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Jacopo Buongiorno

Jacopo Buongiorno

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
54
Citations
23370
World Ranking
3106
National Ranking
918

Jacopo Buongiorno publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jacopo Buongiorno sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 205 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Jacopo Buongiorno D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jacopo Buongiorno sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jacopo Buongiorno is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering with a focus on nuclear technology and safety. Their research encompasses numerous aspects of nuclear reactor physics, nuclear and radioactivity studies, and related thermal-hydraulic phenomena.

The scientist's main fields of study include engineering, particularly in aerospace engineering, materials chemistry, safety, risk, reliability and quality, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering. This reflects a multidisciplinary approach with an emphasis on both theoretical and applied aspects of nuclear systems.

Frequent topics covered in their work include:

  • Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
  • Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
  • Nuclear and radioactivity studies
  • Heat transfer and boiling studies
  • Fluid dynamics and mixing
  • Risk and safety analysis
  • Nuclear engineering thermal-hydraulics

Buongiorno has been published multiple times in notable venues such as Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Nuclear Engineering and Design, SSRN Electronic Journal, the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, and Joule. These publications span different aspects of nuclear engineering and related topics.

Recent papers include:

  • Sources of Cost Overrun in Nuclear Power Plant Construction Call for a New Approach to Engineering Design, 2020, Joule
  • The not-so-subtle flaws of the force balance approach to predict the departure of bubbles in boiling heat transfer, 2021, Physics of Fluids
  • Can Nuclear Batteries Be Economically Competitive in Large Markets?, 2021, Energies
  • A methodology to perform dynamic risk assessment using system theory and modeling and simulation: Application to nuclear batteries, 2022, Reliability Engineering & System Safety
  • The boiling crisis of water under exponentially escalating heat inputs in subcooled flow boiling at atmospheric pressure, 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Collaborations have been a key component of Buongiorno's research, with frequent co-authors including Federico Antonello, Enrico Zio, Samuel Faucher, Daniel J. Lundberg, and Xinyao Anna Liang. These partnerships indicate active engagement with experts in related subfields such as risk analysis, safety engineering, and fluid dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Convective Transport in Nanofluids

    J. Buongiorno

  • A benchmark study on the thermal conductivity of nanofluids

    Jacopo Buongiorno;David C. Venerus;Naveen Prabhat;Thomas McKrell

  • Surface wettability change during pool boiling of nanofluids and its effect on critical heat flux

    S.J. Kim;I.C. Bang;J. Buongiorno;L.W. Hu

  • Laminar convective heat transfer and viscous pressure loss of alumina–water and zirconia–water nanofluids

    Ulzie Rea;Tom McKrell;Lin-wen Hu;Jacopo Buongiorno

  • Experimental Investigation of Turbulent Convective Heat Transfer and Pressure Loss of Alumina/Water and Zirconia/Water Nanoparticle Colloids (Nanofluids) in Horizontal Tubes

    Wesley Williams;Jacopo Buongiorno;Lin-Wen Hu

  • Effects of nanoparticle deposition on surface wettability influencing boiling heat transfer in nanofluids

    S. J. Kim;I. C. Bang;J. Buongiorno;L. W. Hu

  • Critical heat flux maxima during boiling crisis on textured surfaces

    Navdeep Singh Dhillon;Jacopo Buongiorno;Kripa K. Varanasi

  • Study of bubble growth in water pool boiling through synchronized, infrared thermometry and high-speed video

    Craig Gerardi;Jacopo Buongiorno;Lin-Wen Hu;Thomas J. McKrell

  • Separate effects of surface roughness, wettability, and porosity on the boiling critical heat flux

    Harrison F. O'Hanley;Carolyn P. Coyle;Jacopo Buongiorno;Thomas J. McKrell

  • Augmentation of nucleate boiling heat transfer and critical heat flux using nanoparticle thin-film coatings

    Eric Forrest;Erik Williamson;Jacopo Buongiorno;Lin-Wen Hu

  • Nanofluids for Enhanced Economics and Safety of Nuclear Reactors: An Evaluation of the Potential Features, Issues, and Research Gaps

    Jacopo Buongiorno;Lin-Wen Hu;Sung Joong Kim;Ryan Hannink

  • Effect of magnetic field on laminar convective heat transfer of magnetite nanofluids

    R. Azizian;R. Azizian;E. Doroodchi;T. McKrell;J. Buongiorno

  • On the effect of surface roughness height, wettability, and nanoporosity on Leidenfrost phenomena

    Hyungdae Kim;Bao H. Truong;Jacopo Buongiorno;Lin-Wen Hu

  • Key differences in the fabrication, irradiation and high temperature accident testing of US and German TRISO-coated particle fuel, and their implications on fuel performance

    David Andrew Petti;Jacopo Buongiorno;John Thomas Maki;Richard Redfield Hobbins

  • On the quenching of steel and zircaloy spheres in water-based nanofluids with alumina, silica and diamond nanoparticles

    Hyungdae Kim;Gregory DeWitt;Thomas McKrell;Jacopo Buongiorno

  • Measurement and Model Validation of Nanofluid Specific Heat Capacity with Differential Scanning Calorimetry

    Harry O'Hanley;Jacopo Buongiorno;Thomas McKrell;Lin-wen Hu

  • Experimental Study of Flow Critical Heat Flux in Alumina-Water, Zinc-Oxide-Water, and Diamond-Water Nanofluids

    Sung Joong Kim;Tom McKrell;Jacopo Buongiorno;Lin Wen Hu

  • Mean-field versus microconvection effects in nanofluid thermal conduction.

    Jacob Eapen;Wesley C. Williams;Jacopo Buongiorno;Lin-wen Hu

  • Subcooled flow boiling heat transfer of dilute alumina, zinc oxide, and diamond nanofluids at atmospheric pressure

    Sung Joong Kim;Tom McKrell;Jacopo Buongiorno;Lin-wen Hu

  • A feasibility assessment of the use of nanofluids to enhance the in-vessel retention capability in light-water reactors

    J. Buongiorno;L.W. Hu;G. Apostolakis;R. Hannink

Frequent Co-Authors

In Cheol Bang
In Cheol Bang Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Stéphane Zaleski
Stéphane Zaleski Sorbonne University
Michael L. Corradini
Michael L. Corradini University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jinwei Gao
Jinwei Gao South China Normal University
Yulong Ding
Yulong Ding University of Birmingham

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