Marco Petrolo

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Marco Petrolo is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Marco Petrolo has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 84 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Marco Petrolo's work include Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (101 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (54 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (37 papers). Marco Petrolo is often cited by papers focused on Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (101 papers), Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (54 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (37 papers). Marco Petrolo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Saudi Arabia. Marco Petrolo's co-authors include Erasmo Carrera, Gaetano Giunta, A. Pagani, Enrico Zappino, Pietro Nali, Maria Cinefra, Ibrahim Kaleel, Federico Miglioretti, M.H. Nagaraj and Marianna Maiarù and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gut and Journal of Applied Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Marco Petrolo

121 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Beam Structures: Classical and Advanced Theories

2011 349 citations Erasmo Carrera, Marco Petrolo et al. profile →

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A. Pagani Italy

Gaetano Giunta Luxembourg

M. Shariyat Iran

Werner Wagner Germany

O. Polit France

T. Kant India

C.A. Mota Soares Portugal

M. Shakeri Iran

Michele Bacciocchi Italy

Christian Hühne Germany

A. Pagani Italy

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All Works

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Petrolo, Marco, et al.. (2025). Mapping beam cross-section features to higher-order generalized variables using machine learning. Thin-Walled Structures. 218. 114108–114108.

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Petrolo, Marco, et al.. (2025). Tensile damage analysis of composite structures based on 3D Hashin failure criteria and 2D higher-order structural theories. Composites Communications. 56. 102395–102395.

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Petrolo, Marco, et al.. (2024). A machine learning approach to evaluate the influence of higher-order generalized variables on shell free vibrations. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 575. 118255–118255. 5 indexed citations

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Azzara, R., Erasmo Carrera, Matteo Filippi, et al.. (2024). Geometrically nonlinear static analysis of multi-component structures through variable-kinematics finite elements. Acta Mechanica. 235(12). 7003–7026. 2 indexed citations

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Filippi, Matteo, et al.. (2024). Wave Propagation in Prestressed Structures with Geometric Nonlinearities Through Carrera Unified Formulation. AIAA Journal. 63(1). 292–308. 4 indexed citations

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Zappino, Enrico, et al.. (2024). Efficient analysis of composites manufacturing using multi-fidelity simulation and probabilistic machine learning. Composites Part B Engineering. 280. 111499–111499. 8 indexed citations

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Carrera, Erasmo, et al.. (2023). Use of the 3D Equilibrium Equations in the Free-Edge Analyses for Laminated Structures with the Variable Kinematics Approach. Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio. 103(2). 179–195. 8 indexed citations

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Petrolo, Marco, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of transverse shear stresses in layered beams/plates/shells via stress recovery accounting for various CUF-based theories. Composite Structures. 307. 116625–116625. 15 indexed citations

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Petrolo, Marco, et al.. (2023). Voids effect on micromechanical response of elastoplastic fiber-reinforced polymer composites using 1D higher-order theories. Mechanics of Materials. 184. 104747–104747. 7 indexed citations

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Arruda, M.R.T., et al.. (2023). 1D higher-order theories for quasi-static progressive failure analysis of composites based on a full 3D Hashin orthotropic damage model. Composites Part B Engineering. 270. 111120–111120. 23 indexed citations

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Petrolo, Marco, et al.. (2023). Best Theory Diagrams for Laminated Composite Shells Based on Failure Indexes. Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio. 102(3). 199–218. 4 indexed citations

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Petrolo, Marco, et al.. (2022). Best kinematics for shell finite elements using convolutional neural networks. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 30(5). 1106–1116. 3 indexed citations

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Nagaraj, M.H., Ibrahim Kaleel, Erasmo Carrera, & Marco Petrolo. (2021). Elastoplastic Micromechanical Analysis of Fiber-Reinforced Composites with Defects. Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio. 101(1). 53–59. 11 indexed citations

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Nagaraj, M.H., Johannes Reiner, Reza Vaziri, Erasmo Carrera, & Marco Petrolo. (2021). Compressive damage modeling of fiber-reinforced composite laminates using 2D higher-order layer-wise models. Composites Part B Engineering. 215. 108753–108753. 34 indexed citations

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Nagaraj, M.H., Marco Petrolo, & Erasmo Carrera. (2021). A global–local approach for progressive damage analysis of fiber-reinforced composite laminates. Thin-Walled Structures. 169. 108343–108343. 17 indexed citations

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Petrolo, Marco & Erasmo Carrera. (2020). On the use of neural networks to evaluate performances of shell models for composites. Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences. 7(1). 7 indexed citations

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Petrolo, Marco & Erasmo Carrera. (2020). Best Spatial Distributions of Shell Kinematics Over 2D Meshes for Free Vibration Analyses. Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio. 99(3). 217–232. 10 indexed citations

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Nagaraj, M.H., Erasmo Carrera, & Marco Petrolo. (2020). Progressive damage analysis of composite laminates subjected to low-velocity impact using 2D layer-wise structural models. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 127. 103591–103591. 21 indexed citations

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Petrolo, Marco & Erasmo Carrera. (2019). Best theory diagrams for multilayered structures via shell finite elements. Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences. 6(1). 13 indexed citations

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Carrera, Erasmo, Marco Petrolo, & Pietro Nali. (2011). Unified formulation applied to free vibrations finite element analysis of beams with arbitrary section. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 93 indexed citations

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