World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 38 2315 2158 172 155 164 4726

Steven M. Tobias publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven M. Tobias between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven M. Tobias published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2020. 20 of the 262 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2020. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 10 publications
1990 2025

262 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Steven M. Tobias: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 3
1997 9
1998 7
1999 3
2000 7
2001 6
2002 6
2003 2
2004 6
2005 3
2006 6
2007 7
2008 7
2009 5
2010 7
2011 4
2012 3
2013 7
2014 4
2015 7
2016 17
2017 10
2018 13
2019 16
2020 26
2021 25
2022 9
2023 14
2024 10
2025 10
Total 262
Download as CSV

Steven M. Tobias 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 Steven M. Tobias 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, 157–166 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: 164 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
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
157–166 132 164
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
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
Download as CSV

Steven M. Tobias 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 Steven M. Tobias 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
Download as CSV

Overview

Steven M. Tobias is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering. Within these domains, Tobias has contributed extensively to subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computational Mechanics, Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

Their research topics cover a range of scientific areas with significant publication counts in Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, and Geological formations and processes.

Frequent co-authors in Tobias's work include:

  • J. B. Marston
  • C. A. Jones
  • Adrian J. Barker
  • Anton Pershin
  • Cédric Beaume

Tobias has published in various venues, notably including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Physical Review Fluids
  • Nature Astronomy

Selected recent papers by Tobias include:

  • "Topological Gaseous Plasmon Polariton in Realistic Plasma," 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • "Scaling behaviour in spherical shell rotating convection with fixed-flux thermal boundary conditions," 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Recent Developments in Theories of Inhomogeneous and Anisotropic Turbulence," 2022, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Nontrivial topology in the continuous spectrum of a magnetized plasma," 2020, Physical Review Research
  • "The effect of Schmidt number on gravity current flows: The formation of large-scale three-dimensional structures," 2021, Physics of Fluids

The body of work reflects a multidisciplinary approach that often intersects fluid dynamics, plasma physics, and planetary science. Tobias's contributions demonstrate engagement in theoretical and computational studies on turbulence, magnetized plasmas, convection, and gravity current flows. Their research outputs are found across both specialized physics journals and broader astrophysics and fluid mechanics publications.

Best Publications

  • Transport and Storage of Magnetic Field by Overshooting Turbulent Compressible Convection

    Steven M. Tobias;Steven M. Tobias;Nicholas H. Brummell;Thomas L. Clune;Thomas L. Clune;Juri Toomre

  • Pumping of Magnetic Fields by Turbulent Penetrative Convection

    Steven M. Tobias;Nicholas H. Brummell;Thomas L. Clune;Juri Toomre

  • The solar cycle: parity interactions and amplitude modulation.

    S. M. Tobias

  • A Multiscale Dynamo Model Driven by Quasi-geostrophic Convection

    Michael A. Calkins;Keith Julien;Steven M. Tobias;Jonathan M. Aurnou

  • Convective and absolute instabilities of fluid flows in finite geometry

    S. M. Tobias;S. M. Tobias;M. R. E. Proctor;E. Knobloch

  • Downward pumping of magnetic flux as the cause of filamentary structures in sunspot penumbrae

    John H. Thomas;John H. Thomas;Nigel O. Weiss;Steven M. Tobias;Nicholas H. Brummell

  • Large-Eddy Simulations of Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence in Heliophysics and Astrophysics

    Mark Miesch;William Matthaeus;Axel Brandenburg;Arakel Petrosyan;Arakel Petrosyan

  • Direct Statistical Simulation of Out-of-Equilibrium Jets

    S. M. Tobias;J. B. Marston

  • β-Plane Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence in the Solar Tachocline

    Steven M. Tobias;Patrick H. Diamond;David W. Hughes

  • The Origin of Penumbral Structure in Sunspots: Downward Pumping of Magnetic Flux

    Nigel O. Weiss;John H. Thomas;Nicholas H. Brummell;Steven M. Tobias

  • The solar dynamo.

    S. M. Tobias

  • ASTROPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS VIA DIRECT STATISTICAL SIMULATION

    S. M. Tobias;K. Dagon;J. B. Marston

  • Grand minimia in nonlinear dynamos.

    S. M. Tobias

  • Generalized Quasilinear Approximation: Application to Zonal Jets

    J. B. Marston;G. P. Chini;S. M. Tobias

  • Sensitivity of stratified turbulence to the buoyancy Reynolds number

    P. Bartello;S. M. Tobias

  • Diffusivity Quenching as a Mechanism for Parker's Surface Dynamo

    S. M. Tobias

  • Dynamo properties of the turbulent velocity field of a saturated dynamo

    Fausto Cattaneo;Steven M. Tobias

  • Shear-driven dynamo waves at high magnetic Reynolds number

    Steven M. Tobias;Fausto Cattaneo

  • The Turbulent Dynamo

    Steven Tobias

  • Linear and nonlinear dynamo properties of time-dependent ABC flows

    N H Brummell;F Cattaneo;S M Tobias;S M Tobias

  • Breakup of Spiral Waves into Chemical Turbulence

    S. M. Tobias;E. Knobloch

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith Julien
Keith Julien University of Colorado Boulder
Edgar Knobloch
Edgar Knobloch University of California, Berkeley
Michael R. E. Proctor
Michael R. E. Proctor University of Cambridge
Patrick Diamond
Patrick Diamond University of California, San Diego
Douglas J. Parker
Douglas J. Parker University of Leeds
Rainer Hollerbach
Rainer Hollerbach University of Leeds
Juerg Beer
Juerg Beer Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Geoffrey K. Vallis
Geoffrey K. Vallis University of Exeter
Christopher W. Jones
Christopher W. Jones Georgia Institute of Technology
Eric Priest
Eric Priest University of St Andrews

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering opens doors to many specialized fields. For students seeking alternative or complementary careers, online degrees offer flexibility and accelerated options. For example, some may consider 5-year accelerated speech pathology programs to quickly enter the healthcare sector.

Understanding the variety of paths available is crucial. Just as in engineering, choosing the right educational path affects career outcomes. For those interested in behavioral sciences, examining counselling degree options helps align studies with personal interests and job markets.

Career planning also involves realistic consideration of workload and program difficulty. Students balancing work or other commitments may appreciate insights from what is the easiest counseling degree to find programs that fit their life while still advancing professionally.

Finally, understanding salary expectations is key. For instance, those curious about unique career paths such as FBI profiler roles can learn more about the fbi profiler salary and job outlook before committing to extensive training.

Best Scientists Citing Steven M. Tobias

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles