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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 38 2227 2073 162 146 300 7369

Ronald A. Roy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ronald A. Roy between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ronald A. Roy published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2004. 2 of the 338 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2004. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 16 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 6 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1982 2025

338 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ronald A. Roy: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 2
1985 3
1986 0
1987 3
1988 4
1989 5
1990 11
1991 13
1992 13
1993 12
1994 16
1995 10
1996 11
1997 10
1998 15
1999 8
2000 16
2001 11
2002 10
2003 11
2004 22
2005 14
2006 17
2007 7
2008 15
2009 15
2010 14
2011 10
2012 2
2013 4
2014 5
2015 2
2016 1
2017 6
2018 3
2019 5
2020 2
2021 2
2022 3
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 338
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Ronald A. Roy 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 Ronald A. Roy 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, 297–306 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: 300 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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 74 300
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
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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Ronald A. Roy 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 Ronald A. Roy 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% 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 38
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
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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Overview

Ronald A. Roy is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and has contributed to the field of Engineering with a focus on Biomedical Engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields including Materials Chemistry, Oceanography, Environmental Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

Their work primarily addresses areas such as Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena, Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies, Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, and Underwater Acoustics Research.

Ronald A. Roy's recent papers include the following:

  • The influence of droplet concentration on phase change and inertial cavitation thresholds associated with acoustic droplet vaporization, 2020, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Genetic engineering biofilms in situ using ultrasound-mediated DNA delivery, 2021, Microbial Biotechnology
  • A multi-frequency sonochemical reactor utilizing a cylindrically focused acoustic wavefield for improved sonochemical efficiency, 2022, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Cavitation noise characterization and classification using machine-learning techniques, 2023, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Know when something happens: Some thoughts on Apfel's three laws of cavitation research, 2021, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Ronald A. Roy include:

  • Jason L. Raymond
  • James Kwan
  • Chun Kiat Ng
  • Ian P. Thompson
  • Wei E. Huang

Publications have appeared mostly in:

  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (7 publications)
  • Microbial Biotechnology (1 publication)
  • The ANZIAM Journal (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Sonoluminescence and bubble dynamics for a single, stable, cavitation bubble

    D. Felipe Gaitan;Lawrence A. Crum;Charles C. Church;Ronald A. Roy

  • Applications of Acoustics and Cavitation to Noninvasive Therapy and Drug Delivery

    Constantin C. Coussios;Ronald A. Roy

  • Role of acoustic cavitation in the delivery and monitoring of cancer treatment by high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

    C C Coussios;C H Farny;G Ter Haar;R A Roy

  • Measurements of bubble-enhanced heating from focused, MHz-frequency ultrasound in a tissue-mimicking material.

    R.Glynn Holt;Ronald A. Roy

  • Comparison of Multibubble and Single-Bubble Sonoluminescence Spectra

    Thomas J. Matula;Ronald A. Roy;Pierre D. Mourad;William B. McNamara

  • Experimental validation of a tractable numerical model for focused ultrasound heating in flow-through tissue phantoms.

    Jinlan Huang;R. Glynn Holt;Robin O. Cleveland;Ronald A. Roy

  • Cavitational Mechanisms in Ultrasound-Accelerated Fibrinolysis

    Adrian F. Prokop;Azita Soltani;Ronald A. Roy

  • Thresholds for cavitation produced in water by pulsed ultrasound

    A.A. Atchley;L.A. Frizzell;R.E. Apfel;C.K. Holland

  • An acoustic backscattering technique for the detection of transient cavitation produced by microsecond pulses of ultrasound

    Ronald A. Roy;Sameer I. Madanshetty;Robert E. Apfel

  • Physical mechanisms governing the hydrodynamic response of an oscillating ultrasonic file.

    R. A. Roy;M. Ahmad;L. A. Crum

  • Temporal and Spatial Detection of HIFU-Induced Inertial and Hot-Vapor Cavitation with a Diagnostic Ultrasound System

    Caleb H. Farny;R. Glynn Holt;Ronald A. Roy

  • Dynamics of gas bubbles in viscoelastic fluids. I. Linear viscoelasticity

    John S. Allen;Ronald A. Roy

  • Bjerknes force and bubble levitation under single-bubble sonoluminescence conditions

    Thomas J. Matula;Sean M. Cordry;Ronald A. Roy;Lawrence A. Crum

  • The Correlation Between Bubble-Enhanced HIFU Heating and Cavitation Power

    C.H. Farny;R.G. Holt;R.A. Roy

  • The velocity of sound in fluidised beds

    R. Roy;J.F. Davidson;V.G. Tuponogov

  • Acoustic microcavitation: its active and passive acoustic detection.

    Sameer I. Madanshetty;Ronald A. Roy;Robert E. Apfel

  • Acoustic cavitation produced by microsecond pulses of ultrasound: a discussion of some selected results.

    L. A. Crum;R. A. Roy;M. A. Dinno;C. C. Church

  • The acoustic emissions from single-bubble sonoluminescence

    Thomas J. Matula;Ibrahim M. Hallaj;Robin O. Cleveland;Lawrence A. Crum

  • Nucleating cavitation from laser-illuminated nano-particles

    Caleb H. Farny;Tianming Wu;R. Glynn Holt;Todd W. Murray

  • In vitro detection of cavitation induced by a diagnostic ultrasound system

    C.K. Holland;R.A. Roy;R.E. Apfel;L.A. Crum

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence A. Crum
Lawrence A. Crum University of Washington
Robin O. Cleveland
Robin O. Cleveland University of Oxford
Constantin C. Coussios
Constantin C. Coussios University of Oxford
Robert E. Apfel
Robert E. Apfel Yale University
Thomas J. Matula
Thomas J. Matula University of Washington
Christy K. Holland
Christy K. Holland University of Cincinnati
Andrea Prosperetti
Andrea Prosperetti University of Houston
Eric L. Miller
Eric L. Miller Tufts University
Hugh C. Pumphrey
Hugh C. Pumphrey University of Edinburgh
David A. Boas
David A. Boas Boston University

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