Pierre Villon

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Pierre Villon is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre Villon has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Computational Mechanics, 39 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 25 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Pierre Villon's work include Numerical methods in engineering (30 papers), Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (24 papers) and Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (21 papers). Pierre Villon is often cited by papers focused on Numerical methods in engineering (30 papers), Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (24 papers) and Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (21 papers). Pierre Villon collaborates with scholars based in France, Belgium and Spain. Pierre Villon's co-authors include Gilbert Touzot, Bernard Nayroles, Piotr Breitkopf, Alain Rassineux, Catherine Knopf‐Lenoir, Pierre Feissel, Hakim Naceur, Rajan Filomeno Coelho, Yolanda Vidal and Antonio Huerta and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Research, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering and IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Pierre Villon

111 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Generalizing the finite element method: Diffuse approxima... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Generalizing the finite element method: Diffuse approximation and diffuse elements
    1992 1.6k citations Bernard Nayroles, Gilbert Touzot 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
Pierre Villon France 24 2.0k 1.3k 1.2k 449 371 112 3.4k
K. C. Park United States 36 1.8k 0.9× 1.6k 1.3× 1.9k 1.6× 853 1.9× 348 0.9× 207 5.1k
Cosmin Anitescu Germany 28 2.4k 1.2× 1.6k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 835 1.9× 176 0.5× 62 4.5k
Y.T. Feng United Kingdom 38 1.5k 0.7× 2.3k 1.8× 1.7k 1.5× 664 1.5× 165 0.4× 174 4.5k
Antonio Huerta Spain 42 2.6k 1.3× 3.6k 2.8× 980 0.8× 545 1.2× 461 1.2× 185 5.8k
Carlos A. Felippa United States 39 2.5k 1.2× 1.9k 1.5× 1.8k 1.5× 597 1.3× 263 0.7× 146 4.9k
Piotr Breitkopf France 28 1.6k 0.8× 509 0.4× 1.7k 1.5× 737 1.6× 470 1.3× 100 3.2k
Haojie Lian China 28 1.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 711 0.6× 586 1.3× 149 0.4× 88 2.5k
Chenfeng Li China 30 1.5k 0.7× 743 0.6× 943 0.8× 790 1.8× 245 0.7× 151 3.3k
Elena Atroshchenko Australia 22 1.2k 0.6× 770 0.6× 630 0.5× 328 0.7× 104 0.3× 65 2.1k
Hermann G. Matthies Germany 31 1.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 271 0.6× 1.6k 4.3× 135 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pierre Villon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pierre Villon

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ma, Jun, Xinran Gao, Piotr Breitkopf, et al.. (2024). Primal–dual on-the-fly reduced-order modeling for large-scale transient dynamic topology optimization. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 428. 117099–117099. 3 indexed citations
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Feissel, Pierre, et al.. (2024). Multi-scale identification of composite using modified constitutive relation error: Formulation and numerical study. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 424. 116887–116887. 1 indexed citations
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Acket, Sébastien, et al.. (2019). 13C-Metabolic Flux Analysis in Developing Flax (Linum usitatissinum L.) Embryos to Understand Storage Lipid Biosynthesis. Metabolites. 10(1). 14–14. 7 indexed citations
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Feissel, Pierre, et al.. (2015). Robust identification of elastic properties using the Modified Constitutive Relation Error. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 295. 196–218. 30 indexed citations
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Hamdaouı, Mohamed, et al.. (2013). POD surrogates for real-time multi-parametric sheet metal forming problems. International Journal of Material Forming. 7(3). 337–358. 22 indexed citations
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Hautefeuille, Martin, Jean‐Baptiste Colliat, Adnan Ibrahimbegović, Hermann G. Matthies, & Pierre Villon. (2011). A multi-scale approach to model localized failure with softening. Computers & Structures. 94-95. 83–95. 22 indexed citations
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Mairet, Francis, et al.. (2010). Modeling and optimization of hairy root growth in fed‐batch process. Biotechnology Progress. 26(3). 847–856. 12 indexed citations
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Mairet, Francis, et al.. (2008). A new approach to define optimized range of medium composition for enhancement of hairy root production in fed-batch process. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 32(2). 257–265. 14 indexed citations
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Rodrigues, Gonçalo, et al.. (2008). Large lightweight segmented mirrors for adaptive optics. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7015. 70153U–70153U. 2 indexed citations
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Joyot, Pierre, et al.. (2007). Hermite MLS approximation for discretizing fourth order partial differential equations encountered in beam and plate models. AIP conference proceedings. 907. 1384–1389. 1 indexed citations
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Dumont, Serge, Olivier Goubet, Tuong Ha-Duong, & Pierre Villon. (2006). Meshfree methods and boundary conditions. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 67(7). 989–1011. 11 indexed citations
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Rassineux, Alain, et al.. (2002). Volume Mesh Adaptation With a Meshfree Surface Model.. IMR. 253–260. 1 indexed citations
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Villon, Pierre, Houman Borouchaki, & Khémaïs Saanouni. (2002). Transfert de champs plastiquement admissibles. Comptes Rendus Mécanique. 330(5). 313–318. 12 indexed citations
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Breitkopf, Piotr, Gilbert Touzot, & Pierre Villon. (1998). Consistency approach and diffuse derivation in element free methods based on moving least squares approximation. Computer Assisted Mechanics and Engineering Sciences. 5. 479–501. 13 indexed citations
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Gaillard, Pierre, et al.. (1998). Brain evoked potential topographic mapping based on the diffuse approximation. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 36(4). 415–421. 5 indexed citations
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Villon, Pierre, et al.. (1998). Dynamic programming approach for newborn's incubator humidity control. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 45(1). 48–55. 22 indexed citations
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Villon, Pierre, et al.. (1994). Temperature and velocity fluctuations in steady state collinear ohmic heaters.. 36. 215–255. 1 indexed citations
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Nayroles, Bernard, Gilbert Touzot, & Pierre Villon. (1994). Using the Diffuse Approximation for Optimizing the Location of Anti-Sound Sources. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 171(1). 1–21. 12 indexed citations
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Nayroles, Bernard, Gilbert Touzot, & Pierre Villon. (1992). GENERALIZING THE FEM: DIFFUSE APPROXIMATION AND DIFFUSE ELEMENTS. 10. 307–318. 47 indexed citations
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Nayroles, Bernard, Gilbert Touzot, & Pierre Villon. (1991). LA METHODE DES ELEMENTS DIFFUS. 313(2). 133–138. 18 indexed citations

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