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D-Index
31
Citations
3571
World Ranking
3313
National Ranking
1123

Vincent McDonell 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 Vincent McDonell sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 193 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vincent McDonell 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 Vincent McDonell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Vincent McDonell is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Engineering, with a significant emphasis on Computational Mechanics and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Additional subfields include Plant Science, Aerospace Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work covers a variety of topics with notable concentration in Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, Combustion and Flame Dynamics, and Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies. Other subjects they explore include Plant Surface Properties and Treatments, Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics, Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics, and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows.

McDonell's recent publications illustrate a focus on complex fluid mechanics and combustion processes. Selected papers include:

  • "Effects of full transient Injection Rate and Initial Spray Trajectory Angle profiles on the CFD simulation of evaporating diesel sprays- comparison between singlehole and multi hole injectors" (2022), published in Energy
  • "Numerical investigation of a dual-stage off-gas burner to support high pressure and high temperature solid oxide fuel cell/gas turbine (SOFC/GT) hybrid systems" (2021), published in Cleaner Engineering and Technology
  • "Investigation of Water Films Shed From an Airfoil in a High-Speed Flow" (2022), published in Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
  • "Evaluation of multi-hole diesel injectors spray under evaporating conditions: Effects of adjacent spray plumes on the macroscopic and mixture characteristics of target spray" (2022), published in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering
  • "Geometry and Spray Characterization of Standard Simplex Atomizers" (2020), published in AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum

Frequent co-authors collaborating with McDonell include:

  • Safiullah Safiullah
  • Scott B. Leask
  • Soichiro Tabata
  • Shigeki Senoo
  • Scott Samuelsen

McDonell's research is regularly published in recognized venues such as the Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Energy, Cleaner Engineering and Technology, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering, and AIAA Scitech Forum.

Best Publications

  • Burner Development and Operability Issues Associated with Steady Flowing Syngas Fired Combustors

    Tim Lieuwen;Vince McDonell;Domenic Santavicca;Thomas Sattelmayer

  • New syngas/air ignition data at lower temperature and elevated pressure and comparison to current kinetics models

    Eric L. Petersen;Danielle M. Kalitan;Alexander B. Barrett;Shatra C. Reehal

  • Evolution of particle-laden jet flows - A theoretical and experimental study

    A. A. Mostafa;H. C. Mongia;V. G. McDonell;G. S. Samuelsen

  • Influence of hydrogen addition to pipeline natural gas on the combustion performance of a cooktop burner

    Yan Zhao;Vincent McDonell;Scott Samuelsen

  • Development and application of a surrogate distillate fuel

    C. P. Wood;V. G. McDonell;R. A. Smith;G. S. Samuelsen

  • Integration of distributed generation systems into generic types of commercial buildings in California

    M. Medrano;J. Brouwer;V. McDonell;J. Mauzey

  • Gas turbine emissions

    Timothy C. Lieuwen;Vigor Yang

  • Characterization of Fuel Vapor Concentration Inside a Flash Boiling Spray

    Masayuki Adachi;Vincent G. McDonell;Daisuke Tanaka;Jiro Senda

  • Lean blowout model for a spray-fired swirl-stabilized combustor

    Arash Ateshkadi;Vincent G. McDonell;G.S. Samuelsen

  • Emissions optimization of a biodiesel fired gas turbine

    C.D. Bolszo;V.G. McDonell

  • An Experimental Data Base for the Computational Fluid Dynamics of Reacting and Nonreacting Methanol Sprays

    V. G. McDonell;G. S. Samuelsen

  • Boundary layer flashback of non-swirling premixed flames: Mechanisms, fundamental research, and recent advances

    Alireza Kalantari;Vincent McDonell

  • Effect of Ambient Pressure on an Airblast Spray Injected into a Crossflow

    May Y. Leong;Vincent G. McDonell;G. Scott Samuelsen

  • Swirl cup modeling. I

    H. Mongia;M. Al-Roub;A. Danis;D. Elliott-Lewis

  • Impact of ethane and propane variation in natural gas on the performance of a model gas turbine combustor

    R. M. Flores;V. G. McDonell;G. S. Samuelsen

  • Measurement of fuel mixing and transport processes in gas turbine combustion

    V G McDonell;G S Samuelsen

  • Influence of Hardware Design on the Flow Field Structures and the Patterns of Droplet Dispersion: Part I—Mean Quantities

    H. Y. Wang;V. G. McDonell;S. Samuelsen

  • Autoignition of Hydrogen and Air Inside a Continuous Flow Reactor With Application to Lean Premixed Combustion

    D. J. Beerer;V. G. McDonell

  • Accounting for laser sheet extinction in applying PLLIF to sprays

    Douglas G. Talley;Edwards Afb;J. F. Verdieck;S. W. Lee

  • Mixing of an Airblast-atomized Fuel Spray Injected into a Crossflow of Air

    May Y. Leong;Vincent G. McDonell;G. Scott Samuelsen

  • Experimental assessment of the combustion performance of an oven burner operated on pipeline natural gas mixed with hydrogen

    Yan Zhao;Vincent McDonell;Scott Samuelsen

  • Combustion performance of low-NOx and conventional storage water heaters operated on hydrogen enriched natural gas

    Shiny Choudhury;Vincent G. McDonell;Scott Samuelsen

  • Dynamics of a Longitudinally Forced, Bluff Body Stabilized Flame

    Dong-Hyuk Shin;Dmitriy V. Plaks;Tim Lieuwen;Ulises M. Mondragon

  • CHARACTERIZATION OF TRAJECTORY, BREAK POINT, AND BREAK POINT DYNAMICS OF A PLAIN LIQUID JET IN A CROSSFLOW

    Q. Wang;U. M. Mondragon;C. T. Brown;Vincent G. McDonell

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott Samuelsen
Scott Samuelsen University of California, Irvine
Tim Lieuwen
Tim Lieuwen Georgia Institute of Technology
Derek Dunn-Rankin
Derek Dunn-Rankin University of California, Irvine
Hukam Chand Mongia
Hukam Chand Mongia Purdue University West Lafayette
Enrique J. Lavernia
Enrique J. Lavernia Texas A&M University
William A. Sirignano
William A. Sirignano University of California, Irvine
Thomas Sattelmayer
Thomas Sattelmayer Technical University of Munich
Jacob Brouwer
Jacob Brouwer University of California, Irvine
Eric L. Petersen
Eric L. Petersen Texas A&M University
David P. Schmidt
David P. Schmidt University of Massachusetts Amherst

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