Noboru Kikuchi

18.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
198 papers, 14.4k citations indexed

About

Noboru Kikuchi is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Noboru Kikuchi has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 123 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 62 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Noboru Kikuchi's work include Topology Optimization in Engineering (118 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (70 papers) and Composite Material Mechanics (58 papers). Noboru Kikuchi is often cited by papers focused on Topology Optimization in Engineering (118 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (70 papers) and Composite Material Mechanics (58 papers). Noboru Kikuchi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Switzerland. Noboru Kikuchi's co-authors include Martin P. Bendsøe, Kenjiro Terada, Katsuyuki Suzuki, Shinji Nishiwaki, Mary Frecker, Zheng-Dong Ma, Seungjae Min, Çetin Yılmaz, J. Tinsley Oden and Sridhar Kota and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review B, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Noboru Kikuchi

185 papers receiving 13.6k 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.

Generating optimal topologies in structural design using a homogenization method

1988 5.5k citations Noboru Kikuchi et al. profile →
A homogenization method for shape and topology optimization

1991 698 citations Noboru Kikuchi et al. profile →
Simulation of the multi-scale convergence in computational homogenization approaches

2000 449 citations Noboru Kikuchi et al. profile →
Solutions to shape and topology eigenvalue optimization problems using a homogenization method

1992 407 citations Noboru Kikuchi et al. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering profile →
Topological design for vibrating structures

1995 368 citations Noboru Kikuchi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Noboru Kikuchi United States	51	10.2k	8.3k	4.5k	2.4k	1.5k	198	14.4k
Michael Yu Wang Hong Kong	54	8.6k 0.8×	5.5k 0.7×	3.6k 0.8×	3.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.1×	298	13.2k
Martin P. Bendsøe Denmark	34	18.9k 1.9×	12.3k 1.5×	8.0k 1.8×	2.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	86	21.7k
Gláucio H. Paulino United States	78	9.9k 1.0×	11.7k 1.4×	2.4k 0.5×	5.2k 2.2×	818 0.5×	454	20.7k
Grant P. Steven Australia	47	8.1k 0.8×	6.3k 0.7×	2.8k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	444 0.3×	210	10.5k
Xiaodong Huang Australia	62	7.1k 0.7×	5.2k 0.6×	2.4k 0.5×	3.0k 1.3×	484 0.3×	331	12.9k
Kurt Maute United States	50	6.0k 0.6×	3.5k 0.4×	3.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	468 0.3×	169	9.4k
Boyan S. Lazarov Denmark	33	6.4k 0.6×	3.4k 0.4×	3.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	556 0.4×	69	7.8k
Xu Guo China	51	6.4k 0.6×	5.1k 0.6×	2.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	296 0.2×	266	9.6k
Peter Wriggers Germany	69	4.5k 0.4×	12.7k 1.5×	4.7k 1.0×	4.2k 1.8×	2.3k 1.5×	512	19.1k
Zhan Kang China	51	5.4k 0.5×	3.2k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	433 0.3×	195	9.1k

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Sakamoto, M., et al.. (2025). Conductive Cu Paste as a via Filling Material for Through Glass via (TGV). 1–11.

Sakamoto, M., et al.. (2025). Conductive Cu Paste as a Via Filling Material for Through Glass Via (TGV). 28(1). 164–174.

Sato, Yuki, et al.. (2023). Topology optimization of locomoting soft bodies using material point method. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 66(3). 8 indexed citations

Nomura, Tsuyoshi, Ercan M. Dede, Jaewook Lee, et al.. (2014). General topology optimization method with continuous and discrete orientation design using isoparametric projection. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 101(8). 571–605. 129 indexed citations

Chang, Po‐Chun, Yang‐Jo Seol, Noboru Kikuchi, Steven A. Goldstein, & William V. Giannobile. (2010). Functional apparent moduli as predictors of oral implant osseointegration dynamics. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 94B(1). 118–126. 6 indexed citations

Qi, Chang, et al.. (2008). Blast Protection Design of a Military Vehicle System Using a Magic Cube Approach. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 2 indexed citations

Chang, Chia-Yuan, Jonathan D. Rupp, Noboru Kikuchi, & Lawrence W. Schneider. (2008). Development of a Finite Element Model to Study the Effects of Muscle Forces on Knee-Thigh-Hip Injuries in Frontal Crashes. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 52. 475–504. 25 indexed citations

Yılmaz, Çetin, Gregory M. Hulbert, & Noboru Kikuchi. (2007). Phononic band gaps induced by inertial amplification in periodic media. Physical Review B. 76(5). 258 indexed citations

Kızıltaş, Güllü, Dimitris Psychoudakis, John L. Volakis, Noboru Kikuchi, & John W. Halloran. (2003). Miniature antenna designs on metamaterial substrates. 3 indexed citations

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Kikuchi, Noboru, et al.. (2003). A novel method for biomaterial scaffold internal architecture design to match bone elastic properties with desired porosity. Journal of Biomechanics. 37(5). 623–636. 300 indexed citations

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Li, Ying, et al.. (2001). Optimal shape and location of piezoelectric materials for topology optimization of flextensional actuators. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. 1085–1090. 14 indexed citations

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Kikuchi, Noboru, et al.. (2000). TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL USING THE HOMOGENIZATOIN DESIGN METHOD. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 65(535). 79–86.

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Ejima, Susumu, et al.. (2000). TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF COMPLIANT MECHANISMS USING THE HOMOGENIZATION DESIGN METHOD. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 65(528). 99–105. 3 indexed citations

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Kikuchi, Noboru, et al.. (1999). IMPROVEMENT OF NUMERICAL INSTABILITIES IN THE TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION USING SLP METHOD. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 64(521). 65–72.

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Kikuchi, Noboru, et al.. (1999). Design of piezocomposite materials and piezoelectric transducers using topology optimization— Part III. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. 6(4). 305–329. 21 indexed citations

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Kikuchi, Noboru, et al.. (1995). Analysis of non-isothermal mold filling process in resin transfer molding (RTM) and structural reaction injection molding (SRIM). Computational Mechanics. 16(1). 22–35. 27 indexed citations

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Zheng, Dong, et al.. (1992). Topology and shape optimization technique for structural dynamic problems. 133–143. 14 indexed citations

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Kikuchi, Noboru & John E. Taylor. (1984). Shape optimization including finite element grid adaptation. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 87(8-9). 247–56. 1 indexed citations

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Okabe, Makoto & Noboru Kikuchi. (1979). Penalty Method to a Two-Body Contact Problem. Engineering Mechanics. 700–703. 1 indexed citations

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Ichikawa, Yasuaki & Noboru Kikuchi. (1979). A one‐phase multi‐dimensional Stefan problem by the method of variational inequalities. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 14(8). 1197–1220. 22 indexed citations

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