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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 66 499 456 9 8 394 13605

Luca Brandt publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Luca Brandt between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Luca Brandt published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 12.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2020. 24 of the 473 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2020. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 37 publications 2019: 37 publications 2020: 41 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 23 publications 2026: 1 publication
1990 2026

473 publications in total across all disciplines

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Luca Brandt: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 2
2002 5
2003 7
2004 4
2005 6
2006 7
2007 11
2008 10
2009 14
2010 20
2011 22
2012 17
2013 18
2014 21
2015 27
2016 20
2017 25
2018 37
2019 37
2020 41
2021 24
2022 33
2023 17
2024 22
2025 23
2026 1
Total 473
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Luca Brandt 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 Luca Brandt 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, 387–396 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: 394 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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 32 394
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
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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Luca Brandt 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 Luca Brandt 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, 66 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: 66 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 66
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Luca Brandt is affiliated with the Polytechnic University of Turin in Italy and specializes in engineering with a focus on computational mechanics and fluid dynamics. Their research encompasses several subfields including computational mechanics, ocean engineering, biomedical engineering, fluid flow and transfer processes, and materials chemistry.

Their work mainly addresses topics related to particle dynamics in fluid flows, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, lattice Boltzmann simulation studies, fluid dynamics and heat transfer, granular flow and fluidized beds, rheology and fluid dynamics studies, and fluid dynamics and mixing.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Luca Brandt include:

  • Particle-Laden Turbulence: Progress and Perspectives, 2021, published in Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
  • A volume-of-fluid method for interface-resolved simulations of phase-changing two-fluid flows, 2020, published in Journal of Computational Physics
  • Effects of surface nanostructure and wettability on pool boiling: A molecular dynamics study, 2021, published in Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University)
  • Modulation of homogeneous and isotropic turbulence in emulsions, 2022, published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Coherent structures in the turbulent channel flow of an elastoviscoplastic fluid, 2020, published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Brandt include:

  • Marco Edoardo Rosti
  • Outi Tammisola
  • Nicolò Scapin
  • Marco Crialesi-Esposito
  • Pedro Costa

Their publications appear regularly in key venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Physical Review Fluids, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Journal of Computational Physics.

Brandt's contributions also extend to book publications, including involvement in the European Organization for Nuclear Research, where they contributed to the book "EUROMECH Colloquium 621 'Transport and Fluxes in Dispersed Turbulent Flows' - Book of Abstracts" in 2021.

Best Publications

  • On the breakdown of boundary layer streaks

    Paul Andersson;Luca Brandt;Alessandro Bottaro;Dan S. Henningson

  • Transition in boundary layers subject to free-stream turbulence

    Luca Brandt;Philipp Schlatter;Dan S. Henningson

  • Steady solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations by selective frequency damping

    Espen Åkervik;Luca Brandt;Dan S. Henningson;Jéro^me Hœpffner

  • Particle-Laden Turbulence: Progress and Perspectives

    Luca Brandt;Luca Brandt;Filippo Coletti

  • Turbulent channel flow of dense suspensions of neutrally buoyant spheres

    Francesco Picano;Wim-Paul Breugem;Luca Brandt

  • Delaying transition to turbulence by a passive mechanism.

    Jens H. M. Fransson;Alessandro Talamelli;Luca Brandt;Carlo Cossu

  • Self-propulsion in viscoelastic fluids: Pushers vs. pullers

    Lailai Zhu;Eric Lauga;Luca Brandt

  • Experimental study of the stabilization of Tollmien–Schlichting waves by finite amplitude streaks

    Jens H. M. Fransson;Luca Brandt;Alessandro Talamelli;Carlo Cossu

  • Experimental and theoretical investigation of the nonmodal growth of steady streaks in a flat plate boundary layer

    Jens H. M. Fransson;Luca Brandt;Alessandro Talamelli;Carlo Cossu

  • Stabilization of Tollmien–Schlichting waves by finite amplitude optimal streaks in the Blasius boundary layer

    Carlo Cossu;Luca Brandt

  • Wall accumulation and spatial localization in particle-laden wall flows

    G. Sardina;Philipp Schlatter;Luca Brandt;F. Picano

  • On streak breakdown in bypass transition

    Philipp Schlatter;Luca Brandt;H. C. de Lange;Dan S. Henningson

  • Instability and sensitivity of the flow around a rotating circular cylinder

    Jan O. Pralits;Luca Brandt;Flavio Giannetti

  • Input-output analysis, model reduction and control of the flat-plate boundary layer

    Shervin Bagheri;Luca Brandt;Dan S. Henningson

  • On Tollmien–Schlichting-like waves in streaky boundary layers

    Carlo Cossu;Luca Brandt

  • The lift-up effect : The linear mechanism behind transition and turbulence in shear flows

    Luca Brandt

  • Low-Reynolds-number swimming in a capillary tube

    Lailai Zhu;Eric Lauga;Luca Brandt

  • Analysis of Fluid Systems: Stability, Receptivity, SensitivityLecture notes from the FLOW-NORDITA Summer School on Advanced Instability Methods for Complex Flows, Stockholm, Sweden, 2013

    Peter J. Schmid;Luca Brandt

  • Transition of streamwise streaks in zero-pressure-gradient boundary layers

    Luca Brandt;Dan Stefan Henningson

  • Global three-dimensional optimal disturbances in the Blasius boundary-layer flow using time-steppers

    Antonios Monokrousos;Espen Åkervik;Luca Brandt;Dan S. Henningson

Frequent Co-Authors

Dan S. Henningson
Dan S. Henningson Royal Institute of Technology
Philipp Schlatter
Philipp Schlatter Royal Institute of Technology
Tamer A. Zaki
Tamer A. Zaki Johns Hopkins University
Eric Lauga
Eric Lauga University of Cambridge
Carlo Massimo Casciola
Carlo Massimo Casciola Sapienza University of Rome
Andrea Mazzino
Andrea Mazzino University of Genoa
Ricardo Vinuesa
Ricardo Vinuesa University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rodrigo Caballero
Rodrigo Caballero Stockholm University
Daniele Iudicone
Daniele Iudicone Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn

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