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D-Index
59
Citations
20511
World Ranking
712
National Ranking
39

K.L. Johnson 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 K.L. Johnson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 111 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

K.L. Johnson 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 K.L. Johnson 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: 59 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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

  • 2006 - Timoshenko Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1999 - William Prager Medal
  • 1991 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1991 - Mayo D. Hersey Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

K.L. Johnson was affiliated with the Stockholm Environment Institute in the United Kingdom. Throughout their career, they contributed to the field of mechanical engineering and related disciplines, as reflected by the awards they received over the years.

Among the honors awarded to Johnson were the Timoshenko Medal from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2006, the William Prager Medal in 1999, as well as the Heat Transfer Memorial Award and the Mayo D. Hersey Award, both granted by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1991.

These awards suggest a research focus related to mechanics, materials, and heat transfer, although specific details about their research topics, publications, or co-authors are not listed.

While information about their publication record, frequent collaborators, and main fields or subfields of study is not available, Johnson's recognition from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers indicates a significant involvement in mechanical engineering disciplines during their career.

Best Publications

  • Contact Mechanics

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  • The correlation of indentation experiments

    K.L. Johnson

  • Three-Dimensional Elastic Bodies in Rolling Contact

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  • An Adhesion Map for the Contact of Elastic Spheres

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  • A simple theory of asperity contact in elastohydro-dynamic lubrication

    K.L. Johnson;J.A. Greenwood;S.Y. Poon

  • The Dynamic Response of Railway Track to High Frequency Vertical Excitation

    S. L. Grassie;R. W. Gregory;D. Harrison;K. L. Johnson

  • Contact of Nonspherical Elastic Bodies Transmitting Tangential Forces

    P. J. Vermeulen;K. L. Johnson

  • Adhesion and friction between a smooth elastic spherical asperity and a plane surface

    K. L. Johnson

  • An Analysis of Plastic Deformation in Rolling Contact

    J. E. Merwin;K. L. Johnson

  • The Rheological Properties of Elastohydrodynamic Lubricants

    C R Evans;K L Johnson

  • One Hundred Years of Hertz Contact

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  • The mechanics of adhesion of viscoelastic solids

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  • Fourth Paper: Shear Behaviour of Elastohydrodynamic Oil Films at High Rolling Contact Pressures

    K. L. Johnson;R. Cameron

  • Atomic-force-microscope study of contact area and friction on NbSe 2

    M. A. Lantz;S. J. O'Shea;M. E. Welland;K. L. Johnson

  • The contact of elastic regular wavy surfaces

    K.L. Johnson;J.A. Greenwood;J.G. Higginson

  • Contact mechanics and the wear of metals

    K.L. Johnson

  • The influence of strain hardening on cumulative plastic deformation in rolling and sliding line contact

    A.F. Bower;K.L. Johnson

  • Regimes of Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication

    K. L. Johnson

  • Application of the kinematical shakedown theorem to rolling and sliding point contacts

    A.R.S. Ponter;A.D. Hearle;K.L. Johnson

  • The Effect of the Indenter Elasticity on the Hertzian Fracture of Brittle Materials

    K. L. Johnson;J. J. O'Connor;A. C. Woodward

  • Mechanics of adhesion

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  • Adhesive contact of elastic–plastic spheres

    Sinisa Dj. Mesarovic;K.L. Johnson

  • Plastic flow and shakedown of the rail surface in repeated wheel-rail contact

    A.F. Bower;K.L. Johnson

  • An alternative to the Maugis model of adhesion between elastic spheres

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  • Cold Rolling of Foil

    N. A. Fleck;K. L. Johnson;Mark E Mear;L. C. Zhang

  • An elastic strip in plane rolling contact

    R.H. Bentall;K.L. Johnson

  • Mode II stress intensity factors for a crack parallel to the surface of an elastic half-space subjected to a moving point load

    A.D. Hearle;K.L. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan F. Bower
Allan F. Bower Brown University
Ajay Kapoor
Ajay Kapoor Swinburne University of Technology
Norman A. Fleck
Norman A. Fleck University of Cambridge
Richard J.T. Klein
Richard J.T. Klein Stockholm Environment Institute
Dale Dominey-Howes
Dale Dominey-Howes University of Sydney

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