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D-Index
40
Citations
9336
World Ranking
1987
National Ranking
739

Robert J. Santoro 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 J. Santoro sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 217 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert J. Santoro 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 J. Santoro 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: 40 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% 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

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Robert J. Santoro is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. The professional profile indicates a focus on academic research within this institution, shaping contributions primarily in the realm of mechanical engineering given the award received.

Santoro was honored as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2003. This recognition highlights a connection to the mechanical engineering community and suggests contributions to this field.

There are no specific publications, co-authors, venues, or topics listed, which limits detailed insight into the scientist's specific research areas, frequent collaborators, or publication impact. Similarly, no data on subfields, main fields of study, or book publications is available for inclusion.

Best Publications

  • SOOT PARTICLE MEASUREMENTS IN DIFFUSION FLAMES

    R.J. Santoro;H.G. Semerjian;R.A. Dobbins

  • A jet fuel surrogate formulated by real fuel properties

    Stephen Dooley;Sang Hee Won;Marcos Chaos;Joshua S. Heyne

  • The Transport and Growth of Soot Particles in Laminar Diffusion Flames

    R. J. Santoro;T. T. Yeh;J. J. Horvath;H. G. Semerjian

  • The experimental evaluation of a methodology for surrogate fuel formulation to emulate gas phase combustion kinetic phenomena

    Stephen Dooley;Sang Hee Won;Joshua Heyne;Tanvir I. Farouk

  • Soot inception in a methane/air diffusion flame as characterized by detailed species profiles

    Kermit C. Smyth;J.Houston Miller;Robert C. Dorfman;W.Gary Mallard

  • Spatially resolved measurements of soot volume fraction using laser-induced incandescence

    B. Quay;T.-W. Lee;T. Ni;R.J. Santoro

  • Aerosol dynamic processes of soot aggregates in a laminar ethene diffusion flame

    R. Puri;T.F. Richardson;R.J. Santoro;R.A. Dobbins

  • TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING OF SOOT VOLUME FRACTION BY THE USE OF LASER-INDUCED INCANDESCENCE

    T Ni;J A Pinson;S Gupta;R J Santoro

  • An experimental study of combustion dynamics of a premixed swirl injector

    J.C. Broda;S. Seo;R.J. Santoro;G. Shirhattikar

  • The oxidation of soot and carbon monoxide in hydrocarbon diffusion flames

    Rahul Puri;Robert J. Santoro;Kermit C. Smyth

  • Atomization characteristics of impinging liquid jets

    H. M. Ryan;W. E. Anderson;S. Pal;R. J. Santoro

  • Modeling and measurements of soot and species in a laminar diffusion flame

    Ian M. Kennedy;Clement Yam;Darrell C. Rapp;Robert J. Santoro

  • Sooting characteristics of surrogates for jet fuels

    Amy Mensch;Robert J. Santoro;Thomas A. Litzinger;S.-Y. Lee

  • Reduction of PAH and soot in premixed ethylene-air flames by addition of ethanol

    Juntao Wu;Ki Hoon Song;Thomas Litzinger;Seong Young Lee

  • An experimental estimation of mean reaction rate and flame structure during combustion instability in a lean premixed gas turbine combustor

    S.-Y. Lee;S. Seo;J.C. Broda;S. Pal

  • Characterization of syngas laminar flames using the Bunsen burner configuration

    Nicolas Bouvet;Christian Chauveau;Iskender Gökalp;See Young Lee

  • A study of jet fuel sooting tendency using the threshold sooting index (TSI) model

    Yi Yang;André L. Boehman;Robert J. Santoro

  • Optical tomography for flow field diagnostics

    R.J. Santoro;H.G. Semerjian;P.J. Emmerman;R. Goulard

  • Measurements of soot, OH, and PAH concentrations in turbulent ethylene/air jet flames

    Seong Young Lee;Stephen R. Turns;Robert J. Santoro

  • Development of an advanced, thermally stable, coal-based jet fuel

    Lori M. Balster;Edwin Corporan;Matthew J. DeWitt;J. Timothy Edwards

  • Optical tomography for flow field diagnostics

    R.J. Santoro;H.G. Semerjian

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. Litzinger
Thomas A. Litzinger Pennsylvania State University
Frederick L. Dryer
Frederick L. Dryer University of South Carolina
Viswanath R. Katta
Viswanath R. Katta Innovative Scientific Solutions (United States)
Chih-Jen Sung
Chih-Jen Sung University of Connecticut
Sang Hee Won
Sang Hee Won University of South Carolina
Yiguang Ju
Yiguang Ju Princeton University
Kenneth Brezinsky
Kenneth Brezinsky University of Illinois at Chicago
Matthew A. Oehlschlaeger
Matthew A. Oehlschlaeger Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Iskender Gökalp
Iskender Gökalp Middle East Technical University
André L. Boehman
André L. Boehman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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