1999 543 citations Erik Lund, David W. Russell et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erik Lund Denmark	53	4.7k	3.2k	3.1k	2.9k	2.5k	189	10.4k
Yuli Chen China	39	1.7k 0.4×	4.3k 1.4×	680 0.2×	831 0.3×	548 0.2×	203	9.9k
Eric P. Sandgren United States	38	1.8k 0.4×	2.5k 0.8×	314 0.1×	196 0.1×	2.1k 0.8×	125	6.9k
Xian Jiang China	43	802 0.2×	2.3k 0.7×	251 0.1×	214 0.1×	730 0.3×	278	6.4k
Yung‐Hsiang Chen Taiwan	45	789 0.2×	2.4k 0.8×	393 0.1×	111 0.0×	454 0.2×	307	7.1k
Yuji Saito Japan	54	490 0.1×	5.7k 1.8×	89 0.0×	296 0.1×	1.1k 0.4×	389	12.5k
Masaaki Arakawa Japan	50	1.6k 0.3×	3.9k 1.2×	116 0.0×	84 0.0×	511 0.2×	689	13.5k
Mark Fleming United States	26	249 0.1×	2.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	2.8k 1.0×	338 0.1×	62	6.4k
H. Tanaka Japan	46	1.3k 0.3×	970 0.3×	93 0.0×	264 0.1×	720 0.3×	361	7.2k
Tae Soo Kim South Korea	47	366 0.1×	3.6k 1.2×	224 0.1×	175 0.1×	879 0.3×	268	7.7k
Guoan Chen China	51	349 0.1×	6.1k 1.9×	90 0.0×	453 0.2×	1.8k 0.7×	199	10.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Erik Lund

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Lund

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All Works

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Buhl, Thomas, et al.. (2025). The Gurit98m: a detailed open-source modern offshore wind turbine blade structural model with optimization applications. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 68(5). 1 indexed citations

Lund, Erik, et al.. (2025). A topology optimization framework considering sintering in design for metal binder jetting additive manufacturing. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 68(7).

Macquart, Terence, et al.. (2025). Gradient-based structural optimization of a wind turbine blade root section including high-cycle fatigue constraints. Engineering Optimization. 57(11). 3134–3165. 1 indexed citations

Buhl, Thomas, et al.. (2025). Correction to: The Gurit98m: a detailed open-source modern offshore wind turbine blade structural model with optimization applications. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 68(6).

Lund, Erik, et al.. (2024). Trust region based moving asymptotes method: A stabilized optimizer for stress-constrained topology optimization. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 32(11). 2609–2626. 4 indexed citations

Lund, Erik, et al.. (2024). Multi-material and thickness optimization of a wind turbine blade root section. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 67(7). 14 indexed citations

Lund, Erik, et al.. (2023). A matter of course: Generating optimal manufacturing instructions from a structural layup plan of a wind turbine blade. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 172. 107599–107599. 6 indexed citations

Bak, Brian Lau Verndal, et al.. (2023). Analysis of the performance of a new concept for automatic draping of wide reinforcement fabrics with pre-shear: A virtual prototyping study. Heliyon. 9(10). e20263–e20263. 2 indexed citations

Lund, Erik, et al.. (2023). Multi-material and thickness optimization of laminated composite structures subject to high-cycle fatigue. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 66(12). 14 indexed citations

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Lund, Erik, et al.. (2013). Experimental characterisation of the progressive failure of grid-scored sandwich structures in wind turbine blades. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1 indexed citations

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Bak, Brian Lau Verndal & Erik Lund. (2011). Reducing the integration error of cohesive elements. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 85–88. 1 indexed citations

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Lund, Erik & Henrik Møller. (2009). Eigenvalue sensitivity analysis and optimization in structural design problems. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 345–354.

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Bendsøe, Martin P., Erik Lund, Niels Olhoff, & Ole Sigmund. (2005). Topology Optimization - Broadening the Areas of Application. Control and Cybernetics. 34(1). 7–35. 63 indexed citations

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Lund, Erik, et al.. (2004). Analysis and Design Sensitivity Analysis of Transient Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1 indexed citations

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Møller, Henrik & Erik Lund. (2003). Simulation of Fluid Loaded Flexible Multiple Bodies. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet).

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Li-Hawkins, Jia, Mats Gåfvels, Maria Olin, et al.. (2002). Cholic acid mediates negative feedback regulation of bile acid synthesis in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(8). 1191–1200. 194 indexed citations

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Lund, Erik, et al.. (2002). Simulation of the VARTM Process for Wind Turbine Blades. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1 indexed citations

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Grytten, Jostein, et al.. (2001). Equity in access to public dental services: the experience from Norway. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 59(6). 372–378. 13 indexed citations

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Lund, Erik & Niels Olhoff. (1993). Reliable and Efficient Finite Element Based Design Sensitivity Analysis of Eigenvalues. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 37 Suppl 1. S119–23. 6 indexed citations

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Lund, Erik. (1993). Niels Thomsen og Jette D. Söllinge: De danske aviser 1634-1991. Bind 3 1918-1991. (Udgivet af Dagspressens Fond, 1991. I kommission hos Odense Universitetsforlag). 836 s.. 19. 1 indexed citations

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