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D-Index
58
Citations
16067
World Ranking
759
National Ranking
327

Donald Rockwell 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 Rockwell sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 356 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald Rockwell 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 Rockwell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1993 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental contributions to the understanding of vortex flows and their interaction with structures

Overview

Donald Rockwell is affiliated with Lehigh University in the United States. Their recognized contributions to the fields of mechanical engineering and physics are reflected in their professional honors.

They have been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, an acknowledgment received in 2017.

Earlier, in 1993, they were designated a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with a citation highlighting their fundamental contributions to the understanding of vortex flows and their interaction with structures.

Best Publications

  • Review—Self-Sustaining Oscillations of Flow Past Cavities

    D. Rockwell;E. Naudascher

  • Self-sustaining oscillations of flow past cavities.

    D. Rockwell

  • Flow-Induced Vibrations: An Engineering Guide

    Eduard Naudascher;Donald Rockwell

  • Self-Sustained Oscillations of Impinging Free Shear Layers

    D. Rockwell;E. Naudascher

  • Flow structure from an oscillating cylinder Part 1. Mechanisms of phase shift and recovery in the near wake

    A. Ongoren;D. Rockwell

  • Oscillations of impinging shear layers

    Donald Rockwell

  • A combined direct numerical simulation-particle image velocimetry study of the turbulent near wake

    S. Dong;G. E. Karniadakis;A. Ekmekci;D. Rockwell

  • VORTEX-BODY INTERACTIONS

    Donald Rockwell

  • ON VORTEX FORMATION FROM A CYLINDER. PART 1: THE INITIAL INSTABILITY

    M. F. Unal;D. Rockwell

  • FLOW STRUCTURE FROM AN OSCILLATING CYLINDER. PART 2: MODE COMPETITION IN THE NEAR WAKE

    A. Ongoren;D. Rockwell

  • On vortex formation from a cylinder. Part 2. Control by splitter-plate interference

    M. F. Unal;D. Rockwell

  • Flow past a cylinder close to a free surface

    John Sheridan;Jung-Chang C Lin;D Rockwell

  • ON SECONDARY VORTICES IN THE CYLINDER WAKE

    M. Brede;H. Eckelmann;D. Rockwell

  • The organized nature of flow impingement upon a corner

    D. Rockwell;C. Knisely

  • FORCES AND WAKE MODES OF AN OSCILLATING CYLINDER

    Josie Carberry;John Sheridan;D Rockwell

  • Controlled oscillations of a cylinder: forces and wake modes

    Josie Carberry;John Sheridan;D Rockwell

  • Self-sustained low-frequency components in an impinging shear layer

    C. Knisely;D. Rockwell

  • Organized Oscillations of Initially-Turbulent Flow Past a Cavity

    J.C. Lin;D. Rockwell

  • Flow Past Two Cylinders in Tandem: Instantaneous and Averaged Flow Structure

    J.-C. Lin;Y. Yang;D. Rockwell

  • Timing of vortex formation from an oscillating cylinder

    W. Gu;C. Chyu;D. Rockwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Vorobieff
Peter Vorobieff University of New Mexico
George Em Karniadakis
George Em Karniadakis Brown University
Miguel R. Visbal
Miguel R. Visbal United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Charles H. K. Williamson
Charles H. K. Williamson Cornell University
Mark Christopher Thompson
Mark Christopher Thompson Monash University
Cameron Tropea
Cameron Tropea Technical University of Darmstadt
Suchuan Dong
Suchuan Dong Purdue University West Lafayette

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