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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
67
Citations
18738
World Ranking
1294
National Ranking
425

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
66
Citations
18422
World Ranking
2064
National Ranking
840

David B. Kittelson publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David B. Kittelson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 307 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

David B. Kittelson D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David B. Kittelson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

David B. Kittelson is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering.

Their research spans several subfields, including Automotive Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, and Materials Chemistry.

Main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation

They have contributed to a variety of recent papers such as:

  • Particle emissions from mobile sources: Discussion of ultrafine particle emissions and definition, 2021, Journal of Aerosol Science
  • Impact of Biofuel Blends on Black Carbon Emissions from a Gas Turbine Engine, 2020, Energy & Fuels
  • Assessment of a regulatory measurement system for the determination of the non-volatile particulate matter emissions from commercial aircraft engines, 2020, Journal of Aerosol Science
  • Measuring the Air Quality Using Low-Cost Air Sensors in a Parking Garage at University of Minnesota, USA, 2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Impacts of Exhaust Transfer System Contamination on Particulate Matter Measurements, 2020, Emission Control Science and Technology

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Jacob Swanson, Jeffrey Stevens, Robert Giannelli, John S. Kinsey, and Cullen Leggett.

They have published extensively in notable venues, with multiple contributions to the Journal of Aerosol Science and appearances in Separation and Purification Technology, Energy & Fuels, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and SN Applied Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Engines and nanoparticles: a review

    David B. Kittelson

  • Generating Particle Beams of Controlled Dimensions and Divergence: I. Theory of Particle Motion in Aerodynamic Lenses and Nozzle Expansions

    Peng Liu;Paul J. Ziemann;David B. Kittelson;Peter H. McMurry

  • Generating Particle Beams of Controlled Dimensions and Divergence: II. Experimental Evaluation of Particle Motion in Aerodynamic Lenses and Nozzle Expansions

    Peng Liu;Paul J. Ziemann;David B. Kittelson;Peter H. McMurry

  • Relationship between particle mass and mobility for diesel exhaust particles

    Kihong Park;Feng Cao;David B Kittelson;Peter H McMurry

  • Nanoparticle emissions on Minnesota highways

    D.B. Kittelson;W.F. Watts;J.P. Johnson

  • On-road and laboratory evaluation of combustion aerosols-Part1: Summary of diesel engine results

    D.B. Kittelson;W.F. Watts;J.P. Johnson

  • The influence of dilution conditions on diesel exhaust particle size distribution measurements

    Imad Abdul-Khalek;David B Kittelson;Fred Brear

  • On-line measurements of diesel nanoparticle composition and volatility

    Hiromu Sakurai;Herbert J. Tobias;Kihong Park;Darrick Zarling

  • Structural Properties of Diesel Exhaust Particles Measured by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM): Relationships to Particle Mass and Mobility

    Kihong Park;David B. Kittelson;Peter H. McMurry

  • Chemical analysis of diesel engine nanoparticles using a nano-DMA/thermal desorption particle beam mass spectrometer.

    Herbert J. Tobias;Derek E. Beving;Paul J. Ziemann;Hiromu Sakurai

  • Diesel Exhaust Particle Size: Measurement Issues and Trends

    I. S. Abdul-Khalek;David B Kittelson;B. R. Graskow;Q. Wei

  • The influence of a cerium additive on ultrafine diesel particle emissions and kinetics of oxidation

    Heejung Jung;David B. Kittelson;Michael R. Zachariah

  • Measurement of Inherent Material Density of Nanoparticle Agglomerates

    Kihong Park;David B. Kittelson;Michael R. Zachariah;Peter H. McMurry

  • The aerosol mobility chromatograph: A new detector for sulfuric acid aerosols

    B. Y.H. Liu;David Y Pui;K. T. Whitby;David B Kittelson

  • Characteristics of SME biodiesel-fueled diesel particle emissions and the kinetics of oxidation

    Heejung Jung;David B. Kittelson;Michael R. Zachariah

  • Nanoparticle growth during dilution and cooling of diesel exhaust: Experimental investigation and theoretical assessment

    Imad A. Khalek;David B. Kittelson;Fred Brear

  • Physical and chemical properties of bio-oils from microwave pyrolysis of corn stover.

    Fei Yu;Shaobo Deng;Paul L Chen;Yuhuan Liu

  • Diesel Aerosol Sampling in the Atmosphere

    David B Kittelson;Jason Johnson;Winthrop Watts;Qiang Wei

  • Size-dependent mixing characteristics of volatile and nonvolatile components in diesel exhaust aerosols.

    Hiromu Sakurai;Kihong Park;Peter H McMurry;Darrick D Zarling

  • On-road and laboratory evaluation of combustion aerosols—Part 2:: Summary of spark ignition engine results

    D.B. Kittelson;W.F. Watts;J.P. Johnson;J.J. Schauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter H. McMurry
Peter H. McMurry University of Minnesota
David Y.H. Pui
David Y.H. Pui University of Minnesota
Michael R. Zachariah
Michael R. Zachariah University of California, Riverside
Paul J. Ziemann
Paul J. Ziemann University of Colorado Boulder
Thomas D. Durbin
Thomas D. Durbin University of California, Riverside
Benjamin Y. H. Liu
Benjamin Y. H. Liu University of Minnesota
Stephen A. Campbell
Stephen A. Campbell University of Minnesota
Jane H. Davidson
Jane H. Davidson University of Minnesota
Joakim Pagels
Joakim Pagels Lund University
David R. Cocker
David R. Cocker University of California, Riverside

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