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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 34 2899 2722 126 120 170 4065

Horia Hangan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Horia Hangan between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Horia Hangan published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2020. 14 of the 187 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2020. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 6 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 12 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 6 publications
1996 2025

187 publications in total across all disciplines

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Horia Hangan: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 6
2000 0
2001 8
2002 7
2003 4
2004 5
2005 2
2006 10
2007 3
2008 11
2009 6
2010 10
2011 2
2012 4
2013 1
2014 12
2015 5
2016 8
2017 10
2018 7
2019 7
2020 15
2021 10
2022 6
2023 11
2024 8
2025 6
Total 187
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Horia Hangan 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 Horia Hangan 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, 167–176 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: 170 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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
167–176 133 170
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
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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Horia Hangan 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 Horia Hangan 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% 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 34
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
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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Overview

Horia Hangan is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada and specializes in multiple intersecting fields including Engineering, Environmental Science, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research outputs reflect a concentration on Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Computational Mechanics, with additional work in Aerospace Engineering and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's core research areas cover a range of topics centered on wind and air flow studies, meteorological phenomena and simulations, and fluid dynamics and turbulent flows. They also investigate icing and de-icing technologies, fluid dynamics and vibration analysis, tropical and extratropical cyclones research, and aerodynamics combined with fluid dynamics research.

Horia Hangan has published extensively in several academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
  • Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • Atmosphere
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Wind energy science

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on atmospheric and wind engineering challenges, including combined environmental hazards on infrastructure and experimental fluid flow studies. Recent publications include:

  • Combined effects of wind and atmospheric icing on overhead transmission lines, 2020, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
  • Experimental investigation of the interaction between near-surface atmospheric boundary layer winds and downburst outflows, 2020, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
  • Joint wind and ice hazard for transmission lines in mountainous terrain, 2022, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
  • Experimental investigation of large-scale tornado-like vortices, 2020, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
  • Downburst-like experimental impinging jet measurements at the WindEEE Dome, 2022, Scientific Data

Collaborative work with frequent co-authors reveals important partnerships involving:

  • Djordje Romanić
  • Federico Canepa
  • Massimiliano Burlando
  • Mateus Carvalho
  • Martin Agelin-Chaab

Best Publications

  • Numerical simulations of impinging jets with application to downbursts

    Jongdae Kim;Horia Hangan

  • A forensic study of the Lubbock-Reese downdraft of 2002

    J. D. Holmes;H. M. Hangan;J. L. Schroeder;C. W. Letchford

  • Numerical simulation of wind effects on a stand-alone ground mounted photovoltaic (PV) system

    Chowdhury Mohammad Jubayer;Horia Hangan

  • Experimental investigation of wind effects on a standalone photovoltaic (PV) module

    Ayodeji Abiola-Ogedengbe;Horia Hangan;Kamran Siddiqui

  • A numerical approach to the investigation of wind loading on an array of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels

    Chowdhury Mohammad Jubayer;Horia Hangan

  • Scale, boundary and inlet condition effects on impinging jets

    Zhuyun Xu;Horia Hangan

  • Characterization of tornado-like flow fields in a new model scale wind testing chamber

    Maryam Refan;Horia Hangan

  • Reproducing tornadoes in laboratory using proper scaling

    Maryam Refan;Horia Hangan;Joshua Wurman

  • Large eddy simulations of translation and surface roughness effects on tornado-like vortices

    Diwakar Natarajan;Horia Hangan

  • Swirl ratio effects on tornado vortices in relation to the Fujita scale

    H. Hangan;J.D. Kim

  • Aero-elastic testing of multi-spanned transmission line subjected to downbursts

    Amal Elawady;Haitham Aboshosha;Ashraf El Damatty;Girma Bitsuamlak

  • Thermal characterization of porous carbon foam—convection in parallel flow

    A.G. Straatman;N.C. Gallego;B.E. Thompson;H. Hangan

  • Experimental investigation of tornado-like vortex dynamics with swirl ratio: The mean and turbulent flow fields

    Pooyan Hashemi Tari;Roi Gurka;Horia Hangan

  • Numerical simulation of wind loading on ground-mounted solar panels at different flow configurations

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  • Wind-driven rain studies. A C-FD-E approach

    H Hangan

  • Wind Loading on Solar Panels at Different Inclination Angles

    Mehrdad Shademan;Horia Hangan

  • Near surface experimental exploration of tornado vortices

    Maryam Refan;Horia Hangan

  • Dynamic characteristics of transmission line conductors and behaviour under turbulent downburst loading

    Mohamed M. Darwish;Ashraf A. El Damatty;Horia Hangan

  • For wind turbines in complex terrain, the devil is in the detail

    Julia Lange;Jakob Mann;Jacob Berg;Dan Parvu

  • Novel techniques in wind engineering

    Horia Hangan;Maryam Refan;Chowdhury Jubayer;Djordje Romanic

  • Wake Control Based on Spanwise Sinusoidal Perturbations

    Adrian Dobre;Horia Hangan;Barry J. Vickery

  • Aerodynamic Performance of a Small Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

    Maryam Refan;Horia Hangan

  • CFD analysis of convective heat transfer from ground mounted solar panels

    Chowdhury Mohammad Jubayer;Kamran Siddiqui;Horia Hangan

Frequent Co-Authors

Curran Crawford
Curran Crawford University of Victoria
Jakob Mann
Jakob Mann Technical University of Denmark
Luciano Castillo
Luciano Castillo Purdue University West Lafayette
Giovanni Solari
Giovanni Solari University of Genoa
Robert J. Martinuzzi
Robert J. Martinuzzi University of Calgary
Partha P. Sarkar
Partha P. Sarkar Iowa State University
Hassan Peerhossaini
Hassan Peerhossaini Université Paris Cité
Gregory A. Kopp
Gregory A. Kopp University of Western Ontario
Girma Bitsuamlak
Girma Bitsuamlak University of Western Ontario
Ernest K. Yanful
Ernest K. Yanful University of Western Ontario

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