Noboru Kikuchi

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Noboru Kikuchi is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Noboru Kikuchi has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 15 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 12 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Noboru Kikuchi's work include Composite Material Mechanics (13 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (11 papers) and Topology Optimization in Engineering (11 papers). Noboru Kikuchi is often cited by papers focused on Composite Material Mechanics (13 papers), Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (11 papers) and Topology Optimization in Engineering (11 papers). Noboru Kikuchi collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Noboru Kikuchi's co-authors include J. M. Guedes, Scott J. Hollister, Somnath Ghosh, J. Tinsley Oden, Albert F. Yee, Guy S. Nusholtz, Victor C. Li, Jun Zhang, Jung‐Ho Cheng and John E. Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Journal of Biomechanics and Journal of Applied Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Noboru Kikuchi

39 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

  1. Preprocessing and postprocessing for materials based on the homogenization method with adaptive finite element methods
    1990 1.1k citations Noboru Kikuchi et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Noboru Kikuchi United States 18 2.0k 864 813 750 487 41 3.1k
J. M. Guedes Portugal 25 2.2k 1.1× 1.8k 2.1× 568 0.7× 928 1.2× 618 1.3× 55 3.4k
Matti Ristinmaa Sweden 33 2.0k 1.0× 666 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 200 0.3× 620 1.3× 135 3.2k
A. Zaoui France 28 3.1k 1.5× 561 0.6× 1.7k 2.0× 602 0.8× 430 0.9× 54 4.5k
Jean‐François Ganghoffer France 32 1.7k 0.8× 517 0.6× 957 1.2× 213 0.3× 1.0k 2.1× 148 3.0k
A. Curnier Switzerland 21 1.5k 0.7× 317 0.4× 466 0.6× 927 1.2× 659 1.4× 40 2.6k
E. A. de Souza Neto United Kingdom 31 2.9k 1.4× 1.0k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 564 0.8× 913 1.9× 70 4.0k
Dieter Weichert Germany 29 1.9k 0.9× 545 0.6× 1.3k 1.6× 174 0.2× 440 0.9× 171 3.0k
Ivan Giorgio Italy 45 2.8k 1.4× 951 1.1× 1.0k 1.3× 256 0.3× 1.1k 2.2× 114 4.7k
Jean‐Louis Chaboche France 15 3.2k 1.6× 954 1.1× 1.7k 2.1× 435 0.6× 511 1.0× 28 4.3k
K. Y. Sze Hong Kong 35 2.8k 1.4× 2.0k 2.4× 672 0.8× 92 0.1× 698 1.4× 180 4.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Noboru Kikuchi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Noboru Kikuchi

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All Works

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Velázquez, A., et al.. (2025). Feasibility study on the seismic performance evaluation of RC frame with coupled CLT infill panels. Journal of Building Engineering. 112. 113902–113902.
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Kikuchi, Noboru, et al.. (2005). Mixed shell element for seven-parameter formulation. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 64(1). 95–124. 2 indexed citations
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Qi, Huan, Noboru Kikuchi, & J. Mazumder. (2004). Interface study and boundary smoothing on designed composite material microstructures for manufacturing purposes. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 26(5). 326–332. 5 indexed citations
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Kızıltaş, Güllü, Çetin Yılmaz, John L. Volakis, Noboru Kikuchi, & John W. Halloran. (2003). Design of metamaterial textures for microwave applications. 388–391. 3 indexed citations
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Fonseca, Jun S. O., et al.. (2002). Optimal design of piezocomposite materials using topology optimization techniques and homogenization theory. 2. 883–886. 2 indexed citations
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Kikuchi, Noboru, et al.. (2001). First Order Analysis as CAE for Designers. Sekkei Kougaku, Shisutemu Bumon Kouenkai kouen rombunshuu. 2001.10(0). 134–135. 1 indexed citations
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Kikuchi, Noboru, et al.. (2000). Real Asymmetric Matrix Eigenvalue Analysis for Dynamic Instability Problems. 45–51. 1 indexed citations
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Kota, Sridhar, et al.. (2000). Nonlinear Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms: Topology Design. 827–836. 4 indexed citations
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Kikuchi, Noboru, et al.. (1997). Numerical Analysis of Deep Drawing Process for Thermoplastic Composite Laminates. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology. 119(3). 314–318. 14 indexed citations
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Kikuchi, Noboru, et al.. (1997). Optimal Design of a Two-Dimensional Structure Subjected to a Plastic Deformation. 2nd Report. Numerical Examples.. TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series A. 63(610). 1340–1347. 1 indexed citations
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Kikuchi, Noboru, et al.. (1996). Optimal Design of a Two-Dimensional Structure Subjected to a Plastic Deformation. 1st Report. Formulation.. TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series A. 62(600). 1910–1917. 1 indexed citations
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Hollister, Scott J., et al.. (1994). A homogenization sampling procedure for calculating trabecular bone effective stiffness and tissue level stress. Journal of Biomechanics. 27(4). 433–444. 269 indexed citations
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Hollister, Scott J. & Noboru Kikuchi. (1994). Homogenization theory and digital imaging: A basis for studying the mechanics and design principles of bone tissue. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 43(7). 586–596. 179 indexed citations
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Hollister, Scott J., Noboru Kikuchi, & Steven A. Goldstein. (1993). Do bone ingrowth processes produce a globally optimized structure?. Journal of Biomechanics. 26(4-5). 391–407. 22 indexed citations
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Ghosh, Somnath & Noboru Kikuchi. (1991). An arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian finite element method for large deformation analysis of elastic-viscoplastic solids. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 86(2). 127–188. 139 indexed citations
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Kikuchi, Noboru, et al.. (1987). New improved hourglass control for bilinear and trilinear elements in anisotropic linear elasticity. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 65(1). 1–46. 66 indexed citations
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Kikuchi, Noboru, et al.. (1983). Analytical solutions of some steady-state electrical problems in the rectangular domain. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 36(2). 167–189.
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Kikuchi, Noboru. (1981). Convergence of a penalty-finite element approximation for an obstacle problem. Numerische Mathematik. 37(1). 105–120. 8 indexed citations
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Kikuchi, Noboru. (1977). Seepage flow problems by variational inequalities: Theory and approximation. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 1(3). 283–297. 10 indexed citations

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