2026 David L. Bourell: 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	44	11907	11512	2760	2563	192	12145

Overview

David L. Bourell is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Engineering, with significant contributions spanning areas such as Automotive Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Building and Construction.

The scientist's work is centered on key topics including Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Laser Material Processing Techniques, and Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by David L. Bourell are:

Material-structure-performance integrated laser-metal additive manufacturing (2021) published in Science
Additive Manufacturing Review: Early Past to Current Practice (2020) published in Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
3D printed optics and photonics: Processes, materials and applications (2023) published in Materials Today
Additive manufacturing-enabled design, manufacturing, and lifecycle performance (2020) published in Additive Manufacturing
Analysis and Optimization of Mechanical Properties of Laser-Sintered Cellulose/PLA Mixture (2021) published in Materials

David L. Bourell has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including David K. Leigh, Terry Wohlers, Hui Zhang, Yanling Guo, and Joseph J. Beaman. These collaborations have contributed to research outputs primarily in additive manufacturing and related technologies.

The scientist's publications appear repeatedly in several venues, notably JOM with three papers, Science, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Materials Today, and Additive Manufacturing.

In addition to journal articles, David L. Bourell has book publications with ASM International, specifically the work titled Additive manufacturing processes released in 2020.

Best Publications

Material-structure-performance integrated laser-metal additive manufacturing.

Dongdong Gu;Xinyu Shi;Reinhart Poprawe;David L. Bourell

1466
Citations
Materials for additive manufacturing

David Bourell;Jean Pierre Kruth;Ming Leu;Gideon Levy

1155
Citations
A review of selective laser melting of aluminum alloys: Processing, microstructure, property and developing trends

Jinliang Zhang;Bo Song;Qingsong Wei;Dave Bourell

1146
Citations
Solid Freeform Fabrication: A New Direction in Manufacturing

Joseph J. Beaman;Harris L. Marcus;David L. Bourell;Joel W. Barlow

707
Citations
Laser based additive manufacturing in industry and academia

Michael Schmidt;Marion Merklein;David Bourell;Dimitri Dimitrov

650
Citations
Selective laser sintering of metals and ceramics

David L. Bourell;Harris L. Marcus;Joel W. Barlow;Joseph J. Beaman

365
Citations
Model of the selective laser sintering of bisphenol-A polycarbonate

J. Christian Nelson;Samuel Xue;Joel W. Barlow;Joseph J. Beaman

241
Citations
Shaping of engineering ceramics by electro, chemical and physical processes

Eleonora Ferraris;Jef Vleugels;Yuebin Guo;David Bourell

240
Citations
Direct laser freeform fabrication of high performance metal components

Suman Das;Joseph J. Beama;Martin Wohlert;David L. Bourell

225
Citations
Performance Limitations in Polymer Laser Sintering

David L. Bourell;Trevor J. Watt;David K. Leigh;Ben Fulcher

206
Citations
Sustainability issues in laser-based additive manufacturing

R. Sreenivasan;A. Goel;David L Bourell

195
Citations
A theoretical and experimental study of aluminum alloy 6061-SiC metal matrix composite to identify the operative mechanism for accelerated aging

I. Dutta;David L Bourell

187
Citations
Post‐processing of selective laser sintered metal parts

Mukesh Agarwala;David Bourell;Joseph Beaman;Harris Marcus

175
Citations
Influence of dislocation density and distribution on the aging behavior of 6061 AlSiCw composites

I. Dutta;David L Bourell

164
Citations
Metallic materials for 3D printing

Suman Das;David L. Bourell;S. S. Babu

161
Citations
Processing of titanium net shapes by SLS/HIP

Suman Das;Martin Wohlert;Joseph J Beaman;David L Bourell

160
Citations
Reducing surface roughness of metallic freeform-fabricated parts using non-tactile finishing methods

J.A. Ramos-Grez;D.L. Bourell

138
Citations
Tip-based nanomanufacturing by electrical, chemical, mechanical and thermal processes

A. P. Malshe;Kamlakar P Rajurkar;K. R. Virwani;C. R. Taylor

131
Citations
Influence of martensite transformation strain on the ductility of dual-phase steels

David L Bourell;A. Rizk

112
Citations
A Novel Processing Approach for Additive Manufacturing of Commercial Aluminum Alloys

Christopher E. Roberts;David Bourell;Trevor Watt;Julien Cohen

110
Citations
Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium Proceedings

Harris L. Marcus;Joseph J. Beeman;Joel W. Barlow;David L. Bourell

107
Citations
Selective Laser Sintering of Polymer-Coated Silicon Carbide Powders

J. Christian Nelson;Neal K. Vail;Joel W. Barlow;Joseph J. Beaman

103
Citations
Rapid manufacturing of silicon carbide composites

R. S. Evans;D. L. Bourell;J. J. Beaman;M. I. Campbell

101
Citations