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Robert E. Apfel

Robert E. Apfel

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 38 2250 819 178 6313

Robert E. Apfel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert E. Apfel between 1969 and 2014, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert E. Apfel published across 46 years, from 1969 to 2014, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 1991. 1 of the 203 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2014. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 1991. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 2 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication
1969 2014

203 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert E. Apfel: publications per year, 1969 to 2014
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 2
1971 4
1972 1
1973 0
1974 1
1975 2
1976 3
1977 5
1978 6
1979 3
1980 2
1981 5
1982 4
1983 3
1984 4
1985 6
1986 5
1987 4
1988 8
1989 9
1990 9
1991 14
1992 8
1993 10
1994 10
1995 12
1996 14
1997 9
1998 7
1999 8
2000 7
2001 10
2002 4
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1
Total 203
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Robert E. Apfel 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 Robert E. Apfel 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, 177–186 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: 178 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
177–186 130 178
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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Robert E. Apfel 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 Robert E. Apfel 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% 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 38
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

Robert E. Apfel was affiliated with Yale University in the United States during their academic career. Their professional work was connected to this institution, but specific details about their research papers, co-authors, or publication venues are not available.

There is no recorded information regarding the scientist's main fields or subfields of study, which limits insights into the precise areas of expertise or research focus they pursued.

No data on published books or known awards is available for this researcher, and there are no documented recent papers or frequent publication outlets.

The absence of detailed information on main topics of work or frequent collaborators indicates that either this data has not been publicly recorded or the contributions are not extensively documented in accessible academic sources.

Robert E. Apfel is noted as deceased, and all references to their career are thus presented in past tense.

Best Publications

  • Gauging the likelihood of cavitation from short-pulse, low-duty cycle diagnostic ultrasound.

    Robert E. Apfel;Christy K. Holland

  • Thresholds for transient cavitation produced by pulsed ultrasound in a controlled nuclei environment

    Christy K. Holland;Robert E. Apfel

  • Acoustic radiation pressure produced by a beam of sound

    Boa‐Teh Chu;Robert E. Apfel

  • The superheated drop detector

    Robert E. Apfel

  • An improved theory for the prediction of microcavitation thresholds

    C.K. Holland;R.E. Apfel

  • The Role of Impurities in Cavitation‐Threshold Determination

    Robert E. Apfel

  • Direct evidence of cavitation in vivo from diagnostic ultrasound

    Christy K. Holland;Cheri X. Deng;Robert E. Apfel;Jonathan L. Alderman

  • Thresholds for cavitation produced in water by pulsed ultrasound

    A.A. Atchley;L.A. Frizzell;R.E. Apfel;C.K. Holland

  • An acoustic backscattering technique for the detection of transient cavitation produced by microsecond pulses of ultrasound

    Ronald A. Roy;Sameer I. Madanshetty;Robert E. Apfel

  • Radiation force on a spherical object in an axisymmetric wave field and its application to the calibration of high‐frequency transducers

    Xucai Chen;Robert E. Apfel

  • Free Oscillations and Surfactant Studies of Superdeformed Drops in Microgravity

    Robert E. Apfel;Yuren Tian;Joseph Jankovsky;Tao Shi

  • Sonic effervescence: A tutorial on acoustic cavitation

    Robert E. Apfel

  • Acoustic cavitation prediction

    Robert E. Apfel

  • Extension of acoustic levitation to include the study of micron‐size particles in a more compressible host liquid

    Mary Ann H. Weiser;Robert E. Apfel

  • Acoustic microcavitation: its active and passive acoustic detection.

    Sameer I. Madanshetty;Ronald A. Roy;Robert E. Apfel

  • EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF THE DISSOCIATION HYPOTHESIS FOR SINGLE BUBBLE SONOLUMINESCENCE

    Jeffrey A. Ketterling;Robert E. Apfel

  • Acoustic cavitation inception

    R.E. Apfel

  • In vitro measurements of inertial cavitation thresholds in human blood.

    Cheri X. Deng;Cheri X. Deng;Qihong Xu;Qihong Xu;Robert E. Apfel;Robert E. Apfel;Christy K. Holland;Christy K. Holland

  • Acoustic cavitation produced by microsecond pulses of ultrasound: a discussion of some selected results.

    L. A. Crum;R. A. Roy;M. A. Dinno;C. C. Church

  • Quadrupole resonance of drops driven by modulated acoustic radiation pressure—Experimental properties

    Philip L. Marston;Robert E. Apfel

Frequent Co-Authors

Christy K. Holland
Christy K. Holland University of Cincinnati
Ronald A. Roy
Ronald A. Roy University of Oxford
Lawrence A. Crum
Lawrence A. Crum University of Washington
Philip L. Marston
Philip L. Marston Washington State University
Long Wang
Long Wang Peking University

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