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D-Index
30
Citations
5587
World Ranking
3370
National Ranking
1134

Fady Najjar 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 Fady Najjar sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 132 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fady Najjar 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 Fady Najjar sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 30 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% 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

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Fady Najjar is affiliated with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on subfields such as Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering, Geophysics, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably:

  • Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
  • Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Laser-induced Spectroscopy and Plasma
  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows

Fady Najjar has contributed to multiple publications, with frequent appearances in journals such as:

  • Journal of Applied Physics
  • AIP Conference Proceedings
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Physics of Fluids
  • AIP Advances

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Najjar include:

  • "Experimental Observations of Laser-Driven Tin Ejecta Microjet Interactions" (2021) published in Physical Review Letters
  • "Hydrodynamic computations of high-power laser drives generating metal ejecta jets from surface grooves" (2020) published in Journal of Applied Physics
  • "Non-Richtmyer-Meshkov instability ejecta production based on shallow bubble collapse" (2023) published in Journal of Applied Physics
  • "Understanding the evolution of liquid and solid microjets from grooved Sn and Cu samples using radiography" (2021) published in Journal of Applied Physics
  • "On analysis and stochastic modeling of the particle kinetic energy equation in particle-laden isotropic turbulent flows" (2022) published in Physics of Fluids

Najjar has frequently collaborated with coauthors including:

  • A. M. Saunders
  • Brandon Morgan
  • Jeremy Horwitz
  • S. J. Ali
  • J. H. Eggert

Throughout their career, Najjar has been involved in research that combines experimental observations and computational modeling, especially in understanding particle dynamics and laser-driven processes in fluids and materials. These research efforts contribute to advancing knowledge in laser-plasma interactions and the behavior of material ejecta under high-energy conditions.

In recognition of professional contributions, Najjar was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2018.

Best Publications

  • A versatile sharp interface immersed boundary method for incompressible flows with complex boundaries

    R. Mittal;H. Dong;M. Bozkurttas;F. M. Najjar

  • Wake topology and hydrodynamic performance of low-aspect-ratio flapping foils

    H. Dong;R. Mittal;F. M. Najjar

  • Simulation of fluid flow inside a continuous slab-casting machine

    B. G. Thomas;L. J. Mika;F. M. Najjar

  • Forces on a finite-sized particle located close to a wall in a linear shear flow

    Lanying Zeng;Fady Najjar;S. Balachandar;Paul Fischer

  • Modeling superheat removal during continuous casting of steel slabs

    X. Huang;B. G. Thomas;F. M. Najjar

  • Numerical study of pulsatile flow in a constricted channel

    R. Mittal;S. P. Simmons;F. Najjar

  • Study of discrete test filters and finite difference approximations for the dynamic subgrid‐scale stress model

    F. M. Najjar;D. K. Tafti

  • Low-frequency unsteadiness in the wake of a normal flat plate

    Fady M. Najjar;S. Balachandar

  • Numerical Study of Steady Turbulent Flow through Bifurcated Nozzles in Continuous Casting.

    Fady M. Najjar;Brian G. Thomas;Donald E. Hershey

  • Heat transfer enhancement mechanisms in inline and staggered parallel-plate fin heat exchangers

    L.W. Zhang;S. Balachandar;D.K. Tafti;F.M. Najjar

  • Properties of the mean recirculation region in the wakes of two-dimensional bluff bodies

    S. Balachandar;R. Mittal;F. M. Najjar

  • New Aluminum Agglomeration Models and Their Use in Solid-Propellant-Rocket Simularions

    T. L. Jackson;F. Najjar;J. Buckmaster

  • Simulations of the unsteady separated flow past a normal flat plate

    Fady M. Najjar;S. P. Vanka

  • Interactions of a stationary finite-sized particle with wall turbulence

    Lanying Zeng;S. Balachandar;S. Balachandar;Paul Fischer;Fady Najjar

  • Computations of flow and heat transfer in parallel-plate fin heat exchangers on the CM-5: effects of flow unsteadiness and three-dimensionality

    L.W. Zhang;D.K. Tafti;F.M. Najjar;S. Balachandar

  • Turbulent flow through bifurcated nozzles

    Donald E. Hershey;Brian G. Thomas;Fady M. Najjar

  • Effects of intrinsic three-dimensionality on the drag characteristics of a normal flat plate

    F. M. Najjar;Surya Pratap Vanka

  • Finite element modelling of turbulent fluid flow and heat transfer in continuous casting

    Brian G. Thomas;Fady M. Najjar

  • Study of Three-Dimensional Synthetic Jet Flowfields Using Direct-Numerical Simulation

    Ravi Byrganhalli;Rajat Mittal;Fady Najjar

  • Simulations of Solid-Propellant Rockets: Effects of Aluminum Droplet Size Distribution

    F. M. Najjar;J. P. Ferry;A. Haselbacher;S. Balachandar

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Balachandar
S. Balachandar University of Florida
Rajat Mittal
Rajat Mittal Johns Hopkins University
Robert D. Moser
Robert D. Moser The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas L. Jackson
Thomas L. Jackson University of Florida
Danesh K. Tafti
Danesh K. Tafti Virginia Tech
Laurence E. Fried
Laurence E. Fried Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Paul Fischer
Paul Fischer University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John Buckmaster
John Buckmaster University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brian G. Thomas
Brian G. Thomas Colorado School of Mines
Surya Pratap Vanka
Surya Pratap Vanka University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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