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D-Index
54
Citations
8582
World Ranking
980
National Ranking
404

Ralph Greif 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 Ralph Greif sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 234 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ralph Greif 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 Ralph Greif 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: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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

  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1985 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1969 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Ralph Greif is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their academic career is distinguished by recognition from several professional organizations and awards in the field of mechanical engineering.

Among the honors received, Greif was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1987. Prior to this, they were awarded the Heat Transfer Memorial Award from the same society in 1985. Earlier in their career, Greif was recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1969.

Their professional focus lies within mechanical engineering, specifically in areas related to heat transfer and other fundamental topics in this discipline. The available data does not specify individual publication venues or recent papers, but the honors and affiliations suggest a significant contribution to the field over several decades.

Best Publications

  • Explosive change in crater properties during high power nanosecond laser ablation of silicon

    Jong H. Yoo;S.H. Jeong;R Greif;R.E. Russo

  • Evidence for phase-explosion and generation of large particles during high power nanosecond laser ablation of silicon

    J.H. Yoo;S.H. Jeong;Xianglei Mao;R. Greif

  • Natural Circulation Loops

    R. Greif

  • Comparison of the Organic Flash Cycle (OFC) to other advanced vapor cycles for intermediate and high temperature waste heat reclamation and solar thermal energy

    Tony Ho;Samuel S. Mao;Ralph Greif

  • Heat Transfer to a Boiling Liquid—Mechanism and Correlations

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  • Geometric Structure and Thermal Conductivity of Porous Medium Silica Aerogel

    S. Q. Zeng;A. Hunt;R. Greif

  • Nanosecond and femtosecond laser ablation of brass: Particulate and ICPMS measurements

    Liu C;Mao Xl;Mao Ss;Zeng X

  • Transport properties of gas in silica aerogel

    S.Q. Zeng;A. Hunt;R. Greif

  • Natural Convection in Undivided and Partially Divided Rectangular Enclosures

    M. W. Nansteel;R. Greif

  • Experimental investigations on liquid flow and heat transfer in rectangular microchannel with longitudinal vortex generators

    Chao Liu;Chao Liu;Jyh-tong Teng;Jian-Cherng Chu;Yi-lang Chiu

  • A Numerical Model of the Flow and Heat Transfer in a Rotating Disk Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactor

    G.H. Evans;R. Greif

  • Mean Free Path and Apparent Thermal Conductivity of a Gas in a Porous Medium

    S. Q. Zeng;A. Hunt;R. Greif

  • Laminar convection of a radiating gas in a vertical channel

    R. Greif;I. S. Habib;J. C. Lin

  • Increased power production through enhancements to the Organic Flash Cycle (OFC)

    Tony Ho;Samuel S. Mao;Ralph Greif

  • A study on fluid flow and heat transfer in rectangular microchannels with various longitudinal vortex generators

    Chen Chen;Chen Chen;Jyh-Tong Teng;Ching-Hung Cheng;Shiping Jin

  • Theoretical modeling of carbon content to minimize heat transfer in silica aerogel

    S.Q. Zeng;A. Hunt;R. Greif

  • The Transient and Stability Behavior of a Natural Convection Loop

    R. Greif;Y. Zvirin;A. Mertol

  • Shock wave and material vapour plume propagation during excimer laser ablation of aluminium samples

    S H Jeong;R Greif;R E Russo

  • Increased surface temperature effects on wall heat transfer during unsteady flame quenching

    O. Ezekoye;R. Greif;R.F. Sawyer

  • Heat Transfer From a Flat Plate to a Fully Developed Axisymmetric Impinging Jet

    D. Lee;R. Greif;S. J. Lee;J. H. Lee

  • An investigation of natural convection in enclosures with two- and three-dimensional partitions

    M.W. Nansteel;R. Greif

  • Numerical Calculation of Convective Heat Transfer Between Rotating Coaxial Cylinders With Periodically Embedded Cavities

    T. Hayase;J. A. C. Humphrey;R. Greif

  • Transport phenomena in a steam-methanol reforming microreactor with internal heating

    Jeong-Se Suh;Ming-Tsang Lee;Ralph Greif;Costas P. Grigoropoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Russo
Richard E. Russo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Xianglei Mao
Xianglei Mao Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Samuel S. Mao
Samuel S. Mao Khalifa University
Costas P. Grigoropoulos
Costas P. Grigoropoulos University of California, Berkeley
Mansoo Choi
Mansoo Choi Seoul National University
Wei Liu
Wei Liu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Noam Lior
Noam Lior University of Pennsylvania
Wladek Walukiewicz
Wladek Walukiewicz Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
C. L. Tien
C. L. Tien University of California, Berkeley
David G. Cahill
David G. Cahill University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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