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John W. Hutchinson

John W. Hutchinson

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Materials Science
USA
2026
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
158
Citations
116623
World Ranking
4
National Ranking
3

Materials Science

D-Index
157
Citations
115280
World Ranking
118
National Ranking
51

John W. Hutchinson 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 W. Hutchinson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 469 publications — 91st percentile

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

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

John W. Hutchinson 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 W. Hutchinson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 158 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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 Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2002 - Timoshenko Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1991 - Nadai Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • 1991 - William Prager Medal
  • 1990 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1983 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering Fundamental contributions to the understanding of the elastic and plastic buckling of structures and the mechanical behavior and fracture of engineering materials.
  • 1981 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1976 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1974 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1971 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John W. Hutchinson is a researcher affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Engineering, with significant contributions in Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Mechanics of Materials.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Structural Analysis and Optimization
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Dielectric materials and actuators
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John W. Hutchinson are:

  • Sophie Leanza
  • Ruike Renee Zhao
  • Jize Dai
  • Lu Lu
  • Luyi Qiu

They have published extensively in the following venues:

  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • MorphoSource Media
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Applied Mechanics
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • The 3D Topography of Mitotic Chromosomes, 2020, Molecular Cell
  • EML Webinar overview: New developments in shell stability, 2020, Extreme Mechanics Letters
  • Dent Imperfections in Shell Buckling: The Role of Geometry, Residual Stress, and Plasticity, 2020, Journal of Applied Mechanics
  • Buckling of viscoelastic spherical shells, 2022, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • Formation of surface wrinkles and creases in constrained dielectric elastomers subject to electromechanical loading, 2022, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

John W. Hutchinson has been recognized with several awards and honors over their career including:

  • Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi, 2014
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2013
  • Timoshenko Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2002
  • Nadai Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991
  • William Prager Medal, 1991
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1990
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 1983, noted for fundamental contributions to the understanding of the elastic and plastic buckling of structures and the mechanical behavior and fracture of engineering materials
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1981
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1976
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1974
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1971

Best Publications

  • Mixed mode cracking in layered materials

    J.W. Hutchinson;Z. Suo

  • Metal Foams: A Design Guide

    MF Ashby;A Evans;NA Fleck;LJ Gibson

  • Strain gradient plasticity: Theory and experiment

    N.A. Fleck;G.M. Muller;M.F. Ashby;J.W. Hutchinson

  • Singular behaviour at the end of a tensile crack in a hardening material

    J. W. Hutchinson

  • Mechanisms controlling the durability of thermal barrier coatings

    A.G. Evans;D.R. Mumm;J.W. Hutchinson;G.H. Meier

  • Dynamic Fracture Mechanics

    L. B. Freund;John W. Hutchinson

  • Spontaneous formation of ordered structures in thin films of metals supported on an elastomeric polymer

    Ned Bowden;Scott Brittain;Anthony G. Evans;John W. Hutchinson

  • Mechanism-based strain gradient plasticity— I. Theory

    H. Gao;Y. Huang;W. D. Nix;J. W. Hutchinson

  • Strain gradient plasticity

    Norman A. Fleck;John W. Hutchinson

  • Buckling of Bars, Plates and Shells

    Don O. Brush;Bo O. Almroth;J. W. Hutchinson

  • The relation between crack growth resistance and fracture process parameters in elastic-plastic solids

    Viggo Tvergaard;John W. Hutchinson

  • Bounds and Self-Consistent Estimates for Creep of Polycrystalline Materials

    John Woodside Hutchinson

  • A phenomenological theory for strain gradient effects in plasticity

    N.A. Fleck;J.W. Hutchinson

  • Crack deflection at an interface between dissimilar elastic-materials

    Ming-Yuan He;J. W. Hutchinson

  • Matrix fracture in fiber-reinforced ceramics

    Bernard Budiansky;John W. Hutchinson;Anthony G. Evans

  • The topological design of multifunctional cellular metals

    A.G. Evans;J.W. Hutchinson;N.A. Fleck;M.F. Ashby

  • A reformulation of strain gradient plasticity

    N.A. Fleck;J.W. Hutchinson

  • Modification of the Gurson Model for shear failure

    K. Nahshon;J.W. Hutchinson

  • Interface crack between two elastic layers

    Zhigang Suo;John W. Hutchinson

  • Elastic-plastic behaviour of polycrystalline metals and composites

    J. W. Hutchinson

  • Metal foams: a design guide - Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK, ISBN 0-7506-7219-6, Published 2000, Hardback, 251 pp., $75.00

    Michael F Ashby;Anthony Evans;Norman A Fleck;Lorna J Gibson

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony G. Evans
Anthony G. Evans University of California, Santa Barbara
Michael F. Ashby
Michael F. Ashby University of Cambridge
Thomas Pardoen
Thomas Pardoen Université Catholique de Louvain
Matthew R. Begley
Matthew R. Begley University of California, Santa Barbara
Norman A. Fleck
Norman A. Fleck University of Cambridge
Viggo Tvergaard
Viggo Tvergaard Technical University of Denmark
Myoung-Woon Moon
Myoung-Woon Moon Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Bernard Budiansky
Bernard Budiansky Harvard University
Ashkan Vaziri
Ashkan Vaziri Northeastern University
Kyu Hwan Oh
Kyu Hwan Oh Seoul National University

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