Pierre Alart

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Pierre Alart is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre Alart has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 27 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 16 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Pierre Alart's work include Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities (31 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (9 papers) and Granular flow and fluidized beds (9 papers). Pierre Alart is often cited by papers focused on Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities (31 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (9 papers) and Granular flow and fluidized beds (9 papers). Pierre Alart collaborates with scholars based in France, Spain and Denmark. Pierre Alart's co-authors include A. Curnier, Mathieu Renouf, Frédéric Dubois, F Jourdan, Jean Michel, David Dureisseix, Stéphane Pagano, Frédéric Lebon, Mikaël Barboteu and B. Lemaire and has published in prestigious journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Journal of Applied Mechanics and International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Pierre Alart

47 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

A mixed formulation for frictional contact problems prone... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400 500
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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. A mixed formulation for frictional contact problems prone to Newton like solution methods
    1991 556 citations Pierre Alart et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pierre Alart France 14 720 681 383 357 250 48 1.3k
Thomas Borrvall Sweden 8 567 0.8× 690 1.0× 249 0.7× 88 0.2× 262 1.0× 12 1.4k
Paulo de Mattos Pimenta Brazil 21 741 1.0× 180 0.3× 321 0.8× 410 1.1× 253 1.0× 68 1.1k
Christoph Glocker Switzerland 14 386 0.5× 313 0.5× 117 0.3× 1.2k 3.5× 425 1.7× 39 1.5k
Anderson Pereira Brazil 12 819 1.1× 408 0.6× 580 1.5× 44 0.1× 106 0.4× 23 1.3k
Jerome Solberg United States 16 383 0.5× 213 0.3× 324 0.8× 100 0.3× 377 1.5× 27 945
J. Parvizian Iran 14 829 1.2× 154 0.2× 898 2.3× 42 0.1× 247 1.0× 39 1.4k
Christian Hesch Germany 23 936 1.3× 256 0.4× 619 1.6× 100 0.3× 291 1.2× 47 1.3k
Cameron Talischi United States 11 994 1.4× 459 0.7× 851 2.2× 37 0.1× 74 0.3× 16 1.5k
Yiqiang Wang China 21 943 1.3× 479 0.7× 209 0.5× 110 0.3× 357 1.4× 44 1.7k
Thomas Elguedj France 21 954 1.3× 174 0.3× 1.1k 2.9× 115 0.3× 482 1.9× 46 1.7k

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All Works

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Alart, Pierre, et al.. (2014). Towards an augmented domain decomposition method for nonsmooth contact dynamics models. Computational Particle Mechanics. 1(1). 15–26. 1 indexed citations
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Alart, Pierre, et al.. (2008). Discrete element investigations of wire-reinforced geomaterial in a three-dimensional modeling. Computational Mechanics. 42(1). 67–76. 10 indexed citations
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Alart, Pierre, et al.. (2007). Consistent thermodynamic modelling of wire-reinforced geomaterials. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 26(5). 854–871. 5 indexed citations
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Pagano, Stéphane & Pierre Alart. (2007). Self‐contact and fictitious domain using a difference convex approach. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 75(1). 29–42. 6 indexed citations
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Alart, Pierre & David Dureisseix. (2007). A scalable multiscale LATIN method adapted to nonsmooth discrete media. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 197(5). 319–331. 12 indexed citations
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Alart, Pierre, et al.. (2006). Nonsmooth mechanics and analysis : theoretical and numerical advances. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 10 indexed citations
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Renouf, Mathieu, Daniel Bonamy, Frédéric Dubois, & Pierre Alart. (2005). Steady surface flows in rotating drum: Numerical simulations. Physics of Fluids. 1. 2 indexed citations
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Renouf, Mathieu, Daniel Bonamy, Frédéric Dubois, & Pierre Alart. (2005). Numerical simulation of two-dimensional steady granular flows in rotating drum: On surface flow rheology. Physics of Fluids. 17(10). 40 indexed citations
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Renouf, Mathieu, Frédéric Dubois, & Pierre Alart. (2004). A parallel version of the non smooth contact dynamics algorithm applied to the simulation of granular media. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics. 168(1-2). 375–382. 102 indexed citations
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Renouf, Mathieu & Pierre Alart. (2004). Solveurs parallèles pour la simulation de systèmes multicontacts. Revue Européenne des Éléments Finis. 13(5-7). 691–702. 2 indexed citations
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Alart, Pierre & Stéphane Pagano. (2004). DC Solutions of Postbuckling Problems. Journal of Global Optimization. 29(4). 353–370. 2 indexed citations
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Alart, Pierre, et al.. (2001). Numerical simulation of the behaviour of a multi-jointed structure. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 359(1789). 2557–2573. 3 indexed citations
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Alart, Pierre & Frédéric Lebon. (1998). Numerical study of a stratified composite coupling homogenization and frictional contact. Mathematical and Computer Modelling. 28(4-8). 273–286. 13 indexed citations
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Pagano, Stéphane, et al.. (1998). Solid–solid phase transition modelling. Local and global minimizations of non-convex and relaxed potentials. Isothermal case for shape memory alloys. International Journal of Engineering Science. 36(10). 1143–1172. 21 indexed citations
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Barboteu, Mikaël, Pierre Alart, & Frédéric Lebon. (1998). A Modified Element-by-Element Preconditioner for Elastostatics. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 65(2). 531–533. 2 indexed citations
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Jourdan, F, Pierre Alart, & Jean Michel. (1998). A Gauss-Seidel like algorithm to solve frictional contact problems. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 155(1-2). 31–47. 102 indexed citations
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Alart, Pierre, et al.. (1995). Numerical modelling and simulation of frictional contact using ageneralised coulomb law. Engineering Computations. 12(7). 641–656. 11 indexed citations
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Alart, Pierre, et al.. (1995). Consistent tangent matrices of curved contact operators involving anisotropic friction. Revue Européenne des Éléments Finis. 4(2). 183–207. 9 indexed citations
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Alart, Pierre. (1993). Critères d’injectivité et de surjectivité pour certaines applications de $\mathbb {R}^n$ dans lui-même ; application à la mécanique du contact. ESAIM Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis. 27(2). 203–222. 19 indexed citations

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