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2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
118
Citations
60272
World Ranking
23
National Ranking
13

Rolf D. Reitz 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 Rolf D. Reitz sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 669 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rolf D. Reitz 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 Rolf D. Reitz 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: 118 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Rolf D. Reitz is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering fields, with specific emphasis on chemical engineering. The subfields of study that characterize their work include computational mechanics, fluid flow and transfer processes, automotive engineering, biomedical engineering, and materials chemistry.

Their research topics extensively cover advanced combustion engine technologies and combustion and flame dynamics. Other significant areas include vehicle emissions and performance, catalytic processes in materials science, biodiesel production and applications, combustion and detonation processes, as well as heat transfer and supercritical fluids.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Reitz include:

  • The role of hydrogen for future internal combustion engines, 2022, International Journal of Engine Research
  • Synthesis gas as a fuel for internal combustion engines in transportation, 2022, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • Reactivity controlled compression ignition engine: Pathways towards commercial viability, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Prospective fuels for diesel low temperature combustion engine applications: A critical review, 2020, International Journal of Engine Research
  • The future of ship engines: Renewable fuels and enabling technologies for decarbonization, 2023, International Journal of Engine Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Reitz include Federico Perini, Stephen Busch, Saeid Shirvani, Sasan Shirvani, and Amir H. Shamekhi.

The most common publication venues for their work are the International Journal of Engine Research, Fuel, SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series, SAE International Journal of Engines, and SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility.

Rolf D. Reitz was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Modeling Atomization Processes in High Pressure Vaporizing Sprays

    Rolf D. Reitz

  • Turbulence Modeling of Internal Combustion Engines Using RNG κ-ε Models

    Z. Han;R. D. Reitz

  • MODELING SPRAY ATOMIZATION WITH THE KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ/RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR HYBRID MODEL

    Jennifer C. Beale;Rolf D. Reitz

  • Review of high efficiency and clean reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion in internal combustion engines

    Rolf D. Reitz;Ganesh Duraisamy

  • Modeling the Effects of Drop Drag and Breakup on Fuel Sprays

    Alex B. Liu;Daniel Mather;Rolf D. Reitz

  • Mechanism of atomization of a liquid jet

    R. D. Reitz;F. V. Bracco

  • Structure of High-Pressure Fuel Sprays

    Rolf D. Reitz;R. Diwakar

  • DROP AND SPRAY FORMATION FROM A LIQUID JET

    S. P. Lin;R. D. Reitz

  • Fuel reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI): a pathway to controlled high-efficiency clean combustion

    S L Kokjohn;R M Hanson;D A Splitter;R D Reitz

  • A temperature wall function formulation for variable-density turbulent flows with application to engine convective heat transfer modeling

    Zhiyu Han;Rolf D. Reitz

  • Directions in internal combustion engine research

    Rolf D. Reitz

  • Modeling the Effects of Fuel Spray Characteristics on Diesel Engine Combustion and Emission.

    Mark A. Patterson;Rolf D. Reitz

  • IJER editorial: The future of the internal combustion engine:

    R D Reitz;H Ogawa;R Payri;T Fansler

  • Experiments and Modeling of Dual-Fuel HCCI and PCCI Combustion Using In-Cylinder Fuel Blending

    Sage L. Kokjohn;Reed M. Hanson;Derek A. Splitter;Rolf D. Reitz

  • The Development and Application of a Diesel Ignition and Combustion Model for Multidimensional Engine Simulation

    Song-Charng Kong;Zhiyu Han;Rolf D. Reitz

  • Knocking combustion in spark-ignition engines

    Zhi Wang;Hui Liu;Rolf D Reitz

  • Effect of drop breakup on fuel sprays

    Rolf D. Reitz;R. Diwakar

  • Modeling Engine Spray/Wall Impingement

    Jeffrey Naber;Rolf D. Reitz

  • Modeling high-speed viscous liquid sheet atomization

    P.K Senecal;D.P Schmidt;I Nouar;C.J Rutland

  • Mechanism of Soot and NOx Emission Reduction Using Multiple-injection in a Diesel Engine

    Zhiyu Han;All Uludogan;Gregory J. Hampson;Rolf D. Reitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Sage L. Kokjohn
Sage L. Kokjohn University of Wisconsin–Madison
Song-Charng Kong
Song-Charng Kong Iowa State University
Christopher J. Rutland
Christopher J. Rutland University of Wisconsin–Madison
Derek A. Splitter
Derek A. Splitter Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Mark P. B. Musculus
Mark P. B. Musculus Sandia National Laboratories
Mingfa Yao
Mingfa Yao Tianjin University
David E. Foster
David E. Foster University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ming Jia
Ming Jia Dalian University of Technology
Zhi Wang
Zhi Wang Tsinghua University
Zunqing Zheng
Zunqing Zheng Tianjin University

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