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D-Index
51
Citations
13969
World Ranking
1091
National Ranking
444

James J. Riley 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 J. Riley sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 220 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James J. Riley 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 J. Riley 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: 51 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions in analysis, modeling, and computations of transitioning and turbulent phenomena.
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1988 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the direct numerical simulation of turbulent flows, including geophysical flows and flows with chemical reactions

Overview

James J. Riley is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with notable contributions to Oceanography, Computational Mechanics, Atmospheric Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research topics focus on:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Geological formations and processes

Significant recent publications include:

  • "Energetics of Seamount Wakes. Part I: Energy Exchange," 2020, Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • "Three-dimensional electroconvective vortices in cross flow," 2020, Physical Review E
  • "Energetics of Seamount Wakes. Part II: Wave Fluxes," 2020, Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • "On the role of seamounts in upwelling deep-ocean waters through turbulent mixing," 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Effect of viscous-convective subrange on passive scalar statistics at high Reynolds number," 2022, Physical Review Fluids

Frequently collaborating co-authors of James J. Riley include:

  • Stephen M. de Bruyn Kops
  • B. Perfect
  • Nirnimesh Kumar
  • Miles M. P. Couchman
  • B Blakeley

Publications have appeared regularly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • Journal of Turbulence
  • Physical Review E

James J. Riley has been recognized by several scientific organizations and bodies. Awards include:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2017
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2014, for contributions in analysis, modeling, and computations of transitioning and turbulent phenomena
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2004
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1988, for contributions to the direct numerical simulation of turbulent flows, including geophysical flows and flows with chemical reactions

Best Publications

  • Equation of motion for a small rigid sphere in a nonuniform flow

    Martin R. Maxey;James J. Riley

  • Available potential energy and mixing in density-stratified fluids

    Kraig B. Winters;Peter N. Lombard;James J. Riley;Eric A. D'Asaro

  • A subgrid model for equilibrium chemistry in turbulent flows

    Andrew W. Cook;James J. Riley

  • Secondary instability of a temporally growing mixing layer

    Ralph W. Metcalfe;Steven A. Orszag;Marc E. Brachet;Suresh Menon

  • Fluid Motions in the Presence of Strong Stable Stratification

    James J. Riley;Marie Pascale Lelong

  • Mixing Efficiency in the Ocean

    M.C. Gregg;E.A. D'Asaro;J.J. Riley;E. Kunze

  • Direct numerical simulations of a reacting mixing layer with chemical heat release

    P. A. Mcmurtry;W.-H. Jou;J. J. Riley;R. W. Metcalfe

  • Direct numerical simulations of homogeneous turbulence in density‐stratified fluids

    James J. Riley;Ralph W. Metcalfe;Michael A. Weissman

  • On the growth of turbulent regions in laminar boundary layers

    M. Gad-El-hak;J. J. Riley;R. F. Blackwelder

  • Dynamics of turbulence strongly influenced by buoyancy

    James J. Riley;Stephen M. deBruynKops

  • Effects of heat release on the large-scale structure in turbulent mixing layers

    P. A. Mcmurtry;J. J. Riley;R. W. Metcalfe

  • DIFFUSION EXPERIMENTS WITH NUMERICALLY INTEGRATED ISOTROPIC TURBULENCE.

    James J. Riley;G. S. Patterson

  • Subgrid-scale modeling for turbulent reacting flows

    Andrew W. Cook;James J. Riley

  • On the interaction of compliant coatings with boundary-layer flows

    Mohamed Gad-El-Hak;Ron F. Blackwelder;James J. Riley

  • A laminar flamelet approach to subgrid-scale chemistry in turbulent flows

    Andrew W. Cook;James J. Riley;George Kosály

  • Stratified Turbulence: A Possible Interpretation of Some Geophysical Turbulence Measurements

    James J. Riley;Erik Lindborg

  • Direct numerical simulations of chemically reacting turbulent mixing layers

    James J. Riley;Ralph W. Metcalfe;Steven A. Orszag

  • Internal wave—vortical mode interactions in strongly stratified flows

    M. Pascale Lelong;James J. Riley

  • Direct Numerical Simulation of a Turbulent Reactive Plume on a Parallel Computer

    Andrew W. Cook;James J. Riley

  • Direct numerical simulation of laboratory experiments in isotropic turbulence

    S. M. de Bruyn Kops;J. J. Riley

Frequent Co-Authors

Santosh Devasia
Santosh Devasia University of Washington
Mohamed Gad-el-Hak
Mohamed Gad-el-Hak Virginia Commonwealth University
Dominique Laurence
Dominique Laurence University of Manchester
Peter J. Schmid
Peter J. Schmid King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Eric A. D'Asaro
Eric A. D'Asaro University of Washington
Bruce A. Finlayson
Bruce A. Finlayson University of Washington
Woon-Hong Yeo
Woon-Hong Yeo Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael C. Gregg
Michael C. Gregg University of Washington
Eric Kunze
Eric Kunze University of Washington
Clement E. Furlong
Clement E. Furlong University of Washington

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