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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 74 823 779 287 261 676 18818
Medicine 78 18124 17029 9030 8344 690 20087

Narayan Yoganandan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Narayan Yoganandan between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Narayan Yoganandan published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 18 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2007. 17 of the 736 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2007. 1986: 6 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 14 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 16 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 19 publications 1997: 22 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 22 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 31 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 30 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 28 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 1 publication
1986 2026

736 publications in total across all disciplines

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Narayan Yoganandan: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 6
1987 5
1988 13
1989 14
1990 12
1991 8
1992 9
1993 16
1994 11
1995 10
1996 19
1997 22
1998 17
1999 15
2000 22
2001 14
2002 18
2003 14
2004 15
2005 21
2006 23
2007 31
2008 25
2009 30
2010 17
2011 29
2012 13
2013 23
2014 19
2015 28
2016 19
2017 17
2018 31
2019 16
2020 21
2021 29
2022 24
2023 25
2024 18
2025 16
2026 1
Total 736
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Narayan Yoganandan publications per year - data summary

  • Narayan Yoganandan, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Medical College of Wisconsin, has 736 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive years are 2007 and 2018, with 31 publications each.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2026, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 18.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 18.0 per year counting only the 41 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 84 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 177 publications (12.6 per year); 2000-2013: 295 publications (21.1 per year); 2014-2026: 264 publications (20.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 668–677 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 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.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11 676
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Narayan Yoganandan publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Narayan Yoganandan, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Medical College of Wisconsin, records 676 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Narayan Yoganandan, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Narayan Yoganandan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55 74
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Narayan Yoganandan D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Narayan Yoganandan, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Medical College of Wisconsin, records 74 D-Index - the 92nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 92% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Narayan Yoganandan, and about 8% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Narayan Yoganandan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

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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