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D-Index
37
Citations
5977
World Ranking
2374
National Ranking
857

Marcelo J. Dapino 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 Marcelo J. Dapino sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 269 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marcelo J. Dapino 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 Marcelo J. Dapino sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% 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

  • 2020 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Marcelo J. Dapino is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and primarily works within the field of Engineering. Their research contributions focus significantly on Mechanical Engineering, with additional work in related subfields such as Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Material Properties and Applications
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation

Dapino has authored numerous publications, often collaborating with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include Leon M. Headings, Ningxiner Zhao, Ryan Hahnlen, S. S. Babu, and Gowtham Venkatraman.

Key recent publications by Marcelo J. Dapino include:

  • Self-sensing piezoelectric bistable laminates for morphing structures, 2020, published in Smart Materials and Structures
  • Modeling of Fluidic Prestressed Composite Actuators With Application to Soft Robotic Grippers, 2022, published in IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • Metal structures embedded with piezoelectric PVDF sensors using ultrasonic additive manufacturing, 2021, published in Manufacturing Letters
  • Effect of weld power and interfacial temperature on mechanical strength and microstructure of carbon steel 4130 fabricated by ultrasonic additive manufacturing, 2020, published in Manufacturing Letters
  • Modeling of Soft Robotic Grippers Integrated With Fluidic Prestressed Composite Actuators, 2021, published in Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

The venues where Dapino frequently publishes include the SSRN Electronic Journal, Smart Materials and Structures, Composites Part B Engineering, Manufacturing Letters, and Crystals.

Throughout their career, Dapino has been recognized with fellowships by professional societies. These include being named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2012 and a SPIE Fellow in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Structural magnetic strain model for magnetostrictive transducers

    M.J. Dapino;R.C. Smith;A.B. Flatau

  • Overview of Magnetostrictive Sensor Technology

    Frederick T. Calkins;Alison B. Flatau;Marcelo J. Dapino

  • Free energy model for hysteresis in magnetostrictive transducers

    Ralph C. Smith;Marcelo J. Dapino;Stefan Seelecke

  • Review of magnetostrictive vibration energy harvesters

    Zhangxian Deng;Marcelo J Dapino

  • NiTi–Al interface strength in ultrasonic additive manufacturing composites

    Ryan Hahnlen;Marcelo J. Dapino

  • A unified framework for modeling hysteresis in ferroic materials

    Ralph C. Smith;Stefan Seelecke;Marcelo Dapino;Zoubeida Ounaies

  • Interfacial shear strength estimates of NiTi–Al matrix composites fabricated via ultrasonic additive manufacturing

    Adam Hehr;Marcelo J. Dapino

  • A Coupled Structural-Magnetic Strain and Stress Model for Magnetostrictive Transducers.

    Marcelo J. Dapino;Ralph C. Smith;Leann E. Faidley;Alison B. Flatau

  • Microstructure and texture evolution in aluminum and commercially pure titanium dissimilar welds fabricated using ultrasonic additive manufacturing

    Niyanth Sridharan;Paul Wolcott;Marcelo Dapino;S.S. Babu

  • On magnetostrictive materials and their use in adaptive structures

    Marcelo J. Dapino

  • Microphone based on Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) micro-pillars and patterned electrodes

    J. Xu;M.J. Dapino;D. Gallego-Perez;D. Hansford

  • Efficient magnetic hysteresis model for field and stress application in magnetostrictive Galfenol

    P. G. Evans;M. J. Dapino

  • Experimental characterization of the sensor effect in ferromagnetic shape memory Ni-Mn-Ga

    N. Sarawate;M. Dapino

  • A homogenized energy framework for ferromagnetic hysteresis

    R.C. Smith;M.J. Dapino

  • Effect of prestress on the dynamic performace of a Terfenol-D transducer

    Frederick T. Calkins;Marcelo J. Dapino;Alison B. Flatau

  • Statistical Analysis of Terfenol-D Material Properties:

    Marcelo J. Dapino;Alison B. Flatau;Frederick T. Calkins

  • Review of magnetostrictive materials for structural vibration control

    Zhangxian Deng;Marcelo J Dapino

  • A Coupled Magnetomechanical Model for Magnetostrictive Transducers and its Application to Villari-Effect Sensors

    Marcelo J. Dapino;Ralph C. Smith;Frederick T. Calkins;Alison B. Flatau

  • Review of Morphing Laminated Composites

    Venkata Siva Chillara;Marcelo J. Dapino

  • Elastic constants of Ultrasonic Additive Manufactured Al 3003-H18.

    D.R. Foster;M.J. Dapino;S.S. Babu

  • Ultrasonic additive manufacturing of steel: Method, post-processing treatments and properties

    Asaf Levy;Aslan Miriyev;Niyanth Sridharan;Tianyang Han

  • Characterisation of Al–Ti dissimilar material joints fabricated using ultrasonic additive manufacturing

    P. J. Wolcott;N. Sridharan;S. S. Babu;A. Miriyev

  • Dynamic Model for 3-D Magnetostrictive Transducers

    P G Evans;M J Dapino

  • Statistical Characterization of Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing Ti/Al Composites

    C. D. Hopkins;M. J. Dapino;S. A. Fernandez

  • Optimized welding parameters for Al 6061 ultrasonic additive manufactured structures

    Paul J. Wolcott;Adam Hehr;Marcelo J. Dapino

Frequent Co-Authors

Alison B. Flatau
Alison B. Flatau University of Maryland, College Park
Ralph C. Smith
Ralph C. Smith North Carolina State University
S. Suresh Babu
S. Suresh Babu University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Thomas A. Lograsso
Thomas A. Lograsso Ames Laboratory
Stefan Seelecke
Stefan Seelecke Saarland University
Nader Jalili
Nader Jalili University of Alabama
Ryan R. Dehoff
Ryan R. Dehoff Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Farhang Pourboghrat
Farhang Pourboghrat The Ohio State University

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