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Larry Lessard

Larry Lessard

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
44
Citations
8418
World Ranking
1599
National Ranking
62

Larry Lessard 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 Lessard sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 126 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Larry Lessard 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 Lessard 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: 44 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Larry Lessard is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has a research profile centered on engineering, with a specific emphasis on mechanical engineering and related subfields. Their body of work encompasses areas such as mechanical behavior of composites, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, and innovations in concrete and construction materials.

Lessard's subfields of study include:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

Their main research topics highlight multidisciplinary applications and structural analysis:

  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
  • Fiber-reinforced Polymer Composites
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Cellular and Composite Structures
  • Structural Load-Bearing Analysis

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Lessard include:

  • Mohammad Heidari-Rarani
  • Amirmohammad Rahimizadeh
  • Ehsan Estakhrianhaghighi
  • Armin Mirabolghasemi
  • Yixue Zhang

Lessard regularly publishes in journals focused on composite materials and engineering sciences. Common publication venues are:

  • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • Composites Part B Engineering
  • Composite Structures
  • Polymer Composites
  • Advanced Engineering Materials

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Lessard include:

  • Tensile properties and interfacial shear strength of recycled fibers from wind turbine waste, 2020, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • A parametric study on static behavior and load sharing of multi-bolt hybrid bonded/bolted composite joints, 2021, Composites Part B Engineering
  • Injectable, Pore-Forming, Perfusable Double-Network Hydrogels Resilient to Extreme Biomechanical Stimulations, 2021, Advanced Science
  • Engineering toughening mechanisms in architectured ceramic-based bioinspired materials, 2020, Materials & Design
  • 3D-Printed Wood-Fiber Reinforced Architected Cellular Composites, 2020, Advanced Engineering Materials

Best Publications

  • Optimum stacking sequence design of composite materials Part II: Variable stiffness design

    Hossein Ghiasi;Kazem Fayazbakhsh;Damiano Pasini;Larry Lessard

  • Progressive fatigue damage modeling of composite materials, Part I : Modeling

    Mahmood M. Shokrieh;Larry B. Lessard

  • Damage Tolerance of Laminated Composites Containing an Open Hole and Subjected to Compressive Loadings: Part I—Analysis

    Fu-Kuo Chang;Larry B. Lessard

  • Optimum stacking sequence design of composite materials Part I: Constant stiffness design

    Hossein Ghiasi;Damiano Pasini;Larry Lessard

  • Experimental study of the effect of automated fiber placement induced defects on performance of composite laminates

    Kaven Croft;Larry Lessard;Damiano Pasini;Mehdi Hojjati

  • Progressive Fatigue Damage Modeling of Composite Materials, Part II: Material Characterization and Model Verification:

    Mahmood M. Shokrieh;Larry B. Lessard

  • Damage behavior of fiber reinforced composite plates subjected to drop weight impacts

    Ramin Hosseinzadeh;Mahmood Mehrdad Shokrieh;Larry Lessard

  • Two-Dimensional Modeling of Composite Pinned-Joint Failure:

    Larry B. Lessard;Mahmood M. Shokrieh

  • Defect layer method to capture effect of gaps and overlaps in variable stiffness laminates made by Automated Fiber Placement

    Kazem Fayazbakhsh;Mahdi Arian Nik;Damiano Pasini;Larry Lessard

  • Multiaxial fatigue behaviour of unidirectional plies based on uniaxial fatigue experiments — I. Modelling

    Mahmood M Shokrieh;Larry B Lessard

  • Parametric study of automotive composite bumper beams subjected to low-velocity impacts

    Ramin Hosseinzadeh;Mahmood M. Shokrieh;Larry B. Lessard

  • Optimization of variable stiffness composites with embedded defects induced by Automated Fiber Placement

    Mahdi Arian Nik;Kazem Fayazbakhsh;Damiano Pasini;Larry Lessard

  • Multiaxial fatigue behaviour of unidirectional plies based on uniaxial fatigue experiments—II. Experimental evaluation

    Mahmood M. Shokrieh;Larry B. Lessard

  • Surrogate-based multi-objective optimization of a composite laminate with curvilinear fibers

    Mahdi Arian Nik;Kazem Fayazbakhsh;Damiano Pasini;Larry Lessard

  • Fatigue behaviour assessment of flax–epoxy composites

    F. Bensadoun;K.A.M. Vallons;L.B. Lessard;I. Verpoest

  • Cure shrinkage characterization and modeling of a polyester resin containing low profile additives

    Mohsan Haider;Pascal Hubert;Larry Lessard

  • Characterization of mechanical properties of randomly oriented strand thermoplastic composites

    Marina Selezneva;Larry Lessard

  • Recycling of fiberglass wind turbine blades into reinforced filaments for use in Additive Manufacturing

    Amirmohammad Rahimizadeh;Jordan Kalman;Kazem Fayazbakhsh;Larry Lessard

  • Freedom-7 : A high fidelity seven axis haptic device with application to surgical training

    V. Hayward;P. Gregorio;O. Astley;S. Greenish

  • Shear buckling of a composite drive shaft under torsion

    Mahmood M. Shokrieh;Akbar Hasani;Larry B. Lessard

  • A comparative study of metamodeling methods for the design optimization of variable stiffness composites

    Mahdi Arian Nik;Kazem Fayazbakhsh;Damiano Pasini;Larry Lessard

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascal Hubert
Pascal Hubert McGill University
Mahmood M. Shokrieh
Mahmood M. Shokrieh Iran University of Science and Technology
Damiano Pasini
Damiano Pasini McGill University
Jorge Angeles
Jorge Angeles McGill University
Fu-Kuo Chang
Fu-Kuo Chang Stanford University
Vincent Hayward
Vincent Hayward Sorbonne University
Abdellah Ajji
Abdellah Ajji Polytechnique Montréal

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