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D-Index
40
Citations
4538
World Ranking
2080
National Ranking
769

Roger L. Kimmel 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 Roger L. Kimmel sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 158 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roger L. Kimmel 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 Roger L. Kimmel sits on this spectrum.

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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

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Roger L. Kimmel is affiliated with the United States Air Force Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans engineering and mathematics, with significant contributions in subfields such as computational mechanics, applied mathematics, nuclear and high energy physics, aerospace engineering, and environmental engineering.

The scientist's research interests are concentrated around key topics including gas dynamics and kinetic theory, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamics, laser-plasma interactions and diagnostics, combustion and detonation processes, combustion and flame dynamics, and wind and air flow studies.

Among the recent publications attributed to Roger L. Kimmel are several papers with notable focus areas and venues:

  • 100 kHz PLEET velocimetry in a Mach-6 Ludwieg tube, 2020, Optics Express
  • Characterization of Post-shock Thermal Striations on a Cone/Flare, 2020, AIAA Journal
  • HIFiRE-5b Boundary-Layer Transition Length and Turbulent Overshoot, 2021, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
  • High-Fidelity Simulation of HIFiRE-5 Boundary-Layer Transition, 2021, AIAA Journal
  • High-Fidelity Simulations of Discrete Roughness Boundary-Layer Transition with Added Perturbations, 2020, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Their frequent coauthors include Matthew P. Borg, Joseph S. Jewell, Thomas J. Juliano, Matthew W. Tufts, and Nicholas J. Bisek. This indicates a consistent collaborative research network contributing to work in related fields.

Roger L. Kimmel's publications have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • AIAA Journal
  • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
  • Optics Express
  • AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM
  • AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum

In recognition of professional contributions, Roger L. Kimmel was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2004.

Best Publications

  • On hypersonic boundary-layer stability

    Kenneth Stetson;Roger Kimmel

  • Mechanisms of plasma actuators for hypersonic flow control

    J.S. Shang;S.T. Surzhikov;R. Kimmel;D. Gaitonde

  • Drag Prediction and Transition in Hypersonic Flow

    Helen L. Reed;Roger Kimmel;Steven Schneider;Daniel Arnal

  • Aspects of Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition Control

    Roger Kimmel

  • Transition Analysis for the HIFiRE-5 Vehicle

    Meelan Choudhari;Chau Lyan Chang;Thomas Jentink;Fei Li

  • Boundary-Layer Stability Analysis for Stetson’s Mach 6 Blunt-Cone Experiments

    Joseph S. Jewell;Roger L. Kimmel

  • Nonlinear disturbances in a hypersonic laminar boundary layer

    Roger L. Kimmel;James M. Kendall

  • Nose-Tip Bluntness Effects on Transition at Hypersonic Speeds

    Pedro Paredes;Meelan M. Choudhari;Fei Li;Joseph S. Jewell

  • Similarity of quasiconical shock wave/turbulent boundary-layer interactions

    Gary S. Settles;Roger L. Kimmel

  • Laminar-Turbulent Transition in a Mach 8 Elliptic Cone Flow

    Roger L. Kimmel;Jonathan Poggie;Stephen N. Schwoerke

  • HIFiRE-5 Flight Vehicle Design

    Roger L. Kimmel;David Adamczak;Karen Berger;Meelan Choudhari

  • Effect of Surface Plasma Discharges on Boundary Layers at Mach 5

    Roger Kimmel;James Hayes;James Menart;Joseph Shang

  • HIFiRE-1 Boundary Layer Transition Experiment Design

    Roger L. Kimmel;David Adamczak;Datta Gaitonde;Albert Rougeux

  • Traveling Crossflow Instability for the HIFiRE-5 Elliptic Cone

    Matthew P. Borg;Roger L. Kimmel;Scott Stanfield

  • On the breakdown of a hypersonic laminar boundary layer

    Kenneth Stetson;Roger Kimmel

  • Stability Analysis for HIFiRE Experiments

    Fei Li;Meelan M. Choudhari;Chau-Lyan Chang;Jeffery A. White

  • Hypersonic Flow Control Using Surface Plasma Actuator

    Joseph S. Shang;Roger L. Kimmel;James A. Menart;Sergey T. Surzhikov

  • Aerothermodynamic Characteristics of Boundary Layer Transition and Trip Effectiveness of the HIFiRE Flight 5 Vehicle

    Karen Berger;Shann Rufer;Roger Kimmel;David Adamczak

  • Spectral Characteristics of Separation Shock Unsteadiness

    Jonathan Poggie;Nicholas J. Bisek;Roger L. Kimmel;Scott A. Stanfield

  • Space-time correlation measurements in a hypersonic transitional boundary layer

    Roger L. Kimmel;Anthony Demetriades;Joseph C. Donaldson

Frequent Co-Authors

Meelan M. Choudhari
Meelan M. Choudhari Langley Research Center
Datta V. Gaitonde
Datta V. Gaitonde The Ohio State University
Joseph Shang
Joseph Shang Wright State University
Xiaolin Zhong
Xiaolin Zhong University of California, Los Angeles
Rodney D. W. Bowersox
Rodney D. W. Bowersox Texas A&M University
Chau-Lyan Chang
Chau-Lyan Chang Langley Research Center
Steven P. Schneider
Steven P. Schneider Purdue University West Lafayette
Naibo Jiang
Naibo Jiang The Ohio State University
Graham V. Candler
Graham V. Candler University of Minnesota
Helen L. Reed
Helen L. Reed Texas A&M University

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