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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
43
Citations
6943
World Ranking
1731
National Ranking
61

Michael Rethmeier 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 Rethmeier sits on this spectrum.

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: 114 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: 61 scientists 317–326 publications: 69 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 publications 659+

This scientist: 394 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Rethmeier 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 Rethmeier sits on this spectrum.

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: 125 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 106 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: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Laser Metal Deposition as Repair Technology for Stainless Steel and Titanium Alloys

    Benjamin Graf;Andrey Gumenyuk;Andrey Gumenyuk;Michael Rethmeier;Michael Rethmeier

  • Numerical modeling for the effect of pin profiles on thermal and material flow characteristics in friction stir welding

    Hao Su;Chuan Song Wu;Marcel Bachmann;Michael Rethmeier

  • Thermal energy generation and distribution in friction stir welding of aluminum alloys

    H. Su;C.S. Wu;A. Pittner;M. Rethmeier

  • About the influence of a steady magnetic field on weld pool dynamics in partial penetration high power laser beam welding of thick aluminium parts

    Marcel Bachmann;Vjaceslav Avilov;Andrey Gumenyuk;Michael Rethmeier

  • Simultaneous measurement of tool torque, traverse force and axial force in friction stir welding

    H. Su;C.S. Wu;A. Pittner;M. Rethmeier

  • In-situ distortions in LMD additive manufacturing walls can be measured with digital image correlation and predicted using numerical simulations

    M. Biegler;B. Graf;Michael Rethmeier;Michael Rethmeier

  • Experimental and numerical investigation of an electromagnetic weld pool support system for high power laser beam welding of austenitic stainless steel

    Marcel Bachmann;Vjaceslav Avilov;Andrey Gumenyuk;Michael Rethmeier

  • Numerical simulation of full penetration laser welding of thick steel plate with high power high brightness laser

    L. J. Zhang;L. J. Zhang;J. X. Zhang;A. Gumenyuk;M. Rethmeier

  • Laser Metal Deposition as Repair Technology for a Gas Turbine Burner Made of Inconel 718

    Torsten Petrat;Benjamin Graf;Andrey Gumenyuk;Michael Rethmeier;Michael Rethmeier

  • Deformation behaviour of spot-welded high strength steels for automotive applications

    Stephan Brauser;Lutz-Alexander Pepke;Gert Weber;Michael Rethmeier

  • Design of experiments for laser metal deposition in maintenance, repair and overhaul applications

    Benjamin Graf;Stefan Ammer;Andrey Gumenyuk;Andrey Gumenyuk;Michael Rethmeier;Michael Rethmeier

  • PA position full penetration high power laser beam welding of up to 30 mm thick AlMg3 plates using electromagnetic weld pool support

    V V Avilov;A Gumenyuk;M Lammers;M Rethmeier

  • Numerical calculation of residual stress development of multi-pass gas metal arc welding

    C. Heinze;C. Schwenk;C. Schwenk;M. Rethmeier;M. Rethmeier

  • Numerical simulation of full-penetration laser beam welding of thick aluminium plates with inductive support

    Marcel Bachmann;Vjaceslav Avilov;Andrey Gumenyuk;Michael Rethmeier

  • Plume attenuation of laser radiation during high power fiber laser welding

    P.Yu. Shcheglov;P.Yu. Shcheglov;S.A. Uspenskiy;A.V. Gumenyuk;V.N. Petrovskiy

  • Hybrid laser arc welding of X80 and X120 steel grade

    S. Gook;A. Gumenyuk;M. Rethmeier

  • Dependency of martensite start temperature on prior austenite grain size and its influence on welding-induced residual stresses

    C. Heinze;A. Pittner;M. Rethmeier;M. Rethmeier;S.S. Babu

  • Welding Thick Steel Plates with Fibre Lasers and GMAW

    Frank Vollertsen;Stefan GrÜnenwald;Michael Rethmeier;Andrey Gumenyuk

  • Life Cycle Assessment of welding technologies for thick metal plate welds

    Gunther Sproesser;Ya-Ju Chang;Andreas Pittner;Matthias Finkbeiner

  • Numerical assessment and experimental verification of the influence of the Hartmann effect in laser beam welding processes by steady magnetic fields

    Marcel Bachmann;Vjaceslav Avilov;Andrey Gumenyuk;Michael Rethmeier;Michael Rethmeier

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