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Conor T. McCarthy

Conor T. McCarthy

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 45 1535 1421 5 5 121 7621

Conor T. McCarthy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Conor T. McCarthy between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Conor T. McCarthy published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2014. 8 of the 145 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2014. 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications
1997 2025

145 publications in total across all disciplines

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Conor T. McCarthy: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 4
1998 2
1999 0
2000 0
2001 2
2002 2
2003 5
2004 2
2005 7
2006 2
2007 1
2008 3
2009 2
2010 8
2011 10
2012 10
2013 6
2014 11
2015 9
2016 7
2017 5
2018 2
2019 6
2020 10
2021 8
2022 6
2023 7
2024 4
2025 4
Total 145
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Conor T. McCarthy publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Conor T. McCarthy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 117–126 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 121 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115 121
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Conor T. McCarthy D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Conor T. McCarthy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79 45
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Conor T. McCarthy is affiliated with the University of Limerick in Ireland and has a notable research presence in the field of Engineering, with a specific focus on Mechanical Engineering. Their work spans a variety of related subfields including Mechanics of Materials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Their research contributions are documented extensively, with significant attention given to the mechanical behavior of composites, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, advanced machining and optimization techniques, digital transformation in industry, fatigue and fracture mechanics, and flexible and reconfigurable manufacturing systems.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Conor T. McCarthy include:

  • Eoin P. Hinchy
  • Ronan M. O'Higgins
  • Noel P. O'Dowd
  • M.A. McCarthy
  • Karthik Ramaswamy

Publication venues where Conor has contributed multiple papers include:

  • Composite Structures
  • Composites Part B Engineering
  • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • Procedia CIRP
  • Scientific Reports

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Conor T. McCarthy cover diverse topics and years of publication:

  • Service Robots in the Healthcare Sector, 2021, Robotics
  • Blockchain-Empowered Digital Twins Collaboration: Smart Transportation Use Case, 2021, Machines
  • Evaluation of grit-blasting as a pre-treatment for carbon-fibre thermoplastic composite to aluminium bonded joints tested at static and dynamic loading rates, 2020, Composites Part B Engineering
  • An investigation of the influence of matrix properties and fibre-matrix interface behaviour on the mechanical performance of carbon fibre-reinforced PEKK and PEEK composites, 2022, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • Three-Dimensional Printing of Medical Devices Used Directly to Treat Patients: A Systematic Review, 2021, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

The main fields of study for Conor T. McCarthy are grounded mainly within engineering disciplines, emphasizing Mechanical Engineering as the primary specialization area.

Key research topics include:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques
  • Digital Transformation in Industry
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Advanced machining processes and optimization
  • Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems

Best Publications

  • Micromechanical modelling of the transverse damage behaviour in fibre reinforced composites

    T.J. Vaughan;C.T. McCarthy

  • Three-dimensional finite element analysis of single-bolt, single-lap composite bolted joints: part I—model development and validation

    M.A. McCarthy;C.T. McCarthy;V.P. Lawlor;W.F. Stanley

  • Bolt-hole clearance effects and strength criteria in single-bolt, single-lap, composite bolted joints

    M.A McCarthy;V.P Lawlor;W.F Stanley;C.T McCarthy

  • Progressive damage analysis of multi-bolt composite joints with variable bolt–hole clearances

    C.T. McCarthy;M.A. McCarthy;V.P. Lawlor

  • Service robots in the healthcare sector

    Jane Holland;Liz M. Kingston;Conor T. McCarthy;Eddie Armstrong

  • A combined experimental–numerical approach for generating statistically equivalent fibre distributions for high strength laminated composite materials

    T.J. Vaughan;C.T. McCarthy

  • Three-dimensional finite element analysis of single-bolt, single-lap composite bolted joints: Part II––effects of bolt-hole clearance

    C.T. McCarthy;M.A. McCarthy

  • Modelling of Bird Strike on an Aircraft Wing Leading Edge Made from Fibre Metal Laminates – Part 2: Modelling of Impact with SPH Bird Model

    M. A. McCarthy;J. R. Xiao;C. T. McCarthy;A. Kamoulakos

  • A simple method for determining the effects of bolt-hole clearance on load distribution in single-column multi-bolt composite joints

    M.A. McCarthy;C.T. McCarthy;G.S. Padhi

  • A global bolted joint model for finite element analysis of load distributions in multi-bolt composite joints

    P.J. Gray;C.T. McCarthy

  • Comparison of open hole tension characteristics of high strength glass and carbon fibre-reinforced composite materials

    Ronan M. O'Higgins;Michael A. McCarthy;Conor T. McCarthy

  • An analytical model for the prediction of load distribution in highly torqued multi-bolt composite joints

    C.T. McCarthy;P.J. Gray

  • On the sharpness of straight edge blades in cutting soft solids: Part I – indentation experiments

    Conor T. McCarthy;M. Hussey;M. D. Gilchrist

  • Stress analysis of single-bolt, single-lap, countersunk composite joints with variable bolt-hole clearance

    Brian Egan;Conor T. McCarthy;Michael A. McCarthy;Ronan Frizzell

  • On the sharpness of straight edge blades in cutting soft solids: Part II – Analysis of blade geometry

    C.T. McCarthy;A. Ní Annaidh;M.D. Gilchrist

  • Experiences with Modeling Friction in Composite Bolted Joints

    C. T. McCarthy;M. A. McCarthy;W. F. Stanley;V. P. Lawlor

  • Blockchain-Empowered Digital Twins Collaboration: Smart Transportation Use Case

    Radhya Sahal;Saeed H. Alsamhi;Kenneth N. Brown;Donna O'Shea

  • An experimental/numerical investigation into the main driving force for crack propagation in uni-directional fibre-reinforced composite laminae

    L. M. A. Cahill;S. Natarajan;Stephane Pierre Alain Bordas;R. M. O'Higgins

  • A micromechanical study on the effect of intra-ply properties on transverse shear fracture in fibre reinforced composites

    T.J. Vaughan;C.T. McCarthy

  • The effects of pile-up, viscoelasticity and hydrostatic stress on polymer matrix nanoindentation

    Mark Hardiman;Ted Joseph Vaughan;Conor T. McCarthy

  • Finite element analysis of effects of clearance on single shear composite bolted joints

    M. A. McCarthy;C. T. McCarthy

  • A three-scale finite element investigation into the effects of tissue mineralisation and lamellar organisation in human cortical and trabecular bone.

    Ted J. Vaughan;Conor T. McCarthy;Laoise M. McNamara

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. McCarthy
Michael A. McCarthy University of Limerick
Stéphane Bordas
Stéphane Bordas University of Luxembourg
Noel P. O’Dowd
Noel P. O’Dowd University of Limerick
Michael D. Gilchrist
Michael D. Gilchrist University College Dublin
Sundararajan Natarajan
Sundararajan Natarajan Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Peng Gao
Peng Gao Peking University
Barry Bresnihan
Barry Bresnihan University College Dublin
Catherine Godson
Catherine Godson University College Dublin
Finian Martin
Finian Martin University College Dublin
Hongxing Xu
Hongxing Xu Wuhan University

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