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Brian L. Wardle

Brian L. Wardle

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 59 7345 7104 1819 1690 321 13199

Brian L. Wardle publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Brian L. Wardle between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Brian L. Wardle published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2011. 18 of the 343 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2011. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 5 publications
1996 2025

343 publications in total across all disciplines

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Brian L. Wardle: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 3
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 3
2005 3
2006 6
2007 14
2008 22
2009 23
2010 26
2011 31
2012 14
2013 16
2014 15
2015 21
2016 20
2017 11
2018 14
2019 22
2020 16
2021 15
2022 12
2023 14
2024 13
2025 5
Total 343
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Brian L. Wardle publications per year - data summary

  • Brian L. Wardle, a Materials Science scholar from MIT, has 343 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 31 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 30 years in the span carry no publications at all (2001, 2002 and 2003).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.7 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 59 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 13 publications (1.3 per year); 2006-2015: 188 publications (18.8 per year); 2016-2025: 142 publications (14.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Brian L. Wardle 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 Brian L. Wardle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 310–329 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 321 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537 321
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Brian L. Wardle publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Brian L. Wardle, a Materials Science scholar from MIT, records 321 publications - the 64th percentile of the discipline.
  • 64% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Brian L. Wardle, and about 36% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Brian L. Wardle ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Brian L. Wardle 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 Brian L. Wardle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610 59
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Brian L. Wardle D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Brian L. Wardle, a Materials Science scholar from MIT, records 59 D-Index - the 44th percentile of the discipline.
  • 44% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Brian L. Wardle, and about 56% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Brian L. Wardle ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Brian L. Wardle is affiliated with MIT in the United States, with a research profile focused on engineering and materials science. Their work spans numerous publications concentrated in specific subfields such as materials chemistry, mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and polymers and plastics.

The main research topics covered by Wardle include:

  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Nanotechnology research and applications

Wardle has contributed to a considerable number of publications in several key scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Composites Part B Engineering
  • Advanced Engineering Materials
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum
  • AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum

The scientist has worked collaboratively with several frequent coauthors, showing sustained research partnerships. These coauthors are:

  • Jeonyoon Lee
  • Luiz H. Acauan
  • Carolina Furtado
  • Estelle Kalfon-Cohen
  • Reed Kopp

Notable recent papers authored by or associated with Brian L. Wardle include:

  • Manufacturing variability drives significant environmental and economic impact: The case of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites in the aerospace industry, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Interlaminar to intralaminar mode I and II crack bifurcation due to aligned carbon nanotube reinforcement of aerospace-grade advanced composites, 2020, Composites Science and Technology
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube-Doped Thermoplastic Nanocomposites for the Additive Manufacturing of Self-Sensing Piezoresistive Materials, 2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Additively Manufactured Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) with Carbon Nanostructure Reinforcement for Biomedical Structural Applications, 2020, Advanced Engineering Materials
  • Void-Free Layered Polymeric Architectures via Capillary-Action of Nanoporous Films, 2020, Advanced Materials Interfaces

Best Publications

  • DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR MEMS-SCALE PIEZOELECTRIC MECHANICAL VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTERS

    Noël E. Dutoit;Brian L. Wardle;Sang-Gook Kim

  • Thermal Conduction in Aligned Carbon Nanotube–Polymer Nanocomposites with High Packing Density

    Amy Marie Marconnet;Namiko Yamamoto;Matthew A. Panzer;Brian L. Wardle

  • Fabrication and multifunctional properties of a hybrid laminate with aligned carbon nanotubes grown In Situ

    Enrique J. Garcia;Brian L. Wardle;A. John Hart;Namiko Yamamoto

  • Joining prepreg composite interfaces with aligned carbon nanotubes

    Enrique J. Garcia;Brian L. Wardle;A. John Hart

  • Interlaminar and intralaminar reinforcement of composite laminates with aligned carbon nanotubes

    Sunny S. Wicks;Roberto Guzman de Villoria;Brian L. Wardle

  • Fabrication and characterization of ultrahigh-volume- fraction aligned carbon nanotube-polymer composites.

    Brian L. Wardle;Diego S. Saito;Enrique J. García;A. John Hart

  • Experimental Verification of Models for Microfabricated Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesters

    Noel E. DuToit;Brian L. Wardle

  • Exposure to nanoscale particles and fibers during machining of hybrid advanced composites containing carbon nanotubes

    Dhimiter Bello;Brian L. Wardle;Namiko Yamamoto;Roberto Guzman deVilloria

  • Modeling and experimental verification of proof mass effects on vibration energy harvester performance

    Miso Kim;Mathias Hoegen;John Dugundji;Brian L Wardle

  • Multifunctional properties of high volume fraction aligned carbon nanotube polymer composites with controlled morphology

    Hülya Cebeci;Hülya Cebeci;Roberto Guzman de Villoria;A. John Hart;Brian L. Wardle

  • Nanoscale Zirconia as a Nonmetallic Catalyst for Graphitization of Carbon and Growth of Single- and Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes

    Stephen A. Steiner;Theodore F. Baumann;Bernhard C. Bayer;Raoul Blume

  • High-yield growth and morphology control of aligned carbon nanotubes on ceramic fibers for multifunctional enhancement of structural composites

    Namiko Yamamoto;A. John Hart;Enrique J. Garcia;Sunny S. Wicks

  • Electrical and thermal property enhancement of fiber-reinforced polymer laminate composites through controlled implementation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

    Namiko Yamamoto;Roberto Guzman de Villoria;Brian L. Wardle

  • High Electromechanical Response of Ionic Polymer Actuators with Controlled-Morphology Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Nafion Nanocomposite Electrodes.

    Sheng Liu;Yang Liu;Hülya Cebeci;Hülya Cebeci;Roberto Guzmán De Villoria

  • Fabrication of composite microstructures by capillarity-driven wetting of aligned carbon nanotubes with polymers

    E J García;A J Hart;B L Wardle;A H Slocum

  • Limiting Mechanisms of Mode I Interlaminar Toughening of Composites Reinforced with Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

    Joaquín Blanco;Enrique J. García;Roberto Guzmán de Villoria;Brian L. Wardle

  • AN ENHANCED NANOSTRUCTURE COMPOSITE AND A METHOD FOR ENHANCING A NANOSTRUCTURE

    Wardle Brian L;Hart Anastasios John;Garcia Enrique J;Alexander Henry Slocum

  • Layered and scrolled nanocomposites with aligned semi-infinite graphene inclusions at the platelet limit

    Pingwei Liu;Zhong Jin;Zhong Jin;Georgios Katsukis;Lee William Drahushuk

  • Multi-scale interlaminar fracture mechanisms in woven composite laminates reinforced with aligned carbon nanotubes

    Sunny S. Wicks;Wennie Wang;Marcel R. Williams;Brian L. Wardle

  • Nanostructure-reinforced composite articles and methods

    Brian L. Wardle;Anastasios John Hart;Enrique J. Garcia;Alexander Henry Slocum

  • ERRATUM: Modeling and experimental verification of proof mass effects on vibration energy harvester performance Modeling and experimental verification of proof mass effects on vibration energy harvester performance

    Miso Kim;Mathias Hoegen;John Dugundji;Brian L. Wardle

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro P. Camanho
Pedro P. Camanho University of Porto
Qiming Zhang
Qiming Zhang Pennsylvania State University
Hai M. Duong
Hai M. Duong National University of Singapore
Shigeo Maruyama
Shigeo Maruyama University of Tokyo
Mehmet Toner
Mehmet Toner Harvard University
Kenneth E. Goodson
Kenneth E. Goodson Stanford University

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