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D-Index
67
Citations
15401
World Ranking
468
National Ranking
217

Frederick Stern 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 Stern sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 323 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frederick Stern 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 Stern sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frederick Stern is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with significant focus on Ocean Engineering. Over their career, they have contributed extensively to the understanding and development of ship hydrodynamics, fluid dynamics simulations, and related maritime technologies.

The main fields of study associated with Frederick Stern include:

  • Engineering

Their subfields of study are:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Frederick Stern's research topics encompass:

  • Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
  • Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency
  • Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
  • Model Reduction and Neural Networks
  • Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design
  • Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps

The scientist's most frequent co-authors are:

  • Matteo Diez
  • Andrea Serani
  • Zhaoyuan Wang
  • Evan Lee
  • Yugo Sanada

Frederick Stern has published widely in several publication venues, notably:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Applied Ocean Research
  • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy
  • Physics of Fluids

Highlighted recent papers include:

  • "Hull-form stochastic optimization via computational-cost reduction methods," 2021, Engineering With Computers
  • "Experiments and CFD of a high-speed deep-V planing hull--Part I: Calm water," 2020, Applied Ocean Research
  • "Experiments and CFD of a high-speed deep-V planing hull - part II: Slamming in waves," 2020, Applied Ocean Research
  • "On the use of dynamic mode decomposition for time-series forecasting of ships operating in waves," 2022, Ocean Engineering
  • "Time-series forecasting of ships maneuvering in waves via dynamic mode decomposition," 2022, Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive Approach to Verification and Validation of CFD Simulations—Part 1: Methodology and Procedures

    Fred Stern;Robert V. Wilson;Hugh W. Coleman;Eric G. Paterson

  • Factors of Safety for Richardson Extrapolation

    Tao Xing;Frederick Stern

  • Ship motions using single-phase level set with dynamic overset grids

    Pablo M. Carrica;Robert V. Wilson;Ralph W. Noack;Fred Stern

  • Quantitative V&V of CFD simulations and certification of CFD codes

    Fred Stern;Robert Wilson;Jun Shao

  • Comprehensive Approach to Verification and Validation of CFD Simulations—Part 2: Application for Rans Simulation of a Cargo/Container Ship

    Robert V. Wilson;Fred Stern;Hugh W. Coleman;Eric G. Paterson

  • Uncertainties and CFD Code Validation

    H. W. Coleman;F. Stern

  • CFD verification and validation of added resistance and motions of KVLCC2 with fixed and free surge in short and long head waves

    Hamid Sadat-Hosseini;Ping Chen Wu;Pablo M. Carrica;Ho Kim

  • EFD and CFD for KCS heaving and pitching in regular head waves

    Claus D. Simonsen;Janne F. Otzen;Soizic Joncquez;Frederick Stern

  • Shape optimization in ship hydrodynamics using computational fluid dynamics

    Emilio F. Campana;Daniele Peri;Yusuke Tahara;Frederick Stern

  • Benchmarking of computational fluid dynamics for ship flows: the Gothenburg 2000 workshop

    Lars Larsson;Frederick Stern;Volker Bertram

  • An unsteady single-phase level set method for viscous free surface flows

    P. M. Carrica;R. V. Wilson;F. Stern

  • A coupled level set and volume-of-fluid method for sharp interface simulation of plunging breaking waves

    Zhaoyuan Wang;Jianming Yang;Bonguk Koo;Frederick Stern

  • Sharp interface immersed-boundary/level-set method for wave-body interactions

    Jianming Yang;Frederick Stern

  • VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF CFD SIMULATIONS

    Fred Stern;Robert V. Wilson;Hugh W. Coleman;Eric G. Paterson

  • Turn and zigzag maneuvers of a surface combatant using a URANS approach with dynamic overset grids

    Pablo M. Carrica;Farzad Ismail;Mark Hyman;Shanti Bhushan

  • Unsteady RANS method for ship motions with application to roll for a surface combatant

    Robert V. Wilson;Pablo M. Carrica;Fred Stern

  • Full scale self-propulsion computations using discretized propeller for the KRISO container ship KCS

    Alejandro M. Castro;Pablo M. Carrica;Frederick Stern

  • A simple and efficient direct forcing immersed boundary framework for fluid-structure interactions

    Jianming Yang;Frederick Stern

  • Experience from SIMMAN 2008—The First Workshop on Verification and Validation of Ship Maneuvering Simulation Methods

    F. Stern;K. Agdraup;S. Y. Kim;A. C. Hochbaum

  • Estimating maneuvering coefficients using system identification methods with experimental, system-based, and CFD free-running trial data

    Motoki Araki;Hamid Sadat-Hosseini;Yugo Sanada;Kenji Tanimoto

  • A viscous-flow approach to the computation of propeller-hull interaction

    F. Stern;H. T. Kim;V. C. Patel;H. C. Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Pablo M. Carrica
Pablo M. Carrica University of Iowa
Marian Muste
Marian Muste University of Iowa
Robert Ettema
Robert Ettema Colorado State University
Kyung K. Choi
Kyung K. Choi University of Iowa
Stefano Lucidi
Stefano Lucidi Sapienza University of Rome
Konstantine P. Georgakakos
Konstantine P. Georgakakos Hydrologic Research Center
Michael G. Hughes
Michael G. Hughes University of Wollongong
Barry Smith
Barry Smith Argonne National Laboratory
Mehdi Ahmadian
Mehdi Ahmadian Virginia Tech

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