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D-Index
70
Citations
22472
World Ranking
380
National Ranking
174

Stephen H. Davis 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 Stephen H. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 326 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen H. Davis 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 Stephen H. Davis 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: 70 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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

  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1994 - Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1994 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the mathematics of hydrodynamic stability theory and interfacial phenomena.

Overview

Stephen H. Davis was affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on Engineering, with a strong emphasis on Computational Mechanics. Additional subfields of study included Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Aerospace Engineering, Plant Science, and Ocean Engineering.

Their work covered a range of topics, notably Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity, Icing and De-icing Technologies, Plant Surface Properties and Treatments, Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows, and Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions.

Frequent coauthors in their research included H. Pirouz Kavehpour, Elaheh Alizadeh-Birjandi, Peiwen Yan, Faryar Tavakoli-Dastjerdi, and Judy St. Leger.

Stephen H. Davis published articles in several notable venues, with multiple papers appearing in the Journal of Engineering Mathematics and individual publications in The European Physical Journal Special Topics and the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

  • Delay of ice formation on penguin feathers (2020), The European Physical Journal Special Topics
  • PROFESSOR PAUL H. STEEN 22 July 1952 - 4 September 2020 (2021), Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Experimental and theoretical investigation of impinging droplet solidification at moderate impact velocities (2024), Journal of Engineering Mathematics
  • Energetic analysis of spreading of impacting drops on cold surfaces (2024), Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Their contributions to the field were recognized through several awards, including the Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2004, and the Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1994 for contributions to the mathematics of hydrodynamic stability theory and interfacial phenomena. They also received the Fluid Dynamics Prize from the American Physical Society in 1994.

Best Publications

  • Long-scale evolution of thin liquid films

    Alexander Oron;Stephen H. Davis;S. George Bankoff

  • On the motion of a fluid-fluid interface along a solid surface

    B V Elizabeth Dussan;Stephen H. Davis

  • Instabilities of dynamic thermocapillary liquid layers. I Convective instabilities

    Marc K. Smith;Stephen H. Davis

  • Nonlinear stability of evaporating/condensing liquid films

    J. P. Burelbach;S. G. Bankoff;Stephen H Davis

  • Instabilities of dynamic thermocapillary liquid layers. Part 2. Surface- wave instabilities

    Marc K. Smith;Stephen H. Davis

  • Nonlinear theory of film rupture

    Malcolm B Williams;Stephen H Davis

  • Morphological instability in epitaxially strained dislocation-free solid films.

    B. J. Spencer;P. W. Voorhees;S. H. Davis

  • Convection in a box: linear theory

    Stephen H. Davis

  • Theory of Solidification

    Stephen H. Davis

  • The Stability of Time-Periodic Flows

    S H Davis

  • Non-isothermal spreading of liquid drops on horizontal plates

    Peter Ehrhard;Stephen H. Davis

  • Long-wave instabilities of heated falling films: two-dimensional theory of uniform layers

    S. W. Joo;S. H. Davis;S. G. Bankoff

  • Steady thermocapillary flows in two-dimensional slots

    Asok K. Sen;Stephen H. Davis

  • The spreading of volatile liquid droplets on heated surfaces

    D. M. Anderson;D. M. Anderson;Stephen H Davis

  • Morphological instability in epitaxially strained dislocation‐free solid films: Linear stability theory

    B. J. Spencer;P. W. Voorhees;S. H. Davis

  • Moving contact lines and rivulet instabilities. Part 1. The static rivulet

    Stephen H. Davis

  • Linear stability theory of oscillatory Stokes layers

    Christian Von Kerczek;Stephen H. Davis

  • Nonlinear rupture of free films

    Thomas Erneux;Stephen H. Davis

  • Spreading and imbibition of viscous liquid on a porous base

    Stephen H Davis;L. M. Hocking

  • Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

    W. R. Sears;Milton Van Dyke;J. V. Wehausen;John Leask Lumley

  • Theory of Solidification: Nonlinear theory for directional solidification

    Stephen H. Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter W. Voorhees
Peter W. Voorhees Northwestern University
Michael J. Miksis
Michael J. Miksis Northwestern University
Michael Davis
Michael Davis Georgia Institute of Technology
George M. Homsy
George M. Homsy University of Washington
Sascha Hilgenfeldt
Sascha Hilgenfeldt University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John L. Lumley
John L. Lumley Cornell University
Omar Matar
Omar Matar Imperial College London
Jonathan P. Rothstein
Jonathan P. Rothstein University of Massachusetts Amherst
Geoffrey B. McFadden
Geoffrey B. McFadden National Institute of Standards and Technology
Felix Otto
Felix Otto Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences

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