N. Vu‐Bac

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

N. Vu‐Bac is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, N. Vu‐Bac has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 10 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 9 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in N. Vu‐Bac's work include Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (9 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (8 papers) and Composite Material Mechanics (6 papers). N. Vu‐Bac is often cited by papers focused on Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (9 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (8 papers) and Composite Material Mechanics (6 papers). N. Vu‐Bac collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Vietnam and China. N. Vu‐Bac's co-authors include Timon Rabczuk, Xiaoying Zhuang, Tom Lahmer, Bokai Liu, T. Nguyen‐Thoi, Xiaolong Fu, Mohammad Silani, Roham Rafiee, Harold S. Park and Roger A. Sauer and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Polymer and Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

N. Vu‐Bac

27 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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A software framework for probabilistic sensitivity analysis for computationally expensive models

2016 543 citations N. Vu‐Bac, Tom Lahmer et al. Advances in Engineering Software profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
N. Vu‐Bac Germany	20	1.1k	980	636	477	265	28	2.5k
Mohammad Silani Iran	21	1.2k 1.1×	765 0.8×	854 1.3×	436 0.9×	126 0.5×	51	2.4k
Gun Jin Yun South Korea	29	777 0.7×	934 1.0×	577 0.9×	666 1.4×	114 0.4×	153	3.0k
Jia‐Liang Le United States	24	779 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	419 0.7×	220 0.5×	118 0.4×	124	2.2k
Pengfei Liu China	25	1.2k 1.0×	720 0.7×	780 1.2×	1.0k 2.2×	66 0.2×	94	2.9k
Egidio Rizzi Italy	28	1.0k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	608 1.0×	878 1.8×	64 0.2×	122	2.5k
Ying Wang China	33	1.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.6×	750 1.2×	1.3k 2.7×	65 0.2×	267	3.6k
Andrea Manes Italy	33	2.0k 1.7×	1.2k 1.2×	1.3k 2.1×	1.4k 2.9×	74 0.3×	209	3.2k
Joris J. C. Remmers Netherlands	28	2.3k 2.1×	1.1k 1.1×	379 0.6×	731 1.5×	79 0.3×	94	3.4k
Hu Liu China	30	928 0.8×	450 0.5×	840 1.3×	797 1.7×	79 0.3×	155	2.5k

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Lê, Anh Tuấn, et al.. (2025). Fatigue Life Prediction Under Multiaxial Loading Using Machine Learning and Dependency‐Aware Sensitivity Analysis. 5(4). 736–761.

Vu‐Bac, N., Lê Anh Tuấn, & Timon Rabczuk. (2025). A Machine Learning based uncertainty quantification for compressive strength of high-performance concrete. 19(5). 824–836. 4 indexed citations

Vu‐Bac, N., et al.. (2024). A Kriging-Based Uncertainty Quantification for Fracture Assessment. International Journal of Computational Methods. 22(1). 7 indexed citations

Liu, Bokai, N. Vu‐Bac, Xiaoying Zhuang, Xiaolong Fu, & Timon Rabczuk. (2022). Stochastic full-range multiscale modeling of thermal conductivity of Polymeric carbon nanotubes composites: A machine learning approach. Composite Structures. 289. 115393–115393. 106 indexed citations

Vu‐Bac, N., Timon Rabczuk, Harold S. Park, Xin Fu, & Xiaoying Zhuang. (2022). A NURBS-based inverse analysis of swelling induced morphing of thin stimuli-responsive polymer gels. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 397. 115049–115049. 26 indexed citations

Zhou, Shuai, N. Vu‐Bac, Behrouz Arash, Hehua Zhu, & Xiaoying Zhuang. (2019). Interface Characterization Between Polyethylene/ Silica in Engineered Cementitious Composites by Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Molecules. 24(8). 1497–1497. 24 indexed citations

Liu, Bokai, N. Vu‐Bac, Xiaoying Zhuang, & Timon Rabczuk. (2019). Stochastic multiscale modeling of heat conductivity of Polymeric clay nanocomposites. Mechanics of Materials. 142. 103280–103280. 92 indexed citations

Vu‐Bac, N., Xiaoying Zhuang, & Timon Rabczuk. (2019). Uncertainty Quantification for Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene Based on Fully Atomistic Model. Materials. 12(21). 3613–3613. 44 indexed citations

Areias, P., et al.. (2019). An objective and path-independent 3D finite-strain beam with least-squares assumed-strain formulation. Computational Mechanics. 64(4). 1115–1131. 3 indexed citations

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Vu‐Bac, N., Thang X. Duong, Tom Lahmer, et al.. (2019). A NURBS-based inverse analysis of thermal expansion induced morphing of thin shells. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 350. 480–510. 57 indexed citations

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Fan, Jitang, et al.. (2018). A nanoscale study of the negative strain rate dependency of the strength of metallic glasses by molecular dynamics simulations. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 20(41). 26552–26557. 9 indexed citations

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Vu‐Bac, N., Thang X. Duong, Tom Lahmer, et al.. (2017). A NURBS-based inverse analysis for reconstruction of nonlinear deformations of thin shell structures. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 331. 427–455. 153 indexed citations

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Vu‐Bac, N., Tom Lahmer, Xiaoying Zhuang, T. Nguyen‐Thoi, & Timon Rabczuk. (2016). A software framework for probabilistic sensitivity analysis for computationally expensive models. Advances in Engineering Software. 100. 19–31. 543 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vu‐Bac, N., Miguel A. Bessa, Timon Rabczuk, & Wing Kam Liu. (2015). A Multiscale Model for the Quasi-Static Thermo-Plastic Behavior of Highly Cross-Linked Glassy Polymers. Macromolecules. 48(18). 6713–6723. 86 indexed citations

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Hamdia, Khader M., Mohammed A. Msekh, Mohammad Silani, et al.. (2015). Uncertainty quantification of the fracture properties of polymeric nanocomposites based on phase field modeling. Composite Structures. 133. 1177–1190. 82 indexed citations

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Vu‐Bac, N., Roham Rafiee, Xiaoying Zhuang, Tom Lahmer, & Timon Rabczuk. (2014). Uncertainty quantification for multiscale modeling of polymer nanocomposites with correlated parameters. Composites Part B Engineering. 68. 446–464. 206 indexed citations

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Vu‐Bac, N., Mohammad Silani, Tom Lahmer, Xiaoying Zhuang, & Timon Rabczuk. (2014). A unified framework for stochastic predictions of mechanical properties of polymeric nanocomposites. Computational Materials Science. 96. 520–535. 152 indexed citations

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Vu‐Bac, N., H. Nguyen‐Xuan, Long‐Qing Chen, et al.. (2013). A Phantom-Node Method with Edge-Based Strain Smoothing for Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics. Journal of Applied Mathematics. 2013. 1–12. 116 indexed citations

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Vu‐Bac, N., et al.. (2013). Stochastic predictions of bulk properties of amorphous polyethylene based on molecular dynamics simulations. Mechanics of Materials. 68. 70–84. 133 indexed citations

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Vu‐Bac, N., H. Nguyen‐Xuan, Lan Chen, et al.. (2011). A Node-Based Smoothed eXtended Finite Element Method (NS-XFEM) for Fracture Analysis. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 73(4). 331–356. 82 indexed citations

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