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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 78 244 220 118 98 553 20996
Computer Science 66 2349 2279 1169 1128 577 15663

Gautam Biswas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gautam Biswas between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gautam Biswas published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 21 papers a year. Output peaked at 61 publications in 2012. 19 of the 946 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 61. Peak 61 publications in 2012. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 25 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 24 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 32 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 35 publications 2010: 59 publications 2011: 38 publications 2012: 61 publications 2013: 48 publications 2014: 37 publications 2015: 45 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 41 publications 2019: 42 publications 2020: 50 publications 2021: 40 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 9 publications
1981 2025

946 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gautam Biswas: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 2
1985 4
1986 4
1987 11
1988 5
1989 16
1990 11
1991 6
1992 5
1993 10
1994 11
1995 7
1996 11
1997 11
1998 15
1999 20
2000 25
2001 14
2002 19
2003 22
2004 15
2005 24
2006 24
2007 32
2008 20
2009 35
2010 59
2011 38
2012 61
2013 48
2014 37
2015 45
2016 33
2017 29
2018 41
2019 42
2020 50
2021 40
2022 11
2023 13
2024 10
2025 9
Total 946
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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.

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, 547–556 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: 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.

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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
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16 553
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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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.

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, 78 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: 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.

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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 78
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
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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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