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D-Index
53
Citations
10836
World Ranking
1004
National Ranking
415

Paul A. Libby 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 Paul A. Libby sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 214 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul A. Libby 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 Paul A. Libby 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: 53 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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

  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions as a researcher, author, and educator who advanced knowledge of fluid dynamics, turbulence, and combustion through theoretical analyses.
  • 1972 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Paul A. Libby was affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their work contributed to the fields of fluid dynamics, turbulence, and combustion through theoretical analyses.

Throughout their career, Libby received notable recognition including being named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1999 for contributions as a researcher, author, and educator in the areas of fluid dynamics, turbulence, and combustion. Additionally, Libby was a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1972.

Libby's scholarly output includes research focused on advancing knowledge within fluid dynamics and related topics, though specific publications, papers, and frequent co-authors have not been documented here.

There is no available information regarding the number or titles of book publications, detailed fields or subfields of study, main research topics, or frequent publication venues.

The scientist's career and contributions remain recorded primarily through awards and institutional affiliation, with limited publicly available detailed publication data.

Best Publications

  • Turbulent Reacting Flows

    Paul A. Libby;Forman A. Williams

  • Analysis of Turbulent Boundary Layers

    Unknown

  • Unified modeling approach for premixed turbulent combustion—Part I: General formulation

    K.N.C. Bray;Paul A. Libby;J.B. Moss

  • Countergradient Diffusion in Premixed Turbulent Flames

    Paul A. Libby;K.N.C. Bray

  • Turbulence Production in Premixed Turbulent Flames

    K. N. C. Bray;Paul A. Libby;Goro Masuya;J. B. Moss

  • Flamelet Crossing Frequencies and Mean Reaction Rates in Premixed Turbulent Combustion

    K. N. C. Bray;Paul A. Libby;J. B. Moss

  • Structure of laminar flamelets in premixed turbulent flames

    Paul A. Libby;Forman A. Williams

  • THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF SUPERSONIC COMBUSTION

    Antonio Ferri;Paul A. Libby;Victor Zakkay

  • Implications of the laminar flamelet model in premixed turbulent combustion

    Paul A. Libby;K.N.C. Bray

  • On the prediction of intermittent turbulent flows

    Paul A. Libby

  • Interaction effects in turbulent premixed flames

    K. N. C. Bray;Paul A. Libby

  • Strained premixed laminar flames with nonunity Lewis numbers

    Paul A. Libby;Amable Liñ´n;Forman A. Williams

  • On a Complete Solution of the One-Dimensional Flow Equations of a Viscous, Heat-Conducting, Compressible Gas

    Morris Morduchow;Paul A. Libby

  • Theoretical study of burning carbon particles

    Paul A. Libby;Thomas R. Blake

  • Finite rate chemistry and presumed PDF models for premixed turbulent combustion

    K.N.C. Bray;M. Champion;P.A. Libby;N. Swaminathan

  • Burning carbon particles in the presence of water vapor

    Paul A. Libby;Thomas R. Blake

  • Strained Premixed Laminar Flames Under Nonadiabatic Conditions

    Paul A. Libby;Forman A. Williams

  • Temperature fluctuations in the plane turbulent wake

    John C. LaRue;Paul A. Libby

  • Some perturbation solutions in laminar boundary-layer theory

    Paul A. Libby;Herbert Fox

  • Heat and mass transfer at a general three- dimensional stagnation point.

    Paul A. Libby

  • Two-Dimensional Problems in Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics

    L. I. Sedov;Paul A. Libby

Frequent Co-Authors

Forman A. Williams
Forman A. Williams University of California, San Diego
Nedunchezhian Swaminathan
Nedunchezhian Swaminathan University of Cambridge
Ishwar K. Puri
Ishwar K. Puri University of Southern California
Carl H. Gibson
Carl H. Gibson University of California, San Diego
Norbert Peters
Norbert Peters RWTH Aachen University

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