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Dimitris Drikakis

Dimitris Drikakis

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Engineering and Technology
Cyprus
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 61 670 610 2 2 345 10953

Dimitris Drikakis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dimitris Drikakis between 1970 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dimitris Drikakis published across 57 years, from 1970 to 2026, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2011. 21 of the 417 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2011. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 20 publications 2026: 1 publication
1970 2026

417 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dimitris Drikakis: publications per year, 1970 to 2026
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 3
1993 6
1994 7
1995 3
1996 6
1997 10
1998 8
1999 4
2000 7
2001 10
2002 6
2003 13
2004 9
2005 10
2006 11
2007 13
2008 17
2009 25
2010 24
2011 29
2012 11
2013 3
2014 11
2015 14
2016 8
2017 8
2018 14
2019 12
2020 11
2021 19
2022 15
2023 22
2024 24
2025 20
2026 1
Total 417
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Dimitris Drikakis 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 Dimitris Drikakis 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, 337–346 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: 345 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
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 58 345
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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Dimitris Drikakis 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 Dimitris Drikakis 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42 61
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

  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Cyprus Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Cyprus Leader Award

Overview

Dimitris Drikakis is affiliated with the University of Nicosia in Cyprus and has an extensive publication record in the field of engineering, particularly focusing on computational mechanics and fluid dynamics. Their academic work spans several subfields, including aerospace engineering, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, environmental engineering, and computer vision and pattern recognition.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics concentrated around fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, aerodynamics and acoustics in jet flows, infection control and ventilation, wind and air flow studies, computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamics, lattice Boltzmann simulation studies, and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

Dimitris Drikakis has authored numerous papers with notable recent publications such as:

  • On coughing and airborne droplet transmission to humans (2020), published in Physics of Fluids
  • On respiratory droplets and face masks (2020), published in Physics of Fluids
  • Machine-Learning Methods for Computational Science and Engineering (2020), published in Computation
  • Weather impact on airborne coronavirus survival (2020), published in Physics of Fluids
  • On airborne virus transmission in elevators and confined spaces (2021), published in Physics of Fluids

The frequent co-authors that collaborate with Dimitris Drikakis include Ioannis W. Kokkinakis, Talib Dbouk, Charbel Farhat, Cedric Taylor, and Nigel Weatherill, with substantial numbers of joint publications.

Key venues for Dimitris Drikakis's work are as follows:

  • Physics of Fluids
  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
  • Default Digital Object Group
  • Energies
  • Mathematics

The scientist's research output in engineering is significant, with a principal focus on computational methods applied to fluid dynamics and related fields. Their interdisciplinary contributions reflect a blend of engineering principles and medical applications, particularly addressing aspects related to airborne disease transmission and environmental fluid flow.

Best Publications

  • On respiratory droplets and face masks.

    Talib Dbouk;Dimitris Drikakis

  • An improved reconstruction method for compressible flows with low Mach number features

    B. Thornber;A. Mosedale;D. Drikakis;D. Youngs

  • High-Resolution Methods for Incompressible and Low-Speed Flows

    Dimitris Drikakis;William Rider

  • Bifurcation phenomena in incompressible sudden expansion flows

    D. Drikakis

  • The influence of initial conditions on turbulent mixing due to Richtmyer–Meshkov instability†

    Ben Thornber;Dimitris Drikakis;D. L. Youngs;R. J. R. Williams

  • Simulation of transition and turbulence decay in the Taylor–Green vortex

    Dimitris Drikakis;Christer Fureby;Fernando F. Grinstein;David Youngs

  • WENO schemes on arbitrary mixed-element unstructured meshes in three space dimensions

    P. Tsoutsanis;V.A. Titarev;D. Drikakis

  • Advances in turbulent flow computations using high-resolution methods

    Dimitris Drikakis;Dimitris Drikakis

  • Machine-learning methods for computational science and engineering

    Michael Frank;Dimitris Drikakis;Vassilis Charissis

  • Transverse jet injection into a supersonic turbulent cross-flow

    Z. A. Rana;B. Thornber;D. Drikakis

  • Large eddy simulation using high-resolution and high-order methods

    Dimitris Drikakis;Marco Hahn;Andrew Mosedale;Ben Thornber

  • Non-Newtonian flow instability in a channel with a sudden expansion

    Panagiotis Neofytou;Dimitris Drikakis

  • Assessment of CFD capability for prediction of hypersonic shock interactions

    Doyle Knight;José Longo;Dimitris Drikakis;Datta Gaitonde

  • Mach number effects on shock-bubble interaction

    A. Bagabir;D. Drikakis

  • On the implicit large eddy simulations of homogeneous decaying turbulence

    Ben Thornber;Andrew Mosedale;Dimitris Drikakis

  • On airborne virus transmission in elevators and confined spaces.

    Talib Dbouk;Dimitris Drikakis

  • Weather impact on airborne coronavirus survival

    Talib Dbouk;Dimitris Drikakis

  • A characteristic-based method for incompressible flows

    D. Drikakis;P.A. Govatsos;D.E. Papantonis

  • Conservative Models and Numerical Methods for Compressible Two-Phase Flow

    Evgeniy Romenski;Dimitris Drikakis;Eleuterio Toro

  • Numerical simulation of transonic buffet flows using various turbulence closures

    G. Barakos;D. Drikakis

Frequent Co-Authors

George N. Barakos
George N. Barakos University of Glasgow
Fernando F. Grinstein
Fernando F. Grinstein Los Alamos National Laboratory
Christer Fureby
Christer Fureby Lund University
Franz Durst
Franz Durst FMP Technology (Germany)
Piotr K. Smolarkiewicz
Piotr K. Smolarkiewicz European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Michael A. Leschziner
Michael A. Leschziner Imperial College London
Darek Ceglarek
Darek Ceglarek University of Warwick
Michalis N. Zervas
Michalis N. Zervas University of Southampton
Daniel W. Hewak
Daniel W. Hewak University of Southampton
Alexander M. Korsunsky
Alexander M. Korsunsky University of Oxford

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