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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 58 2450 2339 753 683 237 14906

Robert L. McCormick publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert L. McCormick between 1954 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert L. McCormick published across 73 years, from 1954 to 2026, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2024. 6 of the 277 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1954 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2024. 1954: 1 publication 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1954 2026

277 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert L. McCormick: publications per year, 1954 to 2026
Year Publications
1954 1
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 2
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 2
1985 1
1986 0
1987 4
1988 2
1989 5
1990 2
1991 1
1992 2
1993 6
1994 1
1995 3
1996 9
1997 7
1998 5
1999 6
2000 5
2001 7
2002 3
2003 7
2004 3
2005 9
2006 14
2007 7
2008 3
2009 13
2010 4
2011 12
2012 3
2013 7
2014 11
2015 7
2016 14
2017 10
2018 8
2019 9
2020 4
2021 12
2022 8
2023 14
2024 15
2025 5
2026 1
Total 277
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Robert L. McCormick 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 Robert L. McCormick 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, 228–237 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: 237 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
228–237 321 237
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
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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Robert L. McCormick 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 Robert L. McCormick 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 58
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
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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Overview

Robert L. McCormick is affiliated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States. Their research is primarily situated at the interface of engineering and chemical engineering, reflecting an extensive focus on technological and chemical processes related to energy and fuels.

The scientist has contributed notably to several main research topics, including:

  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure

They have actively published in a variety of scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Energy & Fuels
  • SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Combustion and Flame
  • Fuel

Robert L. McCormick's recent notable publications include:

  • Toward low-cost biological and hybrid biological/catalytic conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuels, 2022, Energy & Environmental Science
  • What fuel properties enable higher thermal efficiency in spark-ignited engines?, 2020, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • A perspective on biomass-derived biofuels: From catalyst design principles to fuel properties, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Physics-informed graph neural networks for predicting cetane number with systematic data quality analysis, 2022, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Chemical kinetic basis of synergistic blending for research octane number, 2021, Fuel

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors across their published works, including:

  • Gina M. Fioroni
  • Seonah Kim
  • Nimal Naser
  • Peter C. St. John
  • Yeonjoon Kim

Their research interests extend through multiple subfields such as biomedical engineering, fluid flow and transfer processes, computational mechanics, materials chemistry, and organic chemistry. These areas underscore a multidisciplinary approach to tackling challenges in fuel technologies and catalytic materials.

Best Publications

  • Combustion of fat and vegetable oil derived fuels in diesel engines

    Michael S. Graboski;Robert L. McCormick

  • Impact of biodiesel source material and chemical structure on emissions of criteria pollutants from a heavy-duty engine.

    R L McCormick;M S Graboski;T L Alleman;A M Herring

  • Engine Performance of Biodiesel Fuel Prepared from Soybean Soapstock: A High Quality Renewable Fuel Produced from a Waste Feedstock‖

    Michael J. Haas;Karen M. Scott;Teresa L. Alleman;Robert L. Mccormick

  • Evaluation of formulation strategies to eliminate the biodiesel NOx effect

    James P. Szybist;André L. Boehman;Joshua D. Taylor;Robert L. McCormick

  • Renewable Oxygenate Blending Effects on Gasoline Properties

    Earl Christensen;Janet Yanowitz;Matthew Ratcliff;Robert L. McCormick

  • Several factors affecting the stability of biodiesel in standard accelerated tests

    R.L. McCormick;M. Ratcliff;L. Moens;R. Lawrence

  • A perspective on oxygenated species in the refinery integration of pyrolysis oil

    Michael S. Talmadge;Robert M. Baldwin;Mary J. Biddy;Robert L. McCormick

  • In-Use Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles

    Janet Yanowitz;Robert L. McCormick;Michael S. Graboski

  • Preparation and characterization of Pd-Cu composite membranes for hydrogen separation

    Fernando Roa;J.Douglas Way;Robert L. McCormick;Stephen N. Paglieri

  • Compendium of Experimental Cetane Numbers

    Janet Yanowitz;Matthew A. Ratcliff;Robert L. McCormick;J. D. Taylor

  • Properties and Performance of Levulinate Esters as Diesel Blend Components

    Earl Christensen;Aaron Williams;Stephen Paul;Steve Burton

  • Techno‐economic analysis and life‐cycle assessment of cellulosic isobutanol and comparison with cellulosic ethanol and n‐butanol

    Ling Tao;Eric C. D. Tan;Robert McCormick;Min Zhang

  • Effects of Biodiesel Blends on Vehicle Emissions: Fiscal Year 2006 Annual Operating Plan Milestone 10.4

    R. L. McCormick;A. Williams;J. Ireland;R. R. Hayes

  • Long-term storage stability of biodiesel and biodiesel blends

    Earl Christensen;Robert L. McCormick

  • Effect of Several Oxygenates on Regulated Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines

    Robert L. McCormick;Jeffrey D. Ross;Michael S. Graboski

  • Deactivation of alumina supported and unsupported PdO methane oxidation catalyst: the effect of water on sulfate poisoning

    Deborah L. Mowery;Robert L. McCormick

  • Deactivation of PdO–Al2O3 oxidation catalyst in lean-burn natural gas engine exhaust: aged catalyst characterization and studies of poisoning by H2O and SO2

    Deborah L Mowery;Michael S Graboski;Tim R Ohno;Robert L McCormick

  • Fischer-Tropsch Diesel Fuels - Properties and Exhaust Emissions: A Literature Review

    Teresa L. Alleman;Robert L. McCormick

  • Selection Criteria and Screening of Potential Biomass-Derived Streams as Fuel Blendstocks for Advanced Spark-Ignition Engines

    Robert L. McCormick;Gina Fioroni;Lisa Fouts;Earl Christensen

  • Regulated Emissions from Biodiesel Tested in Heavy-Duty Engines Meeting 2004 Emission Standards

    Robert L. McCormick;Christopher J. Tennant;R. Robert Hayes;Stuart Black

  • Spectroscopic Study of Biodiesel Degradation Pathways

    Howard L. Fang;Robert L. McCormick

  • What fuel properties enable higher thermal efficiency in spark-ignited engines?

    James P. Szybist;Stephen Busch;Robert L. McCormick;Josh A. Pihl

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew M. Herring
Andrew M. Herring Colorado School of Mines
Lisa D. Pfefferle
Lisa D. Pfefferle Yale University
Robert S. Paton
Robert S. Paton Colorado State University
Mark R. Nimlos
Mark R. Nimlos National Renewable Energy Laboratory
André L. Boehman
André L. Boehman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gregg T. Beckham
Gregg T. Beckham National Renewable Energy Laboratory
David Q. Rich
David Q. Rich University of Rochester Medical Center
Steven H. Cadle
Steven H. Cadle Air Improvement Resource, Inc.
Lars Peter Nielsen
Lars Peter Nielsen Aarhus University
Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson Harvard University

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