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2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
78
Citations
20996
World Ranking
244
National Ranking
118

Computer Science

D-Index
66
Citations
15663
World Ranking
2349
National Ranking
1169

Gautam Biswas 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 Gautam Biswas sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 553 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gautam Biswas 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 Gautam Biswas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the modeling and simulation, diagnosis, and fault-adaptive control of complex dynamic systems
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Gautam Biswas is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Engineering, with a focus on Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, and Mechanical Engineering. Their work spans topics such as Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics, Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation, Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films, and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows.

The scientist's publication record includes contributions to various journals and venues, with a notable emphasis on Physics of Fluids, where they have published 14 papers. Other frequent publication venues include Default Digital Object Group, arXiv (Cornell University), Computers & Fluids, and Langmuir.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Gautam Biswas include:

  • Coalescence of drops on the free-surface of a liquid pool at elevated temperatures, 2020, Physics of Fluids
  • A study of two unequal-sized droplets undergoing oblique collision, 2021, Physics of Fluids
  • Evolution of jets during drop impact on a deep liquid pool, 2022, Physics of Fluids
  • Introduction to the Dementia Issue., 2025, PubMed
  • Electro-capillary filling in a microchannel under the influence of magnetic and electric fields, 2020, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Collaboration is an aspect of their research process, with frequent coauthors including Kirti Chandra Sahu, Pavan Kumar Kirar, Ashwani Kumar Pal, Kathryn Alvarenga, and Pankaj S. Kolhe. Kirti Chandra Sahu is noted as a significant collaborator with 21 joint contributions.

Gautam Biswas has received recognition through awards such as being named an IEEE Fellow in 2014 for contributions to modeling and simulation, diagnosis, and fault-adaptive control of complex dynamic systems. They also hold the title of Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 2006.

Best Publications

  • Integrating computational thinking with K-12 science education using agent-based computation: A theoretical framework

    Pratim Sengupta;John S. Kinnebrew;Satabdi Basu;Gautam Biswas

  • LEARNING BY TEACHING: A NEW AGENT PARADIGM FOR EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE

    Gautam Biswas;Krittaya Leelawong;Daniel Schwartz;Nancy Vye

  • Designing Learning by Teaching Agents: The Betty's Brain System

    Krittaya Leelawong;Gautam Biswas

  • Backward-Facing Step Flows for Various Expansion Ratios at Low and Moderate Reynolds Numbers

    G. Biswas;M. Breuer;F. Durst

  • Diagnosis of continuous valued systems in transient operating regions

    P.J. Mosterman;G. Biswas

  • Comparison of volume-of-fluid methods for surface tension-dominant two-phase flows

    D. Gerlach;G. Tomar;G. Biswas;F. Durst

  • Bayesian Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Dynamic Systems

    Uri Lerner;Ronald Parr;Daphne Koller;Gautam Biswas

  • Three-dimensional study of flow past a square cylinder at low Reynolds numbers

    A.K Saha;G Biswas;K Muralidhar

  • Model-Based Diagnosis of Hybrid Systems

    S. Narasimhan;G. Biswas

  • Two-phase electrohydrodynamic simulations using a volume-of-fluid approach

    G. Tomar;D. Gerlach;G. Biswas;N. Alleborn

  • Numerical and experimental determination of flow structure and heat transfer effects of longitudinal vortices in a channel flow

    G. Biswas;K. Torii;D. Fujii;K. Nishino

  • Unsupervised learning with mixed numeric and nominal data

    C. Li;G. Biswas

  • Heat transfer enhancement in fin-tube heat exchangers by winglet type vortex generators

    G. Biswas;N.K. Mitra;M. Fiebig

  • Flow past a square cylinder at low Reynolds numbers

    Subhankar Sen;Sanjay Mittal;Gautam Biswas

  • MEASURING SELF-REGULATED LEARNING SKILLS THROUGH SOCIAL INTERACTIONS IN A TEACHABLE AGENT ENVIRONMENT

    Gautam Biswas;Hogyeong Jeong;John S. Kinnebrew;Brian Sulcer

  • Steady separated flow past a circular cylinder at low Reynolds numbers

    Subhankar Sen;Sanjay Mittal;Gautam Biswas

  • A theory of discontinuities in physical system models

    Pieter J. Mosterman;Gautam Biswas

  • Numerical simulation of bubble growth in film boiling using a coupled level-set and volume-of-fluid method

    G. Tomar;G. Biswas;A. Sharma;A. Agrawal

  • A Contextualized, Differential Sequence Mining Method to Derive Students' Learning Behavior Patterns

    John S. Kinnebrew;Kirk M. Loretz;Gautam Biswas

  • Nanoscale study of boiling and evaporation in a liquid Ar film on a Pt heater using molecular dynamics simulation

    Abhiram Hens;Rahul Agarwal;Gautam Biswas;Gautam Biswas

  • Laminar-to-turbulent transition of pipe flows through puffs and slugs

    Mina Nishi;Bülent Ünsal;Franz Durst;Gautam Biswas

Frequent Co-Authors

Xenofon Koutsoukos
Xenofon Koutsoukos Vanderbilt University
Pieter J. Mosterman
Pieter J. Mosterman MathWorks (United States)
Daniel L. Schwartz
Daniel L. Schwartz Stanford University
Gabor Karsai
Gabor Karsai Vanderbilt University
Kai Goebel
Kai Goebel Palo Alto Research Center
John D. Bransford
John D. Bransford University of Washington
Roger Azevedo
Roger Azevedo University of Central Florida
Douglas C. Schmidt
Douglas C. Schmidt William & Mary
James C. Bezdek
James C. Bezdek University of Melbourne
Douglas B. Clark
Douglas B. Clark University of Calgary

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