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D-Index
32
Citations
3059
World Ranking
3233
National Ranking
1093

Houston G. Wood 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 Houston G. Wood sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 159 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Houston G. Wood 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 Houston G. Wood sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

Houston G. Wood is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States and focuses primarily on engineering research. Their work spans a range of topics within engineering and its subfields, with a strong emphasis on aerospace engineering and mechanics.

Their recent publications cover various aspects of engineering and nuclear studies. Notable papers include:

  • Parametric Analysis and Optimization of Leaning Angle in Torque Converters, 2020, Journal of Fluids Engineering
  • Experimental measurement of the flow-induced pulsation in a hydrodynamic turbomachinery stator and its pressure fluctuation characteristics, 2021, Engineering Science and Technology an International Journal
  • Estimation of the 234U fraction and uncertainty of enriched and depleted uranium, 2021, Nuclear Engineering and Design
  • Two-dimensional multi-isotope separation in a gas centrifuge using finite element analysis, 2022, Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Assessing high fidelity multi-component models to facilitate safeguards at Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plants, 2022, Nuclear Engineering and Design

Houston G. Wood collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Wei Wei
  • Cheng Liu
  • Qingdong Yan
  • Wisher Paudel
  • Zhifang Ke

The scholar's research is frequently published in journals such as:

  • Nuclear Engineering and Design
  • Engineering Science and Technology an International Journal
  • Journal of Fluids Engineering
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series

Their primary field of study is engineering, with significant contributions in the following subfields:

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Mechanical Engineering

Key topics in Houston G. Wood's work include:

  • Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
  • Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps
  • Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
  • Nuclear and radioactivity studies
  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer

Best Publications

  • Computational fluid dynamics prediction of blood damage in a centrifugal pump.

    Xinwei Song;Amy L. Throckmorton;Houston G. Wood;James F. Antaki

  • Axial flow blood pumps.

    Xinwei Song;Amy L Throckmorton;Alexandrina Untaroiu;Sonna Patel

  • Streamlined unobstructed one-pass axial-flow pump

    Houston G. Wood;Paul E. Allaire;Don B. Olsen;Steven W. Day

  • Onsager's pancake approximation for the fluid dynamics of a gas centrifuge

    Houston G. Wood;J. B. Morton

  • Quantitative Evaluation of Blood Damage in a Centrifugal VAD by Computational Fluid Dynamics

    Xinwei Song;Amy L. Throckmorton;Houston G. Wood;James F. Antaki

  • Investigation of Self-Starting Capability of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Using a Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach

    Alexandrina Untaroiu;Houston G. Wood;Paul E. Allaire;Robert J. Ribando

  • Axial-flow blood pump with magnetically suspended, radially and axially stabilized impeller

    Don B. Olsen;Paul E. Allaire;Houston G. Wood;Ronald Kipp

  • Numerical and Experimental Analysis of an Axial Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device: The Influence of the Diffuser on Overall Pump Performance

    Alexandrina Untaroiu;Amy L. Throckmorton;Sonna M. Patel;Houston G. Wood

  • Computational design and experimental testing of a novel axial flow LVAD

    Alexandrina Untaroiu;Houston G. Wood;Paul E. Allaire;Amy L. Throckmorton

  • Studies of turbulence models in a computational fluid dynamics model of a blood pump.

    Xinwei Song;Houston G. Wood;Steven W. Day;Don B. Olsen

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) study of the 4th generation prototype of a continuous flow Ventricular Assist Device (VAD).

    Xinwei Song;Houston G. Wood;Don Olsen

  • Numerical analysis of blood flow in the clearance regions of a continuous flow artificial heart pump.

    Jay Anderson;Houston G. Wood;Paul E. Allaire;Don B. Olsen

  • Rotating compressible flows with internal sources and sinks

    Houston G. Wood;G. Sanders

  • Optimization Studies for Gas Centrifuges

    Frédéric Doneddu;Philippe Roblin;Houston G. Wood

  • Numerical Modeling of Fluid-Induced Rotordynamic Forces in Seals With Large Aspect Ratios

    Alexandrina Untaroiu;Costin D. Untaroiu;Houston G. Wood;Paul E. Allaire

  • A Computational Fluid Dynamics/Bulk-Flow Hybrid Method for Determining Rotordynamic Coefficients of Annular Gas Seals

    Patrick J. Migliorini;Alexandrina Untaroiu;Houston G. Wood;Paul E. Allaire

  • Numerical studies of blood shear and washing in a continuous flow ventricular assist device.

    Jay B. Anderson;Houston G. Wood;Paul E. Allaire;James C. McDaniel

  • Particle image velocimetry measurements of blood velocity in a continuous flow ventricular assist device.

    Steven W. Day;James C. Mcdaniel;Houston G. Wood;Paul E. Allaire

  • Blood flow in a continuous flow ventricular assist device.

    Paul E. Allaire;Houston G. Wood;Ramy S. Awad;Don B. Olsen

  • TRANSIENT COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS STUDY OF AN AXIAL BLOOD PUMP

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  • Numerical design and experimental hydraulic testing of an axial flow ventricular assist device for infants and children.

    Amy L. Throckmorton;Alexandrina Untaroiu;Paul E. Allaire;Houston G. Wood

  • A prototype HeartQuest ventricular assist device for particle image velocimetry measurements.

    Steven W. Day;James C. McDaniel;Houston G. Wood;Paul E. Allaire

  • Design and transient computational fluid dynamics study of a continuous axial flow ventricular assist device.

    Xinwei Song;Alexandrina Untaroiu;Houston G. Wood;Paul E. Allaire

  • Computational flow study of the continuous flow ventricular assist device, prototype number 3 blood pump.

    Jay B. Anderson;Houston G. Wood;Paul E. Allaire;G. Bearnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul E. Allaire
Paul E. Allaire University of Virginia
James C. McDaniel
James C. McDaniel University of Virginia
Max D. Gunzburger
Max D. Gunzburger Florida State University
James F. Antaki
James F. Antaki Cornell University
Gang Tao
Gang Tao University of Virginia
Zongli Lin
Zongli Lin University of Virginia
James A. Smith
James A. Smith University of Virginia

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