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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 43 1719 1593 125 111 183 7262

David M. Heyes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David M. Heyes between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David M. Heyes published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 1994. 9 of the 347 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

347 publications in total across all disciplines

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David M. Heyes: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 3
1980 5
1981 11
1982 1
1983 6
1984 2
1985 5
1986 9
1987 4
1988 9
1989 12
1990 17
1991 7
1992 8
1993 7
1994 20
1995 11
1996 13
1997 9
1998 12
1999 10
2000 6
2001 4
2002 10
2003 6
2004 8
2005 9
2006 7
2007 11
2008 8
2009 5
2010 2
2011 6
2012 4
2013 7
2014 7
2015 9
2016 6
2017 11
2018 8
2019 7
2020 5
2021 3
2022 4
2023 3
2024 7
2025 2
Total 347
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David M. Heyes 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 David M. Heyes 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, 177–186 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: 183 publications — 38th percentile

38% 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
177–186 130 183
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
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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David M. Heyes 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 David M. Heyes 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% 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 43
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
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Overview

David M. Heyes is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their work spans several fields, including Engineering, Materials Science, and Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Catalysis, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

Their research covers a range of topics with extensive publications related to Material Dynamics and Properties, Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics, Ionic Liquids Properties and Applications, Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Theoretical and Computational Physics, and Thermodynamic Properties of Mixtures.

David M. Heyes has contributed to a variety of scientific papers published primarily in well-established venues. These include:

  • Shadow Hamiltonian in classical NVE molecular dynamics simulations: A path to long time stability, 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • A comprehensive study of the thermal conductivity of the hard sphere fluid and solid by molecular dynamics simulation, 2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Shadow Hamiltonian in classical NVE molecular dynamics simulations involving Coulomb interactions, 2021, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Single trajectory transport coefficients and the energy landscape by molecular dynamics simulations, 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Viscuit and the fluctuation theorem investigation of shear viscosity by molecular dynamics simulations: The information and the noise, 2021, The Journal of Chemical Physics

Their frequent publication venues are diverse but mainly centered on:

  • The Journal of Chemical Physics (14 publications)
  • Physical Review E (3 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2 publications)
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (1 publication)
  • Communications Physics (1 publication)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research activity. The most frequent co-authors include:

  • Daniele Dini (15 joint publications)
  • S. Pieprzyk (8 joint publications)
  • A. C. Brańka (8 joint publications)
  • Edward R. Smith (7 joint publications)
  • Kenton D. Hammonds (4 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Discrete element simulation of granular flow in 2D and 3D hoppers: Dependence of discharge rate and wall stress on particle interactions

    P.A. Langston;U. Tüzün;D.M. Heyes

  • Pressure tensor of partial-charge and point-dipole lattices with bulk and surface geometries.

    D. M. Heyes

  • Electrostatic potentials and fields in infinite point charge lattices

    D. M. Heyes

  • Brownian dynamics simulations of model hard-sphere suspensions

    D.M. Heyes;J.R. Melrose

  • Modelling and measuring of cohesion in wet granular materials

    Torsten Gröger;Ugur Tüzün;David M Heyes

  • The Liquid State: Applications of Molecular Simulations

    David M. Heyes

  • Transport coefficients of Lennard-Jones fluids: A molecular-dynamics and effective-hard-sphere treatment

    David M. Heyes

  • Continuous potential discrete particle simulations of stress and velocity fields in hoppers: transition from fluid to granular flow

    P.A. Langston;U. Tüzün;D.M. Heyes

  • Advances in nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of lubricants and additives

    J. P. Ewen;D. M. Heyes;D. Dini

  • Time dependent nonlinear shear stress effects in simple liquids: A molecular dynamics study

    D. M. Heyes;J. J. Kim;C. J. Montrose;T. A. Litovitz

  • Discrete element simulation of internal stress and flow fields in funnel flow hoppers

    P.A. Langston;U. Tüzün;D.M. Heyes

  • Auxeticity of cubic materials

    A. C. Brańka;D. M. Heyes;K. W. Wojciechowski

  • Self-diffusion and shear viscosity of simple fluids. A molecular-dynamics study

    David M. Heyes

  • Shear thinning and thickening of the Lennard-Jones liquid. A molecular dynamics study

    David M. Heyes

  • Transport coefficients of hard sphere fluids

    H. Sigurgeirsson;D. M. Heyes

  • Self-diffusion coefficient of the hard-sphere fluid: system size dependence and empirical correlations.

    D M Heyes;M J Cass;J G Powles;W A B Evans

  • Combined shear and elongational flow by non-equilibrium molecular dynamics

    M.W. Evans;D.M. Heyes

  • Stratification in poured granular heaps

    John Baxter;Ugur Tüzün;David Heyes;Igan Hayati

  • Simulations of electrorheological and particle mixture suspensions: Agglomerate and layer structures

    J. R. Melrose;D. M. Heyes

  • Temperatures: old, new and middle aged

    J. G. Powles;G. Rickayzen;D. M. Heyes

  • Thermal conductivity and bulk viscosity of simple fluids. A molecular-dynamics study

    David M. Heyes

  • The electrostatic potential and field in the surface region of lamina and semi‐infinite point charge lattices

    David M. Heyes;Frank van Swol

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin Kendall
Kevin Kendall Hydrogen United
Keith Richards
Keith Richards University of Cambridge
Paul W. Cleary
Paul W. Cleary Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
William A. P. Smith
William A. P. Smith University of York
Martin T. Dove
Martin T. Dove Sichuan University
Ronald H. Ottewill
Ronald H. Ottewill University of Bristol
Thomas J. Spencer
Thomas J. Spencer Massachusetts General Hospital

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