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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 53 1003 922 414 357 280 10909
Materials Science 54 8826 8524 2161 2003 298 12125

Craig B. Arnold publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Craig B. Arnold between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Craig B. Arnold published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 11.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2018. 26 of the 359 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2018. 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 12 publications
1994 2025

359 publications in total across all disciplines

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Craig B. Arnold: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 2
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 2
2000 1
2001 2
2002 9
2003 6
2004 11
2005 5
2006 5
2007 13
2008 12
2009 14
2010 22
2011 19
2012 21
2013 20
2014 20
2015 21
2016 16
2017 21
2018 24
2019 14
2020 18
2021 11
2022 10
2023 12
2024 14
2025 12
Total 359
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Craig B. Arnold 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 Craig B. Arnold 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, 277–286 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: 280 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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
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 77 280
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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Craig B. Arnold 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 Craig B. Arnold 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48 53
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - OSA Fellows Craig B. Arnold Princeton University, United States “for significant contribution in the areas of laser materials processing and fabrication, with applications in nanotechnology, optoelectronics, sensing and energy” (Engineering and Science Research)
  • 2017 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Craig B. Arnold is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's research covers a broad scope of topics related to materials and manufacturing processes, particularly in the development and enhancement of battery materials and laser-based fabrication methods. Key areas of study include:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Laser Material Processing Techniques
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

Craig B. Arnold has published numerous papers, several appearing repeatedly in notable scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Optics Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Selected recent publications by Craig B. Arnold feature work on innovative materials and techniques in energy and manufacturing:

  • A Bioinspired Elastic Hydrogel for Solar-Driven Water Purification, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Variable optical elements for fast focus control, 2020, Nature Photonics
  • Crystalline Nature of Colloids in Methylammonium Lead Halide Perovskite Precursor Inks Revealed by Cryo-Electron Microscopy, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Effects of Current Density on Defect-Induced Capacity Fade through Localized Plating in Lithium-Ion Batteries, 2020, Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • Egg protein derived ultralightweight hybrid monolithic aerogel for water purification, 2022, Materials Today

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Rodney D. Priestley
  • Nikita S. Dutta
  • Shuichiro Hayashi
  • Marco Rupp
  • Jason Liu

Craig B. Arnold has received professional recognition within the scientific community. They were named an OSA Fellow in 2017 for contributions to laser materials processing and fabrication with applications in nanotechnology, optoelectronics, sensing, and energy. In the same year, they were also designated as an SPIE Fellow.

Best Publications

  • Bessel and annular beams for materials processing

    Marti Duocastella;Craig B. Arnold

  • Stress evolution and capacity fade in constrained lithium-ion pouch cells

    John Cannarella;Craig B. Arnold

  • Phase behaviour of disordered proteins underlying low density and high permeability of liquid organelles.

    Ming Tzo Wei;Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle;Alex S. Holehouse;Carlos Chih Hsiung Chen

  • Laser Direct-Write Techniques for Printing of Complex Materials

    Craig B. Arnold;Pere Serra;Alberto Piqué

  • Fundamentals of Laser-Material Interaction and Application to Multiscale Surface Modification

    Matthew S. Brown;Craig B. Arnold

  • Subwavelength direct-write nanopatterning using optically trapped microspheres

    Euan Mcleod;Craig B. Arnold

  • State of health and charge measurements in lithium-ion batteries using mechanical stress

    John Cannarella;Craig B. Arnold

  • The role of mechanically induced separator creep in lithium-ion battery capacity fade

    Christina Peabody;Craig B. Arnold

  • Thick film laser induced forward transfer for deposition of thermally and mechanically sensitive materials

    Nicholas T. Kattamis;Priscilla E. Purnick;Ron Weiss;Craig B. Arnold

  • Mechanical Properties of a Battery Separator under Compression and Tension

    John Cannarella;Xinyi Liu;Collen Z. Leng;Patrick D. Sinko

  • The Effects of Defects on Localized Plating in Lithium-Ion Batteries

    John Cannarella;Craig B. Arnold

  • A Bioinspired Elastic Hydrogel for Solar-Driven Water Purification

    Xiaohui Xu;Sehmus Ozden;Navid Bizmark;Craig B. Arnold

  • High-speed varifocal imaging with a tunable acoustic gradient index of refraction lens

    Alexandre Mermillod-Blondin;Euan McLeod;Craig B. Arnold

  • A comparison of lead-acid and lithium-based battery behavior and capacity fade in off-grid renewable charging applications

    Elena M. Krieger;John Cannarella;Craig B. Arnold

  • A Transparent, Smooth, Thermally Robust, Conductive Polyimide for Flexible Electronics

    Joshua A. Spechler;Tae-Wook Koh;Jake T. Herb;Barry P. Rand

  • Turbulence measurements using a nanoscale thermal anemometry probe

    Sean C. C. Bailey;Gary J. Kunkel;Marcus Hultmark;Margit Vallikivi

  • Ultrastable nanostructured polymer glasses.

    Yunlong Guo;Anatoli Morozov;Dirk Schneider;Jae Woo Chung

  • Ion transport restriction in mechanically strained separator membranes

    John Cannarella;Craig B. Arnold

  • A Fluorinated Alkoxyaluminate Electrolyte for Magnesium-Ion Batteries

    Jake T. Herb;Carl A. Nist-Lund;Craig B. Arnold

  • Time-resolved study of polyimide absorption layers for blister-actuated laser-induced forward transfer

    Matthew S. Brown;Nicholas T. Kattamis;Craig B. Arnold

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Piqué
Alberto Piqué United States Naval Research Laboratory
Rodney D. Priestley
Rodney D. Priestley Princeton University
Howard A. Stone
Howard A. Stone Princeton University
Barry P. Rand
Barry P. Rand Princeton University
Nan Yao
Nan Yao Princeton University
Michael J. Aziz
Michael J. Aziz Harvard University
Claire F. Gmachl
Claire F. Gmachl Princeton University
Kathleen Richardson
Kathleen Richardson University of Central Florida
Marcus Hultmark
Marcus Hultmark Princeton University
Yueh-Lin Loo
Yueh-Lin Loo Princeton University

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