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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 50 1149 79 121 13030

John Blake publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Blake between 1951 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Blake published across 75 years, from 1951 to 2025, averaging 2.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2001. 9 of the 172 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1951 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2001. 1951: 1 publication 1952: 0 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 4 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 6 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 6 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 3 publications
1951 2025

172 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Blake: publications per year, 1951 to 2025
Year Publications
1951 1
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 1
1970 0
1971 4
1972 1
1973 4
1974 4
1975 6
1976 1
1977 1
1978 3
1979 2
1980 2
1981 3
1982 6
1983 4
1984 2
1985 1
1986 6
1987 2
1988 4
1989 2
1990 3
1991 1
1992 0
1993 3
1994 4
1995 2
1996 3
1997 2
1998 4
1999 6
2000 3
2001 11
2002 7
2003 5
2004 4
2005 3
2006 2
2007 9
2008 4
2009 3
2010 4
2011 7
2012 4
2013 2
2014 1
2015 1
2016 0
2017 1
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 2
2023 2
2024 6
2025 3
Total 172
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John Blake 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 John Blake sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 117–126 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 121 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115 121
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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John Blake 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 John Blake sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 50 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64 50
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

John Blake was affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focused on environmental science, with notable contributions in agricultural and biological sciences.

The main fields of study in their work included:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their investigations extended into several subfields such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Soil Science
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

John Blake's research covered a range of topics related to soil and environmental risk management, including:

  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications

Their recent publications demonstrated a focus on soil moisture measurement, drought science, and community-centered environmental risk approaches. Selected recent papers are:

  • COSMOS-UK: national soil moisture and hydrometeorology data for environmental science research (2021), Earth system science data
  • Towards 'Creative Participatory Science': Exploring Future Scenarios Through Specialist Drought Science and Community Storytelling (2021), Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Using Additional Moderator to Control the Footprint of a COSMOS Rover for Soil Moisture Measurement (2021), Water Resources Research
  • Science-Narrative Explorations of "Drought Thresholds" in the Maritime Eden Catchment, Scotland: Implications for Local Drought Risk Management (2021), Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Building local capacity for managing environmental risk: a transferable framework for participatory, place-based, narrative-science knowledge exchange (2022), Sustainability Science

They frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Emily Trill
  • Lindsey McEwen
  • Hollie Cooper
  • Ross Morrison
  • Peter Scarlett

John Blake published multiple works in various scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues for their research were:

  • Earth system science data
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • E3S Web of Conferences
  • Water Resources Research

Best Publications

  • Cavitation Bubbles Near Boundaries

    J. R. Blake;D. C. Gibson

  • A spherical envelope approach to ciliary propulsion

    J. R. Blake

  • A note on the image system for a stokeslet in a no-slip boundary

    J. R. Blake

  • Transient cavities near boundaries. Part 1. Rigid boundary

    J. R. Blake;Bachok Taib;G. Doherty

  • Growth and collapse of a vapour cavity near a free surface

    J. R. Blake;D. C. Gibson

  • The final stage of the collapse of a cavitation bubble close to a rigid boundary

    E. A. Brujan;G. S. Keen;A. Vogel;J. R. Blake

  • Fundamental singularities of viscous flow

    J. R. Blake;A. T. Chwang

  • Mammalian Sperm Motility: Observation and Theory

    E.A. Gaffney;H. Gadêlha;H. Gadêlha;D.J. Smith;D.J. Smith;J.R. Blake

  • Gas bubbles bursting at a free surface

    J. M. Boulton-Stone;J. R. Blake

  • Transient cavities near boundaries Part 2. Free surface

    J. R. Blake;Bachok M. Taib;G. Doherty

  • Mechanics of ciliary locomotion.

    John R. Blake;Michael A. Sleigh

  • Growth and collapse of cavitation bubbles near a curved rigid boundary

    Y. Tomita;P. B. Robinson;R. P. Tong;J. R. Blake

  • Interaction of cavitation bubbles with a free surface

    P. B. Robinson;J. R. Blake;T. Kodama;A. Shima

  • Human sperm accumulation near surfaces: a simulation study

    David Smith;Eamonn Gaffney;John Blake;JC Kirkman-Brown

  • A model for the micro-structure in ciliated organisms

    John Blake

  • Frontiers of chaotic advection

    Hassan Aref;John R. Blake;Marko Budišić;Silvana S.S. Cardoso

  • Bubble interactions near a free surface

    A. Pearson;E. Cox;J.R. Blake;S.R. Otto

  • Modelling mucociliary clearance.

    D.J. Smith;E.A. Gaffney;J.R. Blake

  • The role of ‘splashing’ in the collapse of a laser-generated cavity near a rigid boundary

    R. P. Tong;W. P. Schiffers;S. J. Shaw;J. R. Blake

  • On the movement of mucus in the lung

    John Blake

  • On the movement of slender bodies near plane boundaries at low Reynolds number

    D. F. Katz;J. R. Blake;S. L. Paveri-Fontana

  • Interaction of two cavitation bubbles with a rigid boundary

    J. R. Blake;P. B. Robinson;A. Shima;Y. Tomita

Frequent Co-Authors

Eamonn A. Gaffney
Eamonn A. Gaffney University of Oxford
Andrew J. Szeri
Andrew J. Szeri University of California, Berkeley
Pei Zhong
Pei Zhong Duke University
David J. Mooney
David J. Mooney Harvard University
Pietro Cerone
Pietro Cerone La Trobe University
Igor Mezic
Igor Mezic University of California, Santa Barbara
Robert S. MacKay
Robert S. MacKay University of Warwick
Dean F. Wong
Dean F. Wong Washington University in St. Louis
John Robertson Crawford
John Robertson Crawford University of Aberdeen
Julie D. Henry
Julie D. Henry University of Queensland

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