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D-Index
51
Citations
12776
World Ranking
1094
National Ranking
444

Datta V. Gaitonde 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 Datta V. Gaitonde sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 524 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Datta V. Gaitonde 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 Datta V. Gaitonde sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Datta V. Gaitonde is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and specializes in engineering, focusing particularly on computational mechanics and aerospace engineering. Their body of work extends across several interconnected subfields including environmental engineering, statistical and nonlinear physics, and mechanical engineering.

The research interests of Datta V. Gaitonde cover various significant topics within fluid dynamics and aerodynamics. Major themes in their publications include fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamics, aerodynamics and acoustics in jet flows, fluid dynamics and vibration analysis, wind and air flow studies, plasma and flow control in aerodynamics, and aerodynamics and fluid dynamics research.

Some of the recent papers by Datta V. Gaitonde are:

  • Dynamics of Three-Dimensional Shock-Wave/Boundary-Layer Interactions, 2022, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
  • Dynamics of strong swept-shock/turbulent-boundary-layer interactions, 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Dynamic interaction between shock wave turbulent boundary layer and flexible panel, 2022, Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • Features of panel flutter response to shock boundary layer interactions, 2021, Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • Analysis of the onset and evolution of a dynamic stall vortex on a periodic plunging aerofoil, 2022, Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Datta V. Gaitonde include:

  • Chitrarth Prasad
  • Jack J. McNamara
  • Spencer L. Stahl
  • Rajesh Ranjan
  • Hemanth Goparaju

The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • AIAA Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM
  • AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum

Datta V. Gaitonde has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 2014. Their extensive research contributes primarily to advancing knowledge in the dynamics of shock-wave interactions, turbulent boundary layers, and aerodynamics, as reflected in their published work and collaborations.

Best Publications

  • On the use of higher-order finite-difference schemes on curvilinear and deforming meshes

    Miguel R. Visbal;Datta V. Gaitonde

  • Progress in shock wave/boundary layer interactions

    Datta V. Gaitonde

  • High-Order-Accurate Methods for Complex Unsteady Subsonic Flows

    Miguel R. Visbal;Datta V. Gaitonde

  • Pade-Type Higher-Order Boundary Filters for the Navier-Stokes Equations

    Datta V. Gaitonde;Miguel R. Visbal

  • High-Order Schemes for Navier-Stokes Equations: Algorithm and Implementation Into FDL3DI

    Datta V. Gaitonde;Miguel R. Visbal

  • VERY HIGH-ORDER SPATIALLY IMPLICIT SCHEMES FOR COMPUTATIONAL ACOUSTICS ON CURVILINEAR MESHES

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  • Further development of a Navier-Stokes solution procedure based on higher-order formulas

    Datta Gaitonde;Miguel Visbal

  • Practical aspects of higher-order numerical schemes for wave propagation phenomena

    Datta V. Gaitonde;J. S. Shang;Jeffrey L. Young

  • Practical aspects of high-order accurate finite-volume schemes for electromagnetics

    Datta Gaitonde;Joseph Shang;Jeffrey Young

  • A Deep Learning based Approach to Reduced Order Modeling for Turbulent Flow Control using LSTM Neural Networks

    Arvind T. Mohan;Datta V. Gaitonde

  • Shock Capturing Using Compact-Differencing-Based Methods

    Miguel Visbal;Datta Gaitonde

  • Large-Eddy Simulation of Supersonic Compression-Ramp Flow by High-Order Method

    Donald P. Rizzetta;Miguel R. Visbal;Datta V. Gaitonde

  • Mechanisms of plasma actuators for hypersonic flow control

    J.S. Shang;S.T. Surzhikov;R. Kimmel;D. Gaitonde

  • Optimized Compact-Difference-Based Finite-Volume Schemes for Linear Wave Phenomena

    Datta Gaitonde;J.S. Shang

  • Behavior of linear reconstruction techniques on unstructured meshes

    Michael Aftosmis;Datta Gaitonde;Theodore S. Tavares

  • Assessment of CFD capability for prediction of hypersonic shock interactions

    Doyle Knight;José Longo;Dimitris Drikakis;Datta Gaitonde

  • Magnetic control of flow past a blunt body: Numerical validation and exploration

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  • Control of Transitional and Turbulent Flows Using Plasma-Based Actuators

    Miguel R Visbal;Datta Gaitonde;Subrata Roy

  • Direct numerical simulation of a forced transitional plane wall jet

    Miguel Visbal;Datta Gaitonde;Sivaram Gogineni

  • Control of Vortical Flows Using Simulated Plasma Actuators

    Miguel R. Visbal;Datta V. Gaitonde

  • Coherent structures in plasma-actuator controlled supersonic jets: Axisymmetric and mixed azimuthal modes

    D. V. Gaitonde;M. Samimy

  • Control of Flow Past a Wing Section with Plasma-based Body Forces

    Datta Gaitonde;Miguel R Visbal;Subrata Roy

  • On the Accuracy, Stability, and Monotonicity of Various Reconstruction Algorithms for Unstructured Meshes

    Michael Aftosmis;Datta Gaitonde;Theodore S. Tavares

  • Acoustic, hydrodynamic and thermal modes in a supersonic cold jet

    S. Unnikrishnan;Datta V. Gaitonde

  • Heat Transfer Predictions in a Laminar Hypersonic Viscous/Inviscid Interaction

    Datta V. Gaitonde;Patrick W. Canupp;Michael S. Holden

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel R. Visbal
Miguel R. Visbal United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Joseph Shang
Joseph Shang Wright State University
Jack J. McNamara
Jack J. McNamara The Ohio State University
Roger L. Kimmel
Roger L. Kimmel United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Michael A. Leschziner
Michael A. Leschziner Imperial College London
Mo Samimy
Mo Samimy The Ohio State University
Michael J. Aftosmis
Michael J. Aftosmis Ames Research Center
Jack R. Edwards
Jack R. Edwards North Carolina State University
André V. G. Cavalieri
André V. G. Cavalieri Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica
Srinivasan Parthasarathy
Srinivasan Parthasarathy The Ohio State University

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