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C. Thomas Avedisian

C. Thomas Avedisian

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
35
Citations
4909
World Ranking
2658
National Ranking
937

C. Thomas Avedisian 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. Thomas Avedisian sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 659+

This scientist: 161 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

C. Thomas Avedisian 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. Thomas Avedisian 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: 35 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% 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

  • 2006 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1999 - James Harry Potter Gold Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Best Publications

  • On the collision of a droplet with a solid surface

    S. Chandra;C. T. Avedisian

  • Observations of droplet impingement on a ceramic porous surface

    S. Chandra;C.T. Avedisian

  • The effect of initial diameter in spherically symmetric droplet combustion of sooting fuels

    G. S. Jackson;C. T. Avedisian

  • Leidenfrost boiling of methanol droplets on hot porous/ceramic surfaces

    Unknown

  • Observations of soot during droplet combustion at low gravity: heptane and heptane/monochloroalkane mixtures

    G.S. Jackson;C.T. Avedisian;J.C. Yang

  • Measuring bubble nucleation temperature on the surface of a rapidly heated thermal ink-jet heater immersed in a pool of water

    Unknown

  • Droplet Combustion Experiments Aboard the International Space Station

    Daniel L. Dietrich;Vedha Nayagam;Michael C. Hicks;Paul V. Ferkul

  • Bubble nucleation in superheated liquid—liquid emulsions

    Unknown

  • Combustion of unsupported water-in-n-heptane emulsion droplets in a convection-free environment

    G.S. Jackson;C.T. Avedisian

  • Combustion of unsupported methanol/dodecanol mixture droplets at low gravity

    J.C. Yang;G.S. Jackson;C.T. Avedisian

  • Superheating and boiling of water in hydrocarbons at high pressures

    Unknown

  • A comparison of the spherical flame characteristics of sub-millimeter droplets of binary mixtures of n-heptane/iso-octane and n-heptane/toluene with a commercial unleaded gasoline

    Unknown

  • Comprehensive study of initial diameter effects and other observations on convection-free droplet combustion in the standard atmosphere for n-heptane, n-octane, and n-decane☆

    Unknown

  • High Pressure Homogeneous Nucleation of Bubbles within Superheated Binary Liquid Mixtures

    Unknown

  • Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition by Pulsed Liquid Injection Using an Ultrasonic Nozzle: Titanium Dioxide on Sapphire from Titanium(IV) Isopropoxide

    Vera A. Versteeg;C. Thomas Avedisian;Rishi Raj

  • Experimental study of nonane/hexanol mixture droplet combustion without natural or forced convection

    Unknown

  • Nanoparticles for cancer treatment: role of heat transfer.

    C. Thomas Avedisian;Richard E. Cavicchi;Paul L. McEuen;Xinjian Zhou

  • The effect of support fibers on micro-convection in droplet combustion experiments

    Unknown

  • An experimental study of the Leidenfrost evaporation characteristics of emulsified liquid droplets

    Unknown

  • The Collision of a Droplet with a Solid Surface

    S. Chandra;C. T. Avedisian

Frequent Co-Authors

Wing Tsang
Wing Tsang National Institute of Standards and Technology
Frederick L. Dryer
Frederick L. Dryer University of South Carolina
Rishi Raj
Rishi Raj University of Colorado Boulder
Marco Mehl
Marco Mehl Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Alessio Frassoldati
Alessio Frassoldati Polytechnic University of Milan
John E. Dec
John E. Dec Sandia National Laboratories
Alberto Cuoci
Alberto Cuoci Polytechnic University of Milan
Huixin He
Huixin He Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Paul L. McEuen
Paul L. McEuen Cornell University
Somenath Mitra
Somenath Mitra New Jersey Institute of Technology

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