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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
61
Citations
15906
World Ranking
638
National Ranking
280

Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
15386
World Ranking
9590
National Ranking
2697

Fokion N. Egolfopoulos 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 Fokion N. Egolfopoulos sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 184 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fokion N. Egolfopoulos 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 Fokion N. Egolfopoulos sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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 Combustion Institute for groundbreaking research on the fundamentals of physical and chemical processes in flames
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Fokion N. Egolfopoulos is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Engineering and Chemical Engineering, with notable contributions in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their work extensively covers topics related to advanced combustion technology and flame dynamics. Main research interests include:

  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Combustion and Detonation Processes
  • Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Rocket and propulsion systems research

Egolfopoulos has published numerous papers in leading journals and conference proceedings, frequently contributing to:

  • Combustion and Flame
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Fuel
  • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum

Some recent published works include:

  • "Laminar flame speeds of methane/air mixtures at engine conditions: Performance of different kinetic models and power-law correlations," 2020, Combustion and Flame
  • "A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry - VI. Predictive kinetic models of gasoline fuels," 2020, Combustion and Flame
  • "Carbon oxidation in turbulent premixed jet flames: A comparative experimental and numerical study of ethylene, n-heptane, and toluene," 2020, Combustion and Flame
  • "Autoignition of reacting mixtures at engine-relevant conditions using confined spherically expanding flames," 2020, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • "Radiation effects in confined spherically expanding flames: Application to C5C10 flames at engine-relevant conditions," 2020, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include Ashkan Movaghar, Steven Luna, Robert Lawson, Allen A. Aradi, and R. Mitchell Spearrin. These partnerships reflect a network of researchers with whom Egolfopoulos has contributed multiple publications.

Recognition for their contributions includes being named a Fellow of the Combustion Institute in 2018 for work related to the fundamental physical and chemical processes in flames. Additionally, Egolfopoulos was awarded Fellow status by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2010.

Best Publications

  • An optimized kinetic model of H2/CO combustion

    Scott G. Davis;Ameya V. Joshi;Hai Wang;Fokion Egolfopoulos

  • Comprehensive chemical kinetic modeling of the oxidation of 2-methylalkanes from C7 to C20

    Subram Sarathy;C. K. Westbrook;M. Mehl;W. J. Pitz

  • Advances and challenges in laminar flame experiments and implications for combustion chemistry

    Fokion N. Egolfopoulos;Nils Hansen;Yiguang Ju;Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus

  • Direct experimental determination of laminar flame speeds

    Christine M. Vagelopoulos;Fokion N. Egolfopoulos

  • Further considerations on the determination of laminar flame speeds with the counterflow twin-flame technique

    C.M. Vagelopoulos;F.N. Egolfopoulos;C.K. Law

  • A comparative experimental and computational study of methanol, ethanol, and n-butanol flames

    Peter S. Veloo;Yang L. Wang;Fokion N. Egolfopoulos;Charles K. Westbrook

  • Propagation and extinction of premixed C5–C12 n-alkane flames

    Chunsheng Ji;Enoch Dames;Yang L. Wang;Hai Wang

  • A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry - I. Evidence from experiments, and thermodynamic, chemical kinetic and statistical considerations

    Hai Wang;Rui Xu;Kun Wang;Craig T. Bowman

  • Development of an Experimental Database and Chemical Kinetic Models for Surrogate Gasoline Fuels

    W. J. Pitz;N. P. Cernansky;F. L. Dryer;F. N. Egolfopoulos

  • Laminar flame speeds of methane-air mixtures under reduced and elevated pressures

    F. N. Egolfopoulos;P. Cho;Chung King Law

  • A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry – II. Reaction kinetic models of jet and rocket fuels

    Rui Xu;Kun Wang;Sayak Banerjee;Jiankun Shao

  • Experimental and numerical determination of laminar flame speeds: Mixtures of C2-hydrocarbons with oxygen and nitrogen

    F.N. Egolfopoulos;D.L. Zhu;C.K. Law

  • Chain mechanisms in the overall reaction orders in laminar flame propagation

    F. N. Egolfopoulos;Chung King Law

  • A theoretical study of sonoluminescence

    V. Kamath;A. Prosperetti;F. N. Egolfopoulos

  • Laminar flame speeds and extinction strain rates of mixtures of carbon monoxide with hydrogen, methane, and air

    C.M. Vagelopoulos;F.N. Egolfopoulos

  • Detailed and simplified kinetic models of n-dodecane oxidation: The role of fuel cracking in aliphatic hydrocarbon combustion

    Xiaoqing You;Fokion N. Egolfopoulos;Hai Wang

  • A study on ethanol oxidation kinetics in laminar premixed flames, flow reactors, and shock tubes

    F.N. Egolfopoulos;D.X. Du;C.K. Law

  • Unsteady counterflowing strained diffusion flames: diffusion-limited frequency response

    Fokion N. Egolfopoulos;Charles S. Campbell

  • CO2* Chemiluminescence in Premixed Flames

    J.-M. Samaniego;F. N. Egolfopoulos;C. T. Bowman

  • Combustion characteristics of alternative gaseous fuels

    Okjoo Park;Peter S. Veloo;Ning Liu;Fokion N. Egolfopoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Theodore T. Tsotsis
Theodore T. Tsotsis University of Southern California
Hai Wang
Hai Wang Stanford University
Chung King Law
Chung King Law Princeton University
Charles K. Westbrook
Charles K. Westbrook Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Tianfeng Lu
Tianfeng Lu University of Connecticut
S. Mani Sarathy
S. Mani Sarathy King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Ronald K. Hanson
Ronald K. Hanson Stanford University
William J. Pitz
William J. Pitz Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
David F. Davidson
David F. Davidson Stanford University
Philippe Dagaut
Philippe Dagaut Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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