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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 46 1454 1346 579 503 320 7644

Frank W. Liou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank W. Liou between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank W. Liou published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2018. 49 of the 390 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2018. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 5 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 27 publications
1986 2025

390 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank W. Liou: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 4
1990 2
1991 1
1992 5
1993 3
1994 3
1995 2
1996 2
1997 3
1998 1
1999 3
2000 7
2001 7
2002 8
2003 5
2004 14
2005 11
2006 19
2007 13
2008 11
2009 10
2010 14
2011 8
2012 10
2013 8
2014 13
2015 16
2016 15
2017 22
2018 33
2019 17
2020 11
2021 21
2022 5
2023 11
2024 22
2025 27
Total 390
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Frank W. Liou 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 Frank W. Liou 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, 317–326 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: 320 publications — 76th percentile

76% 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 70 320
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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Frank W. Liou 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 Frank W. Liou 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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 46
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
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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Overview

Frank W. Liou is affiliated with the Missouri University of Science and Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a strong emphasis on mechanical engineering and its associated subfields such as automotive engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, materials chemistry, and aerospace engineering.

Their work extensively covers several major topics within additive manufacturing and materials science. These include:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
  • Digital Transformation in Industry

They have a significant publication record in a variety of academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Materials
  • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • Applied Sciences
  • Metals
  • Materials Science and Engineering A

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Frank W. Liou demonstrate their involvement in both theoretical and applied aspects of additive manufacturing technologies. Selected examples include:

  • "Additive manufacturing for energy: A review," 2020, Applied Energy
  • "Metal Additive Manufacturing Parts Inspection Using Convolutional Neural Network," 2020, Applied Sciences
  • "Additive manufacturing of copper - H13 tool steel bi-metallic structures via Ni-based multi-interlayer," 2020, Additive Manufacturing
  • "Temperature and residual stress distribution of FGM parts by DED process: modeling and experimental validation," 2020, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • "Additive manufacturing of copper-stainless steel hybrid components using laser-aided directed energy deposition," 2020, Journal of Material Science and Technology

Throughout their career, Liou frequently collaborates with several researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Xinchang Zhang
  • Muhammad Arif Mahmood
  • Sriram Praneeth Isanaka
  • Lan Li
  • Tan Pan

Frank W. Liou's body of work contributes broadly to the field of engineering, especially in advancing additive manufacturing technologies and materials. Their research outputs span fundamental studies and practical applications relevant to contemporary manufacturing challenges.

Best Publications

  • Aerospace applications of laser additive manufacturing

    R. Liu;Z. Wang;Todd E. Sparks;Frank W. Liou

  • Additive Manufacturing for Energy: A Review

    Cheng Sun;Yun Wang;Michael D. McMurtrey;Nathan D. Jerred

  • Modeling of Laser Cladding with Powder Injection

    L. Han;K. M. Phatak;F. W. Liou

  • Effect of Al/Ni ratio, heat treatment on phase transformations and microstructure of AlxFeCoCrNi2−x (x = 0.3, 1) high entropy alloys

    Harihar Rakshit Sistla;Joseph William Newkirk;Frank W. Liou

  • Fabrication and Characterization of a Functionally Graded Material from Ti-6Al-4V to SS316 by Laser Metal Deposition

    Wei Li;Sreekar Karnati;Caitlin S. Kriewall;Frank W. Liou

  • An investigation of the effect of direct metal deposition parameters on the characteristics of the deposited layers

    Tarak A. Amine;Joseph William Newkirk;Frank W. Liou

  • Automatic Process Planning and Toolpath Generation of a Multiaxis Hybrid Manufacturing System

    Jianzhong Ruan;Kunnayut Eiamsa-ard;Frank W. Liou

  • Applications of a hybrid manufacturing process for fabrication of metallic structures

    Frank W. Liou;Kevin P. Slattery;Mary Kinsella;Joseph William Newkirk

  • Thermal Behavior and Geometry Model of Melt Pool in Laser Material Process

    Lijun Han;Frank W. Liou;Srinivas Musti

  • Adaptive slicing for a multi-axis Laser Aided Manufacturing Process

    Jun Zhang;Frank W. Liou

  • Numerical investigation of the influence of laser beam mode on melt pool

    L. Han;F.W. Liou

  • Laser metal forming processes for rapid prototyping- a review

    James Laeng;J. G. Stewart;Frank W. Liou

  • Process planning strategies for solid freeform fabrication of metal parts

    Lan Ren;Todd E. Sparks;Jianzhong Ruan;Frank W. Liou

  • Vision-based defect detection in laser metal deposition process

    Shyam Barua;Frank W. Liou;Joseph William Newkirk;Todd E. Sparks

  • Integrated Process Planning for a Multiaxis Hybrid Manufacturing System

    Lan Ren;Todd E. Sparks;Jianzhong Ruan;Frank W. Liou

  • A coupled finite element cellular automaton model to predict thermal history and grain morphology of Ti-6Al-4V during direct metal deposition (DMD)

    Jingwei Zhang;Frank Liou;William Seufzer;Karen Taminger

  • Metal Additive Manufacturing Parts Inspection Using Convolutional Neural Network

    Wenyuan Cui;Yunlu Zhang;Xinchang Zhang;Lan Li

  • Additive Manufacturing of Copper -H13 Tool Steel Bi-Metallic Structures Via Ni-Based Multi-Interlayer

    Xinchang Zhang;Cheng Sun;Tan Pan;Aaron Flood

  • The Investigation of Gravity-Driven Metal Powder Flow in Coaxial Nozzle for Laser-Aided Direct Metal Deposition Process

    Heng Pan;Todd E. Sparks;Yogesh D. Thakar;Frank W. Liou

  • Numerical simulation of metallic powder flow in a coaxial nozzle for the laser aided deposition process

    Heng Pan;Frank W. Liou

  • Defects monitoring of laser metal deposition using acoustic emission sensor

    Haythem Gaja;Frank W. Liou

  • Numerical Modeling of the Additive Manufacturing (AM) Processes of Titanium Alloy

    Zhiqiang Fan;Frank W. Liou

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Landers
Robert G. Landers Missouri University of Science and Technology
Arthur G. Erdman
Arthur G. Erdman University of Minnesota
Ming-Chuan Leu
Ming-Chuan Leu Missouri University of Science and Technology
S. N. Balakrishnan
S. N. Balakrishnan Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rajiv S. Mishra
Rajiv S. Mishra University of North Texas
Howie Choset
Howie Choset Carnegie Mellon University
Timothy W. Simpson
Timothy W. Simpson Pennsylvania State University
Yun Wang
Yun Wang University of California, Irvine
Xinhua Liang
Xinhua Liang Missouri University of Science and Technology

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