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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 32 3233 3040 1093 972 159 3059

Houston G. Wood publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Houston G. Wood between 1956 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Houston G. Wood published across 67 years, from 1956 to 2022, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2005. 4 of the 184 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1956 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2005. 1956: 2 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 1 publication 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 4 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 2 publications
1956 2022

184 publications in total across all disciplines

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Houston G. Wood: publications per year, 1956 to 2022
Year Publications
1956 2
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 1
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 2
1981 1
1982 1
1983 4
1984 3
1985 1
1986 2
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 2
1992 1
1993 1
1994 2
1995 2
1996 2
1997 2
1998 1
1999 5
2000 10
2001 6
2002 10
2003 12
2004 8
2005 14
2006 4
2007 3
2008 8
2009 4
2010 2
2011 3
2012 6
2013 8
2014 8
2015 5
2016 4
2017 9
2018 10
2019 5
2020 2
2021 2
2022 2
Total 184
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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.

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, 157–166 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: 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.

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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
157–166 132 159
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
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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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.

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, 32 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: 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.

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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 32
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
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

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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