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2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
85
Citations
26585
World Ranking
151
National Ranking
75

Je-Chin Han 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 Je-Chin Han sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 411 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Je-Chin Han 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 Je-Chin Han 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: 85 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Max Jakob Memorial Award
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Je-Chin Han is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States and specializes in the field of Engineering with a primary focus on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Aerospace Engineering. Their research spans 68 publications, which include 29 in Mechanical Engineering, 25 in Computational Mechanics, and 14 in Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics of Je-Chin Han's work cover a range of heat transfer and fluid dynamics phenomena. These include:

  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
  • Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Their frequent publication venues reflect a consistent focus on thermodynamics and turbomachinery. Key venues include:

  • Journal of Turbomachinery
  • Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications
  • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer
  • ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Notable recent papers authored by or involving Je-Chin Han include:

  • Heat Transfer in a Rotating, Two-Pass, Variable Aspect Ratio Cooling Channel With Profiled V-Shaped Ribs (2021) - Journal of Turbomachinery
  • Transonic Turbine Vane Endwall Film Cooling Using the Pressure-Sensitive Paint Measurement Technique (2020) - Journal of Turbomachinery
  • Upstream Film Cooling on the Contoured Endwall of a Transonic Turbine Vane in an Annular Cascade (2021) - Journal of Turbomachinery
  • Effect of 45-deg Rib Orientations on Heat Transfer in a Rotating Two-Pass Channel With Aspect Ratio from 4:1 to 2:1 (2020) - Journal of Turbomachinery
  • Heat Transfer in a Rotating, Blade-Shaped, Two-Pass Cooling Channel With a Variable Aspect Ratio (2021) - Journal of Turbomachinery

In collaboration, Je-Chin Han has frequently co-authored work with other researchers including:

  • Lesley M. Wright
  • I-Lun Chen
  • İzzet Şahin
  • Robert Krewinkel
  • Izhar Ullah

Je-Chin Han has received professional recognition such as the Max Jakob Memorial Award in 2016 and was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1991.

Best Publications

  • Gas Turbine Heat Transfer and Cooling Technology

    Je-Chin Han;Sandip Dutta;Srinath Ekkad

  • Developing heat transfer in rectangular channels with rib turbulators

    J.C. Han;J.S. Park

  • An investigation of heat transfer and friction for rib-roughened surfaces

    J.C. Han;L.R. Glicksman;W.M. Rohsenow

  • Augmented Heat Transfer in Square Channels With Parallel, Crossed, and V-Shaped Angled Ribs

    J. C. Han;Y. M. Zhang;C. P. Lee

  • Heat Transfer and Friction in Channels With Two Opposite Rib-Roughened Walls

    J. C. Han

  • Heat transfer and friction characteristics in rectangular channels with rib turbulators

    J. C. Han

  • Heat transfer enhancement in channels with turbulence promoters

    J. C. Han;J. S. Park;C. K. Lei

  • High performance heat transfer ducts with parallel broken and V-shaped broken ribs

    J.C. Han;Y.M. Zhang

  • Detailed heat transfer distributions in two-pass square channels with rib turbulators

    Srinath V. Ekkad;Je-Chin Han

  • Heat transfer performance comparisons of five different rectangular channels with parallel angled ribs

    J.S. Park;J.C. Han;Y. Huang;S. Ou

  • TURBINE BLADE FILM COOLING USING PSP TECHNIQUE

    Je-Chin Han;Akhilesh P. Rallabandi

  • Augmented heat transfer in rectangular channels of narrow aspect ratios with rib turbulators

    J.C. Han;S. Ou;J.S. Park;C.K. Lei

  • A transient liquid crystal thermography technique for gas turbine heat transfer measurements

    Srinath V Ekkad;Je-Chin Han

  • Recent Studies in Turbine Blade Cooling

    Je-Chin Han

  • Heat transfer and friction behaviors in rectangular channels with varying number of ribbed walls

    P.R. Chandra;C.R. Alexander;J.C. Han

  • Thermal Performance of Angled, V-Shaped, and W-Shaped Rib Turbulators in Rotating Rectangular Cooling Channels (AR=4:1)

    Lesley M. Wright;Wen-Lung Fu;Je-Chin Han

  • Fundamental Gas Turbine Heat Transfer

    Je-Chin Han

  • Detailed heat transfer distributions under an array of orthogonal impinging jets

    Yizhe Huang;Srinath V. Ekkad;Je-Chin Han

  • Heat Transfer and Pressure Distributions on a Gas Turbine Blade Tip

    Gm. S. Azad;Je-Chin Han;Shuye Teng;Robert J. Boyle

  • Local heat/mass transfer distributions around sharp 180 deg turns in two-pass smooth and rib-roughened channels

    J. C. Han;P. R. Chandra;S. C. Lau

Frequent Co-Authors

Srinath V. Ekkad
Srinath V. Ekkad North Carolina State University
Ching-Pang Lee
Ching-Pang Lee Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Ronald Scott Bunker
Ronald Scott Bunker General Electric (United States)
Liqiu Wang
Liqiu Wang University of Hong Kong
Oronzio Manca
Oronzio Manca University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Yogesh Jaluria
Yogesh Jaluria Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Tianshou Zhao
Tianshou Zhao Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Wen-Quan Tao
Wen-Quan Tao Xi'an Jiaotong University
Wilson K. S. Chiu
Wilson K. S. Chiu University of Connecticut

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