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D-Index
32
Citations
3853
World Ranking
3177
National Ranking
1080

Jack J. McNamara 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 Jack J. McNamara sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 173 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jack J. McNamara 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 Jack J. McNamara 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

Jack J. McNamara is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States, focusing primarily on engineering research. Their work spans several subfields including computational mechanics, aerospace engineering, environmental engineering, mechanics of materials, and control and systems engineering.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects related to fluid dynamics and aerodynamics. Specific areas include:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics
  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics

McNamara has published extensively, with notable recent papers being:

  • "Dynamic interaction between shock wave turbulent boundary layer and flexible panel," 2022, Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • "Features of panel flutter response to shock boundary layer interactions," 2021, Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • "Supersonic Turbulent Boundary-Layer Separation Control Using a Morphing Surface," 2021, AIAA Journal
  • "Hypersonic Oscillating Shock-Wave/Boundary-Layer Interaction on a Flat Plate," 2021, AIAA Journal
  • "Rapid Steady-State Hypersonic Aerothermodynamic Loads Prediction Using Reduced Fidelity Models," 2021, Journal of Aircraft

Their frequent coauthors include Datta V. Gaitonde, Vilas Shinde, Rohit Deshmukh, Jordan D. Thayer, and Troy Shilt, reflecting ongoing collaborations in their research field.

McNamara's work has been published repeatedly in several venues known for engineering and aerospace research, including:

  • AIAA Journal
  • Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • Journal of Aircraft
  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum

Best Publications

  • Aeroelastic and Aerothermoelastic Analysis in Hypersonic Flow: Past, Present, and Future

    Jack J. McNamara;Peretz P. Friedmann

  • Studies on Fluid-Thermal-Structural Coupling for Aerothermoelasticity in Hypersonic Flow

    Adam J. Culler;Jack J. McNamara

  • Impact of Fluid-Thermal-Structural Coupling on Response Prediction of Hypersonic Skin Panels

    Adam J. Culler;Jack J. McNamara

  • Aeroelastic and Aerothermoelastic Analysis of Hypersonic Vehicles: Current Status and Future Trends

    Jack J. McNamara;Peretz P. Friedmann

  • Reduced-Order Aerothermoelastic Framework for Hypersonic Vehicle Control Simulation

    Nathan J. Falkiewicz;Carlos E. S. Cesnik;Andrew R. Crowell;Jack J. McNamara

  • Approximate Modeling of Unsteady Aerodynamics for Hypersonic Aeroelasticity

    Jack J. McNamara;Andrew R. Crowell;Peretz P. Friedmann;Bryan Glaz

  • Aeroelastic and Aerothermoelastic Behavior in Hypersonic Flow

    Jack J. McNamara;Jack J. McNamara;Peretz P. Friedmann;Kenneth G. Powell;Biju J. Thuruthimattam

  • The impact of flow induced loads on snap-through behavior of acoustically excited, thermally buckled panels

    B.A. Miller;J.J. McNamara;S.M. Spottswood;A.J. Culler

  • Flutter-Boundary Identification for Time-Domain Computational Aeroelasticity

    Jack J. McNamara;Jack J. McNamara;Peretz P. Friedmann

  • Model Reduction of Computational Aerothermodynamics for Hypersonic Aerothermoelasticity

    Andrew R. Crowell;Jack J. McNamara

  • Aeroelastic analysis of hypersonic vehicles

    P.P. Friedmann;J.J. McNamara;B.J. Thuruthimattam;I. Nydick

  • Uncertainty Propagation in Hypersonic Aerothermoelastic Analysis

    Nicolas Lamorte;Peretz P. Friedmann;Bryan Glaz;Bryan Glaz;Adam J. Culler;Adam J. Culler

  • Dynamic interaction between shock wave turbulent boundary layer and flexible panel

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  • Aeroelastic and aerothermoelastic behavior of two and three dimensional lifting surfaces in hypersonic flow.

    Jack J. McNamara

  • Hypersonic Aerothermoelastic Response Prediction of Skin Panels Using Computational Fluid Dynamic Surrogates

    Andrew R. Crowell;Jack J. McNamara;Brent A. Miller

  • Novel Silicon-Substituted, Soluble Poly(phenylenevinylene)s: Enlargement of the Semiconductor Bandgap

    S. Hoger;J. J. McNamara;S. Schricker;F. Wudl

  • Interplay of Surface Deformation and Shock-Induced Separation in Shock/Boundary-Layer Interactions

    Kirk R. Brouwer;Abhijit Gogulapati;Jack J. McNamara

  • Transitional shock wave boundary layer interaction over a flexible panel

    Vilas Shinde;Jack McNamara;Datta Gaitonde;Caleb Barnes

  • Enriched Piston Theory for Expedient Aeroelastic Loads Prediction in the Presence of Shock Impingements

    Kirk R. Brouwer;Jack J. McNamara

  • Response of a panel to shock impingement: Modeling and comparison with experiments - part 2

    Abhijit Gogulapati;Rohit Deshmukh;Jack J. McNamara;Varun Vyas

  • Robust and Efficient Treatment of Temperature Feedback in Fluid–Thermal–Structural Analysis

    Andrew R. Crowell;Brent A. Miller;Jack J. McNamara

  • Aeroelasticity of a Generic Hypersonic Vehicle

    Biju Thuruthimattam;Peretz Friedmann;Kenneth Powell;Jack Mcnamara

Frequent Co-Authors

Peretz P. Friedmann
Peretz P. Friedmann University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Datta V. Gaitonde
Datta V. Gaitonde The Ohio State University
Andrea Serrani
Andrea Serrani The Ohio State University
Miguel R. Visbal
Miguel R. Visbal United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Anthony M. Waas
Anthony M. Waas Arizona State University
David B. Doman
David B. Doman United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Carlos E. S. Cesnik
Carlos E. S. Cesnik University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
J. Zico Kolter
J. Zico Kolter Carnegie Mellon University

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