2026 John K. Eaton: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	67	456	413	212	179	396	21546

Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

John K. Eaton is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Medicine, with a strong focus on subfields including Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their work touches several main topics, notably:

Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
Liver Diseases and Immunity
Aeolian processes and effects
Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

Frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated include:

Christopher J. Elkins (15 co-authored works)
Andrew Banko (11 co-authored works)
Doff B. McElhinney (6 co-authored works)
Alison L. Marsden (6 co-authored works)
Davis W. Hoffman (5 co-authored works)

Published extensively, John K. Eaton has contributed papers to several consistent publication venues, including:

Journal of Hepatology (7 publications)
Experiments in Fluids (5 publications)
International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow (3 publications)
Journal of Heat Transfer (3 publications)
arXiv (Cornell University) (3 publications)

Recent representative papers demonstrate a focus on fluid mechanics, turbulence, and multiphase flows. These include:

"Turbulent scalar flux in inclined jets in crossflow: counter gradient transport and deep learning modelling," 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
"A benchmark for particle-laden turbulent duct flow: A joint computational and experimental study," 2020, International Journal of Multiphase Flow
"Temperature statistics in a radiatively heated particle-laden turbulent square duct flow," 2020, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
"On the generality of tensor basis neural networks for turbulent scalar flux modeling," 2021, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
"The 2019 MRV challenge: turbulent flow through a U-bend," 2020, Experiments in Fluids

John K. Eaton was recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.

Best Publications

Turbulent Dispersed Multiphase Flow

S. Balachandar;John K. Eaton

1991
Citations
Preferential concentration of particles by turbulence

Kyle D. Squires;John K. Eaton

1174
Citations
Preferential concentration of particles by turbulence

J.K. Eaton;J.R. Fessler

1136
Citations
A Review of Research on Subsonic Turbulent Flow Reattachment

J. K. Eaton;J. P. Johnston

1038
Citations
Reynolds-number scaling of the flat-plate turbulent boundary layer

David B. De Graaff;John K. Eaton

952
Citations
Particle response and turbulence modification in isotropic turbulence

Kyle D. Squires;John K. Eaton

875
Citations
Particle response and turbulence modification in fully developed channel flow

J. D. Kulick;J. R. Fessler;J. K. Eaton

850
Citations
Preferential concentration of heavy particles in a turbulent channel flow

John R. Fessler;Jonathan D. Kulick;John K. Eaton

633
Citations
Combined Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamic Measurements Downstream of a Backward-Facing Step

J. C. Vogel;J. K. Eaton

629
Citations
Structure of a particle-laden round jet

Ellen K. Longmire;John K. Eaton

485
Citations
Measurements of particle dispersion obtained from direct numerical simulations of isotropic turbulence

Kyle D. Squires;John K. Eaton

391
Citations
On the preferential concentration of solid particles in turbulent channel flow

Damian W. I. Rouson;John K. Eaton

354
Citations
Turbulence modification by particles in a backward-facing step flow

John R. Fessler;John K. Eaton

300
Citations
Experimental study of the development of longitudinal vortex pairs embedded in a turbulent boundary layer

Wayne R. Pauley;John K. Eaton

298
Citations
Thermal conductivity measurement and sedimentation detection of aluminum oxide nanofluids by using the 3ω method

Dong Wook Oh;Ankur Jain;John K. Eaton;Kenneth E. Goodson

297
Citations
Experimental Investigation of Flow Through an Asymmetric Plane Diffuser

Carl U. Buice;John K. Eaton

274
Citations
Fully resolved simulations of particle-turbulence interaction

Tristan M. Burton;John K. Eaton

249
Citations
Two-way coupled turbulence simulations of gas-particle flows using point-particle tracking

John K. Eaton

246
Citations
Heat Transfer Effects of a Longitudinal Vortex Embedded in a Turbulent Boundary Layer

P. A. Eibeck;J. K. Eaton

230
Citations
Low Frequency Unsteadyness of a Reattaching Turbulent Shear Layer

John K. Eaton;James P. Johnston

216
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth E. Goodson Stanford University

Ryan B. Wicker The University of Texas at El Paso

Gianluca Iaccarino Stanford University

Juan G. Santiago Stanford University

Kyle D. Squires Arizona State University

Fritz B. Prinz Stanford University

Suk Won Cha Seoul National University

Rebecca Fahrig Siemens Healthcare (United States)

Alison L. Marsden Stanford University

Paul A. Durbin Iowa State University

External Links

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