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Christian J. Kähler

Christian J. Kähler

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 46 1415 1308 44 41 317 10152

Christian J. Kähler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christian J. Kähler between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christian J. Kähler published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 10.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2018. 15 of the 352 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2018. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 38 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 5 publications
1993 2025

352 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christian J. Kähler: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 2
1997 0
1998 3
1999 2
2000 5
2001 4
2002 5
2003 1
2004 2
2005 2
2006 6
2007 6
2008 10
2009 6
2010 11
2011 12
2012 24
2013 25
2014 18
2015 25
2016 24
2017 19
2018 38
2019 19
2020 12
2021 20
2022 17
2023 18
2024 10
2025 5
Total 352
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Christian J. Kähler 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 Christian J. Kähler 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, 317–326 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: 317 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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 70 317
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
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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Christian J. Kähler 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 Christian J. Kähler 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88 46
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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Overview

Christian J. Kähler is affiliated with Bundeswehr University Munich in Germany. Their research spans multiple aspects of engineering, with a notable focus on fluid dynamics and related fields. The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as computational mechanics, biomedical engineering, and aerospace engineering.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Engineering

Within this broad field, the following subfields are prominent:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering

Kähler's research topics cover an array of areas in fluid and particle dynamics, airflow studies, and infection control:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Combustion and flame dynamics

The scientist has published recent papers encompassing a variety of fluid mechanics and aerosol-related topics:

  • "Fundamental protective mechanisms of face masks against droplet infections," 2020, Journal of Aerosol Science
  • "Particle image velocimetry - Classical operating rules from today's perspective," 2020, Optics and Lasers in Engineering
  • "Aerosol particle emission increases exponentially above moderate exercise intensity resulting in superemission during maximal exercise," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Experimental analysis of the log law at adverse pressure gradient," 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Large-scale coherent structures in compressible turbulent boundary layers," 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics

An analysis of publication venues shows a concentration in journals specializing in fluid mechanics and engineering:

  • Experiments in Fluids
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • AIAA Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

The scholar frequently collaborates with several coauthors, indicating ongoing teamwork in their research community:

  • Sven Scharnowski
  • Rainer Hain
  • Matthew Bross
  • Alessandro Accorinti
  • Matteo Novara

Best Publications

  • Flow Diagnostics of Dynamic Stall on a Pitching Airfoil

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  • Particle imaging techniques for volumetric three-component (3D3C) velocity measurements in microfluidics

    C. Cierpka;C. J. Kähler

  • On the uncertainty of digital PIV and PTV near walls

    Christian J. Kähler;Sven Scharnowski;Christian Cierpka

  • Main results of the third international PIV Challenge

    M. Stanislas;K. Okamoto;C. J. Kähler;J. Westerweel

  • Main results of the Second International PIV Challenge

    M. Stanislas;K. Okamoto;C. J. Kähler;J. Westerweel

  • On the resolution limit of digital particle image velocimetry

    Christian J. Kähler;Sven Scharnowski;Christian Cierpka

  • Density model for aqueous glycerol solutions

    Andreas Volk;Christian J. Kähler

  • Dynamics of laminar separation bubbles at low-Reynolds-number aerofoils

    R. Hain;C. J. Kähler;R. Radespiel

  • Main results of the 4th International PIV Challenge

    Christian J. Kähler;Tommaso Astarita;Pavlos P. Vlachos;Jun Sakakibara

  • Wall-shear-stress and near-wall turbulence measurements up to single pixel resolution by means of long-distance micro-PIV

    C. J. Kähler;U. Scholz;J. Ortmanns

  • Numerical study of acoustophoretic motion of particles in a PDMS microchannel driven by surface acoustic waves

    Nitesh Nama;Rune Barnkob;Zhangming Mao;Christian J. Kähler

  • Fundamentals of multiple plane stereo particle image velocimetry

    C. J. Kähler;J. Kompenhans

  • Generation and Control of Tracer Particles for Optical Flow Investigations in Air

    Christian Kähler;Bernd Sammler;Jürgen Kompenhans

  • Comparison of CCD, CMOS and intensified cameras

    Rainer Hain;Christian J. Kähler;Cam Tropea

  • A simple single camera 3C3D velocity measurement technique without errors due to depth of correlation and spatial averaging for microfluidics

    C Cierpka;R Segura;R Hain;C J Kähler

  • Ultrasound-induced acoustophoretic motion of microparticles in three dimensions

    Peter Barkholt Muller;M. Rossi;Á. G. Marín;Rune Barnkob

  • Higher order multi-frame particle tracking velocimetry

    Christian Cierpka;Benjamin Lütke;Christian J. Kähler

  • Fundamentals of multiframe particle image velocimetry (PIV)

    R. Hain;C. J. Kähler

  • Main results of the first International PIV Challenge

    Michel Stanislas;K. Okamoto;Christian Kähler

  • Particle image velocimetry - Classical operating rules from today’s perspective

    Sven Scharnowski;Christian J. Kähler

  • Tomographic and time resolved PIV measurements on a finite cylinder mounted on a flat plate

    Rainer Hain;Rainer Hain;Christian J. Kähler;Christian J. Kähler;Dirk Michaelis

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Schröder
Andreas Schröder German Aerospace Center
Rolf Radespiel
Rolf Radespiel Technische Universität Braunschweig
Markus Raffel
Markus Raffel German Aerospace Center
Fulvio Scarano
Fulvio Scarano Delft University of Technology
Steven T. Wereley
Steven T. Wereley Purdue University West Lafayette
Julio Soria
Julio Soria Monash University
Tony Jun Huang
Tony Jun Huang Duke University
Sascha Hilgenfeldt
Sascha Hilgenfeldt University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ivan Marusic
Ivan Marusic University of Melbourne
Thomas Laurell
Thomas Laurell Lund University

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