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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
31
Citations
4680
World Ranking
3273
National Ranking
1110

Joseph C. Oefelein 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 C. Oefelein sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 147 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joseph C. Oefelein 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 C. Oefelein sits on this spectrum.

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: 31 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for pioneering research on large scale multiphysics simulations of supercritical fluid phenomena and combustion
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Best Publications

  • Large-eddy simulation of swirling particle-laden flows in a coaxial-jet combustor

    S.V. Apte;K. Mahesh;P. Moin;J.C. Oefelein

  • Comprehensive review of liquid-propellant combustion instabilities in f-1 engines

    Joseph C. Oefelein;Vigor Yang

  • Modeling High-Pressure Mixing and Combustion Processes in Liquid Rocket Engines

    Joseph C. Oefelein;Vigor Yang

  • Microscopic investigation of the atomization and mixing processes of diesel sprays injected into high pressure and temperature environments

    J. Manin;M. Bardi;L.M. Pickett;R.N. Dahms

  • MIXING AND COMBUSTION OF CRYOGENIC OXYGEN-HYDROGEN SHEAR-COAXIAL JET FLAMES AT SUPERCRITICAL PRESSURE

    Joseph C. Oefelein

  • On the transition between two-phase and single-phase interface dynamics in multicomponent fluids at supercritical pressures

    Rainer N. Dahms;Joseph C. Oefelein

  • Thermophysical characteristics of shear-coaxial LOX–H2 flames at supercritical pressure

    Joseph C. Oefelein

  • Large eddy simulation of turbulent combustion processes in propulsion and power systems

    Joseph C. Oefelein

  • Understanding high-pressure gas-liquid interface phenomena in Diesel engines

    Rainer N. Dahms;Julien Manin;Lyle M. Pickett;Joseph C. Oefelein

  • Validation of High-Fidelity CFD Simulations for Rocket Injector Design

    P. Kevin Tucker;Suresh Menon;Charles L. Merkle;Joseph C. Oefelein

  • Analysis of high-pressure Diesel fuel injection processes using LES with real-fluid thermodynamics and transport

    Guilhem Lacaze;Antony Misdariis;Anthony Ruiz;Joseph C. Oefelein

  • A non-premixed combustion model based on flame structure analysis at supercritical pressures

    Guilhem Lacaze;Joseph C. Oefelein

  • Non-equilibrium gas–liquid interface dynamics in high-pressure liquid injection systems

    Rainer N. Dahms;Joseph C. Oefelein

  • Liquid jet breakup regimes at supercritical pressures

    Rainer N. Dahms;Joseph C. Oefelein

  • Error analysis of large-eddy simulation of the turbulent non-premixed sydney bluff-body flame

    A.M. Kempf;Bernardus J. Geurts;Bernardus J. Geurts;J.C. Oefelein

  • Numerical Benchmark for High-Reynolds-Number Supercritical Flows with Large Density Gradients

    Anthony M. Ruiz;Guilhem Lacaze;Joseph C. Oefelein;Raphaël Mari

  • Large eddy simulation of swirling particle-laden flow in a model axisymmetric combustor

    Joseph C. Oefelein;Vaidyanathan Sankaran;Tomasz G. Drozda

  • Detailed Modeling and Simulation of High-Pressure Fuel Injection Processes in Diesel Engines

    Joseph Charles Oefelein;Rainer Norbert Uwe Dahms;Guilhem Lacaze

  • Toward Validation of Large Eddy Simulation for Turbulent Combustion

    Joseph C. Oefelein;Robert W. Schefer;Robert S. Barlow

  • Idealized gas turbine combustor for performance research and validation of large eddy simulations.

    Timothy C. Williams;Robert W. Schefer;Joseph C. Oefelein;Christopher R. Shaddix

Frequent Co-Authors

Habib N. Najm
Habib N. Najm Sandia National Laboratories
Vigor Yang
Vigor Yang Georgia Institute of Technology
Lyle M. Pickett
Lyle M. Pickett Sandia National Laboratories
Julien Manin
Julien Manin Sandia National Laboratories
Robert W. Schefer
Robert W. Schefer Sandia National Laboratories
James C. McDaniel
James C. McDaniel University of Virginia
Roger Ghanem
Roger Ghanem University of Southern California
Robert S. Barlow
Robert S. Barlow Sandia National Laboratories
Mark P. B. Musculus
Mark P. B. Musculus Sandia National Laboratories
Christian Soize
Christian Soize Université Gustave Eiffel

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