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Michael A. McCarthy

Michael A. McCarthy

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 42 1849 1711 8 8 112 6178

Michael A. McCarthy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael A. McCarthy between 2000 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael A. McCarthy published across 24 years, from 2000 to 2023, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2015. 2 of the 116 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2015. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication
2000 2023

116 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael A. McCarthy: publications per year, 2000 to 2023
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 5
2002 7
2003 9
2004 6
2005 13
2006 2
2007 3
2008 5
2009 2
2010 1
2011 4
2012 7
2013 7
2014 9
2015 19
2016 2
2017 0
2018 3
2019 1
2020 5
2021 3
2022 1
2023 1
Total 116
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Michael A. McCarthy 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 Michael A. McCarthy 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, 107–116 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: 112 publications — 10th percentile

10% 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
107–116 113 112
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
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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Michael A. McCarthy 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 Michael A. McCarthy 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 42
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

Michael A. McCarthy is a researcher affiliated with the University of Limerick in Ireland. Their work is situated primarily within the field of Engineering, with a concentration on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The research topics explored by McCarthy span several key areas including:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis
  • Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies
  • Cellular and Composite Structures

McCarthy has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in several specific journals and conference venues. These include:

  • Composite Structures
  • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • Composites Part B Engineering
  • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Their body of recent work contains papers published between 2020 and 2021, featuring topics on composite materials, bonding techniques, and performance under loading conditions. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Evaluation of grit-blasting as a pre-treatment for carbon-fibre thermoplastic composite to aluminium bonded joints tested at static and dynamic loading rates," 2020, Composite Structures Part B Engineering
  • "Quasi-static and dynamic performance of novel interlocked hybrid metal-composite joints," 2020, Composite Structures
  • "An evaluation of the influence of manufacturing methods on interlocked aluminium-thermoplastic composite joint performance," 2021, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • "Influence of binder float length on the out-of-plane and axial impact performance of 3D woven composites," 2021, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • "Influence of adhesive spew geometry and load eccentricity angle on metal-composite bonded joints tested at quasi-static and dynamic loading rates," 2021, Composite Structures

McCarthy frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • C.T. McCarthy
  • Ronan M. O'Higgins
  • Karthik Ramaswamy
  • Nathalie Toso
  • Jazib Hassan

Best Publications

  • Three-dimensional finite element analysis of single-bolt, single-lap composite bolted joints: part I—model development and validation

    M.A. McCarthy;C.T. McCarthy;V.P. Lawlor;W.F. Stanley

  • Bolt-hole clearance effects and strength criteria in single-bolt, single-lap, composite bolted joints

    M.A McCarthy;V.P Lawlor;W.F Stanley;C.T McCarthy

  • Progressive damage analysis of multi-bolt composite joints with variable bolt–hole clearances

    C.T. McCarthy;M.A. McCarthy;V.P. Lawlor

  • Mechanical characterisation of carbon fibre–PEEK manufactured by laser-assisted automated-tape-placement and autoclave

    A.J. Comer;Dipa Ray;Winifred Obande;David Jones

  • Three-dimensional finite element analysis of single-bolt, single-lap composite bolted joints: Part II––effects of bolt-hole clearance

    C.T. McCarthy;M.A. McCarthy

  • Modelling of Bird Strike on an Aircraft Wing Leading Edge Made from Fibre Metal Laminates – Part 2: Modelling of Impact with SPH Bird Model

    M. A. McCarthy;J. R. Xiao;C. T. McCarthy;A. Kamoulakos

  • A simple method for determining the effects of bolt-hole clearance on load distribution in single-column multi-bolt composite joints

    M.A. McCarthy;C.T. McCarthy;G.S. Padhi

  • Comparison of open hole tension characteristics of high strength glass and carbon fibre-reinforced composite materials

    Ronan M. O'Higgins;Michael A. McCarthy;Conor T. McCarthy

  • Vibration response of double-walled carbon nanotubes subjected to an externally applied longitudinal magnetic field: A nonlocal elasticity approach

    T. Murmu;M.A. McCarthy;S. Adhikari

  • Analysis of thick functionally graded plates by using higher-order shear and normal deformable plate theory and MLPG method with radial basis functions

    D.F. Gilhooley;D.F. Gilhooley;R.C. Batra;J.R. Xiao;M.A. McCarthy

  • Stress analysis of single-bolt, single-lap, countersunk composite joints with variable bolt-hole clearance

    Brian Egan;Conor T. McCarthy;Michael A. McCarthy;Ronan Frizzell

  • An experimental study of bolt–hole clearance effects in double-lap, multi-bolt composite joints

    V.P. Lawlor;M.A. McCarthy;W.F. Stanley

  • In-plane magnetic field affected transverse vibration of embedded single-layer graphene sheets using equivalent nonlocal elasticity approach

    T. Murmu;M.A. McCarthy;S. Adhikari

  • Experiences with Modeling Friction in Composite Bolted Joints

    C. T. McCarthy;M. A. McCarthy;W. F. Stanley;V. P. Lawlor

  • Analysis of thick composite laminates using a higher-order shear and normal deformable plate theory (HOSNDPT) and a meshless method

    J.R. Xiao;D.F. Gilhooley;D.F. Gilhooley;R.C. Batra;J.W. Gillespie

  • Numerical investigation of a crash test of a composite helicopter subfloor structure

    M.A. McCarthy;J.F.M. Wiggenraad

  • Multiwall Nanotubes Can Be Stronger than Single Wall Nanotubes and Implications for Nanocomposite Design

    E. M. Byrne;E. M. Byrne;M. A. McCarthy;Z. Xia;W. A. Curtin

  • Finite element analysis of effects of clearance on single shear composite bolted joints

    M. A. McCarthy;C. T. McCarthy

  • Modelling bearing failure in countersunk composite joints under quasi-static loading using 3D explicit finite element analysis

    B. Egan;M.A. McCarthy;R.M. Frizzell;P.J. Gray

  • Modelling of Bird Strike on an Aircraft Wing Leading Edge Made from Fibre Metal Laminates – Part 1: Material Modelling

    M. A. McCarthy;J. R. Xiao;N. Petrinic;A. Kamoulakos

Frequent Co-Authors

Conor T. McCarthy
Conor T. McCarthy University of Limerick
Tony Murmu
Tony Murmu University of the West of Scotland
Sondipon Adhikari
Sondipon Adhikari University of Glasgow
William A. Curtin
William A. Curtin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Romesh C. Batra
Romesh C. Batra Virginia Tech
John W. Gillespie
John W. Gillespie University of Delaware
Zhenhai Xia
Zhenhai Xia University of North Texas
Alimuddin Zumla
Alimuddin Zumla University College London
R.A. Shenoi
R.A. Shenoi University of Southampton
Michael D. Gilchrist
Michael D. Gilchrist University College Dublin

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