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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 44 1602 1384 95 84 190 7027
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 46 1461 1353 45 42 219 7422

Volker John publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Volker John between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Volker John published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2004. 31 of the 242 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2004. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 19 publications
1970 2025

242 publications in total across all disciplines

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Volker John: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 2
1999 1
2000 3
2001 6
2002 4
2003 4
2004 21
2005 7
2006 10
2007 9
2008 5
2009 2
2010 9
2011 3
2012 9
2013 8
2014 12
2015 13
2016 19
2017 8
2018 9
2019 8
2020 9
2021 7
2022 10
2023 9
2024 12
2025 19
Total 242
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Volker John 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 Volker John 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, 217–226 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: 219 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
217–226 117 219
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
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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Volker John 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 Volker John 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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 46
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
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Overview

Volker John is affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin in Germany and has a significant body of work in the fields of Engineering and Mathematics. Their research primarily focuses on computational methods in mechanics and mathematics, particularly in numerical analysis and computational mechanics.

The scientist has contributed to various topics including:

  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Numerical methods for differential equations
  • Model Reduction and Neural Networks
  • Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering
  • Differential Equations and Numerical Methods
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Applied Mathematics Letters
  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volker John has often collaborated with other researchers. Frequent coauthors are:

  • Petr Knobloch (26 collaborations)
  • Gabriel R. Barrenechea (17 collaborations)
  • Julia Novo (11 collaborations)
  • Bosco García-Archilla (9 collaborations)
  • Ulrich Wilbrandt (6 collaborations)

The scientist has authored papers such as:

  • "Finite Element Methods Respecting the Discrete Maximum Principle for Convection-Diffusion Equations," 2024, SIAM Review
  • "On the convergence order of the finite element error in the kinetic energy for high Reynolds number incompressible flows," 2021, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • "On the feasibility of using open source solvers for the simulation of a turbulent air flow in a dairy barn," 2020, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  • "Error analysis of a SUPG-stabilized POD-ROM method for convection-diffusion-reaction equations," 2022, Computers & Mathematics with Applications
  • "Impact of turbulence modeling on the simulation of blood flow in aortic coarctation," 2023, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering

In addition to articles, Volker John has contributed to the academic book literature with a publication titled Monotone Discretizations for Elliptic Second Order Partial Differential Equations, scheduled for 2025 and published by Springer Nature.

Best Publications

  • Finite Element Methods for Incompressible Flow Problems

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  • On the Divergence Constraint in Mixed Finite Element Methods for Incompressible Flows

    Volker John;Alexander Linke;Christian Merdon;Michael Neilan

  • On spurious oscillations at layers diminishing (SOLD) methods for convection–diffusion equations: Part I – A review

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  • Reference values for drag and lift of a two‐dimensional time‐dependent flow around a cylinder

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  • Stabilized finite element methods for the generalized Oseen problem

    M. Braack;E. Burman;V. John;G. Lube

  • Techniques for the reconstruction of a distribution from a finite number of its moments

    V. John;I. Angelov;A. A. Öncül;D. Thevenin

  • On Finite Element Methods for 3D Time-Dependent Convection-Diffusion-Reaction Equations with Small Diffusion

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  • A Finite Element Variational Multiscale Method for the Navier-Stokes Equations

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  • MooNMD – a program package based on mapped finite element methods

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  • Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Incompressible Flows - Analytical and Numerical Results for a Class of LES Models

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  • A numerical investigation of velocity-pressure reduced order models for incompressible flows

    Alfonso Caiazzo;Traian Iliescu;Volker John;Swetlana Schyschlowa

  • On spurious oscillations at layers diminishing (SOLD) methods for convection–diffusion equations: Part II – Analysis for P1 and Q1 finite elements

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  • A two-level variational multiscale method for convection-dominated convection-diffusion equations

    Volker John;Songul Kaya;William Layton

  • Higher order finite element methods and multigrid solvers in a benchmark problem for the 3D Navier–Stokes equations

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  • On the parameter choice in grad-div stabilization for the Stokes equations

    Eleanor W. Jenkins;Volker John;Alexander Linke;Leo G. Rebholz

  • Error Analysis of the SUPG Finite Element Discretization of Evolutionary Convection-Diffusion-Reaction Equations

    Volker John;Julia Novo

  • Adaptive time step control for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations

    Volker John;Joachim Rang

  • Higher‐order finite element discretizations in a benchmark problem for incompressible flows

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  • An assessment of discretizations for convection-dominated convection–diffusion equations

    Matthias Augustin;Alfonso Caiazzo;André Fiebach;Jürgen Fuhrmann

  • Nonconforming streamline-diffusion-finite-element-methods for convection-diffusion problems

    V John;Jml Jos Maubach;L Tobiska

  • SUPG reduced order models for convection-dominated convection–diffusion–reaction equations

    Swetlana Giere;Traian Iliescu;Volker John;Volker John;David Wells

  • Analysis of Numerical Errors in Large Eddy Simulation

    V. John;W. J. Layton

  • A Review of Variational Multiscale Methods for the Simulation of Turbulent Incompressible Flows

    Naveed Ahmed;Tomás Chacón Rebollo;Volker John;Samuele Rubino;Samuele Rubino

  • Simulations of Population Balance Systems with One Internal Coordinate using Finite Element Methods

    Volker John;Teodora Mitkova;Michael Roland;Kai Sundmacher;Kai Sundmacher

  • Finite elements for scalar convection-dominated equations and incompressible flow problems: a never ending story?

    Volker John;Volker John;Petr Knobloch;Julia Novo

  • ParMooNA modernized program package based on mapped finite elements

    Ulrich Wilbrandt;Clemens Bartsch;Naveed Ahmed;Najib Alia

  • On (essentially) non-oscillatory discretizations of evolutionary convection-diffusion equations

    Volker John;Julia Novo

  • A streamline-diffusion method for nonconforming finite element approximations applied to convection-diffusion problems

    V. John;G. Matthies;F. Schieweck;L. Tobiska

  • Analysis of the grad-div stabilization for the time-dependent Navier-Stokes equations with inf-sup stable finite elements

    Javier de Frutos;Bosco García-Archilla;Volker John;Volker John;Julia Novo

  • SUPG reduced order models for convection-dominated convection-diffusion-reaction equations

    Traian Iliescu;Volker John;Swetlana Schyschlowa;David Wells

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai Sundmacher
Kai Sundmacher Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
Lutz Tobiska
Lutz Tobiska Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
William Layton
William Layton University of Pittsburgh
Dominique Thévenin
Dominique Thévenin Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Traian Iliescu
Traian Iliescu Virginia Tech
Wolfgang Hackbusch
Wolfgang Hackbusch Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences
Ulrike Krewer
Ulrike Krewer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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