T. Birker

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

T. Birker is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, T. Birker has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 1 paper in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in T. Birker's work include Topology Optimization in Engineering (9 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (7 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (6 papers). T. Birker is often cited by papers focused on Topology Optimization in Engineering (9 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (7 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (6 papers). T. Birker collaborates with scholars based in Germany. T. Birker's co-authors include G. I. N. Rozvany, Mingdong Zhou, Tomasz Lewiński and Ole Sigmund and has published in prestigious journals such as Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization.

In The Last Decade

T. Birker

10 papers receiving 954 citations

Hit Papers

Generalized shape optimization without homogenization 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 250 500 750
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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. Generalized shape optimization without homogenization
    1992 894 citations G. I. N. Rozvany, Mingdong Zhou et al. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
T. Birker Germany 7 986 669 420 89 85 10 1.1k
Tomasz Lewiński Poland 19 866 0.9× 861 1.3× 436 1.0× 160 1.8× 65 0.8× 84 1.2k
Yulin Mei China 8 524 0.5× 346 0.5× 219 0.5× 48 0.5× 44 0.5× 21 596
Jeroen P. Groen Denmark 12 990 1.0× 692 1.0× 301 0.7× 206 2.3× 149 1.8× 15 1.2k
Yuanwu Cai China 9 527 0.5× 580 0.9× 222 0.5× 173 1.9× 45 0.5× 11 852
Georgios Michailidis France 13 673 0.7× 369 0.6× 303 0.7× 89 1.0× 128 1.5× 17 799
Allan Gersborg-Hansen Denmark 5 664 0.7× 284 0.4× 474 1.1× 186 2.1× 98 1.2× 5 823
Zheng-Dong Ma United States 14 798 0.8× 531 0.8× 283 0.7× 285 3.2× 25 0.3× 36 1.1k
Nozomu KOGISO Japan 12 559 0.6× 327 0.5× 328 0.8× 138 1.6× 25 0.3× 79 807
Peter W. Christensen Sweden 4 259 0.3× 303 0.5× 274 0.7× 115 1.3× 41 0.5× 6 550
Raghavendra Sivapuram United States 10 480 0.5× 330 0.5× 239 0.6× 66 0.7× 44 0.5× 17 551

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. Birker

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Rozvany, G. I. N. & T. Birker. (1995). Generalized Michell structures — exact least-weight truss layouts for combined stress and displacement constraints: Part I — General theory for plane trusses. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 9(3-4). 178–188. 18 indexed citations
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Rozvany, G. I. N., T. Birker, & Tomasz Lewiński. (1994). Some unexpected properties of exact least-weight plane truss layouts with displacement constraints for several alternate loads. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 7(1-2). 76–86. 12 indexed citations
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Birker, T., Tomasz Lewiński, & G. I. N. Rozvany. (1994). A well-posed non-selfadjoint layout problem: Least-weight plane truss for one load condition and two displacement constraints. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 8(2-3). 195–205. 5 indexed citations
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Rozvany, G. I. N. & T. Birker. (1994). On singular topologies in exact layout optimization. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 8(4). 228–235. 86 indexed citations
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Rozvany, G. I. N., et al.. (1994). Exact and discretized topology optimization of multipurpose multiload structures. 1 indexed citations
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Rozvany, G. I. N., Mingdong Zhou, & T. Birker. (1993). Why multi-load topology designs based on orthogonal microstructures are in general non-optimal. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 6(3). 200–204. 20 indexed citations
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Rozvany, G. I. N., et al.. (1993). Exact optimal structural layouts for non-self-adjoint problems. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 5(3). 204–206. 7 indexed citations
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Rozvany, G. I. N., et al.. (1993). Optimal topology of trusses or perforated deep beams with rotational restraints at both ends. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 5(4). 268–270. 6 indexed citations
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Rozvany, G. I. N., Mingdong Zhou, & T. Birker. (1992). Generalized shape optimization without homogenization. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 4(3-4). 250–252. 894 indexed citations breakdown →

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