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Stephen Brian Lynch

Stephen Brian Lynch

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
31
Citations
6757
World Ranking
9639
National Ranking
2741

Stephen Brian Lynch 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 Stephen Brian Lynch sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 85 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Stephen Brian Lynch 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 Stephen Brian Lynch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Electrical engineering
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Electronics

Electronics, Flexible display, Computer hardware, Acoustics and Layer are his primary areas of study. Stephen Brian Lynch has included themes like Flexible electronics, Computer graphics, Audio feedback and Haptic technology in his Electronics study. His Flexible display study often links to related topics such as Bent molecular geometry.

His Computer hardware research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Actuator and Display device. The various areas that Stephen Brian Lynch examines in his Acoustics study include Audio signal, Artificial intelligence and Computer vision. His work in the fields of Layer, such as Resist and Adhesive, overlaps with other areas such as Flexibility and Delamination.

His most cited work include:

  • Movable touch pad with added functionality (498 citations)
  • Handheld computing device (428 citations)
  • Electronic devices with sidewall displays (377 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Layer, Electrical engineering, Computer hardware, Electronics and Printed circuit board. His work carried out in the field of Layer brings together such families of science as Optoelectronics, Structural engineering and Aluminium. His Computer hardware research integrates issues from Cover and Actuator.

His Electronics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Mechanical engineering, Glass cover and Flexible display. The Flexible display study combines topics in areas such as Acoustics, Pixel and Bent molecular geometry. His Printed circuit board study deals with Electrical contacts intersecting with Electrical connector.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Layer (21.43%)
  • Electrical engineering (18.75%)
  • Computer hardware (16.96%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Computer vision (8.93%)
  • Artificial intelligence (8.93%)
  • Composite material (13.39%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Stephen Brian Lynch mainly focuses on Computer vision, Artificial intelligence, Composite material, Electronics and Gesture. His Composite material research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Fastener and Structural engineering. His research in Electronics intersects with topics in Computer hardware, Feature, Gaze and Substrate.

He combines subjects such as Virtual image, Printed circuit board and Control with his study of Computer hardware. His research in Anodizing focuses on subjects like Optics, which are connected to Layer. Stephen Brian Lynch integrates Flexibility with Flexible display in his research.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Flexible electronic devices (208 citations)
  • Motion and Gesture Input from a Wearable Device (28 citations)
  • Electronic device, electronic equipment, and method for assembling electronic equipment (3 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Electrical engineering
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Electronics

His main research concerns Electronic equipment, Layer, Flexible display, Gesture and Computer vision. Electronic equipment is intertwined with Electrical engineering, Position and Gesture recognition in his study. His Layer research includes elements of Front, Cover, Electronic component, Optoelectronics and Bent molecular geometry.

Stephen Brian Lynch interconnects Flexible electronics, Printed circuit board and Electronics in the investigation of issues within Flexible display. His Gesture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Motion, Movement and Wearable computer. His primary area of study in Computer vision is in the field of Inertial measurement unit.

Best Publications

  • Movable touch pad with added functionality

    Stephen Paul Zadesky;Stephen Brian Lynch;Brett William Degner

  • Handheld computing device

    Stephen Paul Zadesky;Stephen Brian Lynch

  • Electronic device with sidewall display

    スコット エイ マイヤーズ;A Myers Scott;スティーヴン ブライアン リンチ;Brian Lynch Stephen

  • Electronic devices with flexible displays

    Fletcher R. Rothkopf;Scott A. Myers;Stephen Brian Lynch

  • Electronic Devices with Concave Displays

    Scott A. Myers;Benjamin M. Rappoport;Stephen Brian Lynch

  • Display-Based Speaker Structures for Electronic Devices

    Jeremy C. Franklin;Fletcher R. Rothkopf;Scott A. Myers;Stephen Brian Lynch

  • Electronic Devices With Convex Displays

    Stephen Brian Lynch

  • Flexible electronic devices

    Jeremy C. Franklin;Scott A. Myers;Benjamin M. Rappoport;Stephen Brian Lynch

  • Actuating user interface

    Stephen Paul Zadesky;Jonathan P. Ive;Christopher J. Stringer;Matthew Dean Rohrbach

  • Electronic Devices Having Displays With Openings

    Benjamin M. Rappoport;Jeremy C. Franklin;Fletcher R. Rothkopf;Scott A. Myers

  • Voice control system

    Fletcher Rothkopf;Stephen Brian Lynch;Adam Mittleman;Phil Hobson

  • Electronic device assembly

    Emery Sanford;Stephen Brian Lynch;Anthony Sagala Montevirgen;Fletcher Rothkopf

  • Housings for electronic devices

    Douglas Weber;Stephen P. Zadesky;Stephen Brian Lynch

  • Laminated display window and device incorporating same

    Stephen Zadesky;Tang Yew Tan;John Benjamin Filson;Stephen Brian Lynch

  • Housing for portable electronic device with reduced border region

    Christopher M. Werner;Emery A. Sanford;Stephen Brian Lynch;Teodor Dabov

  • Assembly of a handheld electronic device

    Stephen Brian Lynch;Pinida Jan Moolsintong;Leng Lim

  • Electronic devices with component mounting structures

    Emery Sanford;Wey-Jiun Lin;Felix Alvarez;J. Benjamin Filson

  • Organic light emitting diode display having photodiodes

    Stephen Brian Lynch;Paul Stephen Drzaic;Benjamin Mark Rappoport;Fletcher R. Rothkopf

  • Display and multi-layer printed circuit board with shared flexible substrate

    Paul S. Drzaic;Jeremy C. Franklin;Stephen Brian Lynch;Scott A. Myers

  • Electronic devices with clips

    John Benjamin Filson;Pinida Jan Moolsintong;Stephen B. Lynch

Frequent Co-Authors

Fletcher R. Rothkopf
Fletcher R. Rothkopf Apple (United States)
Scott A. Myers
Scott A. Myers Apple (United States)
Christopher J. Stringer
Christopher J. Stringer Apple (United States)
Jonathan P. Ive
Jonathan P. Ive Royal College of Art
Steven Porter Hotelling
Steven Porter Hotelling Apple (United States)
Duncan Robert Kerr
Duncan Robert Kerr Apple (United States)

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