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Syed Ismail publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Syed Ismail sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 167 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Syed Ismail D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Syed Ismail sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Syed Ismail is affiliated with the Langley Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a concentration on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics within these fields, including:

  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Lubricants and Their Additives
  • Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications

Syed Ismail has contributed to a number of recent publications exploring various aspects of tribology, composite materials, and mechanical properties. Notable papers include:

  • Experimental and numerical studies of positive texture effect on friction reduction of sliding contact under mixed lubrication, 2020, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J Journal of Engineering Tribology
  • Influence of TiC Particles on Mechanical and Tribological Characteristics of Advanced Aluminium Matrix Composites Fabricated through Ultrasonic-Assisted Stir Casting, 2023, Crystals
  • Tribo-informatics approach to predict wear and friction coefficient of Mg/Si3N4 composites using machine learning techniques, 2024, Tribology International
  • Assessing Mg/Si3N4 biodegradable nanocomposites for osteosynthesis implants with a focus on microstructural, mechanical, in vitro corrosion and bioactivity aspects, 2022, Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Experimental investigation on effects of positive texturing on friction and wear reduction of piston ring/cylinder liner system, 2020, Materials Today Proceedings

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Materials Today Proceedings, Journal of Tribology, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J Journal of Engineering Tribology, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, and Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science.

Among their frequent collaborators are researchers including R. Narasimha Rao, Mahammod Babar Pasha, Avinash V. Borgaonkar, Manoj Gupta, and Venkateswara Babu Peddakondigalla.

Best Publications

  • Airborne lidar observations in the wintertime Arctic stratosphere: Polar stratospheric clouds

    E. V. Browell;C. F. Butler;S. Ismail;P. A. Robinette

  • Coherent differential absorption lidar measurements of CO2.

    Grady J. Koch;Bruce W. Barnes;Mulugeta Petros;Jeffrey Y. Beyon

  • Differential absorption lidar (DIAL) measurements from air and space

    E. V. Browell;S. Ismail;W. B. Grant

  • Error caused by using a constant extinction/backscattering ratio in the lidar solution

    Yasuhiro Sasano;Edward V. Browell;Syed Ismail

  • Ultraviolet DIAL measurements of O3 profiles in regions of spatially inhomogeneous aerosols.

    Edward V. Browell;Syed Ismail;Scott T. Shipley

  • Saharan dust particles nucleate droplets in eastern Atlantic clouds

    Cynthia H. Twohy;Sonia M. Kreidenweis;Trude Eidhammer;Edward V. Browell

  • Airborne and spaceborne lidar measurements of water vapor profiles: a sensitivity analysis

    Syed Ismail;Edward V. Browell

  • Tropopause fold structure determined from airborne lidar and in situ measurements

    E. V. Browell;E. F. Danielsen;S. Ismail;G. L. Gregory

  • The Saharan Air Layer and the Fate of African Easterly Waves—NASA's AMMA Field Study of Tropical Cyclogenesis

    Edward J. Zipser;Cynthia H. Twohy;Si Chee Tsay;K. Lee Thornhill

  • Side-line tunable laser transmitter for differential absorption lidar measurements of CO2: design and application to atmospheric measurements.

    Grady J. Koch;Jeffrey Y. Beyon;Fabien Gibert;Bruce W. Barnes

  • NASA's Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) Field Experiment

    Scott A. Braun;Ramesh Kakar;Edward Zipser;Gerald Heymsfield

  • Atmospheric CO2 column measurements with an airborne intensity-modulated continuous wave 1.57 μm fiber laser lidar.

    Jeremy T. Dobler;F. Wallace Harrison;Edward V. Browell;Bing Lin

  • Airborne differential absorption lidar system for measurements of atmospheric water vapor and aerosols.

    Higdon Ns;Browell Ev;Ponsardin P;Grossmann Be

  • Evaluation of an airborne triple-pulsed 2 μm IPDA lidar for simultaneous and independent atmospheric water vapor and carbon dioxide measurements

    Tamer F. Refaat;Upendra N. Singh;Jirong Yu;Mulugeta Petros

  • Retrieving the vertical structure of the effective aerosol complex index of refraction from a combination of aerosol in situ and remote sensing measurements during TARFOX

    J. Redemann;R. P. Turco;K. N. Liou;P. B. Russell

  • Observations of Saharan dust microphysical and optical properties from the Eastern Atlantic during NAMMA airborne field campaign

    G. Chen;L. D. Ziemba;L. D. Ziemba;D. A. Chu;K. L. Thornhill

  • LASE Validation Experiment

    Edward V. Browell;Syed Ismail;William M. Hall;Alvah S. Moore

  • Ozone and Aerosol Changes During the 1991-1992 Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition

    Edward V. Browell;Carolyn F. Butler;Marta A. Fenn;William B. Grant

  • Airborne lidar observations in the wintertime Arctic stratosphere: Ozone

    E. V. Browell;C. F. Butler;S. Ismail;M. A. Fenn

  • Double-pulse 2-μm integrated path differential absorption lidar airborne validation for atmospheric carbon dioxide measurement.

    Tamer F Refaat;Upendra N Singh;Jirong Yu;Mulugeta Petros

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward V. Browell
Edward V. Browell Langley Research Center
Richard A. Ferrare
Richard A. Ferrare Langley Research Center
David N. Whiteman
David N. Whiteman Goddard Space Flight Center
Marta A. Fenn
Marta A. Fenn Langley Research Center
Kenneth J. Davis
Kenneth J. Davis Pennsylvania State University
William B. Grant
William B. Grant Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center
Bruce E. Anderson
Bruce E. Anderson Langley Research Center
Andreas Behrendt
Andreas Behrendt University of Hohenheim
Volker Wulfmeyer
Volker Wulfmeyer University of Hohenheim
Shiv K. Sharma
Shiv K. Sharma University of Hawaii at Manoa

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