2026 James H. Starnes: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	42	1864	700	205	5555

Overview

James H. Starnes was affiliated with the Langley Research Center in the United States. Their research contributions primarily spanned the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. The work included detailed investigations into Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology, Plant Science, Food Science, and Geophysics.

The scientist's research topics covered areas such as Plant Diversity and Evolution, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Botanical Research and Applications, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies.

James H. Starnes authored several papers, predominantly published in the venue Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. Notable papers included the following:

MIDDLE MIOCENE FUNGI FROM THE BOUIE RIVER FOSSIL FLORA SITE IN THE UPPER HATTIESBURG FORMATION, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI (2022) in Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
COMPARATIVE ANATOMY AND MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE MOST COMPLETE DINOSAUR IN MISSISSIPPI: A CF. SAUROLOPHINAE (HADROSAURIDAE) FROM AN EARLY TO MIDDLE CAMPANIAN LOCALITY IN THE COFFEE FORMATION, PRENTISS COUNTY, MS (2025) in Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
DESCRIPTION OF NON-DINOSAURIAN MATERIAL FROM THE SITE OF THE MOST COMPLETE DINOSAUR THUS FAR DISCOVERED IN MISSISSIPPI, FROM THE COFFEE FORMATION (EARLY/MID-CAMPANIAN) (2025) in Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
PALYNOLOGY OF THE BOONEVILLE DINOSAUR SITE, MISSISSIPPI, U.S.A. - FLORISTICS, BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND CLIMATE (2025) in Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

The scientist frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

Alyson Brink (4 publications)
Derek Hoffman (3 publications)
Nina Baghai-Riding (3 publications)
Carol L. Hotton (3 publications)
Olivia Pharr (3 publications)

Best Publications

Preliminary Design of Composite Wings for Buckling, Strength, and Displacement Constraints

James H. Starnes;Raphael T. Haftka

320
Citations
Future directions and challenges in shell stability analysis

J. Arbocz;J.H. Starnes

226
Citations
Effects of Imperfections on the Buckling Response of Compression-Loaded Composite Shells

Mark W. Hilburger;James H. Starnes

178
Citations
Shell Buckling Design Criteria Based on Manufacturing Imperfection Signatures

Mark W. Hilburger;Michael P. Nemeth;James H. Starnes

177
Citations
Postbuckling behavior of selected flat stiffened graphite-epoxy panels loaded in compression

James H. Starnes;Norman F. Knight;Marshall Rouse

176
Citations
Construction of Response Surface Approximations for Design Optimization

Gerhard Venter;Raphael T. Haftka;James H. Starnes

159
Citations
Applications of a Quadratic Extended Interior for Structural Optimization Penalty Function

Raphael T. Haftka;James H. Starnes

152
Citations
Design and manufacturing of aerospace composite structures, state-of-the-art assessment

Charles E. Harris;James H. Starnes;Mark J. Shuart

148
Citations
Construction of response surfaces for design optimization applications

Gerhard Venter;Raphael Haftka;James Starnes

132
Citations
Effect of dropped plies on the strength of graphite-epoxy laminates

James M. Curry;Eric R. Johnson;James H. Starnes

131
Citations
Buckling of an axially compressed cylindrical shell of variable thickness

W.T. Koiter;I. Elishakoff;Y.W. Li;J.H. Starnes

119
Citations
Non-linear buckling of a column with initial imperfection via stochastic and non-stochastic convex models

I. Elishakoff;G.Q. Cai;J.H. Starnes

119
Citations
Effect of Impact Damage and Holes on the Compressive Strength of a Graphite/Epoxy Laminate

J. H. Starnes;M. D. Rhodes;J. G. Williams

105
Citations
Effects of imperfections of the buckling response of composite shells

Mark W Hilburger;James H Starnes

93
Citations
Buckling behavior of compression-loaded composite cylindrical shells with reinforced cutouts

Mark W. Hilburger;James H. Starnes

93
Citations
Derivation of multi-dimensional ellipsoidal convex model for experimental data

L. P. Zhu;I. Elishakoff;J. H. Starnes

93
Citations
Vibration of geometrically imperfect panels subjected to thermal and mechanical loads

L. Librescu;W. Lin;M. P. Nemeth;J. H. Starnes

89
Citations
Collapse of Long Cylindrical Shells under Combined Bending and Pressure Loads

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86
Citations
Thermomechanical buckling and postbuckling of multilayered composite panels

Ahmed K. Noor;James H. Starnes;Jeanne M. Peters

85
Citations
Structural Response of Compression-Loaded, Tow-Placed, Variable Stiffness Panels

K. Chauncey Wu;Zafer Guerdal;James H. Starnes

85
Citations
THERMOMECHANICAL POSTBUCKLING OF GEOMETRICALLY IMPERFECT FLAT AND CURVED PANELS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT TANGENTIAL EDGE CONSTRAINTS

L. Librescu;W. Lin;M. P. Nemeth;J. H. Starnes

84
Citations
Low-Cost Composite Materials and Structures for Aircraft Applications

Ravi B. Deo;James H. Starnes;Richard C. Holzwarth

74
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Isaac Elishakoff Florida Atlantic University

Ahmed K. Noor Old Dominion University

Raphael T. Haftka University of Florida

Zafer Gürdal University of South Carolina

Anthony M. Waas Arizona State University

James C. Newman Mississippi State University

Erdogan Madenci University of Arizona

Carlos G. Davila Langley Research Center

George J. Simitses Georgia Institute of Technology

Masanobu Shinozuka Columbia University

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