2026 Sutanu Sarkar: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	48	1261	1158	515	443	289	12427

Sutanu Sarkar 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 Sutanu Sarkar sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 659+

This scientist: 289 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sutanu Sarkar 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 Sutanu Sarkar sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sutanu Sarkar is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research centers on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with significant contributions in Computational Mechanics and Oceanography. These areas are further complemented by work in Geology, Atmospheric Science, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their scholarly output covers a range of topics primarily connected to fluid mechanics and environmental processes. Key research themes include:

Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
Wind and Air Flow Studies
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis

Sarkar's recent publications illustrate a broad engagement with fluid dynamics applications and stratified flow phenomena. Notable papers include:

"The wake of a three-dimensional underwater obstacle: Effect of bottom boundary conditions" (2020), published in Ocean Modelling
"Second Moment Closure Modeling and Direct Numerical Simulation of Stratified Shear Layers" (2022), published in Journal of Fluids Engineering
"A comparative study of turbulent stratified shear layers: effect of density gradient distribution" (2022), published in Environmental Fluid Mechanics
"Lagrangian surface signatures reveal upper-ocean vertical displacement conduits near oceanic density fronts" (2022), published on arXiv (Cornell University)
"Stratified Taylor-Green vortex by lattice Boltzmann methods: Influence of stencils, forcing schemes, and collision models" (2023), published in Computers & Fluids

Frequent collaborators in Sarkar's research include Pranav Puthan, Hieu T. Pham, Vicky Verma, Mara Freilich, and Amala Mahadevan. Their work has appeared predominantly in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Ocean Modelling, Journal of Fluids Engineering, and Environmental Fluid Mechanics.

Best Publications

Modelling the pressure-strain correlation of turbulence - An invariant dynamical systems approach

Charles G. Speziale;Sutanu Sarkar;Thomas B. Gatski

2245
Citations
The analysis and modelling of dilatational terms in compressible turbulence

S. Sarkar;G. Erlebacher;M. Y. Hussaini;H. O. Kreiss

933
Citations
The analysis and modeling of dilatational terms in compressible turbulence

S. Sarkar;G. Erlebacher;M. Y. Hussaini;H. O. Kreiss

798
Citations
The formation and fate of internal waves in the South China Sea

Matthew H. Alford;Matthew H. Alford;Thomas Peacock;Jennifer A. MacKinnon;Jonathan D. Nash

721
Citations
A study of compressibility effects in the high-speed turbulent shear layer using direct simulation

C. Pantano;S. Sarkar

479
Citations
Application of a Reynolds stress turbulence model to the compressible shear layer

S. Sarkar;L. Balakrishnan

411
Citations
THE STABILIZING EFFECT OF COMPRESSIBILITY IN TURBULENT SHEAR FLOW

S. Sarkar

382
Citations
The pressure-dilatation correlation in compressible flows

S. Sarkar

333
Citations
A study of the flow-field evolution and mixing in a planar turbulent jet using direct numerical simulation

S. A. Stanley;S. Sarkar;J. P. Mellado

314
Citations
An investigation of stably stratified turbulent channel flow using large-eddy simulation

Vincenzo Armenio;Sutanu Sarkar

285
Citations
Compressibility effects and turbulence scalings in supersonic channel flow

H. Foysi;S. Sarkar;R. Friedrich

246
Citations
Observation of Exclusive Charmonium Production and gamma gamma -> mu(+)mu(-) in p(p)over-bar Collisions at root s=1.96 TeV

T. Aaltonen;J. Adelman;T. Akimoto;M. G. Albrow

230
Citations
Direct numerical simulations of the turbulence evolution in a uniformly sheared and stably stratified flow

Frank G. Jacobitz;Sutanu Sarkar;Charles W. Van Atta

214
Citations
The analysis and simulation of compressible turbulence

Gordon Erlebacher;M. Y. Hussaini;H. O. Kreiss;S. Sarkar

185
Citations
A simple nonlinear model for the return to isotropy in turbulence

Sutanu Sarkar;Charles G. Speziale

155
Citations
A comparative study of self-propelled and towed wakes in a stratified fluid

Kyle A. Brucker;Sutanu Sarkar

148
Citations
Large eddy simulation of a plane jet

C. Le Ribault;S. Sarkar;S. A. Stanley

144
Citations
Mixing of a conserved scalar in a turbulent reacting shear layer

C. Pantano;S. Sarkar;F. A. Williams

132
Citations
Studies in turbulence

Thomas B. Gatski;Sutanu Sarkar;Charles G. Speziale

127
Citations
Direct simulation of compressible turbulence in a shear flow

S. Sarkar;G. Erlebacher;M. Y. Hussaini

112
Citations
Modeling the pressure-strain correlation of turbulence: An invariant dynamical systems approach

Charles G. Speziale;Sutanu Sarkar;Thomas B. Gatski

8
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

R. A. Antonia University of Newcastle Australia

M. Y. Hussaini Florida State University

Charles G. Speziale Boston University

James N. Moum Oregon State University

Jonathan D. Nash Oregon State University

Yuri Bazilevs Brown University

Daniel L. Rudnick Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Luc Rainville University of Washington

Harper L. Simmons University of Alaska Fairbanks

Luca Centurioni University of California, San Diego

External Links

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