S.T. Pinho

11.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
140 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

S.T. Pinho is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, S.T. Pinho has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 59 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 26 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in S.T. Pinho's work include Mechanical Behavior of Composites (101 papers), Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (27 papers) and Composite Material Mechanics (22 papers). S.T. Pinho is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Behavior of Composites (101 papers), Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (27 papers) and Composite Material Mechanics (22 papers). S.T. Pinho collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Portugal and United States. S.T. Pinho's co-authors include P. Robinson, L. Iannucci, Soraia Pimenta, P.P. Camanho, António R. Melro, Renaud Gutkin, P.T. Curtis, Carlos G. Dávila, Lorenzo Mencattelli and F.M. Andrade Pires and has published in prestigious journals such as Carbon, Construction and Building Materials and Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.

In The Last Decade

S.T. Pinho

139 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Recycling carbon fibre reinforced polymers for structural applications: Technology review and market outlook

2010 703 citations Soraia Pimenta, S.T. Pinho profile →
On acoustic emission for failure investigation in CFRP: Pattern recognition and peak frequency analyses

2010 466 citations Renaud Gutkin, S.T. Pinho et al. profile →
Fracture toughness of the tensile and compressive fibre failure modes in laminated composites

2006 457 citations S.T. Pinho, P. Robinson et al. Composites Science and Technology profile →
Physically based failure models and criteria for laminated fibre-reinforced composites with emphasis on fibre kinking. Part II: FE implementation

2005 420 citations S.T. Pinho, L. Iannucci et al. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing profile →
Physically-based failure models and criteria for laminated fibre-reinforced composites with emphasis on fibre kinking: Part I: Development

2005 376 citations S.T. Pinho, L. Iannucci et al. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing profile →
Prediction of in situ strengths and matrix cracking in composites under transverse tension and in-plane shear

2005 371 citations S.T. Pinho, P. Robinson et al. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S.T. Pinho United Kingdom	50	7.1k	3.4k	2.1k	1.7k	1.1k	140	8.9k
Larissa Gorbatikh Belgium	42	4.2k 0.6×	3.2k 0.9×	907 0.4×	2.4k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	173	6.6k
Carlos González Spain	47	4.8k 0.7×	3.1k 0.9×	956 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	154	7.1k
Michael R. Wisnom United Kingdom	54	6.1k 0.9×	3.6k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	573 0.5×	261	7.9k
M.M. Shokrieh Iran	58	6.2k 0.9×	3.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.4×	2.6k 2.4×	300	9.7k
R. Byron Pipes United States	48	5.9k 0.8×	3.4k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	232	8.7k
Stephen R. Hallett United Kingdom	58	8.6k 1.2×	3.3k 1.0×	2.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	825 0.7×	295	9.8k
Brian G. Falzon United Kingdom	40	3.9k 0.5×	2.3k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	982 0.6×	872 0.8×	179	5.5k
Rinze Benedictus Netherlands	45	5.1k 0.7×	3.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	801 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	240	7.4k
M.F.S.F. de Moura Portugal	50	7.8k 1.1×	2.9k 0.8×	2.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	796 0.7×	212	9.2k
Suong V. Hoa Canada	44	3.0k 0.4×	2.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	244	6.2k

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Médeau, Victor, et al.. (2025). A novel structural fuse concept for controlling failure path in tapered composite laminates. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 191. 108714–108714. 1 indexed citations

Li, Runze, et al.. (2025). Multiscale modelling strategy for a novel wingbox structure with increased bend-twist coupling. Composite Structures. 370. 119291–119291. 2 indexed citations

Greenhalgh, Emile S., et al.. (2024). Damage deflection and subsequent damage diffusion in carbon–boron fibre hybrid composites under longitudinal compression. Composites Part B Engineering. 291. 112025–112025. 2 indexed citations

Kazemi, M.E., Victor Médeau, Lorenzo Mencattelli, et al.. (2024). Structural fuses in composite structures: Engineered crack paths in carbon fibre-reinforced polymers. Composites Part B Engineering. 285. 111604–111604. 1 indexed citations

Kazemi, M.E., Victor Médeau, Lorenzo Mencattelli, et al.. (2023). Novel zone-based hybrid laminate structures for high-velocity impact (HVI) in carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites. Composites Science and Technology. 241. 110148–110148. 24 indexed citations

Kazemi, M.E., Victor Médeau, Y.H. Chen, et al.. (2023). Ballistic performance of bio-inspired hybrid interleaved composite structures suitable for aerospace applications. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 179. 107992–107992. 20 indexed citations

Pinho, S.T., et al.. (2019). Application of machine learning to predict the multiaxial strain-sensing response of CNT-polymer composites. Carbon. 146. 265–275. 85 indexed citations

Oliva-Avilés, A.I., et al.. (2019). On the effect of electric field application during the curing process on the electrical conductivity of single-walled carbon nanotubes–epoxy composites. Carbon. 150. 153–167. 28 indexed citations

Pinho, S.T., et al.. (2019). A three-level hybrid metal/in-plane-CFRP/crossed-lamellar microstructure concept for containment applications. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 126. 105609–105609. 8 indexed citations

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Mencattelli, Lorenzo & S.T. Pinho. (2019). Ultra-thin-ply CFRP Bouligand bio-inspired structures with enhanced load-bearing capacity, delayed catastrophic failure and high energy dissipation capability. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 129. 105655–105655. 88 indexed citations

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Pinho, S.T., et al.. (2018). Towards quasi isotropic laminates with engineered fracture behaviour for industrial applications. Composites Science and Technology. 165. 290–306. 22 indexed citations

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Pinho, S.T., et al.. (2016). Modeling, Synthesising and Testing Nacre-inspired CFRP Structures for Improved Damage Tolerance. 2 indexed citations

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Tagarielli, Vito L., et al.. (2016). Simulation of the Electromechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Polymer Nanocomposites for Strain Sensing. 1 indexed citations

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Pinho, S.T., et al.. (2016). Engineering the translaminar fracture behaviour of thin-ply composites. Composites Science and Technology. 131. 110–122. 72 indexed citations

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Pinho, S.T., et al.. (2014). Multiple length/time-scale simulation of localized damage in composite structures using a Mesh Superposition Technique. Composite Structures. 121. 395–405. 23 indexed citations

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Laffan, M.J., S.T. Pinho, P. Robinson, L. Iannucci, & Alison McMillan. (2012). Measurement of the fracture toughness associated with the longitudinal fibre compressive failure mode of laminated composites. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 43(11). 1930–1938. 67 indexed citations

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Pinho, S.T., Renaud Gutkin, Soraia Pimenta, N.V. De Carvalho, & P. Robinson. (2012). On longitudinal compressive failure of carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer: from unidirectional to woven, and from virgin to recycled. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 370(1965). 1871–1895. 36 indexed citations

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Greenhalgh, Emile S., et al.. (2011). Delamination growth mechanism from embedded defects in compression. 4 indexed citations

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Gutkin, Renaud, S.T. Pinho, P. Robinson, & P.T. Curtis. (2011). A finite fracture mechanics formulation to predict fibre kinking and splitting in CFRP under combined longitudinal compression and in-plane shear. Mechanics of Materials. 43(11). 730–739. 33 indexed citations

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Carvalho, N.V. De, S.T. Pinho, & P. Robinson. (2011). An experimental study of failure initiation and propagation in 2D woven composites under compression. Composites Science and Technology. 71(10). 1316–1325. 69 indexed citations

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