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Narayan Yoganandan 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 Narayan Yoganandan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 676 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Narayan Yoganandan 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 Narayan Yoganandan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2011 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Narayan Yoganandan is affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin in the United States. Their research primarily revolves around medicine, with a significant body of work in surgery, pathology and forensic medicine, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, pharmacology, and biomedical engineering. The scientist's research topics cover critical areas such as spine and intervertebral disc pathology, automotive and human injury biomechanics, spinal fractures and fixation techniques, cervical and thoracic myelopathy, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, medical imaging and analysis, and pelvic and acetabular injuries.

Yoganandan has contributed to multiple publications in reputable venues, including:

  • Military Medicine
  • Traffic Injury Prevention
  • Journal of Engineering and Science in Medical Diagnostics and Therapy
  • Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
  • Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Frequent collaborators of this researcher include Jamie Baisden, Frank A. Pintar, John Humm, Anjishnu Banerjee, and Aditya Vedantam. The partnership with these coauthors has contributed to a robust and diverse research output.

Among recent papers, notable publications are:

  • "External and internal responses of cervical disc arthroplasty and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A finite element modeling study" (2020) published in the Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials.
  • "Human lumbar spinal column injury criteria from vertical loading at the base: Applications to military environments" (2020) published in the Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials.
  • "A Comparison Study of Four Cervical Disk Arthroplasty Devices Using Finite Element Models" (2020) published in the Asian Spine Journal.
  • "Development of a detailed human neck finite element model and injury risk curves under lateral impact" (2021) published in the Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials.
  • "The Human Lumbar Spine During High-Rate Under Seat Loading: A Combined Metric Injury Criteria" (2021) published in Annals of Biomedical Engineering.

Narayan Yoganandan has been recognized by multiple professional societies, including election as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering in 2011 and as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Biomechanics of the cervical spine Part 2. Cervical spine soft tissue responses and biomechanical modeling

    Narayan Yoganandan;Narayan Yoganandan;Srirangam Kumaresan;Srirangam Kumaresan;Frank A Pintar;Frank A Pintar

  • Biomechanical properties of human lumbar spine ligaments.

    Frank A. Pintar;Narayan Yoganandan;Thomas Myers;Ali Elhagediab

  • Geometric and mechanical properties of human cervical spine ligaments.

    Narayan Yoganandan;Srirangam Kumaresan;Frank A. Pintar

  • Biomechanics of skull fracture

    Narayan Yoganandan;Frank A. Pintar;Anthony Sances;Patrick R. Walsh

  • Tensile strength of spinal ligaments.

    Joel B. Myklebust;Frank Pintar;Narayan Yoganandan;Joseph F. Cusick

  • Effect of age and loading rate on human cervical spine injury threshold.

    Frank A. Pintar;Narayan A. Yoganandan;L. Voo

  • Finite element applications in human cervical spine modeling.

    Narayan Yoganandan;Srirangam Kumaresan;Liming Voo;Frank A. Pintar

  • Contribution of disc degeneration to osteophyte formation in the cervical spine: a biomechanical investigation

    Srirangam Kumaresan;Narayan Yoganandan;Frank A. Pintar;Dennis J. Maiman

  • Experimental flexion/extension data corridors for validation of finite element models of the young, normal cervical spine.

    John A. Wheeldon;Frank A. Pintar;Stephanie Knowles;Narayan A. Yoganandan

  • Physical properties of the human head: mass, center of gravity and moment of inertia.

    Narayan Yoganandan;Frank A. Pintar;Jiangyue Zhang;Jamie L. Baisden

  • Finite element analysis of the cervical spine: a material property sensitivity study.

    Srirangam Kumaresan;Narayan Yoganandan;Frank A. Pintar

  • Biomechanics of the cervical spine Part 3: minor injuries

    Nikolai Bogduk;Narayan Yoganandan

  • Mechanics of Fresh, Refrigerated, and Frozen Arterial Tissue

    Brian D. Stemper;Narayan Yoganandan;Michael R. Stineman;Thomas A. Gennarelli

  • Finite element modeling of the C4–C6 cervical spine unit

    N. Yoganandan;S.C. Kumaresan;S.C. Kumaresan;Liming Voo;Liming Voo;F.A. Pintar;F.A. Pintar

  • Finite-element models of the human head.

    L. Voo;S. Kumaresan;F. A. Pintar;N. Yoganandan

  • Biomechanics of temporo-parietal skull fracture

    Narayan Yoganandan;Frank A. Pintar

  • Dynamic response of human cervical spine ligaments.

    Narayan Yoganandan;Frank Pintar;James Butler;John Reinartz

  • Biomechanical effect of anterior cervical spine fusion on adjacent segments.

    Dennis J. Maiman;Srirangam Kumaresan;Narayan Yoganandan;Frank A. Pintar

  • Biomechanical analysis of thoracolumbar interbody constructs. How important is the endplate

    James P. Hollowell;Dennis G. Vollmer;Charles R. Wilson;Frank A. Pintar

  • Finite element modeling of the cervical spine: role of intervertebral disc under axial and eccentric loads.

    Srirangam Kumaresan;Narayan Yoganandan;Narayan Yoganandan;Frank A Pintar;Dennis J Maiman

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank A. Pintar
Frank A. Pintar Medical College of Wisconsin
Thomas A. Gennarelli
Thomas A. Gennarelli University of Pennsylvania
Karen J. Brasel
Karen J. Brasel Medical College of Wisconsin
Kristy B. Arbogast
Kristy B. Arbogast Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Steven F. Son
Steven F. Son Purdue University West Lafayette
Vijay K. Goel
Vijay K. Goel University of Toledo
Raphael H Grzebieta
Raphael H Grzebieta University of New South Wales
Edward C. Benzel
Edward C. Benzel Cleveland Clinic
Roger W. Nightingale
Roger W. Nightingale Duke University
Weinong Chen
Weinong Chen Purdue University West Lafayette

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