Francesco Penta

791 total citations
46 papers, 617 citations indexed

About

Francesco Penta is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Penta has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 617 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 22 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 18 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Francesco Penta's work include Railway Engineering and Dynamics (11 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (10 papers) and Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures (7 papers). Francesco Penta is often cited by papers focused on Railway Engineering and Dynamics (11 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (10 papers) and Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures (7 papers). Francesco Penta collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Norway and Germany. Francesco Penta's co-authors include Maurizio Guida, Giovanni Pio Pucillo, Antonio Gesualdo, Marzio Grasso, Antonio Lanzotti, Massimo Martorelli, Antonio Gloria, Saverio Maietta, Salvatore Gerbino and Luca Esposito and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Applied Mechanics and Sensors.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Penta

40 papers receiving 590 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesco Penta Italy 14 276 253 219 118 79 46 617
Per Wennhage Sweden 14 209 0.8× 218 0.9× 180 0.8× 106 0.9× 37 0.5× 36 508
Lars Bittrich Germany 11 134 0.5× 272 1.1× 192 0.9× 55 0.5× 32 0.4× 21 500
Mostafa S. A. ElSayed Canada 13 275 1.0× 113 0.4× 165 0.8× 108 0.9× 83 1.1× 69 619
Sadik Omairey United Kingdom 8 259 0.9× 366 1.4× 161 0.7× 64 0.5× 71 0.9× 15 642
V. Sellappan United States 11 302 1.1× 217 0.9× 77 0.4× 94 0.8× 86 1.1× 11 550
Ahmad Ghasemi‐Ghalebahman Iran 13 194 0.7× 317 1.3× 189 0.9× 44 0.4× 102 1.3× 41 553
Giovanna Fargione Italy 9 281 1.0× 349 1.4× 221 1.0× 93 0.8× 62 0.8× 23 553
Francesco Di Caprio Italy 19 481 1.7× 443 1.8× 334 1.5× 99 0.8× 227 2.9× 63 872
Engin Aktaş Türkiye 12 280 1.0× 312 1.2× 141 0.6× 36 0.3× 63 0.8× 42 551
Xujing Yang China 9 390 1.4× 145 0.6× 195 0.9× 66 0.6× 60 0.8× 23 518

Countries citing papers authored by Francesco Penta

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesco Penta

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Penta

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All Works

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Esposito, Luca, et al.. (2025). Investigating the impact of printing direction on fatigue behaviour of machined SLM AlSi10Mg through orientation analysis of idealized ellipsoidal defects. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1016. 178912–178912. 1 indexed citations
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Gasparro, Roberta, Salvatore De Vita, Antonio Lanzotti, et al.. (2025). Loading Pressure Induced by 4 mm Implants on the Inferior Alveolar Nerve: A 3D Finite Element Analysis Model. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(7). 2535–2535.
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Maurizi, M, et al.. (2022). Preliminary optimization of shape memory polymers geometric parameters to enhance the thermal loads' activation range. Procedia Structural Integrity. 42. 1282–1290. 1 indexed citations
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Penta, Francesco & Antonio Gesualdo. (2021). A Micro-Polar Model for Buckling Analysis of Vierendeel Periodic Beams. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 1–18.
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Penta, Francesco. (2020). Buckling analysis of periodic Vierendeel beams by a micro-polar homogenized model. Acta Mechanica. 231(6). 2399–2424. 5 indexed citations
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Penta, Francesco. (2020). Self-moments stiffening effect and buckling strength of periodic Vierendeel beams. Acta Mechanica. 232(2). 793–817.
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Lanzotti, Antonio, Massimo Martorelli, Saverio Maietta, et al.. (2019). A comparison between mechanical properties of specimens 3D printed with virgin and recycled PLA. Procedia CIRP. 79. 143–146. 113 indexed citations
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Gesualdo, Antonio, et al.. (2018). Rocking of a rigid block freestanding on a flat pedestal. Journal of Zhejiang University. Science A. 19(5). 331–345. 28 indexed citations
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Gesualdo, Antonio, Antonino Iannuzzo, Giovanni Pio Pucillo, & Francesco Penta. (2018). A direct technique for the homogenization of periodic beam-like structures by transfer matrix eigen-analysis. Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures. 15(5). 8 indexed citations
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Gesualdo, Antonio, Mariateresa Guadagnuolo, & Francesco Penta. (2018). Dynamic shear behaviour of truss towers for wind turbines. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 1141. 12078–12078. 3 indexed citations
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Pucillo, Giovanni Pio, et al.. (2018). On the lateral stability of the sleeper-ballast system. Procedia Structural Integrity. 12. 553–560. 13 indexed citations
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Esposito, Luca, Luca Sorrentino, Francesco Penta, & Costanzo Bellini. (2016). Effect of curing overheating on interlaminar shear strength and its modelling in thick FRP laminates. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 87(5-8). 2213–2220. 59 indexed citations
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Grasso, Marzio, et al.. (2015). Design of Composite Sandwich Shock Absorber Mounting for an Innovative Rail Vehicle End. Lecture notes in computer science. 2218(1). 870–875. 2 indexed citations
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Guida, Maurizio & Francesco Penta. (2015). A gamma process model for the analysis of fatigue crack growth data. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 142. 21–49. 24 indexed citations
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Grasso, Marzio, et al.. (2015). Low Velocity Impact Response of Composite Panels for Aeronautical Applications. University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire). 9 indexed citations
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Grasso, Marzio, et al.. (2014). Transverse strength of railway tracks: part 2. Test system for ballast resistance in line measurement. Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale. 8(30). 578–592. 27 indexed citations
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Grasso, Marzio, et al.. (2014). Transverse strength of railway tracks: part 1. Planning and experimental setup. Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale. 8(30). 478–485. 22 indexed citations
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Grasso, Marzio, et al.. (2011). Development of Predictive Models for Fatigue Crack Growth in Rails. Key engineering materials. 488-489. 13–16. 5 indexed citations
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Bonavolontà, C., G. Peluso, M. Valentino, A. De Iorio, & Francesco Penta. (2009). Detection of Magnetomechanical Effect in Structural Steel Using SQUIDs and Flux-gate Sensors. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism. 22(8). 833–839. 6 indexed citations
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Grasso, Giacomo, et al.. (2009). Design and analysis of lightweight energy absorbers for a rail vehicle cab. 1 indexed citations

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