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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ireland
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 49 1231 1132 4 4 273 8272

Sean B. Leen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sean B. Leen between 1997 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sean B. Leen published across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2018. 14 of the 284 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2018. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1997 2026

284 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sean B. Leen: publications per year, 1997 to 2026
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 4
2001 1
2002 2
2003 4
2004 3
2005 11
2006 11
2007 15
2008 9
2009 12
2010 13
2011 10
2012 9
2013 16
2014 15
2015 13
2016 14
2017 16
2018 18
2019 13
2020 8
2021 14
2022 14
2023 13
2024 8
2025 13
2026 1
Total 284
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Sean B. Leen 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 Sean B. Leen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 267–276 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 273 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88 273
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Sean B. Leen 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 Sean B. Leen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 49 D-Index — 65th percentile

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

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44 49
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Sean B. Leen is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway in Ireland. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with a significant emphasis on mechanical engineering and the mechanics of materials. Their work spans several related subfields, including materials chemistry, automotive engineering, and aerospace engineering.

Leen's recent research encompasses topics such as additive manufacturing materials and processes, high entropy alloys, fatigue and fracture mechanics, welding techniques and residual stresses, microstructure and mechanical properties of steels, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, and hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals.

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals

Leen has authored numerous publications with recent papers including:

  • Towards a process-structure model for Ti-6Al-4V during additive manufacturing, 2020, Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Deformation mechanisms of selective laser melted 316L austenitic stainless steel in high temperature low cycle fatigue, 2022, Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Towards an instant structure-property prediction quality control tool for additive manufactured steel using a crystal plasticity trained deep learning surrogate, 2021, Materials & Design
  • A physically-based structure-property model for additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V, 2021, Materials & Design
  • In-situ SEM study of fatigue micro-crack initiation and propagation behavior in pre-corroded AA7075-T7651, 2020, International Journal of Fatigue

Their frequent co-authors include Richard A. Barrett, Noel M. Harrison, Xinyu Yang, Jianming Gong, and Xiaowei Wang.

Leen's work has been published repeatedly in venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L Journal of Materials Design and Applications, Materials Science and Engineering A, Materials & Design, and International Journal of Fatigue.

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L Journal of Materials Design and Applications
  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Materials & Design
  • International Journal of Fatigue

Their research integrates experimental and modeling approaches to study complex material behaviors, particularly in additive manufacturing and high-performance metal alloys.

Best Publications

  • Finite element simulation and experimental validation of fretting wear

    I.R McColl;J Ding;S.B Leen

  • Contact-evolution based prediction of fretting fatigue life: Effect of slip amplitude

    J.J. Madge;S.B. Leen;I.R. McColl;P.H. Shipway

  • The effect of slip regime on fretting wear-induced stress evolution

    J. Ding;S.B. Leen;I.R. McColl

  • A corrosion model for bioabsorbable metallic stents.

    J.A. Grogan;B.J. O’Brien;S.B. Leen;P.E. McHugh

  • The role of elastic anisotropy, length scale and crystallographic slip in fatigue crack nucleation

    C.A. Sweeney;W. Vorster;S.B. Leen;E. Sakurada

  • Finite element, critical-plane, fatigue life prediction of simple and complex contact configurations

    Wei Siang Sum;Edward J. Williams;Sean B. Leen

  • A combined wear and crack nucleation–propagation methodology for fretting fatigue prediction

    J.J. Madge;S.B. Leen;P.H. Shipway

  • The critical role of fretting wear in the analysis of fretting fatigue

    J.J. Madge;S.B. Leen;P.H. Shipway

  • Design of composite tidal turbine blades

    David M. Grogan;Sean B. Leen;Ciaran Kennedy;Conchúr M. Ó Brádaigh

  • Finite element implementation of multiaxial continuum damage mechanics for plain and fretting fatigue

    T. Zhang;P.E. McHugh;S.B. Leen

  • Finite element simulation of fretting wear and fatigue in thin steel wires

    A. Cruzado;S.B. Leen;M.A. Urchegui;X. Gómez

  • A finite element based approach to simulating the effects of debris on fretting wear

    J. Ding;I.R. McColl;S.B. Leen;P.H. Shipway

  • A study on the interaction between fretting wear and cyclic plasticity for Ti–6Al–4V

    A.L. Mohd Tobi;J. Ding;G. Bandak;S.B. Leen

  • Residual stresses in high-velocity oxy-fuel thermally sprayed coatings – Modelling the effect of particle velocity and temperature during the spraying process

    P. Bansal;P.H. Shipway;S.B. Leen

  • Comparing coronary stent material performance on a common geometric platform through simulated bench testing.

    James A. Grogan;Sean B. Leen;Peter E. McHugh

  • A three-dimensional (3D) numerical study of fatigue crack growth using remeshing techniques

    A.R. Maligno;S. Rajaratnam;S.B. Leen;E.J. Williams

  • A multi-scale crystal plasticity model for cyclic plasticity and low-cycle fatigue in a precipitate-strengthened steel at elevated temperature

    Dong-Feng Li;Dong-Feng Li;Richard A. Barrett;Padraic E. O'Donoghue;Noel P. O'Dowd

  • Measurement, analysis and prediction of fretting wear damage in a representative aeroengine spline coupling

    C.H.H. Ratsimba;I.R. McColl;E.J. Williams;S.B. Leen

  • Optimizing the design of a bioabsorbable metal stent using computer simulation methods.

    James A. Grogan;Sean B. Leen;Peter E. McHugh

  • Characterisation of fretting-induced wear debris for Ti-6Al-4 V

    N.M. Everitt;J. Ding;G. Bandak;P.H. Shipway

  • Fretting fatigue predictions in a complex coupling

    J. Ding;W.S. Sum;R. Sabesan;S.B. Leen

Frequent Co-Authors

T H Hyde
T H Hyde University of Nottingham
P.H. Shipway
P.H. Shipway University of Nottingham
Peter E. McHugh
Peter E. McHugh University of Galway
Noel P. O’Dowd
Noel P. O’Dowd University of Limerick
Wei Sun
Wei Sun University of Nottingham
Fionn P.E. Dunne
Fionn P.E. Dunne Imperial College London
Adib A. Becker
Adib A. Becker University of Nottingham

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