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Christian Brecher

Christian Brecher

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
41
Citations
13151
World Ranking
6795
National Ranking
223

Christian Brecher publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian Brecher sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 897 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Christian Brecher D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christian Brecher is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering with a focus on mechanical and industrial manufacturing engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields including mechanical engineering, control and systems engineering, mechanics of materials, and biomedical engineering.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications across a wide range of topics related to manufacturing and production systems. Key areas of research include:

  • Advanced machining processes and optimization
  • Flexible and reconfigurable manufacturing systems
  • Gear and bearing dynamics analysis
  • Manufacturing process and optimization
  • Digital transformation in industry
  • Advanced measurement and metrology techniques
  • Tribology and lubrication engineering

Christian Brecher's recent published papers include:

  • A Survey on AI-Driven Digital Twins in Industry 4.0: Smart Manufacturing and Advanced Robotics (2021, Sensors)
  • Energy efficient machine tools (2020, CIRP Annals)
  • Hybrid learning-based digital twin for manufacturing process: Modeling framework and implementation (2023, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing)
  • FactDAG: Formalizing Data Interoperability in an Internet of Production (2020, IEEE Internet of Things Journal)
  • Appropriate Smart Factory for SMEs: Concept, Application and Perspective (2020, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Manfred Weck (42 joint publications)
  • Stephan Neus (38 joint publications)
  • Marcel Fey (30 joint publications)
  • Jens Brimmers (27 joint publications)
  • Robert Schmitt (20 joint publications)

Brecher has disseminated research through diverse publication venues, notably:

  • Forschung im Ingenieurwesen
  • Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb
  • Procedia CIRP
  • wt Werkstattstechnik online
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

In addition to journal articles, Christian Brecher has authored several books, published primarily by Springer Nature and VDI Verlag eBooks. Selected titles include:

  • Machine Tools Production Systems 1 (2024)
  • Machine Tools Production Systems 2 (2021)
  • Machine Tools Production Systems 3 (2021)
  • KI in der Produktion - Innovative Anwendungsfälle (2022)
  • Künstliche Intelligenz in der Produktion (2022)
  • Algorithmik und KI für moderne Robotterapplikationen - ein Überblick (2023)
  • Internet of Production (2023, two editions)

Best Publications

  • Thermal issues in machine tools

    Josef Mayr;Jerzy Jedrzejewski;Eckart Uhlmann;M. Alkan Donmez

  • Industrial Internet of Things and Cyber Manufacturing Systems

    Sabina Jeschke;Christian Brecher;Tobias Meisen;Denis Özdemir

  • Virtual machine tool

    Y. Altintas;C. Brecher;M. Weck;S. Witt

  • Machine tool spindle units

    E. Abele;Y. Altintas;C. Brecher

  • Machine tool feed drives

    Y. Altintas;A. Verl;C. Brecher;L. Uriarte

  • Chatter suppression techniques in metal cutting

    J. Munoa;X. Beudaert;Z. Dombovari;Y. Altıntaş

  • Industrial Internet of Things: Cybermanufacturing Systems

    Sabina Jeschke;Christian Brecher;Houbing Song;Danda B. Rawat

  • Robots in machining

    Alexander Verl;Anna Valente;Shreyes Melkote;Christian Brecher

  • A Survey on AI-Driven Digital Twins in Industry 4.0: Smart Manufacturing and Advanced Robotics

    Ziqi Huang;Yang Shen;Jiayi Li;Marcel Fey

  • Interaction of manufacturing process and machine tool

    C. Brecher;M. Esser;S. Witt

  • Integrative Production Technology for High-wage Countries

    Christian Brecher;Sabina Jeschke;Günther Schuh;Susanne Aghassi

  • Materials in machine tool structures

    Hans-Christian Möhring;Christian Brecher;Eberhard Abele;Jürgen Fleischer

  • Cyber-Physical Systems: Foundations, Principles and Applications

    Houbing Song;Danda B. Rawat;Sabina Jeschke;Christian Brecher

  • Tooling Structure: Interface between Cutting Edge and Machine Tool

    Eugene I Rivin;J. Agapiou;C. Brecher;M. Clewett

  • Recent developments in grinding machines

    Konrad Wegener;Friedrich Bleicher;Peter Krajnik;Hans Werner Hoffmeister

  • Towards an Infrastructure Enabling the Internet of Production

    Jan Pennekamp;Rene Glebke;Martin Henze;Tobias Meisen

  • Energy efficient machine tools

    Berend Denkena;Eberhard Abele;Christian Brecher;Marc-André Dittrich

  • Closed-loop CAPP/CAM/CNC process chain based on STEPand STEP-NC inspection tasks

    Christian Brecher;Mirco Vitr;J. Wolf

  • Modelling and simulation of process: machine interaction in grinding

    Jan C. Aurich;Dirk Biermann;Heribert Blum;Christian Brecher

  • Integrative Produktionstechnik für Hochlohnländer

    Susanne Aghassi;Fabian Bauhoff;Christian Brecher;Sascha Fuchs

  • Compensation of Thermo-elastic Machine Tool Deformation Based on Control internal Data

    C. Brecher;P. Hirsch;M. Weck

Frequent Co-Authors

Fritz Klocke
Fritz Klocke RWTH Aachen University
Alexander Verl
Alexander Verl University of Stuttgart
Eckart Uhlmann
Eckart Uhlmann Technical University of Berlin
Klaus Wehrle
Klaus Wehrle RWTH Aachen University
Berend Denkena
Berend Denkena University of Hannover
Matthias Jarke
Matthias Jarke RWTH Aachen University
Yusuf Altintas
Yusuf Altintas University of British Columbia
Reinhart Poprawe
Reinhart Poprawe RWTH Aachen University
Wolfgang Bleck
Wolfgang Bleck RWTH Aachen University
Sung-Hoon Ahn
Sung-Hoon Ahn Seoul National University

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