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D-Index
58
Citations
11804
World Ranking
769
National Ranking
332

Mo Samimy 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 Mo Samimy sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 345 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mo Samimy 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 Mo Samimy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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

  • 2009 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For outstanding contributions to the physical understanding and control of highspeed and high Reynolds number free shear flows via developing and using novel control techniques and advanced laser based flow diagnostics
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Mo Samimy is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States, focusing their academic research within the field of Engineering. Their work is concentrated notably in computational mechanics, aerospace engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Their main research topics include:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms

Mo Samimy has published several recent papers primarily in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics and other relevant scientific venues. Key recent publications are:

  • Perturbation-based active flow control in overexpanded to underexpanded supersonic rectangular twin jets, 2023, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Active control of flow and near-field pressure fluctuations in heated supersonic rectangular twin jets, 2024, Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Additional significant publications in related conferences and journals include:

  • Intermittent modal coupling in screeching underexpanded circular twin jets, 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • An experimental investigation of deep dynamic stall control using plasma actuators, 2022, Experiments in Fluids
  • The Effects of Active Control on Near-Field Pressure Fluctuations in Supersonic Rectangular Twin Jets, 2022, 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Nathan J. Webb
  • R. Leahy
  • Ata Ghassemi Isfahani
  • Ata Esfahani
  • David Castañeda

Mo Samimy's contributions have been published extensively in venues such as:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum
  • AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum
  • AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM

The scientist has received several professional recognitions including fellowships:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2009
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2009, for contributions to understanding and control of high-speed and high Reynolds number free shear flows using novel control techniques and advanced laser-based diagnostics
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1996

Best Publications

  • Motion of particles with inertia in a compressible free shear layer

    M. Samimy;S. K. Lele

  • Control of an axisymmetric jet using vortex generators

    K. B. M. Q. Zaman;M. F. Reeder;M. Samimy

  • Active control of high-speed and high-Reynolds-number jets using plasma actuators

    M. Samimy;J.-H. Kim;J. Kastner;I. Adamovich

  • Effect of tabs on the flow and noise field of an axisymmetric jet

    M. Samimy;K. B. M. Q. Zaman;M. F. Reeder

  • Separation control with nanosecond-pulse-driven dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators

    Jesse Little;Keisuke Takashima;Munetake Nishihara;Igor Adamovich

  • Compressibility effects in free shear layers

    Gregory S Elliott;M. Samimy

  • Plasma assisted ignition and high-speed flow control: non-thermal and thermal effects

    I. V. Adamovich;I. Choi;N. Jiang;J.-H. Kim

  • Effects of compressibility on the characteristics of free shear layers

    M. Samimy;G. S. Elliott

  • Development and characterization of plasma actuators for high-speed jet control

    M. Samimy;I. Adamovich;B. Webb;J. Kastner

  • The evolution of a jet with vortex-generating tabs: real-time visualization and quantitative measurements

    M. F. Reeder;M. Samimy

  • Development and use of localized arc filament plasma actuators for high-speed flow control

    Yurii G Utkin;Saurabh Keshav;Jin-Hwa Kim;Jeff Kastner

  • Active Control of a Mach 0.9 Jet for Noise Mitigation Using Plasma Actuators

    Mo Samimy;Jin-Hwa Kim;Jeff Kastner;Igor Adamovich

  • High-lift airfoil trailing edge separation control using a single dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator

    Jesse Little;Munetake Nishihara;Igor Adamovich;Mo Samimy

  • Large-scale structure evolution and sound emission in high-speed jets: real-time visualization with simultaneous acoustic measurements

    James I. Hileman;Brian S. Thurow;Edgar J. Caraballo;Mo Samimy

  • Feedback control of subsonic cavity flows using reduced-order models

    M. Samimy;M. Debiasi;E. Caraballo;A. Serrani

  • Molecular Tagging Velocimetry Measurements in Supersonic Microjets

    Walter R. Lempert;Naibo Jiang;Subin Sethuram;Mo Samimy

  • Control of oblique shock wave/boundary layer interactions using plasma actuators

    N. Webb;C. Clifford;M. Samimy

  • Coherent structures in plasma-actuator controlled supersonic jets: Axisymmetric and mixed azimuthal modes

    D. V. Gaitonde;M. Samimy

  • Review of Planar Multiple-Component Velocimetry in High-Speed Flows

    M. Samimy;M. P. Wernet

  • High-Speed and High-Reynolds-Number Jet Control Using Localized Arc Filament Plasma Actuators

    M. Samimy;M. Kearney-Fischer;J.-H. Kim;A. Sinha

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory S. Elliott
Gregory S. Elliott University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andrea Serrani
Andrea Serrani The Ohio State University
James I. Hileman
James I. Hileman Federal Aviation Administration
Igor V. Adamovich
Igor V. Adamovich The Ohio State University
Naibo Jiang
Naibo Jiang The Ohio State University
Hitay Özbay
Hitay Özbay Bilkent University
Kihwan Kim
Kihwan Kim Nvidia (United Kingdom)
Surya Pratap Vanka
Surya Pratap Vanka University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mehmet Önder Efe
Mehmet Önder Efe Hacettepe University
Khairul Q. Zaman
Khairul Q. Zaman Glenn Research Center

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