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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
34
Citations
3710
World Ranking
2916
National Ranking
999

Andrew Ning publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew Ning sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 180 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Andrew Ning D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew Ning sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Maximization of the annual energy production of wind power plants by optimization of layout and yaw‐based wake control

    Pieter Gebraad;Jared J. Thomas;Andrew Ning;Paul Fleming

  • Wind plant system engineering through optimization of layout and yaw control

    Paul A. Fleming;Andrew Ning;Pieter M. O. Gebraad;Katherine Dykes

  • A simple solution method for the blade element momentum equations with guaranteed convergence

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  • Aerodynamic Performance of Extended Formation Flight

    S. Andrew Ning;Tristan C. Flanzer;Ilan M. Kroo

  • Objectives and Constraints for Wind Turbine Optimization

    S. Andrew Ning;Rick Damiani;Patrick J. Moriarty

  • Multidisciplinary Considerations in the Design of Wings and Wing Tip Devices

    S. Andrew Ning;Ilan Kroo

  • Aerodynamic Performance of Extended Formation Flight

    Andrew Ning;Tristan Flanzer;Ilan Kroo

  • Integrated design of downwind land‐based wind turbines using analytic gradients

    Andrew Ning;Derek Petch

  • Automatic evaluation of multidisciplinary derivatives using a graph-based problem formulation in OpeNMDAO

    Justin Gray;Tristan A. Hearn;Kenneth T. Moore;John T. Hwang

  • High-Fidelity Modeling of Multirotor Aerodynamic Interactions for Aircraft Design

    Eduardo J. Alvarez;Andrew Ning

  • Development and Validation of a New Blade Element Momentum Skewed-Wake Model within AeroDyn

    Andrew Ning;Gregory Hayman;Rick Damiani;Jason M. Jonkman

  • Massive simplification of the wind farm layout optimization problem

    Andrew P. J. Stanley;Andrew Ning

  • Inviscid Analysis of Extended-Formation Flight

    James E. Kless;Michael J. Aftosmis;S. Andrew Ning;Marian Nemec

  • Best Practices for Wake Model and Optimization Algorithm Selection in Wind Farm Layout Optimization

    Nicholas F. Baker;Andrew P.J. Stanley;Jared J. Thomas;Andrew Ning

  • Sensitivity Analysis of Wind Plant Performance to Key Turbine Design Parameters: A Systems Engineering Approach

    Katherine Dykes;Andrew Ning;Ryan King;Peter Graf

  • Optimization Under Uncertainty for Wake Steering Strategies

    Julian Quick;Jennifer Annoni;Ryan King;Katherine Dykes

  • Improving the FLORIS wind plant model for compatibility with gradient-based optimization:

    Jared J Thomas;Pieter Mo Gebraad;Andrew Ning

  • Aircraft Route Optimization for Formation Flight

    Jia Xu;S. Andrew Ning;Geoffrey Bower;Ilan Kroo

  • Coupled wind turbine design and layout optimization with nonhomogeneous wind turbines

    Andrew P. J. Stanley;Andrew Ning

  • Optimization of turbine design in wind farms with multiple hub heights, using exact analytic gradients and structural constraints

    Andrew P.J. Stanley;Andrew Ning;Katherine Dykes

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Fleming
Paul Fleming National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Patrick Moriarty
Patrick Moriarty National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Ilan Kroo
Ilan Kroo Stanford University
Frederik Zahle
Frederik Zahle Technical University of Denmark
Juan J. Alonso
Juan J. Alonso Stanford University
Joaquim R. R. A. Martins
Joaquim R. R. A. Martins University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Randal W. Beard
Randal W. Beard Brigham Young University
Timothy W. McLain
Timothy W. McLain Brigham Young University
Jason Jonkman
Jason Jonkman National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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