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2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
84
Citations
22747
World Ranking
160
National Ranking
81

Clement Kleinstreuer 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 Clement Kleinstreuer sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 302 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.

Clement Kleinstreuer 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 Clement Kleinstreuer 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: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award

Overview

Clement Kleinstreuer is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States and works primarily in the fields of Medicine, Engineering, and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics. Their research focuses on subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pharmaceutical Science, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Ocean Engineering.

Their main research topics include Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation, Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows, Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies, and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Clement Kleinstreuer comprise:

  • Computational analysis of a 3D mucociliary clearance model predicting nasal drug uptake, 2021, Journal of Aerosol Science
  • Comparison of micron- and nano-particle transport in the human nasal cavity with a focus on the olfactory region, 2020, Computers in Biology and Medicine
  • Helical fluid-particle flow dynamics for controlling micron-particle deposition in a representative human upper lung-airway model, 2020, Journal of Aerosol Science
  • An effective PBPK model predicting dissolved drug transfer from a representative nasal cavity to the blood stream, 2021, Journal of Aerosol Science
  • Effects of subject-variability on nasally inhaled drug deposition, uptake, and clearance, 2022, Journal of Aerosol Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kleinstreuer include Sriram Chari, Karthik Sridhar, Shantanu Vachhani, Ross Walenga, and Adithya Gurumurthy.

The majority of their articles are published in the Journal of Aerosol Science, with additional contributions to Aerosol Science and Technology, Computers in Biology and Medicine, and Physics Reports.

Best Publications

  • A new thermal conductivity model for nanofluids

    Junemoo Koo;Clement Kleinstreuer

  • Recent advances in modeling and simulation of nanofluid flows-Part I: Fundamentals and theory

    Omid Mahian;Omid Mahian;Omid Mahian;Lioua Kolsi;Mohammad Amani;Patrice Estellé

  • Laminar nanofluid flow in microheat-sinks

    J. Koo;C. Kleinstreuer

  • Experimental and theoretical studies of nanofluid thermal conductivity enhancement: a review

    Clement Kleinstreuer;Yu Feng

  • A review of entropy generation in nanofluid flow

    Omid Mahian;Ali Kianifar;Clement Kleinstreuer;Moh’d A. Al-Nimr

  • Recent advances in modeling and simulation of nanofluid flows—Part II: Applications

    Omid Mahian;Omid Mahian;Omid Mahian;Lioua Kolsi;Mohammad Amani;Patrice Estellé

  • Viscous dissipation effects in microtubes and microchannels

    J. Koo;C. Kleinstreuer

  • Liquid flow in microchannels: experimental observations and computational analyses of microfluidics effects

    Junemo Koo;Clement Kleinstreuer

  • Comparison of micro- and nano-size particle depositions in a human upper airway model

    Z. Zhang;C. Kleinstreuer;J.F. Donohue;C.S. Kim

  • Airflow and Particle Transport in the Human Respiratory System

    C. Kleinstreuer;Z. Zhang

  • Airflow structures and nano-particle deposition in a human upper airway model

    Z. Zhang;C. Kleinstreuer

  • Thermal performance of nanofluid flow in microchannels

    Jie Li;Clement Kleinstreuer

  • Computational mechanics of Nitinol stent grafts

    C. Kleinstreuer;Z. Li;C.A. Basciano;S. Seelecke

  • Targeted Drug-Aerosol Delivery in the Human Respiratory System

    C Kleinstreuer;Z Zhang;J F Donohue

  • Impact analysis of nanoparticle motion mechanisms on the thermal conductivity of nanofluids

    Junemo Koo;Clement Kleinstreuer

  • Hemodynamic parameters and early intimal thickening in branching blood vessels.

    Clement Kleinstreuer;Sinjae Hyun;J. R. Buchanan;P. W. Longest

  • Microfluidics of nano-drug delivery

    Clement Kleinstreuer;Jie Li;Junemo Koo

  • Laminar-to-turbulent fluid-particle flows in a human airway model

    C. Kleinstreuer;Z. Zhang

  • Concentration photovoltaic–thermal energy co-generation system using nanofluids for cooling and heating

    Zelin Xu;Clement Kleinstreuer

  • Flow structures and particle deposition patterns in double-bifurcation airway models. Part 1. Air flow fields

    J. K. Comer;C. Kleinstreuer;Z. Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhe Zhang
Zhe Zhang Netflix (United States)
P. Worth Longest
P. Worth Longest Virginia Commonwealth University
Omid Mahian
Omid Mahian Ningbo University
Somchai Wongwises
Somchai Wongwises King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Tasawar Hayat
Tasawar Hayat Quaid-i-Azam University
Ruxana T. Sadikot
Ruxana T. Sadikot University of Nebraska Medical Center
Ioan Pop
Ioan Pop Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Stefan Seelecke
Stefan Seelecke Saarland University
Patrice Estellé
Patrice Estellé University of Rennes
Robert A. Taylor
Robert A. Taylor University of New South Wales

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