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D-Index
67
Citations
21546
World Ranking
457
National Ranking
213

John K. Eaton 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 K. Eaton sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 396 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John K. Eaton 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 K. Eaton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 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

  • Preferential concentration of particles by turbulence

    Kyle D. Squires;John K. Eaton

  • Preferential concentration of particles by turbulence

    J.K. Eaton;J.R. Fessler

  • A Review of Research on Subsonic Turbulent Flow Reattachment

    J. K. Eaton;J. P. Johnston

  • Reynolds-number scaling of the flat-plate turbulent boundary layer

    David B. De Graaff;John K. Eaton

  • Particle response and turbulence modification in isotropic turbulence

    Kyle D. Squires;John K. Eaton

  • Particle response and turbulence modification in fully developed channel flow

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

  • Preferential concentration of heavy particles in a turbulent channel flow

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

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

    J. C. Vogel;J. K. Eaton

  • Structure of a particle-laden round jet

    Ellen K. Longmire;John K. Eaton

  • Measurements of particle dispersion obtained from direct numerical simulations of isotropic turbulence

    Kyle D. Squires;John K. Eaton

  • On the preferential concentration of solid particles in turbulent channel flow

    Damian W. I. Rouson;John K. Eaton

  • Turbulence modification by particles in a backward-facing step flow

    John R. Fessler;John K. Eaton

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

    Wayne R. Pauley;John K. Eaton

  • 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

  • Experimental Investigation of Flow Through an Asymmetric Plane Diffuser

    Carl U. Buice;John K. Eaton

  • Fully resolved simulations of particle-turbulence interaction

    Tristan M. Burton;John K. Eaton

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

    John K. Eaton

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

    P. A. Eibeck;J. K. Eaton

  • Low Frequency Unsteadyness of a Reattaching Turbulent Shear Layer

    John K. Eaton;James P. Johnston

Frequent Co-Authors

Filippo Coletti
Filippo Coletti University of Minnesota
Kenneth E. Goodson
Kenneth E. Goodson Stanford University
Ryan B. Wicker
Ryan B. Wicker The University of Texas at El Paso
Gianluca Iaccarino
Gianluca Iaccarino Stanford University
Juan G. Santiago
Juan G. Santiago Stanford University
Kyle D. Squires
Kyle D. Squires Arizona State University
Fritz B. Prinz
Fritz B. Prinz Stanford University
Suk Won Cha
Suk Won Cha Seoul National University
Alison L. Marsden
Alison L. Marsden Stanford University
Rebecca Fahrig
Rebecca Fahrig Siemens Healthcare (United States)

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