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D-Index
37
Citations
5623
World Ranking
2391
National Ranking
862

Farrukh S. Alvi 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 Farrukh S. Alvi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 267 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Farrukh S. Alvi 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 Farrukh S. Alvi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% 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

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Farrukh S. Alvi is a researcher affiliated with Florida State University in the United States focusing on engineering disciplines. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Applied Mathematics.

The central area of research encompasses Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, with significant attention given to Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows as well as Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics. Additional topics they engage with include Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis, Wind and Air Flow Studies, Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics, and Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research.

Alvi's recent publications demonstrate a sustained exploration of fluid mechanics phenomena, especially in relation to shock waves, boundary-layer interactions, and high-speed jet flows. Representative recent papers include:

  • "Reynolds number and slant angle effects on the flow over a slanted cylinder afterbody," 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Spatially resolved mean and unsteady surface pressure in swept SBLI using PSP," 2020, Experiments in Fluids
  • "Three-Dimensional Flowfield in a Fin-Generated Shock Wave/Boundary-Layer Interaction Using Tomographic PIV," 2021, AIAA Journal
  • "Single-Camera Three-Dimensional Velocity Measurement of a Fin-Generated Shock-Wave/Boundary-Layer Interaction," 2020, AIAA Journal
  • "Lagrangian and Eulerian measurements in high-speed jets using Multi-Pulse Shake-The-Box and fine scale reconstruction (VIC#)," 2020, Experiments in Fluids

Their publications frequently appear in venues such as AIAA Journal, Experiments in Fluids, AIAA SCITECH Forum, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, and Physical Review Fluids.

Collaborations play a key role in Alvi's research output, with frequent co-authors including Prabu Sellappan, Fernando Zigunov, Rajan Kumar, MyungJun Song, and Lee Mears. These co-authors have contributed extensively across numerous publications, indicating ongoing joint work in related fluid dynamics areas.

In recognition of contributions to the engineering field, Alvi was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Flow field and noise characteristics of a supersonic impinging jet

    A. Krothapalli;E. Rajkuperan;F. Alvi;L. Lourenco

  • Active control of flow-induced cavity oscillations

    Louis N. Cattafesta;Qi Song;David R. Williams;Clarence Worth Rowley

  • Supersonic Cavity Flows and Their Control

    Ning Zhuang;Farrukh S. Alvi;Mehmet Bahadir Alkislar;Chiang Shih

  • Review of Active Control of Flow-Induced Cavity Resonance

    Louis N. Cattafesta;David R. Williams;Clarence Worth Rowley;Farrukh S. Alvi

  • Physical Model of the Swept Shock Wave/Boundary-Layer Interaction Flowfield

    F. S. Alvi;G. S. Settles

  • Control of supersonic impinging jet flows using supersonic microjets

    F. S. Alvi;C. Shih;R. Elavarasan;G. Garg

  • Review of Active Control of Flow-Induced Cavity Oscillations (Invited)

    Lou Cattafesta;Farrukh Alvi;David Williams;Clancy Rowley

  • Experimental and Computational Investigation of Supersonic Impinging Jets

    F. S. Alvi;J. A. Ladd;W. W. Bower

  • Experiments on free and impinging supersonic microjets

    K. A. Phalnikar;R. Kumar;F. S. Alvi

  • Separation flow control on a generic ground vehicle using steady microjet arrays

    Sandrine Aubrun;Jonathan McNally;Farrukh Alvi;Azeddine Kourta

  • Mean and unsteady flowfield properties of supersonic impinging jets with lift plates

    F. Alvi;K. Iyer

  • Use of High-Speed Microjets for Active Separation Control in Diffusers

    Vikas Kumar;Farrukh S. Alvi

  • SparkJet characterizations in quiescent and supersonic flowfields

    T. Emerick;M. Y. Ali;C. Foster;F. S. Alvi

  • Active and Passive Control of Supersonic Impinging Jets

    Huadong Lou;Farrukh S. Alvi;Chiang Shih

  • Experimental study of physical mechanisms in the control of supersonic impinging jets using microjets

    Farrukh S. Alvi;Huadong Lou;Chiang Shih;Rajan Kumar

  • Control of High-Temperature Supersonic Impinging Jets Using Microjets

    Rajan Kumar;Sladana Lazic;Farrukh S. Alvi

  • Skin-friction measurements and computational comparison of swept shock/boundary-layer interactions

    K.-S. Kim;Y. Lee;F. S. Alvi;G. S. Settles

  • Structure of swept shock wave/boundary-layer interactions using conical shadowgraphy

    F. Alvi;G. Settles

  • Toward Understanding and Optimizing Separation Control Using Microjets

    Vikas Kumar;Farrukh S. Alvi

  • Suppression of Cavity Loads Using Leading-Edge Blowing

    Srinivasan Arunajatesan;Chandrasekhar Kannepalli;Neeraj Sinha;Michael Sheehan

  • Experimental Estimation of SparkJet Efficiency

    Sarah H. Popkin;Bohdan Z. Cybyk;Chase H. Foster;Farrukh S. Alvi

  • Separation flow control on a generic ground vehicle using steady microjet arrays

    Sandrine Aubrun;Farrukh Alvi;Azeddine Kourta

Frequent Co-Authors

Anjaneyulu Krothapalli
Anjaneyulu Krothapalli Florida State University
Louis N. Cattafesta
Louis N. Cattafesta Illinois Institute of Technology
Gary S. Settles
Gary S. Settles Pennsylvania State University
Lawrence Ukeiley
Lawrence Ukeiley University of Florida
Clarence W. Rowley
Clarence W. Rowley Princeton University
Kunihiko Taira
Kunihiko Taira University of California, Los Angeles
Stefan Wagner
Stefan Wagner University of Stuttgart
Damon Honnery
Damon Honnery Monash University
Joseph Katz
Joseph Katz Johns Hopkins University

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