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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
32
Citations
3830
World Ranking
3181
National Ranking
1082

Dirk Heider 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 Dirk Heider sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 659+

This scientist: 108 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dirk Heider 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 Dirk Heider sits on this spectrum.

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: 32 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Fiber Bragg grating sensors toward structural health monitoring in composite materials: challenges and solutions.

    Damien Kinet;Patrice Mégret;Keith W. Goossen;Liang Qiu

  • Local damage detection using the two-dimensional gapped smoothing method

    M.K. Yoon;D. Heider;J.W. Gillespie;C.P. Ratcliffe

  • Interfacial bonding strength of short carbon fiber/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene composites fabricated by fused deposition modeling

    Wei Zhang;Wei Zhang;Chase Cotton;Jessica Sun;Dirk Heider

  • Flow rate control during vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) processing

    Unknown

  • Flow front measurements and model validation in the vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process

    R. Mathuw;S. G. Advani;D. Heider;C. Hoffmann

  • Characterization of residual stress and deformation in additively manufactured ABS polymer and composite specimens

    Wei Zhang;Wei Zhang;Amanda S. Wu;Jessica Sun;Zhenzhen Quan

  • Process and performance evaluation of the Vacuum-Assisted Process

    W. Li;J. Krehl;J. W. Gillespie;D. Heider

  • Vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) in polymer matrix composites

    Unknown

  • Thermal conductivities of three-dimensionally woven fabric composites

    Unknown

  • Low Tortuous, Highly Conductive, and High-Areal-Capacity Battery Electrodes Enabled by Through-thickness Aligned Carbon Fiber Framework.

    Baohui Shi;Yuanyuan Shang;Yong Pei;Shaopeng Pei

  • Inter-layer thermal contact resistance evolution with the degree of intimate contact in the processing of thermoplastic composite laminates

    Arthur Levy;Dirk Heider;John Tierney;John W Gillespie

  • Experimental Investigation of the Controlled Atmospheric Pressure Resin Infusion (CAPRI) Process

    Christian Niggemann;Young Seok Song;John W. Gillespie;Dirk Heider

  • Measurement of transverse permeability using gaseous and liquid flow

    Sebastian Scholz;John W. Gillespie;Dirk Heider

  • Local Damage Detection with the Global Fitting Method Using Mode Shape Data in Notched Beams

    Unknown

  • Post-filling flow in vacuum assisted resin transfer molding processes: Theoretical analysis

    Pavel Simacek;Dirk Heider;John W. Gillespie;Suresh Advani

  • Measuring and modeling the thermal conductivities of three-dimensionally woven fabric composites

    Unknown

  • Local Damage Detection with the Global Fitting Method Using Operating Deflection Shape Data

    Myung Keun Yoon;Dirk Heider;John W. Gillespie;Colin P. Ratcliffe

  • Investigation into the use of low cost MEMS accelerometers for vibration based damage detection

    Colin Ratcliffe;Dirk Heider;Roger Crane;Carl Krauthauser

  • Infusion design methodology for thick-section, low-permeability preforms using inter-laminar flow media

    Dirk Heider;Pavel Simacek;Aurimas Dominauskas;Hope Deffor

  • Experimental validation of post-filling flow in vacuum assisted resin transfer molding processes

    Pavel Simacek;Ömer Eksik;Ömer Eksik;Dirk Heider;John W. Gillespie

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Gillespie
John W. Gillespie University of Delaware
Suresh G. Advani
Suresh G. Advani University of Delaware
Keith W. Goossen
Keith W. Goossen University of Delaware
Erik T. Thostenson
Erik T. Thostenson University of Delaware
Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang University of Connecticut
Tsu-Wei Chou
Tsu-Wei Chou University of Delaware
Baozhong Sun
Baozhong Sun Donghua University
Bohong Gu
Bohong Gu Donghua University
John W. Connell
John W. Connell Langley Research Center
Edward J. Garboczi
Edward J. Garboczi National Institute of Standards and Technology

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