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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 71 362 330 165 140 638 16817

Iain D. Boyd publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Iain D. Boyd between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Iain D. Boyd published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 19 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2007. 42 of the 740 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2007. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 23 publications 2001: 23 publications 2002: 26 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 31 publications 2005: 38 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 40 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 27 publications
1987 2025

740 publications in total across all disciplines

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Iain D. Boyd: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 3
1990 9
1991 8
1992 6
1993 12
1994 11
1995 8
1996 15
1997 8
1998 14
1999 13
2000 23
2001 23
2002 26
2003 26
2004 31
2005 38
2006 23
2007 40
2008 28
2009 29
2010 22
2011 31
2012 26
2013 29
2014 21
2015 22
2016 21
2017 28
2018 18
2019 24
2020 17
2021 10
2022 17
2023 17
2024 15
2025 27
Total 740
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Iain D. Boyd 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 Iain D. Boyd 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, 637–646 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: 638 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 4 638
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Iain D. Boyd 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 Iain D. Boyd 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, 71 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: 71 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 71
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

Iain D. Boyd is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spans multiple subfields within engineering and applied mathematics, primarily focusing on areas related to aerospace engineering and computational mechanics.

The scientist's body of work prominently covers topics such as gas dynamics and kinetic theory, computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamics, and plasma diagnostics and applications. Additional areas of focus include plasma and flow control in aerodynamics, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma, as well as combustion and detonation processes.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Wai Hong Ronald Chan, Ross S. Chaudhry, Timothy T. Aiken, Kyle M. Hanquist, and Michael E. Holloway. These coauthors have contributed to a consistent research output across various projects and publications.

The venues where they most often publish their work include:

  • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer
  • AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
  • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
  • AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum
  • Journal of Propulsion and Power

Among recent publications, some notable papers are:

  • Implementation of a Chemical Kinetics Model for Hypersonic Flows in Air for High-Performance CFD, 2020, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
  • Shock-tube measurements of coupled vibration-dissociation time-histories and rate parameters in oxygen and argon mixtures from 5000 K to 10 000 K, 2020, Physics of Fluids
  • Assessment of Thermochemistry Modeling for Hypersonic Flow over a Double Cone, 2020, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer
  • Assessment of Hypersonic Double-Cone Experiments for Validation of Thermochemistry Models, 2021, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
  • Non-monotonic double layers and electron two-stream instabilities resulting from intermittent ion acoustic wave growth, 2020, Physics of Plasmas

Best Publications

  • Predicting failure of the continuum fluid equations in transitional hypersonic flows

    Iain D. Boyd;Gang Chen;Graham V. Candler

  • Scalar and Parallel Optimized Implementation of the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method

    Stefan Dietrich;Iain D. Boyd

  • Numerical Simulation of Weakly Ionized Hypersonic Flow for Reentry Configurations

    Leonardo C. Scalabrin;Iain D. Boyd

  • Nonequilibrium Gas Dynamics and Molecular Simulation

    Iain D. Boyd;Thomas E. Schwartzentruber

  • Momentum and Heat Transfer in a Laminar Boundary Layer with Slip Flow

    Michael J. Martin;Iain D. Boyd

  • A Direct Simulation Method for Subsonic, Microscale Gas Flows

    Quanhua Sun;Iain D. Boyd

  • A hybrid particle-continuum method applied to shock waves

    T. E. Schwartzentruber;I. D. Boyd

  • Direct Simulation Methods for Low-Speed Microchannel Flows

    Chunpei Cai;Iain D. Boyd;Jing Fan;Graham V. Candler

  • Velocity Slip and Temperature Jump in Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics

    Andrew J. Lofthouse;Leonardo C. Scalabrin;Iain D. Boyd

  • Electromagnetic Reduction of Plasma Density During Atmospheric Reentry and Hypersonic Flights

    Michael Keidar;Minkwan Kim;Iain D. Boyd

  • A modular particle-continuum numerical method for hypersonic non-equilibrium gas flows

    T. E. Schwartzentruber;L. C. Scalabrin;I. D. Boyd

  • State-resolved master equation analysis of thermochemical nonequilibrium of nitrogen

    Jae Gang Kim;Iain D. Boyd

  • Predicting continuum breakdown in hypersonic viscous flows

    Wen Lan Wang;Iain D. Boyd

  • Accuracy of higher-order lattice Boltzmann methods for microscale flows with finite Knudsen numbers

    Seung Hyun Kim;Heinz Pitsch;Iain D. Boyd

  • Modeling of anomalous electron mobility in Hall thrusters

    Justin W. Koo;Iain D. Boyd

  • Numerical simulation of weakly ionized hypersonic flow over reentry capsules

    Iain D. Boyd;Leonardo C. Scalabrin

  • Experimental and numerical investigations of low-density nozzle and plume flows of nitrogen

    Iain D. Boyd;Paul F. Penko;Dana L. Meissner;Kenneth J. Dewitt

  • Review of Hall Thruster Plume Modeling

    Iain D. Boyd

  • Analysis of an Electromagnetic Mitigation Scheme for Reentry Telemetry Through Plasma

    Minkwan Kim;Michael Keidar;Iain D. Boyd

  • A hybrid continuum/particle approach for modeling subsonic, rarefied gas flows

    Quanhua Sun;Iain D. Boyd;Graham V. Candler

  • Development of an Unstructured Navier-Stokes Solver for Hypersonic Nonequilibrium Aerothermodynamics

    Leonardo C. Scalabrin;Iain D. Boyd

  • Analysis of rotational nonequilibrium in standing shock waves of nitrogen

    Iain D. Boyd

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham V. Candler
Graham V. Candler University of Minnesota
Alec D. Gallimore
Alec D. Gallimore University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James C. McDaniel
James C. McDaniel University of Virginia
Deborah A. Levin
Deborah A. Levin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mark A. Cappelli
Mark A. Cappelli Stanford University
Heinz Pitsch
Heinz Pitsch RWTH Aachen University
Ronald K. Hanson
Ronald K. Hanson Stanford University
Mark J. Kushner
Mark J. Kushner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michael L. Falk
Michael L. Falk Johns Hopkins University
André Anders
André Anders Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering

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