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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
New Zealand
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
66
Citations
29099
World Ranking
482
National Ranking
1

Donald A. Nield 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 Donald A. Nield sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 256 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Donald A. Nield 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 Donald A. Nield sits on this spectrum.

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: 66 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Donald A. Nield is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Their research contributions include work in collaboration with several frequent co-authors, notably Chaorong Li, Qin Wei, Xue Xia Ye, and Yu Lin Zhong.

The scientist has authored at least one book published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. eBooks, titled Green Composite Materials, Polymers and Nanotechnology, released in 2020.

The focus of Donald A. Nield's scholarship appears to be connected to material science and engineering fields, as reflected by the book topic involving composite materials, polymers, and nanotechnology. This indicates engagement with interdisciplinary research areas involving materials innovation and applied sciences.

Frequent co-authors:

  • Chaorong Li
  • Qin Wei
  • Xue Xia Ye
  • Yu Lin Zhong

Book publication:

  • Green Composite Materials, Polymers and Nanotechnology (2020) - Trans Tech Publications Ltd. eBooks

Currently, there are no listed recent papers, specific awards, or detailed main fields and subfields of study available for this scientist. The absence of this data suggests a limited publicly accessible record of journal or conference publications in the reviewed sources.

Best Publications

  • Convection in Porous Media

    Donald A. Nield;Adrian Bejan

  • Natural convective boundary-layer flow of a nanofluid past a vertical plate

    Andrey Valerevich Kuznetsov;D. A. Nield

  • The Cheng–Minkowycz problem for natural convective boundary-layer flow in a porous medium saturated by a nanofluid

    D.A. Nield;A.V. Kuznetsov

  • Surface tension and buoyancy effects in cellular convection

    D. A. Nield

  • Onset of Thermohaline Convection in a Porous Medium

    D. A. Nield

  • Thermal instability in a porous medium layer saturated by a nanofluid

    D.A. Nield;A.V. Kuznetsov

  • Natural convective boundary-layer flow of a nanofluid past a vertical plate: A revised model

    A.V. Kuznetsov;D.A. Nield

  • Thermal Instability in a Porous Medium Layer Saturated by a Nanofluid: Brinkman Model

    A. V. Kuznetsov;D. A. Nield

  • The limitations of the Brinkman-Forchheimer equation in modeling flow in a saturated porous medium and at an interface

    D.A. Nield

  • The Cheng–Minkowycz problem for natural convective boundary layer flow in a porous medium saturated by a nanofluid: A revised model

    A.V. Kuznetsov;D.A. Nield

  • Nonlinear equation governing flow in a saturated porous medium

    D. D. Joseph;D. A. Nield;G. Papanicolaou

  • The thermohaline Rayleigh-Jeffreys problem

    D. A. Nield

  • The Cheng–Minkowycz problem for the double-diffusive natural convective boundary layer flow in a porous medium saturated by a nanofluid

    D.A. Nield;A.V. Kuznetsov

  • The onset of convection in a horizontal nanofluid layer of finite depth

    D.A. Nield;A.V. Kuznetsov

  • Double-diffusive natural convective boundary-layer flow of a nanofluid past a vertical plate

    A.V. Kuznetsov;D.A. Nield

  • Onset of convection in a fluid layer overlying a layer of a porous medium

    D. A. Nield

  • The boundary correction for the Rayleigh-Darcy problem: limitations of the Brinkman equation

    D. A. Nield

  • The Onset of Double-Diffusive Nanofluid Convection in a Layer of a Saturated Porous Medium

    A. V. Kuznetsov;D. A. Nield

  • Thermal instability in a porous medium layer saturated by a nanofluid: A revised model

    D.A. Nield;A.V. Kuznetsov

  • Thermally developing forced convection in a porous medium: parallel plate channel with walls at uniform temperature, with axial conduction and viscous dissipation effects

    D.A. Nield;A.V. Kuznetsov;Ming Xiong

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrey V. Kuznetsov
Andrey V. Kuznetsov North Carolina State University
Craig T. Simmons
Craig T. Simmons University of Newcastle Australia
Adrian Bejan
Adrian Bejan Duke University
Kamel Hooman
Kamel Hooman Delft University of Technology
Daniel D. Joseph
Daniel D. Joseph University of Minnesota
Wan Ki Chow
Wan Ki Chow Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ibrahim Dincer
Ibrahim Dincer University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Noam Lior
Noam Lior University of Pennsylvania
Giulio Lorenzini
Giulio Lorenzini University of Parma
Oronzio Manca
Oronzio Manca University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

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