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Mark F. Horstemeyer

Mark F. Horstemeyer

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 80 214 193 107 89 504 20122
Materials Science 77 3176 3066 884 829 467 18692

Mark F. Horstemeyer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark F. Horstemeyer between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark F. Horstemeyer published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 15.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 53 publications in 2011. 8 of the 545 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 53. Peak 53 publications in 2011. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 31 publications 2009: 31 publications 2010: 44 publications 2011: 53 publications 2012: 45 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 1 publication
1990 2025

545 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark F. Horstemeyer: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 2
1996 1
1997 1
1998 4
1999 7
2000 10
2001 7
2002 11
2003 14
2004 16
2005 18
2006 20
2007 19
2008 31
2009 31
2010 44
2011 53
2012 45
2013 29
2014 23
2015 13
2016 20
2017 15
2018 25
2019 23
2020 18
2021 15
2022 15
2023 5
2024 7
2025 1
Total 545
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Mark F. Horstemeyer 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 Mark F. Horstemeyer 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, 497–506 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: 504 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 12 504
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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Mark F. Horstemeyer 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 Mark F. Horstemeyer 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, 80 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: 80 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 80
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2010 - ASM Fellow For developments in computational multiscale material modeling spanning atomic to macro length scales and quantification of structure – property relationships for inelastic behavior and fracture.
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Mark F. Horstemeyer is affiliated with Liberty University in the United States with a focus on engineering and materials science. Their research spans a diverse range of topics within these fields, reflecting interdisciplinary expertise.

The main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Medicine

Within these fields, the subfields of study frequently addressed are:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Biomedical Engineering

The primary research topics covered involve:

  • Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics
  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Mark F. Horstemeyer include:

  • Integration of phase-field model and crystal plasticity for the prediction of process-structure-property relation of additively manufactured metallic materials, 2020, International Journal of Plasticity
  • Uncertainty quantification and reduction in metal additive manufacturing, 2020, npj Computational Materials
  • Electroplasticity: A review of mechanisms in electro-mechanical coupling of ductile metals, 2020, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures
  • Machine learning predictions on fracture toughness of multiscale bio-nano-composites, 2020, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites
  • Three-dimensional Phase-field simulation of γ" precipitation kinetics in Inconel 625 during heat treatment, 2020, Computational Materials Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Horstemeyer are:

  • Raj K. Prabhu
  • Youssef Hammi
  • Sungkwang Mun
  • M. I. Baskes
  • Bradley Huddleston

Preferred publication venues where their work appears with higher frequency include:

  • Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures
  • Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
  • Materials
  • Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism/Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism
  • Mechanics of Materials

Mark F. Horstemeyer has received several professional recognitions, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012
  • ASM Fellow, 2010, for developments in computational multiscale material modeling spanning atomic to macro length scales and quantification of structure - property relationships for inelastic behavior and fracture
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2005

Best Publications

  • A comparative study of metamodeling methods for multiobjective crashworthiness optimization

    H. Fang;M. Rais-Rohani;Z. Liu;M. F. Horstemeyer

  • Molecular dynamics simulations of deformation mechanisms of amorphous polyethylene

    D. Hossain;M.A. Tschopp;D.K. Ward;J.L. Bouvard

  • Microstructure-based fatigue modeling of cast A356-T6 alloy

    D.L McDowell;K Gall;M.F Horstemeyer;J Fan

  • Modified embedded atom method potential for Al, Si, Mg, Cu, and Fe alloys

    B. Jelinek;S. Groh;M. F. Horstemeyer;J. Houze

  • LENGTH SCALE AND TIME SCALE EFFECTS ON THE PLASTIC FLOW OF FCC METALS

    M.F. Horstemeyer;M.I. Baskes;S.J. Plimpton

  • Probing grain boundary sink strength at the nanoscale: Energetics and length scales of vacancy and interstitial absorption by grain boundaries in α -Fe

    Mark A. Tschopp;K. N. Solanki;Fei Gao;Xin Sun

  • Interpretations of Indentation Size Effects

    W. W. Gerberich;N. I. Tymiak;J. C. Grunlan;M. F. Horstemeyer

  • Global response approximation with radial basis functions

    Hongbing Fang;Mark F. Horstemeyer

  • Modeling stress state dependent damage evolution in a cast Al–Si–Mg aluminum alloy

    M.F. Horstemeyer;J. Lathrop;A.M. Gokhale;M. Dighe

  • Historical review of internal state variable theory for inelasticity

    Mark F. Horstemeyer;Douglas J. Bammann

  • Multiscale Modeling: A Review

    M. F. Horstemeyer

  • A void–crack nucleation model for ductile metals

    Mark F. Horstemeyer;Arun M. Gokhale

  • Energy absorbent natural materials and bioinspired design strategies: A review

    J. McKittrick;P.-Y. Chen;L. Tombolato;E.E. Novitskaya

  • Insight into the mechanisms of columnar to equiaxed grain transition during metallic additive manufacturing

    Pengwei Liu;Pengwei Liu;Zhuo Wang;Yaohong Xiao;Mark F. Horstemeyer

  • Effect of dislocation transmutation on modeling hardening mechanisms by twinning in magnesium

    A.L. Oppedal;H. El Kadiri;C.N. Tomé;G.C. Kaschner

  • Multiscale modeling of the plasticity in an aluminum single crystal

    S. Groh;E.B. Marin;M.F. Horstemeyer;H.M. Zbib

  • High cycle fatigue of a die cast AZ91E-T4 magnesium alloy

    M.F Horstemeyer;N Yang;Ken Gall;D.L McDowell

  • Atomistic simulations on the tensile debonding of an aluminum-silicon interface

    Ken Gall;M.F Horstemeyer;Mark Van Schilfgaarde;M.I Baskes

  • Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) for Metals : Using Multiscale Modeling to Invigorate Engineering Design with Science

    Mark F. Horstemeyer

  • A molecular dynamics study of void growth and coalescence in single crystal nickel

    G. P. Potirniche;M. F. Horstemeyer;G. J. Wagner;P. M. Gullett

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael I. Baskes
Michael I. Baskes University of North Texas
Jun Liao
Jun Liao The University of Texas at Arlington
Mark A. Tschopp
Mark A. Tschopp United States Army Research Laboratory
David L. McDowell
David L. McDowell Georgia Institute of Technology
Arun M. Gokhale
Arun M. Gokhale Georgia Institute of Technology
Ken Gall
Ken Gall Duke University
Haitham El Kadiri
Haitham El Kadiri Mississippi State University
Paul G. Allison
Paul G. Allison Baylor University
Randall M. German
Randall M. German San Diego State University
Gregory J. Wagner
Gregory J. Wagner Northwestern University

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