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D-Index
36
Citations
6168
World Ranking
2493
National Ranking
890

Masahiro Kawaji 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 Masahiro Kawaji sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 250 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masahiro Kawaji 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 Masahiro Kawaji 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: 36 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% 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

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Masahiro Kawaji is affiliated with the City College of New York in the United States. Their research spans several areas within engineering and materials science, with a notable focus on epidemiological studies related to COVID-19, drilling and well engineering, and nuclear reactor physics and engineering.

The main fields of study in Kawaji's work include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Within these fields, their subfields of specialization cover:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Modeling and Simulation

Key topics addressed in their research portfolio are:

  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
  • Nuclear Materials and Properties
  • COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies

Kawaji's publication record includes contributions in a variety of frequent research venues such as:

  • SPE Journal
  • Nuclear Engineering and Design
  • Applied Soft Computing
  • Alexandria Engineering Journal
  • Chaos Solitons & Fractals

Recent scholarly papers by Kawaji include:

  • Forecasting the dynamics of cumulative COVID-19 cases (confirmed, recovered and deaths) for top-16 countries using statistical machine learning models: Auto-Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) and Seasonal Auto-Regressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA), 2021, Applied Soft Computing
  • Comparative analysis of Gated Recurrent Units (GRU), long Short-Term memory (LSTM) cells, autoregressive Integrated moving average (ARIMA), seasonal autoregressive Integrated moving average (SARIMA) for forecasting COVID-19 trends, 2022, Alexandria Engineering Journal
  • Forecasting of COVID-19 using deep layer Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) with Gated Recurrent Units (GRUs) and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) cells, 2021, Chaos Solitons & Fractals
  • Thermal performance and flow characteristics in additive manufactured polycarbonate pulsating heat pipes with Novec 7000, 2021, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Laboratory Evaluation of Static and Dynamic Sag in Oil-Based Drilling Fluids, 2020, SPE Journal

Frequent co-authors in Kawaji's collaborative research efforts include:

  • Dinesh V. Kalaga
  • K.E. ArunKumar
  • Ch. Mohan Sai Kumar
  • Timothy M. Brenza
  • Titus Ntow Ofei

The scientist has been recognized with professional accolades including:

  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2006)
  • Member of The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Best Publications

  • Investigation of two-phase flow pattern, void fraction and pressure drop in a microchannel

    A. Kawahara;A. Kawahara;P.M.-Y. Chung;M. Kawaji

  • The effect of channel diameter on adiabatic two-phase flow characteristics in microchannels ☆

    P.M.-Y. Chung;M. Kawaji

  • Adiabatic two-phase flow in narrow channels between two flat plates

    Muhammad I. Ali;Michio Sadatomi;Masahiro Kawaji

  • Instantaneous hydrodynamics of a laminar wavy liquid film

    K Moran;J Inumaru;M Kawaji

  • Numerical modeling and experimental investigation of gas―liquid slug formation in a microchannel T-junction

    Rafael M. Santos;Masahiro Kawaji

  • Ice slurry generation involving moving parts

    E. Stamatiou;J.W. Meewisse;M. Kawaji

  • Viscous oil–water flows in a microchannel initially saturated with oil: Flow patterns and pressure drop characteristics

    Hooman Foroughi;Masahiro Kawaji

  • Two-Phase Flow Through Square and Circular Microchannels—Effects of Channel Geometry

    Peter M.-Y. Chung;Masahiro Kawaji;Akimaro Kawahara;Yuichi Shibata

  • Pitch‐to‐diameter effect on two‐phase flow across an in‐line tube bundle

    Ramin Dowlati;Masahiro Kawaji;Albert M. C. Chan

  • Effects of gravity on the performance of pulsating heat pipes

    Junjie Gu;Masahiro Kawaji;Ryosuke Futamata

  • Investigation of two-phase flow regimes in tube bundles under cross-flow conditions

    G.R Noghrehkar;M Kawaji;A.M.C Chan

  • Handbook on Ice Slurries: Fundamentals and Engineering.

    Iif-Iir;M Kauffeld;M Kawaji;P W Egolf

  • Investigation of flow structures in vertical slug flow

    M. Kawaji;J.M. DeJesus;G. Tudose

  • An experimental study of freely falling films in a vertical tube

    G. Karimi;M. Kawaji

  • Effects of Channel Diameter and Liquid Properties on Void Fraction in Adiabatic Two-Phase Flow Through Microchannels

    Akimaro Kawahara;Michio Sadatomi;Kazuya Okayama;Masahiro Kawaji

  • Formation of tetradecane nanoemulsion by low-energy emulsification methods

    P. Schalbart;M. Kawaji;M. Kawaji;K. Fumoto

  • Hydrodynamics of Two-Phase Flow Across Horizontal In-line and Staggered Rod Bundles

    R. Dowlati;A. M. C. Chan;M. Kawaji

  • Thermodynamics and heat transfer of ice slurries

    Peter W. Egolf;Andrej Kitanovski;Derrick Ata-Caesar;Evangelos Stamatiou

  • Two-Phase Crossflow and Boiling Heat Transfer in Horizontal Tube Bundles

    R. Dowlati;M. Kawaji;A. M. C. Chan

  • Study on the bubble motion control by ultrasonic wave

    Yutaka Abe;Masahiro Kawaji;Tadashi Watanabe

  • Flow characteristics and circulatory motion in wavy falling films with and without counter-current gas flow

    G Karimi;M Kawaji

Frequent Co-Authors

Omar Matar
Omar Matar Imperial College London
Erling Halfdan Stenby
Erling Halfdan Stenby Technical University of Denmark
Sanjoy Banerjee
Sanjoy Banerjee City College of New York
Panagiota Angeli
Panagiota Angeli University College London

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