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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
81
Citations
19561
World Ranking
202
National Ranking
99

Materials Science

D-Index
77
Citations
17818
World Ranking
3186
National Ranking
888

Radovan Kovacevic 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 Radovan Kovacevic sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 351 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Radovan Kovacevic 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 Radovan Kovacevic sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 81 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Radovan Kovacevic is affiliated with Southern Methodist University in the United States and specializes primarily in engineering research, with a focus on mechanical engineering and related subfields. Their work encompasses a range of topics in laser material processing and welding techniques.

Their recent publications include research on laser welding and cladding techniques, with notable papers such as:

  • Adjustable Ring Mode (ARM) laser welding of stainless steels, 2020, Optics and Lasers in Engineering
  • Adjustable ring mode and single beam fiber lasers: A performance comparison, 2020, Manufacturing Letters
  • Monitoring of keyhole entrance and molten pool with quality analysis during adjustable ring mode laser welding, 2020, Applied Optics
  • Laser hot-wire cladding of Co-Cr-W metal cored wire, 2020, Optics and Lasers in Engineering
  • Optimization of processing parameters in fiber laser cladding, 2020, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Kovacevic's research extensively covers the following main topics:

  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Laser Material Processing Techniques
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Optical Systems and Laser Technology
  • Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques
  • Non-Destructive Testing Techniques

The primary fields of study in their work include:

  • Engineering

With deeper specialization in the subfields of:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Ecological Modeling

The scientist frequently publishes in journals specializing in laser technology and manufacturing, including:

  • Optics and Lasers in Engineering
  • Manufacturing Letters
  • Applied Optics
  • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • Optics & Laser Technology

Kovacevic collaborates regularly with several researchers, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Masoud Mohammadpour
  • Fanrong Kong
  • Lin Wang
  • Xiangdong Gao
  • Jean-Philippe Lavoie

The body of work demonstrates a consistent focus on improving laser welding processes, cladding technologies, and understanding material behaviors during additive manufacturing. The published studies often analyze effects such as keyhole entrance quality, molten pool monitoring, and parameter optimization for laser applications.

Best Publications

  • Thermal modeling of friction stir welding in a moving coordinate system and its validation

    M. Song;R. Kovacevic

  • Finite element modeling of friction stir welding—thermal and thermomechanical analysis

    C.M. Chen;R. Kovacevic

  • Principles of Abrasive Water Jet Machining

    Andreas W. Momber;Radovan Kovacevic

  • Microstructural evolution in the friction stir welded 6061 aluminum alloy (T6-temper condition) to copper

    Jiahu Ouyang;Eswar Yarrapareddy;Radovan Kovacevic

  • Sensing, modeling and control for laser-based additive manufacturing

    Dongming Hu;Radovan Kovacevic

  • Joining of Al 6061 alloy to AISI 1018 steel by combined effects of fusion and solid state welding

    C.M Chen;R Kovacevic

  • Material flow and microstructure in the friction stir butt welds of the same and dissimilar aluminum alloys

    J. H. Ouyang;R. Kovacevic

  • Thermo-mechanical model with adaptive boundary conditions for friction stir welding of Al 6061

    Vijay Soundararajan;Srdja Zekovic;Radovan Kovacevic

  • A three dimensional model for direct laser metal powder deposition and rapid prototyping

    M. Labudovic;D. Hu;R. Kovacevic

  • An experimental–numerical investigation of heat distribution and stress field in single- and multi-track laser cladding by a high-power direct diode laser

    Parisa Farahmand;Radovan Kovacevic

  • Numerical simulation and experimental investigation of gas–powder flow from radially symmetrical nozzles in laser-based direct metal deposition

    Srdja Zekovic;Rajeev Dwivedi;Radovan Kovacevic

  • Numerical and experimental study of the heat transfer process in friction stir welding

    M Song;R Kovacevic

  • A unified model of transport phenomena in gas metal arc welding including electrode, arc plasma and molten pool

    H G Fan;R Kovacevic

  • Laser cladding assisted by induction heating of Ni–WC composite enhanced by nano-WC and La2O3

    Parisa Farahmand;Shuang Liu;Zhe Zhang;Radovan Kovacevic

  • Evaluation of titanium alloy fabricated using electron beam melting system for dental applications

    Mari Koike;Kelly Martinez;Lilly Guo;Gilbert Chahine

  • State of the Art of Research and Development in Abrasive Waterjet Machining

    R. Kovacevic;M. Hashish;R. Mohan;M. Ramulu

  • Rapid prototyping of 4043 Al-alloy parts by VP-GTAW

    Huijun Wang;Wenhui Jiang;Jiahu Ouyang;Radovan Kovacevic

  • Numerical and experimental study of thermally induced residual stress in the hybrid laser–GMA welding process

    Fanrong Kong;Junjie Ma;Radovan Kovacevic

  • Numerical Modeling of Heat Distribution in the Electron Beam Melting® of Ti-6Al-4V

    Mahdi Jamshidinia;Fanrong Kong;Radovan Kovacevic

  • Real-Time Image Processing for Monitoring of Free Weld Pool Surface

    R. Kovacevic;Y. M. Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Blair E. Carlson
Blair E. Carlson General Motors (United States)
YuMing Zhang
YuMing Zhang University of Kentucky
Jia-Hu Ouyang
Jia-Hu Ouyang Harbin Institute of Technology
Tirumalai S. Srivatsan
Tirumalai S. Srivatsan University of Akron
Gary J. Cheng
Gary J. Cheng Purdue University West Lafayette
Y. Lawrence Yao
Y. Lawrence Yao Columbia University
Mool C. Gupta
Mool C. Gupta University of Virginia
Mamidala Ramulu
Mamidala Ramulu University of Washington
Narendra B. Dahotre
Narendra B. Dahotre University of North Texas
Xin-Lin Gao
Xin-Lin Gao Southern Methodist University

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