World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 57 803 732 346 293 237 11886

James F. Driscoll publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James F. Driscoll between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James F. Driscoll published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2015. 5 of the 253 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2015. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 4 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 7 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1975 2025

253 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
James F. Driscoll: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 3
1980 3
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 1
1986 4
1987 2
1988 4
1989 1
1990 4
1991 5
1992 7
1993 2
1994 3
1995 4
1996 8
1997 2
1998 10
1999 3
2000 5
2001 9
2002 7
2003 3
2004 6
2005 9
2006 3
2007 7
2008 11
2009 10
2010 9
2011 13
2012 12
2013 9
2014 7
2015 14
2016 8
2017 9
2018 5
2019 2
2020 1
2021 7
2022 7
2023 6
2024 3
2025 2
Total 253
Download as CSV

James F. Driscoll 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 F. Driscoll 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, 237–246 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: 237 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
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 92 237
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
Download as CSV

James F. Driscoll 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 F. Driscoll 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, 57 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: 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42 57
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
Download as CSV

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for brilliant research on the structure of turbulent flames through careful measurements in laboratory burners and practical combustors

Overview

James F. Driscoll is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their primary field of study is Engineering, with numerous contributions across related subfields including Computational Mechanics, Molecular Biology, Aerospace Engineering, Oncology, and Applied Mathematics.

Their research spans several prominent topics such as:

  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Rocket and propulsion systems research
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • CAR-T cell therapy research

Driscoll has published articles in multiple scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Journal of Propulsion and Power
  • Journal of Aircraft
  • Combustion and Flame

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Driscoll are:

  • "Scramjet Performance Computed for a JP-7-Fueled Generic X-51 Vehicle," 2022, Journal of Propulsion and Power
  • "Premixed flames subjected to extreme levels of turbulence part II: Surface characteristics and scalar dissipation rates," 2021, Combustion and Flame
  • "Optimization of Active and Passive Thermal Protection Systems for a Hypersonic Vehicle," 2021, Journal of Aircraft
  • "Experimental assessment of the progress variable space structure of premixed flames subjected to extreme turbulence," 2020, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • "High-fidelity flame-front wrinkling measurements derived from fractal analysis of turbulent premixed flames with large Reynolds numbers," 2020, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Ehsan Malek
  • James J. Ignatz-Hoover
  • Yunseok Choi
  • A. Skiba
  • Campbell D. Carter

Their work has been recognized through the award of Fellow of the Combustion Institute in 2018 for research on the structure of turbulent flames via measurements in laboratory burners and practical combustors.

Best Publications

  • Turbulent premixed combustion: Flamelet structure and its effect on turbulent burning velocities

    James F. Driscoll

  • Combustion characteristics of a dual-mode scramjet combustor with cavity flameholder

    Daniel J. Micka;James F. Driscoll

  • Paradigms in turbulent combustion research

    R.W. Bilger;S.B. Pope;K.N.C. Bray;J.F. Driscoll

  • Measured properties of turbulent premixed flames for model assessment, including burning velocities, stretch rates, and surface densities

    Sergei A. Filatyev;James F. Driscoll;Campbell D. Carter;Jeffrey M. Donbar

  • Images of the quenching of a flame by a vortex-To quantify regimes of turbulent combustion

    William L. Roberts;James F. Driscoll;Michael C. Drake;Larry P. Goss

  • Nitric oxide levels of turbulent jet diffusion flames: Effects of residence time and damkohler number☆

    James F. Driscoll;Ruey Hung Chen;Youngbin Yoon

  • Enhancement of flame blowout limits by the use of swirl

    Douglas A. Feikema;Ruey-Hung Chen;James F. Driscoll

  • Ram-Scram Transition and Flame/Shock-Train Interactions in a Model Scramjet Experiment

    Matthew L. Fotia;James F. Driscoll

  • Reaction zone structure in turbulent nonpremixed jet flames-from CH-OH PLIF images

    Jeffrey M. Donbar;James F. Driscoll;Campbell D. Carter

  • Liftoff of turbulent jet flames - Assessment of edge flame and other concepts using cinema-PIV

    Ansis Upatnieks;James F. Driscoll;Chadwick C. Rasmussen;Steven L. Ceccio

  • Stability limits of cavity-stabilized flames in supersonic flow

    Chadwick C. Rasmussen;James F. Driscoll;Kuang Yu Hsu;Jeffrey M. Donbar

  • Nitric oxide levels of jet diffusion flames: Effects of coaxial air and other mixing parameters

    Ruey Hung Chen;James F. Driscoll

  • The role of the recirculation vortex in improving fuel-air mixing within swirling flames

    Ruey Hung Chen;James F. Driscoll

  • Vorticity generation and attenuation as vortices convect through a premixed flame

    Charles J. Mueller;James F. Driscoll;David L. Reuss;Michael C. Drake

  • Combustion instability of a lean premixed prevaporized gas turbine combustor studied using phase-averaged PIV

    Jacob E. Temme;Patton M. Allison;James F. Driscoll

  • Premixed flames subjected to extreme levels of turbulence part I: Flame structure and a new measured regime diagram

    Aaron W. Skiba;Timothy M. Wabel;Campbell D. Carter;Stephen D. Hammack

  • Numerical simulation of a laboratory-scale turbulent slot flame

    John B. Bell;Marcus S. Day;Joseph F. Grcar;Michael J. Lijewski

  • Vortex-shedding and mixing layer effects on periodic flashback in a lean premixed prevaporized gas turbine combustor

    Sulabh K. Dhanuka;Jacob E. Temme;James F. Driscoll;Hukam C. Mongia

  • Premixed flames subjected to extreme turbulence: Some questions and recent answers

    James F. Driscoll;Jacqueline H. Chen;Aaron W. Skiba;Aaron W. Skiba;Campbell D. Carter

  • Visualization of flameholding mechanisms in a supersonic combustor using PLIF

    Chadwick C. Rasmussen;Sulabh K. Dhanuka;James F. Driscoll

  • Effect of Heat Release and Swirl on the Recirculation within Swirl-Stabilized Flames

    V. Tangirala;R. H. Chen;J. F. Driscoll

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven L. Ceccio
Steven L. Ceccio University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Charles J. Mueller
Charles J. Mueller Sandia National Laboratories
Matthias Ihme
Matthias Ihme Stanford University
Werner J. A. Dahm
Werner J. A. Dahm Arizona State University
Michael A. Bolender
Michael A. Bolender United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Gerard M. Faeth
Gerard M. Faeth University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michael C. Drake
Michael C. Drake General Motors (United States)
Campbell D. Carter
Campbell D. Carter United States Air Force Research Laboratory
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

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring related online degrees can be a strategic step for students interested in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Many professionals seek to diversify their skills by pursuing degrees in complementary fields, such as speech-language pathology. However, understanding the admissions landscape is crucial. For those wondering how hard is it to get into slp grad school, it's important to note that competitive programs require strong academic records and relevant experience.

For students seeking more accessible options, there are several programs known as the easiest online slp programs to get into, which can offer flexibility alongside quality education. Cost is another significant consideration, and detailed insights into online speech pathology degree programs cost can help students budget effectively for their education.

Veterans interested in enhancing their career options should explore resources tailored for them, such as online speech pathology bachelor degree for veterans, which provide specialized support and benefits. Navigating these related fields broadens professional opportunities, supporting a versatile and resilient career path.

Best Scientists Citing James F. Driscoll

Trending Scientists