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D-Index
32
Citations
13027
World Ranking
9496
National Ranking
2673

Christopher J. Hess 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 Christopher J. Hess sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 111 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher J. Hess 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 Christopher J. Hess sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 128 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 349 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 425 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 94 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 24 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Best Publications

  • Washer for use with a surgical stapling instrument

    William B. Ii Weisenburgh;Christopher J. Hess;Lawrence E. Wells;Douglas J. Siebenaler

  • Surgical staples having attached drivers and stapling instruments for deploying the same

    Christopher J. Hess;Jerome R. Morgan;Michael Clem;Frederick E. Shelton

  • Surgical staple having a deformable member with a non-circular cross-sectional geometry

    Michael A. Murray;Jerome R. Morgan;Christopher J. Hess;II William B. Weisenburgh

  • Surgical access device

    Christopher W. Widenhouse;II William Bruce Weisenburgh;Frederick E. Shelton;David K. Norvell

  • Method of operating an endoscopic device with one hand

    Rudolph Nobis;Christopher J. Hess

  • Methods and devices for cutting and fastening tissue

    James W. Voegele;II William B. Weisenburgh;Christopher J. Hess;Michael A. Murray

  • Surgical retractor and method

    Christopher J. Hess;James W. Voegele;Stephan Ray Myers

  • Laparoscopic device with compound angulation

    Michael J. Stokes;Christopher J. Hess;II William B. Weisenburgh

  • Surgical instrument comprising a lockout

    Iv Frederick E. Shelton;Jason L. Harris;Christopher J. Hess;Jerome R. Morgan

  • Multi-port laparoscopic access device

    James W. Voegele;Robert P. Gill;Aaron C. Voegele;II William B. Weisenburgh

  • Surgical instrument with a dissecting tip

    Dale R. Schulze;Gary W. Knight;Christopher J. Hess

  • Surgical access device with protective element

    Michael A. Murray;Christopher W. Widenhouse;Frederick E. Shelton;William Jason White

  • System for performing a minimally invasive surgical procedure

    II William B. Weisenburgh;Christopher J. Hess;Ragae M. Ghabrial

  • Devices for cutting and fastening tissue

    James W. Voegele;William B. Ii Weisenburgh;Christopher J. Hess;Michael A. Murray

  • Surgical device for creating an anastomosis between first and second hollow organs

    Michael F. Clem;Christopher J. Hess;Gary W. Knight;Rudulph H. Nobis

  • Endoscopic device with a handle

    Rudolph Nobis;Christopher J. Hess

  • Methods and devices for accessing a body cavity using a surgical access device with modular seal components

    Christopher J. Hess;Kyle P. Moore;Daniel H. Duke;Daniel J. Mumaw

  • Surgical devices for manipulating tissue

    Gregory J. Bakos;Christie Mrie Cunningham;Kendall Lee Dobler;William D. Fox

  • Suturing instrument with multi-mode cartridges

    Daniel J. Mumaw;Christopher J. Hess;Frederick E. Shelton;David T. Martin

  • Magnetically manipulatable surgical camera with removable adhesion removal system

    Michael J. Stokes;II William B. Weisenburgh;Alexander P. Kondor;Christopher J. Hess

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederick E. Shelton
Frederick E. Shelton Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Jerome R. Morgan
Jerome R. Morgan Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Michael J. Stokes
Michael J. Stokes Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Iv Frederick E. Shelton
Iv Frederick E. Shelton Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Jeffrey S. Swayze
Jeffrey S. Swayze Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Kevin L. Houser
Kevin L. Houser Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Taylor W. Aronhalt
Taylor W. Aronhalt Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Chester O. Baxter
Chester O. Baxter Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Chad P. Boudreaux
Chad P. Boudreaux Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Eugene L. Timperman
Eugene L. Timperman Johnson & Johnson (United States)

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