Larry Lessard

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Larry Lessard is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Larry Lessard has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 48 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 39 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Larry Lessard's work include Mechanical Behavior of Composites (54 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (24 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (14 papers). Larry Lessard is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Behavior of Composites (54 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (24 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (14 papers). Larry Lessard collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Iran and Belgium. Larry Lessard's co-authors include M.M. Shokrieh, Damiano Pasini, Kazem Fayazbakhsh, Hossein Ghiasi, Fu‐Kuo Chang, Kobyé Bodjona, Mahdi Arian Nik, Pascal Hubert, Marina Selezneva and Amirmohammad Rahimizadeh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Construction and Building Materials and Composites Science and Technology.

In The Last Decade

Larry Lessard

115 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Optimum stacking sequence design of composite materials Part II: Variable stiffness design

2010 349 citations Hossein Ghiasi, Kazem Fayazbakhsh et al. Composite Structures profile →
Damage Tolerance of Laminated Composites Containing an Open Hole and Subjected to Compressive Loadings: Part I—Analysis

1991 339 citations Larry Lessard et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Larry Lessard Canada	40	3.9k	2.1k	1.9k	866	716	117	5.4k
C.S. Lopes Spain	34	3.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	630 0.7×	518 0.7×	69	3.8k
Danny Van Hemelrijck Belgium	39	2.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	2.5k 1.3×	626 0.7×	690 1.0×	241	5.1k
Jin‐Hwe Kweon South Korea	31	2.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	444 0.5×	483 0.7×	134	3.4k
Kevin Potter United Kingdom	41	2.9k 0.8×	2.6k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	906 1.0×	304 0.4×	107	4.9k
Brian G. Falzon United Kingdom	40	3.9k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	982 1.1×	508 0.7×	179	5.5k
S. Feih Australia	44	2.4k 0.6×	3.0k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 1.6×	680 0.9×	111	5.4k
Remko Akkerman Netherlands	36	2.9k 0.8×	2.4k 1.2×	895 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	221 0.3×	276	4.5k
K. Chandrashekhara United States	39	3.2k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	2.5k 1.3×	805 0.9×	419 0.6×	315	5.3k
A.C. Long United Kingdom	42	3.9k 1.0×	2.4k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	2.5k 2.9×	229 0.3×	182	5.6k
Giovanni Belingardi Italy	35	2.2k 0.6×	2.6k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	299 0.4×	267	4.8k

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Pontikes, Yiannis, et al.. (2025). Parametric analysis of inorganic polymers reinforced with recycled GFRP materials. Construction and Building Materials. 463. 139986–139986. 1 indexed citations

Lessard, Larry, et al.. (2025). Optimization of the sieving process as applied to mechanical recycling of glass fibre reinforced composites. Journal of Cleaner Production. 520. 146140–146140. 1 indexed citations

Caneghem, Jo Van, et al.. (2025). Environmental and economic assessment of mechanical recycling of end-of-life wind turbine blades into rebars and comparison with conventional disposal routes. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 190. 108711–108711. 9 indexed citations

Heidari‐Rarani, Mohammad, et al.. (2024). Experimental characterization and cyclic cohesive zone modeling of mode I delamination growth in glass/epoxy composite laminates under high cycle fatigue. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 296. 109853–109853. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Peng, et al.. (2023). Tip clearance influence on hydrodynamic performance and pressure fluctuation of a composite ducted propeller using a two-way FSI method. Ocean Engineering. 282. 114698–114698. 7 indexed citations

Mirabolghasemi, Armin, et al.. (2023). 3D printed wood-fiber reinforced architected cellular composite beams with engineered flexural properties. Additive manufacturing. 78. 103800–103800. 14 indexed citations

Lessard, Larry, et al.. (2021). Experimental investigation of the effect of half gap/half overlap defects on the strength of composite structures fabricated using automated fibre placement (AFP). Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 150. 106610–106610. 20 indexed citations

Rahimizadeh, Amirmohammad, et al.. (2021). Experimental and analytical investigation of 3D printed specimens reinforced by different forms of recyclates from wind turbine waste. Polymer Composites. 42(9). 4533–4548. 17 indexed citations

Mirabolghasemi, Armin, et al.. (2020). 3D‐Printed Wood‐Fiber Reinforced Architected Cellular Composites. Advanced Engineering Materials. 22(11). 5 indexed citations

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Mirabolghasemi, Armin, et al.. (2020). 3D‐Printed Wood‐Fiber Reinforced Architected Cellular Composites. Advanced Engineering Materials. 22(11). 34 indexed citations

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Rahimizadeh, Amirmohammad, et al.. (2020). Tensile properties and interfacial shear strength of recycled fibers from wind turbine waste. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 131. 105786–105786. 65 indexed citations

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Heidari‐Rarani, Mohammad, et al.. (2016). A new finite element method for modeling delamination propagation without additional degrees of freedom. Composite Structures. 147. 82–98. 8 indexed citations

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Lessard, Larry, et al.. (2015). FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR OF WOVEN FLAX-EPOXY COMPOSITES. Espace ÉTS (ETS). 1 indexed citations

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Bodjona, Kobyé & Larry Lessard. (2015). Nonlinear static analysis of a composite bonded/bolted single-lap joint using the meshfree radial point interpolation method. Composite Structures. 134. 1024–1035. 31 indexed citations

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Nik, Mahdi Arian, Larry Lessard, & Damiano Pasini. (2014). Size-dependent behavior of laminates with curvilinear fibers made by automated fiber placement. Science and Engineering of Composite Materials. 22(2). 157–163. 6 indexed citations

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Angeles, Jorge, et al.. (2014). Optimum structural design of a two-limb Schönflies motion generator. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 80. 125–141. 7 indexed citations

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Ghiasi, Hossein, Kazem Fayazbakhsh, Damiano Pasini, & Larry Lessard. (2010). Optimum stacking sequence design of composite materials Part II: Variable stiffness design. Composite Structures. 93(1). 1–13. 349 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ghiasi, Hossein, et al.. (2009). Optimum Structural and Manufacturing Design of a Braided Hollow Composite Part. Applied Composite Materials. 17(2). 159–173. 19 indexed citations

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Hosseinzadeh, Ramin, M.M. Shokrieh, & Larry Lessard. (2005). Damage behavior of fiber reinforced composite plates subjected to drop weight impacts. Composites Science and Technology. 66(1). 61–68. 120 indexed citations

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Shokrieh, M.M. & Larry Lessard. (1998). An Assessment of the Double-Notch Shear Test for Interlaminar Shear Characterization of a Unidirectional Graphite/Epoxy under Static and Fatigue Loading. Applied Composite Materials. 5(1). 49–64. 12 indexed citations

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