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David W. Zingg

David W. Zingg

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
46
Citations
7806
World Ranking
5182
National Ranking
209

David W. Zingg 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 W. Zingg sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 280 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David W. Zingg 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 W. Zingg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

David W. Zingg is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and is primarily engaged in research within the field of Engineering. Their work spans numerous subfields, including Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Numerical Analysis.

The scientist's research addresses a variety of topics with a particular focus on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies, Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design, Matrix Theory and Algorithms, and Rocket and propulsion systems research.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope and range of their work:

  • Unconventional aircraft for civil aviation: A review of concepts and design methodologies, 2022, Progress in Aerospace Sciences
  • Smooth Local Correlation-Based Transition Model for the Spalart-Allmaras Turbulence Model, 2020, AIAA Journal
  • Aerodynamic Design Optimization of a Transonic Strut-Braced-Wing Regional Aircraft, 2021, Journal of Aircraft
  • Cross Validation of Aerodynamic Shape Optimization Methodologies for Aircraft Wing-Body Optimization, 2020, AIAA Journal
  • Preliminary Design of a Solar-Powered Hybrid Airship, 2020, Journal of Aircraft

Frequent co-authors in the scientist's collaborations include:

  • Zelalem Arega Worku
  • André L. Marchildon
  • Tristan Montoya
  • Jason E. Hicken
  • Michael G. Piotrowski

The documented publication venues reflect a strong presence in both specialized aerospace and computational domains. These venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Scientific Computing
  • AIAA Journal
  • Journal of Aircraft
  • Journal of Computational Physics

David W. Zingg has received recognition through awards such as being named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2004 and induction into The Canadian Academy of Engineering. These honors indicate acknowledgment by professional bodies within the engineering community.

Best Publications

  • Fundamentals of computational fluid dynamics

    H Lomax;TH Pulliam;DW Zingg;TA Kowalewski

  • Review of summation-by-parts operators with simultaneous approximation terms for the numerical solution of partial differential equations

    David C. Del Rey Fernández;Jason E. Hicken;David W. Zingg

  • Multipoint and Multi-Objective Aerodynamic Shape Optimization

    Marian Nemec;David W. Zingg;Thomas H. Pulliam

  • A comparative evaluation of genetic and gradient-based algorithms applied to aerodynamic optimization

    David W. Zingg;Marian Nemec;Thomas H. Pulliam

  • Aerodynamic Optimization Algorithm with Integrated Geometry Parameterization and Mesh Movement

    Jason E. Hicken;David W. Zingg

  • Comparison of High-Accuracy Finite-Difference Methods for Linear Wave Propagation

    David W. Zingg

  • A generalized framework for nodal first derivative summation-by-parts operators

    David C. Del Rey Fernández;Pieter D. Boom;David W. Zingg

  • Multimodality and Global Optimization in Aerodynamic Design

    Oleg Chernukhin;David W. Zingg

  • Newton-Krylov Algorithm for Aerodynamic Design Using the Navier-Stokes Equations

    M. Nemec;D. W. Zingg

  • Parallel Newton-Krylov Solver for the Euler Equations Discretized Using Simultaneous-Approximation Terms

    Jason E. Hicken;David W. Zingg

  • Unconventional aircraft for civil aviation: A review of concepts and design methodologies

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  • Comparison of Several Spatial Discretizations for the Navier-Stokes Equations

    D.W. Zingg;S. De Rango;M. Nemec;T.H. Pulliam

  • Summation-by-parts operators and high-order quadrature

    J. E. Hicken;D. W. Zingg

  • Entropy-stable summation-by-parts discretization of the Euler equations on general curved elements

    Jared Crean;Jason E. Hicken;David C. Del Rey Fernández;David W. Zingg

  • High-Accuracy Finite-Difference Schemes for Linear Wave Propagation

    David W. Zingg;Harvard Lomax;Henry Jurgens

  • Multidimensional Summation-by-Parts Operators: General Theory and Application to Simplex Elements

    Jason E. Hicken;David C. Del Rey Fernández;David W. Zingg

  • Airfoil Optimization Using Practical Aerodynamic Design Requirements

    Howard P. Buckley;Beckett Y. Zhou;David W. Zingg

  • Runge-Kutta methods for linear ordinary differential equations

    D. W. Zingg;T. T. Chisholm

  • Mesh Movement for a Discrete-Adjoint Newton-Krylov Algorithm for Aerodynamic Optimization

    Anh H. Truong;Chad A. Oldfield;David W. Zingg

  • Superconvergent Functional Estimates from Summation-By-Parts Finite-Difference Discretizations

    Jason E. Hicken;David W. Zingg

  • Induced-Drag Minimization of Nonplanar Geometries Based on the Euler Equations

    Jason E. Hicken;David W. Zingg

  • Efficient Newton-Krylov Solver for Aerodynamic Computations

    Alberto Pueyo;David W. Zingg

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark H. Carpenter
Mark H. Carpenter Langley Research Center
John C. Vassberg
John C. Vassberg Boeing (United States)
Ronald Hanson
Ronald Hanson Delft University of Technology
Antony Jameson
Antony Jameson Texas A&M University
Joaquim R. R. A. Martins
Joaquim R. R. A. Martins University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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