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Robert L. Jackson

Robert L. Jackson

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
44
Citations
8028
World Ranking
1608
National Ranking
625

Robert L. Jackson 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 Robert L. Jackson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 201 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert L. Jackson 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 Robert L. Jackson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% 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

  • 2004 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the electromagnetic modeling of microwave integrated circuits and packaging.

Overview

Robert L. Jackson is affiliated with Auburn University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of engineering, with a specialized emphasis on mechanical engineering and related subfields such as mechanics of materials, materials chemistry, computational mechanics, and biomedical engineering.

The major topics in their body of work include:

  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
  • Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
  • Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis
  • Lubricants and Their Additives
  • Mechanical Stress and Fatigue Analysis
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis

Robert L. Jackson has published extensively, with significant contributions appearing in these venues:

  • Journal of Tribology
  • Lubricants
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J Journal of Engineering Tribology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology

Some notable recent papers include:

  • "Layered 2D Nanomaterials to Tailor Friction and Wear in Machine Elements-A Review" (2021) published in Advanced Materials Interfaces
  • "Carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced 316L stainless steel composites made by laser powder bed fusion: Microstructure and wear response" (2022) published in Wear
  • "A Comprehensive Review of the Finite Element Modeling of Electrical Connectors Including Their Contacts" (2020) published in IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology
  • "A critical review on the solenoid valve reliability, performance and remaining useful life including its industrial applications" (2022) published in Engineering Failure Analysis
  • "The influence of various grease compositions and silver nanoparticle additives on electrically induced rolling-element bearing damage" (2024) published in Friction

Frequent collaborators in their research include Nolan Chu, Yang Xu, G. Mills, Santosh Angadi, and Arup Gangopadhyay. These coauthors have contributed multiple joint publications reflecting sustained partnerships.

Robert L. Jackson received the IEEE Fellow award in 2004 for contributions to the electromagnetic modeling of microwave integrated circuits and packaging.

Best Publications

  • A Finite Element Study of Elasto-Plastic Hemispherical Contact Against a Rigid Flat

    Robert L. Jackson;Itzhak Green

  • A statistical model of elasto-plastic asperity contact between rough surfaces

    Robert L. Jackson;Itzhak Green

  • Meeting the Contact-Mechanics Challenge

    Martin H. Müser;Wolf B. Dapp;Romain Bugnicourt;Romain Bugnicourt;Philippe Sainsot

  • A multi-scale model for contact between rough surfaces

    Robert L. Jackson;Jeffrey L. Streator

  • A Review of Elastic–Plastic Contact Mechanics

    Hamid Ghaednia;Xianzhang Wang;Swarna Saha;Yang Xu

  • Layered 2D Nanomaterials to Tailor Friction and Wear in Machine Elements—A Review

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  • Predicting the coefficient of restitution of impacting elastic-perfectly plastic spheres

    Robert L. Jackson;Itzhak Green;Dan B. Marghitu

  • A Finite Element Study of the Residual Stress and Deformation in Hemispherical Contacts

    Robert Jackson;Itti Chusoipin;Itzhak Green

  • Experimental analysis of stable CuO nanoparticle enhanced lubricants

    Hamed Ghaednia;Robert L. Jackson;Jeyhoon M. Khodadadi

  • On the Modeling of Elastic Contact between Rough Surfaces

    Robert L. Jackson;Itzhak Green

  • The Effect of Nanoparticles on the Real Area of Contact, Friction, and Wear

    Hamed Ghaednia;Robert L. Jackson

  • A comparison of contact modeling utilizing statistical and fractal approaches

    Lior Kogut;Robert L. Jackson

  • A comprehensive study of the elasto-plastic contact of a sphere and a flat

    Hamid Ghaednia;Sara A. Pope;Robert L. Jackson;Dan B. Marghitu

  • Surface separation and contact resistance considering sinusoidal elastic–plastic multi-scale rough surface contact

    W. Everett Wilson;Santosh V. Angadi;Robert L. Jackson

  • An analysis of generated fractal and measured rough surfaces in regards to their multi-scale structure and fractal dimension

    Xiaohan Zhang;Yang Xu;Robert L. Jackson

  • Kinetics and mechanism of laser‐induced photochemical deposition from the group 6 hexacarbonyls

    Robert L. Jackson;George W. Tyndall

  • A Comparison of Flattening and Indentation Approaches for Contact Mechanics Modeling of Single Asperity Contacts

    Robert L. Jackson;Lior Kogut

  • Reliability and Life Study of Hydraulic Solenoid Valve - Part 1 - A Multi-physics Finite Element Model

    S. V. Angadi;R. L. Jackson;Song-yul Choe;G. T. Flowers

  • Elasto-Plastic Hemispherical Contact Models for Various Mechanical Properties

    John J. Quicksall;Robert L. Jackson;Itzhak Green

  • An analysis of elasto-plastic sliding spherical asperity interaction

    Robert L. Jackson;Ravi S. Duvvuru;Hasnain Meghani;Manoj Mahajan

  • A Finite Element Study of Elasto-Plastic Hemispherical Contact

    Robert L. Jackson;Itzhak Green

  • Laser‐induced chemical vapor deposition of aluminum

    Thomas H. Baum;Carl E. Larson;Robert L. Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Song-Yul Choe
Song-Yul Choe Auburn University
Jeffrey C. Suhling
Jeffrey C. Suhling Auburn University
Paul F. Lambert
Paul F. Lambert University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michele Ciavarella
Michele Ciavarella Polytechnic University of Bari
Jay M. Khodadadi
Jay M. Khodadadi Auburn University
Pradeep Lall
Pradeep Lall Auburn University
Arvind Varsani
Arvind Varsani Arizona State University
W. Gregory Sawyer
W. Gregory Sawyer Moffitt Cancer Center
Mark O. Robbins
Mark O. Robbins Johns Hopkins University
Thomas H. Baum
Thomas H. Baum IBM (United States)

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