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D-Index
36
Citations
5725
World Ranking
2507
National Ranking
894

J. C. Dutton 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 J. C. Dutton sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 208 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. C. Dutton 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 J. C. Dutton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% 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

  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

J. C. Dutton is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily occupies the field of Engineering, with a strong focus on Computational Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering among other subfields. The academic work also touches on Environmental Engineering, Oncology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research contributions mainly revolve around topics such as Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows, Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis, and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics. Additional interests include Wind and Air Flow Studies, CAR-T cell therapy research, and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics.

J. C. Dutton has authored several papers published in well-regarded venues. Some recent publications include:

  • Fluid-Structure Interactions of a Fin over a Compliant Panel in Supersonic Flow, 2024, AIAA Journal
  • Fluid/Structure Interaction of Cantilevered Plate in Supersonic Separated Flow, 2022, AIAA Journal
  • Hairpin vortex structures in a supersonic, separated, longitudinal cylinder wake, 2020, Physics of Fluids
  • Compressibility Effects on Large Structures and Entrainment Length Scales in Mixing Layers, 2020, AIAA Journal
  • Coherent turbulence and entrainment in a supersonic, axisymmetric, separated/reattaching shear layer, 2020, Physical Review Fluids

The research appears across several frequent publication venues, notably:

  • AIAA Journal
  • Physical Review Fluids
  • Physics of Fluids
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

J. C. Dutton collaborates regularly with several colleagues, including:

  • Gregory Elliott
  • Branden M. Kirchner
  • John G. Mills
  • David A. Ehrhardt

In recognition of professional standing within the field, J. C. Dutton was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1994.

Best Publications

  • EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COMPRESSIBLE TURBULENT MIXING LAYERS

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  • Mixing and Penetration Studies of Sonic Jets in a Mach 2 Freestream

    M. R. Gruber;A. S. Nejadt;T. H. Chen;J. C. Dutton

  • Supersonic Base Flow Experiments in the Near Wake of a Cylindrical Afterbody

    J. L. Herrin;J. L. Herrin;J. C. Dutton

  • Compressibility effects in supersonic transverse injection flowfields

    M. R. Gruber;A. S. Nejad;T. H. Chen;J. C. Dutton

  • Transverse Injection from Circular and Elliptic Nozzles into a Supersonic Crossflow

    M. R. Gruber;A. S. Nejad;T. H. Chen;J. C. Dutton

  • Wall Pressure Measurements for a Sonic Jet Injected Transversely into a Supersonic Crossflow

    D. E. Everett;M. A. Woodmansee;J. C. Dutton;M. J. Morris

  • A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Constant Area, Supersonic-Supersonic Ejector

    J. C. Dutton;C. D. Mikkelsen;A. L. Addy

  • Turbulence phenomena in a multiple normal shock wave/turbulent boundary-layer interaction

    B. F. Carroll;J. C. Dutton

  • Bow shock/jet interaction in compressible transverse injection flowfields

    M. R. Gruber;A. S. Nejad;T. H. Chen;J. C. Dutton

  • PLANAR VISUALIZATIONS OF LARGE-SCALE TURBULENT STRUCTURES IN AXISYMMETRIC SUPERSONIC SEPARATED FLOWS

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  • Investigation of Large-Scale Structures in Supersonic Planar Base Flows

    K. M. Smith;J. C. Dutton

  • Optimal Supersonic Ejector Designs

    J. C. Dutton;B. F. Carroll

  • Multiple Normal Shock Wave/Turbulent Boundary-Layer Interactions

    Bruce F. Carroll;J. C. Dutton

  • Supersonic near-wake afterbody boattailing effects on axisymmetric bodies

    J. L. Herrin;J. L. Herrin;J. C. Dutton

  • Two-stream, supersonic, wake flowfield behind a thick base. I - General features

    V. A. Amatucci;J. C. Dutton;D. W. Kuntz;A. L. Addy

  • Mean and turbulent velocity measurements of supersonic mixing layers

    S. G. Goebel;J. C. Dutton;H. Krier;J. P. Renie

  • Large structure convection velocity measurements in compressible transverse injection flowfields

    M. R. Gruber;A. S. Nejad;T. H. Chen;J. C. Dutton

  • Velocity measurements of compressible, turbulent mixing layers

    S. G. Goebel;J. C. Dutton

  • Computations and experiments for a multiple normal shock/boundary-layer interaction

    B. F. Carroll;P. A. Lopez-Fernandez;J. C. Dutton

  • Three-dimensional velocity field in a compressible mixing layer

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  • Effect of a rapid expansion on the development of compressible free shear layers

    J. L. Herrin;J. C. Dutton

  • THE TURBULENCE STRUCTURE OF A REATTACHING AXISYMMETRIC COMPRESSIBLE FREE SHEAR LAYER

    J. L. Herrin;J. C. Dutton

  • Supersonic Ejector-Diffuser Theory and Experiments

    A L Addy;J C Dutton;C C Mikkelsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Herman Krier
Herman Krier University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Eric Loth
Eric Loth University of Virginia
Anthony M. Jacobi
Anthony M. Jacobi University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Juan G. Santiago
Juan G. Santiago Stanford University
Rajeev K. Jaiman
Rajeev K. Jaiman University of British Columbia
Philippe H. Geubelle
Philippe H. Geubelle University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
S. Balachandar
S. Balachandar University of Florida

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