Rankings for Scientist

University, Subject, Country, Region, World

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Scientists Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Rankings 2024

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Total 37 scientist, 1 country, 1 institution

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Robert J Bodnar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

fluid inclusions

melt inclusions

mineral deposits

volcanic systems

geohydrologic cycle

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 18

Country:

# 7,379

Region:

# 8,065

World:

# 16,463

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.602

i10 Index

Total:

287

Last 6 Year:

210

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.732

Citation

Total:

30,429

Last 6 Year:

10,838

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.356

Romesh C Batra|R. C. Batra

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Mechanics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 19

Country:

# 7,445

Region:

# 8,135

World:

# 16,611

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.518

i10 Index

Total:

355

Last 6 Year:

172

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.485

Citation

Total:

24,331

Last 6 Year:

6,614

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.272

Christopher Bryant Williams

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Additive Manufacturing

Rapid Prototyping

3D Printing

Engineering Design

Design Education

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 72

Country:

# 18,506

Region:

# 20,573

World:

# 45,266

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.917

i10 Index

Total:

181

Last 6 Year:

150

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.829

Citation

Total:

16,232

Last 6 Year:

12,194

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.751

Rui Qiao Ä¹”É”

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Transport and interfacial phenomena

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 154

Country:

# 31,551

Region:

# 35,451

World:

# 84,348

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.708

i10 Index

Total:

106

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.849

Citation

Total:

8,880

Last 6 Year:

4,374

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.493

Danesh Tafti

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Computational Fluid Thermal Science and Engineering

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 159

Country:

# 32,068

Region:

# 36,051

World:

# 86,034

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.542

i10 Index

Total:

153

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.510

Citation

Total:

7,572

Last 6 Year:

2,593

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.342

Ranga Pitchumani

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Energy Systems and Energy/Water Nexus

Materials Processing/Manufacturing

Polymers and Composites

Transport/Reacting Processes

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 167

Country:

# 33,131

Region:

# 37,250

World:

# 89,457

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.660

i10 Index

Total:

122

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.664

Citation

Total:

6,932

Last 6 Year:

2,998

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.432

Roop Mahajan

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Heat Transfer

Carbonaceous nanomaterials

Biomedical devices

Humanistic Engineering

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 186

Country:

# 36,403

Region:

# 40,970

World:

# 99,922

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.622

i10 Index

Total:

124

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.419

Citation

Total:

11,922

Last 6 Year:

3,576

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.300

Lance Collins

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

fluid mechanics

turbulence

direct numerical simulation

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 221

Country:

# 41,811

Region:

# 47,156

World:

# 117,645

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.619

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.647

Citation

Total:

6,533

Last 6 Year:

2,214

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.339

Azim Eskandarian

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Dynamic systems and controls

autonomous/intelligent vehicles

robotics

automotive engineering &

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 251

Country:

# 47,608

Region:

# 53,767

World:

# 137,476

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.692

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.573

Citation

Total:

7,697

Last 6 Year:

2,859

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.371

Michael Von Spakovsky

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

non-equilibrium and equilibrium thermodynamics

energy systems

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 299

Country:

# 55,874

Region:

# 63,174

World:

# 166,850

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.500

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.457

Citation

Total:

5,940

Last 6 Year:

1,505

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.253

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Pinhas Ben Tzvi

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Robotics and Automation

Mechatronics

Controls

Sensing/Actuation

Mechanisms Design

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 365

Country:

# 66,297

Region:

# 74,996

World:

# 204,135

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.781

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.739

Citation

Total:

3,703

Last 6 Year:

2,313

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.625

Michael D Bartlett

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Soft materials

adhesion

liquid metal

soft robotics

bioinspired materials

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 382

Country:

# 68,979

Region:

# 78,051

World:

# 214,206

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.903

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.900

Citation

Total:

4,786

Last 6 Year:

4,079

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.852

Reza Mirzaeifar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Mechanics of Materials

Nanomechanics

3D Printing

Shape Memory Alloys

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 482

Country:

# 80,756

Region:

# 91,413

World:

# 258,827

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.857

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.821

Citation

Total:

2,707

Last 6 Year:

1,834

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.678

Corina Sandu

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Multibody Dynamics

Terramechanics

Vehicle Dynamics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 495

Country:

# 82,087

Region:

# 92,949

World:

# 263,897

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.714

i10 Index

Total:

103

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.485

Citation

Total:

3,550

Last 6 Year:

1,626

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.458

Thomas Diller

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

heat flux measurement

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 511

Country:

# 83,740

Region:

# 94,806

World:

# 270,593

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.464

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.243

Citation

Total:

2,705

Last 6 Year:

586

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.217

Zheng Li

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Battery design

Battery manufacturing

Battery recycling

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 544

Country:

# 89,396

Region:

# 101,200

World:

# 292,195

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.923

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.968

Citation

Total:

3,110

Last 6 Year:

1,917

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.616

Saad Ragab

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Fluid Mechanics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 601

Country:

# 98,175

Region:

# 111,122

World:

# 326,940

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.520

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.375

Citation

Total:

2,098

Last 6 Year:

595

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.284

Yongjia Wu

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Thermoelectrics

Energy harversting

Fluid Mechanics

Heat Transfer

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 612

Country:

# 99,680

Region:

# 112,830

World:

# 332,481

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.917

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

1.000

Citation

Total:

1,536

Last 6 Year:

1,292

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.841

Yang Liu

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

two-phase flow

reactor thermal-hydraulics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 645

Country:

# 105,956

Region:

# 119,898

World:

# 357,270

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.870

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.854

Citation

Total:

1,523

Last 6 Year:

1,078

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.708

Alexandrina Untaroiu

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Fluid-Structure Interaction

Turbomachinery

Rotordynamics

Cardiac-Assist Devices

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 662

Country:

# 108,828

Region:

# 123,130

World:

# 368,990

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.652

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.568

Citation

Total:

1,924

Last 6 Year:

819

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.426

Jiangtao Cheng

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Micro/Nano-fluidics

Optofluidics

Heat transfer

Sustainable energy

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 699

Country:

# 113,442

Region:

# 128,310

World:

# 386,452

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.818

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.813

Citation

Total:

2,131

Last 6 Year:

986

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.463

Scott T Huxtable

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

micro/nanoscale transfer

thermoelectrics

thermal management

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 717

Country:

# 115,878

Region:

# 131,068

World:

# 396,650

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.636

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.621

Citation

Total:

3,625

Last 6 Year:

1,072

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.296

Zian Jia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Mechanics

Bioinspired materials

Comparative biomechanics

Materials evolution

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 729

Country:

# 117,728

Region:

# 133,105

World:

# 402,993

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

1.000

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

1.000

Citation

Total:

1,927

Last 6 Year:

1,869

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.970

Kevin Kochersberger

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Unmanned aircraft

Experimental aerodynamics

Flight control

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 760

Country:

# 121,262

Region:

# 137,069

World:

# 416,826

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.762

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.714

Citation

Total:

1,945

Last 6 Year:

971

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.499

Ms Cramer

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

fluid mechanics

shock waves

transonic flow

wave propagation

superfluid helium

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 870

Country:

# 139,592

Region:

# 157,588

World:

# 490,720

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.526

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.406

Citation

Total:

1,604

Last 6 Year:

441

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.275

Changmin Son

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Turbine Heat Transfer

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 907

Country:

# 145,444

Region:

# 164,113

World:

# 513,526

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.778

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.692

Citation

Total:

904

Last 6 Year:

513

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.567

Michael Clavel

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Tunnel FETs

Semiconductor Device Physics

Compound Semiconductors

Device Fabrication

Molecular Beam Epitaxy

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 947

Country:

# 154,101

Region:

# 173,757

World:

# 547,644

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.824

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.826

Citation

Total:

723

Last 6 Year:

493

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.682

Mary Kasarda

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

magnetic bearings

machinery health monitoring

smart infrastructure

design for adaptability

Engineering education

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 969

Country:

# 158,180

Region:

# 178,330

World:

# 564,708

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.529

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.231

Citation

Total:

1,487

Last 6 Year:

396

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.266

Oumar Barry

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Vibrations and Robotics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 983

Country:

# 160,470

Region:

# 180,840

World:

# 573,164

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.938

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.833

Citation

Total:

844

Last 6 Year:

686

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.813

Shivakumar I Ranganathan

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Data Science

Machine Learning

Applied Mathematics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1,018

Country:

# 166,100

Region:

# 187,144

World:

# 595,959

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.750

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.737

Citation

Total:

2,917

Last 6 Year:

1,744

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.598

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John B Ferris

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Vehicle Dynamics

Chassis Design

Mobile Road Mapping

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1,039

Country:

# 169,102

Region:

# 190,479

World:

# 608,666

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.438

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.179

Citation

Total:

827

Last 6 Year:

202

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.244

Shima Shahab

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Wave Propagation

Acoustic Energy Transfer

Acoustic Metamaterials

Focused Ultrasound

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1,071

Country:

# 175,222

Region:

# 197,153

World:

# 630,780

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.800

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.630

Citation

Total:

812

Last 6 Year:

569

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.701

Sherif Lotfy Abdelaziz

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Thermal and Energy Geotechnics

Soil Stabilization

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1,086

Country:

# 176,061

Region:

# 198,116

World:

# 635,228

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.800

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.889

Citation

Total:

804

Last 6 Year:

572

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.711

J Robert Mahan

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Radiation Heat Transfer and Applied Optics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1,101

Country:

# 179,647

Region:

# 202,089

World:

# 650,782

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.533

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.348

Citation

Total:

1,201

Last 6 Year:

467

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.389

Chan Soo Ha

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Metamaterials

Energy absorption

Auxetics

Multi-functional materials

Additive manufacturing

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1,234

Country:

# 205,708

Region:

# 230,948

World:

# 758,170

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

1.000

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

1.000

Citation

Total:

869

Last 6 Year:

760

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.875

Alex Villanueva

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Robotics

Biomimetics

Fluids

Smart Materials

Systems Engineering

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1,293

Country:

# 222,770

Region:

# 249,814

World:

# 830,697

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.818

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.615

Citation

Total:

852

Last 6 Year:

428

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.502

Kamal Viswanath

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Computational Physics

Bio Inspired Systems

Mechanical Engg.

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1,338

Country:

# 232,474

Region:

# 260,445

World:

# 874,028

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.900

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.583

Citation

Total:

407

Last 6 Year:

241

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.592

				AD Scientific Index - World Scientists Rankings - 2024				H INDEX			i10 INDEX			CITATION
University / Institution	Country	Region	World	Name	Country	University / Institution	Subject	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total
18	7,379	8,065	16,463	Robert J Bodnar	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering fluid inclusions \| melt inclusions \| mineral deposits \| volcanic systems \| geohydrologic cycle \|	83	50	0.602	287	210	0.732	30,429	10,838	0.356
19	7,445	8,135	16,611	Romesh C Batra\|R. C. Batra	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Mechanics \|	83	43	0.518	355	172	0.485	24,331	6,614	0.272
72	18,506	20,573	45,266	Christopher Bryant Williams	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Additive Manufacturing \| Rapid Prototyping \| 3D Printing \| Engineering Design \| Design Education \|	60	55	0.917	181	150	0.829	16,232	12,194	0.751
154	31,551	35,451	84,348	Rui Qiao Ä¹”É”	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Transport and interfacial phenomena \|	48	34	0.708	106	90	0.849	8,880	4,374	0.493
159	32,068	36,051	86,034	Danesh Tafti	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Computational Fluid Thermal Science and Engineering \|	48	26	0.542	153	78	0.510	7,572	2,593	0.342
167	33,131	37,250	89,457	Ranga Pitchumani	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Energy Systems and Energy/Water Nexus \| Materials Processing/Manufacturing \| Polymers and Composites \| Transport/Reacting Processes \|	47	31	0.660	122	81	0.664	6,932	2,998	0.432
186	36,403	40,970	99,922	Roop Mahajan	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Heat Transfer \| Carbonaceous nanomaterials \| Biomedical devices \| Humanistic Engineering \|	45	28	0.622	124	52	0.419	11,922	3,576	0.300
221	41,811	47,156	117,645	Lance Collins	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering fluid mechanics \| turbulence \| direct numerical simulation \|	42	26	0.619	68	44	0.647	6,533	2,214	0.339
251	47,608	53,767	137,476	Azim Eskandarian	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Dynamic systems and controls \| autonomous/intelligent vehicles \| robotics \| automotive engineering & \|	39	27	0.692	96	55	0.573	7,697	2,859	0.371
299	55,874	63,174	166,850	Michael Von Spakovsky	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering non-equilibrium and equilibrium thermodynamics \| energy systems \|	36	18	0.500	92	42	0.457	5,940	1,505	0.253
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365	66,297	74,996	204,135	Pinhas Ben Tzvi	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Robotics and Automation \| Mechatronics \| Controls \| Sensing/Actuation \| Mechanisms Design \|	32	25	0.781	92	68	0.739	3,703	2,313	0.625
382	68,979	78,051	214,206	Michael D Bartlett	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Soft materials \| adhesion \| liquid metal \| soft robotics \| bioinspired materials \|	31	28	0.903	50	45	0.900	4,786	4,079	0.852
482	80,756	91,413	258,827	Reza Mirzaeifar	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials \| Nanomechanics \| 3D Printing \| Shape Memory Alloys \|	28	24	0.857	56	46	0.821	2,707	1,834	0.678
495	82,087	92,949	263,897	Corina Sandu	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Multibody Dynamics \| Terramechanics \| Vehicle Dynamics \|	28	20	0.714	103	50	0.485	3,550	1,626	0.458
511	83,740	94,806	270,593	Thomas Diller	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering heat flux measurement \|	28	13	0.464	74	18	0.243	2,705	586	0.217
544	89,396	101,200	292,195	Zheng Li	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Battery design \| Battery manufacturing \| Battery recycling \|	26	24	0.923	31	30	0.968	3,110	1,917	0.616
601	98,175	111,122	326,940	Saad Ragab	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Fluid Mechanics \|	25	13	0.520	48	18	0.375	2,098	595	0.284
612	99,680	112,830	332,481	Yongjia Wu	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Thermoelectrics \| Energy harversting \| Fluid Mechanics \| Heat Transfer \|	24	22	0.917	37	37	1.000	1,536	1,292	0.841
645	105,956	119,898	357,270	Yang Liu	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering two-phase flow \| reactor thermal-hydraulics \|	23	20	0.870	41	35	0.854	1,523	1,078	0.708
662	108,828	123,130	368,990	Alexandrina Untaroiu	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Fluid-Structure Interaction \| Turbomachinery \| Rotordynamics \| Cardiac-Assist Devices \|	23	15	0.652	44	25	0.568	1,924	819	0.426
699	113,442	128,310	386,452	Jiangtao Cheng	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Micro/Nano-fluidics \| Optofluidics \| Heat transfer \| Sustainable energy \|	22	18	0.818	32	26	0.813	2,131	986	0.463
717	115,878	131,068	396,650	Scott T Huxtable	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering micro/nanoscale transfer \| thermoelectrics \| thermal management \|	22	14	0.636	29	18	0.621	3,625	1,072	0.296
729	117,728	133,105	402,993	Zian Jia	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Mechanics \| Bioinspired materials \| Comparative biomechanics \| Materials evolution \|	21	21	1.000	26	26	1.000	1,927	1,869	0.970
760	121,262	137,069	416,826	Kevin Kochersberger	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Unmanned aircraft \| Experimental aerodynamics \| Flight control \|	21	16	0.762	35	25	0.714	1,945	971	0.499
870	139,592	157,588	490,720	Ms Cramer	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering fluid mechanics \| shock waves \| transonic flow \| wave propagation \| superfluid helium \|	19	10	0.526	32	13	0.406	1,604	441	0.275
907	145,444	164,113	513,526	Changmin Son	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Turbine Heat Transfer \|	18	14	0.778	26	18	0.692	904	513	0.567
947	154,101	173,757	547,644	Michael Clavel	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Tunnel FETs \| Semiconductor Device Physics \| Compound Semiconductors \| Device Fabrication \| Molecular Beam Epitaxy \|	17	14	0.824	23	19	0.826	723	493	0.682
969	158,180	178,330	564,708	Mary Kasarda	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering magnetic bearings \| machinery health monitoring \| smart infrastructure \| design for adaptability \| Engineering education \|	17	9	0.529	39	9	0.231	1,487	396	0.266
983	160,470	180,840	573,164	Oumar Barry	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Vibrations and Robotics \|	16	15	0.938	30	25	0.833	844	686	0.813
1,018	166,100	187,144	595,959	Shivakumar I Ranganathan	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Data Science \| Machine Learning \| Applied Mathematics \|	16	12	0.750	19	14	0.737	2,917	1,744	0.598
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1,039	169,102	190,479	608,666	John B Ferris	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Vehicle Dynamics \| Chassis Design \| Mobile Road Mapping \|	16	7	0.438	28	5	0.179	827	202	0.244
1,071	175,222	197,153	630,780	Shima Shahab	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Wave Propagation \| Acoustic Energy Transfer \| Acoustic Metamaterials \| Focused Ultrasound \|	15	12	0.800	27	17	0.630	812	569	0.701
1,086	176,061	198,116	635,228	Sherif Lotfy Abdelaziz	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Thermal and Energy Geotechnics \| Soil Stabilization \|	15	12	0.800	18	16	0.889	804	572	0.711
1,101	179,647	202,089	650,782	J Robert Mahan	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Radiation Heat Transfer and Applied Optics \|	15	8	0.533	23	8	0.348	1,201	467	0.389
1,234	205,708	230,948	758,170	Chan Soo Ha	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Metamaterials \| Energy absorption \| Auxetics \| Multi-functional materials \| Additive manufacturing \|	12	12	1.000	13	13	1.000	869	760	0.875
1,293	222,770	249,814	830,697	Alex Villanueva	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Robotics \| Biomimetics \| Fluids \| Smart Materials \| Systems Engineering \|	11	9	0.818	13	8	0.615	852	428	0.502
1,338	232,474	260,445	874,028	Kamal Viswanath	United States	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Computational Fluid Dynamics \| Computational Physics \| Bio Inspired Systems \| Mechanical Engg. \|	10	9	0.900	12	7	0.583	407	241	0.592