2026 Alfredo Soldati: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	46	1443	1335	3	3	281	8242

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Austria Leader Award
2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contribution to our understanding of the role of turbulence in multiphase flow processes and for nurturing and promoting the teaching and study of multiphase flow phenomena

Overview

Alfredo Soldati is affiliated with TU Wien in Austria and has a research focus primarily situated within the field of Engineering. Their work extensively covers several subfields including Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics encompass a diverse range within fluid dynamics and particulate studies. Key areas of focus include:

Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
Fluid Dynamics and Mixing
Infection Control and Ventilation
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization

Soldati has contributed to notable journals and venues, including multiple publications in:

Journal of Fluid Mechanics (12 publications)
International Journal of Multiphase Flow (9 publications)
Physical Review Fluids (6 publications)
arXiv (Cornell University) (6 publications)
Journal of Fluids Engineering (3 publications)

Selected recent papers demonstrate Soldati's engagement with complex fluid dynamics problems and interdisciplinary topics, such as:

Host-to-host airborne transmission as a multiphase flow problem for science-based social distance guidelines, 2020, International Journal of Multiphase Flow
Short-range exposure to airborne virus transmission and current guidelines, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Turbulent Flows With Drops and Bubbles: What Numerical Simulations Can Tell Us-Freeman Scholar Lecture, 2021, Journal of Fluids Engineering
Phase-field modeling of complex interface dynamics in drop-laden turbulence, 2023, Physical Review Fluids
How non-Darcy effects influence scaling laws in Hele-Shaw convection experiments, 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

Alessio Roccon
Francesco Zonta
Marco De Paoli
Giuseppe Carlo Alp Caridi
Cristian Marchioli

Recognition of their work includes the award of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2013 for contributions to understanding turbulence in multiphase flow processes and advancing education in this area.

Best Publications

River flood forecasting with a neural network model

Marina Campolo;Paolo Andreussi;Alfredo Soldati

657
Citations
Mechanisms for particle transfer and segregation in a turbulent boundary layer

Cristian Marchioli;Alfredo Soldati

583
Citations
Anisotropic Particles in Turbulence

Greg A. Voth;Alfredo Soldati

370
Citations
Physics and modelling of turbulent particle deposition and entrainment: Review of a systematic study

Alfredo Soldati;Cristian Marchioli

294
Citations
Statistics of particle dispersion in direct numerical simulations of wall-bounded turbulence: Results of an international collaborative benchmark test

C. Marchioli;A. Soldati;J. G M Kuerten;B. Arcen

287
Citations
Artificial neural network approach to flood forecasting in the river Arno

Marina Campolo;Alfredo Soldati;Paolo Andreussi

267
Citations
Orientation, distribution, and deposition of elongated, inertial fibers in turbulent channel flow

Cristian Marchioli;Marco Fantoni;Alfredo Soldati

246
Citations
Host-to-Host Airborne Transmission As a Multiphase Flow Problem For Science-Based Social Distance Guidelines

S. Balachandar;S. Zaleski;S. Zaleski;S. Zaleski;A. Soldati;A. Soldati;G. Ahmadi

198
Citations
Direct numerical simulation of particle wall transfer and deposition in upward turbulent pipe flow

Cristian Marchioli;Andrea Giusti;Maria Vittoria Salvetti;Alfredo Soldati

185
Citations
Experimental investigation on interactions among fluid and rod-like particles in a turbulent pipe jet by means of particle image velocimetry

Alessandro Capone;Giovanni Paolo Romano;Alfredo Soldati

185
Citations
Influence of gravity and lift on particle velocity statistics and transfer rates in turbulent vertical channel flow

Cristian Marchioli;Maurizio Picciotto;Alfredo Soldati

174
Citations
Turbulence modification by large-scale organized electrohydrodynamic flows

Alfredo Soldati;Sanjoy Banerjee

171
Citations
Mechanisms of particle deposition in a fully developed turbulent open channel flow

Chidambaram Narayanan;Djamel Lakehal;Lorenzo Botto;Alfredo Soldati

171
Citations
Modulation of turbulence in forced convection by temperature-dependent viscosity

Francesco Zonta;Cristian Marchioli;Alfredo Soldati

148
Citations
Some issues concerning large-eddy simulation of inertial particle dispersion in turbulent bounded flows

C. Marchioli;M. V. Salvetti;A. Soldati

122
Citations
FORECASTING RIVER FLOW RATE DURING LOW-FLOW PERIODS USING NEURAL NETWORKS

Marina Campolo;Alfredo Soldati;Paolo Andreussi

120
Citations
Characterization of near-wall accumulation regions for inertial particles in turbulent boundary layers

Maurizio Picciotto;Cristian Marchioli;Alfredo Soldati

112
Citations
ON THE EFFECTS OF ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC FLOWS AND TURBULENCE ON AEROSOL TRANSPORT AND COLLECTION IN WIRE-PLATE ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS

Alfredo Soldati

101
Citations
Water quality control in the river Arno

Marina Campolo;Paolo Andreussi;Paolo Andreussi;Alfredo Soldati

98
Citations
Coalescence of surfactant-laden drops by Phase Field Method

Giovanni Soligo;Giovanni Soligo;Alessio Roccon;Alessio Roccon;Alfredo Soldati;Alfredo Soldati

94
Citations
Particles turbulence interactions in boundary layers

Alfredo Soldati

84
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Vittoria Salvetti University of Pisa

Federico Toschi Eindhoven University of Technology

Miguel Onorato University of Turin

Stéphane Zaleski Sorbonne University

Roberto Verzicco University of Rome Tor Vergata

Sanjoy Banerjee City College of New York

Lance R. Collins Cornell University

Zellman Warhaft Cornell University

Luca Brandt Polytechnic University of Turin

S. Balachandar University of Florida

External Links

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