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William J. Devenport

William J. Devenport

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
35
Citations
6244
World Ranking
8915
National Ranking
2484

William J. Devenport publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 361 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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William J. Devenport D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William J. Devenport sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

William J. Devenport is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within engineering and environmental science, with a primary focus on aerospace engineering and computational mechanics. Their work also touches on environmental and biomedical engineering disciplines.

The main themes in Devenport's research include aerodynamics and acoustics in jet flows, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, wind and air flow studies, acoustic wave phenomena, aerodynamics and fluid dynamics research, computational fluid dynamics, and heat transfer mechanisms.

Devenport's recent publications include:

  • Equilibrium and non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers, 2022, Progress in Aerospace Sciences
  • Aerodynamic Design and Assessment of Modular Test Section Walls for CFD Validation in Hybrid Anechoic Wind Tunnels, 2020, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
  • Aerodynamic Design and Validation of a Contraction Profile for Flow Field Improvement and Uncertainty Quantification in a Subsonic Wind Tunnel, 2020, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
  • Modeling the Surface Pressure Spectrum Beneath Turbulent Boundary Layers in Pressure Gradients, 2023, AIAA Journal
  • History effects and wall-similarity of non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers in varying pressure gradient over rough and smooth surfaces, 2023, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

They have frequently published in several venues, including:

  • AIAA Journal
  • AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum
  • AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM
  • AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Devenport's work. Frequent coauthors include Stewart Glegg, K. Todd Lowe, Vidya Vishwanathan, Máté Szőke, and Aurélien Borgoltz.

Best Publications

  • The structure and development of a wing-tip vortex

    William J. Devenport;Michael C. Rife;Stergios I. Liapis;Gordon J. Follin

  • Time-dependent and time-averaged turbulence structure near the nose of a wing-body junction

    William J. Devenport;Roger L. Simpson

  • Experimental Study of Quadcopter Acoustics and Performance at Static Thrust Conditions

    Nanyaporn Intaratep;William N. Alexander;William J. Devenport;Sheryl M. Grace

  • The Kevlar-walled anechoic wind tunnel

    William J. Devenport;Ricardo A. Burdisso;Aurelien Borgoltz;Patricio A. Ravetta

  • Sound radiation from real airfoils in turbulence

    William J. Devenport;Joshua K. Staubs;Stewart A.L. Glegg

  • An experimental study of a turbulent wing-body junction and wake flow

    J. L. Fleming;R. L. Simpson;J. E. Cowling;W. J. Devenport

  • Effects of a Fillet on the Flow Past a Wing-Body Junction

    W. J. Devenport;N. K. Agarwal;M. B. Dewitz;R. L. Simpson

  • Bioinspired trailing-edge noise control

    Ian Clark;William N. Alexander;William J. Devenport;Stewart A. Glegg

  • On the generation of large-scale homogeneous turbulence

    Jon V. Larssen;William J. Devenport

  • Wake of a Compressor Cascade with Tip Gap, Part 1: Mean Flow and Turbulence Structure

    Chittiappa Muthanna;William J. Devenport

  • Equilibrium and non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers

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  • Wake of a Compressor Cascade with Tip Gap, Part 2: Effects of Endwall Motion

    Yu Wang;William J. Devenport

  • An experimental investigation of unsteady surface pressure on an airfoil in turbulence—Part 1: Effects of mean loading

    Patrick F. Mish;William J. Devenport

  • The structure and development of a counter-rotating wing-tip vortex pair

    William J. Devenport;Jeffrey S. Zsoldos;Christine M. Vogel

  • A four-sensor hot-wire probe system for three-component velocity measurement

    K. S. Wittmer;W. J. Devenport;J. S. Zsoldos

  • Effects of a leading-edge fillet on the flow past an appendage-body junction

    William J. Devenport;Roger L. Simpson;Michael B. Dewitz;Naval K. Agarwal

  • An experimental study of two flows through an axisymmetric sudden expansion

    W. J. Devenport;E. P. Sutton

  • Flow structure produced by the interaction and merger of a pair of co-rotating wing-tip vortices

    William J. Devenport;Christine M. Vogel;Jeffery S. Zsoldos

  • The far-field sound from rough-wall boundary layers

    Stewart Glegg;William Devenport

  • Seven-Hole Pressure Probe Calibration Method Utilizing Look-Up Error Tables

    Christian W. Wenger;William J. Devenport

  • Near-Wall Behavior of Separated and Reattaching Flows

    William J. Devenport;E. Peter Sutton

  • Measurements of roughness noise

    William J. Devenport;Dustin L. Grissom;W. Nathan Alexander;Benjamin S. Smith

  • Calibration and Demonstration of the New Virginia Tech Anechoic Wind Tunnel

    Marcel C. Remillieux;Erin D. Crede;Hugo E. Camargo;Ricardo A. Burdisso

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J. Roy
Christopher J. Roy Virginia Tech
Con J. Doolan
Con J. Doolan University of New South Wales
Eric E. Smith
Eric E. Smith University of Calgary
Robert B. Gramacy
Robert B. Gramacy Virginia Tech
Niels N. Sørensen
Niels N. Sørensen Technical University of Denmark
Wen Zhong Shen
Wen Zhong Shen Yangzhou University
William H. Mason
William H. Mason Virginia Tech

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