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2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
83
Citations
71592
World Ranking
162
National Ranking
7

Brian Launder 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 Brian Launder sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 335 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian Launder 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 Brian Launder 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: 83 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 1994 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
  • 1994 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Brian Launder is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and has contributed primarily to the field of engineering with a special focus on fluid dynamics, turbulent flows, and heat transfer mechanisms. Their research spans several subfields including computational mechanics, mechanical engineering, and geophysics.

Their work covers key topics such as:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials

They have authored several papers published in notable venues. Some of the recent publications include:

  • "Reassessment of modeling turbulence via Reynolds averaging: A review of second-moment transport strategy," 2021, Physics of Fluids
  • "In Memoriam - Graham de Vahl Davis," 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • "Spalding, (Dudley) Brian (1923-2016), mechanical engineer," 2020, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  • "Index," 2022, Cambridge University Press eBooks
  • "Peter Bradshaw. 26 December 1935 - 27 July 2024," 2025, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Kemal Hanjalić
  • Faruk Arinç
  • Yıldız Bayazıtoğlu
  • Patrick Bontoux
  • Lawrence J. Doctors

Publications by Brian Launder are found in several key venues, such as:

  • Physics of Fluids
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks
  • Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society

In addition to journal papers, Brian Launder has contributed to book publications. Notably, they contributed to a volume published by Cambridge University Press titled Modelling Turbulence in Engineering and the Environment, released in 2022, which has garnered citations within the field.

Brian Launder has also been recognized through awards, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), 1994
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 1994

Best Publications

  • The numerical computation of turbulent flows

    B. E. Launder;D. B. Spalding

  • The prediction of laminarization with a two-equation model of turbulence

    W.P Jones;B.E Launder

  • Progress in the development of a Reynolds-stress turbulence closure

    B. E. Launder;G. J. Reece;W. Rodi

  • Application of the energy-dissipation model of turbulence to the calculation of flow near a spinning disc

    B.E. Launder;B.I. Sharma

  • Lectures in mathematical models of turbulence

    B. E. Launder;D. B. Spalding

  • Mathematical Models of turbulence

    B. E. Launder;D. B. Spalding

  • Ground effects on pressure fluctuations in the atmospheric boundary layer

    M. M. Gibson;B. E. Launder

  • A Reynolds stress model of turbulence and its application to thin shear flows

    K. Hanjalić;B. E. Launder

  • The calculation of low-Reynolds-number phenomena with a two-equation model of turbulence

    W.P. Jones;B.E. Launder

  • Second-moment closure: present… and future?

    Brian E. Launder

  • Development and application of a cubic eddy-viscosity model of turbulence

    T.J. Craft;B.E. Launder;K. Suga

  • Impinging jet studies for turbulence model assessment—I. Flow-field experiments

    Dennis Cooper;DC Jackson;Brian Launder;GX Liao

  • Impinging jet studies for turbulence model assessment—II. An examination of the performance of four turbulence models

    T.J. Craft;L.J.W. Graham;B.E. Launder

  • The Turbulent Wall Jet Measurements and Modeling

    B. E. Launder;W. Rodi

  • Contribution towards a Reynolds-stress closure for low-Reynolds-number turbulence

    K. Hanjalić;B. E. Launder

  • On the effects of a gravitational field on the turbulent transport of heat and momentum

    B. E. Launder

  • On the Computation of Convective Heat Transfer in Complex Turbulent Flows

    B. E. Launder

  • Second-moment closure for the near-wall sublayer - Development and application

    B. E. Launder;N. Shima

  • SECOND-MOMENT CLOSURE AND ITS USE IN MODELLING TURBULENT INDUSTRIAL FLOWS

    B. E. Launder

  • PAPER 8 – THE NUMERICAL COMPUTATION OF TURBULENT FLOWS

    Unknown

  • Turbulent Shear Flows 5

    Franz Durst;Brian E. Launder;John L. Lumley;Frank W. Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Hector Iacovides
Hector Iacovides University of Manchester
Kemal Hanjalic
Kemal Hanjalic University of Sarajevo
J. H. Whitelaw
J. H. Whitelaw Imperial College London
Franz Durst
Franz Durst FMP Technology (Germany)
Michael A. Leschziner
Michael A. Leschziner Imperial College London
Dominique Laurence
Dominique Laurence University of Manchester
Nobuhide Kasagi
Nobuhide Kasagi University of Tokyo
Peter Stansby
Peter Stansby University of Manchester
Neil D. Sandham
Neil D. Sandham University of Southampton
Wolfgang Rodi
Wolfgang Rodi Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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