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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 55 883 806 50 43 169 15125

Derek Bradley publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Derek Bradley between 1950 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Derek Bradley published across 76 years, from 1950 to 2025, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 1996. 4 of the 180 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 1996. 1950: 2 publications 1951: 0 publications 1952: 0 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 3 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 7 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 8 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 5 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1950 2025

180 publications in total across all disciplines

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Derek Bradley: publications per year, 1950 to 2025
Year Publications
1950 2
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 1
1966 0
1967 1
1968 1
1969 0
1970 2
1971 2
1972 4
1973 4
1974 3
1975 4
1976 3
1977 3
1978 4
1979 1
1980 3
1981 3
1982 2
1983 1
1984 3
1985 5
1986 2
1987 2
1988 4
1989 6
1990 3
1991 5
1992 4
1993 1
1994 7
1995 1
1996 8
1997 1
1998 4
1999 1
2000 5
2001 2
2002 3
2003 3
2004 2
2005 2
2006 3
2007 2
2008 2
2009 4
2010 1
2011 7
2012 5
2013 3
2014 1
2015 2
2016 5
2017 7
2018 2
2019 3
2020 2
2021 5
2022 1
2023 3
2024 2
2025 2
Total 180
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Derek Bradley 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 Derek Bradley 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, 167–176 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: 169 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
167–176 133 169
177–186 130
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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Derek Bradley 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 Derek Bradley 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, 55 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: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52 55
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for seminal research on the burning velocities in laminar and turbulent flames, and the effects of strain and curvature
  • 2016 - James Harry Potter Gold Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1988 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Derek Bradley is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering. Their research focuses primarily on topics related to combustion and flame dynamics as well as fire safety.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Auto-ignition and detonation of n-butanol and toluene reference fuel blends (TRF)", 2021, Combustion and Flame
  • "Conversion of natural gas jet flame burners to hydrogen", 2021, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • "Combustion-induced turbulent flow fields in premixed flames", 2021, Fuel
  • "Facial Expression Synthesis using a Global-Local Multilinear Framework", 2020, Computer Graphics Forum
  • "Interactive Sculpting of Digital Faces Using an Anatomical Modeling Paradigm", 2020, Computer Graphics Forum

Frequent co-authors in their research work include:

  • Adriana Palacios (8 publications)
  • Thabo Beeler (2 publications)
  • Longhua Hu (2 publications)
  • Tawfiq Abdul-Aziz-Al-Mughanam (2 publications)
  • Inna Gorbatenko (1 publication)

Bradley's publication venues demonstrate a focus on combustion science and computer graphics, including:

  • Combustion and Flame (3 publications)
  • Computer Graphics Forum (2 publications)
  • Fire Safety Journal (2 publications)
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (1 publication)
  • Fuel (1 publication)

The main field of study is engineering, with subfields covering aerospace engineering, computational mechanics, safety, risk and reliability, fluid flow and transfer processes, and computer vision and pattern recognition. This multidisciplinary approach underpins their exploration of combustion, fire dynamics, and generating realistic digital faces.

Key topics Derek Bradley works on include:

  • Combustion and Detonation Processes
  • Fire Dynamics and Safety Research
  • Combustion and Flame Dynamics
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Face Recognition and Analysis
  • Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis
  • Energetic Materials and Combustion

Awards received by Bradley comprise:

  • Fellow of the Combustion Institute (2018), for seminal research on burning velocities in laminar and turbulent flames and the effects of strain and curvature
  • James Harry Potter Gold Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2016)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1988)

Best Publications

  • Burning Velocities, Markstein Lengths, and Flame Quenching for Spherical Methane-Air Flames: A Computational Study

    Derek Bradley;P.H. Gaskell;X.J. Gu

  • The measurement of laminar burning velocities and Markstein numbers for iso-octane-air and iso-octane-n-heptane-air mixtures at elevated temperatures and pressures in an explosion bomb

    D. Bradley;R.A. Hicks;M. Lawes;C.G.W. Sheppard

  • The burning velocity of methane-air mixtures

    G.E. Andrews;D. Bradley

  • Turbulent burning velocities: a general correlation in terms of straining rates

    R. G. Abdel-Gayed;Derek Bradley;M. Lawes

  • Determination of burning velocities: A critical review

    G.E. Andrews;D. Bradley

  • Flame stretch rate as a determinant of turbulent burning velocity

    D. Bradley;A. K. C. Lau;M. Lawes;F. T. Smith

  • Fundamentals of high-energy spark ignition with lasers

    D. Bradley;C.G.W. Sheppard;I.M. Suardjaja;R. Woolley

  • Modes of reaction front propagation from hot spots

    X.J. Gu;D.R. Emerson;D. Bradley

  • Measurement of High Gas Temperatures with Fine Wire Thermocouples

    D. Bradley;K. J. Matthews

  • How fast can we burn

    Derek Bradley

  • Laminar burning velocities of lean hydrogen-air mixtures at pressures up to 1.0 MPa

    D Bradley;M Lawes;K Liu;Sebastian Verhelst

  • Pre-ignition and 'super-knock' in turbo-charged spark-ignition engines

    Gautam T Kalghatgi;Derek Bradley

  • The venting of gaseous explosions in spherical vessels. I—Theory

    Derek Bradley;Alan Mitcheson

  • Turbulent Burning Velocities and Flame Straining in Explosions

    R. G. Abdel-Gayed;K. J. Al-Khishali;Derek Bradley

  • The development and structure of flame instabilities and cellularity at low Markstein numbers in explosions

    D. Bradley;C.G.W. Sheppart;R. Woolley;D.A. Greenhalgh

  • Combustion regimes and the straining of turbulent premixed flames

    R.G. Abdel-Gayed;Derek Bradley;F.K.-K. Lung

  • Mathematical solutions for explosions in spherical vessels

    Derek Bradley;Alan Mitcheson

  • Turbulence and turbulent flame propagation—A critical appraisal

    G.E. Andrews;D. Bradley;S.B. Lwakabamba

  • Lewis number effects on turbulent burning velocity

    R.G. Abdel-Gayed;D. Bradley;M.N. Hamid;M. Lawes

  • Explosion bomb measurements of ethanol-air laminar gaseous flame characteristics at pressures up to 1.4 MPa

    D. Bradley;M. Lawes;M.S. Mansour

  • Turbulent burning velocity, burned gas distribution, and associated flame surface definition

    D. Bradley;M.Z. Haq;R.A. Hicks;T. Kitagawa

Frequent Co-Authors

David Emerson
David Emerson Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Gautam Kalghatgi
Gautam Kalghatgi Independent Scientist / Consultant, UK
Gordon E. Andrews
Gordon E. Andrews University of Leeds
Joaquim Casal
Joaquim Casal Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Alison S. Tomlin
Alison S. Tomlin University of Leeds
Longhua Hu
Longhua Hu University of Science and Technology of China
Norbert Peters
Norbert Peters RWTH Aachen University
Ahmad Sedaghat
Ahmad Sedaghat Australian University Kuwait
Roger Cracknell
Roger Cracknell Shell (Netherlands)
Sebastian Verhelst
Sebastian Verhelst Ghent University

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