Ben Blackwell

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Ben Blackwell is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Blackwell has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Computational Mechanics, 3 papers in Mathematical Physics and 3 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Ben Blackwell's work include Heat Transfer and Optimization (3 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (3 papers) and Numerical methods in inverse problems (3 papers). Ben Blackwell is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer and Optimization (3 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (3 papers) and Numerical methods in inverse problems (3 papers). Ben Blackwell collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ben Blackwell's co-authors include James V. Beck, Charles Clair, Kevin J. Dowding, Adam Amar, Jack R. Edwards, Darrell W. Pepper and Michael F. Modest and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer and Medical Entomology and Zoology.

In The Last Decade

Ben Blackwell

11 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Inverse Heat Conduction: Ill-Posed Problems

1985 1.5k citations James V. Beck, Ben Blackwell et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ben Blackwell United States	8	732	620	544	543	337	11	1.7k
О. М. Алифанов Russia	16	1.3k 1.8×	803 1.3×	902 1.7×	776 1.4×	472 1.4×	110	2.4k
Keith A. Woodbury United States	22	377 0.5×	565 0.9×	300 0.6×	343 0.6×	287 0.9×	73	1.5k
A.J. Kassab United States	6	334 0.5×	331 0.5×	338 0.6×	352 0.6×	175 0.5×	16	1.1k
J. I. Frankel United States	18	400 0.5×	332 0.5×	261 0.5×	460 0.8×	262 0.8×	116	1.1k
B.F. Blackwell United States	19	219 0.3×	314 0.5×	665 1.2×	328 0.6×	712 2.1×	48	1.5k
A. Haji‐Sheikh United States	32	502 0.7×	1.8k 3.0×	1.4k 2.7×	932 1.7×	400 1.2×	132	3.7k
Liang Yan China	21	451 0.6×	179 0.3×	205 0.4×	354 0.7×	95 0.3×	78	1.5k
Miao Cui China	23	264 0.4×	356 0.6×	631 1.2×	796 1.5×	212 0.6×	74	1.5k
Diego A. Murio United States	19	1.0k 1.4×	120 0.2×	251 0.5×	713 1.3×	64 0.2×	50	1.6k
Liviu Marin United Kingdom	29	1.8k 2.5×	213 0.3×	394 0.7×	2.2k 4.1×	47 0.1×	108	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Blackwell

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All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Blackwell, Ben, et al.. (2015). A Multi-Dimensional Finite Element Based Solver for Decomposing and Non-Decomposing Thermal Protection Systems. 7 indexed citations

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Blackwell, Ben, Kevin J. Dowding, & Michael F. Modest. (2009). Cylindrical Geometry Verification Problem for Enclosure Radiation. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 23(4). 711–715. 3 indexed citations

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Blackwell, Ben & James V. Beck. (2009). A technique for uncertainty analysis for inverse heat conduction problems. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 53(4). 753–759. 66 indexed citations

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Amar, Adam, Ben Blackwell, & Jack R. Edwards. (2007). One-Dimensional Ablation with Pyrolysis Gas Flow Using Finite Control Volume Procedure. 15 indexed citations

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Amar, Adam, Ben Blackwell, & Jack R. Edwards. (2007). One-Dimensional Ablation with Pyrolysis Gas Flow Using a Full Newton's Method and Finite Control Volume Procedure. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 12 indexed citations

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Blackwell, Ben. (2002). Light Exposure to Sensitive Artworks During Digital Photography. 1 indexed citations

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Dowding, Kevin J., James V. Beck, & Ben Blackwell. (1999). Estimating Temperature-Dependent Thermal Properties. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 13(3). 328–336. 20 indexed citations

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Blackwell, Ben, et al.. (1998). Utilization of Sensitivity Coefficients to Guide the Design of a Thermal Battery. 73–82. 23 indexed citations

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Dowding, Kevin J., Ben Blackwell, & James V. Beck. (1998). Estimating temperature-dependent thermal properties of carbon-carbon composite. 4 indexed citations

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Blackwell, Ben & Darrell W. Pepper. (1992). Benchmark problems for heat transfer codes : presented at the Winter Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Anaheim, California, November 8-13, 1992. American Society of Mechanical Engineers eBooks. 7 indexed citations

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Beck, James V., Ben Blackwell, & Charles Clair. (1985). Inverse Heat Conduction: Ill-Posed Problems. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1513 indexed citations breakdown →

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