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D-Index
32
Citations
3792
World Ranking
3185
National Ranking
107

Thorsten Lutz 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 Thorsten Lutz sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 256 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thorsten Lutz 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 Thorsten Lutz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thorsten Lutz is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany and has a research focus centered on wind energy and aerodynamics. Their work spans several intersecting fields including engineering and environmental science, with specific emphasis on aerospace engineering, computational mechanics, and environmental engineering.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Wind Energy Research and Development
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows

Thorsten Lutz has frequently published in a variety of scientific venues, with notable recurring appearances in:

  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Wind energy science
  • CEAS Aeronautical Journal
  • Journal of Aircraft
  • AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • "Characterization of the unsteady aerodynamic response of a floating offshore wind turbine to surge motion" (2020) published in Wind energy science
  • "OC6 project Phase III: validation of the aerodynamic loading on a wind turbine rotor undergoing large motion caused by a floating support structure" (2023) published in Wind energy science
  • "Aerodynamic modeling of wind turbine loads exposed to turbulent inflow and validation with experimental data" (2021) published in Energy
  • "IEA Wind TCP Task 29, Phase IV: Detailed Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines" (2021) published by the Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha)
  • "An improved second-order dynamic stall model for wind turbine airfoils" (2020) published in Wind energy science

Collaborations have been an integral part of Lutz's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Ewald Krämer
  • Galih Bangga
  • Michael Schollenberger
  • Junaid Ullah
  • Johannes Kleinert

Lutz's research contributions reflect a strong emphasis on computational and experimental approaches to aerodynamic phenomena in wind energy systems and fluid dynamics. Their body of work integrates theoretical modeling, validation with experimental data, and advanced analysis of turbine aerodynamics under varying environmental and structural conditions.

Best Publications

  • Final report of IEA Task 29, Mexnext (Phase 1): Analysis of Mexico wind tunnel measurements

    J.G. Schepers;H. Madsen;T. Lutz;K. Boorsma

  • Shock-Wave/Boundary-Layer Interaction Control Using Three-Dimensional Bumps for Transonic Wings

    Hideaki Ogawa;Holger Babinsky;Martin Pätzold;Thorsten Lutz

  • Drag Reduction and Shape Optimization of Airship Bodies

    T. Lutz;S. Wagner

  • Design and Wind-Tunnel Verification of Low-Noise Airfoils for Wind Turbines

    Thorsten Lutz;Andreas Herrig;Werner Würz;Mohammad Kamruzzaman

  • Analysis of Mexico wind tunnel measurements: Final report of IEA Task 29, Mexnext (Phase 1)

    J.G. Schepers;K. Boorsma;T. Cho;S. Gomez-Iradi

  • Numerical and Experimental Validation of Three-Dimensional Shock Control Bumps

    Benedikt König;Martin Pätzold;Thorsten Lutz;Ewald Krämer

  • Trailing edge noise reduction of wind turbine blades by active flow control

    Alexander Wolf;Thorsten Lutz;Werner Würz;Ewald Krämer

  • Extracting the angle of attack on rotor blades from CFD simulations

    Eva Jost;Levin Klein;Hagen Leipprand;Thorsten Lutz

  • Experimental investigations on hull-fin interferences of the LOTTE airship

    Peter Funk;Thorsten Lutz;Siegfried Wagner

  • Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performance assessment of H-rotor darrieus VAWT equipped with wind-lens technology

    Amgad Dessoky;Galih Bangga;Thorsten Lutz;Ewald Krämer

  • CFD studies on rotational augmentation at the inboard sections of a 10 MW wind turbine rotor

    Galih Bangga;Thorsten Lutz;Eva Jost;Ewald Krämer

  • OC6 project Phase III: validation of the aerodynamic loading on a wind turbine rotor undergoing large motion caused by a floating support structure

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  • Validations and improvements of airfoil trailing‐edge noise prediction models using detailed experimental data

    M. Kamruzzaman;Th. Lutz;W. Würz;W. Z. Shen

  • Vortical structures on three-dimensional shock control bumps

    SP Colliss;Holger Babinsky;K Nübler;T Lutz

  • Numerical Optimization of Finite Shock Control Bumps

    Martin Paetzold;Thorsten Lutz;Ewald Kramer;Siegfried Wagner

  • CFD study on the impact of yawed inflow on loads, power and near wake of a generic wind turbine

    Christoph Schulz;Patrick Letzgus;Thorsten Lutz;Ewald Krämer

  • Hybrid RANS/LES Capabilities of the Flow Solver FLOWer—Application to Flow Around Wind Turbines

    Pascal Weihing;Johannes Letzgus;Galih Bangga;Thorsten Lutz

  • Aerodynamic modeling of wind turbine loads exposed to turbulent inflow and validation with experimental data

    Galih Bangga;Thorsten Lutz

  • Effect of computational grid on accurate prediction of a wind turbine rotor using delayed detached-eddy simulations

    Galih Bangga;Pascal Weihing;Thorsten Lutz;Ewald Krämer

  • Characterization of the unsteady aerodynamic response of a floating offshore wind turbine to surge motion

    Simone Mancini;Koen Boorsma;Marco Caboni;Marion Cormier

  • CFD Studies on Wind Turbines in Complex Terrain under Atmospheric Inflow Conditions

    Christoph Schulz;Levin Klein;Pascal Weihing;Thorsten Lutz

  • Advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD)–multi-body simulation (MBS) coupling to assess low-frequency emissions from wind turbines

    Levin Klein;Jonas Gude;Florian Wenz;Thorsten Lutz

  • Joint Experimental and Numerical Approach to Three-Dimensional Shock Control Bump Research

    S. P. Colliss;H. Babinsky;K. Nübler;T. Lutz

  • Unsteady Navier-Stokes studies on loads, wake, and dynamic stall characteristics of a two-bladed vertical axis wind turbine

    Galih Bangga;Thorsten Lutz;Amgad Dessoky;Ewald Krämer

  • NUMERICAL OPTIMISATION OF ADAPTIVE TRANSONIC AIRFOILS WITH VARIABLE CAMBER

    Andreas Sommerer;Thorsten Lutz;Siegfried Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Holger Babinsky
Holger Babinsky University of Cambridge
Niels N. Sørensen
Niels N. Sørensen Technical University of Denmark
Siegfried Raasch
Siegfried Raasch University of Hannover
Rolf Radespiel
Rolf Radespiel Technische Universität Braunschweig
George N. Barakos
George N. Barakos University of Glasgow
Carlos Simao Ferreira
Carlos Simao Ferreira Delft University of Technology
Christian Oliver Paschereit
Christian Oliver Paschereit Technical University of Berlin
George Papadakis
George Papadakis Agricultural University of Athens
Jason Jonkman
Jason Jonkman National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Cameron Tropea
Cameron Tropea Technical University of Darmstadt

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