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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 68 430 389 22 19 379 21086

Spencer J. Sherwin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Spencer J. Sherwin between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Spencer J. Sherwin published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2015. 24 of the 455 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2015. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 10 publications
1985 2025

455 publications in total across all disciplines

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Spencer J. Sherwin: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 1
1995 4
1996 1
1997 3
1998 5
1999 8
2000 7
2001 5
2002 16
2003 19
2004 14
2005 21
2006 17
2007 10
2008 23
2009 17
2010 16
2011 14
2012 13
2013 14
2014 21
2015 33
2016 15
2017 21
2018 16
2019 21
2020 12
2021 15
2022 27
2023 19
2024 14
2025 10
Total 455
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Spencer J. Sherwin 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 Spencer J. Sherwin 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, 377–386 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: 379 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41 379
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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Spencer J. Sherwin 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 Spencer J. Sherwin 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, 68 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: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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
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 68
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

Spencer J. Sherwin is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their main field of study is Engineering, with a specific focus on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Environmental Engineering, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The scientist's research centers primarily on fluid dynamics and related computational methods. Their key topics of work include:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies

Spencer J. Sherwin has contributed to several papers published in various journals. Some notable recent papers include:

  • "Industry-Relevant Implicit Large-Eddy Simulation of a High-Performance Road Car via Spectral/hp Element Methods" (2021), published in SIAM Review
  • "Estimating central blood pressure from aortic flow: development and assessment of algorithms" (2020), published in American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology
  • "Leading-edge vortex dynamics on plunging airfoils and wings" (2022), published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Nektar++: Design and implementation of an implicit, spectral/hp element, compressible flow solver using a Jacobian-free Newton Krylov approach" (2020), published in Computers & Mathematics with Applications
  • "Gradient jump penalty stabilisation of spectral/hp element discretisation for under-resolved turbulence simulations" (2021), published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

The scientist has coauthored extensively with the following researchers:

  • Charbel Farhat
  • Cedric Taylor
  • Nigel Weatherill
  • Philip Gresho
  • David Gartling

Frequent publication venues associated with their work include:

  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the European Conference on Turbomachinery Fluid Dynamics & Thermodynamics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics

The scientist has authored books published by:

  • Springer Nature, including "Spectral and High Order Methods for Partial Differential Equations ICOSAHOM 2018" (2020)
  • Springer Science+Business Media, including "IUTAM Laminar-Turbulent Transition" (2021)
  • ETH Zurich, including "Spectral and High Order Methods for Partial Differential Equations ICOSAHOM 2018: Selected Papers from the ICOSAHOM Conference, London, UK, July 9-13, 2018" (2020)

Best Publications

  • Spectral/hp Element Methods for Computational Fluid Dynamics

    George Karniadakis;Spencer J. Sherwin

  • Spectral/hp Element Methods for CFD

    George Em Karniadakis;Spencer J Sherwin

  • Nektar++: An open-source spectral/hp element framework ✩

    Chris D. Cantwell;David Moxey;A. Comerford;A. Bolis

  • One-dimensional modelling of a vascular network in space-time variables

    S.J. Sherwin;V. Franke;J. Peiró;K. Parker

  • Modelling the circle of Willis to assess the effects of anatomical variations and occlusions on cerebral flows

    Jordi Alastruey;K. H. Parker;J. Peiro;S. M. Byrd

  • Does low and oscillatory wall shear stress correlate spatially with early atherosclerosis? A systematic review

    Veronique Peiffer;Spencer J. Sherwin;Peter D. Weinberg

  • Pulse wave propagation in a model human arterial network: Assessment of 1-D visco-elastic simulations against in vitro measurements

    Jordi Alastruey;Ashraf W. Khir;Koen S. Matthys;Patrick Segers

  • Computational modelling of 1D blood flow with variable mechanical properties and its application to the simulation of wave propagation in the human arterial system

    S. J. Sherwin;Luca Formaggia;J. Peiro;V. Franke

  • Formulation of a Galerkin spectral element-fourier method for three-dimensional incompressible flows in cylindrical geometries

    H. M. Blackburn;S. J. Sherwin

  • Three-dimensional instabilities and transition of steady and pulsatile axisymmetric stenotic flows

    Spencer J Sherwin;Hugh Maurice Blackburn

  • A triangular spectral element method; applications to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations

    S.J. Sherwin;G.E. Karniadakis

  • Lumped parameter outflow models for 1-D blood flow simulations: Effect on pulse waves and parameter estimation

    Jordi Alastruey;K. H. Parker;J. Peiro;S. J. Sherwin

  • Direct optimal growth analysis for timesteppers

    Dwight Barkley;Hugh Maurice Blackburn;Spencer John Sherwin

  • Convective instability and transient growth in flow over a backward-facing step

    Hugh Maurice Blackburn;Dwight Barkley;Spencer John Sherwin

  • Flow past a square-section cylinder with a wavy stagnation face

    Rupad M. Darekar;Spencer J. Sherwin

  • To CG or to HDG: A Comparative Study

    Robert M. Kirby;Spencer J. Sherwin;Bernardo Cockburn

  • Finite Difference, Finite Element and Finite Volume Methods for Partial Differential Equations

    Joaquim Peiró;Spencer Sherwin

  • Comparison of various fluid-structure interaction methods for deformable bodies

    R. van Loon;P. D. Anderson;F. N. van de Vosse;S. J. Sherwin

  • Computation in the rabbit aorta of a new metric - the transverse wall shear stress - to quantify the multidirectional character of disturbed blood flow.

    Véronique Peiffer;Spencer J. Sherwin;Peter D. Weinberg

  • A NEW TRIANGULAR AND TETRAHEDRAL BASIS FOR HIGH-ORDER (HP) FINITE ELEMENT METHODS

    Spencer J. Sherwin;George Em Karniadakis

  • Mesh generation in curvilinear domains using high‐order elements

    S. J. Sherwin;J. Peiró

Frequent Co-Authors

Joaquim Peiró
Joaquim Peiró Imperial College London
George Em Karniadakis
George Em Karniadakis Brown University
Hugh Maurice Blackburn
Hugh Maurice Blackburn Monash University
Robert M. Kirby
Robert M. Kirby University of Utah
Vassilios Theofilis
Vassilios Theofilis Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Dwight Barkley
Dwight Barkley University of Warwick
Paul C. Evans
Paul C. Evans Queen Mary University of London
David N. Firmin
David N. Firmin National Institutes of Health
Tamer A. Zaki
Tamer A. Zaki Johns Hopkins University
Wayne Luk
Wayne Luk Imperial College London

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