N. Sukumar

12.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
114 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

N. Sukumar is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, N. Sukumar has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 59 papers in Computational Mechanics and 15 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in N. Sukumar's work include Numerical methods in engineering (86 papers), Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (46 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (26 papers). N. Sukumar is often cited by papers focused on Numerical methods in engineering (86 papers), Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (46 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (26 papers). N. Sukumar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Spain. N. Sukumar's co-authors include Ted Belytschko, Brian J. Moran, David L. Chopp, Nicolas Moës, Alireza Tabarraei, Jean H. Prévost, John E. Dolbow, Seyyed Ebrahim Mousavi, Elisabeth Malsch and Ankit Srivastava and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review B, Journal of Computational Physics and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

In The Last Decade

N. Sukumar

112 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

Extended finite element method for three-dimensional crac... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2000 2001 2000 1998 2004 250 500 750
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. Extended finite element method for three-dimensional crack modelling
    2000 967 citations N. Sukumar et al. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering profile →
  2. Modeling holes and inclusions by level sets in the extended finite-element method
    2001 895 citations N. Sukumar, David L. Chopp et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →
  3. Arbitrary branched and intersecting cracks with the extended finite element method
    2000 796 citations N. Sukumar et al. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering profile →
  4. The natural element method in solid mechanics
    1998 494 citations N. Sukumar et al. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering profile →
  5. Conforming polygonal finite elements
    2004 361 citations N. Sukumar, Alireza Tabarraei International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering profile →
  6. An Abaqus implementation of the extended finite element method
    2008 304 citations Eugenio Giner, N. Sukumar et al. profile →
  7. Exact imposition of boundary conditions with distance functions in physics-informed deep neural networks
    2021 201 citations N. Sukumar 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
N. Sukumar United States 44 7.7k 4.1k 2.5k 1.3k 1.0k 114 9.6k
John E. Dolbow United States 42 9.3k 1.2× 4.3k 1.0× 2.9k 1.2× 1.9k 1.4× 1.0k 1.0× 91 11.7k
Nicolas Moës France 36 7.5k 1.0× 3.0k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 679 0.7× 101 8.6k
Chongmin Song Australia 55 7.3k 0.9× 2.6k 0.6× 4.3k 1.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.7k 1.7× 257 9.8k
Ye Lu United States 21 6.0k 0.8× 3.1k 0.8× 2.8k 1.1× 784 0.6× 914 0.9× 57 7.1k
Laura De Lorenzis Germany 55 5.6k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 4.8k 1.9× 2.0k 1.5× 309 0.3× 187 11.1k
Thomas Zimmermann Switzerland 19 2.6k 0.3× 3.0k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 863 0.6× 628 0.6× 64 6.7k
Petr Krysl United States 28 3.7k 0.5× 2.5k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 750 0.6× 526 0.5× 110 6.0k
O.C. Zienkiewicz United Kingdom 45 5.8k 0.8× 3.9k 1.0× 4.1k 1.7× 1.4k 1.1× 872 0.9× 105 10.0k
Clemens V. Verhoosel Netherlands 30 4.1k 0.5× 2.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 248 0.2× 63 5.6k
Antonio Huerta Spain 42 2.6k 0.3× 3.6k 0.9× 980 0.4× 545 0.4× 654 0.6× 185 5.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sukumar, N. & Amit Acharya. (2025). Variational formulation based on duality to solve partial differential equations: Use of B-splines and machine learning approximants. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 441. 117909–117909. 1 indexed citations
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Sukumar, N., et al.. (2025). CutVEM: Conforming virtual element method on embedded domains with shape-agnostic element agglomeration. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 449. 118540–118540.
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Bishop, Joseph E., et al.. (2024). Stress-hybrid virtual element method on six-noded triangular meshes for compressible and nearly-incompressible linear elasticity. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 426. 116971–116971. 2 indexed citations
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Sukumar, N., et al.. (2024). Penalty‐free discontinuous Galerkin method. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 125(12).
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Dassi, Franco, et al.. (2024). Numerical integration in the virtual element method with the scaled boundary cubature scheme. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 125(20). 3 indexed citations
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Čertı́k, Ondřej, John E. Pask, Isuru Fernando, et al.. (2023). High-order finite element method for atomic structure calculations. Computer Physics Communications. 297. 109051–109051. 6 indexed citations
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Sukumar, N., et al.. (2023). Stabilization-free virtual element method for plane elasticity. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 138. 88–105. 18 indexed citations
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Areias, P., N. Sukumar, & Jorge Ambrósio. (2023). Continuous gap contact formulation based on the screened Poisson equation. Computational Mechanics. 72(4). 707–723. 4 indexed citations
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Sukumar, N., et al.. (2023). Stress‐hybrid virtual element method on quadrilateral meshes for compressible and nearly‐incompressible linear elasticity. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 125(3). 6 indexed citations
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Benvenuti, Elena, Andrea Chiozzi, Gianmarco Manzini, & N. Sukumar. (2022). Extended virtual element method for two-dimensional linear elastic fracture. Institutional Research Information System University of Ferrara (University of Ferrara). 26 indexed citations
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Sukumar, N. & Michael Tupek. (2022). Virtual elements on agglomerated finite elements to increase the critical time step in elastodynamic simulations. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 123(19). 4702–4725. 12 indexed citations
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Sukumar, N., et al.. (2022). Stabilization-free serendipity virtual element method for plane elasticity. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 404. 115784–115784. 30 indexed citations
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Sukumar, N., et al.. (2021). Scaled boundary cubature scheme for numerical integration over planar regions with affine and curved boundaries. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 380. 113796–113796. 23 indexed citations
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Puso, M, et al.. (2015). Improved robustness for nearly-incompressible large deformation meshfree simulations on Delaunay tessellations. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 293. 348–374. 26 indexed citations
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Prévost, Jean H. & N. Sukumar. (2015). Faults simulations for three-dimensional reservoir-geomechanical models with the extended finite element method. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 86. 1–18. 43 indexed citations
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Mousavi, Seyyed Ebrahim & N. Sukumar. (2010). Generalized Gaussian quadrature rules for discontinuities and crack singularities in the extended finite element method. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 199(49-52). 3237–3249. 97 indexed citations
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Giner, Eugenio, N. Sukumar, F.D. Denia, & F.J. Fuenmayor. (2008). Extended finite element method for fretting fatigue crack propagation. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 45(22-23). 5675–5687. 82 indexed citations
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Sukumar, N. & Alireza Tabarraei. (2004). Conforming polygonal finite elements. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 61(12). 2045–2066. 361 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sukumar, N. & John E. Bolander. (2003). Numerical Computation of Discrete Differential Operators on Non-Uniform Grids. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 4(6). 691–706. 22 indexed citations
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Chopp, David L. & N. Sukumar. (2003). Fatigue crack propagation of multiple coplanar cracks with the coupled extended finite element/fast marching method. International Journal of Engineering Science. 41(8). 845–869. 103 indexed citations

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