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Joseph A. Schetz

Joseph A. Schetz

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 47 1358 1253 542 469 459 8740

Joseph A. Schetz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joseph A. Schetz between 1962 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joseph A. Schetz published across 64 years, from 1962 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 1975. 5 of the 468 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 1975. 1962: 3 publications 1963: 2 publications 1964: 2 publications 1965: 3 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 6 publications 1968: 7 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 6 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 26 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 6 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 7 publications 1980: 11 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 11 publications 1984: 10 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1962 2025

468 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joseph A. Schetz: publications per year, 1962 to 2025
Year Publications
1962 3
1963 2
1964 2
1965 3
1966 3
1967 6
1968 7
1969 3
1970 2
1971 2
1972 4
1973 6
1974 4
1975 26
1976 3
1977 6
1978 4
1979 7
1980 11
1981 4
1982 7
1983 11
1984 10
1985 8
1986 5
1987 5
1988 8
1989 7
1990 9
1991 11
1992 11
1993 5
1994 5
1995 7
1996 14
1997 10
1998 7
1999 6
2000 12
2001 11
2002 7
2003 19
2004 9
2005 8
2006 16
2007 4
2008 7
2009 12
2010 10
2011 21
2012 9
2013 5
2014 11
2015 9
2016 7
2017 8
2018 4
2019 6
2020 5
2021 5
2022 3
2023 1
2024 2
2025 3
Total 468
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Joseph A. Schetz 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 Joseph A. Schetz 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, 457–466 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: 459 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 20 459
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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Joseph A. Schetz 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 Joseph A. Schetz 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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 47
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
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

  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Joseph A. Schetz is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States, focusing primarily on engineering research. Their body of work spans a range of subfields including aerospace engineering, computational mechanics, applied mathematics, environmental engineering, and statistics, probability, and uncertainty.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas related to fluid dynamics and aerospace applications. These include computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamics, gas dynamics and kinetic theory, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, wind and air flow studies, aeroelasticity and vibration control, aerodynamics and fluid dynamics research, and aerospace engineering and energy systems.

Joseph A. Schetz's publication record includes papers presented and published in several notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum
  • Journal of Propulsion and Power
  • Journal of Turbomachinery
  • AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Schetz are:

  • Computational Analysis of Unstart in Variable-Geometry Inlet (2021), Journal of Propulsion and Power
  • Distributed Design Optimization of Large Aspect Ratio Wing Aircraft with Rapid Transonic Flutter Analysis in Linux (2021), AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum
  • Structural and Aeroelastic Design, Analysis, and Experiments of Inflatable Airborne Wings (2021), AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum
  • Analysis, Design, and Experiments of Metal Flat Plate and Foam Airfoil Flutter Test Articles (2021), AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum
  • Wind Tunnel Experiments and Numerical Investigation of the Aerodynamics of an Inflated Wing (2022), AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Schetz include:

  • Rakesh K. Kapania
  • K. Todd Lowe
  • Siddhant Desai
  • Sean W. Powers
  • Jitish Miglani

In addition to journal and conference papers, Joseph A. Schetz has published a book titled Weaponeering: An Introduction in 2020, under the Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology.

Schetz was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1980.

Best Publications

  • Boundary Layer Analysis

    Joseph A. Schetz

  • AERODYNAMICS OF HIGH-SPEED TRAINS

    Joseph A Schetz

  • Penetration of gaseous jets injected into a supersonic stream.

    F. S. Billig;J. A. Schetz

  • Detailed flow physics of the supersonic jet interaction flow field

    Valerio Viti;Reece Neel;Joseph A. Schetz

  • Penetration and Breakup of Liquids in Subsonic Airstreams

    Joseph A. Schetz;Atul Padhye

  • Full Configuration Drag Estimation

    Ohad Gur;William H. Mason;Joseph A. Schetz

  • UNSTEADY NATURAL CONVECTION IN THE VICINITY OF A DOUBLY INFINITE VERTICAL PLATE

    J. A. Schetz;R. Eichhorn

  • Comparison of Physical and Aerodynamic Ramps as Fuel Injectors in Supersonic Flow

    Raymond P. Fuller;Pei-Kuan Wu;Abdollah S. Nejad;Joseph A. Schetz

  • Wave phenomena in liquid jet breakup in a supersonic crossflow

    J. A. Schetz;E. A. Kush;P. B. Joshi

  • Structure of highly underexpanded transverse jets in a supersonic stream.

    P. F. Hawkins;H. Lehman;J. A. Schetz

  • Liquid Jet Injection into a Supersonic Flow

    Edward A. Kush;Joseph A. Schetz

  • Design Optimization of a Truss-Braced-Wing Transonic Transport Aircraft

    Ohad Gur;Manav Bhatia;Joseph A. Schetz;William H. Mason

  • Handbook of Fluid Dynamics and Fluid Machinery

    J. A. Schetz;A. E. Fuhs;Demetri P. Telionis

  • Foundations of Boundary Layer Theory for Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer

    Joseph A. Schetz

  • Mixing studies of helium in air at high supersonic speeds

    E. J. Fuller;R. B. Mays;R. H. Thomas;J. A. Schetz

  • Multidisciplinary design optimization of blended-wing-body transport aircraft with distributed propulsion

    L. Leifsson;L. Leifsson;A. Ko;W.H. Mason;J.A. Schetz

  • Mixing of Transverse Jets and Wall Jets in Supersonic Flow

    J. A. Schetz;R. H. Thomas;F. S. Billig

  • Low angle injection into a supersonic flow

    R. B. Mays;R. H. Thomas;J. A. Schetz

  • Turbulent boundary layer with injection and surface roughness

    Joseph A. Schetz;Brian Nerney

  • Normal, Sonic Helium Injection Through a Wedge-Shaped Orifice into Supersonic Flow

    Matthew J. Barber;Joseph A. Schetz;Larry A. Roe

  • Turbulent Shear Layers in Supersonic Flow

    Joseph A. Schetz

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodney D. W. Bowersox
Rodney D. W. Bowersox Texas A&M University
William H. Mason
William H. Mason Virginia Tech
Raphael T. Haftka
Raphael T. Haftka University of Florida
Dimitri N. Mavris
Dimitri N. Mavris Georgia Institute of Technology
Christopher J. Roy
Christopher J. Roy Virginia Tech
Layne T. Watson
Layne T. Watson Virginia Tech
Robert L. Clark
Robert L. Clark North Carolina State University
Max D. Gunzburger
Max D. Gunzburger Florida State University
Richard O. Claus
Richard O. Claus Virginia Tech
Anjaneyulu Krothapalli
Anjaneyulu Krothapalli Florida State University

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