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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
68
Citations
19125
World Ranking
436
National Ranking
203

C. L. Tien 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 C. L. Tien sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 304 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

C. L. Tien 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 C. L. Tien sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

C. L. Tien was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. During their career, they contributed to the academic community through various scholarly activities linked to their institution.

There is no record of recent papers authored by C. L. Tien available in the data. Similarly, no frequent co-authors or common publication venues have been identified.

No information is available regarding book publications, fields of study, subfields, or main research topics related to this scientist's work.

The scientist's status is recorded as deceased. No awards or recognitions have been documented in the provided data.

Best Publications

  • Boundary and inertia effects on flow and heat transfer in porous media

    K. Vafai;C.L. Tien

  • Fractal characterization and simulation of rough surfaces

    A. Majumdar;C.L. Tien

  • Short-pulse laser heating on metals

    T.Q. Qiu;C.L. Tien

  • Boundary and inertia effects on convective mass transfer in porous media

    K. Vafai;C.L. Tien

  • Effects of thermal dispersion on forced convection in fibrous media

    Unknown

  • Optical constants of soot in hydrocarbon flames

    Unknown

  • Thermal Radiation Properties of Gases

    Unknown

  • Molecular Dynamics Study of Solid Thin-Film Thermal Conductivity

    J. R. Lukes;D. Y. Li;X.-G. Liang;C.-L. Tien

  • GENERAL FILM CONDENSATION CORRELATIONS

    Unknown

  • Radiative Transfer in Packed Fluidized Beds: Dependent Versus Independent Scattering

    M. Q. Brewster;C. L. Tien

  • Thermal diffusivity measurement of GaAs/AlGaAs thin-film structures

    G. Chen;C. L. Tien;X. Wu;J. S. Smith

  • Thermal Radiation in Packed and Fluidized Beds

    C. L. Tien

  • Fractal Network Model for Contact Conductance

    A. Majumdar;C. L. Tien

  • Effect of Small Spacings on Radiative Transfer Between Two Dielectrics

    E. G. Cravalho;C. L. Tien;R. P. Caren

  • Laminar Natural Convection Heat Transfer in a Horizontal Cavity with Different End Temperatures

    A. Bejan;C. L. Tien

  • A numerical study of two-dimensional laminar natural convection in shallow open cavities

    Unknown

  • Effects of non-Darcian and nonuniform porosity on vertical-plate natural convection in porous media

    J. T. Hong;Y. Yamada;C. L. Tien

  • Challenges in Microscale Conductive and Radiative Heat Transfer

    C. L. Tien;G. Chen

  • An Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer in Variable Porosity Media

    K. Vafai;R. L. Alkire;C. L. Tien

  • Radiative heat transfer in fibrous insulations—Part I: Analytical study

    T. W. Tong;C. L. Tien

  • Experimental Investigation of Radiative Transfer Between Metallic Surfaces at Cryogenic Temperatures

    G. A. Domoto;R. F. Boehm;C. L. Tien

  • Non-Darcian Convection in Cylindrical Packed Beds

    M. L. Hunt;C. L. Tien

  • Convective and Radiative Heat Transfer in Porous Media

    Chang-Lin Tien;Kambiz Vafai

  • Conductance of packed spheres in vacuum

    C. K. Chan;C. L. Tien

  • Infrared Mean Absorption Coefficients of Luminous Flames and Smoke

    G. L. Hubbard;C. L. Tien

  • Convection in a vertical slot filled with porous insulation

    P.J. Burns;L.C. Chow;C.L. Tien

Frequent Co-Authors

Arun Majumdar
Arun Majumdar Stanford University
Patrick E. Phelan
Patrick E. Phelan Arizona State University
Adrian Bejan
Adrian Bejan Duke University
Ralph Greif
Ralph Greif University of California, Berkeley
David G. Cahill
David G. Cahill University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kenneth E. Goodson
Kenneth E. Goodson Stanford University
Deyu Li
Deyu Li Vanderbilt University
Michael F. Modest
Michael F. Modest University of California, Merced
Kambiz Vafai
Kambiz Vafai University of California, Riverside

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