2026 Michael B. Bragg: 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	35	2631	2465	927	822	197	5487

Michael B. Bragg 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 Michael B. Bragg sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 659+

This scientist: 197 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael B. Bragg 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 Michael B. Bragg sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael B. Bragg is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and earth and planetary sciences, with a focus on aerospace engineering and atmospheric science as key subfields.

The scientist's research interests include the investigation of icing and de-icing technologies, cryospheric studies and observations, smart materials for construction, aerospace engineering and energy systems, and aerodynamics and fluid dynamics research.

Michael B. Bragg has contributed to several publications, including conference papers mainly presented at venues such as the AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM and AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM. They have also published in the SAE technical papers series. Notable recent papers include:

Effect of Geometric Fidelity on the Aerodynamics of a Swept Wing with Glaze Ice Accretion, 2020, AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM
Effect of Spanwise Discontinuities on the Aerodynamics of a Swept Wing with Scalloped Ice Accretion, 2020, AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM
Ice Shape Classification for Swept Wings, 2020, AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM
Effect of Geometric Fidelity on the Aerodynamics of a Swept Wing with Scalloped Ice Accretion, 2020, AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM
Investigating Iced Swept-Wing Flowfields Using a Swept Flat Plate and a Discontinuous Backward-Facing Step, 2021, AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers including Brian Woodard, Andy P. Broeren, Sam Lee, William Tsuyoshi Yoshida, and Timothy G. Smith. These collaborations have resulted in multiple co-authored papers focusing on aerodynamic and ice accretion studies.

Best Publications

Iced-airfoil aerodynamics

M.B. Bragg;A.P. Broeren;L.A. Blumenthal

512
Citations
Wind Turbine Performance Under Icing Conditions

William J. Jasinski;Shawn C. Noe;Michael S. Selig;Michael B. Bragg

297
Citations
Effect of ice accretion on aircraft flight dynamics

M. Bragg;T. Hutchison;J. Merret

182
Citations
Experimental study of airfoil performance with vortex generators.

M. B. Bragg;G. M. Gregorek

170
Citations
Airfoil boundary-layer development and transition with large leading-edge roughness

Michael F. Kerho;Michael B. Bragg

151
Citations
Smart icing systems for aircraft icing safety

Michael B. Bragg;Tamer Basar;William R. Perkins;Michael S. Selig

136
Citations
Spanwise Variation in the Unsteady Stalling Flowfields of Two-Dimensional Airfoil Models

Andy P. Broeren;Michael B. Bragg

127
Citations
Airfoil aerodynamics in icing conditions

M. B. Bragg;G. M. Gregorek;J. D. Lee

115
Citations
Effect of High-Fidelity Ice-Accretion Simulations on Full-Scale Airfoil Performance

Andy P. Broeren;Michael B. Bragg;Harold E. Addy;Sam Lee

109
Citations
Experimental Investigation of Simulated Large-Droplet Ice Shapes on Airfoil Aerodynamics

Sam Lee;Michael B. Bragg

96
Citations
Rime ice accretion and its effect on airfoil performance

Michael Bradford Bragg

95
Citations
Effects of leading-edge ice accretion geometry on airfoil performance

Han Kim;Michael Bragg

95
Citations
Measurements in a leading-edge separation bubble due to a simulated airfoil ice accretion

M. B. Bragg;A. Khodadoust;S. A. Spring

89
Citations
Low-Frequency Flow Oscillation over Airfoils near Stall

Michael B. Bragg;Douglas C. Heinrich;Abdollah Khodadoust

89
Citations
Flow oscillation over an airfoil near stall

M. B. Bragg;D. C. Heinrich;F. A. Balow;K. B. M. Q. Zaman

88
Citations
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Inflight Aircraft Icing Safety

Michael B. Bragg;William R. Perkins;Nadine B. Sorter;Tamer Basar

87
Citations
Effect of Intercycle Ice Accretions on Airfoil Performance

Andy P. Broeren;Michael B. Bragg;Harold E. Addy

86
Citations
Aircraft aerodynamic effects due to large droplet ice accretions

M. B. Bragg

86
Citations
Airfoil Ice-Accretion Aerodynamics Simulation

Michael B. Bragg;Andy P. Broeren;Harold E. Addy;Mark G. Potapczuk

83
Citations
Flowfield Measurements About an Airfoil with Leading-Edge Ice Shapes

Andy P. Broeren;Michael B. Bragg;Harold E. Addy

81
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Selig University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Eric Loth University of Virginia

Tamer Basar University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Gregory S. Elliott University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Marcelo H. Garcia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

James Leonard Best University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bruce W. Fouke University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Khairul Q. Zaman Glenn Research Center

Kenneth T. Christensen University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

External Links

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