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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 40 1981 1834 24 23 150 11927

Peter A. Monkewitz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter A. Monkewitz between 1979 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter A. Monkewitz published across 48 years, from 1979 to 2026, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2005. 1 of the 158 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2005. 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 8 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 0 publications 2026: 1 publication
1979 2026

158 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter A. Monkewitz: publications per year, 1979 to 2026
Year Publications
1979 2
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 2
1984 0
1985 4
1986 2
1987 2
1988 5
1989 4
1990 3
1991 4
1992 2
1993 6
1994 2
1995 1
1996 8
1997 0
1998 2
1999 3
2000 6
2001 4
2002 6
2003 7
2004 9
2005 10
2006 6
2007 10
2008 4
2009 10
2010 4
2011 2
2012 2
2013 2
2014 1
2015 2
2016 0
2017 4
2018 2
2019 1
2020 2
2021 2
2022 0
2023 4
2024 2
2025 0
2026 1
Total 158
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Peter A. Monkewitz 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. Monkewitz 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, 147–156 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: 150 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
147–156 155 150
157–166 132
167–176 133
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. Monkewitz 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. Monkewitz 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% 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
38 130
39 126
40 104 40
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the stabilitytheoretical interpretation of unsteady phenomena in shear flows and their control

Overview

Peter A. Monkewitz is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and environmental science, with a particular focus on fluid dynamics and turbulent flows.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • The hunt for the Kármán 'constant' revisited (2023, Journal of Fluid Mechanics)
  • On the difficulty of determining Kármán "constants" from direct numerical simulations (2024, Physics of Fluids)
  • Reynolds number scaling and inner-outer overlap of stream-wise Reynolds stress in wall turbulence (2023, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • Asymptotics of streamwise Reynolds stress in wall turbulence (2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics)
  • Reynolds number required to accurately discriminate between proposed trends of skin friction and normal stress in wall turbulence (2023, arXiv (Cornell University))

Monkewitz has collaborated frequently with other researchers, notably:

  • Hassan Nagib (three collaborations)
  • Katepalli R. Sreenivasan (one collaboration)

The primary publication venues for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University), with four publications
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics, with two publications
  • Physics of Fluids, with one publication

The scientist's research covers key topics such as:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows

Monkewitz's work is situated within main fields of:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Further specialization is apparent in subfields such as:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Biomedical Engineering

Monkewitz was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1992 for contributions to the stability-theoretical interpretation of unsteady phenomena in shear flows and their control.

Best Publications

  • LOCAL AND GLOBAL INSTABILITIES IN SPATIALLY DEVELOPING FLOWS

    Patrick Huerre;Peter A. Monkewitz

  • Absolute and convective instabilities in free shear layers

    P. Huerre;P. A. Monkewitz

  • Wall-bounded turbulent flows at high Reynolds numbers: Recent advances and key issues

    Ivan Marusic;Beverley J McKeon;Peter A Monkewitz;Hassan M Nagib

  • Influence of the velocity ratio on the spatial instability of mixing layers

    Peter A. Monkewitz;Patrick Huerre

  • The need for a pressure-term representation in empirical Galerkin models of incompressible shear flows

    Bernd R. Noack;Paul Papas;Peter A. Monkewitz

  • The absolute and convective nature of instability in two-dimensional wakes at low Reynolds numbers

    Peter A. Monkewitz

  • Self-excited oscillations and mixing in a heated round jet

    Peter A. Monkewitz;Dietrich W. Bechert;Bernd Barsikow;Bernhard Lehmann

  • Criteria for assessing experiments in zero pressure gradient boundary layers

    Kapil A Chauhan;Peter A Monkewitz;Hassan M Nagib

  • Approach to an asymptotic state for zero pressure gradient turbulent boundary layers

    Hassan M Nagib;Kapil A Chauhan;Peter A Monkewitz

  • Self-excited oscillations in the wake of two-dimensional bluff bodies and their control

    Michael Schumm;Eberhard Berger;Peter A. Monkewitz

  • Absolute instability in hot jets

    Peter A. Monkewitz;Kiho D. Sohn

  • Computational study of high-speed liquid droplet impact

    K. K. Haller;Y. Ventikos;D. Poulikakos;P. Monkewitz

  • Global linear stability analysis of weakly non-parallel shear flows

    Peter A. Monkewitz;Patrick Huerre;Je An-M Arc Chomaz

  • Self-consistent high-Reynolds-number asymptotics for zero-pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layers

    Peter A. Monkewitz;Kapil A. Chauhan;Hassan M. Nagib

  • Absolute instability in the near-wake of two-dimensional bluff bodies

    P.A. Monkewitz;L.N. Nguyen

  • The effect of nonuniform density on the absolute instability of two‐dimensional inertial jets and wakes

    Ming‐Huei Yu;Peter A. Monkewitz

  • Subharmonic resonance, pairing and shredding in the mixing layer

    Peter A. Monkewitz

  • A model for the formation of oblique shedding and ‘‘chevron’’ patterns in cylinder wakes

    Pierre Albarède;Peter A. Monkewitz

  • A note on vortex shedding from axisymmetric bluff bodies

    Peter A. Monkewitz

  • Non-premixed jet flame pulsations near extinction

    Marc Füri;Paul Papas;Peter A. Monkewitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Hassan M. Nagib
Hassan M. Nagib Illinois Institute of Technology
Patrick Huerre
Patrick Huerre École Polytechnique
Moshe Matalon
Moshe Matalon University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
P. Henrik Alfredsson
P. Henrik Alfredsson Royal Institute of Technology
Jean-Marc Chomaz
Jean-Marc Chomaz École Polytechnique
Bernd R. Noack
Bernd R. Noack Harbin Institute of Technology
Katepalli R. Sreenivasan
Katepalli R. Sreenivasan New York University
Ananias G. Tomboulides
Ananias G. Tomboulides Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Ronald J. Adrian
Ronald J. Adrian Arizona State University

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