L. A. Schmit

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

L. A. Schmit is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, L. A. Schmit has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 41 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 34 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in L. A. Schmit's work include Topology Optimization in Engineering (69 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (39 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (35 papers). L. A. Schmit is often cited by papers focused on Topology Optimization in Engineering (69 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (39 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (35 papers). L. A. Schmit collaborates with scholars based in United States, Jordan and Israel. L. A. Schmit's co-authors include Behrooz Farshi, Hirokazu Miura, Claude Fleury, R. L. Fox, F. K. Bogner, Abdon E. Sepulveda, E. Livne, Peretz P. Friedmann, Harold Thomas and G.R. Monforton and has published in prestigious journals such as AIAA Journal, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and International Journal of Solids and Structures.

In The Last Decade

L. A. Schmit

108 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Some Approximation Concepts for Structural Synthesis 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Some Approximation Concepts for Structural Synthesis
    1974 473 citations L. A. Schmit, Behrooz Farshi AIAA Journal profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. A. Schmit United States 32 2.5k 1.4k 938 847 442 114 3.4k
V. B. Venkayya United States 26 1.6k 0.6× 895 0.6× 456 0.5× 488 0.6× 658 1.5× 108 2.3k
Uri Kirsch Israel 31 2.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 867 0.9× 796 0.9× 64 0.1× 97 3.1k
Claude Fleury Belgium 22 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 488 0.5× 783 0.9× 99 0.2× 78 2.4k
G. N. Vanderplaats United States 21 774 0.3× 425 0.3× 326 0.3× 393 0.5× 362 0.8× 52 1.6k
Mathias Stolpe Denmark 25 2.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 234 0.2× 962 1.1× 154 0.3× 68 2.4k
Robert A. Canfield United States 23 1.0k 0.4× 521 0.4× 1.3k 1.4× 490 0.6× 851 1.9× 159 2.7k
N. S. Khot United States 22 1.1k 0.4× 663 0.5× 381 0.4× 211 0.2× 423 1.0× 99 1.6k
Ashok D. Belegundu United States 20 679 0.3× 393 0.3× 282 0.3× 551 0.7× 134 0.3× 76 1.7k
Makoto Ohsaki Japan 31 3.0k 1.2× 724 0.5× 450 0.5× 552 0.7× 67 0.2× 271 3.6k
Valder Steffen Brazil 26 862 0.4× 470 0.3× 411 0.4× 368 0.4× 229 0.5× 160 2.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Livne, E., Peretz P. Friedmann, & L. A. Schmit. (1992). Integrated aeroservoelastic wing synthesis by nonlinear programming/approximation concepts. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 15(4). 985–993. 17 indexed citations
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Sepulveda, Abdon E., et al.. (1992). Optimal placement of active elements in control augmented structuralsynthesis. 33rd Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference. 3 indexed citations
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Livne, E., Peretz P. Friedmann, & L. A. Schmit. (1991). Studies in integrated aeroservoelastic optimization of actively controlled composite wings. 32nd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 6 indexed citations
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Sepulveda, Abdon E. & L. A. Schmit. (1991). An approximation based global optimization strategy for structural synthesis. 32nd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Harold, Abdon E. Sepulveda, & L. A. Schmit. (1990). Improved approximations for dynamic displacements using intermediate response quantities. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 23(2). 137–45. 6 indexed citations
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Salama, M., et al.. (1984). Influence of analysis and design models on minimum weight design. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations
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Schmit, L. A.. (1981). Structural synthesis - Its genesis and development. AIAA Journal. 19(10). 1249–1263. 189 indexed citations
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Schmit, L. A. & Claude Fleury. (1980). Structural Synthesis by Combining Approximation Concepts and Dual Methods. AIAA Journal. 18(10). 1252–1260. 86 indexed citations
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Fleury, Claude & L. A. Schmit. (1980). Primal and Dual Methods in Structural Optimization. Journal of the Structural Division. 106(5). 1117–1133. 9 indexed citations
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Schmit, L. A. & Ramesh K. Ramanathan. (1978). MultiLevel Approach to Minimum Weight Deesign Including Buckling Constraints. AIAA Journal. 16(2). 97–104. 59 indexed citations
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Miura, Hirokazu & L. A. Schmit. (1977). Design of minimum-weight structures. NASA Tech Briefs. 2(3).
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Schmit, L. A. & Hirokazu Miura. (1976). AN ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS/SYNTHESIS CAPABILITY - ACCESS. 9 indexed citations
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Schmit, L. A., et al.. (1976). On implementation of the extended interior penalty function. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 10(1). 1–23. 41 indexed citations
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Schmit, L. A. & Hirokazu Miura. (1975). A new structural analysis/synthesis capability - ACCESS. 7 indexed citations
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Schmit, L. A. & Behrooz Farshi. (1973). Some approximation concepts for structural synthesis. 16 indexed citations
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Schmit, L. A., et al.. (1972). Minimum Weight Design of Elastic Redundant Trusses under Multiple Static Loading Conditions. AIAA Journal. 10(2). 155–162. 58 indexed citations
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Schmit, L. A. & G.R. Monforton. (1970). Finite deflection discrete element analysis of sandwich plates and cylindrical shells with laminated faces. AIAA Journal. 8(8). 1454–1461. 18 indexed citations
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Monforton, G.R. & L. A. Schmit. (1968). Finite element analysis of skew plates in bending.. AIAA Journal. 6(6). 1150–1152. 15 indexed citations
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Bogner, F. K., et al.. (1965). DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF ENERGY SEARCH METHODS OF NONLINEAR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 16 indexed citations
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