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D-Index
45
Citations
6592
World Ranking
5607
National Ranking
1567

Alan L. Browne publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan L. Browne sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 505 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Alan L. Browne D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan L. Browne sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alan L. Browne is affiliated with General Motors in the United States. Their research spans a multidisciplinary approach within medicine, addressing key aspects of biomechanics, medical imaging, and clinical education.

They have published work across several main fields, including:

  • Medicine

Within this overarching field, Browne's subfields of study include:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Their research covers multiple interconnected topics, notably:

  • Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids
  • Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics
  • Effects of Vibration on Health
  • Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
  • Radiology practices and education
  • Surgical Simulation and Training
  • Innovation Policy and R&D

Browne's recent published papers illustrate the diversity of their work:

  • "Influence of biomechanical compliance on control performance of a magnetorheological sliding seat system" (2023), published in the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
  • "Abdominal POCUS Education for Clinicians: A Systematic Review of Teaching Methods for Point-of-Care Abdominal Ultrasonography" (2024), published in the Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
  • "HTA296 Comparison of HTA Outcomes of Dual Branded Products in the EU4 and UK Markets" (2024), published in Value in Health
  • "Dual-energy CT pulmonary angiography with reduced contrast media volume: Quantitative image quality compared with single-energy CT" (2025), published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

Their work has appeared in various specialized publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
  • Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
  • Value in Health
  • Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

Frequent collaborators with Alan L. Browne include:

  • Pia Iben Pietersen
  • Min Mao
  • Young Choi
  • Norman M. Wereley
  • Nancy L. Johnson

Best Publications

  • Parking space locator

    Alan L. Browne;Osman D. Altan;Douglas P. Rheaume

  • Airflow control devices based on active materials

    Geoffrey P. McKnight;Cameron Massey;Guillermo A. Herrera;William Barvosa-Carter

  • Active material actuated headrest assemblies

    Alan L. Browne;Adrian B. Chernoff;Rainer A. Glaser;Nancy L. Johnson

  • Customizable strut assemblies and articles that employ the same

    Alan L. Browne;Nancy L. Johnson;Nilesh D. Mankame;John C. Ulicny

  • Active pressure relief valves and methods of use

    Gary L. Jones;Paul R. Meernik;Alan L. Browne;Jan H. Aase

  • Releasable fastener systems and processes

    William Barvosa-Carter;Alan L. Browne;Nancy L. Johnson;Leslie A. Momoda

  • Reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same

    William Barvosa-Carter;Nancy L. Johnson;Alan L. Browne;Guillermo A. Herrera

  • Pre-collision assessment of potential collision severity for road vehicles

    Alan L Browne;Francis D Wood;Osman D Altan

  • Vehicle occupant protection system

    Alan L. Browne

  • Releasable fastener system

    Alan Lampe Browne;Nancy L. Johnson

  • Active material actuated louver system

    Alan L. Browne;Nancy L. Johnson;Jan H. Aase;James H. Brown

  • Reconfigurable fixture device and methods of use

    Alan L. Browne;Douglas M. Linn;Nilesh D. Mankame;Roland J. Menassa

  • Energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same

    Alan Lampe Browne;Nancy L. Johnson

  • Compartment access system with active material component and method for controlling access to an interior compartment

    Guillermo A. Herrera;Paul W. Alexander;Alan L. Browne;Nancy L. Johnson

  • Reversibly deployable spoiler

    Alan L. Browne;Nancy L. Johnson;Kevin B. Rober;Mark A. Voss

  • Magnetorheological fluid damper

    Alan Lampe Grosse Pointe Browne;Nancy L. Northville Johnson;Chandra Sekhar Troy Namuduri

  • Active material based lockout mechanisms

    Alan L. Browne;Nancy L. Johnson;Michael R. Leslie

  • Active material based haptic communication systems

    Osman D. Altan;Alan L. Browne;Nancy L. Johnson;Brian S. Repa

  • Method for reducing crush initiation forces in composite structures

    Alan Lampe Browne

  • Panels having active material based fold lines

    Alan L. Browne;Nilesh D. Mankame;Nancy L. Johnson;Andrew C. Keefe

  • Compound shutter system with independent and non-sequential operation

    Scott P. Charnesky;Paul W. Alexander;Nilesh D. Mankame;Alan L. Browne

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy L. Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson General Motors (United States)
Pablo D. Zavattieri
Pablo D. Zavattieri Purdue University West Lafayette
Norman M. Wereley
Norman M. Wereley University of Maryland, College Park
Mark W. Verbrugge
Mark W. Verbrugge General Motors (United States)
Yuen-Kwok Chin
Yuen-Kwok Chin General Motors (United States)
Xingcheng Xiao
Xingcheng Xiao General Motors (United States)
Jihui Yang
Jihui Yang University of Washington
Tao Xie
Tao Xie Zhejiang University
Hariharan Krishnan
Hariharan Krishnan General Motors (United States)

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