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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 39 2143 1993 787 692 171 5668

John D. Whitcomb publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John D. Whitcomb between 1975 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John D. Whitcomb published across 50 years, from 1975 to 2024, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2003. 2 of the 172 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2003. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 3 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 4 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 4 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1975 2024

172 publications in total across all disciplines

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John D. Whitcomb: publications per year, 1975 to 2024
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 3
1981 2
1982 2
1983 1
1984 4
1985 4
1986 2
1987 1
1988 4
1989 5
1990 4
1991 5
1992 4
1993 5
1994 5
1995 3
1996 5
1997 3
1998 4
1999 2
2000 9
2001 5
2002 2
2003 11
2004 3
2005 7
2006 6
2007 5
2008 5
2009 5
2010 5
2011 5
2012 3
2013 2
2014 4
2015 2
2016 4
2017 6
2018 4
2019 2
2020 2
2021 0
2022 2
2023 1
2024 1
Total 172
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John D. Whitcomb 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 John D. Whitcomb 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, 167–176 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: 171 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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
167–176 133 171
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
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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John D. Whitcomb 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 John D. Whitcomb 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% 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 39
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

John D. Whitcomb is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with particular emphasis on mechanics of materials and mechanical engineering.

Their recent scholarly output includes contributions in various subfields such as polymers and plastics, hardware and architecture, and electrical and electronic engineering. The research topics covered in their publications reflect interests in mechanical behavior of composites, textile materials and evaluations, composite material mechanics, epoxy resin curing processes, advanced materials and mechanics, fiber-reinforced polymer composites, and parallel computing and optimization techniques.

Whitcomb has coauthored works with several frequent collaborators including David Mollenhauer, Michael K. Ballard, George Barlow, Eric Zhou, and Scott E. Stapleton.

  • David Mollenhauer (2 collaborations)
  • Michael K. Ballard (2 collaborations)
  • George Barlow (1 collaboration)
  • Eric Zhou (1 collaboration)
  • Scott E. Stapleton (1 collaboration)

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on textile-reinforced composite materials and failure prediction methods. These include:

  • "Inducing Fiber Entanglement to Achieve Realistic Tow Fiber Volume Fractions in Textile Reinforced Composite Models," 2023, published in Computer-Aided Design
  • "Detailed stress analysis of a twill orthogonally woven textile composite," 2020, published in Journal of Composite Materials
  • "An Extended Critical Failure Volume Method for Strength Prediction in 3D Woven Textile Composites," 2022, presented at the AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum
  • "REMAINING CHALLENGES IN THE APPLICATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING TO A PROCESS-TO- PERFORMANCE PIPELINE FOR TEXTILE COMPOSITES," 2022, American Society for Composites 2022

These venues themselves reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the work, intersecting computer-aided design, composite materials science, aerospace-related forums, and specialized composites conferences.

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Journal of Composite Materials
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum
  • American Society for Composites 2022

Whitcomb's experience spans several critical industry-relevant fields in engineering, bridging mechanical behavior with computational methods and textile composite mechanics. The combination of topics indicates integration of material science with computational and optimization techniques.

In recognition of professional contributions, Whitcomb was awarded Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Three-dimensional stress analysis of plain weave composites

    John D. Whitcomb

  • Finite element analysis of instability-related delamination growth

    John D. Whitcomb

  • Buckling of a sublaminate in a quasi-isotropic composite laminate

    K. N. Shivakumar;J. D. Whitcomb

  • Three-Dimensional Analysis of a Postbuckled Embedded Delamination

    John D. Whitcomb

  • Reliability of the finite element method for calculating free edge stresses in composite laminates

    J.D. Whitcomb;I.S. Raju;J.G. Goree

  • Iterative global/local finite element analysis

    J.D. Whitcomb

  • Characterization of Mode I and mixed-mode delamination growth in T300/5208 graphite/epoxy

    RL Ramkumar;JD Whitcomb

  • Analysis of a Laminate with a Postbuckled Embedded Delamination, Including Contact Effects

    John D. Whitcomb

  • Parametric analytical study of instability-related delamination growth

    John D. Whitcomb

  • Derivation of Boundary Conditions for Micromechanics Analyses of Plain and Satin Weave Composites

    John D. Whitcomb;Clinton D. Chapman;Xiaodong Tang

  • Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Adhesively Bonded Joints

    B. Dattaguru;R. A. Everett;J. D. Whitcomb;W. S. Johnson

  • Progressive Failure Behaviors of 2D Woven Composites

    Xiaodong Tang;John D. Whitcomb

  • Effect of braid angle on fatigue performance of biaxial braided composites

    Jitendra S. Tate;Ajit D. Kelkar;John D. Whitcomb

  • Micromechanics modeling of moisture diffusion in woven composites

    Xiaodong Tang;John D. Whitcomb;Yanmei Li;Hung-Jue Sue

  • Effect of various approximations on predicted progressive failure in plain weave composites

    John Whitcomb;Kanthikannan Srirengan

  • Strain-Energy Release Rate Analysis of Plates with Postbuckled Delaminations

    John D. Whitcomb;K.N. Shivakumar

  • Global/Local Finite Element Analysis for Textile Composites

    Kyeongsik Woo;John Whitcomb

  • Finite element method parametric study on scratch behavior of polymers

    H. Jiang;G. T. Lim;J. N. Reddy;J. D. Whitcomb

  • General Techniques for Exploiting Periodicity and Symmetries in Micromechanics Analysis of Textile Composites

    Xiaodong Tang;John D. Whitcomb

  • Mechanical Modeling of Scratch Behavior of Polymeric Coatings on Hard and Soft Substrates

    Han Jiang;R. Browning;J. D. Whitcomb;M. Ito

  • Iterative Global/Local Finite Element Analysis

    John D. Whitcomb

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitris C. Lagoudas
Dimitris C. Lagoudas Texas A&M University
I. S. Raju
I. S. Raju Langley Research Center
Hung-Jue Sue
Hung-Jue Sue Texas A&M University
Kunigal N. Shivakumar
Kunigal N. Shivakumar North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
J. N. Reddy
J. N. Reddy Texas A&M University
Philippe H. Geubelle
Philippe H. Geubelle University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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