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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 63 571 518 256 215 582 16691

William A. Sirignano publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William A. Sirignano between 1963 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William A. Sirignano published across 64 years, from 1963 to 2026, averaging 9.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 125 publications in 1993. 6 of the 636 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 125. Peak 125 publications in 1993. 1963: 1 publication 1964: 1 publication 1965: 1 publication 1966: 1 publication 1967: 3 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 6 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 5 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 8 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 11 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 15 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 106 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 125 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 23 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1963 2026

636 publications in total across all disciplines

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William A. Sirignano: publications per year, 1963 to 2026
Year Publications
1963 1
1964 1
1965 1
1966 1
1967 3
1968 2
1969 3
1970 6
1971 6
1972 1
1973 5
1974 1
1975 1
1976 2
1977 3
1978 3
1979 4
1980 8
1981 9
1982 7
1983 9
1984 7
1985 9
1986 11
1987 7
1988 5
1989 15
1990 9
1991 106
1992 8
1993 125
1994 2
1995 6
1996 8
1997 23
1998 5
1999 16
2000 8
2001 6
2002 5
2003 9
2004 4
2005 9
2006 4
2007 6
2008 3
2009 8
2010 17
2011 5
2012 4
2013 9
2014 7
2015 5
2016 11
2017 12
2018 7
2019 8
2020 3
2021 16
2022 8
2023 5
2024 12
2025 5
2026 1
Total 636
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William A. Sirignano 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 William A. Sirignano 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, 577–586 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: 582 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 6 582
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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William A. Sirignano 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 William A. Sirignano 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, 63 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: 63 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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
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 63
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for groundbreaking research towards understanding the multitude of processes associated with the combustion of droplets and sprays
  • 2009 - SIAM Fellow For contributions to fluid dynamics, combustion theory, and their applications to propulsion.
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the science and technology of spray combustion systems for propulsion.
  • 2000 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his pioneering efforts in combining modeling and simulation of complex multiphase flows, and for the understanding these models have provided for pool fires and capillary instabilities
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

William A. Sirignano is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their primary research domain is Engineering, with a significant focus on Computational Mechanics and related subfields. The subfields of study associated with their work include Computational Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several main research topics, which include:

  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Rocket and propulsion systems research
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics

William A. Sirignano has published multiple papers in well-known venues in the field. Frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Combustion and Flame
  • AIAA Journal
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Examples of recent papers are:

  • "A Volume-of-Fluid method for variable-density, two-phase flows at supercritical pressure" (2021, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • "Physics-aware neural network flame closure for combustion instability modeling in a single-injector engine" (2022, Combustion and Flame)
  • "Temporal atomization of a transcritical liquid n-decane jet into oxygen" (2022, International Journal of Multiphase Flow)
  • "Three-dimensional, rotational flamelet closure model with two-way coupling" (2022, Journal of Fluid Mechanics)
  • "Mixing and combustion in a laminar shear layer with imposed counterflow" (2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics)

William A. Sirignano frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including Jordi Poblador-Ibanez, Tuan M. Nguyen, Feng Liu, Juntao Xiong, and Wes Hellwig.

Throughout their career, William A. Sirignano has been recognized with various fellowships and memberships, reflecting contributions to their fields. These honors include:

  • Fellow of the Combustion Institute (2018) for research on combustion of droplets and sprays
  • SIAM Fellow (2009) for contributions to fluid dynamics, combustion theory, and propulsion applications
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2002) for advancements in spray combustion systems for propulsion
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (2000) for work combining modeling and simulation of complex multiphase flows
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1992)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1989)

Best Publications

  • Droplet vaporization model for spray combustion calculations

    B. Abramzon;W.A. Sirignano

  • Fluid Dynamics and Transport of Droplets and Sprays

    W. A. Sirignano;Chris F. Edwards

  • Fuel droplet vaporization and spray combustion theory

    William A. Sirignano

  • Review of theory of distortion and disintegration of liquid streams

    W.A Sirignano;C Mehring

  • Numerical analysis of convecting, vaporizing fuel droplet with variable properties

    C.H. Chiang;M.S. Raju;W.A. Sirignano

  • On the equation for spherical-particle motion: effect of Reynolds and acceleration numbers

    Inchul Kim;Said Elghobashi;William A. Sirignano

  • Performance Increases for Gas-Turbine Engines Through Combustion Inside the Turbine

    W. A. Sirignano;F. Liu

  • Unsteady droplet combustion with droplet heating—II: Conduction limit

    Chung King Law;W. A. Sirignano

  • Fluid Dynamics of Sprays—1992 Freeman Scholar Lecture

    William A. Sirignano

  • Three-dimensional flow over two spheres placed side by side

    Inchul Kim;Said Elghobashi;William A. Sirignano

  • Theory of convective droplet vaporization with unsteady heat transfer in the circulating liquid phase

    S. Prakash;W.A. Sirignano

  • Counterflow spray combustion modeling

    G. Continillo;W.A. Sirignano

  • Liquid fuel droplet heating with internal circulation

    S. Prakash;W.A. Sirignano

  • A comparison of vaporization models in spray calculations

    S. K. Aggarwal;A. Y. Tong;W. A. Sirignano

  • Turbojet and Turbofan Engine Performance Increases Through Turbine Burners

    F. Liu;W. A. Sirignano

  • Theory of a generalized Helmholtz resonator

    P.K. Tang;W.A. Sirignano

  • Nonlinear growth of Kelvin–Helmholtz instability: Effect of surface tension and density ratio

    R. H. Rangel;W. A. Sirignano

  • The linear and nonlinear shear instability of a fluid sheet

    R. H. Rangel;W. A. Sirignano

  • Numerical Study of the Transient Vaporization of an Oxygen Droplet at Sub- and Super-Critical Conditions

    J.-P. Delplanque;W.A. Sirignano

  • Nonsteady burning phenomena of solid propellants - theory and experiments

    H. Krier;W. A. Sirignano;M. Summerfield;J. S. Tien

Frequent Co-Authors

Feng Liu
Feng Liu University of California, Irvine
Fazle Hussain
Fazle Hussain Texas Tech University
Suresh K. Aggarwal
Suresh K. Aggarwal University of Illinois at Chicago
Derek Dunn-Rankin
Derek Dunn-Rankin University of California, Irvine
Said Elghobashi
Said Elghobashi University of California, Irvine
Daniel D. Joseph
Daniel D. Joseph University of Minnesota
Satya Prakash
Satya Prakash Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Chung King Law
Chung King Law Princeton University
Constantine M. Megaridis
Constantine M. Megaridis University of Illinois at Chicago
Forman A. Williams
Forman A. Williams University of California, San Diego

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