World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 67 466 423 216 183 382 16209

Larry L. Howell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Larry L. Howell between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Larry L. Howell published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 13.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2016. 21 of the 456 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2016. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 9 publications
1992 2025

456 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Larry L. Howell: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 0
1994 12
1995 5
1996 7
1997 3
1998 5
1999 7
2000 11
2001 14
2002 20
2003 7
2004 18
2005 21
2006 16
2007 14
2008 10
2009 10
2010 13
2011 17
2012 19
2013 13
2014 21
2015 23
2016 24
2017 14
2018 23
2019 16
2020 21
2021 13
2022 20
2023 16
2024 12
2025 9
Total 456
Download as CSV

Larry L. Howell 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 Larry L. Howell 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, 377–386 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: 382 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
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
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 41 382
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
Download as CSV

Larry L. Howell 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 Larry L. Howell 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, 67 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: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 67
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
Download as CSV

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Larry L. Howell is affiliated with Brigham Young University in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the field of engineering. Their research spans a range of subfields with significant focus on mechanical engineering, civil and structural engineering, control and systems engineering, aerospace engineering, and biomedical engineering.

Their work encompasses several key research topics including:

  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Structural Analysis and Optimization
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • Piezoelectric Actuators and Control
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Larry L. Howell's publications have appeared in numerous venues, showing a presence in reputable journals such as:

  • Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics
  • Journal of Mechanical Design
  • Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • ASME Open Journal of Engineering
  • IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Larry L. Howell include:

  • Origami Antennas (2021), IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
  • A Foldable and Reconfigurable Monolithic Reflectarray for Space Applications (2020), IEEE Access
  • Rigidly Foldable Thick Origami Using Designed-Offset Linkages (2020), Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics
  • A Foldable Reflectarray on a Hexagonal Twist Origami Structure (2021), IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
  • Zero Torque Compliant Mechanisms Employing Pre-buckled Beams (2020), Journal of Mechanical Design

Frequent collaborators in their research activities include Spencer P. Magleby, Collin Ynchausti, Brandon Sargent, Stavros V. Georgakopoulos, and Abdul-Sattar Kaddour.

Larry L. Howell was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2004, an accolade reflecting participation and standing within this professional community.

Best Publications

  • A Method for the Design of Compliant Mechanisms With Small-Length Flexural Pivots

    L. L. Howell;A. Midha

  • Accommodating Thickness in Origami-Based Deployable Arrays

    Shannon A. Zirbel;Robert J. Lang;Mark W. Thomson;Deborah A. Sigel

  • Parametric Deflection Approximations for End-Loaded, Large-Deflection Beams in Compliant Mechanisms

    Larry L. Howell;Ashok Midha

  • Handbook of Compliant Mechanisms: Howell/Handbook

    Larry L. Howell;Spencer P. Magleby;Brian M. Olsen

  • Evaluation of equivalent spring stiffness for use in a pseudo-rigid-body model of large-deflection compliant mechanisms

    Larry L. Howell;Ashok Midha;T. W. Norton

  • Handbook of compliant mechanisms

    Larry L. Howell;Spencer P. Magleby;Brian Mark Olsen

  • A Loop-Closure Theory for the Analysis and Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms

    Larry L. Howell;Ashok Midha

  • Waterbomb base: a symmetric single-vertex bistable origami mechanism

    Brandon H Hanna;Jason M Lund;Robert J Lang;Spencer P Magleby

  • Modeling the thermal behavior of a surface-micromachined linear-displacement thermomechanical microactuator

    Christian D. Lott;Timothy W. McLain;John N. Harb;Larry L. Howell

  • Dynamic Modeling of Compliant Mechanisms Based on the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model

    Yue-Qing Yu;Larry L. Howell;Craig Lusk;Ying Yue

  • On the Nomenclature, Classification, and Abstractions of Compliant Mechanisms

    Ashok Midha;Tony W. Norton;Larry L. Howell

  • A Review of Thickness-Accommodation Techniques in Origami-Inspired Engineering

    Robert J. Lang;Kyler A. Tolman;Erica B. Crampton;Spencer P. Magleby

  • The modeling of cross-axis flexural pivots

    Brian D. Jensen;Larry L. Howell

  • An Approach to Designing Origami-Adapted Aerospace Mechanisms

    Jessica Morgan;Spencer P. Magleby;Larry L. Howell

  • Lamina Emergent Torsional (LET) Joint

    Joseph O. Jacobsen;Guimin Chen;Larry L. Howell;Spencer P. Magleby

  • Design of two-link, in-plane, bistable compliant micro-mechanisms

    B. D. Jensen;L. L. Howell;L. G. Salmon

  • A self-retracting fully compliant bistable micromechanism

    N.D. Masters;L.L. Howell

  • Rigidly foldable origami gadgets and tessellations.

    Thomas A. Evans;Robert J. Lang;Spencer P. Magleby;Larry L. Howell

  • Lamina Emergent Mechanisms and Their Basic Elements

    Joseph O. Jacobsen;Brian G. Winder;Larry L. Howell;Spencer P. Magleby

  • Theory of mechanisms and machines

    Larry L. Howell;Ashok Midha

Frequent Co-Authors

Spencer P. Magleby
Spencer P. Magleby Brigham Young University
Timothy W. McLain
Timothy W. McLain Brigham Young University
Junyi Cao
Junyi Cao Xi'an Jiaotong University
Aaron R. Hawkins
Aaron R. Hawkins Brigham Young University
Mary Frecker
Mary Frecker Pennsylvania State University
Giovanni Berselli
Giovanni Berselli University of Genoa
Singiresu S. Rao
Singiresu S. Rao University of Miami
Just L. Herder
Just L. Herder Delft University of Technology
Timothy W. Simpson
Timothy W. Simpson Pennsylvania State University
Brent L. Adams
Brent L. Adams Brigham Young University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students interested in broadening their expertise beyond Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, exploring related online degrees can open diverse career pathways. Fields like Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) offer alternative avenues combining technical knowledge with healthcare and communication skills. Understanding how to navigate these programs is crucial for success.

When considering advanced education, it’s important to know the slp graduate programs and their specific admission requirements. Researching acceptance rates and prerequisites helps applicants prepare effectively and increases their chances of enrollment.

Moreover, some students prioritize flexibility and accessibility. Identifying the easiest online slp programs to get into can provide a stress-free entry into this rewarding field. These programs often feature more lenient admission standards without compromising educational quality.

Cost remains a significant factor for many. Exploring options regarding the cost of online speech pathology degree programs allows prospective students to budget wisely and seek financial aid if necessary.

Additionally, veterans seeking to shift careers will find valuable insights in programs tailored for their unique needs. The guide to the best military friendly online speech pathology degrees highlights options that accommodate their service background and benefits.

Best Scientists Citing Larry L. Howell

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles