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John W. M. Bush

John W. M. Bush

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
52
Citations
12653
World Ranking
1041
National Ranking
426

John W. M. Bush 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 W. M. Bush sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 219 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John W. M. Bush 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 W. M. Bush sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 70th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

John W. M. Bush is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has a publication record spanning multiple fields and topics within physics and engineering. Their research focuses largely on fluid dynamics, quantum mechanics, and computational mechanics, with multiple contributions to both theoretical and experimental studies.

The main fields of study for their work are:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering

The subfields of study include:

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Artificial Intelligence

The scientist's research covers a range of topics in physics and fluid dynamics:

  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions

John W. M. Bush has contributed frequently to the following publication venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Fluids
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Physical review. E

The following are a selection of recent papers authored or coauthored by Bush, presented with their year and publication venue:

  • A new wrinkle on liquid sheets: Turning the mechanism of viscous bubble collapse upside down, 2020, Science
  • Monitoring carbon dioxide to quantify the risk of indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19, 2021, Flow
  • Emergent order in hydrodynamic spin lattices, 2021, Nature
  • A hydrodynamic analog of Friedel oscillations, 2020, Science Advances
  • Beyond Six Feet: A Guideline to Limit Indoor Airborne Transmission of COVID-19, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaborations have involved frequent coauthors including:

  • Valeri Frumkin
  • Matthew Durey
  • Bauyrzhan K. Primkulov
  • Konstantinos Papatryfonos
  • Pedro J. Sáenz

Best Publications

  • Violent expiratory events: on coughing and sneezing

    Lydia Bourouiba;Eline Dehandschoewercker;John W. M. Bush

  • The hydrodynamics of water strider locomotion

    David L. Hu;Brian Chan;John W. M. Bush

  • Walking on Water: Biolocomotion at the Interface

    John W. M. Bush;David L. Hu

  • Surface Tension Transport of Prey by Feeding Shorebirds: The Capillary Ratchet

    Manu Prakash;David Quéré;John W. M. Bush

  • Dynamic topography produced by lower crustal flow against rheological strength heterogeneities bordering the Tibetan Plateau

    Marin K. Clark;John W. M. Bush;Leigh H. Royden

  • Water entry of small hydrophobic spheres

    Jeffrey M. Aristoff;John W. M. Bush

  • Hyperpycnal plume formation from riverine outflows with small sediment concentrations

    Jeffrey D. Parsons;John W. M. Bush;James P. M. Syvitski

  • Pilot-Wave Hydrodynamics

    John W. M. Bush

  • Visualization of sneeze ejecta: steps of fluid fragmentation leading to respiratory droplets

    B. E. Scharfman;A. H. Techet;J. W. M. Bush;L. Bourouiba

  • The water entry of decelerating spheres

    Jeffrey M. Aristoff;Tadd T. Truscott;Alexandra H. Techet;John W. M. Bush

  • Meniscus-climbing insects

    David L. Hu;John W. M. Bush

  • The Integument of Water-walking Arthropods: Form and Function

    John W.M. Bush;David L. Hu;Manu Prakash

  • The influence of surface tension on the circular hydraulic jump

    John W. M. Bush;Jeffrey M. Aristoff

  • Underwater breathing: the mechanics of plastron respiration

    M. R. Flynn;John W. M. Bush

  • On the collision of laminar jets: fluid chains and fishbones

    John W. M. Bush;Alexander E. Hasha

  • Wavelike statistics from pilot-wave dynamics in a circular corral

    Daniel M. Harris;Julien Moukhtar;Emmanuel Fort;Yves Couder

  • The hydrodynamics of water-walking arthropods

    David L. Hu;John W. M. Bush

  • Drops walking on a vibrating bath: towards a hydrodynamic pilot-wave theory

    Jan Moláček;John W. M. Bush

  • Viscous sheet retraction

    Nikos Savva;John W. M. Bush

  • Drops bouncing on a vibrating bath

    Jan Moláček;John W. M. Bush

  • An experimental investigation of the stability of the circular hydraulic jump

    John W. M. Bush;Jeffrey M. Aristoff;A. E. Hosoi

Frequent Co-Authors

Christophe Clanet
Christophe Clanet École Polytechnique
Pedro Reis
Pedro Reis École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Howard A. Stone
Howard A. Stone Princeton University
Yves Couder
Yves Couder Université Paris Cité
Andrew W. Woods
Andrew W. Woods University of Cambridge
Jeremy Bloxham
Jeremy Bloxham Harvard University
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton Arizona State University
Roman Stocker
Roman Stocker ETH Zurich
N. Michele Holbrook
N. Michele Holbrook Harvard University

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