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 Thomas R. Kurfess sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 287 publications — 73rd percentile
73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.
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 Thomas R. Kurfess sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 39 D-Index — 24th percentile
24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.
Thomas R. Kurfess is a researcher affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States. Their work spans the field of engineering, with a focus on several subfields including mechanical engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, automotive engineering, computer networks and communications, and biomedical engineering.
Their research centers on various topics related to manufacturing and materials science. Key areas of focus include additive manufacturing materials and processes, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, manufacturing process and optimization, advanced machining processes and optimization, digital transformation in industry, high entropy alloys studies, and industrial vision systems and defect detection.
Thomas R. Kurfess has published extensively, with notable papers including:
They frequently collaborate with several co-authors, including Christopher Saldaña, Thomas Feldhausen, Kyle Saleeby, Katherine Fu, and Horacio Ahuett-Garza.
Thomas R. Kurfess has published regularly in several academic venues, among which are:
Their professional recognitions include membership in the National Academy of Engineering awarded in 2020, credited for the development and implementation of innovative digital manufacturing technologies and system architectures.
Additional honors include being named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2008, Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2004, and receiving the ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award in 2002.
Thomas R. Kurfess
J. Shiroishi;Y. Li;S. Liang;T. Kurfess
H. Ahuett-Garza;T. Kurfess
T. Williams;X. Ribadeneira;S. Billington;T. Kurfess
Y. Li;S. Billington;C. Zhang;T. Kurfess
Dazhong Wu;Shaopeng Liu;Li Zhang;Janis Terpenny
Y. Li;T.R. Kurfess;S.Y. Liang
Pedro Daniel Urbina Coronado;Roby Lynn;Wafa Louhichi;Mahmoud Parto
Cyril Drouillet;Cyril Drouillet;Jaydeep Karandikar;Jaydeep Karandikar;Chandra Nath;Anne-Claire Journeaux;Anne-Claire Journeaux
Masoumeh Aminzadeh;Thomas R. Kurfess
Raphael Corne;Raphael Corne;Chandra Nath;Mohamed El Mansori;Thomas Kurfess
Y. Li;S. Billington;C. Zhang;T. Kurfess
Clayton Greer;Andrzej Nycz;Mark Noakes;Brad Richardson
John T. Roth;Dragan Djurdjanovic;Xiaoping Yang;Laine Mears
D. E. Whitney;A. C. Edsall;A. B. Todtenkopf;T. R. Kurfess
Woncheol Choi;Thomas R. Kurfess;Jonathan Cagan
Justin L. Milner;Fadi Abu-Farha;Cristina Bunget;Thomas Kurfess
T. R. Kurfess;D. E. Whitney;M. L. Brown
Kornel F Ehmann;David Bourell;Martin L Culpepper;Thom J Hodgson
Thomas Kurfess;William J. Cass
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