A. Kirkpatrick

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

A. Kirkpatrick is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Kirkpatrick has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Computational Mechanics, 4 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 3 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in A. Kirkpatrick's work include Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (3 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (2 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (2 papers). A. Kirkpatrick is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (3 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (2 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (2 papers). A. Kirkpatrick collaborates with scholars based in United States. A. Kirkpatrick's co-authors include M. Bohn, Frank Kreith, Bryan Willson, Yi Li, Charles E. Mitchell, Daniel B. Olsen, D. Hill and C. B. Winn and has published in prestigious journals such as AIAA Journal, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power and Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.

In The Last Decade

A. Kirkpatrick

9 papers receiving 948 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Principles of Heat Transfer

1997 998 citations Frank Kreith, M. Bohn et al. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Kirkpatrick United States	5	498	289	173	167	118	9	1.1k
M. Bohn United States	13	700 1.4×	396 1.4×	334 1.9×	196 1.2×	130 1.1×	29	1.4k
Ejup N. Ganić United States	3	562 1.1×	293 1.0×	278 1.6×	126 0.8×	83 0.7×	5	947
E. Leonardi Australia	20	338 0.7×	392 1.4×	285 1.6×	216 1.3×	89 0.8×	80	1.1k
A. M. Kanury United States	13	315 0.6×	244 0.8×	325 1.9×	200 1.2×	92 0.8×	37	1.1k
V. J. Lunardini United States	12	460 0.9×	240 0.8×	94 0.5×	141 0.8×	33 0.3×	33	1.3k
R. A. Wirtz United States	21	1.0k 2.1×	590 2.0×	371 2.1×	114 0.7×	87 0.7×	73	1.5k
Pieter Rousseau South Africa	20	370 0.7×	781 2.7×	226 1.3×	217 1.3×	88 0.7×	68	1.2k
H. Auracher Germany	20	1.3k 2.5×	485 1.7×	272 1.6×	198 1.2×	101 0.9×	50	1.5k
Mei Lin China	18	740 1.5×	344 1.2×	399 2.3×	180 1.1×	106 0.9×	97	1.2k
C. Bonacina Italy	11	302 0.6×	209 0.7×	67 0.4×	70 0.4×	55 0.5×	17	857

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Kirkpatrick

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Olsen, Daniel B., et al.. (2006). Exhaust Tuning of Large-Bore, Multicylinder, Two-Stroke, Natural Gas Engines. International Journal of Engine Research. 7(2). 131–141. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Yi, A. Kirkpatrick, Charles E. Mitchell, & Bryan Willson. (2004). Characteristic and Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of High-Pressure Gas Jet Injection. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 126(1). 192–197. 30 indexed citations

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Kirkpatrick, A., et al.. (2003). Simulation of the Airflow Characteristics of a Two-Stroke Natural Gas Engine With an Articulated Crank. 423–428. 2 indexed citations

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Kirkpatrick, A., et al.. (2002). The engine in engineering-development of thermal/fluids web based applications. 2. 744–747. 3 indexed citations

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Kirkpatrick, A., et al.. (2002). An experimental investigation of the emissivity of various electronic packages. 13. 59–64. 2 indexed citations

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Kreith, Frank, M. Bohn, & A. Kirkpatrick. (1997). Principles of Heat Transfer. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 119(2). 187–187. 998 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hill, D., et al.. (1986). Analysis and Measurements of Interzonal Natural Convection Heat Transfer in Buildings. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 108(3). 178–184. 8 indexed citations

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Kirkpatrick, A. & C. B. Winn. (1985). Optimization and Design of Zone Heating Systems, Energy Conservation, and Passive Solar. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 107(1). 64–69. 3 indexed citations

9.

Kirkpatrick, A., et al.. (1968). Convection velocity measurements in hypersonic sphere wakes.. AIAA Journal. 6(4). 750–752. 4 indexed citations

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