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Peter E. McHugh

Peter E. McHugh

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
51
Citations
9553
World Ranking
3877
National Ranking
20

Peter E. McHugh 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 Peter E. McHugh sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 217 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter E. McHugh 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 Peter E. McHugh sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter E. McHugh is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway in Ireland. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields, primarily focusing on Medicine, Materials Science, and Engineering.

Their subfields of study include Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Biomaterials, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Chemistry. These categories reflect the diverse nature of their academic contributions.

Key topics explored by Peter E. McHugh encompass:

  • Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
  • Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Investigating the Mechanical Behavior of Clot Analogues Through Experimental and Computational Analysis, 2020, Annals of Biomedical Engineering
  • Development of an in vitro model of calcified cerebral emboli in acute ischemic stroke for mechanical thrombectomy evaluation, 2020, Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
  • Automated ex-situ detection of pitting corrosion and its effect on the mechanical integrity of rare earth magnesium alloy - WE43, 2021, Bioactive Materials
  • Linking the effect of localised pitting corrosion with mechanical integrity of a rare earth magnesium alloy for implant use, 2022, Bioactive Materials
  • Predicting localised corrosion and mechanical performance of a PEO surface modified rare earth magnesium alloy for implant use through in-silico modelling, 2023, Bioactive Materials

The frequent co-authors working alongside Peter E. McHugh are:

  • Patrick McGarry
  • Kerstin van Gaalen
  • Alexander Kopp
  • Ted J. Vaughan
  • Sherif Sultan

Publication venues where Peter E. McHugh has contributed multiple works include:

  • Bioactive Materials
  • European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids
  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Best Publications

  • A review on dielectric elastomer actuators, technology, applications, and challenges

    Ailish O’Halloran;Fergal O’Malley;Peter McHugh

  • Dependence of mechanical properties of polyamide components on build parameters in the SLS process

    B. Caulfield;P.E. McHugh;S. Lohfeld

  • Osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells is regulated by osteocyte and osteoblast cells in a simplified bone niche.

    Evelyn Birmingham;G.L. Niebur;Peter E. McHugh;G. Shaw

  • Comparison of the implicit and explicit finite element methods using crystal plasticity

    F.J. Harewood;P.E. McHugh

  • Bioreactors for cardiovascular cell and tissue growth: a review.

    V. Barron;E. Lyons;C. Stenson-Cox;P. E. McHugh

  • A corrosion model for bioabsorbable metallic stents.

    J.A. Grogan;B.J. O’Brien;S.B. Leen;P.E. McHugh

  • The role of elastic anisotropy, length scale and crystallographic slip in fatigue crack nucleation

    C.A. Sweeney;W. Vorster;S.B. Leen;E. Sakurada

  • Vertebral Osteoporosis and Trabecular Bone Quality

    P McDonnell;P E McHugh;D O'Mahoney

  • Finite element implementation of multiaxial continuum damage mechanics for plain and fretting fatigue

    T. Zhang;P.E. McHugh;S.B. Leen

  • A review of deformation and fatigue of metals at small size scales

    T. Connolley;P. E. Mchugh;M. Bruzzi

  • Computational modeling of metal matrix composite materials. I: Isothermal deformation patterns in ideal microstructures

    P.E. McHugh;R.J. Asaro;C.F. Shih

  • The Stress–Strain Behavior of Coronary Stent Struts is Size Dependent

    B. P. Murphy;P. Savage;P. E. McHugh;D. F. Quinn

  • Analysis of the mechanical performance of a cardiovascular stent design based on micromechanical modelling

    J.P. McGarry;B.P. O'Donnell;P.E. McHugh;J.G. McGarry

  • Comparing coronary stent material performance on a common geometric platform through simulated bench testing.

    James A. Grogan;Sean B. Leen;Peter E. McHugh

  • Optimizing the design of a bioabsorbable metal stent using computer simulation methods.

    James A. Grogan;Sean B. Leen;Peter E. McHugh

  • Fabrication, mechanical and in vivo performance of polycaprolactone/tricalcium phosphate composite scaffolds.

    Stefan Lohfeld;Senan Cahill;Valerie Barron;Peter McHugh

  • Finite element predictions compared to experimental results for the effective modulus of bone tissue engineering scaffolds fabricated by selective laser sintering

    S. Cahill;S. Lohfeld;P. E. McHugh

  • A finite element methodology for wear–fatigue analysis for modular hip implants

    T. Zhang;N.M. Harrison;P.F. McDonnell;P.E. McHugh

  • Heterogeneous linear elastic trabecular bone modelling using micro-CT attenuation data and experimentally measured heterogeneous tissue properties.

    Noel M. Harrison;Pat F. McDonnell;Denis C. O’Mahoney;Oran D. Kennedy;Oran D. Kennedy

  • Biomodels of bone: a review.

    Stefan Lohfeld;Valerie Barron;Peter McHugh

  • Measurement of the microstructural fracture toughness of cortical bone using indentation fracture.

    L.P. Mullins;M.S. Bruzzi;P.E. McHugh

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean B. Leen
Sean B. Leen University of Galway
Michel Destrade
Michel Destrade University of Galway
Fergal J. O'Brien
Fergal J. O'Brien Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Glen L. Niebur
Glen L. Niebur University of Notre Dame
Timothy O'Brien
Timothy O'Brien University of Minnesota
Noel P. O’Dowd
Noel P. O’Dowd University of Limerick
Wim E. Hennink
Wim E. Hennink Utrecht University
Siegfried Schmauder
Siegfried Schmauder University of Stuttgart
Fionn P.E. Dunne
Fionn P.E. Dunne Imperial College London
Wenxin Wang
Wenxin Wang University College Dublin

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