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D-Index
57
Citations
11886
World Ranking
803
National Ranking
346

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.

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47 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.

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.

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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

  • 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

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