K. Y. Dai

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
30 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

K. Y. Dai is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Y. Dai has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 12 papers in Computational Mechanics and 9 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in K. Y. Dai's work include Numerical methods in engineering (26 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (12 papers) and Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (7 papers). K. Y. Dai is often cited by papers focused on Numerical methods in engineering (26 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (12 papers) and Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (7 papers). K. Y. Dai collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and United States. K. Y. Dai's co-authors include T. Nguyen‐Thoi, G. R. Liu, Gang Liu, Kian Meng Lim, K.Y. Lam, Xu Han, Yuantong Gu, G.Y. Li, Yifei Li and Zhihua Zhong and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering and Composites Science and Technology.

In The Last Decade

K. Y. Dai

29 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

A Smoothed Finite Element Method for Mechanics Problems

2006 739 citations G. R. Liu, K. Y. Dai et al. Computational Mechanics profile →
Theoretical aspects of the smoothed finite element method (SFEM)

2006 423 citations G. R. Liu, T. Nguyen‐Thoi et al. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering profile →
Atmosphere-dependent pyrolytic transformability of glass fiber/epoxy resin composites in waste wind turbine blades

2025 22 citations Siqi Chen, Jingyong Liu et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

Peers

K. Y. Dai

CSE

EEE

Donald W. Kelly Australia

G. R. Liu Singapore

Ean Tat Ooi Australia

G.Y. Li China

C.T. Wu United States

Nhon Nguyen‐Thanh Singapore

Sohichi Hirose Japan

Alain Combescure France

Karan S. Surana United States

F. Tin‐Loi Australia

Donald W. Kelly Australia

K. Y. Dai

1.9k ×0.7

1.1k ×0.7

875 ×1.0

CSE

499 ×1.0

EEE

513 ×1.6

Citations per year, relative to K. Y. Dai K. Y. Dai (= 1×) peers Donald W. Kelly

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Y. Dai

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Pei, Jianzhong, et al.. (2025). Study on tire-pavement contact characteristics and tire vibration noise based on finite element numerical simulation. International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 26(1).

Chen, Siqi, Jingyong Liu, Ziting Lin, et al.. (2025). Atmosphere-dependent pyrolytic transformability of glass fiber/epoxy resin composites in waste wind turbine blades. Chemical Engineering Journal. 505. 159675–159675. 22 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, G. R., T. Nguyen‐Thoi, H. Nguyen‐Xuan, K. Y. Dai, & K.Y. Lam. (2009). On the essence and the evaluation of the shape functions for the smoothed finite element method (SFEM). International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 77(13). 1863–1869. 59 indexed citations

Zhao, Xudong, et al.. (2009). Free-vibration analysis of shells via a linearly conforming radial point interpolation method (LC-RPIM). Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. 45(12). 917–924. 12 indexed citations

Zhao, Xin, G. R. Liu, K. Y. Dai, et al.. (2008). A linearly conforming radial point interpolation method (LC-RPIM) for shells. Computational Mechanics. 43(3). 403–413. 26 indexed citations

Zhao, Xin, G. R. Liu, K. Y. Dai, et al.. (2008). Geometric nonlinear analysis of plates and cylindrical shells via a linearly conforming radial point interpolation method. Computational Mechanics. 42(1). 133–144. 30 indexed citations

Gu, Yuantong, Qianxi Wang, K.Y. Lam, & K. Y. Dai. (2007). A pseudo-elastic local meshless method for analysis of material nonlinear problems in solids. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 31(9). 771–782. 12 indexed citations

Nguyen‐Thoi, T., et al.. (2007). Selective smoothed finite element method. Tsinghua Science & Technology. 12(5). 497–508. 88 indexed citations

Liu, G. R., K. Y. Dai, & T. Nguyen‐Thoi. (2006). A Smoothed Finite Element Method for Mechanics Problems. Computational Mechanics. 39(6). 859–877. 739 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, G. R., Yifei Li, K. Y. Dai, Mao Tian Luan, & Weijiang Xue. (2006). A LINEARLY CONFORMING RADIAL POINT INTERPOLATION METHOD FOR SOLID MECHANICS PROBLEMS. International Journal of Computational Methods. 3(4). 401–428. 121 indexed citations

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Liu, G. R., K. Y. Dai, Xu Han, & Yifei Li. (2005). A mesh-free minimum length method for 2-D problems. Computational Mechanics. 38(6). 533–550. 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Gang, G. Y. ZHANG, K. Y. Dai, et al.. (2005). A LINEARLY CONFORMING POINT INTERPOLATION METHOD (LC-PIM) FOR 2D SOLID MECHANICS PROBLEMS. International Journal of Computational Methods. 2(4). 645–665. 202 indexed citations

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Dai, K. Y., et al.. (2005). Thermomechanical analysis of functionally graded material (FGM) plates using element-free Galerkin method. Computers & Structures. 83(17-18). 1487–1502. 107 indexed citations

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Liu, G. R., Yuantong Gu, & K. Y. Dai. (2004). Assessment and applications of point interpolation methods for computational mechanics. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 59(10). 1373–1397. 71 indexed citations

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Dai, K. Y., et al.. (2004). Static and vibration control of composite laminates integrated with piezoelectric sensors and actuators using the radial point interpolation method. Smart Materials and Structures. 13(6). 1438–1447. 72 indexed citations

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Liu, Guirong, K. Y. Dai, & Vijay K. Varadan. (2003). Meshfree point interpolation methods for analysis of piezoelectric structures. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5062. 305–305. 3 indexed citations

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Dai, K. Y., et al.. (2003). Dispersion of waves and characteristic wave surfaces in functionally graded piezoelectric plates. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 268(1). 131–147. 65 indexed citations

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Dai, K. Y., G. R. Liu, Kian Meng Lim, & Yuantong Gu. (2003). Comparison between the radial point interpolation and the Kriging interpolation used in meshfree methods. Computational Mechanics. 32(1-2). 60–70. 93 indexed citations

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Liu, G. R., K. Y. Dai, Yuantong Gu, & Kian Meng Lim. (2002). A COMPARISON BETWEEN RADIAL POINT INTERPOLATION METHOD (RPIM) AND KRIGING BASED MESHFREE METHOD. 29–34. 4 indexed citations

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Dai, K. Y., Jonny Crocker, Leon L. Shaw, & H.L. Marcus. (2000). Finite Element Analysis of the SALDVI Process 393. Texas Digital Library (University of Texas). 1 indexed citations

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