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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
65
Citations
18527
World Ranking
510
National Ranking
229

Materials Science

D-Index
65
Citations
18051
World Ranking
5550
National Ranking
1446

Nenad Miljkovic 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 Nenad Miljkovic sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 302 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nenad Miljkovic 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 Nenad Miljkovic 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: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nenad Miljkovic is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Computational Mechanics, and Materials Chemistry.

Their work focuses on key topics related to heat transfer, fluid dynamics, surface modification, and advanced materials. These topics include:

  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies
  • Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies
  • Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Miljkovic has published extensively in well-established venues. The frequent publication forums in which they appear include:

  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Langmuir

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors contributing to a large proportion of their works. Key collaborators include Xiao Yan, Kazi Fazle Rabbi, Muhammad Jahidul Hoque, Soumyadip Sett, and William P. King.

Among the recent papers published, several stand out by their titles, years, and publication venues:

  • Review of heat transfer enhancement techniques for single phase flows, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Dropwise condensation on solid hydrophilic surfaces, 2020, Science Advances
  • Ultra-thin self-healing vitrimer coatings for durable hydrophobicity, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Phase change material-based thermal energy storage, 2021, Cell Reports Physical Science
  • High power and energy density dynamic phase change materials using pressure-enhanced close contact melting, 2022, Nature Energy

Best Publications

  • Solar steam generation by heat localization

    Hadi Ghasemi;George Ni;Amy Marie Marconnet;James Loomis

  • Jumping-Droplet-Enhanced Condensation on Scalable Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces

    Nenad Miljkovic;Ryan Enright;Ryan Enright;Youngsuk Nam;Youngsuk Nam;Ken Lopez

  • Effect of droplet morphology on growth dynamics and heat transfer during condensation on superhydrophobic nanostructured surfaces.

    Nenad Miljkovic;Ryan Enright;Ryan Enright;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Condensation Heat Transfer on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

    Nenad Miljkovic;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Jumping-Droplet-Enhanced Condensation on Scalable Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces

    Nenad Miljkovic;Ryan Enright;Youngsuk Nam;Ken Lopez

  • Condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces: the role of local energy barriers and structure length scale.

    Ryan Enright;Ryan Enright;Nenad Miljkovic;Ahmed Al-Obeidi;Carl V. Thompson

  • Volumetric solar heating of nanofluids for direct vapor generation

    George Ni;Nenad Miljkovic;Hadi Ghasemi;Xiaopeng Huang

  • How coalescing droplets jump.

    Ryan Enright;Nenad Miljkovic;Nenad Miljkovic;James E. Sprittles;Kevin Nolan

  • Modeling and Optimization of Superhydrophobic Condensation

    Nenad Miljkovic;Ryan Enright;Ryan Enright;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Scalable Graphene Coatings for Enhanced Condensation Heat Transfer

    Daniel J. Preston;Daniela L. Mafra;Nenad Miljkovic;Jing Kong

  • Dropwise Condensation on Micro- and Nanostructured Surfaces

    Ryan Enright;Nenad Miljkovic;Jorge L. Alvarado;Kwang Kim

  • Immersion Condensation on Oil-Infused Heterogeneous Surfaces for Enhanced Heat Transfer

    Rong Xiao;Nenad Miljkovic;Ryan Enright;Ryan Enright;Ryan Enright;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Condensation on superhydrophobic copper oxide nanostructures

    Ryan Enright;Nenad Miljkovic;Nicholas Dou;Youngsuk Nam

  • Review of heat transfer enhancement techniques for single phase flows

    Mohamed H. Mousa;Nenad Miljkovic;Kashif Nawaz

  • Electrostatic charging of jumping droplets

    Nenad Miljkovic;Daniel J. Preston;Ryan Enright;Ryan Enright;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Lubricant-Infused Surfaces for Low-Surface-Tension Fluids: Promise versus Reality

    Soumyadip Sett;Xiao Yan;George Barac;Leslie W. Bolton

  • Atmosphere-Mediated Superhydrophobicity of Rationally Designed Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces.

    Xiao Yan;Zhiyong Huang;Soumyadip Sett;Junho Oh

  • Electric-Field-Enhanced Condensation on Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces

    Nenad Miljkovic;Daniel J. Preston;Ryan Enright;Ryan Enright;Ryan Enright;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Dropwise condensation on solid hydrophilic surfaces.

    Hyeongyun Cha;Hyeongyun Cha;Hamed Vahabi;Alex Wu;Shreyas Chavan

  • Jumping-droplet electrostatic energy harvesting

    Nenad Miljkovic;Daniel John Preston;Ryan Enright;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Effect of hydrocarbon adsorption on the wettability of rare earth oxide ceramics

    Daniel J. Preston;Nenad Miljkovic;Jean Sack;Ryan Enright

  • Dropwise Condensation on Micro- and Nanostructured Surfaces

    Nenad Miljkovic;Ryan Enright;Jorge Alvarado;Kim Kwang

Frequent Co-Authors

William P. King
William P. King University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski
Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski University of California, Berkeley
Paul V. Braun
Paul V. Braun University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Youngsuk Nam
Youngsuk Nam Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Placid Mathew Ferreira
Placid Mathew Ferreira University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hyunjoon Kong
Hyunjoon Kong University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
TieJun Zhang
TieJun Zhang Khalifa University
David G. Cahill
David G. Cahill University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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