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D-Index
33
Citations
5134
World Ranking
2989
National Ranking
1021

D. Scott Stewart 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 D. Scott Stewart sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 154 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

D. Scott Stewart 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 D. Scott Stewart 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: 33 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% 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

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

D. Scott Stewart is a researcher affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States, specializing in the field of Engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields, with notable focus areas including Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Geophysics.

The primary topics investigated in Stewart's work are diverse and largely centered on material behavior and combustion processes. Key areas include:

  • Energetic Materials and Combustion
  • Combustion and Detonation Processes
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Occupational Health and Performance
  • Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Thermal and Kinetic Analysis

Among recent publications, Stewart has contributed to studies addressing both engineering and health-related concerns. Selected papers include:

  • "Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Changes Over 5 Years Among Male and Female US Firefighters" (2020), published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • "Decreased Pulmonary Function Over 5 Years in US Firefighters" (2020), published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • "A Cross-Sectional Examination of 10-Year Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among US Firefighters by Age and Weight Status" (2020), published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • "Laser-driven flyer plate impact: Computational studies guided by experiments" (2021), published in the Journal of Applied Physics
  • "Data-driven blended equations of state for condensed-phase explosives" (2021), published in Combustion Theory and Modelling

Stewart frequently publishes in specialized venues, including:

  • AIP Conference Proceedings
  • Combustion and Flame
  • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • Combustion Theory and Modelling
  • Journal of Applied Physics

Collaborations play a role in Stewart's research activities, with frequent co-authors such as Kibaek Lee, Alberto Hernández, Vincent R. Schuetz, Denise L. Smith, and Kevin C. Mathias.

Recognition of Stewart's contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Two-phase modeling of deflagration-to-detonation transition in granular materials: Reduced equations

    A. K. Kapila;R. Menikoff;J. B. Bdzil;S. F. Son

  • Two-phase modeling of deflagration-to-detonation transition in granular materials: A critical examination of modeling issues

    J. B. Bdzil;R. Menikoff;S. F. Son;A. K. Kapila

  • Calculation of linear detonation instability: one-dimensional instability of plane detonation

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  • Equation of state and reaction rate for condensed-phase explosives

    B. L. Wescott;D. Scott Stewart;W. C. Davis

  • High resolution numerical simulation of ideal and non-ideal compressible reacting flows with embedded internal boundaries

    Shaojie Xu;Tariq D. Aslam;D. Scott Stewart

  • Cellular detonation stability. Part 1. A normal-mode linear analysis

    Mark Short;D. Scott Stewart

  • Level Set Methods Applied to Modeling Detonation Shock Dynamics

    Tariq D. Aslam;John B. Bdzil;D.Scott Stewart

  • The Dynamics of Detonation in Explosive Systems

    John B. Bdzil;D. Scott Stewart

  • On the dynamics of multi-dimensional detonation

    Jin Yao;D. Scott Stewart

  • Two-phase modeling of DDT: Structure of the velocity-relaxation zone

    A. K. Kapila;S. F. Son;J. B. Bdzil;R. Menikoff

  • Spinning instability of gaseous detonations

    Aslan R. Kasimov;D. Scott Stewart

  • The shock dynamics of stable multidimensional detonation

    D. Scott Stewart;John B. Bdzil

  • Nonsteady burning of periodic sandwich propellants with complete coupling between the solid and gas phases

    A. Hegab;T. L. Jackson;J. Buckmaster;Donald Scott Stewart

  • On the dynamics of self-sustained one-dimensional detonations: A numerical study in the shock-attached frame

    Aslan R. Kasimov;D. Scott Stewart

  • Theory of two-phase detonation—Part I: Modeling☆

    J. M. Powers;Donald Scott Stewart;Herman Krier

  • Solid Rocket Motor Internal Ballistics Simulation Using Three-Dimensional Grain Burnback

    Michael L. Willcox;M. Quinn Brewster;Kung-Chyun Tang;D. Scott Stewart

  • Modeling two-dimensional detonations with detonation shock dynamics

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  • On the normal detonation shock velocity-curvature relationship for materials with large activation energy☆

    Jin Yao;D.Scott Stewart

  • Solid Propellant Grain Design and Burnback Simulation Using a Minimum Distance Function

    Michael A. Willcox;M. Quinn Brewster;K. C. Tang;D. Scott Stewart

  • State of Detonation Stability Theory and Its Application to Propulsion

    D. Scott Stewart;Aslan R. Kasimov

  • Program burn algorithms based on detonation shock dynamics

    D. Scott Stewart;Thomas L. Jackson

  • Experimental Validation of Detonation Shock Dynamics in Condensed Explosives

    David E. Lambert;D. Scott Stewart;Sunhee Yoo;Bradley L. Wescott

  • Asymptotic theory of evolution and failure of self-sustained detonations

    Aslan R. Kasimov;D. Scott Stewart

  • Evolution of a reaction center in an explosive material

    T. L. Jackson;A. K. Kapila;D. S. Stewart

Frequent Co-Authors

Moshe Matalon
Moshe Matalon University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fady Najjar
Fady Najjar Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Rupert Klein
Rupert Klein Freie Universität Berlin
Laurence E. Fried
Laurence E. Fried Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Dana D. Dlott
Dana D. Dlott University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thomas L. Jackson
Thomas L. Jackson University of Florida

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