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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 98 74 69 40 36 366 36955
Chemistry 98 1383 1230 534 439 344 36854

Frederick L. Dryer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frederick L. Dryer between 1971 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frederick L. Dryer published across 56 years, from 1971 to 2026, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2012. 5 of the 384 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2012. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 3 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 6 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 13 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1971 2026

384 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frederick L. Dryer: publications per year, 1971 to 2026
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 1
1974 1
1975 3
1976 1
1977 6
1978 3
1979 3
1980 2
1981 7
1982 2
1983 2
1984 8
1985 8
1986 3
1987 3
1988 6
1989 11
1990 4
1991 14
1992 13
1993 4
1994 5
1995 8
1996 10
1997 7
1998 17
1999 12
2000 9
2001 11
2002 3
2003 7
2004 9
2005 3
2006 1
2007 13
2008 13
2009 11
2010 10
2011 15
2012 20
2013 19
2014 16
2015 12
2016 8
2017 8
2018 6
2019 6
2020 0
2021 7
2022 5
2023 1
2024 1
2025 4
2026 1
Total 384
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Frederick L. Dryer publications per year - data summary

  • Frederick L. Dryer, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from University of South Carolina, has 384 publications recorded across 56 years, from 1971 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1971 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2012, with 20 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 56 years in the span carry no publications at all (1972 and 2020).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.1 per year counting only the 54 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 12 publications, 3% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1971-1989: 71 publications (3.7 per year); 1990-2008: 163 publications (8.6 per year); 2009-2026: 150 publications (8.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Frederick L. Dryer 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 Frederick L. Dryer 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, 357–366 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: 366 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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 44 366
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
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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Frederick L. Dryer publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,445 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 47–56 to 659+ publications.
  • Frederick L. Dryer, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from University of South Carolina, records 366 publications - the 83rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 83% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Frederick L. Dryer, and about 17% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 217–226 publications range, and Frederick L. Dryer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 147–156 publications, holding 155 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 46% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 197–206 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 659 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Frederick L. Dryer 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 Frederick L. Dryer 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, 93+ 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: 98 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100 98
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Frederick L. Dryer D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,445 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 30 to 93+ D-Index.
  • Frederick L. Dryer, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from University of South Carolina, records 98 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Frederick L. Dryer, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 43 D-Index range, and Frederick L. Dryer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 34 D-Index, holding 189 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 45 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2021 - Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering
  • 2021 - Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for groundbreaking research towards the understanding of engine combustion by developing detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms
  • 2014 - Propulsion and Combustion Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • 2014 - Propulsion and Combustion Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • 2012 - Alfred C. Egerton Gold Medal, The Combustion Institute
  • 2012 - Alfred C. Egerton Gold Medal, The Combustion Institute
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2010 - Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • 2010 - Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • 2008 - Fellow, Society of Automotive Engineers
  • 2008 - Fellow, Society of Automotive Engineers

Overview

Frederick L. Dryer is a researcher affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their work spans the fields of engineering and chemical engineering, with a focus on subfields such as fluid flow and transfer processes, computational mechanics, biomedical engineering, aerospace engineering, and organic chemistry.

Dyer's research topics primarily cover advanced combustion engine technologies, combustion and flame dynamics, heat transfer and supercritical fluids, chemical thermodynamics and molecular structure, thermochemical biomass conversion processes, petroleum processing and analysis, and catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies.

Key recent publications include:

  • Evaluating ignition propensity of high cycloparaffinic content alternative jet fuel by a chemical functional group approach (2020) in Combustion and Flame
  • Sub-millimeter sized multi-component jet fuel surrogate droplet combustion: Physicochemical preferential vaporization effects (2020) in Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Computation of conventional and alternative jet fuel sensitivity to lean blowout (2021) in Journal of the Energy Institute
  • Microwave-assisted solvent deasphalting of heavy fuel oil and process parameters optimization (2023) in Fuel
  • Impacts of preferential vaporization on flashback behaviors of multi-component liquid fuels (2022) in Combustion and Flame

Frequent coauthors with whom Dryer has collaborated include Sang Hee Won, Tanvir Farouk, Saumitra Saxena, Seung Jae Lim, and Ayuob K. Alwahaibi. These collaborations contribute to the wide scope and interdisciplinary nature of Dryer's research.

Dryer has published extensively in prominent scientific venues, with multiple publications appearing in Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Combustion and Flame, Fuel, Journal of the Energy Institute, and Environmental Science & Technology.

Recognition for Dryer's contributions includes being named a Fellow of the Combustion Institute in 2018 for research related to engine combustion and the development of detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms, as well as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Simplified Reaction Mechanisms for the Oxidation of Hydrocarbon Fuels in Flames

    Charles K. Westbrook;Frederick L Dryer

  • Chemical kinetic modeling of hydrocarbon combustion

    Charles K. Westbrook;Frederick L. Dryer

  • An updated comprehensive kinetic model of hydrogen combustion

    Juan Li;Zhenwei Zhao;Andrei Kazakov;Frederick L. Dryer

  • Comprehensive H2/O2 kinetic model for high-pressure combustion

    Michael P. Burke;Marcos Chaos;Yiguang Ju;Frederick L. Dryer

  • A comprehensive kinetic mechanism for CO, CH2O, and CH3OH combustion

    Juan Li;Zhenwei Zhao;Andrei Kazakov;Marcos Chaos

  • A jet fuel surrogate formulated by real fuel properties

    Stephen Dooley;Sang Hee Won;Marcos Chaos;Joshua S. Heyne

  • A Comprehensive Reaction Mechanism For Carbon Monoxide/Hydrogen/Oxygen Kinetics

    R. A. Yetter;F. L. Dryer;H. Rabitz

  • Flow reactor studies and kinetic modeling of the H2/O2 reaction

    M. A. Mueller;T. J. Kim;R. A. Yetter;F. L. Dryer

  • Thermal decomposition reaction and a comprehensive kinetic model of dimethyl ether

    Zhenwei Zhao;Marcos Chaos;Andrei Kazakov;Frederick L. Dryer

  • The reaction kinetics of dimethyl ether. I: High‐temperature pyrolysis and oxidation in flow reactors

    S. L. Fischer;F. L. Dryer;H. J. Curran

  • High-temperature oxidation of CO and CH4

    F.L. Dryer;I. Glassman

  • The experimental evaluation of a methodology for surrogate fuel formulation to emulate gas phase combustion kinetic phenomena

    Stephen Dooley;Sang Hee Won;Joshua Heyne;Tanvir I. Farouk

  • Effect of cylindrical confinement on the determination of laminar flame speeds using outwardly propagating flames

    Michael P. Burke;Zheng Chen;Yiguang Ju;Frederick L. Dryer

  • The reaction kinetics of dimethyl ether. II: Low-temperature oxidation in flow reactors

    H. J. Curran;S. L. Fischer;F. L. Dryer

  • 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

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

    J. T. Farrell;N. P. Cernansky;F. L. Dryer;C. K. Law

  • A comprehensive experimental and modeling study of isobutene oxidation

    Chong-Wen Zhou;Yang Li;Eoin O'Connor;Kieran P. Somers

  • Water addition to practical combustion systems—Concepts and applications

    F.L. Dryer

  • A Multiple-step Overall Kinetic Mechanism for the Oxidation of Hydrocarbons

    D. J. Hautman;F. L. Dryer;K. P. Schug;I. Glassman

  • Oxidation of Automotive Primary Reference Fuels at Elevated Pressures

    H.J. Curran;W.J. Pitz;C.K. Westbrook;G.V. Callahan

Frequent Co-Authors

Yiguang Ju
Yiguang Ju Princeton University
Richard A. Yetter
Richard A. Yetter Pennsylvania State University
Sang Hee Won
Sang Hee Won University of South Carolina
Herschel Rabitz
Herschel Rabitz Princeton University
Charles K. Westbrook
Charles K. Westbrook Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Forman A. Williams
Forman A. Williams University of California, San Diego
Kenneth Brezinsky
Kenneth Brezinsky University of Illinois at Chicago
Richard A. Yetter
Richard A. Yetter Pennsylvania State University
Charles E. Kolb
Charles E. Kolb Aerodyne Research
Henry J. Curran
Henry J. Curran University of Galway

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