Brian Gibson

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Brian Gibson is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Gibson has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 7 papers in Automotive Engineering and 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Brian Gibson's work include Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (21 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (12 papers) and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (9 papers). Brian Gibson is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (21 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (12 papers) and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (9 papers). Brian Gibson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Brian Gibson's co-authors include Alvin M. Strauss, Chase Cox, Gerald Cook, Tracie Prater, William R. Longhurst, George E. Cook, David H. Lammlein, Lonnie Love, Roger P. Farrar and Gregory D. Cartee and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journals of Gerontology Series A, Materials and Materials & Design.

In The Last Decade

Brian Gibson

36 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Friction stir welding: Process, automation, and control 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Friction stir welding: Process, automation, and control
    2013 408 citations Brian Gibson, David H. Lammlein et al. Journal of Manufacturing Processes profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Gibson United States 16 968 223 148 107 87 38 1.1k
Yunlu Zhang United States 16 434 0.4× 72 0.3× 113 0.8× 226 2.1× 46 0.5× 37 619
Qianchu Liu Australia 15 576 0.6× 71 0.3× 176 1.2× 117 1.1× 111 1.3× 38 739
Zihao Yu China 14 279 0.3× 131 0.6× 162 1.1× 34 0.3× 95 1.1× 55 549
D.G. Hattingh South Africa 19 1.1k 1.2× 243 1.1× 261 1.8× 78 0.7× 229 2.6× 73 1.2k
Sheng Zhu China 10 224 0.2× 49 0.2× 91 0.6× 94 0.9× 50 0.6× 49 428
Zhipeng Pan United States 17 535 0.6× 25 0.1× 203 1.4× 27 0.3× 119 1.4× 42 820
Tao Zhu China 16 478 0.5× 42 0.2× 168 1.1× 41 0.4× 246 2.8× 94 711
Craig Brice United States 17 839 0.9× 127 0.6× 229 1.5× 468 4.4× 84 1.0× 40 975
Shaowen Xu China 12 310 0.3× 60 0.3× 119 0.8× 93 0.9× 113 1.3× 25 695
Ding Tang China 16 536 0.6× 138 0.6× 217 1.5× 22 0.2× 261 3.0× 53 738

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Gibson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Gibson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Gibson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Gibson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Gibson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Brian Gibson. Brian Gibson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lee, Yousub, Peeyush Nandwana, Brian Gibson, et al.. (2024). Integrated top-down process and voxel-based microstructure modeling for Ti-6Al-4V in laser wire direct energy deposition process. Materials & Design. 247. 113434–113434.
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Stump, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Load balancing for multi-beam additive manufacturing systems. Additive manufacturing. 74. 103708–103708. 3 indexed citations
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Robertson, Gordon L., Brian Gibson, Chris M. Fancher, et al.. (2023). Improved Productivity with Multilaser Rotary Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. 11(1). 231–241. 3 indexed citations
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Gibson, Brian, et al.. (2022). Controls and process planning strategies for 5-axis laser directed energy deposition of Ti-6Al-4V using an 8-axis industrial robot and rotary motion. Additive manufacturing. 58. 103048–103048. 29 indexed citations
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Gibson, Brian, et al.. (2019). Melt pool size control through multiple closed-loop modalities in laser-wire directed energy deposition of Ti-6Al-4V. Additive manufacturing. 32. 100993–100993. 89 indexed citations
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Longhurst, William R., et al.. (2016). Development of friction stir welding technologies for in-space manufacturing. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 90(1-4). 81–91. 24 indexed citations
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Prater, Tracie, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of torque as a means of in-process sensing of tool wear in friction stir welding of metal matrix composites. Industrial Robot the international journal of robotics research and application. 42(3). 192–199. 6 indexed citations
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Gibson, Brian, et al.. (2015). Friction Stir Extrusion: A new process for joining dissimilar materials. Manufacturing Letters. 5. 25–28. 52 indexed citations
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Gibson, Brian, et al.. (2014). Automatic Tracking of Blind Sealant Paths in Friction Stir Lap Joining. Journal of Aircraft. 51(3). 824–832. 6 indexed citations
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Prater, Tracie, Alvin M. Strauss, George E. Cook, Brian Gibson, & Chase Cox. (2013). A Phenomenological Model for Tool Wear in Friction Stir Welding of Metal Matrix Composites. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 44(8). 3757–3764. 17 indexed citations
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Cox, Chase, et al.. (2013). A method for double-sided friction stir spot welding. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 16(2). 241–247. 40 indexed citations
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Gibson, Brian, David H. Lammlein, Tracie Prater, et al.. (2013). Friction stir welding: Process, automation, and control. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 16(1). 56–73. 408 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gibson, Brian. (2012). Low-Cost Wireless Force Sensor Design with Applications in Friction Stir Welding. 1 indexed citations
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Cox, Chase, Brian Gibson, Alvin M. Strauss, & George E. Cook. (2012). Effect of Pin Length and Rotation Rate on the Tensile Strength of a Friction Stir Spot-Welded Al Alloy: A Contribution to Automated Production. Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 27(4). 472–478. 32 indexed citations
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Angeli, Simón I., Sarah Connell, Brian Gibson, et al.. (2007). Injectable Form of Cross-Linked Hyaluronan is Effective for Middle Ear Wound Healing. Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology. 116(9). 667–673. 13 indexed citations
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Gibson, Brian, et al.. (1998). Effects of Chronic Moderate and Heavy Ethanol Consumption on Myocardial Recovery from Ischemia. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 22(9). 2086–2092. 11 indexed citations
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Cartee, Gregory D., et al.. (1996). Growth Hormone Supplementation Increases Skeletal Muscle Mass of Old Male Fischer 344/Brown Norway Rats. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 51A(3). B214–B219. 28 indexed citations
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Gibson, Brian, et al.. (1992). Information will enhance compliance. Informing clients about compression hosiery.. PubMed. 7(11). 755–6, 758. 4 indexed citations
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Gibson, Brian, et al.. (1989). Which compression stocking?. PubMed. 4(11). 550–6. 1 indexed citations
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Gibson, Brian, et al.. (1967). Factors influencing the initial permeability of some alloys based on 80Ni20Fe. British Journal of Applied Physics. 18(1). 41–48. 20 indexed citations

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