Todd Letcher

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

About

Todd Letcher is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Todd Letcher has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 16 papers in Automotive Engineering and 13 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Todd Letcher's work include Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (16 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (11 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (7 papers). Todd Letcher is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (16 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (11 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (7 papers). Todd Letcher collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Ireland. Todd Letcher's co-authors include Behzad Rankouhi, Sina Javadpour, Fereidoon Delfanian, Kazi Moshiur Rahman, Robert McTaggart, Zhong Hu, Onome Scott‐Emuakpor, Charles Cross, Tommy George and Gregory J. Michna and has published in prestigious journals such as Composites Part B Engineering, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Todd Letcher

35 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

Failure Analysis and Mechanical Characterization of 3D Printed ABS With Respect to Layer Thickness and Orientation

2016 328 citations Behzad Rankouhi, Sina Javadpour et al. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Todd Letcher United States	12	827	417	391	328	242	35	1.1k
John Lindahl United States	19	1.0k 1.2×	521 1.2×	396 1.0×	328 1.0×	338 1.4×	44	1.3k
Florin Baciu Romania	12	910 1.1×	454 1.1×	442 1.1×	344 1.0×	227 0.9×	46	1.1k
Guillermo Reyes Spain	12	669 0.8×	397 1.0×	266 0.7×	320 1.0×	214 0.9×	25	911
Hédi Nouri France	21	671 0.8×	423 1.0×	304 0.8×	229 0.7×	238 1.0×	43	1.1k
Eduardo Barocio United States	10	994 1.2×	454 1.1×	328 0.8×	406 1.2×	408 1.7×	34	1.2k
Rafael Thiago Luiz Ferreira Brazil	14	770 0.9×	269 0.6×	305 0.8×	303 0.9×	354 1.5×	21	999
Shouling Ding China	14	1.3k 1.5×	548 1.3×	508 1.3×	517 1.6×	345 1.4×	19	1.5k
Muammel M. Hanon Iraq	16	672 0.8×	384 0.9×	398 1.0×	224 0.7×	156 0.6×	48	1.0k
Giovanni Gómez-Gras Spain	22	699 0.8×	682 1.6×	285 0.7×	287 0.9×	200 0.8×	38	1.1k

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Michna, Gregory J. & Todd Letcher. (2020). Designing 3-D Printed Heat Exchangers in a Senior-level Thermal Systems Course. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 1 indexed citations

Letcher, Todd, et al.. (2020). Mechanical Strength of Bamboo Filled PLA Composite Material in Fused Filament Fabrication. Journal of Composites Science. 4(4). 159–159. 26 indexed citations

Seo, Junwon, et al.. (2020). Peel and cleavage strength tests with adhesive connections in dynamic message signs. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 103. 102715–102715. 5 indexed citations

Letcher, Todd, et al.. (2020). Nanomechanical Characterization of Additive Manufactured GRCop-42 Alloy Developed by Directed Energy Deposition Methods. 2 indexed citations

Prasad, Anamika, et al.. (2020). Investigation of Additive Manufactured GRCop-42 Alloy Developed by Directed Energy Deposition Methods. 6 indexed citations

Letcher, Todd, et al.. (2019). Development and Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene for In-Space Manufacturing Applications. Journal of Composites Science. 3(3). 89–89. 30 indexed citations

Rankouhi, Behzad, Sina Javadpour, Fereidoon Delfanian, Robert McTaggart, & Todd Letcher. (2018). Experimental Investigation of Mechanical Performance and Printability of Gamma-Irradiated Additively Manufactured ABS. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 27(7). 3643–3654. 26 indexed citations

Hu, Zhong, et al.. (2017). Design of ultra-lightweight and high-strength cellular structural composites inspired by biomimetics. Composites Part B Engineering. 121. 108–121. 61 indexed citations

Rankouhi, Behzad, Sina Javadpour, Fereidoon Delfanian, & Todd Letcher. (2016). Failure Analysis and Mechanical Characterization of 3D Printed ABS With Respect to Layer Thickness and Orientation. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention. 16(3). 467–481. 328 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rankouhi, Behzad, Fereidoon Delfanian, Robert McTaggart, & Todd Letcher. (2016). An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Gamma Radiation on 3D Printed ABS for In-Space Manufacturing Purposes. 11 indexed citations

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Letcher, Todd, Behzad Rankouhi, & Sina Javadpour. (2015). Experimental Study of Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured ABS Plastic as a Function of Layer Parameters. Volume 2A: Advanced Manufacturing. 69 indexed citations

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Rahman, Kazi Moshiur, et al.. (2015). Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured PEEK Components Using Fused Filament Fabrication. Volume 2A: Advanced Manufacturing. 77 indexed citations

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Letcher, Todd, M.-H. Herman Shen, Onome Scott‐Emuakpor, Tommy George, & Charles Cross. (2013). Strain Rate and Loading Waveform Effects on an Energy-Based Fatigue Life Prediction for AL6061-T6. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 136(2). 4 indexed citations

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Letcher, Todd, et al.. (2013). Hysteresis Strain Energy Behavior of Al6061-T6 With Multi-Fatigue Load Levels as Applied to an Energy-Based Fatigue Life Prediction Method. 3 indexed citations

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Letcher, Todd, et al.. (2012). An energy‐based critical fatigue life prediction method for AL6061‐T6. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 35(9). 861–870. 36 indexed citations

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Letcher, Todd, et al.. (2012). An Energy-Based Axial Isothermal-Mechanical Fatigue Lifing Method. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 134(10). 8 indexed citations

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Letcher, Todd, et al.. (2012). An Energy-Based Axial Isothermal-Mechanical Fatigue Lifing Method. 207–214. 2 indexed citations

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Letcher, Todd, M.-H. Herman Shen, Onome Scott‐Emuakpor, Tommy George, & Charles Cross. (2011). An Energy Based Critical Fatigue Life Prediction Method. 77–84. 3 indexed citations

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Scott‐Emuakpor, Onome, Tommy George, Todd Letcher, M.-H. Herman Shen, & Charles Cross. (2011). Incorporation of a Probabilistic Monotonic Strain Energy Analysis to a Lifting Method. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention. 12(1). 109–115. 2 indexed citations

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Letcher, Todd. (2010). Small Scale Wind Turbines Optimized for Low Wind Speeds. The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University). 8 indexed citations

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