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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
57
Citations
10313
World Ranking
821
National Ranking
353

Materials Science

D-Index
55
Citations
9561
World Ranking
8680
National Ranking
2128

Arvind Raman publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arvind Raman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 246 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Arvind Raman D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arvind Raman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award

Overview

Arvind Raman is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Engineering and Physics and Astronomy. Within these broader areas, Raman's subfields of study include Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Mechanics of Materials; Control and Systems Engineering; and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas related to mechanical and nanoscale phenomena. These main topics include:

  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
  • Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis
  • Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies

Raman has published extensively, with recent papers that demonstrate a focus on atomic force microscopy and flexible electronics. Selected recent publications include:

  • 3D nanomechanical mapping of subcellular and sub-nuclear structures of living cells by multi-harmonic AFM with long-tip microcantilevers, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Discrimination of adhesion and viscoelasticity from nanoscale maps of polymer surfaces using bimodal atomic force microscopy, 2021, Nanoscale
  • Measuring nonuniform web tension for roll-to-roll manufacturing of flexible and printed electronics, 2021, Flexible and Printed Electronics
  • Machine Learning Approach to Characterize the Adhesive and Mechanical Properties of Soft Polymers Using PeakForce Tapping AFM, 2022, Macromolecules
  • Nanomechanical mapping in air or vacuum using multi-harmonic signals in tapping mode atomic force microscopy, 2020, Nanotechnology

The frequent publication venues for Raman's work include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Flexible and Printed Electronics
  • Journal of Applied Physics
  • Nanoscale
  • Macromolecules

Collaborations feature several frequent co-authors, notably:

  • Ryan Wagner
  • Yuri M. Efremov
  • Daniel M. Suter
  • Bahram Rajabifar
  • Dan Feng

Raman has received recognition in the form of the ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award, awarded in 2011. This award is noted without additional citation detail.

Best Publications

  • Ultrasensitive mass sensing using mode localization in coupled microcantilevers

    Matthew Spletzer;Arvind Raman;Alexander Q. Wu;Xianfan Xu

  • Atomic force microscopy characterization of cellulose nanocrystals.

    Roya R. Lahiji;Xin Xu;Ronald Reifenberger;Arvind Raman

  • Mapping nanomechanical properties of live cells using multi-harmonic atomic force microscopy.

    Arvind Raman;S. Trigueros;A. Cartagena;A.P.Z. Stevenson

  • Nonlinear dynamics of microcantilevers in tapping mode atomic force microscopy: A comparison between theory and experiment

    S. I. Lee;S. W. Howell;A. Raman;R. Reifenberger

  • Hydrodynamic loading of microcantilevers vibrating in viscous fluids

    Sudipta Basak;Arvind Raman;Suresh V. Garimella

  • Measuring nanoscale viscoelastic parameters of cells directly from AFM force-displacement curves.

    Yuri M. Efremov;Wen-Horng Wang;Shana D. Hardy;Robert L. Geahlen

  • Experimental Investigation of the Thermal Performance of Piezoelectric Fans

    Tolga Açikalin;Sydney M. Wait;Suresh V. Garimella;Arvind Raman

  • Cantilever dynamics in atomic force microscopy

    Arvind Raman;John Melcher;Ryan Tung

  • Highly sensitive mass detection and identification using vibration localization in coupled microcantilever arrays

    Matthew A Spletzer;Arvind Raman;Hartono Sumali;John P Sullivan

  • Microscale pumping technologies for microchannel cooling systems

    Vishal Singhal;Suresh V Garimella;Arvind Raman

  • Measuring viscoelasticity of soft biological samples using atomic force microscopy

    Yuri M. Efremov;Takaharu Okajima;Arvind Raman

  • Nonlinear dynamics of atomic–force–microscope probes driven in Lennard–Jones potentials

    Sebastian Rützel;Soo Il Lee;Arvind Raman

  • Characterization and optimization of the thermal performance of miniature piezoelectric fans

    Tolga Açıkalın;Suresh V. Garimella;Arvind Raman;James Petroski

  • Development of the metrology and imaging of cellulose nanocrystals

    Michael T. Postek;Andras Vladar;John A. Dagata;Natalia Farkas

  • Equivalent point-mass models of continuous atomic force microscope probes

    John Melcher;Shuiqing Hu;Arvind Raman

  • Comparative dynamics of magnetically, acoustically, and Brownian motion driven microcantilevers in liquids

    Xin Xu;Arvind Raman

  • Dynamics of tapping mode atomic force microscopy in liquids: Theory and experiments

    Sudipta Basak;Arvind Raman

  • Chaos in atomic force microscopy.

    Shuiqing Hu;Arvind Raman

  • Local Heat Transfer Coefficients Induced by Piezoelectrically Actuated Vibrating Cantilevers

    Mark Kimber;Suresh V. Garimella;Arvind Raman

  • Mass sensing based on deterministic and stochastic responses of elastically coupled nanocantilevers.

    Eduardo Gil-Santos;Daniel Ramos;Anirban Jana;Montserrat Calleja

  • Origins of phase contrast in the atomic force microscope in liquids.

    John Melcher;Carolina Carrasco;Xianfan Xu;Jose L Carrascosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Suresh V. Garimella
Suresh V. Garimella University of Arizona
Anil K. Bajaj
Anil K. Bajaj Purdue University West Lafayette
Julio Gómez-Herrero
Julio Gómez-Herrero Autonomous University of Madrid
Howard N. Zelaznik
Howard N. Zelaznik Purdue University West Lafayette
Robert J. Moon
Robert J. Moon US Forest Service
C. D. Mote
C. D. Mote University of Maryland, College Park
Xianfan Xu
Xianfan Xu Purdue University West Lafayette
Dimitrios Peroulis
Dimitrios Peroulis Purdue University West Lafayette
José L. Carrascosa
José L. Carrascosa Spanish National Research Council
Robert L. Geahlen
Robert L. Geahlen Purdue University West Lafayette

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