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Lorna J. Gibson

Lorna J. Gibson

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
91
Citations
57464
World Ranking
104
National Ranking
53

Materials Science

D-Index
91
Citations
57731
World Ranking
1562
National Ranking
488

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Lorna J. Gibson is affiliated with MIT in the United States and conducts research mainly situated in the fields of psychology and medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including social psychology, clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, and genetics.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics. These include:

  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Pickering Emulsions and Particle Stabilization
  • Cellular and Composite Structures

Recent publications by Lorna J. Gibson illustrate the diversity of their research interests and collaborative efforts. Some notable papers include:

  • Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scores do not accurately estimate depression prevalence: individual participant data meta-analysis, 2020, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  • Hierarchically Porous Ceramics via Direct Writing of Binary Colloidal Gel Foams, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Mental health research capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa: the African Mental Health Research Initiative, 2020, Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health
  • Changes in the prevalence and profile of users of contraception in Britain 2000-2010: evidence from two National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2020, BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health
  • Developing sustainable capacity-building in mental health research: implementation outcomes of training of trainers in systematic reviewing, 2020, Global Health Action

Lorna J. Gibson has frequently published in venues such as UNC Libraries, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, and The Journal of Sex Research.

The scientist has collaborated often with a number of other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Dixon Chibanda
  • Brooke Levis
  • Andrea Benedetti
  • John P. A. Ioannidis
  • Zelalem Negeri

In recognition of their professional contributions, Lorna J. Gibson was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Cellular Solids: Structure and Properties

    Lorna J. Gibson;Michael F. Ashby

  • Metal Foams: A Design Guide

    MF Ashby;A Evans;NA Fleck;LJ Gibson

  • The mechanics of three-dimensional cellular materials

    L. J. Gibson;M. F. Ashby

  • The effect of pore size on cell adhesion in collagen-GAG scaffolds.

    Fergal J O'Brien;B A Harley;Ioannis Yannas;Lorna J Gibson

  • The hierarchical structure and mechanics of plant materials

    Lorna J. Gibson

  • Biomechanics of cellular solids.

    Lorna J. Gibson

  • The mechanical behaviour of cancellous bone

    L.J. Gibson

  • The mechanics of two-dimensional cellular materials

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  • Influence of freezing rate on pore structure in freeze-dried collagen-GAG scaffolds.

    Fergal J. O’Brien;Brendan A. Harley;Ioannis V. Yannas;Lorna Gibson

  • Cellular materials as porous scaffolds for tissue engineering

    T.M. Freyman;I.V. Yannas;L.J. Gibson

  • Size effects in ductile cellular solids. Part II : experimental results

    E.W. Andrews;G. Gioux;Patrick Onck;L.J. Gibson

  • Cellular Materials in Nature and Medicine

    Lorna J. Gibson;Michael F Ashby;Brendan A. Harley

  • Compressive and tensile behaviour of aluminum foams

    E. Andrews;W. Sanders;L.J. Gibson

  • Mechanical Behavior of Metallic Foams

    L. J. Gibson

  • Effects of solid distribution on the stiffness and strength of metallic foams

    A.E. Simone;L.J. Gibson

  • Size effects in ductile cellular solids. Part I: modeling

    P.R. Onck;E.W. Andrews;L.J. Gibson

  • Deformation and energy absorption diagrams for cellular solids

    S.K. Maiti;L.J. Gibson;M.F. Ashby

  • Mechanical characterization of collagen-glycosaminoglycan scaffolds.

    Brendan A. Harley;Janet H. Leung;Emilio C.C.M. Silva;Lorna J. Gibson

  • 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

  • Failure surfaces for cellular materials under multiaxial loads—I.Modelling

    L.J. Gibson;M.F. Ashby;J. Zhang;T.C. Triantafillou

  • Modeling the mechanical behavior of vertebral trabecular bone: Effects of age-related changes in microstructure

    M.J. Silva;L.J. Gibson

  • Aluminum foams produced by liquid-state processes

    A.E. Simone;L.J. Gibson

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael F. Ashby
Michael F. Ashby University of Cambridge
Wilson C. Hayes
Wilson C. Hayes Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Brendan A.C. Harley
Brendan A.C. Harley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thanasis Triantafillou
Thanasis Triantafillou University of Patras
Tony M. Keaveny
Tony M. Keaveny University of California, Berkeley
Patrick Onck
Patrick Onck University of Groningen
Matthew J. Silva
Matthew J. Silva Washington University in St. Louis
Fergal J. O'Brien
Fergal J. O'Brien Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Myron Spector
Myron Spector Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jennifer A. Lewis
Jennifer A. Lewis Harvard University

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