2026 Eric S. G. Shaqfeh: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	65	519	471	231	194	284	13822

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to dynamics and rheology of complex fluids, including polymeric liquids, vesicles, and fiber suspensions.
2000 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For applying statistical theories and numerical simulations to determine the averaged equations for fiber suspensions and polymeric fluids and elucidating the physical mechanism leading to hydrodynamic instabilities of complex fluids

Overview

Eric S. G. Shaqfeh is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has a significant record of research in engineering, particularly focusing on complex fluids and rheology. Their work spans several specialized subfields including biomedical engineering, computational mechanics, fluid flow and transfer processes, condensed matter physics, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their research primarily covers topics such as:

Rheology and fluid dynamics studies
Micro and nano robotics
Blood properties and coagulation
Additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies
Material dynamics and properties
Microfluidic and bio-sensing technologies
3D printing in biomedical research

Shaqfeh has published extensively in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Physical Review Fluids
Journal of Rheology
arXiv (Cornell University)

Representative recent papers include:

"Injection continuous liquid interface production of 3D objects," 2022, Science Advances
"Single-digit-micrometer-resolution continuous liquid interface production," 2022, Science Advances
"The Oldroyd-B fluid in elastic instabilities, turbulence and particle suspensions," 2021, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
"Swimming with swirl in a viscoelastic fluid," 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
"Self-propulsion of a freely suspended swimmer by a swirling tail in a viscoelastic fluid," 2021, Physical Review Fluids

Over their career, they have collaborated frequently with researchers including Gabriel Lipkowitz, Joseph M. DeSimone, Ian A. Coates, Jeremy P. Binagia, and Kai-Wen Hsiao. These collaborations have contributed to a body of work that intersects fluid mechanics, materials science, and biomedical applications.

Eric S. G. Shaqfeh has been recognized by professional bodies with awards such as:

Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2013) for contributions to the dynamics and rheology of complex fluids, including polymeric liquids, vesicles, and fiber suspensions
Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) (2000) with a citation for applying statistical theories and numerical simulations to characterize fiber suspensions and polymeric fluids and to elucidate mechanisms of hydrodynamic instabilities in complex fluids

Best Publications

A purely elastic instability in Taylor-Couette flow

R. G. Larson;Eric S. G. Shaqfeh;S. J. Muller

665
Citations
Purely elastic instabilities in viscometric flows

Eric S. G. Shaqfeh

592
Citations
Observation of polymer conformation hysteresis in extensional flow.

Charles M. Schroeder;Hazen P. Babcock;Eric S. G. Shaqfeh;Steven Chu

459
Citations
The hydrodynamic stress in a suspension of rods

Eric S. G. Shaqfeh;Glenn H. Fredrickson

403
Citations
The dynamics of single-molecule DNA in flow

Eric S.G. Shaqfeh

346
Citations
On the coherent drag-reducing and turbulence-enhancing behaviour of polymers in wall flows

Yves Dubief;Christopher M. White;Vincent E. Terrapon;Eric S. G. Shaqfeh

331
Citations
Characteristic periodic motion of polymers in shear flow.

Charles M. Schroeder;Rodrigo E. Teixeira;Eric S. G. Shaqfeh;Steven Chu

282
Citations
Brownian dynamics simulations of bead-rod and bead-spring chains: numerical algorithms and coarse-graining issues

Madan Somasi;Bamin Khomami;Nathanael J. Woo;Joe S. Hur

257
Citations
A purely elastic transition in Taylor-Couette flow*)

S. J. Muller;R. G. Larson;E. S. G. Shaqfeh

251
Citations
Dynamic simulation of freely draining flexible polymers in steady linear flows

Patrick S. Doyle;Eric S. G. Shaqfeh;Alice P. Gast

248
Citations
Shear-induced particle migration and margination in a cellular suspension

Hong Zhao;Eric S. G. Shaqfeh;Vivek Narsimhan

241
Citations
Effect of hydrodynamic interactions on DNA dynamics in extensional flow: Simulation and single molecule experiment

Charles M. Schroeder;Eric S. G. Shaqfeh;Steven Chu

223
Citations
Relaxation of dilute polymer solutions following extensional flow

Patrick S. Doyle;Eric S.G. Shaqfeh;Gareth H. McKinley;Stephen H. Spiegelberg

217
Citations
Shear Thinning and Tumbling Dynamics of Single Polymers in the Flow-Gradient Plane

Rodrigo E. Teixeira;Hazen P. Babcock;Eric S. G. Shaqfeh;Steven Chu

212
Citations
A smooth particle-mesh Ewald algorithm for Stokes suspension simulations: The sedimentation of fibers

David Saintillan;Eric Darve;Eric S. G. Shaqfeh

210
Citations
Screening in sedimenting suspensions

Donald L. Koch;E. S. G. Shaqfeh

205
Citations
Shear-induced platelet margination in a microchannel

Hong Zhao;Eric S. G. Shaqfeh

201
Citations
Simulation of profile evolution in silicon reactive ion etching with re‐emission and surface diffusion

Vivek K. Singh;Eric S. G. Shaqfeh;James P. McVittie

193
Citations
The effect of hydrodynamic interactions on the orientation distribution in a fiber suspension subject to simple shear flow

Mani Rahnama;Donald L. Koch;Eric S. G. Shaqfeh

190
Citations
The instability of a dispersion of sedimenting spheroids

Donald L. Koch;Eric S. G. Shaqfeh

182
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gianluca Iaccarino Stanford University

Parviz Moin Stanford University

Donald L. Koch Cornell University

Eric Darve Stanford University

Steven Chu Stanford University

Bamin Khomami University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Sanjiva K. Lele Stanford University

Ronald G. Larson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Patrick S. Doyle MIT

Gerald G. Fuller Stanford University

External Links

Personal website of Eric S. G. Shaqfeh Google Scholar page

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