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D-Index
54
Citations
12169
World Ranking
940
National Ranking
394

James G. Quintiere 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 G. Quintiere sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 178 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James G. Quintiere 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 G. Quintiere 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: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

James G. Quintiere was affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily focused on engineering, with a notable emphasis on fire dynamics, combustion, and safety. Their work spanned several subfields, including safety, risk, reliability and quality, electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, computational mechanics, and fluid flow and transfer processes.

Their research addressed various topics, especially:

  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Combustion and detonation processes
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Advanced combustion engine technologies
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advancements in battery materials
  • Advanced battery materials and technologies

Quintiere authored several papers, notable recent publications include:

  • "More on methods to measure the energetics of lithium ion batteries in thermal runaway," 2021, Fire Safety Journal
  • "On a method to mitigate thermal runaway and propagation in packages of lithium ion batteries," 2022, Fire Safety Journal
  • "Burning in microgravity: Experimental results and analysis," 2021, Combustion and Flame
  • "Theoretical analysis and predictions of burning in microgravity using a burning emulator," 2021, Combustion and Flame
  • "Emulation of condensed fuel flames with gaseous fuels supplied through a porous copper calorimeter," 2020, Fire and Materials

Their frequent co-authors included researchers such as Parham Dehghani, Peter B. Sunderland, J. Deris, Eric Auth, and John L. de Ris.

The venues where Quintiere often published encompassed:

  • Combustion and Flame
  • Fire Safety Journal
  • Fire and Materials
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Fire Technology

During their career, they were recognized with the award of Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena

    James G. Quintiere

  • Scaling applications in fire research

    James G. Quintiere

  • Estimating room temperatures and the likelihood of flashover using fire test data correlations

    B. J. McCaffrey;J. G. Quintiere;M. F. Harkleroad

  • An Experimental Study of Upper Hot Layer Stratification in Full-Scale Multiroom Fire Scenarios

    L. Y. Cooper;M. Harkleroad;J. Quintiere;W. Rinkinen

  • Predicting the burning of wood using an integral model

    M.J Spearpoint;J.G Quintiere

  • Predicting the piloted ignition of wood in the cone calorimeter using an integral model — effect of species, grain orientation and heat flux

    Michael J. Spearpoint;J. G. Quintiere

  • Numerical simulation of axi-symmetric fire plumes: accuracy and limitations

    T.G. Ma;J.G. Quintiere

  • Flow induced by fire in a compartment

    K.D. Steckler;J.G. Quintiere;W.J. Rinkinen

  • A unified analysis for fire plumes

    J.G. Quintiere;B.S. Grove

  • Upward Turbulent Flame Spread

    K. Saito;J.G. Quintiere;F.A. Williams

  • Wall Flames and Implications for Upward Flame Spread

    James Quintiere;Margaret Harkleroad;Yuji Hasemi

  • A simplified theory for generalizing results from a radiant panel rate of flame spread apparatus

    James G. Quintiere

  • Compartment fire phenomena under limited ventilation

    Yunyong Utiskul;James G. Quintiere;Ali S. Rangwala;Brian A. Ringwelski

  • Material fire properties and predictions for thermoplastics

    D. Hopkins;J.G. Quintiere

  • Flashover and instabilities in fire behavior

    P.H. Thomas;M.L. Bullen;J.G. Quintiere;B.J. McCaffrey

  • Criteria for piloted ignition of combustible solids

    Richard E. Lyon;James G. Quintiere

  • The Effect of Room Openings on Fire Plume Entrainment

    J. G. Quintiere;W. J. Rinkinen;W. W. Jones

  • New Concepts for Measuring Flame Spread Properties

    Jim G. Quintiere;M F. Harkleroad

  • A theory for flame extinction based on flame temperature

    J. G. Quintiere;A. S. Rangwala

  • Fire induced flows through room openings-flow coefficients

    K.D. Steckler;H.R. Baum;J.G. Quintiere

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Kashiwagi
Takashi Kashiwagi National Institute of Standards and Technology
Jose L. Torero
Jose L. Torero University College London
Forman A. Williams
Forman A. Williams University of California, San Diego
Robert W. Bilger
Robert W. Bilger University of Sydney

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