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John H. Lienhard

John H. Lienhard

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 81 193 175 93 78 340 25750

John H. Lienhard publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John H. Lienhard between 1964 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John H. Lienhard published across 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2017. 24 of the 405 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1964 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2017. 1964: 1 publication 1965: 2 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 10 publications
1964 2025

405 publications in total across all disciplines

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John H. Lienhard: publications per year, 1964 to 2025
Year Publications
1964 1
1965 2
1966 0
1967 1
1968 1
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 2
1985 0
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 2
1991 1
1992 2
1993 5
1994 3
1995 1
1996 2
1997 3
1998 7
1999 2
2000 9
2001 4
2002 2
2003 9
2004 4
2005 0
2006 1
2007 1
2008 1
2009 2
2010 14
2011 18
2012 27
2013 29
2014 24
2015 22
2016 29
2017 31
2018 31
2019 30
2020 13
2021 15
2022 15
2023 7
2024 14
2025 10
Total 405
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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.

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, 337–346 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: 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.

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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
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 58 340
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 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.

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, 81 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: 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.

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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
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 81
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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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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