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2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
71
Citations
25659
World Ranking
350
National Ranking
1

Izhak Etsion 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 Izhak Etsion sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 298 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Izhak Etsion 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 Izhak Etsion 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: 71 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Israel Leader Award
  • 2016 - Mayo D. Hersey Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Izhak Etsion is affiliated with the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Israel. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a notable emphasis on mechanics of materials and mechanical engineering. The subfields of study also include computational mechanics, biomedical engineering, and atomic and molecular physics, and optics.

The topics addressed in their work cover a range of issues related to surface interactions and mechanical stress, specifically:

  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
  • Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques

Among the recent papers contributed to the field are:

  • "Modeling Adhesive Wear in Asperity and Rough Surface Contacts: A Review," 2022, Materials
  • "Evolution of adhesive wear and friction in elastic-plastic spherical contact," 2021, Wear
  • "Role of intermolecular potential in adhesive wear behaviors for elastic-plastic spherical microcontacts," 2024, Tribology International
  • "An advanced efficient model for adhesive wear in elastic-plastic spherical contact," 2022, Friction
  • "Recent Development in Modeling of Coated Spherical Contact," 2020, Materials

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Izhak Etsion include Haibo Zhang, Roman Goltsberg, Guo Xiang, Zhou Chen, and Shanshan Wei.

Their publications are often found in several key journals within the field, such as:

  • Journal of Tribology
  • Materials
  • Tribology International
  • Friction
  • Wear

Etsion has received recognition from professional societies, including the Mayo D. Hersey Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2016 and becoming a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2000.

Best Publications

  • State of the art in Laser Surface Texturing

    Izhak Etsion

  • An Elastic-Plastic Model for the Contact of Rough Surfaces

    W. R. Chang;I. Etsion;D. B. Bogy

  • Elastic-Plastic Contact Analysis of a Sphere and a Rigid Flat

    L. Kogut;I. Etsion

  • Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Laser-Textured Mechanical Seal Faces

    I. Etsion;Y. Kligerman;G. Halperin

  • Improving Tribological Performance of Mechanical Components by Laser Surface Texturing

    I. Etsion

  • The effect of laser surface texturing on transitions in lubrication regimes during unidirectional sliding contact.

    Andriy Kovalchenko;Oyelayo Ajayi;Ali Erdemir;George Fenske

  • Friction-Reducing Surface-Texturing in Reciprocating Automotive Components

    Aviram Ronen;Izhak Etsion;Yuri Kligerman

  • A Laser Surface Textured Parallel Thrust Bearing

    V. Brizmer;Y. Kligerman;I. Etsion

  • Experimental Investigation of Laser Surface Texturing for Reciprocating Automotive Components

    G. Ryk;Y. Kligerman;I. Etsion

  • A Model for Mechanical Seals with Regular Microsurface Structure

    I. Etsion;L. Burstein

  • A Finite Element Based Elastic-Plastic Model for the Contact of Rough Surfaces ©

    Lior Kogut;Izhak Etsion

  • Improving fuel efficiency with laser surface textured piston rings

    I. Etsion;E. Sher

  • A Laser Surface Textured Hydrostatic Mechanical Seal

    I. Etsion;G. Halperin

  • Testing piston rings with partial laser surface texturing for friction reduction

    G. Ryk;I. Etsion

  • An improved wedge calibration method for lateral force in atomic force microscopy

    M. Varenberg;I. Etsion;G. Halperin

  • Experimental Investigation of Laser Surface Textured Parallel Thrust Bearings

    I. Etsion;G. Halperin;V. Brizmer;Y. Kligerman

  • Improving Tribological Performance of Piston Rings by Partial Surface Texturing

    Y. Kligerman;I. Etsion;A. Shinkarenko

  • Static Friction Coefficient Model for Metallic Rough Surfaces

    W. R. Chang;I. Etsion;D. B. Bogy

  • Different aspects of the role of wear debris in fretting wear

    M Varenberg;G Halperin;I Etsion

  • A Static Friction Model for Elastic-Plastic Contacting Rough Surfaces

    Lior Kogut;Izhak Etsion

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank E. Talke
Frank E. Talke University of California, San Diego
Alice Maroudas
Alice Maroudas Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Ali Erdemir
Ali Erdemir Texas A&M University
Andreas A. Polycarpou
Andreas A. Polycarpou Texas A&M University
David B. Bogy
David B. Bogy University of California, Berkeley
Lev Rapoport
Lev Rapoport Holon Institute of Technology
Yechezkel Barenholz
Yechezkel Barenholz Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Denis Cohen
Denis Cohen New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Reshef Tenne
Reshef Tenne Weizmann Institute of Science
Aharon Gedanken
Aharon Gedanken Bar-Ilan University

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