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Kerry Hourigan

Kerry Hourigan

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
51
Citations
8678
World Ranking
1128
National Ranking
48

Kerry Hourigan 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 Kerry Hourigan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 376 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kerry Hourigan 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 Kerry Hourigan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kerry Hourigan is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has a significant research record in the field of engineering, with a particular focus on computational mechanics and fluid dynamics. Their work spans multiple subfields, including aerospace engineering, control and systems engineering, environmental engineering, and ocean engineering.

Their research primarily concentrates on fluid dynamics and vibration analysis, involving investigations into fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, aerodynamics, wind and air flow studies, as well as biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms. Their expertise extends to lattice Boltzmann simulation studies as part of their broad scope of topics.

Frequent publication venues for their work include the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, where they have contributed to 22 publications, Physics of Fluids, Journal of Fluids and Structures, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, and Physical Review Fluids.

Some of their notable recent papers include:

  • Two- and three-dimensional wake transitions of a NACA0012 airfoil (2023) published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Bluff Bodies and Wake-Wall Interactions (2020) published in Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
  • The generation and conservation of vorticity: deforming interfaces and boundaries in two-dimensional flows (2020) published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Vortex-induced vibration forever even with high structural damping (2023) published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Vorticity generation and conservation on generalised interfaces in three-dimensional flows (2022) published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Among their collaborators, frequent coauthors have included Mark C. Thompson, Jisheng Zhao, S.J. Terrington, Siddharth Gupta, and Jonathan C.C. Lo, reflecting collaborative engagements across fluid mechanics and related domains.

In addition to journal publications, Kerry Hourigan has contributed to book literature, including a publication with Springer International Publishing titled Advances in Critical Flow Dynamics Involving Moving/Deformable Structures with Design Applications (2021).

Best Publications

  • Three-dimensional instabilities in the wake of a circular cylinder

    Mark Thompson;Kerry Hourigan;John Sheridan

  • Wake transition of a rolling sphere

    H. Bolnot;P. Y. Passaggia;T. Leweke;K. Hourigan

  • Flow past a cylinder close to a free surface

    Paul J Reichl;Kerry Hourigan;Mark Christopher Thompson

  • The beginning of branching behaviour of vortex-induced vibration during two-dimensional flow

    Justin Scott Leontini;Mark Christopher Thompson;Kerry Hourigan

  • From spheres to circular cylinders: the stability and flow structures of bluff ring wakes

    Gregory J Sheard;Mark C Thompson;Kerry Hourigan

  • SELF-SUSTAINED OSCILLATIONS IN FLOWS AROUND LONG BLUNT PLATES

    Kerry Hourigan;Mark C Thompson;Boon T Tan

  • Wake state and energy transitions of an oscillating cylinder at low Reynolds number

    Justin Scott Leontini;Bronwyn Elaine Stewart;Mark Christopher Thompson;Kerry Hourigan

  • Low-Reynolds-number wakes of elliptical cylinders: from the circular cylinder to the normal flat plate

    Mark Christopher Thompson;Alexander Radi;Anirudh Rao;John Sheridan

  • Three-dimensional transition in the wake of a transversely oscillating cylinder

    Justin Scott Leontini;Mark Christopher Thompson;Kerry Hourigan

  • Aerodynamic sources of acoustic resonance in a duct with baffles

    K. Hourigan;M.C. Welsh;M.C. Thompson;A.N. Stokes

  • Three-dimensional vortex structures in a cylinder wake

    J. Wu;J. Sheridan;M. C. Welsh;K. Hourigan

  • Three-dimensional transition in the wake of bluff elongated cylinders

    Kris Ryan;Mark Christopher Thompson;Kerry Hourigan

  • Cardiogenesis of Embryonic Stem Cells with Liquid Marble Micro‐Bioreactor

    Fatemeh Sarvi;Kanika Jain;Tina Akbarzadeh Arbatan;Paul John Verma

  • Target-free Stereo PIV: a novel technique with inherent error estimation and improved accuracy

    Andreas Fouras;David Lo Jacono;Kerry Hourigan

  • A review of rotating cylinder wake transitions

    Anirudh Rao;Alexander Radi;Justin Scott Leontini;Mark Christopher Thompson

  • Flow Characterization of a Spinner Flask for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Culture Application

    Mohd Zulhilmi Paiz Ismadi;Priyanka Gupta;Andreas Fouras;Paul John Verma

  • From spheres to circular cylinders: non-axisymmetric transitions in the flow past rings

    Gregory J Sheard;Mark Christopher Thompson;Kerry Hourigan

  • The flow past a circular cylinder translating at different heights above a wall

    Anirudh Narayan Rao;Mark Christopher Thompson;Thomas Leweke;Kerry Hourigan

  • Particle image velocimetry and visualization of natural and forced flow around rectangular cylinders

    Richard Mills;John Sheridan;Kerry Hourigan

  • A Fluid Dynamics Approach to Bioreactor Design for Cell and Tissue Culture

    Jonathan Charles Dusting;John Sheridan;Kerry Hourigan

  • Low Froude number frequency response of the wake for flow past a cylinder close to a free surface

    Paul J Reichl;Kerry Hourigan;Mark C Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Christopher Thompson
Mark Christopher Thompson Monash University
Thomas Leweke
Thomas Leweke Aix-Marseille University
Jayesh R. Bellare
Jayesh R. Bellare Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Jens Nørkær Sørensen
Jens Nørkær Sørensen Technical University of Denmark
Feng Liu
Feng Liu University of California, Irvine
Murray Rudman
Murray Rudman Monash University
Anthony M. Dart
Anthony M. Dart Monash University
Stuart B. Hooper
Stuart B. Hooper Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Wenlong Cheng
Wenlong Cheng Monash University
Lobat Tayebi
Lobat Tayebi Marquette University

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