2026 Ronald Scott Bunker: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	61	668	608	289	243	287	11066

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

668

608

289

243

287

11066

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index

Citations

11066

World Ranking

668

National Ranking

289

Overview

Ronald Scott Bunker is affiliated with General Electric in the United States. Their professional activities are centered within this organization and region.

There are no records of recent papers published by Ronald Scott Bunker. Likewise, there are no frequent co-authors or recurring publication venues associated with their work in the available data.

Their research focus does not list any specific main fields of study, subfields, or main topics. Similarly, there is no information on book publications or awards received.

While the specific details of their scientific output and collaborations are not documented here, their connection to General Electric suggests involvement in applied or industrial research fields that align with GE's business areas.

Best Publications

A review of shaped hole turbine film-cooling technology

Ronald S. Bunker

1132
Citations
Axial Turbine Blade Tips: Function, Design, and Durability

Ronald S. Bunker

288
Citations
Effect of Trench Width and Depth on Film Cooling From Cylindrical Holes Embedded in Trenches

Yiping Lu;Alok Dhungel;Srinath V. Ekkad;Ronald S. Bunker

247
Citations
Gas Turbine Heat Transfer: Ten Remaining Hot Gas Path Challenges

Ronald S. Bunker

239
Citations
Local Heat Transfer in Internally Cooled Turbine Airfoil Leading Edge Regions: Part II—Impingement Cooling With Film Coolant Extraction

D. E. Metzger;R. S. Bunker

235
Citations
Film cooled wall with chevron-shaped cooling holes

Lee Ching-Pang;Ronald Scott Bunker;Steven Robert Brassfield

233
Citations
A Review of Turbine Blade Tip Heat Transfer

Ronald S. Bunker

231
Citations
METHOD FOR IMPROVING COOLING EFFECT OF GASEOUS COOLING MEDIUM FLOW AND RELEVANT PRODUCT

Bunker Ronald Scott;Bailey Jeremy Clyde;Lee Ching-Pang;Abuaf Nesim

221
Citations
Film Cooling Effectiveness Due to Discrete Holes Within a Transverse Surface Slot

Ronald S. Bunker

211
Citations
Heat Transfer and Flow on the First Stage Blade Tip of a Power Generation Gas Turbine: Part 1 — Experimental Results

Ronald S. Bunker;Jeremy C. Bailey;Ali A. Ameri

198
Citations
Cavity Heat Transfer on a Transverse Grooved Wall in a Narrow Flow Channel

D. E. Metzger;R. S. Bunker;M. K. Chyu

195
Citations
Heat Transfer and Flow on the First Stage Blade Tip of a Power Generation Gas Turbine: Part 2 — Simulation Results

A. A. Ameri;R. S. Bunker

177
Citations
Film cooled wall

Ching-Pang Lee;Ronald Scott Bunker;Nesim Abuaf

171
Citations
Turbine stage with scalloped surface platform

Anna Tam;Ching-Pang Lee;Kevin Richard Kirtley;Ronald Scott Bunker

158
Citations
Turbine airfoil with double shell outer wall

Ronald S. Bunker;Thomas T. Wallace

155
Citations
Heat Transfer Coefficients on the Squealer Tip and Near-Tip Regions of a Gas Turbine Blade With Single or Double Squealer

Jae Su Kwak;Jaeyong Ahn;Je-Chin Han;C. Pang Lee

152
Citations
Film cooled blade tip

Ronald Scott Bunker

144
Citations
Cooling for double-wall structures

Ronald Scott Bunker

142
Citations
The Effects of Manufacturing Tolerances on Gas Turbine Cooling

Ronald S. Bunker

141
Citations
Effect of Squealer Geometry Arrangement on a Gas Turbine Blade Tip Heat Transfer

Gm Salam Azad;Je-Chin Han;Ronald S. Bunker;C. Pang Lee

133
Citations
Hot gas path component with mesh and impingement cooling

Ronald Scott Bunker;Ching-Pang Lee

125
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ching-Pang Lee Independent Scientist / Consultant, US

Srinath V. Ekkad North Carolina State University

Melvin Robert Jackson General Electric (United States)

Je-Chin Han Texas A&M University

David G. Bogard The University of Texas at Austin

Sumanta Acharya Illinois Institute of Technology

Minking K. Chyu University of Pittsburgh

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