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2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
129
Citations
92413
World Ranking
14
National Ranking
7

Physics

D-Index
124
Citations
87418
World Ranking
683
National Ranking
375

Parviz Moin 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 Parviz Moin sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 645 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Parviz Moin 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 Parviz Moin 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: 125 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 106 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: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For the development of direct numerical simulation for understanding turbulent flows.
  • 1996 - Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the development and use of direct numerical simulations and largeeddy simulations for studying the physics of turbulent flows

Overview

Parviz Moin is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has made extensive contributions to the field of engineering, particularly in areas related to fluid dynamics and turbulent flows. Their work spans several specialized subfields including computational mechanics, aerospace engineering, environmental engineering, applied mathematics, and ocean engineering.

Their research topics prominently cover fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamics, aerodynamics and acoustics in jet flows, wind and air flow studies, combustion and flame dynamics, icing and de-icing technologies, and fluid dynamics and heat transfer.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Moin include:

  • Sanjeeb Bose
  • Adrián Lozano-Durán
  • Suhas S. Jain
  • Kevin P. Griffin
  • Konrad Goc

Their publications are often found in particular venues noted for research in fluid dynamics and computational physics. These frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Fluids
  • Journal of Computational Physics
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • AIAA Journal

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Parviz Moin include:

  • Velocity transformation for compressible wall-bounded turbulent flows with and without heat transfer, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Large eddy simulation of aircraft at affordable cost: a milestone in computational fluid dynamics, 2021, Flow
  • General method for determining the boundary layer thickness in nonequilibrium flows, 2021, Physical Review Fluids
  • A conservative diffuse-interface method for compressible two-phase flows, 2020, Journal of Computational Physics
  • The turbulent bubble break-up cascade. Part 2. Numerical simulations of breaking waves, 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics

In addition to research articles, Moin has contributed to academic literature through book publications such as "Fundamentals of Turbulent Flows," published by Cambridge University Press in 2024.

Awards and honors attained by Parviz Moin reflect recognition from scientific and engineering communities. These include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2011)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1997) for the development of direct numerical simulation for understanding turbulent flows
  • Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society (1996)
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (1992) with citation for contributions to direct numerical simulations and large-eddy simulations for studying turbulent flow physics

Best Publications

  • A dynamic subgrid‐scale eddy viscosity model

    Massimo Germano;Ugo Piomelli;Parviz Moin;William H. Cabot

  • Turbulence statistics in fully developed channel flow at low reynolds number

    John Kim;Parviz Moin;Robert D Moser

  • Eddies, streams, and convergence zones in turbulent flows

    J. C. R. Hunt;A. A. Wray;Parviz Moin

  • Application of a Fractional-Step Method to Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations

    J Kim;P Moin

  • DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION: A Tool in Turbulence Research

    Parviz Moin;Krishnan Mahesh

  • A dynamic subgrid‐scale model for compressible turbulence and scalar transport

    P. Moin;K. Squires;W. Cabot;S. Lee

  • Numerical investigation of turbulent channel flow

    Parviz Moin;John Kim

  • Direct numerical simulation of turbulent flow over a backward-facing step

    Hung Le;Parviz Moin;John Kim

  • Progress-variable approach for large-eddy simulation of non-premixed turbulent combustion

    Charles D. Pierce;Parviz Moin

  • THE MINIMAL FLOW UNIT IN NEAR-WALL TURBULENCE

    Javier Jiménez;Parviz Moin

  • Fully Conservative Higher Order Finite Difference Schemes for Incompressible Flow

    Y. Morinishi;T.S. Lund;O.V. Vasilyev;P. Moin

  • Direct numerical simulation of turbulent flow over a backward-facing step

    Hung Le;Parviz Moin

  • Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Flows

    Parviz Moin

  • A dynamic localization model for large-eddy simulation of turbulent flows

    Sandip Ghosal;Thomas S. Lund;Parviz Moin;Knut Akselvoll

  • Active turbulence control for drag reduction in wall-bounded flows

    Haecheon Choi;Parviz Moin;John Kim

  • Reynolds-stress and dissipation-rate budgets in a turbulent channel flow

    N. N. Mansour;J. Kim;P. Moin

  • Direct numerical simulation of turbulent flow over riblets

    Haecheon Choi;Parviz Moin;John Kim

  • Numerical studies of flow over a circular cylinder at ReD=3900

    Arthur G. Kravchenko;Parviz Moin

  • Grid-point requirements for large eddy simulation: Chapman’s estimates revisited

    Haecheon Choi;Parviz Moin

  • Effects of the Computational Time Step on Numerical Solutions of Turbulent Flow

    Haecheon Choi;Parviz Moin

  • Direct numerical simulation

    Parviz Moin;Krishnan Mahesh

  • Application of a fractional-step method to incompressible Navier-Stokes equation

    J. Kim;P. Moin

Frequent Co-Authors

Sanjiva K. Lele
Sanjiva K. Lele Stanford University
Gianluca Iaccarino
Gianluca Iaccarino Stanford University
John Kim
John Kim University of California, Los Angeles
Krishnan Mahesh
Krishnan Mahesh University of Minnesota
Rajat Mittal
Rajat Mittal Johns Hopkins University
Ali Mani
Ali Mani Stanford University
Ronald J. Adrian
Ronald J. Adrian Arizona State University
Eric S. G. Shaqfeh
Eric S. G. Shaqfeh Stanford University
Haecheon Choi
Haecheon Choi Seoul National University
George Constantinescu
George Constantinescu University of Iowa

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