Itai Einav

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
143 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Itai Einav is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Itai Einav has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 64 papers in Computational Mechanics and 52 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Itai Einav's work include Granular flow and fluidized beds (55 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (44 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (39 papers). Itai Einav is often cited by papers focused on Granular flow and fluidized beds (55 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (44 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (39 papers). Itai Einav collaborates with scholars based in Australia, France and United Kingdom. Itai Einav's co-authors include Mark Randolph, Giang D. Nguyen, Benjy Marks, Pierre Rognon, Arghya Das, François Guillard, Giuseppe Buscarnera, Yixiang Gan, Dorian Hanaor and Alexander M. Puzrin and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Itai Einav

133 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Breakage mechanics—Part I: Theory 2005 2026 2012 2019 2007 2005 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. Breakage mechanics—Part I: Theory
    2007 722 citations Itai Einav profile →
  2. Combining upper bound and strain path methods for evaluating penetration resistance
    2005 383 citations Itai Einav et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Itai Einav Australia 35 2.9k 1.6k 1.4k 1.2k 576 143 4.6k
Gioacchino Viggiani France 39 3.4k 1.2× 1.9k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 1.8k 1.5× 562 1.0× 150 5.4k
José E. Andrade United States 34 2.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 644 1.1× 134 4.2k
Edward Andò France 33 2.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 948 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 432 0.8× 110 3.6k
L. Rothenburg Canada 30 2.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 1.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 731 1.3× 94 4.0k
J. Tejchman Poland 42 3.7k 1.3× 2.5k 1.6× 1.5k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 619 1.1× 210 5.6k
Jacques Desrues France 27 2.4k 0.8× 1.8k 1.2× 755 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 422 0.7× 81 4.0k
Frédéric‐Victor Donzé France 35 1.9k 0.6× 2.2k 1.4× 982 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 613 1.1× 95 4.0k
Masanobu Oda Japan 29 3.9k 1.4× 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 1.9k 1.6× 601 1.0× 71 5.7k
Jidong Zhao Hong Kong 51 5.1k 1.8× 2.5k 1.6× 2.8k 2.0× 2.9k 2.4× 776 1.3× 206 8.2k
Félix Darve France 39 3.0k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 1.9k 1.6× 348 0.6× 163 4.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Einav, Itai, et al.. (2025). Role of inertia in the starting and stopping mechanisms of granular flows. Physical review. E. 111(2). 25419–25419. 2 indexed citations
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Masi, Filippo & Itai Einav. (2025). Hydrodynamics of Fault Gouges From Constitutive Modelling to the Physics of Friction. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 130(7).
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Guillard, François, et al.. (2025). Heterarchical comminution model for SAG mills. Minerals Engineering. 233. 109563–109563.
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Guillard, François, et al.. (2025). Experimental confirmation of secondary flows within granular media. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7446–7446.
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Guillard, François, et al.. (2024). Heterarchical modelling of comminution for rotary mills: part I—particle crushing along streamlines. Granular Matter. 26(4). 4 indexed citations
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Einav, Itai, et al.. (2024). A consistent derivation of soil stiffness from elastic wave speeds. Géotechnique. 75(13). 215–224.
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Einav, Itai, et al.. (2024). A hydrodynamic finite element model for chemo-mechanically loaded poroelastic materials. Computers and Geotechnics. 168. 106161–106161. 1 indexed citations
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Guillard, François, et al.. (2023). A scaling law for the length of granular jumps down smooth inclines. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 973. 2 indexed citations
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Valdès, Julio R., et al.. (2023). Influence of shaped boundaries on propagating compaction bands in brittle porous media. Physical review. E. 108(6). 64906–64906.
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Guillard, François, et al.. (2022). Microstructural Origin of Propagating Compaction Patterns in Porous Media. Physical Review Letters. 128(22). 228002–228002. 6 indexed citations
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Marks, Benjy, et al.. (2022). A five-parameter hydrodynamic-plastic model for crushable sand. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 254-255. 111914–111914. 5 indexed citations
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Nadler, Ben, François Guillard, & Itai Einav. (2018). Kinematic Model of Transient Shape-Induced Anisotropy in Dense Granular Flow. Physical Review Letters. 120(19). 198003–198003. 28 indexed citations
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Guillard, François, Benjy Marks, & Itai Einav. (2017). Dynamic X-ray radiography reveals particle size and shape orientation fields during granular flow. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 8155–8155. 54 indexed citations
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Miller, Thomas P., Pierre Rognon, Bloen Metzger, & Itai Einav. (2013). Eddy Viscosity in Dense Granular Flows. Physical Review Letters. 111(5). 58002–58002. 53 indexed citations
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Das, Arghya, Giang D. Nguyen, & Itai Einav. (2013). The propagation of compaction bands in porous rocks based on breakage mechanics. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 118(5). 2049–2066. 43 indexed citations
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Einav, Itai. (2012). The unification of hypo-plastic and elasto-plastic theories. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 49(11-12). 1305–1315. 46 indexed citations
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Rognon, Pierre, Itai Einav, & Cyprien Gay. (2010). Internal relaxation time in immersed particulate materials. Physical Review E. 81(6). 61304–61304. 12 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Giang D. & Itai Einav. (2010). Nonlocal regularisation of a model based on breakage mechanics for granular materials. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 47(10). 1350–1360. 23 indexed citations
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Sukumaran, Beena, Itai Einav, & Arcady Dyskin. (2006). Qualitative assessment of the influence of coordination number on crushing strength using DEM. UCL Discovery (University College London). 12 indexed citations
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Einav, Itai, G. T. Houlsby, & Giang D. Nguyen. (2006). Coupled damage and plasticity models derived from energy and dissipation potentials. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 44(7-8). 2487–2508. 99 indexed citations

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