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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
50
Citations
8291
World Ranking
1191
National Ranking
482

S. Leigh Phoenix 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 S. Leigh Phoenix sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 659+

This scientist: 150 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

S. Leigh Phoenix 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 S. Leigh Phoenix 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: 50 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • The Chain-of-Bundles Probability Model For the Strength of Fibrous Materials I: Analysis and Conjectures

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  • A new membrane model for the ballistic impact response and V50 performance of multi-ply fibrous systems

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  • Interfacial Shear Strength Studies Using the Single-Filament-Composite Test. I: Experiments on Graphite Fibers in Epoxy

    A. N. Netravali;R. B. Henstenburg;S. L. Phoenix;P. Schwartz

  • The Chain-of-Bundles Probability Model for the Strength of Fibrous Materials II: A Numerical Study of Convergence

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  • Interfacial shear strength studies using the single‐filament‐composite test. Part II: A probability model and Monte Carlo simulation

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  • Asymptotic Distributions for the Failure of Fibrous Materials Under Series-Parallel Structure and Equal Load-Sharing

    Richard L Smith;S. L. Phoenix

  • The asymptotic strength distribution of a general fiber bundle

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  • A comparison of probabilistic techniques for the strength of fibrous materials under local load-sharing among fibers☆

    S.L. Phoenix;R.L. Smith

  • Stress concentrations around multiple fiber breaks in an elastic matrix with local yielding or debonding using quadratic influence superposition

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  • Size effects in the distribution for strength of brittle matrix fibrous composites

    S.L. Phoenix;M. Ibnabdeljalil;C.-Y. Hui

  • 1.19 – Statistical Strength Theory for Fibrous Composite Materials

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  • A study of statistical variability in the strength of single aramid filaments

    H. Daniel Wagner;S. Leigh Phoenix;Peter Schwartz

  • An exact closed form solution for fragmentation of Weibull fibers in a single filament composite with applications to fiber-reinforced ceramics

    C.-Y. Hui;S.L. Phoenix;M. Ibnabdeljalil;R.L. Smith

  • A statistical model for the time dependent failure of unidirectional composite materials under local elastic load-sharing among fibers

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  • Probability distributions for the strength of composite materials II: A convergent sequence of tight bounds

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  • Statistics for the strength and size effects of microcomposites with four carbon fibers in epoxy resin

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  • Overview no. 100 Scalings in fracture probabilities for a brittle matrix fiber composite

    S.L. Phoenix;R. Raj

  • Statistics for the strength and lifetime in creep-rupture of model carbon/epoxy composites

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  • Stochastic strength and fatigue of fiber bundles

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  • Modeling System Effects in Ballistic Impact into Multi-layered Fibrous Materials for Soft Body Armor

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Frequent Co-Authors

Irene J. Beyerlein
Irene J. Beyerlein University of California, Santa Barbara
Andrei Gabrielov
Andrei Gabrielov Purdue University West Lafayette
Rishi Raj
Rishi Raj University of Colorado Boulder
H. Daniel Wagner
H. Daniel Wagner Weizmann Institute of Science
Chung-Yuen Hui
Chung-Yuen Hui Cornell University
Linda S. Schadler
Linda S. Schadler University of Vermont
Ann Marie Sastry
Ann Marie Sastry University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Tsu-Wei Chou
Tsu-Wei Chou University of Delaware
Yuntian Zhu
Yuntian Zhu City University of Hong Kong
Dimitris C. Lagoudas
Dimitris C. Lagoudas Texas A&M University

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