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52
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22005
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9382
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Alan M. Cassell publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan M. Cassell sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 140 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Alan M. Cassell D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan M. Cassell sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alan M. Cassell is affiliated with the Ames Research Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering, with a focus on aerospace engineering and applied mathematics. Their work involves computational mechanics, computer vision and pattern recognition, as well as pulmonary and respiratory medicine, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to engineering and related sciences.

The scientist's recent publications include studies related to space technology and mechanical design for aerospace applications. Two notable papers are:

  • Adaptable Deployable Entry and Placement Technology Sounding Rocket One Modeling and Reconstruction, 2021, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
  • Pterodactyl: Mechanical Designs for Integrated Control Design of a Mechanically Deployable Entry Vehicle, 2020, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum

These publications suggest a research emphasis on deployable entry vehicles, rocket systems, and integrated mechanical control design within aerospace contexts.

Alan M. Cassell frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Bryan Yount
  • Soumyo Dutta
  • Christopher D. Karlgaard
  • Ashley M. Korzun
  • Justin S. Green

The research has been published primarily in venues such as the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets and the AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum.

The main fields of study connected to Cassell's work include engineering, with specific focus on aerospace engineering. Subfield contributions highlight aerospace engineering prominently, along with applied mathematics and computational mechanics. Their work also touches upon computer vision and pattern recognition and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Rocket and Propulsion Systems Research
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics
  • Space Exploration and Technology

These areas indicate a focus on both theoretical and applied aspects of aerospace and mechanical systems within engineering, including dynamics, fluid mechanics, propulsion, and algorithmic design for robotic control and safety biomechanics.

Best Publications

  • Self-Oriented Regular Arrays of Carbon Nanotubes and Their Field Emission Properties

    Shoushan Fan;Michael G. Chapline;Nathan R. Franklin;Thomas W. Tombler

  • Synthesis of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes on patterned silicon wafers

    Jing Kong;Hyongsok T. Soh;Alan M. Cassell;Calvin F. Quate

  • Chemical vapor deposition of methane for single-walled carbon nanotubes

    Jing Kong;Alan M. Cassell;Alan M. Cassell;Hongjie Dai

  • Large Scale CVD Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    Alan M. Cassell;Jeffrey A. Raymakers;Jing Kong;Hongjie Dai

  • Carbon nanotube growth by PECVD: a review

    M Meyyappan;Lance Delzeit;Alan Cassell;David Hash

  • Carbon Nanotube Nanoelectrode Array for Ultrasensitive DNA Detection

    Jun Li;Hou Tee Ng;Alan Cassell;Wendy Fan

  • Bottom-up approach for carbon nanotube interconnects

    Jun Li;Qi Ye;Alan Cassell;Hou Tee Ng

  • Growth of Epitaxial Nanowires at the Junctions of Nanowalls

    Hou T. Ng;Hou T. Ng;Jun Li;Jun Li;Michael K. Smith;Michael K. Smith;Pho Nguyen;Pho Nguyen

  • Preparation of Nucleic Acid Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Arrays

    Cattien V. Nguyen;Lance Delzeit;Alan M. Cassell;Jun Li

  • Controlled Chemical Routes to Nanotube Architectures, Physics, and Devices

    Hongjie Dai;Jing Kong;Chongwu Zhou;Nathan Franklin

  • Novel Three-Dimensional Electrodes: Electrochemical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Ensembles

    Jun Li;Alan Cassell;Lance Delzeit;Jie Han

  • Directed Growth of Free-StandingSingle-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    Alan M. Cassell;Nathan R. Franklin;Thomas W. Tombler;Emory M. Chan

  • Multilayered metal catalysts for controlling the density of single-walled carbon nanotube growth

    Lance Delzeit;Bin Chen;Alan Cassell;Ramsey Stevens

  • Pore structure of raw and purified HiPco single-walled carbon nanotubes

    Martin Cinke;Jing Li;Bin Chen;Alan Cassell

  • The fabrication and electrochemical characterization of carbon nanotube nanoelectrode arrays

    Jessica Koehne;Jun Li;Alan M. Cassell;Hua Chen

  • Thermal Interface Properties of Cu-filled Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Arrays

    Quoc Ngo;Brett A. Cruden;Alan M. Cassell;Gerard Sims

  • Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Arrays: An Advance toward Electrical–Neural Interfaces

    T D Barbara Nguyen-Vu;Hua Chen;Alan M Cassell;Russell Andrews

  • Nanowire devices and methods of fabrication

    Jun Li;Jie Han;Alan M. Cassell

  • Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes Using Atomic Hydrogen from a Glow Discharge

    Bishun N. Khare;M. Meyyappan;Alan M. Cassell;Cattien V. Nguyen

  • Ultrasensitive label-free DNA analysis using an electronic chip based on carbon nanotube nanoelectrode arrays.

    Jessica Koehne;Hua Chen;Jun Li;Alan M Cassell

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Li
Jun Li Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jie Han
Jie Han Ames Research Center
Cary Y. Yang
Cary Y. Yang Santa Clara University
Meyya Meyyappan
Meyya Meyyappan Ames Research Center
Hongjie Dai
Hongjie Dai University of Hong Kong
Kaustav Banerjee
Kaustav Banerjee University of California, Santa Barbara
Choongho Yu
Choongho Yu Texas A&M University
Li Shi
Li Shi The University of Texas at Austin

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