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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 40 2058 1910 89 84 171 5348

Marc Secanell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marc Secanell between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marc Secanell published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2017. 9 of the 183 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2017. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 1 publication
2002 2025

183 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marc Secanell: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 0
2004 1
2005 2
2006 5
2007 2
2008 4
2009 0
2010 7
2011 8
2012 7
2013 6
2014 18
2015 11
2016 9
2017 19
2018 13
2019 8
2020 12
2021 13
2022 10
2023 18
2024 8
2025 1
Total 183
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Marc Secanell 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 Marc Secanell 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, 167–176 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: 171 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
167–176 133 171
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
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
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Marc Secanell 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 Marc Secanell 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 40
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
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
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Overview

Marc Secanell is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research primarily spans the broad fields of engineering and energy, with a notable focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. Additional subfields include computational mechanics, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas, including fuel cells and related materials, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced battery technologies research, membrane-based ion separation techniques, hybrid renewable energy systems, and additive manufacturing materials and processes.

Marc Secanell has published extensively, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Journal of Power Sources
  • Electrochimica Acta
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Recent publications illustrate the focus and scope of their research:

  • Measurement of the Protonic and Electronic Conductivities of PEM Water Electrolyzer Electrodes, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Geometric tolerance and manufacturing assemblability estimation of metal additive manufacturing (AM) processes, 2020, Materials & Design
  • Understanding single-phase water-management signatures in fuel-cell impedance spectra: A numerical study, 2020, Electrochimica Acta
  • Estimating charge-transport properties of fuel-cell and electrolyzer catalyst layers via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, 2020, Electrochimica Acta
  • Understanding the effect of porosity and pore size distribution on low loading catalyst layers, 2022, Electrochimica Acta

Collaborative work is notable in their career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Aslan Kosakian
  • Fei Wei
  • Natalia Semagina
  • Alex Jarauta
  • Manas Mandal

Best Publications

  • A Critical Review of Modeling Transport Phenomena in Polymer-Electrolyte Fuel Cells

    Adam Z. Weber;Rodney L. Borup;Robert M. Darling;Prodip K. Das

  • Multi-variable optimization of PEMFC cathodes using an agglomerate model

    M. Secanell;K. Karan;A. Suleman;N. Djilali

  • A techno-economic assessment of large scale wind-hydrogen production with energy storage in Western Canada

    Babatunde Olateju;Amit Kumar;Marc Secanell

  • Absolute permeability and Knudsen diffusivity measurements in PEMFC gas diffusion layers and micro porous layers

    Lalit M. Pant;Sushanta K. Mitra;Marc Secanell

  • Analysis of Low Platinum Loading Thin Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Electrodes Prepared by Inkjet Printing

    S. Shukla;K. Domican;K. Karan;S. Bhattacharjee

  • Computational design and optimization of fuel cells and fuel cell systems: A review

    M. Secanell;J. Wishart;P. Dobson

  • Optimization of a PEM fuel cell system based on empirical data and a generalized electrochemical semi-empirical model

    J. Wishart;Z. Dong;M. Secanell

  • Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Ink Dispersion Stability for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Applications

    S. Shukla;S. Bhattacharjee;A. Z. Weber;M. Secanell

  • Analysis of the role of the microporous layer in improving polymer electrolyte fuel cell performance

    J. Zhou;S. Shukla;A. Putz;M. Secanell

  • Numerical optimization of proton exchange membrane fuel cell cathodes

    M. Secanell;B. Carnes;A. Suleman;N. Djilali

  • Analysis of Catalyst Layer Microstructures: From Imaging to Performance

    M. Sabharwal;L. M. Pant;A. Putz;D. Susac

  • Analysis of a flywheel energy storage system for light rail transit

    A. Rupp;A. Rupp;H. Baier;P. Mertiny;M. Secanell

  • Decoupling structure-sensitive deactivation mechanisms of Ir/IrOx electrocatalysts toward oxygen evolution reaction

    Xuehai Tan;Jing Shen;Natalia Semagina;Marc Secanell

  • Analysis of Inkjet Printed PEFC Electrodes with Varying Platinum Loading

    S. Shukla;D. Stanier;M. S. Saha;J. Stumper

  • Experimental study of mass transport in PEMFCs: Through plane permeability and molecular diffusivity in GDLs

    Prafful Mangal;Lalit M. Pant;Nicholas Carrigy;Mark Dumontier

  • Design of a Morphing Airfoil Using Aerodynamic Shape Optimization

    Marc Secanell;Afzal Suleman;Pedro Gamboa

  • Characterization of the PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer Microstructure by Nonlinear Least-Squares Parameter Estimation

    P. Dobson;C. Lei;T. Navessin;M. Secanell;M. Secanell

  • Understanding the Effect of Kinetic and Mass Transport Processes in Cathode Agglomerates

    M. Moore;P. Wardlaw;P. Dobson;J. J. Boisvert

  • Correlation of Changes in Electrochemical and Structural Parameters due to Voltage Cycling Induced Degradation in PEM Fuel Cells

    Alexander Kneer;Jasna Jankovic;Darija Susac;Andreas Putz

  • A Mixed Wettability Pore Size Distribution Based Mathematical Model for Analyzing Two-Phase Flow in Porous Electrodes

    J. Zhou;A. Putz;M. Secanell

  • A generalized mathematical model to study gas transport in PEMFC porous media

    Lalit M. Pant;Sushanta K. Mitra;Marc Secanell

  • Initial Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Solar Molten Media Methane Cracking for Hydrogen Production

    D. Paxman;S. Trottier;M. Nikoo;Marc Secanell

  • Geometric tolerance and manufacturing assemblability estimation of metal additive manufacturing (AM) processes

    Baltej Singh Rupal;Baltej Singh Rupal;Nabil Anwer;Marc Secanell;Ahmed Jawad Qureshi

  • Multi-objective optimization of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell membrane electrode assembly

    M. Secanell;R. Songprakorp;A. Suleman;N. Djilali

  • A comparative study between optimal metal and composite rotors for flywheel energy storage systems

    V. Kale;M. Secanell

  • Analysis of non-isothermal effects on polymer electrolyte fuel cell electrode assemblies

    M. Bhaiya;A. Putz;M. Secanell

  • OpenFCST: An Open-Source Mathematical Modelling Software for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

    Marc Secanell;Andreas Putz;Phillip Wardlaw;Valentin Zingan

  • Optimization of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell membrane electrode assembly

    Marc Secanell;Ron Songprakorp;Ned Djilali;Afzal Suleman

  • Estimating charge-transport properties of fuel-cell and electrolyzer catalyst layers via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

    A. Kosakian;M. Secanell

  • Multi-level adaptive simulation of transient two-phase flow in heterogeneous porous media

    C.C. Chueh;M. Secanell;W. Bangerth;N. Djilali

  • Cost optimization of hybrid composite flywheel rotors for energy storage

    M. Krack;M. Secanell;P. Mertiny

  • An electrochemical model of an amperometric NOx sensor

    Masoud Aliramezani;Charles Robert Koch;Marc Secanell;Robert E. Hayes

  • Experimental and numerical analysis of a methane thermal decomposition reactor

    D. Paxman;S. Trottier;M.R. Flynn;L. Kostiuk

  • Numerical Evaluation of Optimization Algorithms for Low-Reynolds-Number Aerodynamic Shape Optimization

    Marc Secanell;Afzal Suleman

Frequent Co-Authors

Sushanta K. Mitra
Sushanta K. Mitra University of Waterloo
Afzal Suleman
Afzal Suleman University of Victoria
Ned Djilali
Ned Djilali University of Victoria
Adam Z. Weber
Adam Z. Weber Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kunal Karan
Kunal Karan University of Calgary
Jeff T. Gostick
Jeff T. Gostick University of Waterloo
Subir Bhattacharjee
Subir Bhattacharjee University of Alberta
Iryna V. Zenyuk
Iryna V. Zenyuk University of California, Irvine
Matthias Wessling
Matthias Wessling RWTH Aachen University
Steven Holdcroft
Steven Holdcroft Simon Fraser University

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