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D-Index
63
Citations
27026
World Ranking
566
National Ranking
253

Robert H. Kraichnan 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 H. Kraichnan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 126 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert H. Kraichnan 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 H. Kraichnan 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: 63 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

  • 2000 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1997 - Lars Onsager Prize, American Physical Society

Overview

Robert H. Kraichnan was affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their career included research contributions primarily within physics, as indicated by the recognition received over time.

The scientist was honored with several awards throughout their career. These included membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 2000, acknowledgment as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1997, and the Lars Onsager Prize from the American Physical Society also in 1997.

There are no records available for recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, main fields of study, subfields, or specific topics of work associated with Robert H. Kraichnan in the provided data.

Given the absence of detailed publication and research topic data, the profile remains focused on the institutional affiliation and the distinctions achieved during their scientific career.

Best Publications

  • Inertial Ranges in Two‐Dimensional Turbulence

    Robert H Kraichnan

  • Inertial‐Range Spectrum of Hydromagnetic Turbulence

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • Two-dimensional turbulence

    R H Kraichnan;D Montgomery

  • Diffusion by a Random Velocity Field

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • Small‐Scale Structure of a Scalar Field Convected by Turbulence

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • Turbulent Thermal Convection at Arbitrary Prandtl Number

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • Inertial-range transfer in two- and three-dimensional turbulence

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • Eddy Viscosity in Two and Three Dimensions

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • The Structure of Isotropic Turbulence at Very High Reynolds Numbers

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • Lagrangian‐History Closure Approximation for Turbulence

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • Anomalous scaling of a randomly advected passive scalar.

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • Helical turbulence and absolute equilibrium

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • On Kolmogorov's inertial-range theories

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • Statistical dynamics of two-dimensional flow

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • Kolmogorov's Hypotheses and Eulerian Turbulence Theory

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • Probability distribution of a stochastically advected scalar field.

    Hudong Chen;Shiyi Chen;Robert H. Kraichnan

  • An almost-Markovian Galilean-invariant turbulence model

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • Convection of a passive scalar by a quasi-uniform random straining field

    Robert H. Kraichnan

  • Pressure Fluctuations in Turbulent Flow over a Flat Plate

    Unknown

  • Predictability of Turbulent Flows

    Unknown

  • Decay of two-dimensional homogeneous turbulence

    J. R. Herring;S. A. Orszag;R. H. Kraichnan;D. G. Fox

  • Growth of turbulent magnetic fields.

    Robert H. Kraichnan;S. Nagarajan

  • On statistical correlations between velocity increments and locally averaged dissipation in homogeneous turbulence

    Shiyi Chen;Gary D. Doolen;Robert H. Kraichnan;Zhen‐Su She

  • Isotropic Turbulence and Inertial-Range Structure

    Robert H. Kraichnan

Frequent Co-Authors

Shiyi Chen
Shiyi Chen Southern University of Science and Technology
Zhen-Su She
Zhen-Su She Peking University
Lian-Ping Wang
Lian-Ping Wang Southern University of Science and Technology
James J. Riley
James J. Riley University of Washington
Victor Yakhot
Victor Yakhot Boston University

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