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D-Index
47
Citations
8641
World Ranking
1362
National Ranking
92

Rob Dwyer-Joyce 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 Rob Dwyer-Joyce sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 267 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rob Dwyer-Joyce 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 Rob Dwyer-Joyce 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: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 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: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

Rob Dwyer-Joyce is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with significant contributions in mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, electrical and electronic engineering, civil and structural engineering, and control and systems engineering.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
  • Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Lubricants and Their Additives
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques

The frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Ion Palamarciuc
  • Rizwan Bajwa
  • Edward Hart
  • Gary Nicholas
  • Yi Zhang

The preferred publication venues include:

  • Tribology International
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Wind Energy Science
  • Friction
  • SAE International Journal of Engines

Recent selected papers authored or co-authored by Rob Dwyer-Joyce include:

  • A review of wind turbine main bearings: design, operation, modelling, damage mechanisms and fault detection, 2020, Wind Energy Science
  • Measurements and modelling of the response of an ultrasonic pulse to a lithium-ion battery as a precursor for state of charge estimation, 2021, Journal of Energy Storage
  • Measurement of roller load, load variation, and lubrication in a wind turbine gearbox high speed shaft bearing in the field, 2020, Tribology International
  • Tribological behaviour of self-lubricating Mg matrix composites reinforced with silicon carbide and tungsten disulfide, 2020, Tribology International
  • PEEK Composites as Self-Lubricating Bush Materials for Articulating Revolute Pin Joints, 2020, Polymers

Rob Dwyer-Joyce received the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) award in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Review of Progress in QNDE

    AM Robinson;Bruce W Drinkwater;RS Dwyer-Joyce

  • A mathematical model to predict railway wheel profile evolution due to wear

    F. Braghin;R. Lewis;R.S. Dwyer-Joyce;S. Bruni

  • A Study of the Interaction between Ultrasound and a Partially Contacting Solid--Solid Interface

    B. W. Drinkwater;R. S. Dwyer-Joyce;P. Cawley

  • The measurement of lubricant–film thickness using ultrasound

    R. S. Dwyer-Joyce;B. W. Drinkwater;C. J. Donohoe;C. J. Donohoe

  • Wear mechanisms and transitions in railway wheel steels

    R Lewisa;R S Dwyer-Joyce

  • An investigation into the mechanisms of closed three-body abrasive wear

    R.S. Dwyer-Joyce;R.S. Sayles;E. Ioannides

  • The Use of Ultrasound in the Investigation of Rough Surface Interfaces

    R Dwyer-Joyce;Bruce W Drinkwater;AM Quinn

  • Development of a wear prediction tool for steel railway wheels using three alternative wear functions

    João Pombo;Jorge Ambrósio;Manuel Pereira;Roger Lewis

  • A method for the measurement of hydrodynamic oil films using ultrasonic reflection

    R.S. Dwyer-Joyce;P. Harper;B.W. Drinkwater

  • Characterisation of Contact Pressure Distribution in Bolted Joints

    M. B. Marshall;R. Lewis;R. S. Dwyer-Joyce

  • Study of interfacial stiffness ratio of a rough surface in contact using a spring model

    M. Gonzalez-Valadez;A. Baltazar;R.S. Dwyer-Joyce

  • Wear debris and associated wear phenomena-fundamental research and practice

    B. J. Roylance;J. A. Williams;R Dwyer-Joyce

  • Wear of human teeth: A tribological perspective

    R Lewis;R. S. Dwyer-Joyce

  • Mapping railway wheel material wear mechanisms and transitions

    Roger Lewis;Rob Dwyer-Joyce;Ulf Olofsson;Joao Pombo

  • Wear at the wheel/rail interface when sanding is used to increase adhesion

    R Lewis;R S Dwyer-Joyce

  • Experimental Characterization of Wheel-Rail Contact Patch Evolution

    M. B. Marshall;R. Lewis;R. S. Dwyer-Joyce;Ulf Olofsson

  • A review of wind turbine main bearings: design, operation, modelling, damage mechanisms and fault detection

    Edward Hart;Benjamin Clarke;Gary Nicholas;Abbas Kazemi Amiri

  • Characterisation of white etching crack damage in wind turbine gearbox bearings

    T. Bruce;E. Rounding;H. Long;R.S. Dwyer-Joyce

  • A study on wear evaluation of railway wheels based on multibody dynamics and wear computation

    João Pombo;Jorge Ambrósio;Manuel Pereira;Roger Lewis

  • Monitoring of lubricant film failure in a ball bearing using ultrasound

    Jie Zhang;Bruce W. Drinkwater;Rob S. Dwyer-Joyce

  • Predicting the abrasive wear of ball bearings by lubricant debris

    R.S Dwyer-Joyce

  • Proceedings of the 27th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology

    N Hankinson;RS Dwyer-Joyce;Bruce W Drinkwater

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Lewis
Roger Lewis University of Sheffield
Bruce W. Drinkwater
Bruce W. Drinkwater University of Bristol
Hui Long
Hui Long University of Sheffield
Joby Boxall
Joby Boxall University of Sheffield
Homer Rahnejat
Homer Rahnejat University of Central Lancashire
Ulf Olofsson
Ulf Olofsson Royal Institute of Technology
Nong Gao
Nong Gao University of Southampton
Jorge Ambrósio
Jorge Ambrósio Instituto Superior Técnico
Joao Pombo
Joao Pombo University of Huddersfield
David Nowell
David Nowell Imperial College London

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