2026 Joseph C. S. Lai: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	45	1520	1407	58	55	192	8535

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

1520

1407

192

8535

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index

Citations

8535

World Ranking

1520

National Ranking

Overview

Joseph C. S. Lai is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research primarily falls within the field of engineering, with a strong focus on computational mechanics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including:

Computational Mechanics
Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Genetics
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research topics frequently addressed in their work encompass:

Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
Plant and animal studies

Lai has published in various scientific journals, with multiple papers appearing in the following venues:

Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Physics of Fluids
Journal of Fluids and Structures
Scientific Reports
AIAA Journal

Among their recent publications are:

"An immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann method for fluid-structure interaction problems involving viscoelastic fluids and complex geometries" (2020), Journal of Computational Physics
"A numerical study of fish adaption behaviors in complex environments with a deep reinforcement learning and immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann method" (2021), Scientific Reports
"An immersed boundary method for fluid-structure-acoustics interactions involving large deformations and complex geometries" (2020), Journal of Fluids and Structures
"Transition to chaos in a two-sided collapsible channel flow" (2021), Journal of Fluid Mechanics
"Precipitation Kinetics and Morphology of Grain Boundary Carbides in Ni-Base Superalloy Haynes 282" (2020), Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A

Lai has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

John Young
Fang-Bao Tian
Sridhar Ravi
Sebastian Oberst
Qiuxiang Huang

Best Publications

Noise of polyphase electric motors

Jacek F. Gieras;Chong Wang;Joseph Cho Lai

833
Citations
Flapping Wing Aerodynamics: Progress and Challenges

Max F. Platzer;Kevin D. Jones;John Young;Joseph C. S. Lai

640
Citations
Jet characteristics of a plunging airfoil

J. C. S. Lai;M. F. Platzer

461
Citations
A review of progress and challenges in flapping foil power generation

John Young;Joseph C.S. Lai;Max F. Platzer

404
Citations
Brake squeal: a literature review

Antti Papinniemi;Joseph C.S. Lai;Jiye Zhao;Lyndon Loader

361
Citations
Oscillation Frequency and Amplitude Effects on the Wake of a Plunging Airfoil

John Young;Joseph C. S. Lai

328
Citations
Reynolds number, thickness and camber effects on flapping airfoil propulsion

M.A. Ashraf;J. Young;J.C.S. Lai

213
Citations
Comparison of flow characteristics in the near field of two parallel plane jets and an offset plane jet

A. Nasr;J. C. S. Lai

187
Citations
Numerical Analysis of an Oscillating-Wing Wind and Hydropower Generator

M. A. Ashraf;J. Young;J. C. S. Lai;M. F. Platzer

184
Citations
Mechanisms Influencing the Efficiency of Oscillating Airfoil Propulsion

John Young;Joseph C. S. Lai

179
Citations
Statistical analysis of brake squeal noise

S. Oberst;J.C.S. Lai

170
Citations
A turbulent plane offset jet with small offset ratio

A. Nasr;J. C. S. Lai

164
Citations
Termites assess wood size by using vibration signals

Theodore A Evans;Joseph C. S. Lai;Emilie Toledano;Lee Mcdowall

158
Citations
Chaos in brake squeal noise

S. Oberst;J.C.S. Lai

152
Citations
Prediction of natural frequencies of finite length circular cylindrical shells

C. Wang;J.C.S. Lai

143
Citations
Numerical Simulation of Fully Passive Flapping Foil Power Generation

John Young;Muhammad A. Ashraf;Joseph C. S. Lai;Max F. Platzer

129
Citations
Two parallel plane jets: mean flow and effects of acoustic excitation

A. Nasr;J. C. S. Lai

128
Citations
VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF AN INDUCTION MOTOR

C. Wang;J.C.S. Lai

125
Citations
Vortex lock-in phenomenon in the wake of a plunging airfoil

John Young;Joseph C.S. Lai

108
Citations
Nonlinear transient and chaotic interactions in disc brake squeal

S. Oberst;J.C.S. Lai

102
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Fang-Bao Tian University of New South Wales

Max F. Platzer Naval Postgraduate School

Neville H Fletcher Australian National University

Norbert Hoffmann Hamburg University of Technology

Mahmud Ashraf Deakin University

Tapabrata Ray University of New South Wales

Steffen Marburg Technical University of Munich

External Links

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