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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 42 1832 1694 697 606 352 7019

Ben T. Zinn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ben T. Zinn between 1968 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ben T. Zinn published across 53 years, from 1968 to 2020, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 1977. 2 of the 365 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 1977. 1968: 1 publication 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 4 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 7 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 38 publications 1978: 20 publications 1979: 7 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 7 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 19 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication
1968 2020

365 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ben T. Zinn: publications per year, 1968 to 2020
Year Publications
1968 1
1969 1
1970 1
1971 4
1972 2
1973 7
1974 4
1975 3
1976 4
1977 38
1978 20
1979 7
1980 6
1981 7
1982 8
1983 7
1984 3
1985 4
1986 4
1987 6
1988 4
1989 9
1990 4
1991 3
1992 5
1993 10
1994 3
1995 4
1996 8
1997 11
1998 9
1999 12
2000 19
2001 15
2002 8
2003 18
2004 11
2005 15
2006 13
2007 6
2008 9
2009 5
2010 4
2011 4
2012 2
2013 3
2014 2
2015 6
2016 2
2017 1
2018 1
2019 1
2020 1
Total 365
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Ben T. Zinn 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 Ben T. Zinn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 347–356 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 352 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45 352
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Ben T. Zinn 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 Ben T. Zinn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107 42
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for brilliant investigations on the dynamics of flow, combustion and propulsion systems, and their control
  • 2006 - Gold George Westinghouse Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to understanding unsteady combustion processes.

Overview

Ben T. Zinn is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and chemical engineering fields, particularly within computational mechanics and fluid flow and transfer processes subfields. The scientist's main areas of investigation include combustion and flame dynamics, advanced combustion engine technologies, and fluid dynamics and heat transfer.

The scientist has contributed to the following publication venues:

  • AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2020 Forum

Ben T. Zinn's recent published work includes the paper titled Visualization of Autoignition Kernels in a Jet-A Spray Using High-Speed OH PLIF, published in 2020 at the AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2020 Forum. This paper has been cited twice.

The scientist collaborates frequently with co-authors including:

  • Aimee Williams
  • Jerry Seitzman

Throughout their career, Ben T. Zinn has been recognized with several awards:

  • Fellow of the Combustion Institute (2018) for investigations on the dynamics of flow, combustion and propulsion systems, and their control
  • Gold George Westinghouse Medal from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2006)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1995) for contributions to understanding unsteady combustion processes

Best Publications

  • A Mechanism of Combustion Instability in Lean Premixed Gas Turbine Combustors

    T. Lieuwen;H. Torres;C. Johnson;B. T. Zinn

  • The role of equivalence ratio oscillations in driving combustion instabilities in low NOx gas turbines

    Tim Lieuwen;Ben T. Zinn

  • The Role of Unmixedness and Chemical Kinetics in Driving Combustion Instabilities in Lean Premixed Combustors

    T. Lieuwen;Y. Neumeier;B. T. Zinn

  • Active Control of Lean Blowout for Turbine Engine Combustors

    T. M. Muruganandam;S. Nair;D. Scarborough;Y. Neumeier

  • Application of the Galerkin Method in the Solution of Non-linear Axial Combustion Instability Problems in Liquid Rockets

    Ben T. Zinn;Manuel E. Lores

  • A theoretical study of non-linear damping by Helmholtz resonators

    B.T. Zinn

  • An exact solution for one-dimensional acoustic fields in ducts with an axial temperature gradient

    R.I. Sujith;G.A. Waldherr;B.T. Zinn

  • Pulse combustion: recent applications and research issues

    Ben T. Zinn

  • Methods, apparatus and systems for real time identification and control modes of oscillation

    Yedidia Neumeier;Ben T. Zinn

  • Method and apparatus for conducting a process in a pulsating environment

    Ben T. Zinn;Brady R. Daniel

  • Experimental demonstration of active control of combustion instabilities using real-time modes observation and secondary fuel injection

    Y. Neumeier;Ben T. zinn

  • Flame Driving of Longitudinal Instabilities in Dump Type Ramjet Combustors

    U. G. Hegde;D. Reuter;B. R. Daniel;B. T. Zinn

  • Evaluation of Chemiluminescence as a Combustion Diagnostic under Varying Operating Conditions

    Venkata Nori;Jerry Seitzman;Ben T. Zinn

  • Nonlinear combustion instability in liquid-propellant rocket engines

    Ben T. Zinn;Eugene A. Powell

  • Characteristics of microscale diffusion flames

    L.M. Matta;Y. Neumeier;B. Lemon;B.T. Zinn

  • Sound generation by ducted flames

    U. G. Hegde;D. Reuter;B. T. Zinn

  • Heat release timing in a nonpremixed Helmholtz pulse combustor

    Y.M. Tang;G. Waldherr;J.I. Jagoda;B.T. Zinn

  • Stagnation point reverse flow combustor for a combustion system

    Ben T. Zinn;Yedidia Neumeier;Jerry M. Seitzman;Jechiel Jagoda

  • Chemiluminescence Based Sensors for Turbine Engines

    Thiruchengode Muruganandam;Byounghui Kim;Randy Olsen;Mayank Patel

  • Sub-Scale Demonstration of the Active Feedback Control of Gas-Turbine Combustion Instabilities

    Unknown

  • Experimental diagnostics in gas phase combustion systems

    Unknown

  • Experimental investigation of limit cycle oscillations in an unstable gas turbine combustor

    Tim Lieuwen;Ben Zinn

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim Lieuwen
Tim Lieuwen Georgia Institute of Technology
Jerry Seitzman
Jerry Seitzman Georgia Institute of Technology
Raman Sujith
Raman Sujith Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Suresh Menon
Suresh Menon Georgia Institute of Technology
Stefan Wagner
Stefan Wagner University of Stuttgart
Anjaneyulu Krothapalli
Anjaneyulu Krothapalli Florida State University
Farrukh S. Alvi
Farrukh S. Alvi Florida State University

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