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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Israel
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
45
Citations
8759
World Ranking
1517
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Gabi Ben-Dor is affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering, with a focus on computational mechanics, aerospace engineering, and related subfields. The scientist has contributed to studies in epidemiology, global and planetary change, and civil and structural engineering, indicating a diverse interdisciplinary engagement.

Ben-Dor's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering

The subfields of study encompass:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Epidemiology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

The primary research topics addressed by Ben-Dor involve:

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Combustion and Detonation Processes
  • Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Radioactive Contamination and Transfer
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads

Frequent publication venues for Ben-Dor's work include:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Experimental Mechanics
  • Advanced Engineering Informatics

Several recent papers illustrate Ben-Dor's research focus and collaborative efforts:

  • "Design and Construction of an In-Laboratory Novel Blast Wave Simulator" (2020, Experimental Mechanics)
  • "Propagation of a planar shock wave along a convex-concave ramp" (2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics)
  • "A methodology of risk assessment, management, and coping actions for nuclear power plant (NPP) hit by high-explosive warheads" (2020, Advanced Engineering Informatics)
  • "Similarity in Mach stem evolution and termination in unsteady shock-wave reflection" (2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics)

Ben-Dor has collaborated frequently with several researchers, most notably:

  • O. Sadot
  • I. V. Thara Reshma
  • P. Vinoth
  • G. Rajesh
  • Eytan Kochavi

Best Publications

  • Shock wave reflection phenomena

    Gabi Ben-Dor

  • Study of Nonlinear Evolution of Single-Mode and Two-Bubble Interaction under Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability

    O. Sadot;L. Erez;U. Alon;Dan Oron

  • Handbook of shock waves

    Gabi Ben-Dor;Ozer Igra;Tov Elperin;Assa Lifshitz

  • Full-scale field tests of concrete slabs subjected to blast loads

    András Schenker;Ido Anteby;Erez Gal;Yosef Kivity

  • Reconsideration of oblique shock wave reflections in steady flows. Part 1. Experimental investigation

    A. Chpoun;D. Passerel;H. Li;G. Ben-Dor

  • Ballistic Impact: Recent Advances in Analytical Modeling of Plate Penetration Dynamics–A Review

    Gabi Ben-Dor;Anatoly Dubinsky;Tov Elperin

  • Experimental and numerical investigation of the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability under re-shock conditions

    E. Leinov;G. Malamud;Y. Elbaz;L. A. Levin

  • Domains and boundaries of non-stationary oblique shock-wave reflexions. 2. Monatomic gas

    G. Ben-Dor;I. I. Glass

  • Shock waves attenuation by granular filters

    A Britan;G Ben-Dor;O Igra;H Shapiro

  • Applied High-Speed Plate Penetration Dynamics

    Gabi Ben-Dor;Anatoly Dubinsky;Tov Elperin

  • Dusty Shock Waves

    O. Igra;G. Ben-Dor

  • A parametric study of Mach reflection in steady flows

    H. Li;G. Ben-Dor

  • Hysteresis processes in the regular reflection↔Mach reflection transition in steady flows

    G Ben-Dor;M Ivanov;E.I Vasilev;T Elperin

  • Analytical and experimental investigations of the reflection of asymmetric shock waves in steady flows

    H. Li;A. Chpoun;G. Ben-Dor

  • Shock wave interaction with cellular materials

    G. Ben-Dor;G. Mazor;O. Igra;S. Sorek

  • An improved calibration of the concrete damage model

    Natalia Markovich;Eytan Kochavi;Gabi Ben-Dor

  • Numerical study of shock-wave mitigation through matrices of solid obstacles

    A. Chaudhuri;A. Hadjadj;O. Sadot;G. Ben-Dor

  • Experimental investigation on the shock-wave load attenuation by geometrical means

    Shachar Berger;Oren Sadot;Gabi Ben-Dor

  • Shock wave attenuation by grids and orifice plates

    A. Britan;O. Igra;G. Ben-Dor;H. Shapiro

  • High-Speed Penetration Dynamics: Engineering Models and Methods

    Gabi Ben-Dor;Anatoly Dubinsky;Tov Elperin

  • Experimental investigation of the interaction between weak shock waves and granular layers

    G. Ben-Dor;A. Britan;T. Elperin;O. Igra

  • Study of the membrane effect on turbulent mixing measurements in shock tubes

    L. Erez;O. Sadot;Dan Oron;G. Erez

Frequent Co-Authors

Tov Elperin
Tov Elperin Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Avi Levy
Avi Levy Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Kazuyoshi Takayama
Kazuyoshi Takayama Tohoku University
Uri Alon
Uri Alon Weizmann Institute of Science
Jacob Bear
Jacob Bear Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Amit Gross
Amit Gross Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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