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D-Index
51
Citations
8529
World Ranking
1131
National Ranking
459

Sibendu Som 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 Sibendu Som sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 259 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sibendu Som 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 Sibendu Som sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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

  • 2020 - Silver George Westinghouse Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Sibendu Som is a researcher affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States, specializing in engineering and chemical engineering fields. Their work focuses extensively on combustion and flame dynamics, advanced combustion engine technologies, and related processes involving combustion and detonation. Additional areas of study include rocket and propulsion systems research, heat transfer and supercritical fluids, as well as fluid dynamics and heat transfer more broadly.

The principal topics of Sibendu Som's research encompass:

  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Combustion and Detonation Processes
  • Rocket and propulsion systems research
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Energetic Materials and Combustion

The main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering

Subfields of interest cover several technical areas such as computational mechanics, fluid flow and transfer processes, aerospace engineering, mechanics of materials, and mechanical engineering.

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

Sibendu Som has contributed regularly to prominent publication venues, reflecting their research focus. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Energy Resources Technology
  • Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
  • SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
  • AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
  • International Journal of Engine Research

Among their recent research outputs are the following papers:

  • Combustion System Optimization of a Light-Duty GCI Engine Using CFD and Machine Learning, 2020, SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
  • Collaborative investigation of the internal flow and near-nozzle flow of an eight-hole gasoline injector (Engine Combustion Network Spray G), 2020, International Journal of Engine Research
  • Data-driven chemical kinetic reaction mechanism for F-24 jet fuel ignition, 2020, Fuel
  • Numerical investigation of a fueled pre-chamber spark-ignition natural gas engine, 2021, International Journal of Engine Research
  • Time-sequenced flow field prediction in an optical spark-ignition direct-injection engine using bidirectional recurrent neural network (bi-RNN) with long short-term memory, 2020, Applied Thermal Engineering

The research collaborations of Sibendu Som include frequent co-authors who have contributed to multiple publications with them. Notable co-authors are:

  • Pinaki Pal
  • Chao Xu
  • Yuanjiang Pei
  • Riccardo Scarcelli
  • Roberto Torelli

In recognition of their work, Sibendu Som was awarded the Silver George Westinghouse Medal from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Effect of nozzle orifice geometry on spray, combustion, and emission characteristics under diesel engine conditions

    Sibendu Som;Anita I. Ramirez;Douglas E. Longman;Suresh K. Aggarwal

  • Effects of primary breakup modeling on spray and combustion characteristics of compression ignition engines

    S. Som;Suresh K. Aggarwal

  • A compact skeletal mechanism for n-dodecane with optimized semi-global low-temperature chemistry for diesel engine simulations

    Tong Yao;Tong Yao;Yuanjiang Pei;Bei-Jing Zhong;Sibendu Som

  • NOx emission characteristics of counterflow syngas diffusion flames with airstream dilution

    Daniel E. Giles;Sibendu Som;Suresh K. Aggarwal

  • Investigation of Nozzle Flow and Cavitation Characteristics in a Diesel Injector

    S. Som;Suresh K. Aggarwal;E. M. El-Hannouny;D. E. Longman

  • A comparison of injector flow and spray characteristics of biodiesel with petrodiesel

    S. Som;D.E. Longman;A.I. Ramírez;S.K. Aggarwal

  • Large eddy simulation of a reacting spray flame with multiple realizations under compression ignition engine conditions

    Yuanjiang Pei;Sibendu Som;Eric Pomraning;Peter K. Senecal

  • Development and validation of an n-dodecane skeletal mechanism for spray combustion applications

    Zhaoyu Luo;Sibendu Som;S. Mani Sarathy;Max Plomer

  • A reduced mechanism for biodiesel surrogates for compression ignition engine applications

    Zhaoyu Luo;Max Plomer;Tianfeng Lu;Sibendu Som

  • A Reduced Mechanism for High-Temperature Oxidation of Biodiesel Surrogates

    Zhaoyu Luo;Tianfeng Lu;Matthias J. Maciaszek;Sibendu Som

  • A Multicomponent Blend as a Diesel Fuel Surrogate for Compression Ignition Engine Applications

    Yuanjiang Pei;Marco Mehl;Wei Liu;Tianfeng Lu

  • An Investigation of Grid Convergence for Spray Simulations using an LES Turbulence Model

    P. K. Senecal;E. Pomraning;K. J. Richards;S. Som

  • Grid-Convergent Spray Models for Internal Combustion Engine CFD Simulations

    P. K. Senecal;E. Pomraning;K. J. Richards;S. Som

  • Grid-Convergent Spray Models for Internal Combustion Engine Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations

    P. K. Senecal;E. Pomraning;K. J. Richards;S. Som

  • A numerical and experimental study of counterflow syngas flames at different pressures

    S. Som;A.I. Ramírez;J. Hagerdorn;A. Saveliev

  • Effect of Off-Axis Needle Motion on Internal Nozzle and Near Exit Flow in a Multi-Hole Diesel Injector

    Michele Battistoni;Qingluan Xue;Sibendu Som;Eric Pomraning

  • An Eulerian CFD model and X-ray radiography for coupled nozzle flow and spray in internal combustion engines

    Q. Xue;M. Battistoni;C.F. Powell;D.E. Longman

  • LARGE EDDY SIMULATION OF FUEL-SPRAY UNDER NON-REACTING IC ENGINE CONDITIONS

    Qingluan Xue;Sibendu Som;Peter K. Senecal;E. Pomraning

  • An analysis of the structure of an n-dodecane spray flame using TPDF modelling

    Yuanjiang Pei;Evatt R. Hawkes;Michele Bolla;Sanghoon Kook

  • EFFECTS OF NONCONDENSABLE GAS ON CAVITATING NOZZLES

    Michele Battistoni;Daniel J. Duke;Andrew B. Swantek;F. Zak Tilocco

  • In-nozzle flow and spray characteristics for mineral diesel, Karanja, and Jatropha biodiesels

    Avinash Kumar Agarwal;Sibendu Som;Pravesh Chandra Shukla;Harsh Goyal

  • A Machine Learning-Genetic Algorithm (ML-GA) Approach for Rapid Optimization Using High-Performance Computing

    Ahmed Abdul Moiz;Pinaki Pal;Daniel Probst;Yuanjiang Pei

Frequent Co-Authors

Suresh K. Aggarwal
Suresh K. Aggarwal University of Illinois at Chicago
Tianfeng Lu
Tianfeng Lu University of Connecticut
Jeffrey Naber
Jeffrey Naber Michigan Technological University
Jay P. Gore
Jay P. Gore Purdue University West Lafayette
Lyle M. Pickett
Lyle M. Pickett Sandia National Laboratories
Gianluca D'Errico
Gianluca D'Errico Polytechnic University of Milan
Magnus Sjöberg
Magnus Sjöberg Royal Institute of Technology
David P. Schmidt
David P. Schmidt University of Massachusetts Amherst
William J. Pitz
William J. Pitz Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Julien Manin
Julien Manin Sandia National Laboratories

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