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 R. Viskanta sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 485 publications — 92nd percentile
92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.
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 R. Viskanta sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 74 D-Index — 92nd percentile
92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.
R. Viskanta was affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research contributions were primarily in the field of engineering, with a focus on computational mechanics and mechanical engineering as subfields.
The main topics of their work included heat transfer mechanisms, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, and combustion and flame dynamics.
Among their recent publications was the paper titled In Memoriam: Professor Ephraim Maurice Sparrow, published in 2020 in the Journal of Heat Transfer.
R. Viskanta received several awards during their career. In 1987, they were named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering for pioneering contributions to thermal radiation transport and general heat transfer engineering.
Other recognitions included the Max Jakob Memorial Award in 1986, the Heat Transfer Memorial Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1976, and designation as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1976.
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Chie Gau;R. Viskanta
Andrei G. Fedorov;Raymond Viskanta
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Jong H. Kim;Terrence W. Simon;Raymond Viskanta
C. Beckermann;R. Viskanta
L.B. Younis;R. Viskanta
C. Beckermann;S. Ramadhyani;R. Viskanta
D.W. Colucci;R. Viskanta
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D.H. Wolf;F.P. Incropera;R. Viskanta
Mustafa Pınar Mengüç;Mustafa Pınar Mengüç;R. Viskanta
C. Beckermann;R. Viskanta;S. Ramadhyani
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C. Beckermann;R. Viskanta;S. Ramadhyani
C.-J. Ho;R. Viskanta
A.G. Fedorov;R. Viskanta
F. Wolff;R. Viskanta
D.H. Wolf;F.P. Incropera;R. Viskanta
R. Mital;J.P. Gore;R. Viskanta
M. Ishii;S.T. Revankar;T. Leonardi;R. Dowlati
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