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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 122 21 20 12 11 636 51824

Chung King Law publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chung King Law between 1970 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chung King Law published across 57 years, from 1970 to 2026, averaging 12.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2013. 20 of the 727 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2013. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 15 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 11 publications 1985: 11 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 18 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 21 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 24 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 25 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 4 publications
1970 2026

727 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chung King Law: publications per year, 1970 to 2026
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 1
1972 1
1973 2
1974 2
1975 3
1976 6
1977 8
1978 7
1979 4
1980 5
1981 5
1982 15
1983 3
1984 11
1985 11
1986 6
1987 3
1988 18
1989 12
1990 6
1991 13
1992 11
1993 8
1994 21
1995 12
1996 24
1997 15
1998 25
1999 13
2000 15
2001 8
2002 13
2003 9
2004 7
2005 16
2006 13
2007 18
2008 14
2009 17
2010 12
2011 25
2012 19
2013 31
2014 16
2015 31
2016 22
2017 20
2018 17
2019 29
2020 15
2021 20
2022 15
2023 17
2024 16
2025 16
2026 4
Total 727
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Chung King Law 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 Chung King Law 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, 627–636 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: 636 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 10 636
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Chung King Law 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 Chung King Law 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, 93+ 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: 122 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 100 122
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for brilliant research achievements in all the fundamentals of combustion for applications in propulsion, energy and environmental issues
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2006 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For sustained and outstanding contributions to the fundamentals of combustion, notably those on the dynamics and combustion of droplets, the dynamics, structure, extinction, and stability of flames, and flame chemistry
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For outstanding contributions to the understanding of the fundamentals of combustion processes and theory and the application in propulsion systems.
  • 1997 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Chung King Law is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Their work spans a significant number of publications related to combustion and fluid dynamics.

The scientist's main subfields of study include:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Their research covers a variety of topics, with a strong emphasis on combustion and related processes. The key topics addressed in their publications are:

  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Combustion and Flame Dynamics
  • Combustion and Detonation Processes
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Fire Dynamics and Safety Research
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Energetic Materials and Combustion

Chung King Law has contributed to multiple papers published in well-known venues, including:

  • Combustion and Flame
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Fuel
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist are:

  • On explosive boiling of a multicomponent Leidenfrost drop, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • On flammability limits of battery vent gas: Role of diffusion, radiation and chemical kinetics, 2023, Combustion and Flame
  • Enhancing ammonia combustion using reactivity stratification with hydrogen addition, 2023, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Chemical kinetic model reduction through species-targeted global sensitivity analysis (STGSA), 2020, Combustion and Flame
  • On explosion limits of NCA battery vent gas, 2022, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Wenkai Liang
  • Bin Yang
  • Abhishek Saha
  • Yiru Wang
  • Ran Sui

A number of awards recognize the scientist's career contributions, such as:

  • Fellow of the Combustion Institute (2018) for research achievements in combustion fundamentals applied to propulsion, energy, and environmental issues
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010)
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (2006) for contributions to combustion fundamentals including droplet dynamics and flame chemistry
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2002) for contributions in combustion theory and propulsion applications
  • Heat Transfer Memorial Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1997)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1989)

Best Publications

  • Recent advances in droplet vaporization and combustion

    Chung King Law

  • A directed relation graph method for mechanism reduction

    Tianfeng Lu;Chung K. Law

  • Hierarchical and comparative kinetic modeling of laminar flame speeds of hydrocarbon and oxygenated fuels

    E. Ranzi;A. Frassoldati;R. Grana;A. Cuoci

  • Regimes of coalescence and separation in droplet collision

    J. Qian;Chung King Law

  • Toward accommodating realistic fuel chemistry in large-scale computations

    Tianfeng Lu;Chung K. Law

  • Structure, aerodynamics, and geometry of premixed flamelets

    Chung King Law;C. J. Sung

  • Laminar flame speeds of hydrocarbon + air mixtures with hydrogen addition☆

    G. Yu;C.K. Law;C.K. Wu

  • Dynamics of stretched flames

    C.K. Law

  • Nonlinear effects in the extraction of laminar flame speeds from expanding spherical flames

    A. P. Kelley;Chung King Law

  • Advances and challenges in laminar flame experiments and implications for combustion chemistry

    Fokion N. Egolfopoulos;Nils Hansen;Yiguang Ju;Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus

  • An experimental investigation on the collision behaviour of hydrocarbon droplets

    Y. J. Jiang;A. Umemura;C. K. Law

  • Determination of and Fuel Structure Effects on Laminar Flame Speeds of C1 to C8 Hydrocarbons

    S. G. Davis;C.K. Law

  • Further considerations on the determination of laminar flame speeds with the counterflow twin-flame technique

    C.M. Vagelopoulos;F.N. Egolfopoulos;C.K. Law

  • On the determination of laminar flame speeds from stretched flames

    C.K. Wu;C.K. Law

  • Morphology and burning rates of expanding spherical flames in H2/O2/inert mixtures up to 60 atmospheres

    S. D. Tse;D. L. Zhu;Chung King Law

  • Structure of a spatially developing turbulent lean methane–air Bunsen flame

    Ramanan Sankaran;Evatt R. Hawkes;Jacqueline H. Chen;Tianfeng Lu

  • Linear time reduction of large kinetic mechanisms with directed relation graph: N-Heptane and iso-octane

    Tianfeng Lu;Chung K. Law

  • Outward propagation, burning velocities, and chemical effects of methane flames up to 60 ATM

    G. Rozenchan;D. L. Zhu;Chung King Law;S. D. Tse

  • High-pressure laminar flame speeds and kinetic modeling of carbon monoxide/hydrogen combustion

    Hongyan Sun;S.I. Yang;G. Jomaas;C.K. Law

  • Effects of hydrocarbon substitution on atmospheric hydrogen–air flame propagation

    C.K. Law;O.C. Kwon

Frequent Co-Authors

Chih-Jen Sung
Chih-Jen Sung University of Connecticut
Tianfeng Lu
Tianfeng Lu University of Connecticut
Hai Wang
Hai Wang Stanford University
Jacqueline H. Chen
Jacqueline H. Chen Sandia National Laboratories
Fokion N. Egolfopoulos
Fokion N. Egolfopoulos University of Southern California
Yiguang Ju
Yiguang Ju Princeton University
Bin Yang
Bin Yang Tsinghua University
Suk Ho Chung
Suk Ho Chung King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Fei Qi
Fei Qi Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chao Sun
Chao Sun Tsinghua University

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