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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
32
Citations
3261
World Ranking
3224
National Ranking
1091

Ralph J. Volino 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 J. Volino sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 139 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ralph J. Volino 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 J. Volino 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: 32 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% 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

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Best Publications

  • Turbulence structure in rough- and smooth-wall boundary layers

    R.J. Volino;M.P. Schultz;K.A. Flack

  • Turbulence structure in a boundary layer with two-dimensional roughness

    R. J. Volino;M. P. Schultz;K. A. Flack

  • Measurements in Separated and Transitional Boundary Layers Under Low-Pressure Turbine Airfoil Conditions

    Ralph J. Volino;Lennart S. Hultgren

  • Turbulence structure in boundary layers over periodic two- and three-dimensional roughness

    Ralph J. Volino;Michael P. Schultz;Karen A. Flack

  • Separation Control on Low-Pressure Turbine Airfoils Using Synthetic Vortex Generator Jets

    Ralph J. Volino

  • Separated Flow Transition Under Simulated Low-Pressure Turbine Airfoil Conditions: Part 1 — Mean Flow and Turbulence Statistics

    Ralph J. Volino

  • Effect of Jet Pulsing on Film Cooling—Part I: Effectiveness and Flow-Field Temperature Results

    Sarah M. Coulthard;Ralph J. Volino;Karen A. Flack

  • Passive Flow Control on Low-Pressure Turbine Airfoils

    Ralph J. Volino

  • Secondary Flow Measurements in a Turbine Passage With Endwall Flow Modification

    Nicole V. Aunapu;Ralph J. Volino;Karen A. Flack;Ryan M. Stoddard

  • Use of simultaneous IR temperature measurements and DPIV to investigate thermal plumes in a thick layer cooled from above

    R. J. Volino;G. B. Smith

  • A New Model for Free-Stream Turbulence Effects on Boundary Layers

    Ralph J. Volino

  • Fluid dynamics and heat transfer of turbomachinery

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  • Conditional Sampling in a Transitional Boundary Layer Under High Freestream Turbulence Conditions

    Ralph J. Volino;Michael P. Schultz;Christopher M. Pratt

  • Separated Flow Transition Under Simulated Low-Pressure Turbine Airfoil Conditions: Part 2 — Turbulence Spectra

    Ralph J. Volino

  • Onset and Development of Natural Convection Above a Suddenly Heated Horizontal Surface

    R. J. Goldstein;R. J. Volino

  • Non-equilibrium development in turbulent boundary layers with changing pressure gradients

    Ralph J. Volino

  • A New Model for Free-Stream Turbulence Effects on Boundary Layers

    Unknown

  • Measurements in Film Cooling Flows With Periodic Wakes

    Kristofer M. Womack;Ralph J. Volino;Michael P. Schultz

  • Turbulent boundary layer flow over regularly and irregularly arranged truncated cone surfaces

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  • Determination of wall shear stress from mean velocity and Reynolds shear stress profiles

    Ralph J. Volino;Michael P. Schultz

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Schultz
Michael P. Schultz United States Naval Academy
Karen A. Flack
Karen A. Flack United States Naval Academy
Terrence W. Simon
Terrence W. Simon University of Minnesota
Charles Meneveau
Charles Meneveau Johns Hopkins University
Thomas Corke
Thomas Corke University of Notre Dame
Flint O. Thomas
Flint O. Thomas University of Notre Dame
Adrian Bejan
Adrian Bejan Duke University
Kambiz Vafai
Kambiz Vafai University of California, Riverside

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