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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 50 1188 1092 479 412 366 8493

Sumanta Acharya publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sumanta Acharya between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sumanta Acharya published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2003. 5 of the 391 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2003. 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 5 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 6 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1981 2025

391 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sumanta Acharya: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 2
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 5
1986 5
1987 3
1988 9
1989 7
1990 5
1991 6
1992 5
1993 7
1994 4
1995 1
1996 6
1997 7
1998 7
1999 18
2000 16
2001 17
2002 7
2003 20
2004 14
2005 14
2006 18
2007 17
2008 16
2009 11
2010 14
2011 15
2012 19
2013 13
2014 7
2015 6
2016 7
2017 15
2018 5
2019 9
2020 11
2021 7
2022 4
2023 5
2024 3
2025 2
Total 391
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Sumanta Acharya 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 Sumanta Acharya 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, 357–366 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: 366 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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 44 366
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
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Sumanta Acharya 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 Sumanta Acharya 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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 50
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Sumanta Acharya is affiliated with the Illinois Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a focus on Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering. Additional interests include Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Surfaces, Coatings, and Films.

Their work engages deeply with topics such as Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Heat Transfer Mechanisms, and the interplay of Fluid Dynamics with Heat Transfer and Thin Films. Other areas of study include Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization, Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies, and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems.

Sumanta Acharya's recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Numerical simulation of falling film flow hydrodynamics over round horizontal tubes" (2021), published in the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • "Wettability Effects on Falling Film Flow and Heat Transfer Over Horizontal Tubes in Jet Flow Mode" (2020), published in the Journal of Heat Transfer
  • "Dynamics of circular and rectangular jets in crossflow" (2021), published in Computers & Fluids
  • "Numerical simulation of falling film sensible heat transfer over round horizontal tubes" (2022), published in the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • "Numerical simulation of evaporating wavy falling liquid films in laminar gas streams" (2022), published in the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Their frequent coauthors include Avijit Karmakar, Yousef Kanani, F. E. Ames, S. A. Sherif, and Tom I-P. Shih. The leading publication venues for their work are:

  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Journal of Turbomachinery
  • Journal of Heat Transfer
  • Computational Thermal Sciences An International Journal
  • Computers & Fluids

Sumanta Acharya received the Heat Transfer Memorial Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of the Piso, Simpler, and Simplec Algorithms for the Treatment of the Pressure-Velocity Coupling in Steady Flow Problems

    D. S. Jang;R. Jetli;S. Acharya

  • Natural convection in the annulus between concentric horizontal circular and square cylinders

    F. Moukalled;S. Acharya

  • Large Eddy Simulation of Film Cooling Flow From an Inclined Cylindrical Jet

    Mayank Tyagi;Sumanta Acharya

  • NATURAL CONVECTION AND RADIATION IN A SQUARE ENCLOSURE

    A. Yücel;S. Acharya;M. L. Williams

  • Flow and Heat Transfer Predictions for Film Cooling

    Sumanta Acharya;Mayank Tyagi;Asif Hoda

  • Periodically developed flow and heat transfer in a ribbed duct

    S. Acharya;S. Dutta;T.A. Myrum;R.S. Baker

  • Natural Convection in an Externally Heated Vertical or Inclined Square Box Containing Internal Energy Sources

    S. Acharya;R. J. Goldstein

  • Dynamics, NOx and flashback characteristics of confined premixed hydrogen-enriched methane flames

    O. Tuncer;S. Acharya;J.H. Uhm

  • Pressure-Based Finite-Volume Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics

    S. Acharya;B. R. Baliga;K. Karki;Jayathi Murthy

  • Handbook of thermal science and engineering

    F. A. Kulacki;S. Acharya;Y. Chudnovsky;R. M. Cotta

  • Predictions of a Film Coolant Jet in Crossflow With Different Turbulence Models

    Asif Hoda;Sumanta Acharya

  • Improvements to Incompressible Flow Calculation on a Nonstaggered Curvilinear Grid

    S. Acharya;F. H. Moukalled

  • Improved film cooling from cylindrical angled holes with triangular tabs: effect of tab orientations

    Hasan Nasir;Sumanta Acharya;Srinath Ekkad

  • Predictions of a Film Coolant Jet in Crossflow With Different Turbulence Models

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  • Effect of compound angle injection on flat surface film cooling with large streamwise injection angle

    Hasan Nasir;Srinath V. Ekkad;Sumanta Acharya

  • A Natural Convection Fin with a Solution-Determined Nonmonotonically Varying Heat Transfer Coefficient

    E. M. Sparrow;S. Acharya

  • Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer Past a Turbine Blade With a Squealer-Tip

    Huitao Yang;Sumanta Acharya;Srinath V. Ekkad;Chander Prakash

  • Laminar mixed convection in a partially blocked, vertical channel

    S. Habchi;S. Acharya

  • Numerical solution of ocular fluid dynamics in a rabbit eye: parametric effects.

    Satish Kumar;Sumanta Acharya;Roger Beuerman;Arto Palkama

  • Parametric study of unsteady flow and heat transfer in a pin-fin heat exchanger

    A.K. Saha;Sumanta Acharya

  • Turbulent Flow Past a Surface-Mounted Two-Dimensional Rib

    S. Acharya;S. Dutta;T. A. Myrum;R. S. Baker

  • Free convection heat transfer in a partially divided vertical enclosure with conducting end walls

    E. Zimmerman;S. Acharya

Frequent Co-Authors

Ephraim Gutmark
Ephraim Gutmark University of Cincinnati
Srinath V. Ekkad
Srinath V. Ekkad North Carolina State University
Suhas V. Patankar
Suhas V. Patankar University of Minnesota
Richard J Goldstein
Richard J Goldstein University of Minnesota
Kemin Zhou
Kemin Zhou Shandong University of Science and Technology
Adrian Bejan
Adrian Bejan Duke University
Renato M. Cotta
Renato M. Cotta Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
S. Sitharama Iyengar
S. Sitharama Iyengar Florida International University

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