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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
31
Citations
3674
World Ranking
3304
National Ranking
1122

James I. Hileman 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 I. Hileman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 69 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James I. Hileman 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 I. Hileman 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: 31 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Aviation CO2 emissions reductions from the use of alternative jet fuels

    Mark D. Staples;Robert Malina;Robert Malina;Pooja Suresh;James I. Hileman

  • A techno-economic review of hydroprocessed renewable esters and fatty acids for jet fuel production

    Matthew Pearlson;Christoph Wollersheim;James Hileman

  • Development and characterization of plasma actuators for high-speed jet control

    M. Samimy;I. Adamovich;B. Webb;J. Kastner

  • CORSIA: The first internationally adopted approach to calculate life-cycle GHG emissions for aviation fuels

    Matteo Prussi;Uisung Lee;Michael Wang;Robert Malina

  • Large-scale structure evolution and sound emission in high-speed jets: real-time visualization with simultaneous acoustic measurements

    James I. Hileman;Brian S. Thurow;Edgar J. Caraballo;Mo Samimy

  • Near-Term Feasibility of Alternative Jet Fuels

    James I. Hileman;David S. Ortiz;James T. Bartis;Hsin Min Wong

  • Airframe Design for "Silent Aircraft"

    James Hileman;Zoltan Spakovszky;Mark Drela;Matthew Sargeant

  • Energy Content and Alternative Jet Fuel Viability

    James I. Hileman;Russell W. Stratton;Pearl E. Donohoo

  • Environmental and economic assessment of producing hydroprocessed jet and diesel fuel from waste oils and tallow

    Gonca Seber;Robert Malina;Matthew N. Pearlson;Hakan Olcay

  • Airframe Design for Silent Fuel-Efficient Aircraft

    J. I. Hileman;Z. S. Spakovszky;M. Drela;M. A. Sargeant

  • Lifecycle greenhouse gas footprint and minimum selling price of renewable diesel and jet fuel from fermentation and advanced fermentation production technologies

    Mark D. Staples;Robert Malina;Hakan Olcay;Matthew N. Pearlson

  • Quantifying variability in life cycle greenhouse gas inventories of alternative middle distillate transportation fuels.

    Russell William Stratton;Hsin Min Wong;James I. Hileman

  • The costs of production of alternative jet fuel: A harmonized stochastic assessment

    Seamus J. Bann;Robert Malina;Robert Malina;Mark D. Staples;Pooja Suresh

  • Aviation Noise Impacts: State of the Science

    Mathias Basner;Charlotte Clark;Anna Hansell;James I Hileman

  • Turbulence Structures and the Acoustic Far Field of a Mach 1.3 Jet

    James Hileman;Mo Samimy

  • N+3 Aircraft Concept Designs and Trade Studies. Volume 1

    E. M. Greitzer;P. A. Bonnefoy;E. DelaRosaBlanco;C. S. Dorbian

  • Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization of the Silent Aircraft

    Adam Diedrich;James Hileman;David Tan;Karen Willcox

  • Comparison of Noise Mechanisms in High and Low Reynolds Number High-Speed Jets

    J. Kastner;Mo Samimy;James Hileman;Jonathan B. Freund

  • N+3 Aircraft Concept Designs and Trade Studies

    E. M. Greitzer;P. A. Bonnefoy;E. DelaRosaBlanco;C. S. Dorbian

  • Techno-economic and environmental evaluation of producing chemicals and drop-in aviation biofuels via aqueous phase processing

    Hakan Olcay;Hakan Olcay;Robert Malina;Robert Malina;Aniruddha A. Upadhye;James I. Hileman

Frequent Co-Authors

Mo Samimy
Mo Samimy The Ohio State University
Robert M. Malina
Robert M. Malina The University of Texas at Austin
Igor V. Adamovich
Igor V. Adamovich The Ohio State University
Michael Wang
Michael Wang Argonne National Laboratory
George W. Huber
George W. Huber University of Wisconsin–Madison
Karen Willcox
Karen Willcox The University of Texas at Austin
Michael P. Wolcott
Michael P. Wolcott Washington State University

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