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David Dean

Engineering · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1965

Publications

303

Citations

10,216

Est. group size

~11

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1965

Research summary
AI-generated

This record appears to combine work from at least two distinct research areas: 3D printing and biomaterials for tissue engineering (e.g., bone and craniofacial scaffolds, printable polymers), and materials engineering focused on high-temperature metal fatigue and creep-crack behavior in steel used in power plants. A prospective student would likely be joining a group working on 3D-printed biomedical devices and scaffolds, or one studying mechanical failure of structural alloys under heat and stress, depending on which strand of the work they engage with.

3D printing and additive manufacturing for biomedical devicesTissue engineering scaffolds and biomaterialsCreep and fatigue behavior of high-temperature alloysFracture mechanics in structural steelsBone and craniofacial tissue engineering

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade without a clear steady growth or decline, with peaks in 2017, 2019, and 2024 and lower output in intervening years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.4/year recently
2017: 11 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 12 publications12192020: 6 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 12 publications12242025: 5 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Procedia CIRP×9
  • Biomacromolecules×5
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×4
  • Acta Biomaterialia×3
  • International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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