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D-Index
57
Citations
13963
World Ranking
790
National Ranking
338

Jacob Fish 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 Jacob Fish sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 263 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jacob Fish 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 Jacob Fish sits on this spectrum.

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: 57 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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

  • 2005 - THE BELYTSCHKO MEDAL For his contributions to multiscale computational methods
  • 2002 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)

Overview

Jacob Fish is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and is recognized for research contributions primarily in the field of engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields, including mechanics of materials, civil and structural engineering, computational mechanics, mechanical engineering, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's research topics focus on areas such as numerical methods in engineering, composite material mechanics, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, advanced mathematical modeling in engineering, fluid dynamics simulations and interactions, rock mechanics and modeling, and computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamics.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jacob Fish include Wei Sun, Andrea La Spina, Junhe Cui, Hehua Zhu, and Jaan-Willem Simon. The collaboration with these researchers reflects a network of researchers engaged in computational and applied mechanics fields.

Jacob Fish has published extensively in various academic journals. The prominent venues for their work include:

  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Recent significant papers authored by Jacob Fish include:

  • Mesoscopic and multiscale modelling in materials, 2021, Nature Materials

Additionally, other notable research papers from the broader data set, while not all authored by Jacob Fish, reflect research topics relevant to materials and computational mechanics:

  • Coupling of non-ordinary state-based peridynamics and finite element method for fracture propagation in saturated porous media, 2021, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
  • A novel GPGPU-parallelized contact detection algorithm for combined finite-discrete element method, 2021, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-phase field modeling for fire-induced spalling in concrete, 2021, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • An efficient and robust GPGPU-parallelized contact algorithm for the combined finite-discrete element method, 2022, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Jacob Fish has been recognized with awards such as the Belytschko Medal in 2005 for contributions to multiscale computational methods, and was named a Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics in 2002.

Best Publications

  • A finite element with embedded localization zones

    T. Belytschko;J. Fish;B. E. Engelman

  • Effect of aggregation and interfacial thermal resistance on thermal conductivity of nanocomposites and colloidal nanofluids

    William Evans;William Evans;Ravi Prasher;Jacob Fish;Paul Meakin

  • Role of Brownian motion hydrodynamics on nanofluid thermal conductivity

    William Evans;Jacob Fish;Pawel Keblinski

  • The s-version of the finite element method

    J. Fish

  • Effect of aggregation on thermal conduction in colloidal nanofluids

    Ravi Prasher;William Evans;William Evans;Paul Meakin;Jacob Fish

  • Computational plasticity for composite structures based on mathematical homogenization: Theory and practice

    Jacob Fish;Kamlun Shek;Muralidharan Pandheeradi;Mark S. Shephard

  • A First Course in Finite Elements

    Jacob Fish;Ted Belytschko

  • Mesoscopic and multiscale modelling in materials

    Jacob Fish;Gregory J. Wagner;Sinan Keten

  • Eigendeformation-based reduced order homogenization for failure analysis of heterogeneous materials

    Caglar Oskay;Jacob Fish

  • Computational damage mechanics for composite materials based on mathematical homogenization

    Jacob Fish;Qing Yu;Kamlun Shek

  • Toward realization of computational homogenization in practice

    Zheng Yuan;Jacob Fish

  • A First Course in Finite Elements: Belytschko/A First Course in Finite Elements

    Jacob Fish;Ted Belytschko

  • A Dispersive Model for Wave Propagation in Periodic Heterogeneous Media Based on Homogenization With Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales

    W. Chen;J. Fish

  • Multiscale analysis of composite materials and structures

    J Fish

  • Bridging the scales in nano engineering and science

    Jacob Fish

  • Non‐local dispersive model for wave propagation in heterogeneous media: one‐dimensional case

    Jacob Fish;Wen Chen;Gakuji Nagai

  • Multi-grid method for periodic heterogeneous media Part 2: Multiscale modeling and quality control in multidimensional case

    Jacob Fish;Vladimir Belsky

  • Multiscale enrichment based on partition of unity

    Jacob Fish;Zheng Yuan

  • On adaptive multilevel superposition of finite element meshes for linear elastostatics

    J. Fish;S. Markolefas;R. Guttal;P. Nayak

  • Multiscale Methods: Bridging the Scales in Science and Engineering

    Jacob Fish

Frequent Co-Authors

Ted Belytschko
Ted Belytschko Northwestern University
Mark S. Shephard
Mark S. Shephard Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Haim Waisman
Haim Waisman Columbia University
WaiChing Sun
WaiChing Sun Columbia University
Stefanie Reese
Stefanie Reese RWTH Aachen University
Ricardo Dobry
Ricardo Dobry Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Tarek Abdoun
Tarek Abdoun Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
George J. Dvorak
George J. Dvorak Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Guoqiang Li
Guoqiang Li Louisiana State University
Sanat K. Kumar
Sanat K. Kumar Columbia University

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