Zafer Gürdal

9.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
177 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Zafer Gürdal is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zafer Gürdal has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 110 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 51 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zafer Gürdal's work include Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (99 papers), Topology Optimization in Engineering (65 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (53 papers). Zafer Gürdal is often cited by papers focused on Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (99 papers), Topology Optimization in Engineering (65 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (53 papers). Zafer Gürdal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Australia. Zafer Gürdal's co-authors include Raphael T. Haftka, Mostafa Abdalla, Shahriar Setoodeh, Brian Tatting, Adriana W. Blom, Samuel T. IJsselmuiden, Layne T. Watson, Manohar P. Kamat, Attila P. Nagy and Christos Kassapoglou and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering and Composites Science and Technology.

In The Last Decade

Zafer Gürdal

174 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Elements of Structural Optimization

1992 1.6k citations Raphael T. Haftka, Zafer Gürdal Solid mechanics and its applications profile →
In-plane response of laminates with spatially varying fiber orientations - Variable stiffness concept

1993 481 citations Zafer Gürdal et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zafer Gürdal United States	41	5.0k	4.8k	1.7k	1.2k	961	177	7.5k
Rakesh K. Kapania United States	38	4.1k 0.8×	3.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	404 0.4×	494	7.0k
Ramana V. Grandhi United States	42	2.6k 0.5×	3.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	759 0.6×	2.1k 2.2×	283	7.2k
Daniel A. Tortorelli United States	43	3.6k 0.7×	4.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	262 0.2×	2.1k 2.2×	157	6.7k
Krister Svanberg Sweden	15	3.5k 0.7×	5.4k 1.1×	608 0.4×	334 0.3×	2.4k 2.5×	22	6.5k
Peng Hao China	49	2.5k 0.5×	3.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	300 0.2×	971 1.0×	208	6.3k
Wei Gao Australia	44	3.3k 0.7×	3.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	430 0.3×	550 0.6×	291	7.1k
Ranjan Ganguli India	39	2.3k 0.5×	2.5k 0.5×	888 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	285 0.3×	282	5.2k
Z. Gürdal United States	29	2.9k 0.6×	2.3k 0.5×	952 0.6×	578 0.5×	424 0.4×	85	3.9k
Boyan S. Lazarov Denmark	33	3.4k 0.7×	6.4k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	208 0.2×	3.1k 3.2×	69	7.8k
John E. Mottershead United Kingdom	52	2.1k 0.4×	7.5k 1.6×	2.7k 1.6×	582 0.5×	443 0.5×	227	9.9k

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Sockalingam, Subramani, et al.. (2023). Low velocity impact and compression-after-impact response of hybrid pseudo-woven meso-architectured carbon/epoxy composite laminates manufactured via automated fiber placement. Composites Part B Engineering. 271. 111154–111154. 16 indexed citations

Gürdal, Zafer, et al.. (2017). BUCKLING ANALYSIS OF CFRP COMPOSITE CYLINDRICAL SHELL WITH CUTOUTS IN BENDING. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(2). 7–15. 1 indexed citations

Gürdal, Zafer, et al.. (2017). Effects of Size and Location of a Circular Cutout on Buckling and Failure of a Cylindrical Shell in Bending. 58th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 4 indexed citations

Guo, Yujie, Martin Ruess, & Zafer Gürdal. (2014). A contact extended isogeometric layerwise approach for the buckling analysis of delaminated composites. Composite Structures. 116. 55–66. 38 indexed citations

Breuker, Roeland De, Mostafa Abdalla, & Zafer Gürdal. (2011). A Generic Morphing Wing Analysis and Design Framework. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 22(10). 1025–1039. 27 indexed citations

Vos, Roelof, Zafer Gürdal, & Mostafa Abdalla. (2010). Mechanism for Warp-Controlled Twist of a Morphing Wing. Journal of Aircraft. 47(2). 450–457. 90 indexed citations

Nagy, Attila P., Mostafa Abdalla, & Zafer Gürdal. (2010). Isogeometric design of elastic arches for maximum fundamental frequency. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 43(1). 135–149. 43 indexed citations

Abdalla, Mostafa, et al.. (2009). Formulation of Composite Laminate Robustness Constraint in Lamination Parameters Space. 50th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 22 indexed citations

IJsselmuiden, Samuel T., Mostafa Abdalla, Omprakash Seresta, & Zafer Gürdal. (2009). Multi-step blended stacking sequence design of panel assemblies with buckling constraints. Composites Part B Engineering. 40(4). 329–336. 82 indexed citations

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Seresta, Omprakash, et al.. (2008). General Blending Definitions for Stacking Sequence Design of Composite Laminate Structures. 33 indexed citations

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Abdalla, Mostafa, et al.. (2008). Design Tailoring for Pressure Pillowing Using Tow-Placed Steered Fibers. Journal of Aircraft. 45(2). 630–640. 94 indexed citations

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Abbas, Laith K., et al.. (2008). Active Aerothermoelastic Control of Hypersonic Double-wedge Lifting Surface. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. 21(1). 8–18. 22 indexed citations

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Marzocca, Pier, et al.. (2006). Design and Shape Optimization of Inflatable Wings. 6 indexed citations

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Abdalla, Mostafa, Shahriar Setoodeh, & Zafer Gürdal. (2006). Design of variable stiffness composite panels for maximum fundamental frequency using lamination parameters. Composite Structures. 81(2). 283–291. 226 indexed citations

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Setoodeh, Shahriar, Mostafa Abdalla, & Zafer Gürdal. (2005). Design of variable stiffness composite panels for maximum fundamental frequency using lamination parameters. 581. 2 indexed citations

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Gürdal, Zafer, et al.. (2004). A Reconfigurable Approach to Structural Engineering Design Computations.. 232–239. 1 indexed citations

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Vasiliev, Valery V. & Zafer Gürdal. (1999). Optimal design : theory and applications to materials and structures. 18 indexed citations

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Gürdal, Zafer, et al.. (1993). Compression of Laminated Composite Beams with Initial Damage. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. 12(7). 813–824. 13 indexed citations

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Gürdal, Zafer, et al.. (1991). Effects of processing induced defects on laminate response - Interlaminar tensile strength. 27. 25 indexed citations

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Haftka, Raphael T., Zafer Gürdal, & Manohar P. Kamat. (1990). Elements of Structural Optimization. Solid mechanics and its applications. 355 indexed citations

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