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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 81 195 177 94 79 525 24606
Chemistry 71 5525 5013 1705 1420 360 18572

Forman A. Williams publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Forman A. Williams between 1953 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Forman A. Williams published across 73 years, from 1953 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2012. 11 of the 548 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1953 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2012. 1953: 1 publication 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 2 publications 1959: 2 publications 1960: 1 publication 1961: 1 publication 1962: 1 publication 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 3 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 2 publications 1968: 5 publications 1969: 7 publications 1970: 4 publications 1971: 9 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 10 publications 1976: 7 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 18 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 5 publications
1953 2025

548 publications in total across all disciplines

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Forman A. Williams: publications per year, 1953 to 2025
Year Publications
1953 1
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 2
1959 2
1960 1
1961 1
1962 1
1963 1
1964 0
1965 3
1966 1
1967 2
1968 5
1969 7
1970 4
1971 9
1972 4
1973 5
1974 2
1975 10
1976 7
1977 4
1978 3
1979 5
1980 3
1981 7
1982 4
1983 2
1984 2
1985 5
1986 3
1987 3
1988 1
1989 3
1990 8
1991 14
1992 12
1993 15
1994 10
1995 15
1996 18
1997 8
1998 15
1999 17
2000 16
2001 13
2002 11
2003 11
2004 12
2005 11
2006 13
2007 8
2008 10
2009 10
2010 3
2011 16
2012 19
2013 17
2014 11
2015 15
2016 13
2017 17
2018 10
2019 18
2020 13
2021 11
2022 7
2023 7
2024 6
2025 5
Total 548
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Forman A. Williams 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 Forman A. Williams sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 517–526 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 525 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21 525
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Forman A. Williams 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 Forman A. Williams sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 81 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.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17 81
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for pioneering investigations in energy and combustion including nitric oxide emissions, spray and turbulent combustion, chemical kinetics and fire research
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2009 - SIAM Fellow For contributions to the understanding of combustion processes.
  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the advancement of combustion and flame theory.
  • 1970 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Forman A. Williams is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on combustion, fire dynamics, and fluid mechanics within the broader fields of engineering and chemical engineering.

Their research spans several specialized subfields including:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Atmospheric Science

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Combustion and Detonation Processes
  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Rocket and propulsion systems research
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Forman A. Williams has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Combustion and Flame
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Combustion Science and Technology
  • Combustion Theory and Modelling
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Enhanced burning rates in hydrogen-enriched turbulent premixed flames by diffusion of molecular and atomic hydrogen" (2021, Combustion and Flame)
  • "Direct Numerical Simulation of hydrogen combustion at auto-ignitive conditions: Ignition, stability and turbulent reaction-front velocity" (2021, Combustion and Flame)
  • "Numerical description of axisymmetric blue whirls over liquid-fuel pools" (2020, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute)
  • "Autoignition Dynamics of N-dodecane Droplets under Normal Gravity" (2020, Combustion Science and Technology)
  • "Systematically derived one-step kinetics for hydrogen-air gas-turbine combustion" (2023, Combustion and Flame)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Forman A. Williams include:

  • Antonio L. Sánchez
  • Vedha Nayagam
  • Daniel L. Dietrich
  • Jaime Carpio
  • Keiko Nomura

Throughout their career, Forman A. Williams has been recognized with several distinctions:

  • Fellow of the Combustion Institute (2018), noted for investigations in energy and combustion including nitric oxide emissions and turbulent combustion
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010)
  • SIAM Fellow (2009), for contributions to the understanding of combustion processes
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1988), for contributions to combustion and flame theory
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1970)

Best Publications

  • Turbulent Reacting Flows

    Paul A. Libby;Forman A. Williams

  • Effects of molecular diffusion and of thermal expansion on the structure and dynamics of premixed flames in turbulent flows of large scale and low intensity

    P. Clavin;F. A. Williams

  • Liftoff characteristics of turbulent jet diffusion flames

    Norbert Peters;Forman A. Williams

  • Laminar flow between parallel plates with injection of a reactant at high reynolds number

    K. Seshadri;F.A. Williams

  • Recent advances in understanding of flammability characteristics of hydrogen

    Antonio L. Sánchez;Forman A. Williams

  • The asymptotic structure of stoichiometric methaneair flames

    N. Peters;F.A. Williams

  • Spray Combustion and Atomization

    F. A. Williams

  • Testing a small detailed chemical-kinetic mechanism for the combustion of hydrogen and carbon monoxide

    Priyank Saxena;Forman A. Williams

  • Fundamental aspects of combustion

    Liñán Amable;F. A. Williams

  • An experimental and theoretical investigation of the dilution, pressure and flow-field effects on the extinction condition of methane-air-nitrogen diffusion flames

    H.K. Chelliah;C.K. Law;T. Ueda;M.D. Smooke

  • Combustion theory and modeling

    John Buckmaster;Paul Clavin;A. Linan;M. Matalon

  • Numerical and experimental studies of ethanol flames

    Priyank Saxena;Forman A. Williams

  • Theory of premixed-flame propagation in large-scale turbulence

    Unknown

  • NOx formation in two-stage methane–air flames

    S.C Li;F.A Williams

  • Progress in knowledge of flamelet structure and extinction

    F.A Williams

  • Burning velocity of turbulent premixed flames in a high-pressure environment

    Hideaki Kobayashi;Takashi Tamura;Kaoru Maruta;Takashi Niioka

  • A simple one-step chemistry model for partially premixed hydrocarbon combustion

    Eduardo Fernández-Tarrazo;Antonio L. Sánchez;Amable Liñán;Forman A. Williams

  • Kinetics and convection in the combustion of alkane droplets

    C.K. Law;F.A. Williams

  • Structure of laminar flamelets in premixed turbulent flames

    Paul A. Libby;Forman A. Williams

  • Upward Turbulent Flame Spread

    K. Saito;J.G. Quintiere;F.A. Williams

  • Combustion theory : the fundamental theory of chemically reacting flow systems

    Unknown

  • A small detailed chemical-kinetic mechanism for hydrocarbon combustion

    M.V. Petrova;F.A. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Kalyanasundaram Seshadri
Kalyanasundaram Seshadri University of California, San Diego
Frederick L. Dryer
Frederick L. Dryer University of South Carolina
Paul A. Libby
Paul A. Libby University of California, San Diego
Norbert Peters
Norbert Peters RWTH Aachen University
Chung King Law
Chung King Law Princeton University
Elaine S. Oran
Elaine S. Oran Texas A&M University
Alessio Frassoldati
Alessio Frassoldati Polytechnic University of Milan
William A. Sirignano
William A. Sirignano University of California, Irvine
A. C. Fernandez-Pello
A. C. Fernandez-Pello University of California, Berkeley
C. Thomas Avedisian
C. Thomas Avedisian Cornell University

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