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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 47 1341 1237 534 462 175 10743

J. Gordon Leishman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by J. Gordon Leishman between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. J. Gordon Leishman published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2006. 6 of the 187 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2006. 1988: 2 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1988 2025

187 publications in total across all disciplines

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J. Gordon Leishman: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 2
1989 6
1990 5
1991 5
1992 5
1993 7
1994 4
1995 4
1996 5
1997 8
1998 7
1999 5
2000 9
2001 5
2002 5
2003 3
2004 9
2005 8
2006 12
2007 5
2008 5
2009 5
2010 8
2011 6
2012 4
2013 7
2014 9
2015 0
2016 2
2017 5
2018 2
2019 0
2020 2
2021 0
2022 2
2023 5
2024 2
2025 4
Total 187
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J. Gordon Leishman 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. Gordon Leishman 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: 175 publications — 35th percentile

35% 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
167–176 133 175
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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J. Gordon Leishman 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. Gordon Leishman 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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 47
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

J. Gordon Leishman is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Engineering with a strong emphasis on Aerospace Engineering as a subfield. Additional subfields of study include Atmospheric Science, Computational Mechanics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's published work covers a range of topics related to aerospace and aviation technology, meteorological phenomena and simulations, model reduction and neural networks, computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamics, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, air traffic management and optimization, as well as target tracking and data fusion in sensor networks.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Ebenezer P. Gnanamanickam, Nicholas Zhu, Dhuree Seth, and Zheng Zhang, indicating collaborative work across multiple studies and experiments.

J. Gordon Leishman's recent publications demonstrate ongoing research in ship airwake dynamics and atmospheric boundary layer effects. Notable papers include:

  • Time-Resolved Ship Airwake Measurements in a Simulated Atmospheric Boundary Layer, 2021, Journal of Aircraft
  • Space-Time Characterization of Ship Airwakes, 2023, AIAA Journal
  • Time-Resolved PIV Measurements of a Ship Airwake in a Simulated Atmospheric Boundary Layer, 2020, AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM
  • Flow Structures of Ship Airwakes with Quartering Winds, 2023, AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum
  • Effects of a Simulated Atmospheric Boundary Layer on Ship Airwakes, 2023, AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum

The frequent publication venues for this scientist include AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, AIAA Journal, AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM, Journal of Aircraft, and AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum. These venues suggest a focus on aerospace technology and engineering conferences and journals that align with their research interests.

Best Publications

  • Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics

    J. Gordon Leishman

  • A Semi-Empirical Model for Dynamic Stall

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  • Challenges in Modeling the Unsteady Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines

    J. Gordon Leishman

  • Challenges in modelling the unsteady aerodynamics of wind turbines

    J. Gordon Leishman

  • Free-Vortex Filament Methods for the Analysis of Helicopter Rotor Wakes

    J. Gordon Leishman;Mahendra J. Bhagwat;Ashish Bagai

  • Rotor Free-Wake Modeling Using a Pseudo-Implicit Technique — Including Comparisons with Experimental Data

    Ashish Bagai;J. Gordon Leishman

  • State-space representation of unsteady airfoil behavior

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  • Fluid Dynamics of Interacting Blade Tip Vortices with a Ground Plane

    Timothy E. Lee;J. Gordon Leishman;Manikandan Ramasamy

  • Dynamic stall modelling of the S809 aerofoil and comparison with experiments

    Sandeep Gupta;J. Gordon Leishman

  • Stability, Consistency and Convergence of Time-Marching Free-Vortex Rotor Wake Algorithms

    Mahendra J. Bhagwat;J. Gordon Leishman

  • Validation of approximate indicial aerodynamic functions for two-dimensional subsonic flow

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  • Unsteady lift of a flapped airfoil by indicial concepts

    J. Gordon Leishman

  • Dynamic stall experiments on the NACA 23012 aerofoil

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  • Flowfield of a Rotating-Wing Micro Air Vehicle

    Manikandan Ramasamy;Timothy E. Lee;J. Gordon Leishman

  • Unsteady aerodynamics of a flapped airfoil in subsonic flow by indicial concepts

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  • Challenges in Understanding the Vortex Dynamics of Helicopter Rotor Wakes

    J. Gordon Leishman;Ashish Bagai

  • Correlation of Helicopter Rotor Tip Vortex Measurements

    Mahendra J. Bhagwat;J. Gordon Leishman

  • On the Influence of Time-Varying Flow Velocity on Unsteady Aerodynamics

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  • Free-Wake Analysis of Tandem, Tilt-Rotor and Coaxial Rotor Configurations

    Ashish Bagai;J. Gordon Leishman

  • Flow visualization of compressible vortex structures using density gradient techniques

    Ashish Bagai;J. Gordon Leishman

  • Role of Filament Strain in the Free-Vortex Modeling of Rotor Wakes

    Shreyas Ananthan;J. Gordon Leishman

  • Measurements of Rotor Tip Vortices Using Three-Component Laser Doppler Velocimetry

    J. Gordon Leishman;Andrew Baker;Alan Coyne

  • Stability Analysis of Helicopter Rotor Wakes in Axial Flight

    Mahendra J. Bhagwat;J. Gordon Leishman

  • Measurements of the aperiodic wake of a hovering rotor

    J. Gordon Leishman

  • A Reynolds Number-Based Blade Tip Vortex Model

    Manikandan Ramasamy;J. Gordon Leishman

  • Flow Visualization of Micro Air Vehicle Scaled Insect-Based Flapping Wings.

    Matthew J. Tarascio;Manikandan Ramasamy;Inderjit Chopra;J. Gordon Leishman

Frequent Co-Authors

Inderjit Chopra
Inderjit Chopra University of Maryland, College Park
James D. Baeder
James D. Baeder University of Maryland, College Park
Ramani Duraiswami
Ramani Duraiswami University of Maryland, College Park

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