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Brian L. Wardle

Brian L. Wardle

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
59
Citations
13199
World Ranking
7347
National Ranking
1821

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.

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50 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.

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.

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40 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.

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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