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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 162 2 2 2 2 538 136263

Thomas J. R. Hughes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas J. R. Hughes between 1962 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas J. R. Hughes published across 64 years, from 1962 to 2025, averaging 12.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2019. 51 of the 783 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2019. 1962: 1 publication 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 3 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 4 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 8 publications 1977: 13 publications 1978: 14 publications 1979: 10 publications 1980: 11 publications 1981: 14 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 11 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 11 publications 1986: 13 publications 1987: 14 publications 1988: 14 publications 1989: 17 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 18 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 38 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 38 publications 2025: 13 publications
1962 2025

783 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas J. R. Hughes: publications per year, 1962 to 2025
Year Publications
1962 1
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 3
1972 1
1973 4
1974 1
1975 1
1976 8
1977 13
1978 14
1979 10
1980 11
1981 14
1982 7
1983 11
1984 9
1985 11
1986 13
1987 14
1988 14
1989 17
1990 9
1991 15
1992 18
1993 11
1994 14
1995 10
1996 11
1997 15
1998 15
1999 8
2000 15
2001 11
2002 11
2003 6
2004 10
2005 9
2006 17
2007 16
2008 15
2009 29
2010 21
2011 20
2012 22
2013 15
2014 16
2015 14
2016 13
2017 19
2018 26
2019 38
2020 32
2021 17
2022 23
2023 12
2024 38
2025 13
Total 783
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Thomas J. R. Hughes 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 Thomas J. R. Hughes 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, 537–546 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: 538 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 8 538
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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Thomas J. R. Hughes 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 Thomas J. R. Hughes 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, 93+ 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: 162 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 100 162
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - A.C. Eringen Medal
  • 2017 - SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering For pioneering finite element methods to solve PDEs that are used world-wide in engineering design and simulation, and science.
  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2009 - SIAM Fellow For the development of finite element methods for solid, structural, and fluid mechanics.
  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2009 - Theodore von Karman Medal
  • 2007 - Timoshenko Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1998 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
  • 1998 - IACM Congress Medal (Gauss-Newton Medal)
  • 1997 - John von Neumann Medal, U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM) For pioneering contributions to broad fields of computational mechanics and particularly for his work on stabilized methods for computational fluid dynamics
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the development of finite element methods for solid-structural and fluid mechanics.
  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Thomas J. R. Hughes is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their primary field of study is Engineering, with a focus on subfields such as Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Mechanical Engineering. The research topics they have engaged with include Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques, Numerical methods in engineering, Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics, Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation, and 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis.

Recent papers authored by Thomas J. R. Hughes include:

  • Simulating the spread of COVID-19 via a spatially-resolved susceptible-exposed-infected-recovered-deceased (SEIRD) model with heterogeneous diffusion, 2021, PubMed
  • Diffusion-reaction compartmental models formulated in a continuum mechanics framework: application to COVID-19, mathematical analysis, and numerical study, 2020, Computational Mechanics
  • Thinner biological tissues induce leaflet flutter in aortic heart valve replacements, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Galerkin formulations of isogeometric shell analysis: Alleviating locking with Greville quadratures and higher-order elements, 2021, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Analysis-suitable unstructured T-splines: Multiple extraordinary points per face, 2022, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Frequent co-authors working with Thomas J. R. Hughes include:

  • P Frey
  • Sergio R. Idelsohn
  • Wolfgang A. Wall
  • Mark Ainsworth
  • Álvaro L. G. A. Coutinho

Their publications are often found in the following venues:

  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
  • Cancer Research
  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

A number of awards have been granted to Thomas J. R. Hughes during their career, including the A.C. Eringen Medal (2020), SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering (2017) for pioneering finite element methods to solve PDEs used worldwide, and fellowships in various professional societies such as SIAM, the Royal Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Additional honors include membership in the National Academy of Sciences (2009) and the National Academy of Engineering (1995), as well as medals like the Theodore von Karman Medal (2009), Timoshenko Medal (2007), IACM Congress Medal (Gauss-Newton Medal, 1998), and the John von Neumann Medal (1997) recognizing contributions to computational mechanics.

Best Publications

  • The Finite Element Method: Linear Static and Dynamic Finite Element Analysis

    Thomas J.R. Hughes

  • Isogeometric analysis : CAD, finite elements, NURBS, exact geometry and mesh refinement

    Thomas J Hughes;J. A. Cottrell;Y. Bazilevs

  • Streamline upwind/Petrov-Galerkin formulations for convection dominated flows with particular emphasis on the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations

    A. N. Brooks;T. J. R. Hughes

  • Mathematical foundations of elasticity

    Jerrold E. Marsden;Thomas J. R. Hughes;D. E. Carlson

  • Isogeometric Analysis: Toward Integration of CAD and FEA

    J. Austin Cottrell;Thomas J. R. Hughes;Yuri Bazilevs

  • Improved numerical dissipation for time integration algorithms in structural dynamics

    Hans M. Hilber;Thomas J. R. Hughes;Robert L. Taylor

  • Multiscale phenomena: Green's functions, the Dirichlet-to-Neumann formulation, subgrid scale models, bubbles and the origins of stabilized methods

    Thomas J.R. Hughes

  • Lagrangian-Eulerian finite element formulation for incompressible viscous flows☆

    Thomas J.R. Hughes;Wing Kam Liu;Thomas K. Zimmermann

  • The variational multiscale method—a paradigm for computational mechanics

    Thomas J.R. Hughes;Gonzalo R. Feijóo;Luca Mazzei;Jean Baptiste Quincy

  • A new finite element formulation for computational fluid dynamics: V. Circumventing the Babuscka-Brezzi condition: A stable Petrov-Galerkin formulation of

    T J R Hughes;L P Franca;M Balestra

  • A new finite element formulation for computational fluid dynamics: VIII. The galerkin/least-squares method for advective-diffusive equations

    Thomas J.R. Hughes;Leopoldo P. Franca;Gregory M. Hulbert

  • A phase-field description of dynamic brittle fracture

    Michael J. Borden;Clemens V. Verhoosel;Michael A. Scott;Thomas J.R. Hughes

  • Finite element method for piezoelectric vibration

    Henno Allik;Thomas J. R. Hughes

  • Isogeometric Analysis of Structural Vibrations

    J. A. Cottrell;A. Reali;Y. Bazilevs;Thomas J Hughes

  • The Finite Element Method

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  • Isogeometric analysis using T-splines

    Y. Bazilevs;V. M. Calo;J. A. Cottrell;J. A. Evans

  • Variational multiscale residual-based turbulence modeling for large eddy simulation of incompressible flows

    Y. Bazilevs;V. M. Calo;J. A. Cottrell;Thomas J Hughes

  • Mixed finite element methods—reduced and selective integration techniques: a unification of concepts

    D. S. Malkus;T. J. R. Hughes

  • MULTI-DIMENSIONAL UPWIND SCHEME WITH NO CROSSWIND DIFFUSION.

    Thomas J Hughes;A. Brooks

  • Isogeometric fluid-structure interaction: theory, algorithms, and computations

    Y. Bazilevs;V. M. Calo;T. J. R. Hughes;Y. Zhang

  • A new finite element formulation for computational fluid dynamics: II. Beyond SUPG

    T J R Hughes;M Mallet;A Mizukami

  • Computational Methods for Transient Analysis

    Ted Belytschko;Thomas J. R. Hughes;P. Burgers

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuri Bazilevs
Yuri Bazilevs Brown University
Alessandro Reali
Alessandro Reali University of Pavia
Victor M. Calo
Victor M. Calo Curtin University
Yongjie Zhang
Yongjie Zhang Carnegie Mellon University
Isaac Harari
Isaac Harari Tel Aviv University
Dominik Schillinger
Dominik Schillinger University of Minnesota
Giancarlo Sangalli
Giancarlo Sangalli University of Pavia
Chad M. Landis
Chad M. Landis The University of Texas at Austin
Wing Kam Liu
Wing Kam Liu Northwestern University

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