2026 Kenneth S. Breuer: 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	69	423	382	197	165	386	14735

Kenneth S. Breuer 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 Kenneth S. Breuer sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 659+

This scientist: 386 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth S. Breuer 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 Kenneth S. Breuer sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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

2013 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Kenneth S. Breuer is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with significant contributions to Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and related subfields including Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist has published extensively on topics such as Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis, Micro and Nano Robotics, Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems, Wind Energy Research and Development, and Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
AIAA Journal
AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum

Notable recent research papers are:

"A bioinspired Separated Flow wing provides turbulence resilience and aerodynamic efficiency for miniature drones" (2020), Science Robotics
"Nonlinear flow-induced instability of an elastically mounted pitching wing" (2020), Journal of Fluid Mechanics
"Bats actively modulate membrane compliance to control camber and reduce drag" (2022), Journal of Experimental Biology
"Aerosol transmission in passenger car cabins: Effects of ventilation configuration and driving speed" (2022), Physics of Fluids
"The Flow Physics of Face Masks" (2022), Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

The scientist's frequent coauthors include:

Yuanhang Zhu
Xiaozhou Fan
Varghese Mathai
Asimanshu Das
Matteo Di Luca

Kenneth S. Breuer received recognition as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2013.

Best Publications

Gaseous slip flow in long microchannels

E.B. Arkilic;M.A. Schmidt;K.S. Breuer

1032
Citations
APPARENT SLIP FLOWS IN HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC MICROCHANNELS

Chang-Hwan Choi;K. Johan A. Westin;Kenneth S. Breuer

704
Citations
Moving Fluid with Bacterial Carpets

Nicholas Darnton;Linda Turner;Kenneth Breuer;Howard C. Berg

462
Citations
Mass flow and tangential momentum accommodation in silicon micromachined channels

Errol B. Arkilic;Kenneth S. Breuer;Martin A. Schmidt

429
Citations
MICRO-HEAT ENGINES, GAS TURBINES, AND ROCKET ENGINES -THE MIT MICROENGINE PROJECT-

A. H. Epstein;S. D. Senturia;O. Al-Midani;G. Anathasuresh

344
Citations
The role of lubricin in the mechanical behavior of synovial fluid.

G. D. Jay;J. R. Torres;M. L. Warman;M. C. Laderer

340
Citations
Power MEMS and microengines

A.H. Epstein;S.D. Senturia;G. Anathasuresh;A. Ayon

309
Citations
Aeromechanics of Membrane Wings with Implications for Animal Flight

Arnold Song;Xiaodong Tian;Emily Israeli;Ricardo Galvao

301
Citations
Numerical Modeling of Micromechanical Devices Using the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method

E. S. Piekos;K. S. Breuer

274
Citations
Time-resolved wake structure and kinematics of bat flight

Tatjana Y. Hubel;Nickolay I. Hristov;Sharon M. Swartz;Kenneth S. Breuer

245
Citations
Force-free swimming of a model helical flagellum in viscoelastic fluids.

Bin Liu;Thomas R. Powers;Kenneth S. Breuer

231
Citations
Enhanced diffusion due to motile bacteria

Min Jun Kim;Kenneth S. Breuer

227
Citations
Quantifying the complexity of bat wing kinematics.

Daniel K. Riskin;David J. Willis;José Iriarte-Díaz;Tyson L. Hedrick

223
Citations
Direct measurements of the kinematics and dynamics of bat flight.

Xiaodong Tian;Jose Iriarte-Diaz;Kevin Middleton;Ricardo Galvao

217
Citations
Active control of turbulent boundary layers

Ruben Rathnasingham;Kenneth S. Breuer

209
Citations
A macroscopic scale model of bacterial flagellar bundling

MunJu Kim;James C. Bird;Annemarie J. Van Parys;Kenneth S. Breuer

202
Citations
Direct measurement of slip velocities using three-dimensional total internal reflection velocimetry

Peter Huang;Jeffrey S. Guasto;Kenneth S. Breuer

183
Citations
High-speed microfabricated silicon turbomachinery and fluid film bearings

L.G. Frechette;S.A. Jacobson;K.S. Breuer;F.F. Ehrich

177
Citations
Computer-aided calibration of X-probes using a look-up table

R. M. Lueptow;K. S. Breuer;J. H. Haritonidis

160
Citations
Wake structure and wing kinematics: the flight of the lesser dog-faced fruit bat, Cynopterus brachyotis

Tatjana Y. Hubel;Daniel K. Riskin;Sharon M. Swartz;Kenneth S. Breuer

153
Citations
Direct Measurements of the Kinematics and Dynamics of Bat Flight

Tian Xiaodong;Jose Iriarte;Kevin Middleton;Ricardo Galvao

8
Citations
Power MEMS and Microengines

Alan H. Epstein;Stephen D. Senturia;G. K. Ananthasuresh;Arturo A. Ayon

5
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon M. Swartz Brown University

Martin A. Schmidt MIT

Alan H. Epstein MIT

Reza Ghodssi University of Maryland, College Park

Chang-Hwan Choi Stevens Institute of Technology

George Em Karniadakis Brown University

Gabriel Taubin Brown University

David H. Laidlaw Brown University

Stephen D. Senturia MIT

S.M. Spearing University of Southampton

External Links

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