Pol D. Spanos

16.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
248 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Pol D. Spanos is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Pol D. Spanos has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 110 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and 54 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Pol D. Spanos's work include Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (110 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (99 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (31 papers). Pol D. Spanos is often cited by papers focused on Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (110 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (99 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (31 papers). Pol D. Spanos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and China. Pol D. Spanos's co-authors include Roger Ghanem, J. B. Roberts, Ioannis A. Kougioumtzoglou, B. A. Zeldin, Agathoklis Giaralis, Aik‐Siong Koh, Marc P. Mignolet, Nikolaos Politis, Alberto Di Matteo and Giuseppe Failla and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Computational Physics, Nano Energy and Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Pol D. Spanos

239 papers receiving 12.0k 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.

Stochastic Finite Elements: A Spectral Approach

1991 4.3k citations Roger Ghanem, Pol D. Spanos profile →
Random vibration and statistical linearization

1990 788 citations Pol D. Spanos et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Pol D. Spanos	7.3k	6.8k	2.2k	1.6k	1.3k	248	12.7k
Roger Ghanem	11.0k 1.5×	6.4k 0.9×	3.6k 1.6×	2.4k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	239	15.0k
Dongbin Xiu	8.6k 1.2×	2.7k 0.4×	2.5k 1.1×	2.6k 1.6×	912 0.7×	116	11.6k
Bruno Sudret	7.9k 1.1×	4.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	860 0.5×	569 0.4×	176	10.9k
Christian Soize	4.2k 0.6×	4.0k 0.6×	624 0.3×	1.0k 0.6×	881 0.7×	272	7.3k
James L. Beck	7.2k 1.0×	10.8k 1.6×	1.3k 0.6×	318 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	234	15.3k
Armen Der Kiureghian	7.3k 1.0×	11.9k 1.8×	1.4k 0.7×	243 0.2×	1.0k 0.8×	194	16.4k
Isaac Elishakoff	4.2k 0.6×	5.6k 0.8×	371 0.2×	474 0.3×	2.0k 1.5×	506	9.9k
Joaquim R. R. A. Martins	3.1k 0.4×	1.8k 0.3×	653 0.3×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	374	15.3k
Nicholas Zabaras	2.3k 0.3×	1.2k 0.2×	766 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	325 0.2×	160	7.4k
Mircea Grigoriu	2.5k 0.3×	3.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	490 0.3×	368 0.3×	191	5.6k

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Spanos, Pol D., et al.. (2025). Response statistics of nonlinear systems with fractional derivative elements subject to nonstationary excitations. Nonlinear Dynamics. 113(25). 34371–34388. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Jianbing, et al.. (2025). Efficient stochastic response analysis of high-dimensional nonlinear systems subject to multiplicative noise via the DR-PDEE. Journal of Computational Physics. 531. 113929–113929. 6 indexed citations

Spanos, Pol D., et al.. (2025). Non-stationary response determination of linear systems/structures with fractional derivative elements. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 261. 111056–111056. 8 indexed citations

Kougioumtzoglou, Ioannis A., et al.. (2024). An extrapolation approach within the Wiener path integral technique for efficient stochastic response determination of nonlinear systems. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 160. 104646–104646. 12 indexed citations

Spanos, Pol D., Giovanni Malara, & Felice Arena. (2024). Efficient time domain response computation of massive wave power farms. Nonlinear Dynamics. 112(8). 6339–6356. 1 indexed citations

Spanos, Pol D., et al.. (2024). Estimation of evolutionary power spectra of univariate stochastic processes by energy-based reckoning. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 245. 109962–109962. 2 indexed citations

Pomaro, B. & Pol D. Spanos. (2023). Extended statistical linearization approach for estimating non-stationary response statistics of systems comprising fractional derivative elements. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics. 74. 103471–103471. 14 indexed citations

Malara, Giovanni, B. Pomaro, & Pol D. Spanos. (2021). Nonlinear stochastic vibration of a variable cross-section rod with a fractional derivative element. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 135. 103770–103770. 12 indexed citations

Kougioumtzoglou, Ioannis A., et al.. (2016). Nonlinear MDOF system Survival Probability Determination Subject to Evolutionary Stochastic Excitation. Strojniški vestnik – Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 62(7-8). 440–451. 15 indexed citations

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Bhatt, Sagar, et al.. (2015). Thermally-Constrained Fuel-Optimal ISS Maneuvers. Guidance and Control Conference.

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Spanos, Pol D., et al.. (2003). Oil and Gas Well Drilling: A Vibrations Perspective. The Shock and Vibration Digest. 35(2). 85–103. 78 indexed citations

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Spanos, Pol D., et al.. (2001). Monte Carlo simulation : Proceedings of the International Conference on Monte Carlo Simulation, Monte Carlo, principality of Monaco, 18-21 June 2000. A.A. Balkema eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Zeldin, B. A. & Pol D. Spanos. (1996). Identification of Nonlinear Systems under Random Excitation. Engineering Mechanics. 168–171. 1 indexed citations

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Spanos, Pol D. & Scott Miller. (1992). Linear System Spectral Moments Determination. 192–195. 1 indexed citations

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Ghanem, Roger & Pol D. Spanos. (1991). Structural Response Statistics by Boundary Elements. 168–172. 1 indexed citations

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Ghanem, Roger & Pol D. Spanos. (1990). Galerkin-Based Response Surface Approach for Reliability Analysis. 1081–1088. 8 indexed citations

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Spanos, Pol D., et al.. (1990). Tension Leg Platform Response to Drag Forces by Equivalent Stochastic Quadratization. 167–174. 1 indexed citations

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Spanos, Pol D.. (1988). Probabilistic methods in civil engineering : proceedings of the 5th ASCE specialty conference. American Society of Civil Engineers eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Ghanem, Roger, et al.. (1988). Orthogonal Expansion for Beam Variability. 156–159. 1 indexed citations

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Spanos, Pol D.. (1984). Rational Approximations of Wave Spectra. 119–122. 1 indexed citations

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