2026 John Kim: 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	76	260	236	128	108	290	43382

John Kim 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 Kim sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 659+

This scientist: 290 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Kim 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 Kim sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 76 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

2009 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For development of direct numerical simulation and seminal contributions to the understanding of the physics and control of turbulent flows.

Overview

John Kim is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research portfolio spans various areas within engineering and materials science, with a particular focus on biomedical engineering and materials chemistry.

Their prominent recent publications include:

Superhydrophobic drag reduction in high-speed towing tank, 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Modern diagnostic technologies for HIV, 2020, The Lancet HIV
Surfaces Decorated with Enantiomorphically Pure Polymer Nanohelices via Hierarchical Chirality Transfer across Multiple Length Scales, 2021, Advanced Materials
Directed Chiral Self-Assembly of Purely Organic Phosphors for Room-Temperature Circularly Polarized Phosphorescence, 2024, Advanced Optical Materials
Sharing of Strain Between Nanofiber Forests and Liquid Crystals Leads to Programmable Responses to Electric Fields, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials

The main fields of study covered by their work include Engineering with 31 publications and Materials Science with 18 publications.

More specifically, key subfields of their research are:

Biomedical Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Organic Chemistry
Aerospace Engineering

John Kim's research topics involve:

Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications
Biosensors and Analytical Detection

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John Kim include:

Joerg Lahann
Nicholas L. Abbott
Sangchul Roh
Arit Patra
Soumyamouli Pal

The venues where John Kim has regularly published research include:

Angewandte Chemie
Advanced Functional Materials
Physical Review Fluids
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Journal of Fluid Mechanics

John Kim received recognition as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2009 for contributions related to direct numerical simulation and advancements in understanding the physics and control of turbulent flows.

Best Publications

Turbulence statistics in fully developed channel flow at low reynolds number

John Kim;Parviz Moin;Robert D Moser

6742
Citations
Application of a Fractional-Step Method to Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations

J Kim;P Moin

4344
Citations
Effects of Word-of-Mouth and Product-Attribute Information on Persuasion: An Accessibility-Diagnosticity Perspective

Paul M. Herr;Frank R. Kardes;John Kim

3737
Citations
Direct numerical simulation of turbulent channel flow up to Reτ=590

Robert D. Moser;John Kim;Nagi N. Mansour

2938
Citations
Numerical investigation of turbulent channel flow

Parviz Moin;John Kim

1831
Citations
Direct numerical simulation of turbulent flow over a backward-facing step

Hung Le;Parviz Moin;John Kim

1618
Citations
Regeneration mechanisms of near-wall turbulence structures

James M. Hamilton;John Kim;Fabian Waleffe

1267
Citations
Active turbulence control for drag reduction in wall-bounded flows

Haecheon Choi;Parviz Moin;John Kim

1106
Citations
Reynolds-stress and dissipation-rate budgets in a turbulent channel flow

N. N. Mansour;J. Kim;P. Moin

1024
Citations
Direct numerical simulation of turbulent flow over riblets

Haecheon Choi;Parviz Moin;John Kim

1008
Citations
Technology-Driven, Highly-Scalable Dragonfly Topology

John Kim;Wiliam J. Dally;Steve Scott;Dennis Abts

931
Citations
Coherent structures near the wall in a turbulent channel flow

J. Jeong;Fazle Hussain;W. Schoppa;J. Kim

892
Citations
A detailed and flexible cycle-accurate Network-on-Chip simulator

Nan Jiang;Daniel U. Becker;George Michelogiannakis;James Balfour

884
Citations
Flattened Butterfly Topology for On-Chip Networks

John Kim;James Balfour;William Dally

631
Citations
Flattened butterfly: a cost-efficient topology for high-radix networks

John Kim;William J. Dally;Dennis Abts

621
Citations
Investigation of a Reattaching Turbulent Shear Layer: Flow Over a Backward-Facing Step

J. Kim;S. J. Kline;J. P. Johnston

613
Citations
A numerical study of turbulent supersonic isothermal-wall channel flow

Gary N. Coleman;Gary N. Coleman;John Kim;R.D. Moser

561
Citations
Firefly: illuminating future network-on-chip with nanophotonics

Yan Pan;Prabhat Kumar;John Kim;Gokhan Memik

525
Citations
Effects of hydrophobic surface on skin-friction drag

Taegee Min;John Kim

518
Citations
Transport Of Passive Scalars In A Turbulent Channel Flow

John Kim;Parviz Moin

514
Citations
A Linear Systems Approach to Flow Control

John Kim;Thomas R. Bewley

498
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Parviz Moin Stanford University

Jason L. Speyer University of California, Los Angeles

R. A. Antonia University of Newcastle Australia

Xiaolin Zhong University of California, Los Angeles

Haecheon Choi Seoul National University

Jeff D. Eldredge University of California, Los Angeles

Changhoon Lee Yonsei University

Philippe R. Spalart Boeing (United States)

Dan S. Henningson Royal Institute of Technology

Ugo Piomelli Queen's University

External Links

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