2026 Cameron Tropea: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	75	280	253	9	8	653	27443

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Germany Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Germany Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Germany Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Cameron Tropea is affiliated with the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the engineering field, with a concentration in areas such as computational mechanics, surfaces, coatings and films, aerospace engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and plant science.

The main topics covered in their work include:

Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
Icing and De-icing Technologies
Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
Image Processing Techniques and Applications

The scientist's recent publications reflect these areas of interest. Notable papers include:

Wetting and icing of surfaces, 2020, published in Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science
Experimental investigation on the leading-edge vortex formation and detachment mechanism of a pitching and plunging plate, 2020, published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Spray drop measurements using depth from defocus, 2020, published in Measurement Science and Technology
Secondary atomization of water-in-oil emulsion drops impinging on a heated surface in the film boiling regime, 2020, published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Analysis of the wall shear stress in a generic aneurysm under pulsating and transitional flow conditions, 2020, published in Experiments in Fluids

Cameron Tropea's collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as:

Ilia V. Roisman
Jeanette Hussong
J. Benedikt Schmidt
Markus Schremb
Wu Zhou

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in several venues. These include:

Experiments in Fluids
arXiv (Cornell University)
International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ICLASS)
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

In addition to journal articles and conference publications, Cameron Tropea has contributed to book literature with the publication of Droplet Dynamics Under Extreme Ambient Conditions in 2022, released by Springer Nature (Netherlands).

Best Publications

Springer Handbook of Experimental Fluid Mechanics

Cameron Tropea;Alexander L. Yarin;John F. Foss

2128
Citations
Droplet-wall collisions: Experimental studies of the deformation and breakup process

Chr. Mundo;M. Sommerfeld;C. Tropea

1644
Citations
Time evolution of liquid drop impact onto solid, dry surfaces

R. Rioboo;M. Marengo;Cameron Tropea

1124
Citations
Outcomes from a drop impact on solid surfaces

Romain Rioboo;Cameron Tropea;Marco Marengo

977
Citations
Drop impact onto a liquid layer of finite thickness: dynamics of the cavity evolution.

Edin Berberović;Nils P. van Hinsberg;Suad Jakirlić;Ilia V. Roisman

859
Citations
The Flow Around Surface-Mounted, Prismatic Obstacles Placed in a Fully Developed Channel Flow (Data Bank Contribution)

R. Martinuzzi;C. Tropea

843
Citations
Dynamic contact angle of spreading droplets: Experiments and simulations

S. Sikalo;H. D. Wilhelm;Ilia V. Roisman;Suad Jakirlić

643
Citations
Normal impact of a liquid drop on a dry surface: model for spreading and receding

Ilia V. Roisman;Romain Rioboo;Cameron Tropea

536
Citations
Analysis of impact of droplets on horizontal surfaces

Š Šikalo;M Marengo;C Tropea;E.N Ganić

447
Citations
Drop collisions with simple and complex surfaces

Marco Marengo;Carlo Antonini;Ilia V. Roisman;Cameron Tropea

375
Citations
Impact of droplets onto inclined surfaces.

S. Sikalo;Cameron Tropea;E. N. Ganic

330
Citations
Evaporation of Acoustically Levitated Droplets

Alexander L. Yarin;G. Brenn;O. Kastner;D. Rensink

329
Citations
From drop impact physics to spray cooling models: a critical review

Jan Breitenbach;Ilia V. Roisman;Cameron Tropea

320
Citations
The plane Symmetric sudden-expansion flow at low Reynolds numbers

F. Durst;J. C. F. Pereira;C. Tropea

276
Citations
On the acoustic levitation of droplets

A. L. Yarin;M. Pfaffenlehner;C. Tropea

265
Citations
Inertia dominated drop collisions. I. On the universal flow in the lamella

Ilia V. Roisman;Edin Berberovic;Cameron Tropea

261
Citations
Capacitance and power consumption quantification of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuators

Jochen Kriegseis;Benjamin Möller;Sven Grundmann;Cameron Tropea

260
Citations
Modeling Rotating and Swirling Turbulent Flows: A Perpetual Challenge

Suad Jakirlić;K. Hanjalic;Cameron Tropea

256
Citations
Impact of a drop onto a wetted wall: description of crown formation and propagation

Ilia V. Roisman;Cameron Tropea

254
Citations
Spray impact: Rim transverse instability initiating fingering and splash, and description of a secondary spray

Ilia V. Roisman;Kristijan Horvat;Cameron Tropea

240
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ilia V. Roisman Technical University of Darmstadt

Alexander L. Yarin University of Illinois at Chicago

Peter Stephan Technical University of Darmstadt

Marco Marengo University of Pavia

Günter Brenn Graz University of Technology

Franz Durst FMP Technology (Germany)

Andreas Dreizler Technical University of Darmstadt

Martin Sommerfeld Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

Cornelius Schwarz University of Tübingen

Alidad Amirfazli York University

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