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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 37 2368 2211 853 754 169 6159

Peter A. Gnoffo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter A. Gnoffo between 1974 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter A. Gnoffo published across 46 years, from 1974 to 2019, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 1992. 1 of the 171 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2019. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 1992. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 7 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication
1974 2019

171 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter A. Gnoffo: publications per year, 1974 to 2019
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 1
1977 1
1978 2
1979 1
1980 1
1981 0
1982 4
1983 6
1984 4
1985 2
1986 3
1987 4
1988 1
1989 7
1990 6
1991 6
1992 9
1993 5
1994 4
1995 6
1996 9
1997 3
1998 4
1999 6
2000 0
2001 7
2002 3
2003 6
2004 2
2005 1
2006 5
2007 4
2008 3
2009 7
2010 3
2011 5
2012 3
2013 8
2014 5
2015 5
2016 5
2017 2
2018 0
2019 1
Total 171
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Peter A. Gnoffo 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 Peter A. Gnoffo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 167–176 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 169 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133 169
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Peter A. Gnoffo 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 Peter A. Gnoffo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 37 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 37 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127 37
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Peter A. Gnoffo is affiliated with Langley Research Center in the United States. Their professional profile does not include details on recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues.

No recorded publications appear under their name, and there is no available information regarding involvement in book publications.

No specific fields or subfields of study are listed, nor are there main topics of work documented with regard to Peter A. Gnoffo's research activities.

There is no record of awards or formal recognitions associated with this scientist.

Due to limited publicly available data, their complete research scope and contributions remain unspecified beyond their institutional affiliation.

Best Publications

  • Conservation equations and physical models for hypersonic air flows in thermal and chemical nonequilibrium

    Peter A. Gnoffo;Roop N. Gupta;Judy L. Shinn

  • An upwind-biased, point-implicit relaxation algorithm for viscous, compressible perfect-gas flows

    Peter A. Gnoffo

  • Planetary-Entry Gas Dynamics

    Unknown

  • Multi-Component Diffusion With Application to Computational Aerothermodynamics

    Unknown

  • Upwind-biased, point-implicit relaxation strategies for viscous, hypersonic flows

    Peter A. Gnoffo

  • Computational Aerothermodynamic Design Issues for Hypersonic Vehicles

    Peter A. Gnoffo;K. James Weilmuenster;H. Harris Hamilton;David R. Olynick

  • Influence of sonic-line location on Mars Pathfinder Probe aerothermodynamics

    Peter A. Gnoffo;K. J. Weilmuenster;Robert D. Braun;Christopher I. Cruz

  • Code calibration program in support of the Aeroassist Flight Experiment

    Peter A. Gnoffo

  • Wake Flow About the Mars Pathfinder Entry Vehicle

    R. A. Mitcheltree;P. A. Gnoffo

  • FIRE II calculations for hypersonic nonequilibrium aerothermodynamics code verification: DPLR, LAURA, and US3D

    David Hash;Joseph Olejniczak;Michael Wright;Dinesh Prabhu

  • Multiblock analysis for Shuttle Orbiter reentry heating from Mach 24 to Mach 12

    Peter A. Gnoffo;K. James Weilmuenster;Stephen J. Alter

  • Computational Aerothermodynamic Simulation Issues on Unstructured Grids

    Peter A. Gnoffo;Jeffery A. White

  • Mars Pathfinder six-degree-of-freedom entry analysis

    Robert D. Braun;Richard W. Powell;Walter C. Engelund;Peter A. Gnoffo

  • Prediction and Validation of Mars Pathfinder Hypersonic Aerodynamic Database

    Peter A. Gnoffo;Robert D. Braun;K. James Weilmuenster;Robert A. Mitcheltree

  • A finite-volume, adaptive grid algorithm applied to planetary entry flowfields

    P. A. Gnoffo

  • Enhancements to Program LAURA for computation of three-dimensional hypersonic flow

    Peter A. Gnoffo;Ronald S. Mccandless;H. C. Yee

  • Influence of Ablation on Radiative Heating for Earth Entry

    Christopher O. Johnston;Peter A. Gnoffo;Kenneth Sutton

  • Computation of laminar hypersonic compression-corner flows

    David H. Rudy;James L. Thomas;Ajay Kumar;Peter A. Gnoffo

  • Shock capturing for discontinuous Galerkin methods with application to predicting heat transfer in hypersonic flows

    Eric J. Ching;Yu Lv;Peter A. Gnoffo;Michael Barnhardt

  • CFD Validation Studies for Hypersonic Flow Prediction

    Peter A. Gnoffo

  • Wake flow about a MESUR Mars entry vehicle

    Robert Mitcheltree;Peter Gnoffo

  • Multi-Dimensional, Inviscid Flux Reconstruction for Simulation of Hypersonic Heating on Tetrahedral Grids

    Peter A. Gnoffo

  • Navier-Stokes simulations of Orbiter aerodynamic characteristics including pitch trim and bodyflap

    K. James Weilmuenster;Peter A. Gnoffo;Francis A. Greene

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher O. Johnston
Christopher O. Johnston Langley Research Center
Christopher L. Rumsey
Christopher L. Rumsey Langley Research Center
Robert D. Braun
Robert D. Braun University of Colorado Boulder
Brian R. Hollis
Brian R. Hollis Langley Research Center
Matthias Ihme
Matthias Ihme Stanford University
Graham V. Candler
Graham V. Candler University of Minnesota
Paul M. Danehy
Paul M. Danehy Langley Research Center
Mark H. Carpenter
Mark H. Carpenter Langley Research Center

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