Uri Kirsch

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Uri Kirsch is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Uri Kirsch has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 40 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and 33 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Uri Kirsch's work include Topology Optimization in Engineering (60 papers), Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (40 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (29 papers). Uri Kirsch is often cited by papers focused on Topology Optimization in Engineering (60 papers), Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (40 papers) and Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (29 papers). Uri Kirsch collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and United Kingdom. Uri Kirsch's co-authors include G. I. N. Rozvany, Martin P. Bendsøe, Michael Bogomolni, Panos Y. Papalambros, Izhak Sheinman, Jochem Zowe, Moshe F. Rubinstein, Michal Kočvara, Fred Moses and Fred van Keulen and has published in prestigious journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, AIAA Journal and International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Uri Kirsch

96 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Layout Optimization of Structures 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400
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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. Layout Optimization of Structures
    1995 454 citations Uri Kirsch et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Uri Kirsch Israel 31 2.6k 1.3k 867 796 300 97 3.1k
L. A. Schmit United States 32 2.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 938 1.1× 847 1.1× 121 0.4× 114 3.4k
Claude Fleury Belgium 22 1.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 488 0.6× 783 1.0× 112 0.4× 78 2.4k
V. B. Venkayya United States 26 1.6k 0.6× 895 0.7× 456 0.5× 488 0.6× 83 0.3× 108 2.3k
Mathias Stolpe Denmark 25 2.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 234 0.3× 962 1.2× 168 0.6× 68 2.4k
N. Olhoff Denmark 24 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 418 0.5× 662 0.8× 84 0.3× 43 2.1k
Makoto Ohsaki Japan 31 3.0k 1.2× 724 0.6× 450 0.5× 552 0.7× 477 1.6× 271 3.6k
Pierre Duysinx Belgium 23 2.3k 0.9× 1.7k 1.3× 151 0.2× 1.0k 1.3× 147 0.5× 107 2.7k
H. Eschenauer Germany 10 1.3k 0.5× 860 0.7× 141 0.2× 615 0.8× 110 0.4× 49 1.7k
Marcin Kamiński Poland 30 1.0k 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 788 1.0× 146 0.5× 207 2.6k
Michał Kleiber Poland 28 852 0.3× 1.4k 1.1× 494 0.6× 313 0.4× 94 0.3× 107 2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Uri Kirsch

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All Works

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Kirsch, Uri. (2008). Reanalysis of Structures: A Unified Approach for Linear, Nonlinear, Static and Dynamic Systems. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 23 indexed citations
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Bogomolni, Michael, Uri Kirsch, & Izhak Sheinman. (2005). Efficient design sensitivities of structures subjected to dynamic loading. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 43(18-19). 5485–5500. 40 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri, Michael Bogomolni, & Fred van Keulen. (2005). Efficient Finite Difference Design Sensitivities. AIAA Journal. 43(2). 399–405. 30 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri, Michael Bogomolni, & Izhak Sheinman. (2005). Nonlinear dynamic reanalysis of structures by combined approximations. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 195(33-36). 4420–4432. 53 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri & Michael Bogomolni. (2004). Procedures for approximate eigenproblem reanalysis of structures. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 60(12). 1969–1986. 63 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri. (2002). Approximate Vibration Reanalysis of Structures. 9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization. 1 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri & Panos Y. Papalambros. (2001). Structural reanalysis for topological modifications - a unified approach. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 21(5). 333–344. 59 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri & Panos Y. Papalambros. (2001). Accurate displacement derivatives for structural optimization using approximate reanalysis. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 190(31). 3945–3956. 24 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri. (1997). Two-level optimization of prestressed structures. Engineering Structures. 19(4). 309–317. 20 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri, et al.. (1997). Structural Reanalysis for General Layout Modifications. AIAA Journal. 35(2). 382–388. 48 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri, et al.. (1997). Structural reanalysis for general layout modifications. AIAA Journal. 35. 382–388. 3 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri. (1996). Integration of reduction and expansion processes in layout optimization. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 11(1-2). 13–18. 18 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri, et al.. (1996). Structural reanalysis for general layout modifications. 1 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri. (1996). EFFECTIVE SCALING PROCEDURES FOR APPROXIMATE STRUCTURALOPTIMIZATION. Engineering Optimization. 27(1). 43–64. 2 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri. (1993). How to Optimize Prestressed Concrete Systems. 1626–1631. 1 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri. (1993). Structural Optimization: Fundamentals and Applications. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 108 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri & B.H.V. Topping. (1992). Minimum Weight Design of Structural Topologies. Journal of Structural Engineering. 118(7). 1770–1785. 10 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri. (1990). On singular topologies in optimum structural design. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 2(3). 133–142. 213 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri. (1982). Synthesis of structural geometry using approximation concepts. Computers & Structures. 15(3). 305–314. 18 indexed citations
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Kirsch, Uri & Fred Moses. (1979). Decomposition in Optimum Structural Design. Journal of the Structural Division. 105(1). 85–100. 7 indexed citations

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