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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 73 842 796 22 20 279 26268

Ian Gibson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ian Gibson between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ian Gibson published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2017. 30 of the 327 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2017. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 17 publications
1987 2025

327 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ian Gibson: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 3
1991 4
1992 5
1993 5
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 4
1998 4
1999 6
2000 7
2001 5
2002 10
2003 5
2004 6
2005 6
2006 12
2007 8
2008 8
2009 7
2010 19
2011 5
2012 9
2013 6
2014 4
2015 21
2016 20
2017 23
2018 11
2019 14
2020 13
2021 17
2022 13
2023 13
2024 13
2025 17
Total 327
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Ian Gibson publications per year - data summary

  • Ian Gibson, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Twente, has 327 publications recorded across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1987 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 23 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987, 1988, 1994 and 1996, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 39 years in the span carry no publications at all (1989 and 1995).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.8 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 73 publications, 22% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-1999: 35 publications (2.7 per year); 2000-2012: 107 publications (8.2 per year); 2013-2025: 185 publications (14.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Ian Gibson publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ian Gibson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 278–287 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 279 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242 279
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Ian Gibson publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Ian Gibson, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Twente, records 279 publications - the 71st percentile of the discipline.
  • 71% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Ian Gibson, and about 29% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Ian Gibson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Ian Gibson D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ian Gibson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46 73
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Ian Gibson D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Ian Gibson, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Twente, records 73 D-Index - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Ian Gibson, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Ian Gibson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Excellence (FAME) Award
  • 2017 - Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Excellence (FAME) Award
  • 2012 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Ian Gibson is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a primary focus on additive manufacturing and related technologies. Their research spans multiple subfields including mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, biomedical engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and polymers and plastics.

Their body of work covers diverse topics, mainly centered around additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, additive manufacturing materials and processes, high entropy alloys studies, manufacturing process and optimization, laser material processing techniques, bone tissue engineering materials, and welding techniques and residual stresses.

Recent notable publications by Ian Gibson include:

  • Wire and arc additive manufacturing: Opportunities and challenges to control the quality and accuracy of manufactured parts, 2021, Materials & Design
  • Heat treatment for metal additive manufacturing, 2022, Progress in Materials Science
  • Design for additive manufacturing: Framework and methodology, 2020, CIRP Annals
  • Additive manufacturing a powerful tool for the aerospace industry, 2021, Rapid Prototyping Journal
  • A review of technological improvements in laser-based powder bed fusion of metal printers, 2020, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Ian Gibson's frequent co-authors include:

  • Mahyar Khorasani
  • Bernard Rolfe
  • Martin Leary
  • Davoud Jafari
  • Amirhossein Ghasemi

The venues where Gibson most frequently publishes include:

  • Rapid Prototyping Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • Procedia CIRP
  • Packaging Technology and Science

Ian Gibson's research is categorized under the broader engineering domain with a substantial number of contributions to mechanical engineering and automotive engineering. They also maintain a presence in biomedical engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and polymers and plastics, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

Recognized for their contributions, Ian Gibson was named a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing

    Ian Gibson;David W. Rosen;Brent Stucker

  • Additive manufacturing technologies : 3D printing, rapid prototyping, and direct digital manufacturing

    Ian Gibson;David Rosen;Brent Stucker

  • Design for additive manufacturing: trends, opportunities, considerations, and constraints

    Mary Kathryn Thompson;Giovanni Moroni;Tom Vaneker;Georges Fadel

  • Additive manufacturing: rapid prototyping comes of age

    Ian Campbell;David L Bourell;Ian Gibson

  • Material properties and fabrication parameters in selective laser sintering process

    Ian Gibson;Dongping Shi

  • Wire and arc additive manufacturing : Opportunities and challenges to control the quality and accuracy of manufactured parts

    Davoud Jafari;Tom H.J. Vaneker;Ian Gibson

  • Heat Treatment for Metal Additive Manufacturing

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  • The use of rapid prototyping to assist medical applications

    I. Gibson;L.K. Cheung;S.P. Chow;W.L. Cheung

  • A review of 3D concrete printing systems and materials properties : current status and future research prospects

    Suvash Chandra Paul;Gideon P.A.G. van Zijl;Ming Jen Tan;Ian Gibson

  • Evolution of 3D printed soft actuators

    Ali Zolfagharian;Abbas Z. Kouzani;Sui Yang Khoo;Amir Ali Amiri Moghadam;Amir Ali Amiri Moghadam

  • Effects of energy density on morphology and properties of selective laser sintered polycarbonate

    H.C.H Ho;I Gibson;W.L Cheung

  • Advanced manufacturing technology for medical applications : reverse engineering, software conversion, and rapid prototyping

    Ian Gibson

  • Rapid prototyping for architectural models

    Ian Gibson;Thomas Kvan;Ling Wai Ming

  • Lab-on-a-chip or chip-in-a-lab: challenges of commercialization lost in translation

    Mazher Iqbal Mohammed;Steven Haswell;Ian Gibson

  • Design for additive manufacturing: Framework and methodology

    Tom Vaneker;Alain Bernard;Giovanni Moroni;Ian Gibson

  • Biomimetic composite coating on rapid prototyped scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.

    M. Tarik Arafat;Christopher X.F. Lam;Andrew K. Ekaputra;Siew Yee Wong

  • The effect of SLM process parameters on density, hardness, tensile strength and surface quality of Ti-6Al-4V

    AmirMahyar Khorasani;AmirMahyar Khorasani;Ian Gibson;Umar Shafique Awan;Alireza Ghaderi

  • Additive manufacturing a powerful tool for the aerospace industry

    Mahyar Khorasani;Amir Hossein Ghasemi;Bernard Rolfe;Ian Gibson

  • Layer manufacturing of magnesium and its alloy structures for future applications

    C. C. Ng;M. M. Savalani;H. C. Man;I. Gibson

  • Directed Energy Deposition Processes

    Ian Gibson;David Rosen;Brent Stucker

  • A Novel Classification and Online Platform for Planning and Documentation of Medical Applications of Additive Manufacturing

    Jukka Tuomi;Kaija-Stiina Paloheimo;Juho Vehviläinen;Roy Björkstrand

  • Morphology and Properties of Selective Laser Sintered Bisphenol A Polycarbonate

    Henry Chung Hong Ho;Wai Lam Cheung;Ian Gibson

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Rosen
David W. Rosen Singapore University of Technology and Design
Dietmar W. Hutmacher
Dietmar W. Hutmacher Queensland University of Technology
Abbas Z. Kouzani
Abbas Z. Kouzani Deakin University
Anthony E. Hughes
Anthony E. Hughes Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Wen Feng Lu
Wen Feng Lu National University of Singapore
Xu Li
Xu Li Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Bernard Rolfe
Bernard Rolfe Deakin University
William W. Lu
William W. Lu University of Hong Kong
Simon M. Cool
Simon M. Cool University of Queensland
Akif Kaynak
Akif Kaynak Deakin University

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