Nathan Crane

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Nathan Crane is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathan Crane has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 42 papers in Automotive Engineering and 40 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nathan Crane's work include Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (42 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (24 papers) and Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies (20 papers). Nathan Crane is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (42 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (24 papers) and Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies (20 papers). Nathan Crane collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Jordan. Nathan Crane's co-authors include T. Weller, Eduardo A. Rojas-Nastrucci, Rasim Guldiken, Neil Hopkinson, Julie P. Harmon, Qi Ni, Qi Ni, M. Jason Highsmith, Alex A. Volinsky and Gregory N. Nielson and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Proceedings of the IEEE and Journal of The Electrochemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Nathan Crane

87 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Binder jetting: A review of process, materials, and methods 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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. Binder jetting: A review of process, materials, and methods
    2019 568 citations Nathan Crane et al. Additive manufacturing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nathan Crane United States 19 1.0k 936 497 369 165 93 1.6k
Elena Bassoli Italy 22 681 0.7× 981 1.0× 317 0.6× 138 0.4× 247 1.5× 80 1.4k
Zhenyu Shi China 21 366 0.4× 888 0.9× 772 1.6× 368 1.0× 180 1.1× 85 1.7k
Jan Deckers Belgium 19 1.8k 1.8× 1.9k 2.0× 541 1.1× 170 0.5× 256 1.6× 39 2.6k
Pio Iovenitti Australia 17 880 0.9× 915 1.0× 633 1.3× 135 0.4× 424 2.6× 55 1.8k
F. Veniali Italy 18 753 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 342 0.7× 167 0.5× 366 2.2× 65 1.3k
Massimo Lorusso Italy 26 1.4k 1.4× 1.7k 1.8× 235 0.5× 199 0.5× 164 1.0× 47 2.3k
Xiaoyong Tian China 20 553 0.6× 735 0.8× 554 1.1× 106 0.3× 90 0.5× 70 1.6k
Amy Elliott United States 26 1.9k 1.9× 1.7k 1.8× 690 1.4× 226 0.6× 339 2.1× 56 2.9k
Andrea Zocca Germany 22 1.3k 1.3× 713 0.8× 747 1.5× 113 0.3× 82 0.5× 46 1.9k
Yong Son South Korea 23 575 0.6× 632 0.7× 898 1.8× 292 0.8× 98 0.6× 93 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nathan Crane

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nathan Crane

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Crane, Nathan, et al.. (2025). Multiplanar manufacturing: A new approach to design for manufacturing and assembly of origami. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 206. 105906–105906.
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Crane, Nathan, et al.. (2025). Expanding the print parameter window for continuous line formation in binder jet additive manufacturing through pre-wetting of the powder bed. Additive manufacturing. 100. 104693–104693. 2 indexed citations
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Gunn, M., et al.. (2024). Modeling Electrowetting on Dielectric for Novel Droplet-Based Microactuation. Micromachines. 15(12). 1491–1491. 2 indexed citations
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Crane, Nathan, et al.. (2024). Dynamic Radiant Barrier for Modulating Heat Transfer and Reducing Building Energy Usage. Energies. 17(16). 3959–3959. 2 indexed citations
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Crane, Nathan, et al.. (2024). A low-cost electrowetting on dielectric semi-continuous pump for application to microfluidic reconfigurable devices. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 155. 111183–111183. 4 indexed citations
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Nelson, Tracy W., et al.. (2023). Effect of support structures and surface angles on near-surface porosity in laser powder bed fusion. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 94. 328–337. 3 indexed citations
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Crane, Nathan, et al.. (2023). Dark field optical observation of polymer powder bed fusion for process monitoring and control. Additive manufacturing. 74. 103715–103715. 6 indexed citations
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Crane, Nathan, et al.. (2023). Topology Morphing Insulation: A Review of Technologies and Energy Performance in Dynamic Building Insulation. Energies. 16(19). 6978–6978. 5 indexed citations
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Toomey, Ryan, et al.. (2021). Laser machined micropatterns as corrosion protection of both hydrophobic and hydrophilic magnesium. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 125. 104920–104920. 16 indexed citations
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Mahmood, Ayesha, et al.. (2020). Optimization of Laser Sintering for Demineralized Bone/Polycaprolactone Composite Powder for Bone Tissue Scaffold. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing. 4(1). 7–7. 2 indexed citations
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Tejada‐Martínez, Andrés, et al.. (2020). Volume and Frequency-Independent Spreading of Droplets Driven by Ultrasonic Surface Vibration. Fluids. 5(1). 18–18. 10 indexed citations
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Mahmood, Ayesha, et al.. (2019). Fabrication of Demineralized Bone Matrix/Polycaprolactone Composites Using Large Area Projection Sintering (LAPS). Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing. 3(2). 30–30. 13 indexed citations
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Crane, Nathan, et al.. (2019). Binder jetting: A review of process, materials, and methods. Additive manufacturing. 28. 781–801. 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hopkinson, Neil, et al.. (2018). Experimental and analytical investigation of mechanical behavior of laser-sintered diamond-lattice structures. Additive manufacturing. 22. 807–816. 51 indexed citations
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Crane, Nathan, et al.. (2018). Impact of extended sintering times on mechanical properties in PA-12 parts produced by powderbed fusion processes. Additive manufacturing. 22. 800–806. 66 indexed citations
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Ni, Qi & Nathan Crane. (2018). Controlling Normal Stiffness in Droplet-Based Linear Bearings. Micromachines. 9(10). 525–525. 7 indexed citations
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Rojas-Nastrucci, Eduardo A., et al.. (2017). Ka-Band Characterization of Binder Jetting for 3-D Printing of Metallic Rectangular Waveguide Circuits and Antennas. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 65(9). 3099–3108. 57 indexed citations
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Ni, Qi, et al.. (2016). Controlled manipulation of floating objects on deformed fluid interfaces and conditions for stable equilibria. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 512. 118–128. 6 indexed citations
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Crane, Nathan, et al.. (2016). Impact of chemical finishing on laser-sintered nylon 12 materials. Additive manufacturing. 13. 149–155. 16 indexed citations
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Ni, Qi, et al.. (2016). Open-loop electrowetting actuation with micro-stepping. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 247. 579–586. 10 indexed citations

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