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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 50 1157 1064 467 402 403 11212

James E. Braun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James E. Braun between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James E. Braun published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2016. 16 of the 452 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2016. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 36 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 35 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 14 publications 2026: 2 publications
1986 2026

452 publications in total across all disciplines

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James E. Braun: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 3
1990 2
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 4
1995 3
1996 6
1997 2
1998 4
1999 3
2000 3
2001 6
2002 8
2003 8
2004 16
2005 6
2006 14
2007 20
2008 10
2009 9
2010 8
2011 5
2012 27
2013 11
2014 29
2015 16
2016 36
2017 11
2018 29
2019 12
2020 21
2021 35
2022 26
2023 20
2024 18
2025 14
2026 2
Total 452
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James E. Braun 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 James E. Braun 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, 397–406 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: 403 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
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 23 403
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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James E. Braun 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 James E. Braun 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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
48 83
49 44
50 64 50
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

James E. Braun is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research contributions primarily lie within the field of Engineering, with a focus on Mechanical Engineering, Building and Construction, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work concentrates on several main topics, including Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies, Heat Transfer and Optimization, Adsorption and Cooling Systems, Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies, Energy Efficiency and Management, and Smart Grid Energy Management.

James E. Braun has published extensively across several notable venues. These include:

  • International Journal of Refrigeration
  • Energy and Buildings
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Applied Energy
  • Applied Thermal Engineering

Frequent collaborators with Braun include Davide Ziviani, Eckhard A. Groll, W. Travis Horton, Andrew J. Fix, and David M. Warsinger. These coauthors have contributed to numerous studies and publications alongside Braun.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Braun are:

  • "Concentrated radiative cooling," 2022, Applied Energy
  • "Development, implementation, and evaluation of a fault detection and diagnostics system based on integrated virtual sensors and fault impact models," 2020, Energy and Buildings
  • "Thermal energy storage based (TES-based) reverse cycle defrosting control strategy optimization for a cascade air source heat pump," 2020, Energy and Buildings
  • "MPC solution for optimal load shifting for buildings with ON/OFF staged packaged units: Experimental demonstration, and lessons learned," 2022, Energy and Buildings
  • "Vapor-selective active membrane energy exchanger for high efficiency outdoor air treatment," 2021, Applied Energy

Best Publications

  • Reducing energy costs and peak electrical demand through optimal control of building thermal storage

    J.E. Braun

  • IceCube-Gen2: The Window to the Extreme Universe

    M. G. Aartsen;R. Abbasi;M. Ackermann

  • An Inverse Gray-Box Model for Transient Building Load Prediction

    James E. Braun;Nitin Chaturvedi

  • Load Control Using Building Thermal Mass

    James E. Braun

  • Mathematical modeling of scroll compressors. Part I: compression process modeling

    Yu Chen;Nils P. Halm;Eckhard A. Groll;James E. Braun

  • IceCube high-energy starting event sample: Description and flux characterization with 7.5 years of data

    R. Abbasi;M. Ackermann;J. Adams;J. A. Aguilar

  • A Statistical, Rule-Based Fault Detection and Diagnostic Method for Vapor Compression Air Conditioners

    Todd M. Rossi;James E. Braun

  • Measurement of the atmospheric neutrino energy spectrum from 100 GeV to 400 TeV with IceCube

    R. Abbasi;Y. Abdou;T. Abu-Zayyad;J. Adams

  • The contribution of Fermi-2LAC blazars to the diffuse TeV-PeV neutrino flux

    M. G. Aartsen;K. Abraham;M. Ackermann

  • All-sky search for time-integrated neutrino emission from astrophysical sources with 7 years of IceCube data

    G. C. Hill;K. Meagher;F. Huang

  • Common faults and their impacts for rooftop air conditioners

    Mark S. Breuker;James E. Braun

  • Evaluating the Performance of Building Thermal Mass Control Strategies

    James E. Braun;Kent W. Montgomery;Nitin Chaturvedi

  • Solar geometry for fixed and tracking surfaces

    J.E. Braun;J.C. Mitchell

  • Methodologies for the Design and Control of Central Cooling Plants

    James Edward Braun

  • Methods for point source analysis in high energy neutrino telescopes

    Jim Braun;Jon Dumm;Francesco De Palma;Chad Finley

  • A comparison of moving-boundary and finite-volume formulations for transients in centrifugal chillers

    Satyam Bendapudi;James E. Braun;Eckhard A. Groll

  • Characteristics of the Diffuse Astrophysical Electron and Tau Neutrino Flux with Six Years of IceCube High Energy Cascade Data.

    M. G. Aartsen;M. Ackermann;J. Adams;J. A. Aguilar

  • An effectiveness model of liquid-desiccant system heat/mass exchangers

    D.I. Stevens;J.E. Braun;S.A. Klein

  • System modeling and operation characteristics of thermosyphon solar water heaters

    G.L. Morrison;J.E. Braun

  • Model-based demand-limiting control of building thermal mass

    Kyoung-ho Lee;James E. Braun

  • Effectiveness models for cooling towers and cooling coils.

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  • Mathematical modeling of scroll compressors — part II: overall scroll compressor modeling

    Yu Chen;Nils P Halm;James E Braun;Eckhard A Groll

  • Application of building precooling to reduce peak cooling requirements

    K.R. Keeney;J.E. Braun

  • Methodologies for optimal control of chilled water systems without storage

    J. E. Braun;S. A. Klein;W. A. Beckman;J. W. Mitchell

  • Experimental and simulated performance of optimal control of building thermal storage

    F. B. Morris;J. E. Braun;S. J. Treado

  • Energy efficiency analysis of air cycle heat pump dryers

    J.E. Braun;P.K. Bansal;E.A. Groll

  • Peak Demand Reduction from Pre-Cooling with Zone Temperature Reset in an Office Building

    Peng Xu;Philip Haves;Mary Ann Piette;James Braun

  • Decoupling features and virtual sensors for diagnosis of faults in vapor compression air conditioners

    Haorong Li;James E. Braun

  • Applications of optimal control to chilled water systems without storage

    J. E. Braun;S. A. Klein;J. W. Mitcel;W. A. Beckman

  • A Methodology for Diagnosing Multiple Simultaneous Faults in Vapor-Compression Air Conditioners

    Haorong Li;James E. Braun

Frequent Co-Authors

D. Berley
D. Berley University of Maryland, College Park
Francis Halzen
Francis Halzen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ignacio Taboada
Ignacio Taboada Georgia Institute of Technology
Paul Evenson
Paul Evenson University of Delaware
A. Karle
A. Karle University of Wisconsin–Madison
S. W. Barwick
S. W. Barwick University of California, Irvine
R. G. Stokstad
R. G. Stokstad Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hermann Kolanoski
Hermann Kolanoski Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
G. B. Yodh
G. B. Yodh University of California, Irvine
G. W. Sullivan
G. W. Sullivan University of Maryland, College Park

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