2026 Brian N. Cox: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	60	7023	6787	1762	1637	218	13411

Brian N. Cox 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 N. Cox sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 218 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian N. Cox 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 N. Cox sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 46th percentile

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

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

Overview

Brian N. Cox is affiliated with Rockwell Automation in the United States. Their research spans key areas in engineering and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, focusing on the mechanics and behavior of materials as well as biological systems affected by mechanical forces.

Their recent publications include:

A compact yet flexible design space for large-scale nonperiodic 3D woven composites based on a weighted game for generating candidate tow architectures, 2023, Computer-Aided Design
An analytic traction-displacement model for a reinforcing ligament bridging a crack at an arbitrary angle, including elastic, frictional, snubbing, yielding, creep, and fatigue phenomena, 2024, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
Strain fields and solitary strain waves as determining factors for the cross-sectional geometry of mouse incisor enamel, 2024, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
Propagating strain pulses built on strain-cued strain transformations and strain-cued motility transformations can segment an initially homogeneous cell population, 2020, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
BPS2025 - Strain fields and solitary strain waves as determining factors for the cross-sectional geometry of the mouse incisor enamel, 2025, Biophysical Journal

Frequent co-authors include:

Nigamanth Sridhar
Prashant K. Purohit
Shane N. White
Zhen-Pei Wang
Shemuel Joash Kuehsamy

Brian N. Cox's work has appeared primarily in the following publication venues:

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
Computer-Aided Design
Biophysical Journal

Their research covers various fields and subfields of study, notably:

Engineering
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Mechanics of Materials
Civil and Structural Engineering
Physiology
Cell Biology
Biomedical Engineering

Major topics of their research include:

Spaceflight effects on biology
Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Mechanical Behavior of Composites
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Topology Optimization in Engineering
Fatigue and fracture mechanics
Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete

Best Publications

The mechanics of matrix cracking in brittle-matrix fiber composites

D.B. Marshall;B.N. Cox;A.G. Evans

1447
Citations
Cohesive models for damage evolution in laminated composites

Qingda Yang;Brian Cox

592
Citations
A J-integral method for calculating steady-state matrix cracking stresses in composites

D.B. Marshall;B.N. Cox

397
Citations
A mechanistic approach to the properties of stitched laminates

A.P. Mouritz;B.N. Cox

395
Citations
Failure mechanisms of 3D woven composites in tension, compression, and bending

B.N. Cox;M.S. Dadkhah;W.L. Morris;J.G. Flintoff

363
Citations
Real-time quantitative imaging of failure events in materials under load at temperatures above 1,600 °C

Hrishikesh A. Bale;Abdel Haboub;Alastair A. MacDowell;James R. Nasiatka

363
Citations
A mechanistic interpretation of the comparative in-plane mechanical properties of 3D woven, stitched and pinned composites

A.P. Mouritz;B.N. Cox

348
Citations
Concepts for bridged cracks in fracture and fatigue

B.N. Cox;D.B. Marshall

319
Citations
Tensile fracture of brittle matrix composites: influence of fiber strength

D.B. Marshall;B.N. Cox

309
Citations
A binary model of textile composites—I. Formulation

B.N. Cox;W.C. Carter;N.A. Fleck

284
Citations
Properties and failure mechanisms of z-pinned laminates in monotonic and cyclic tension

P. Chang;A.P. Mouritz;B.N. Cox

276
Citations
In Quest of Virtual Tests for Structural Composites

Brian Cox;Qingda Yang

260
Citations
On the tensile failure of 3D woven composites

Brian N. Cox;Mahyar S. Dadkhah;W.L. Morris

258
Citations
Handbook of Analytical Methods for Textile Composites

Brian N. Cox;Gerry Flanagan

257
Citations
Mixed mode delamination of polymer composite laminates reinforced through the thickness by z-fibers

K.L Rugg;B.N Cox;R Massabò

254
Citations
The Macroscopic Elasticity of 3D Woven Composites

B. N. Cox;M. S. Dadkhah

241
Citations
Stable and unstable solutions for bridged cracks in various specimens

B.N. Cox;D.B. Marshall

228
Citations
Mechanisms of crack bridging by composite and metallic rods

D.D.R. Cartié;B.N. Cox;N.A. Fleck

220
Citations
An augmented finite element method for modeling arbitrary discontinuities in composite materials

Daosheng Ling;Qingda Yang;Brian Cox

198
Citations
Characterizing Three‐Dimensional Textile Ceramic Composites Using Synchrotron X‐Ray Micro‐Computed‐Tomography

Hrishikesh Bale;Hrishikesh Bale;Matthew Blacklock;Matthew R. Begley;David B. Marshall

191
Citations