Tomás Zegard

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 802 citations indexed

About

Tomás Zegard is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tomás Zegard has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 802 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 6 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 6 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Tomás Zegard's work include Topology Optimization in Engineering (12 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (6 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (5 papers). Tomás Zegard is often cited by papers focused on Topology Optimization in Engineering (12 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (6 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (5 papers). Tomás Zegard collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and India. Tomás Zegard's co-authors include Gláucio H. Paulino, Phanisri P. Pratapa, Ke Liu, William Baker, Thomas W. Mitchell, Andrzej Mazurek and Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Journal of Structural Engineering and Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization.

In The Last Decade

Tomás Zegard

15 papers receiving 783 citations

Hit Papers

Bridging topology optimization and additive manufacturing 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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.

  1. Bridging topology optimization and additive manufacturing
    2015 360 citations Tomás Zegard, Gláucio H. Paulino Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tomás Zegard United States 9 608 263 201 195 162 16 802
Georgios Michailidis France 13 673 1.1× 369 1.4× 303 1.5× 89 0.5× 148 0.9× 17 799
Jeroen P. Groen Denmark 12 990 1.6× 692 2.6× 301 1.5× 206 1.1× 127 0.8× 15 1.2k
Jun Hong China 15 404 0.7× 181 0.7× 177 0.9× 315 1.6× 28 0.2× 36 698
Lauren L. Beghini United States 10 263 0.4× 95 0.4× 54 0.3× 223 1.1× 157 1.0× 17 547
Rubén Ansola Spain 16 509 0.8× 301 1.1× 168 0.8× 89 0.5× 100 0.6× 34 675
Michaël Bruyneel Belgium 16 877 1.4× 781 3.0× 303 1.5× 158 0.8× 51 0.3× 64 1.1k
Daicong Da China 20 739 1.2× 585 2.2× 267 1.3× 191 1.0× 61 0.4× 30 977
Sheng Chu China 19 748 1.2× 496 1.9× 302 1.5× 125 0.6× 44 0.3× 27 948
Seth Watts United States 11 353 0.6× 247 0.9× 119 0.6× 174 0.9× 66 0.4× 23 553
Bo Torstenfelt Sweden 13 613 1.0× 493 1.9× 353 1.8× 177 0.9× 58 0.4× 27 827

Countries citing papers authored by Tomás Zegard

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tomás Zegard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tomás Zegard

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tomás Zegard. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tomás Zegard based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Tomás Zegard. Tomás Zegard is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Zegard, Tomás, et al.. (2025). Pixel-based shape optimization in 2D using constrained density-based topology optimization. Engineering With Computers. 41(4). 2657–2669. 1 indexed citations
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Zegard, Tomás, et al.. (2024). Reconstruction of principal stress lines using FEA applied to Nervi-type shell design. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 67(11).
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Zegard, Tomás, et al.. (2023). Topology optimization with optimal design subdomain selection. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 66(12). 4 indexed citations
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Zegard, Tomás, et al.. (2023). Simultaneous discrete and continuum multiresolution topology optimization. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 66(6). 3 indexed citations
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Zegard, Tomás, et al.. (2022). Discontinuity layout optimization using unstructured meshes and material layering in 2D. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 65(5). 2 indexed citations
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Zegard, Tomás, et al.. (2020). Advancing building engineering through structural and topology optimization. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 62(2). 915–935. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Ke, Tomás Zegard, Phanisri P. Pratapa, & Gláucio H. Paulino. (2019). Unraveling tensegrity tessellations for metamaterials with tunable stiffness and bandgaps. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 131. 147–166. 62 indexed citations
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Mazurek, Andrzej, et al.. (2018). The Application of 2d and 3d Graphic Statics in Design. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures. 59(4). 235–242. 3 indexed citations
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Zegard, Tomás, et al.. (2017). Form-finding of grid-shells using the ground structure and potential energy methods: a comparative study and assessment. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 57(3). 1187–1211. 20 indexed citations
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Zegard, Tomás & Gláucio H. Paulino. (2015). GRAND3 — Ground structure based topology optimization for arbitrary 3D domains using MATLAB. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 52(6). 1161–1184. 103 indexed citations
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Zegard, Tomás & Gláucio H. Paulino. (2015). Bridging topology optimization and additive manufacturing. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 53(1). 175–192. 360 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zegard, Tomás, et al.. (2014). Geometrical Aspects of Lateral Bracing Systems: Where Should the Optimal Bracing Point Be?. Journal of Structural Engineering. 140(9). 9 indexed citations
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Zegard, Tomás & Gláucio H. Paulino. (2014). GRAND — Ground structure based topology optimization for arbitrary 2D domains using MATLAB. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 50(5). 861–882. 131 indexed citations
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Zegard, Tomás. (2014). Structural optimization: from continuum and ground structures to additive manufacturing. 4 indexed citations
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Zegard, Tomás & Gláucio H. Paulino. (2013). Truss layout optimization within a continuum. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 48(1). 1–16. 33 indexed citations
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Zegard, Tomás & Gláucio H. Paulino. (2013). Toward GPU accelerated topology optimization on unstructured meshes. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 48(3). 473–485. 50 indexed citations

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