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D-Index
44
Citations
7723
World Ranking
1615
National Ranking
117

David Nowell 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 David Nowell sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 195 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Nowell 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 David Nowell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David Nowell is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on engineering, with a particular specialization in mechanics of materials.

Their work spans several subfields of study, including:

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Control and Systems Engineering

David Nowell's research covers diverse topics related to mechanical and material behavior, especially in areas such as:

  • Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis
  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Bladed Disk Vibration Dynamics

Their recent publications include several papers, illustrating a focus on experimental and analytical methods to understand stresses and contact phenomena in materials and mechanical systems. Notable papers are:

  • "Experimental evaluation of effective stress intensity factor using thermoelastic stress analysis and digital image correlation," 2020, International Journal of Fatigue
  • "An exploration of debris types and their influence on wear rates in fretting," 2020, Wear
  • "Ultrasonic monitoring of friction contacts during shear vibration cycles," 2021, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • "Influence of mesoscale friction interface geometry on the nonlinear dynamic response of large assembled structures," 2022, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • "Linear relationship of normal and tangential contact stiffness with load," 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences

David Nowell collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors, indicating a network focused on mechanical behavior, wear, and contact mechanics research. These frequent collaborators include:

  • Luke Blades
  • David Hills
  • Ken E. Evans
  • Chris Smith
  • Christoph Schwingshackl

The scientist's work has been published in several recurring venues, showing a pattern of engagement with journals pertinent to materials fatigue, wear, and mechanical systems. The common publication venues are:

  • International Journal of Fatigue
  • Wear
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Best Publications

  • Mechanics of elastic contacts

    D. A. Hills;D. Nowell;A. Sackfield

  • Recent developments in the understanding of fretting fatigue

    D. Nowell;D. Dini;D.A. Hills

  • The effect of rapidly varying contact stress fields on fretting fatigue

    J.A Araújo;D Nowell

  • Mechanics of fretting fatigue tests

    D. Nowell;D.A. Hills

  • On the mechanics of fretting fatigue.

    D.A. Hills;D. Nowell;J.J. O'Connor

  • Fretting fatigue in dovetail blade roots: Experiment and analysis

    R. Rajasekaran;D. Nowell

  • Crack initiation criteria in fretting fatigue

    D. Nowell;D.A. Hills

  • Prediction of fatigue performance in gas turbine blades after foreign object damage

    D. Nowell;P. Duó;I.F. Stewart

  • Analysis of pad size effects in fretting fatigue using short crack arrest methodologies

    J.A Araújo;D Nowell

  • Contact of dissimilar elastic cylinders under normal and tangential loading

    D. Nowell;D.A. Hills;A. Sackfield

  • An elastic–plastic asperity interaction model for sliding friction

    Daniel M Mulvihill;Mehmet E Kartal;David Nowell;David A Hills

  • Open cracks at or near free edges

    D Nowell;D A Hills

  • An analysis of fretting fatigue

    D. Nowell

  • Variational eigenstrain analysis of residual stresses in a welded plate

    Alexander M. Korsunsky;Gabriel M. Regino;David Nowell

  • Numerical simulation of plasticity-induced fatigue crack closure with emphasis on the crack growth scheme: 2D and 3D analyses

    P.F.P. de Matos;D. Nowell

  • Experimental and numerical investigation of thickness effects in plasticity-induced fatigue crack closure

    P.F.P. de Matos;D. Nowell

  • Eigenstrain modelling of residual stresses generated by laser shock peening

    Mithila Achintha;David Nowell

  • Fatigue behaviour of geometric features subjected to laser shock peening: Experiments and modelling

    M. Achintha;D. Nowell;D. Fufari;E.E. Sackett

  • Contact problems incorporating elastic layers

    D. Nowell;D.A. Hills

  • Prediction of the combined high- and low-cycle fatigue performance of gas turbine blades after foreign object damage

    S.Y. Oakley;D. Nowell

  • Mechanics of Fretting Fatique

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

D.A. Hills
D.A. Hills University of Oxford
Alexander M. Korsunsky
Alexander M. Korsunsky University of Oxford
Daniele Dini
Daniele Dini Imperial College London
Rob Dwyer-Joyce
Rob Dwyer-Joyce University of Sheffield
Luca Susmel
Luca Susmel University of Sheffield
Philip J. Withers
Philip J. Withers University of Manchester
Michael R Wisnom
Michael R Wisnom University of Bristol
Stephen R. Hallett
Stephen R. Hallett University of Bristol
Kenneth E. Evans
Kenneth E. Evans University of Exeter
Michael Preuss
Michael Preuss University of Manchester

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