Ramin Aghababaei

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Ramin Aghababaei is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ramin Aghababaei has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 27 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 21 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ramin Aghababaei's work include Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (17 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (14 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (12 papers). Ramin Aghababaei is often cited by papers focused on Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (17 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (14 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (12 papers). Ramin Aghababaei collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Switzerland and China. Ramin Aghababaei's co-authors include J. N. Reddy, Jean‐François Molinari, D.H. Warner, Kai Zhao, Shailendra P. Joshi, Tobias Brink, Lucas Frérot, Michal K. Budzik, Mohammad Malekan and Li Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ramin Aghababaei

48 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

Nonlocal third-order shear deformation plate theory with application to bending and vibration of plates

2009 421 citations Ramin Aghababaei, J. N. Reddy Journal of Sound and Vibration profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ramin Aghababaei Denmark	19	1.2k	812	691	239	97	52	1.6k
Christian F. Niordson Denmark	30	1.7k 1.4×	1.9k 2.3×	1.1k 1.6×	129 0.5×	137 1.4×	88	2.7k
J.M. Martínez–Esnaola Spain	21	986 0.8×	497 0.6×	771 1.1×	95 0.4×	175 1.8×	98	1.4k
Shmuel Osovski Israel	22	683 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	972 1.4×	54 0.2×	138 1.4×	51	1.6k
Jiří Man Czechia	24	1.0k 0.8×	838 1.0×	1.3k 1.9×	45 0.2×	90 0.9×	76	1.7k
Anssi Laukkanen Finland	28	1.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	1.6k 2.3×	82 0.3×	98 1.0×	111	2.4k
Hojun Lim United States	22	1.0k 0.9×	1.3k 1.6×	1.4k 2.1×	44 0.2×	47 0.5×	72	1.9k
K.F. Wang China	28	929 0.8×	1.3k 1.6×	686 1.0×	249 1.0×	432 4.5×	133	2.0k
Karel Obrtlík Czechia	24	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	1.5k 2.2×	60 0.3×	84 0.9×	95	1.9k
Mohammadreza Yaghoobi United States	20	670 0.6×	724 0.9×	719 1.0×	28 0.1×	75 0.8×	40	1.2k
Sylvie Descartes France	22	752 0.6×	369 0.5×	792 1.1×	49 0.2×	59 0.6×	63	1.2k

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Truong, Tam T., et al.. (2025). Image-based machine learning model for tool wear estimation in milling Inconel 718. Wear. 571. 205865–205865. 4 indexed citations

Aghababaei, Ramin, et al.. (2025). Adhesion- and friction-induced suppression of buckling in thin spherical shells in contact with a rigid wall. International Journal of Engineering Science. 215. 104329–104329.

Malekan, Mohammad, et al.. (2025). Numerical assessment of tool geometry for improving productivity in milling stainless steel 316 L. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 136(7-8). 3451–3463.

Jensen, Jens, et al.. (2025). Evaluating the effect of particle roundness on three-body wear between polymers and metals. Wear. 570. 206000–206000. 2 indexed citations

Movassagh-Alanagh, Farid, et al.. (2025). Effects of B and C elements on microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of TiN coating deposited by PACVD. Materials Characterization. 225. 115178–115178. 2 indexed citations

Pastewka, Lars, Antonis I. Vakis, Stefan J. Eder, et al.. (2025). Modeling in tribology: Recent advances, applications, and open questions. Tribology International. 218. 111326–111326.

Ghasemi, Ali, et al.. (2024). Exploring the influence of ultrasonic peening treatment at ambient and cryogenic conditions on the surface characteristics and fatigue life of austenitic stainless steel 304L. Surface and Coatings Technology. 494. 131382–131382. 1 indexed citations

Aghababaei, Ramin, et al.. (2024). Failure of 3D-printed composite continuous carbon fibre hexagonal frames. Composites Part B Engineering. 275. 111307–111307. 8 indexed citations

Airao, Jay, Mohammad Malekan, Michal K. Budzik, & Ramin Aghababaei. (2024). Effect of Friction on Critical Cutting Depth for Ductile–Brittle Transition in Material Removal Mechanism. Journal of Tribology. 146(11).

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Zhou, Qinghua, et al.. (2024). Effect of grain boundary on scratch behavior of polycrystalline copper. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 272. 109175–109175. 8 indexed citations

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Sahli, Riad, et al.. (2024). Frictional Contact of Soft Polymeric Shells. Physical Review Letters. 133(10). 106202–106202. 4 indexed citations

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Monisha, Monisha, et al.. (2024). Bioinspired poly(vinyl alcohol) films with tunable adhesion and self-healing for biodegradable electronics and beyond. Sustainable materials and technologies. 41. e01084–e01084. 4 indexed citations

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Aghababaei, Ramin, et al.. (2023). An efficient method for transient response of rotor systems based on squeeze film damper. Tribology International. 183. 108277–108277. 11 indexed citations

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Aghababaei, Ramin, E. E. Brodsky, Jean‐François Molinari, & Srinivasan Chandrasekar. (2022). How roughness emerges on natural and engineered surfaces. MRS Bulletin. 47(12). 1229–1236. 20 indexed citations

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Aghababaei, Ramin, Mohammad Malekan, & Michal K. Budzik. (2021). Cutting Depth Dictates the Transition from Continuous to Segmented Chip Formation. Physical Review Letters. 127(23). 235502–235502. 21 indexed citations

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Aghababaei, Ramin, D.H. Warner, & Jean‐François Molinari. (2016). Critical length scale controls adhesive wear mechanisms. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11816–11816. 233 indexed citations

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Aghababaei, Ramin & Shailendra P. Joshi. (2012). A crystal plasticity analysis of length-scale dependent internal stresses with image effects. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 60(12). 2019–2043. 6 indexed citations

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Aghababaei, Ramin & Shailendra P. Joshi. (2011). Grain size–inclusion size interaction in metal matrix composites using mechanism-based gradient crystal plasticity. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 48(18). 2585–2594. 28 indexed citations

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Aghababaei, Ramin, Shailendra P. Joshi, & J. N. Reddy. (2010). Nonlocal continuum crystal plasticity with internal residual stresses. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 59(3). 713–731. 13 indexed citations

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Aghababaei, Ramin & J. N. Reddy. (2009). Nonlocal third-order shear deformation plate theory with application to bending and vibration of plates. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 326(1-2). 277–289. 421 indexed citations breakdown →

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