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2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
81
Citations
24303
World Ranking
197
National Ranking
95

Vigor Yang 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 Vigor Yang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 491 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vigor Yang 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 Vigor Yang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for groundbreaking research in combustion theories, modeling, and simulations, especially in the areas of supercritical combustion, combustion instability, and energetics
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to combustion physics in propulsion systems and to aerospace engineering education.
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Vigor Yang is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering with a particular focus on subfields such as Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their scientific contributions have been published extensively across multiple topics including:

  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Model Reduction and Neural Networks
  • Rocket and propulsion systems research
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Physics of Fluids
  • AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • AIAA Journal
  • Journal of Propulsion and Energy

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Vigor Yang's common coauthors include:

  • Xingjian Wang
  • Yixing Li
  • Umesh Unnikrishnan
  • Jeong-Yeol Choi
  • Petro Junior Milan

Their recent papers, reflecting diverse research interests, include:

  • "A review of cooling technologies for high temperature rotating components in gas turbine," 2022, Propulsion and Power Research
  • "Direct numerical simulation of multiscale flow physics of binary droplet collision," 2020, Physics of Fluids
  • "Deep-learning accelerated calculation of real-fluid properties in numerical simulation of complex flowfields," 2021, Journal of Computational Physics
  • "Subgrid scale modeling considerations for large eddy simulation of supercritical turbulent mixing and combustion," 2021, Physics of Fluids
  • "Effect of fuel temperature on flame characteristics of supersonic turbulent combustion," 2022, Fuel

Vigor Yang is also an author of a forthcoming book titled Gas Turbine Compressors and Fans: Fundamentals, Design, and Analysis, to be published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2025.

Throughout their career, Vigor Yang has received several recognitions including:

  • Fellow of the Combustion Institute, 2018, for groundbreaking research in combustion theories, modeling, and simulations, especially in supercritical combustion, combustion instability, and energetics
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2015, for contributions to combustion physics in propulsion systems and aerospace engineering education
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001

Best Publications

  • Dynamics and stability of lean-premixed swirl-stabilized combustion

    Ying Huang;Vigor Yang

  • Combustion Instabilities In Gas Turbine Engines: Operational Experience, Fundamental Mechanisms, and Modeling

    Timothy C. Lieuwen;Vigor Yang

  • Liquid rocket engine combustion instability

    Vigor Yang;William E. Anderson

  • Effect of particle size on combustion of aluminum particle dust in air

    Ying Huang;Grant A. Risha;Vigor Yang;Richard A. Yetter

  • Modeling of supercritical vaporization, mixing, and combustion processes in liquid-fueled propulsion systems

    Vigor Yang

  • Metal-based nanoenergetic materials: Synthesis, properties, and applications

    Dilip Srinivas Sundaram;Dilip Srinivas Sundaram;Vigor Yang;Richard A. Yetter

  • Effect of swirl on combustion dynamics in a lean-premixed swirl-stabilized combustor

    Ying Huang;Vigor Yang

  • Combustion of Nano Aluminum Particles (Review)

    D. S. Sundaram;V. Yang;V. E. Zarko;V. E. Zarko

  • A general theory of ignition and combustion of nano- and micron-sized aluminum particles

    Dilip Srinivas Sundaram;Puneesh Puri;Vigor Yang

  • Modeling of combustion and ignition of solid-propellant ingredients

    Merrill W. Beckstead;Karthik Puduppakkam;Piyush Thakre;Vigor Yang

  • Comprehensive review of liquid-propellant combustion instabilities in f-1 engines

    Joseph C. Oefelein;Vigor Yang

  • Overview of Combustion Instabilities in Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines

    Fred E. C. Culick;Vigor Yang

  • Modeling High-Pressure Mixing and Combustion Processes in Liquid Rocket Engines

    Joseph C. Oefelein;Vigor Yang

  • Combustion of nano-aluminum and liquid water

    G.A. Risha;S.F. Son;R.A. Yetter;V. Yang

  • Synthesis Gas Combustion : Fundamentals and Applications

    Timothy C. Lieuwen;Vigor Yang;Richard A. Yetter

  • An experimental study of combustion dynamics of a premixed swirl injector

    J.C. Broda;S. Seo;R.J. Santoro;G. Shirhattikar

  • Large-Eddy Simulation of Combustion Dynamics of Lean-Premixed Swirl-Stabilized Combustor

    Ying Huang;Hong-Gye Sung;Shih-Yang Hsieh;Vigor Yang

  • Combustion of bimodal nano/micron-sized aluminum particle dust in air

    Ying Huang;Grant A. Risha;Vigor Yang;Richard A. Yetter

  • Effect of Particle Size on Melting of Aluminum at Nano Scales

    Puneesh Puri;Vigor Yang

  • CRYOGENIC FLUID JETS AND MIXING LAYERS IN TRANSCRITICAL AND SUPERCRITICAL ENVIRONMENTS

    Nan Zong;Vigor Yang

  • A numerical study of cryogenic fluid injection and mixing under supercritical conditions

    Nan Zong;Hua Meng;Shih-Yang Hsieh;Vigor Yang

  • Solid propellant chemistry, combustion, and motor interior ballistics

    Vigor Yang;Thomas B. Brill;Wu-Zhen Ren

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Yetter
Richard A. Yetter Pennsylvania State University
Fred E. C. Culick
Fred E. C. Culick California Institute of Technology
Hua Meng
Hua Meng Zhejiang University
Tim Lieuwen
Tim Lieuwen Georgia Institute of Technology
Steven F. Son
Steven F. Son Purdue University West Lafayette
Kenneth K. Kuo
Kenneth K. Kuo Pennsylvania State University
Asok Ray
Asok Ray Pennsylvania State University
Suresh Menon
Suresh Menon Georgia Institute of Technology
Sébastien Candel
Sébastien Candel CentraleSupélec
Ilhan A. Aksay
Ilhan A. Aksay Princeton University

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