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D-Index
33
Citations
6100
World Ranking
9346
National Ranking
2622

Mary Frecker publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mary Frecker sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 274 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Mary Frecker D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mary Frecker sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Mary Frecker is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to engineering research, with a primary focus on mechanical engineering and related subfields. Their published work spans 61 articles in the broader engineering domain, with particular emphasis on mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, civil and structural engineering, control and systems engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The topics covered by Mary Frecker include advanced materials and mechanics, piezoelectric actuators and control, dielectric materials and actuators, acoustic wave phenomena research, metamaterials and metasurfaces applications, vibration control and rheological fluids, and topology optimization in engineering.

Frecker's frequent coauthors indicate collaborative work with several researchers including Zoubeida Ounaies, Cody Gonzalez, Christopher D. Rahn, Parisa Shokouhi, and Tan Pan.

Their research has been published repeatedly in prominent venues such as Smart Materials and Structures, the ASME 2021 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, and the SSRN Electronic Journal.

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Mary Frecker include:

  • Mechanical properties of additively manufactured metal lattice structures: Data review and design interface, 2020, Additive Manufacturing
  • Pseudo rigid body model for a nonlinear folding compliant mechanism, 2022, Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • Reactive extrusion additive manufacturing (REAM) of functionally graded, magneto-active thermoset composites, 2023, Additive Manufacturing
  • Topology Optimization Design of Resonant Structures Based on Antiresonance Eigenfrequency Matching Informed by Harmonic Analysis, 2023, Journal of Mechanical Design
  • Design of resonant elastodynamic metasurfaces to control S Lamb waves using topology optimization, 2022, JASA Express Letters

Mary Frecker was recognized in 2009 as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Best Publications

  • Multifunctional tool and method for minimally invasive surgery

    Mary I. Frecker;Randy S. Haluck;Ryan P. Dziedzic;Jeremy R. Schadler

  • Topological synthesis of compliant mechanisms using multi-criteria optimization

    M. I. Frecker;G. K. Ananthasuresh;S. Nishiwaki;N. Kikuchi

  • Topology optimization of compliant mechanisms using the homogenization method

    Shinji Nishiwaki;Mary I. Frecker;Seungjae Min;Noboru Kikuchi

  • Recent Advances in Optimization of Smart Structures and Actuators

    Mary I. Frecker

  • Efficient Pareto Frontier Exploration using Surrogate Approximations

    Benjamin Wilson;David J. Cappelleri;Timothy W. Simpson;Mary I. Frecker

  • A Nonlinear Model for Dielectric Elastomer Membranes

    Nakhiah Goulbourne;Eric M. Mockensturm;Mary I. Frecker

  • Topology optimization of compliant mechanical amplifiers for piezoelectric actuators

    S. Canfield;M. Frecker

  • Aircraft Structural Morphing Using Tendon-Actuated Compliant Cellular Trusses

    Deepak S. Ramrakhyani;George A. Lesieutre;Mary I. Frecker;Smita Bharti

  • Mechanical properties of additively manufactured metal lattice structures: Data review and design interface

    Bradley Hanks;Joseph Berthel;Mary Frecker;Timothy W. Simpson

  • Topology optimization of compliant mechanisms with multiple outputs

    Mary I. Frecker;Noboru Kikuchi;S. Kota

  • Electro-elastomers: Large deformation analysis of silicone membranes

    N.C. Goulbourne;E.M. Mockensturm;M.I. Frecker

  • Development and Validation of a Dynamic Model of Magneto-Active Elastomer Actuation of the Origami Waterbomb Base

    Landen Bowen;Kara Springsteen;Hannah Feldstein;Mary Frecker

  • Bistable compliant mechanism using magneto active elastomer actuation

    Adrienne Crivaro;Robert Sheridan;Mary Frecker;Timothy W Simpson

  • Design of a multifunctional compliant instrument for minimally invasive surgery.

    Mary I. Frecker;Katherine M. Powell;Randy Haluck

  • Stress Relief in Contact-Aided Compliant Cellular Mechanisms

    Vipul Mehta;Mary Frecker;George A. Lesieutre

  • Sequence and task analysis of instrument use in common laparoscopic procedures.

    N.Y. Mehta;R.S. Haluck;M.I. Frecker;A.J. Snyder

  • Electro-elastic modeling of a dielectric elastomer diaphragm for a prosthetic blood pump

    Nakhiah C. Goulbourne;Mary I. Frecker;Eric Mockensturm

  • Modeling of a dielectric elastomer diaphragm for a prosthetic blood pump

    Nakhiah Goulbourne;Mary I. Frecker;Eric Michael Mockensturm;Alan J. Snyder

  • Investigating the performance and properties of dielectric elastomer actuators as a potential means to actuate origami structures

    S Ahmed;Z Ounaies;M Frecker

  • Topology optimization of 2D continua for minimum compliance using parallel computing

    A. Mahdavi;R. Balaji;M. Frecker;E. M. Mockensturm

  • Multi-Field Responsive Origami Structures: Preliminary Modeling and Experiments

    Saad Ahmed;Carlye Lauff;Adrienne Crivaro;Kevin McGough

  • Design of a PZT Bimorph Actuator Using a Metamodel-Based Approach

    David J. Cappelleri;Mary I. Frecker;Timothy W. Simpson;Alan Snyder

  • Dynamic Topology Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms and Piezoceramic Actuators

    Hima Maddisetty;Mary Frecker

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy W. Simpson
Timothy W. Simpson Pennsylvania State University
George A. Lesieutre
George A. Lesieutre Pennsylvania State University
James H. Adair
James H. Adair Pennsylvania State University
Christopher D. Rahn
Christopher D. Rahn Pennsylvania State University
Russell R. Barton
Russell R. Barton Pennsylvania State University
Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang University of Connecticut
Noboru Kikuchi
Noboru Kikuchi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mostafa Abdalla
Mostafa Abdalla Delft University of Technology
Sridhar Kota
Sridhar Kota University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Larry L. Howell
Larry L. Howell Brigham Young University

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