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D-Index
45
Citations
12949
World Ranking
1497
National Ranking
585

Turgut Sarpkaya 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 Turgut Sarpkaya sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 155 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Turgut Sarpkaya 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 Turgut Sarpkaya sits on this spectrum.

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: 125 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 106 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: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Fluids Engineering Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1978 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Turgut Sarpkaya is affiliated with the Naval Postgraduate School in the United States. This association situates their research within an academic environment focused on advanced education and research in defense and related technological fields.

Their recognitions include notable distinctions from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. In 1978, they were named a Fellow of the organization, highlighting their standing in the professional community. Later, in 1990, they received the Fluids Engineering Award from the same society.

Best Publications

  • A critical review of the intrinsic nature of vortex-induced vibrations

    Turgut Sarpkaya

  • Mechanics of wave forces on offshore structures

    Turgut Sarpkaya;Michael Isaacson

  • Vortex-Induced Oscillations: A Selective Review

    T. Sarpkaya

  • On stationary and travelling vortex breakdowns

    Turgut Sarpkaya

  • Mechanics of Wave Forces on Offshore Structures

    T. Sarpkaya;M. Isaacson;J. V. Wehausen

  • Force on a circular cylinder in viscous oscillatory flow at low Keulegan—Carpenter numbers

    Turgut Sarpkaya

  • Computational Methods With Vortices—The 1988 Freeman Scholar Lecture

    Turgut Sarpkaya

  • Flow of non‐Newtonian fluids in a magnetic field

    Turgut Sarpkaya

  • Fluid Forces on Oscillating Cylinders

    Turgut Sarpkaya

  • HYDRODYNAMIC DAMPING. FLOW-INDUCED OSCILLATIONS, AND BIHARMONIC RESPONSE

    T. Sarpkaya

  • Wave forces on offshore structures

    Turgut 'Sarp' Sarpkaya

  • An inviscid model of two-dimensional vortex shedding for transient and asymptotically steady separated flow over an inclined plate

    Turgut Sarpkaya

  • Vortex Breakdown in Swirling Conical Flows

    Turgut Sarpkaya

  • New Model for Vortex Decay in the Atmosphere

    Turgut Sarpkaya

  • Separated flow about lifting bodies and impulsive flow about cylinders.

    Turgut Sarpkaya

  • Vorticity, Free Surface, and Surfactants

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  • Inviscid Model of Two-Dimensional Vortex Shedding by a Circular Cylinder

    Turgut Sarpkaya;Ray L. Schoaff

  • Effect of the Adverse Pressure Gradient on Vortex Breakdown

    Turgut Sarpkaya

  • Trailing vortices in homogeneous and density-stratified media

    Turgut Sarpkaya

  • Forces on Cylinders and Spheres in a Sinusoidally Oscillating Fluid

    T. Sarpkaya

  • Discussion: on the Paper by A. Khalak & C.H.K. Williamson. “Dynamics of a Hydroelastic Cylinder with Very Low Mass and Damping”, JFS 1996, 10, 455–472

    T. Sarpkaya

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