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John H. Lienhard

John H. Lienhard

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
81
Citations
25750
World Ranking
193
National Ranking
93

John H. Lienhard 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 H. Lienhard sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 340 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John H. Lienhard 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 H. Lienhard sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For creating the awareness of engineering in the development of cultures and civilizations, and for the development of basic burnout theories in boiling and condensation.
  • 2000 - Edwin F. Church Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2000 - ASME Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1989 - Ralph Coats Roe Medal
  • 1980 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1979 - Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1977 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

John H. Lienhard is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has made significant contributions in the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science. Their research encompasses various subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their primary research topics cover a range of membrane separation and ion separation technologies, extraction and separation processes, solar-powered water purification methods, nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, advancements in battery materials, and fuel cells and related materials.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with John H. Lienhard include Danyal Rehman, Zi Hao Foo, Akshay Deshmukh, Yvana D. Ahdab, and Aaron D. Wilson.

The scientist regularly publishes in key venues such as:

  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Desalination
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Environmental Science & Technology

Recent papers authored include:

  • Ultrahigh-efficiency desalination via a thermally-localized multistage solar still, 2020, Energy & Environmental Science
  • Novel Positively Charged Metal-Coordinated Nanofiltration Membrane for Lithium Recovery, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Lithium Concentration from Salt-Lake Brine by Donnan-Enhanced Nanofiltration, 2023, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Metals Recovery from Seawater Desalination Brines: Technologies, Opportunities, and Challenges, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Caustic Soda Production, Energy Efficiency, and Electrolyzers, 2021, ACS Energy Letters

John H. Lienhard's work has been recognized with multiple awards and honors, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1989 and 2018
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2003, for contributions to engineering's role in culture development and burnout theories in boiling and condensation
  • Edwin F. Church Medal from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2000
  • ASME Medal from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2000
  • Ralph Coats Roe Medal, 1989
  • Heat Transfer Memorial Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1980
  • Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1979
  • Fellow of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1977

Best Publications

  • Heat transfer across a two-fluid-layer region

    J. H. Lienhard;I. Catton

  • A heat transfer textbook

    John H. Lienhard

  • Thermophysical properties of seawater: a review of existing correlations and data

    Mostafa H. Sharqawy;John H. Lienhard;Syed M. Zubair

  • A review of polymeric membranes and processes for potable water reuse

    David M. Warsinger;David M. Warsinger;Sudip Chakraborty;Sudip Chakraborty;Emily W. Tow;Megan H. Plumlee

  • Energy requirements for water production, treatment, end use, reclamation, and disposal

    A.K. Plappally;J.H. Lienhard

  • Wetting phenomena in membrane distillation: Mechanisms, reversal, and prevention

    Mohammad Rezaei;David M. Warsinger;John H. Lienhard;Mikel C. Duke

  • Thermophysical properties of seawater: A review and new correlations that include pressure dependence

    Kishor G. Nayar;Mostafa H. Sharqawy;Leonardo D. Banchik;John H. Lienhard

  • The potential of solar-driven humidification–dehumidification desalination for small-scale decentralized water production

    G. Prakash Narayan;Mostafa H. Sharqawy;Edward K. Summers;John H. Lienhard

  • Ultrahigh-efficiency desalination via a thermally-localized multistage solar still

    Zhenyuan Xu;Zhenyuan Xu;Lenan Zhang;Lin Zhao;Bangjun Li

  • Hydrodynamic Prediction of Peak Pool-boiling Heat Fluxes from Finite Bodies

    J. H. Lienhard;V. K. Dhir

  • Thermodynamic analysis of humidification dehumidification desalination cycles

    G. Prakash Narayan;Mostafa H. Sharqawy;John H. Lienhard;Syed M. Zubair

  • Quantifying the potential of ultra-permeable membranes for water desalination

    David Cohen-Tanugi;Ronan K. McGovern;Shreya H. Dave;John H. Lienhard

  • Convective Heat Transfer by Impingement of Circular Liquid Jets

    X. Liu;J. H. V. Lienhard;J. S. Lombara

  • Entropy Generation Analysis of Desalination Technologies

    Karan Hemant Mistry;Ronan Killian McGovern;Gregory P. Thiel;Edward K. Summers

  • Energy efficiency comparison of single-stage membrane distillation (MD) desalination cycles in different configurations

    Edward K. Summers;Hassan A. Arafat;John H. Lienhard

  • Energy consumption in desalinating produced water from shale oil and gas extraction

    Gregory P. Thiel;Emily W. Tow;Leonardo D. Banchik;Hyung Won Chung

  • Energy efficiency of batch and semi-batch (CCRO) reverse osmosis desalination.

    David M. Warsinger;Emily W. Tow;Kishor G. Nayar;Laith A. Maswadeh

  • Boiling and Evaporation in Small Diameter Channels

    Arthur E. Bergles;John H. Lienhard;Gail E. Kendall;Peter Griffith

  • The decay of turbulence in thermally stratified flow

    J. H. Lienhard;C. W. Van Atta

  • Correlation of Pressure Undershoot During Hot-Water Depressurization

    Md. Alamgir;J. H. Lienhard

  • Effect of temperature on ion transport in nanofiltration membranes: Diffusion, convection and electromigration

    Yagnaseni Roy;David M. Warsinger;John H. Lienhard

  • Peak Pool Boiling Heat-Flux Measurements on Finite Horizontal Flat Plates

    J. H. Lienhard;V. K. Dhir;D. M. Riherd

  • Second law analysis of reverse osmosis desalination plants: An alternative design using pressure retarded osmosis

    Mostafa H. Sharqawy;Syed M. Zubair;John H. Lienhard

  • Lithium Recovery from Oil and Gas Produced Water: A Need for a Growing Energy Industry

    Amit Kumar;Hiroki Fukuda;T. Alan Hatton;John H. Lienhard

Frequent Co-Authors

Syed M. Zubair
Syed M. Zubair King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Hassan A. Arafat
Hassan A. Arafat Khalifa University
Uwe Schröder
Uwe Schröder University of Greifswald
Alexander Mitsos
Alexander Mitsos RWTH Aachen University
Shane A. Snyder
Shane A. Snyder Georgia Institute of Technology

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