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D-Index
82
Citations
27617
World Ranking
181
National Ranking
88

Earl H. Dowell 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 Earl H. Dowell sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 598 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Earl H. Dowell 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 Earl H. Dowell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 United States Leader Award
  • 2007 - Spirit of St. Louis Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1993 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to aeroelasticity and structural dynamics, which provide continuing insights into the behavior of complex structural systems.
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Earl H. Dowell is a researcher affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Engineering, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's research spans multiple topics centered around fluid dynamics and structural interactions. These topics include:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control
  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Model Reduction and Neural Networks

Earl H. Dowell has contributed to numerous publications across prominent venues. The most frequent journals for their work are:

  • AIAA Journal
  • Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • Journal of Aircraft
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Recent notable papers include:

  • Hypersonic Fluid-Structure Interactions in Compression Corner Shock-Wave/Boundary-Layer Interaction, 2020, AIAA Journal
  • Nonlinear dynamics and flutter of plate and cavity in response to supersonic wind tunnel start, 2020, Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Flutter and Limit Cycle Oscillations of Cantilevered Plate in Supersonic Flow, 2020, Journal of Aircraft
  • A theoretical computational model of a plate in hypersonic flow, 2020, Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • Nonlinear Theoretical Aeroelastic Model of a Plate: Free to Fixed In-Plane Boundaries, 2021, AIAA Journal

Collaboration plays an important role in their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Maxim Freydin
  • Jeffrey Thomas
  • Douglas Bueno
  • Luisa Piccolo Serafim
  • Shung H. Sung

Dowell has also published a book titled Asymptotic Modal Analysis of Structural and Acoustical Systems in 2021, released through Morgan & Claypool Publishers.

Throughout their career, Earl H. Dowell has been recognized with several honors:

  • Spirit of St. Louis Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2007
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1993
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 1993, cited for contributions to aeroelasticity and structural dynamics providing insights into complex structural systems

Best Publications

  • A Modern Course in Aeroelasticity

    E. H. Dowell;R. M. Bennett;H. C. Curtiss;R. H. Scanlan

  • Aeroelasticity of Plates and Shells

    E. H. Dowell;Holt Ashley

  • Nonlinear equations of motion for the elastic bending and torsion of twisted nonuniform rotor blades

    D. H. Hodges;E. H. Dowell

  • Modeling of Fluid-Structure Interaction

    Earl H Dowell;Kenneth C Hall

  • Nonlinear oscillations of a fluttering plate. II.

    Earl H. Dowell

  • Panel flutter - A review of the aeroelastic stability of plates and shells

    E. H. Dowell

  • Acoustoelasticity - General theory, acoustic natural modes and forced response to sinusoidal excitation, including comparisons with experiment

    E.H. Dowell;G.F. Gorman;D.A. Smith

  • Parametric Random Vibration

    R. A. Ibrahim;T. Fang;E. H. Dowell

  • Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Technique for Transonic Unsteady Aerodynamic Flows

    Kenneth C. Hall;Jeffrey P. Thomas;Earl H. Dowell

  • Localization of vibrations by structural irregularity

    C. Pierre;E.H. Dowell

  • Experimental and Theoretical Study on Aeroelastic Response of High-Aspect-Ratio Wings

    Deman Tang;Earl H. Dowell

  • On the aeroelastic instability of two-dimensional panels in uniform incompressible flow

    A. Kornecki;E.H. Dowell;J. O'Brien

  • Nonlinear Behavior of a Typical Airfoil Section with Control Surface Freeplay: a Numerical and Experimental Study

    M.D. Conner;D.M. Tang;E.H. Dowell;L.N. Virgin

  • Nonlinear Inviscid Aerodynamic Effects on Transonic Divergence, Flutter, and Limit-Cycle Oscillations

    Jeffrey P. Thomas;Earl H. Dowell;Kenneth C. Hall

  • Governing Equations for Vibrating Constrained-Layer Damping Sandwich Plates and Beams

    M.-J. Yan;E. H. Dowell

  • Multi-Harmonic Analysis of Dry Friction Damped Systems Using an Incremental Harmonic Balance Method

    C. Pierre;A. A. Ferri;E. H. Dowell

  • Power extraction from aeroelastic limit cycle oscillations

    J.A. Dunnmon;S.C. Stanton;B.P. Mann;E.H. Dowell

  • Nonlinear Aeroelasticity and Unsteady Aerodynamics

    Earl H. Dowell;Deman Tang

  • Flutter of a buckled plate as an example of chaotic motion of a deterministic autonomous system

    E.H. Dowell

  • Chaotic Vibrations: An Introduction for Applied Scientists and Engineers

    Francis C. Moon;Earl Dowell;Charles Pezeshki

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth C. Hall
Kenneth C. Hall Duke University
Lawrence N. Virgin
Lawrence N. Virgin Duke University
Bogdan I. Epureanu
Bogdan I. Epureanu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert L. Clark
Robert L. Clark North Carolina State University
Christophe Pierre
Christophe Pierre Stevens Institute of Technology
Yi Shen
Yi Shen Harbin Institute of Technology
Firooz Bakhtiari-Nejad
Firooz Bakhtiari-Nejad Amirkabir University of Technology
Jer-Nan Juang
Jer-Nan Juang National Cheng Kung University
Francis C. Moon
Francis C. Moon Cornell University
Min Xu
Min Xu University of Technology Sydney

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