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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
34
Citations
5869
World Ranking
2799
National Ranking
971

Joshua D. Summers 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 Joshua D. Summers sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 348 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joshua D. Summers 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 Joshua D. Summers 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: 34 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% 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

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Best Publications

  • Collaborative Sketching (C-Sketch)--An Idea Generation Technique for Engineering Design.

    Jami J. Shah;Noe Vargas-Hernandez;Joshua D. Summers;Santosh Kulkarni

  • Case Study Method for Design Research: A Justification

    Sudhakar Teegavarapu;Joshua D. Summers;Gregory M. Mocko

  • Mechanical Engineering Design Complexity Metrics: Size, Coupling, and Solvability

    Joshua D. Summers;Jami J. Shah

  • Compliant hexagonal periodic lattice structures having both high shear strength and high shear strain

    Jaehyung Ju;Joshua D. Summers

  • Engineering design complexity: an investigation of methods and measures

    Farhad Ameri;Joshua D. Summers;Gregory M. Mocko;Matthew Porter

  • Predicting requirement change propagation, using higher order design structure matrices: an industry case study

    Beshoy Morkos;Prabhu Shankar;Joshua D. Summers

  • Sampling in design research: Eight key considerations

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  • Influence of Design Representation on Effectiveness of Idea Generation

    Felicia L. McKoy;Noé Vargas-Hernández;Joshua D. Summers;Jami J. Shah

  • Reasons for change propagation: a case study in an automotive OEM

    Prabhu Shankar;Beshoy Morkos;Joshua D. Summers

  • Design of Cellular Shear Bands of a Non-Pneumatic Tire -Investigation of Contact Pressure

    Jaehyung Ju;Balajee Ananthasayanam;Joshua David Summers;Paul Joseph

  • A user study of interpretability of engineering design representations

    Rachel Hannah;Shraddha Joshi;Joshua D. Summers

  • Development of a systematic classification and taxonomy of collaborative design activities

    Karen J. Ostergaard;Joshua D. Summers

  • A review of computer-aided fixture design with respect to information support requirements

    Sertac Pehlivan;Joshua D. Summers

  • Developing Measures of Complexity for Engineering Design

    Joshua D. Summers;Jami J. Shah

  • Design of Honeycombs for Modulus and Yield Strain in Shear

    Jaehyung Ju;Joshua D. Summers;John Ziegert;George Fadel

  • Assembly time modelling through connective complexity metrics

    James L. Mathieson;Bradley A. Wallace;Joshua D. Summers

  • Rolling Resistance of a Nonpneumatic Tire Having a Porous Elastomer Composite Shear Band

    Jaehyung Ju;Mallikarjun Veeramurthy;Joshua D. Summers;Lonny Thompson

  • Evaluation of the functional basis using an information theoretic approach

    Chiradeep Sen;Benjamin w. Caldwell;Joshua d. Summers;Gregory m. Mocko

  • Design of Honeycomb Mesostructures for Crushing Energy Absorption

    Jesse Schultz;David Griese;Jaehyung Ju;Prabhu Shankar

  • Size effects in lattice structures and a comparison to micropolar elasticity

    Marcus Yoder;Lonny Thompson;Joshua Summers

Frequent Co-Authors

Jami J. Shah
Jami J. Shah The Ohio State University
Claudia Eckert
Claudia Eckert The Open University
Mica Grujicic
Mica Grujicic Clemson University
Darren M. Dawson
Darren M. Dawson Methode Electronics
David W. Rosen
David W. Rosen Singapore University of Technology and Design
Ashok K. Goel
Ashok K. Goel Georgia Institute of Technology
Larry F. Hodges
Larry F. Hodges Clemson University
David W. Aha
David W. Aha United States Naval Research Laboratory
Andrew T. Duchowski
Andrew T. Duchowski Clemson University
Simon Julier
Simon Julier University College London

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