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D-Index
75
Citations
22693
World Ranking
286
National Ranking
142

John F. Brady 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 F. Brady sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 203 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John F. Brady 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 F. Brady 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: 75 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2012 - Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For work in elucidating the basic mechanics of and developing methods for the simulation of multiphase flows.

Overview

John F. Brady is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in physics, engineering, and materials science. Their body of work encompasses subfields such as condensed matter physics, materials chemistry, statistical and nonlinear physics, biomedical engineering, and computational mechanics.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics including micro and nano robotics, advanced thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, material dynamics and properties, Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, microfluidic and bio-sensing technologies, particle dynamics in fluid flows, and Lattice Boltzmann simulation studies.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Microscopic origins of the swim pressure and the anomalous surface tension of active matter", 2020, Physical Review E
  • "Mechanical theory of nonequilibrium coexistence and motility-induced phase separation", 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Upstream swimming and Taylor dispersion of active Brownian particles", 2020, Physical Review Fluids
  • "A hydrodynamic model for discontinuous shear-thickening in dense suspensions", 2020, Journal of Rheology
  • "AI-aided geometric design of anti-infection catheters", 2024, Science Advances

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Soft Matter
  • Physical Review E
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics

Collaborators who have appeared most often alongside this scientist are:

  • Zhiwei Peng
  • Ahmad K. Omar
  • Tingtao Zhou
  • Stewart A. Mallory
  • Gwynn J. Elfring

John F. Brady's recognized distinctions include membership in prestigious organizations and awards such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2014)
  • Fluid Dynamics Prize from the American Physical Society (2012)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1999), recognized for work elucidating the mechanics of multiphase flows and developing simulation methods

Best Publications

  • Shear thickening in colloidal dispersions

    Norman J. Wagner;John F. Brady

  • Pressure-driven flow of suspensions : simulation and theory

    Prabhu R. Nott;John F. Brady

  • The rheology of concentrated suspensions of spheres in simple shear flow by numerical simulation

    John F. Brady;Georges Bossis

  • Dynamic simulation of hydrodynamically interacting particles

    L. Durlofsky;J. F. Brady;G. Bossis

  • Dispersion in fixed beds

    Donald L. Koch;John F. Brady

  • The rheology of Brownian suspensions

    G. Bossis;J. F. Brady

  • The rheological behavior of concentrated colloidal dispersions

    John F. Brady

  • Structure, diffusion and rheology of Brownian suspensions by Stokesian Dynamics simulation

    David R. Foss;John F. Brady

  • Accelerated Stokesian Dynamics simulations

    Asimina Sierou;John F. Brady

  • Microstructure of strongly sheared suspensions and its impact on rheology and diffusion

    John F. Brady;Jeffrey F. Morris

  • Analysis of the Brinkman equation as a model for flow in porous media

    L. Durlofsky;J. F. Brady

  • Swim pressure: stress generation in active matter.

    S. C. Takatori;W. Yan;J. F. Brady

  • Dynamic simulation of sheared suspensions. I. General method

    Georges Bossis;John F. Brady

  • Chaos and threshold for irreversibility in sheared suspensions

    D. J. Pine;D. J. Pine;Jerry P. Gollub;Jerry P. Gollub;J. F. Brady;A. M. Leshansky

  • Stokesian Dynamics simulation of Brownian suspensions

    Thanh N. Phung;John F. Brady;Georges Bossis

  • Rheology and microstructure in concentrated noncolloidal suspensions

    A. Sierou;J. F. Brady

  • Dynamic simulation of hydrodynamically interacting suspensions

    John F. Brady;Ronald J. Phillips;Julia C. Lester;Georges Bossis

  • Dynamic simulation of an electrorheological fluid

    R. T. Bonnecaze;J. F. Brady

  • Yield stresses in electrorheological fluids

    R. T. Bonnecaze;J. F. Brady

  • Accelerated Stokesian dynamics: Brownian motion

    Adolfo J. Banchio;John F. Brady

Frequent Co-Authors

Georges Bossis
Georges Bossis Université Côte d'Azur
Donald L. Koch
Donald L. Koch Cornell University
Jeffrey F. Morris
Jeffrey F. Morris City College of New York
Louis J. Durlofsky
Louis J. Durlofsky Stanford University
Roger T. Bonnecaze
Roger T. Bonnecaze The University of Texas at Austin
Zhen-Gang Wang
Zhen-Gang Wang California Institute of Technology
Andreas Acrivos
Andreas Acrivos City University of New York
Jerry P. Gollub
Jerry P. Gollub Haverford College
David J. Pine
David J. Pine New York University
Stefan U. Egelhaaf
Stefan U. Egelhaaf Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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