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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 76 265 12 330 28602

David Owen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Owen between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Owen published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2008. 6 of the 602 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2008. 1967: 3 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 4 publications 1970: 3 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 5 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 10 publications 1975: 6 publications 1976: 7 publications 1977: 9 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 11 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 17 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 29 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications
1967 2025

602 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Owen: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 3
1968 2
1969 4
1970 3
1971 6
1972 5
1973 4
1974 10
1975 6
1976 7
1977 9
1978 4
1979 5
1980 4
1981 4
1982 11
1983 8
1984 17
1985 4
1986 8
1987 10
1988 3
1989 7
1990 5
1991 9
1992 11
1993 4
1994 6
1995 12
1996 7
1997 5
1998 11
1999 6
2000 8
2001 9
2002 12
2003 9
2004 11
2005 4
2006 9
2007 25
2008 29
2009 10
2010 16
2011 17
2012 17
2013 13
2014 13
2015 15
2016 19
2017 23
2018 19
2019 20
2020 23
2021 17
2022 19
2023 19
2024 3
2025 3
Total 602
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David Owen 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 Owen 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, 327–336 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: 330 publications — 78th percentile

78% 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
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59 330
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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David Owen 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 Owen 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, 76 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: 76 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 76
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

  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to computational solid mechanics and industrial application of finite and discrete element methods.
  • 2004 - IACM Congress Medal (Gauss-Newton Medal)
  • 2003 - Warner T. Koiter Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1998 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
  • 1996 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

David Owen was affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom. Their research spanned several fields and topics, with a significant focus on crystallography, molecular biology, and computational methods related to structural biology and drug discovery.

Their recent papers included work on the SARS-CoV-2 main protease and enzyme inhibitors, reflecting involvement in infectious diseases and computational drug discovery methods. Notable publications were:

  • Crystallographic and electrophilic fragment screening of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 M pro peptide inhibitors from modelling substrate and ligand binding, 2021, Chemical Science
  • An automatic pipeline for the design of irreversible derivatives identifies a potent SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor, 2021, Cell chemical biology
  • Crystallographic and electrophilic fragment screening of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • xia2.multiplex: a multi-crystal data-analysis pipeline, 2022, Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology

Their coauthors frequently included:

  • Martin Walsh
  • Petra Lukacik
  • Claire Strain-Damerell
  • D. Fearon
  • F. von Delft

David Owen published extensively in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Their work covered a range of subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Infectious Diseases.

Major topics of research included:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Throughout their career, David Owen received several awards recognizing their contributions to engineering and mechanics:

  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2011, for contributions to computational solid mechanics and industrial application of finite and discrete element methods
  • IACM Congress Medal (Gauss-Newton Medal), 2004
  • Warner T. Koiter Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2003
  • Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM), 1998
  • Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), 1996

Best Publications

  • Finite elements in plasticity : theory and practice

    D. R. J. Owen;Ernest Hinton

  • Computational methods for plasticity : theory and applications

    E. A. de Souza Neto;Djordje Perić;D. R. J. Owen

  • A combined finite‐discrete element method in transient dynamics of fracturing solids

    A. Munjiza;D.R.J. Owen;N. Bicanic

  • Finite Elements in Plasticity

    D. R. J. Owen;E. Hinton

  • Finite element programming

    Ernest Hinton;David Roger Jones Owen

  • Finite element software for plates and shells

    Ernest Hinton;D. R. J. Owen

  • Computational methods for plasticity

    E. A. de Souza Neto;D. Peri;D. R. J. Owen

  • Design of simple low order finite elements for large strain analysis of nearly incompressible solids

    E.A. de Souza Neto;D. Perić;M. Dutko;D.R.J. Owen

  • An elastic-plastic stress analysis for a notched bar in plane strain bending

    J.R. Griffiths;D.R.J. Owen

  • Engineering fracture mechanics : numerical methods and applications

    D. R. J. Owen;A. J. Fawkes

  • An introduction to finite element computations

    Ernest Hinton;David Roger Jones Owen

  • Computational model for 3‐D contact problems with friction based on the penalty method

    Djordje Perić;D. R. J. Owen

  • A mathematical foundation for thermodynamics

    Bernard D. Coleman;David R. Owen

  • Coupled lattice Boltzmann method and discrete element modelling of particle transport in turbulent fluid flows: Computational issues

    Y. T. Feng;K. Han;D. R. J. Owen

  • A model for finite strain elasto-plasticity based on logarithmic strains: computational issues

    Djordje Peric;D. R. J. Owen;M. E. Honnor

  • The mathematical Theory of Plasticity

    E. A. de Souza Neto;D. Perić;D. R. J. Owen

  • F‐bar‐based linear triangles and tetrahedra for finite strain analysis of nearly incompressible solids. Part I: formulation and benchmarking

    E. A.de Souza Neto;F. M. Andrade Pires;D. R. J. Owen

  • An efficient framework for fluid–structure interaction using the lattice Boltzmann method and immersed moving boundaries

    D. R. J. Owen;C. R. Leonardi;Y. T. Feng

  • On the thermodynamics of second sound in dielectric crystals

    Bernard D. Coleman;Mauro Fabrizio;David R. Owen

  • A refined higher-order C° plate bending element

    Tarun Kant;D.R.J. Owen;O.C. Zienkiewicz

Frequent Co-Authors

Y.T. Feng
Y.T. Feng Swansea University
Djordje Perić
Djordje Perić Swansea University
E. A. de Souza Neto
E. A. de Souza Neto Swansea University
Bernard D. Coleman
Bernard D. Coleman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
O.C. Zienkiewicz
O.C. Zienkiewicz Swansea University
Graham Smith
Graham Smith University of Westminster
Eugenio Oñate
Eugenio Oñate Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Andrew R. Barron
Andrew R. Barron Swansea University
Xiangyu Wang
Xiangyu Wang Curtin University
Roland W. Lewis
Roland W. Lewis Swansea University

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Best Scientists Citing David Owen

Tarun Kant

Tarun Kant

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Publications: 51

Djordje Perić

Djordje Perić

Swansea University

Publications: 35

Y.T. Feng

Y.T. Feng

Swansea University

Publications: 34

Amir R. Khoei

Amir R. Khoei

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Publications: 33

Onur Sayman

Onur Sayman

Dokuz Eylül University

Publications: 29

Peter Wriggers

Peter Wriggers

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Publications: 28

Eugenio Oñate

Eugenio Oñate

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Publications: 25

Hong Zheng

Hong Zheng

Beijing University of Technology

Publications: 24

Erasmo Carrera

Erasmo Carrera

Polytechnic University of Turin

Publications: 23

E. A. de Souza Neto

E. A. de Souza Neto

Swansea University

Publications: 23

Giovanni Grasselli

Giovanni Grasselli

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Publications: 22

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Javier Bonet

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Publications: 19

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Publications: 18

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