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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Italy
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 63 574 521 10 9 428 15387

Roberto Verzicco publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Roberto Verzicco between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Roberto Verzicco published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 11.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2020. 18 of the 483 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2020. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 37 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 45 publications 2021: 39 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 3 publications
1985 2026

483 publications in total across all disciplines

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Roberto Verzicco: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 5
1994 9
1995 5
1996 7
1997 3
1998 6
1999 5
2000 7
2001 3
2002 9
2003 6
2004 6
2005 12
2006 8
2007 8
2008 8
2009 13
2010 19
2011 17
2012 11
2013 11
2014 16
2015 26
2016 19
2017 16
2018 37
2019 23
2020 45
2021 39
2022 18
2023 23
2024 23
2025 15
2026 3
Total 483
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Roberto Verzicco 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 Roberto Verzicco 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, 427–436 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: 428 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
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 25 428
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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Roberto Verzicco 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 Roberto Verzicco 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, 63 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: 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.

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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
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 63
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his seminal contribution to the development of algorithms for direct numerical simulations of thermally driven turbulence, vortex flows, and complex flows, for the resulting deep physical understanding of these flows, and for his collaborative attitude which has strongly served the fluid dynamics community

Overview

Roberto Verzicco is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, particularly focusing on fluid dynamics and turbulent flows. Their work is documented through numerous publications and collaborations across various subfields and topics.

Their recent papers include:

  • Extended Lifetime of Respiratory Droplets in a Turbulent Vapor Puff and Its Implications on Airborne Disease Transmission, 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • Immersed Boundary Methods: Historical Perspective and Future Outlook, 2022, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
  • One-point statistics for turbulent pipe flow up to, 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Multiple States in Turbulent Large-Aspect-Ratio Thermal Convection: What Determines the Number of Convection Rolls?, 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • Periodically Modulated Thermal Convection, 2020, Physical Review Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Verzicco include:

  • Detlef Lohse
  • Kai Leong Chong
  • Rui Yang
  • Richard J. A. M. Stevens
  • Christopher J. Howland

The main publication venues where their work appears frequently are:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Fluids
  • Journal of Computational Physics
  • Physical Review Letters

Verzicco's research covers a wide range of subfields including:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Biomedical Engineering

The main topics explored in their research are:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
  • Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
  • Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

In addition to journal articles, Roberto Verzicco has authored a book titled An Introduction to Immersed Boundary Methods, to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2025.

Among professional recognitions, Verzicco was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2013 for contributions to algorithms for direct numerical simulations of thermally driven turbulence, vortex flows, and complex flows as well as their impact within the fluid dynamics community.

Best Publications

  • Combined Immersed-Boundary Finite-Difference Methods for Three-Dimensional Complex Flow Simulations

    E.A. Fadlun;R. Verzicco;P. Orlandi;J. Mohd-Yusof

  • A Finite-Difference Scheme for Three-Dimensional Incompressible Flows in Cylindrical Coordinates

    R. Verzicco;P. Orlandi

  • Immersed boundary technique for turbulent flow simulations

    Gianluca Iaccarino;Roberto Verzicco

  • Numerical experiments on strongly turbulent thermal convection in a slender cylindrical cell

    Roberto Verzicco;Roberto Camussi

  • Radial boundary layer structure and Nusselt number in Rayleigh–Bénard convection

    Richard J.A.M. Stevens;Roberto Verzicco;Detlef Lohse

  • Large eddy simulation in complex geometric configurations using boundary body forces

    Roberto Verzicco;Jamaludin Mohd-Yusof;Jamaludin Mohd-Yusof;Paolo Orlandi;Daniel Connell Haworth

  • Prandtl number effects in convective turbulence

    R. Verzicco;Roberto Camussi

  • Vortex rings impinging on walls : axisymmetric and three-dimensional simulations

    Paolo Orlandi;Roberto Verzicco

  • A pencil distributed finite difference code for strongly turbulent wall-bounded flows

    Erwin P. van der Poel;Rodolfo Ostilla Mónico;John Donners;Roberto Verzicco

  • Immersed Boundary Methods: Historical Perspective and Future Outlook

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  • Prandtl and Rayleigh number dependence of heat transport in high Rayleigh number thermal convection

    Richard Johannes Antonius Maria Stevens;Detlef Lohse;Roberto Verzicco

  • Modeling of vortex dynamics in the wake of a marine propeller

    R. Muscari;A. Di Mascio;Roberto Verzicco

  • Direct simulation of transition in an oscillatory boundary layer

    G. Vittori;R. Verzicco

  • Direct numerical simulation of the pulsatile flow through an aortic bileaflet mechanical heart valve

    M. D. De Tullio;A. Cristallo;E. Balaras;R. Verzicco

  • Extended Lifetime of Respiratory Droplets in a Turbulent Vapor Puff and Its Implications on Airborne Disease Transmission.

    Kai Leong Chong;Chong Shen Ng;Naoki Hori;Rui Yang

  • Prandtl-, Rayleigh-, and Rossby-number dependence of heat transport in turbulent rotating Rayleigh-Bénard convection

    Jin-Qiang Zhong;Richard J. A. M. Stevens;Herman J. H. Clercx;Herman J. H. Clercx;Roberto Verzicco

  • Transition to the Ultimate Regime in Two-Dimensional Rayleigh-Bénard Convection

    Xiaojue Zhu;Varghese Mathai;Richard J. A. M. Stevens;Roberto Verzicco;Roberto Verzicco

  • Numerical experiments on flapping foils mimicking fish-like locomotion

    Paolo Blondeaux;Francesco Fornarelli;Laura Guglielmini;Michael S. Triantafyllou

  • A numerical study of three-dimensional vortex ring instabilities: viscous corrections and early nonlinear stage

    Karim Shariff;Roberto Verzicco;Paolo Orlandi

  • Turbulent thermal superstructures in Rayleigh-Bénard convection

    Richard J. A. M. Stevens;Alexander Blass;Xiaojue Zhu;Roberto Verzicco;Roberto Verzicco

  • Optimal Taylor–Couette flow: direct numerical simulations

    Rodolfo Ostilla;Richard J. A. M. Stevens;Siegfried Grossmann;Roberto Verzicco

  • Effects of nonperfect thermal sources in turbulent thermal convection

    R. Verzicco

  • Logarithmic Temperature Profiles in Turbulent Rayleigh-Benard Convection

    Guenter Ahlers;Eberhard Bodenschatz;Denis Funfschilling;Siegfried Grossmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlef Lohse
Detlef Lohse University of Twente
Richard J. A. M. Stevens
Richard J. A. M. Stevens University of Twente
Chao Sun
Chao Sun Tsinghua University
Siegfried Grossmann
Siegfried Grossmann Philipp University of Marburg
Paolo Orlandi
Paolo Orlandi Sapienza University of Rome
Daniel Chung
Daniel Chung University of Melbourne
Andrea Prosperetti
Andrea Prosperetti University of Houston
Roberto Camussi
Roberto Camussi Roma Tre University
Federico Toschi
Federico Toschi Eindhoven University of Technology
Xuehua Zhang
Xuehua Zhang University of Alberta

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