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D-Index
47
Citations
17710
World Ranking
1332
National Ranking
89

H. K. Moffatt 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 H. K. Moffatt sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 151 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

H. K. Moffatt 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 H. K. Moffatt sits on this spectrum.

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: 47 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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

  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For lasting contributions to the interaction between turbulence and electromagnetic fields in conducting fluids, the role of helicity in hydrodynamic turbulence and topological fluid dynamics
  • 1988 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa)
  • Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa)
  • Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa)
  • Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa)

Overview

H. K. Moffatt is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a specialized focus on Computational Mechanics, Computer Networks and Communications, Atmospheric Science, Condensed Matter Physics, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. The broader scientific topics covered in their work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis, Quantum chaos and dynamical systems, Wind and Air Flow Studies, and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity.

Their recent scholarly output includes several articles published mainly in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, reflecting a concentration of research in fluid mechanics and related disciplines. Notable papers include:

  • Some topological aspects of fluid dynamics, 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Extreme events in turbulent flow, 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Spreading or contraction of viscous drops between plates: single, multiple or annular drops, 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Towards a finite-time singularity of the Navier-Stokes equations. Part 2. Vortex reconnection and singularity evasion - CORRIGENDUM, 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Viscous Thread Falling on a Spinning Surface, 2022, Symmetry

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authorship with colleagues such as Yoshifumi Kimura, Howard Guest, Herbert E. Huppert, Maciej Lisicki, and Łukasz Adamowicz.

Publication venues for their work consist mainly of:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Symmetry
  • SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics
  • Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Awards associated with H. K. Moffatt include membership in the National Academy of Sciences granted in 2008, Fellowship of the American Physical Society awarded in 2003 for contributions related to turbulence and electromagnetic fields in conducting fluids and topological fluid dynamics, Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh awarded in 1988, and recognition by the Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa).

Best Publications

  • Magnetic field generation in electrically conducting fluids

    Henry Keith Moffatt

  • Viscous and resistive eddies near a sharp corner

    H. K. Moffatt

  • The degree of knottedness of tangled vortex lines

    H. K. Moffatt

  • Helicity in Laminar and Turbulent Flow

    H. K. Moffatt;A. Tsinober

  • Helicity and the Calugareanu Invariant

    Henry Keith Moffatt;Renzo L. Ricca

  • Magnetostatic equilibria and analogous Euler flows of arbitrarily complex topology. Part 1. Fundamentals

    H. K. Moffatt

  • Magnetostatic equilibria and analogous Euler flows of arbitrarily complex topology. Part 2. Stability considerations

    H. K. Moffatt

  • Stretched vortices - the sinews of turbulence; large-Reynolds-number asymptotics

    H. K. Moffatt;S. Kida;K. Ohkitani

  • Topological Fluid Mechanics

    H. K. Moffatt

  • Transport effects associated with turbulence with particular attention to the influence of helicity

    H K Moffatt

  • Free-surface cusps associated with flow at low Reynolds number

    Jae-Tack Jeong;H. K. Moffatt

  • On the suppression of turbulence by a uniform magnetic field

    H. K. Moffatt

  • The energy spectrum of knots and links

    H. K. Moffatt

  • Some developments in the theory of turbulence

    H. K. Moffatt

  • On a class of steady confined Stokes flows with chaotic streamlines

    K. Bajer;H. K. Moffatt

  • Topological aspects of the dynamics of fluids and plasmas

    Henry Keith Moffatt

  • Turbulent dynamo action at low magnetic Reynolds number

    H. K. Moffatt

  • Dynamo action associated with random inertial waves in a rotating conducting fluid

    H. K. Moffatt

  • Perspectives in Fluid Dynamics

    G. K. Batchelor;H. K. Moffatt;M. G. Worster

  • Motion and expansion of a viscous vortex ring. Part 1. A higher-order asymptotic formula for the velocity

    Yasuhide Fukumoto;H. K. Moffatt

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai Schneider
Kai Schneider Aix-Marseille University
Uriel Frisch
Uriel Frisch Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Javier Jiménez
Javier Jiménez Technical University of Madrid
Michael R. E. Proctor
Michael R. E. Proctor University of Cambridge

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