Brent A. Rankin

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Brent A. Rankin is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Brent A. Rankin has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Computational Mechanics, 36 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 20 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Brent A. Rankin's work include Combustion and flame dynamics (57 papers), Combustion and Detonation Processes (21 papers) and Fire dynamics and safety research (20 papers). Brent A. Rankin is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and flame dynamics (57 papers), Combustion and Detonation Processes (21 papers) and Fire dynamics and safety research (20 papers). Brent A. Rankin collaborates with scholars based in United States and Poland. Brent A. Rankin's co-authors include John Hoke, Frederick R. Schauer, Andrew W. Caswell, Andrew Naples, Daniel Richardson, Frederick Schauer, Kevin Y. Cho, Matthew Fotia, Joshua R. Codoni and Jay P. Gore and has published in prestigious journals such as Optics Letters, AIAA Journal and Combustion and Flame.

In The Last Decade

Brent A. Rankin

76 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Chemiluminescence imaging of an optically accessible non-... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300
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.

  1. Chemiluminescence imaging of an optically accessible non-premixed rotating detonation engine
    2016 338 citations Brent A. Rankin, Daniel Richardson et al. Combustion and Flame profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brent A. Rankin United States 16 1.2k 871 510 486 485 79 1.4k
Mirko Gamba United States 20 957 0.8× 422 0.5× 251 0.5× 287 0.6× 778 1.6× 99 1.4k
Craig T. Johansen Canada 20 840 0.7× 421 0.5× 234 0.5× 184 0.4× 810 1.7× 101 1.4k
Carson D. Slabaugh United States 22 700 0.6× 396 0.5× 261 0.5× 298 0.6× 584 1.2× 99 1.1k
Frederick R. Schauer United States 15 1.1k 0.9× 753 0.9× 500 1.0× 450 0.9× 309 0.6× 45 1.2k
Rohan Gejji United States 18 670 0.6× 353 0.4× 212 0.4× 275 0.6× 478 1.0× 98 950
John W. Bennewitz United States 15 566 0.5× 243 0.3× 283 0.6× 236 0.5× 203 0.4× 48 688
Jin Zhou China 23 1.2k 1.0× 647 0.7× 500 1.0× 281 0.6× 617 1.3× 87 1.4k
Stephen A. Schumaker United States 15 454 0.4× 184 0.2× 228 0.4× 169 0.3× 334 0.7× 64 727
Matthew Fotia United States 18 1.3k 1.1× 689 0.8× 431 0.8× 519 1.1× 551 1.1× 47 1.4k
Shijie Liu China 29 1.8k 1.5× 1.3k 1.5× 1.0k 2.1× 615 1.3× 438 0.9× 77 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brent A. Rankin

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All Works

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Fugger, Christopher A., et al.. (2024). Freestream and shear layer effects in bluff-body-stabilized turbulent premixed flames. Combustion and Flame. 263. 113378–113378. 8 indexed citations
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Briones, Alejandro M., et al.. (2023). A Computational Fluid Dynamics-Based Small-Scale Combustor Design Optimization Utilizing a Many-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 146(2). 1 indexed citations
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Duraisamy, Karthik, et al.. (2022). A modified thickened flame model for simulating extinction. Combustion Theory and Modelling. 26(7). 1262–1292. 8 indexed citations
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Rankin, Brent A., et al.. (2020). Effects of Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities on turbulent premixed flames in a curved rectangular duct. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 38(4). 6059–6066. 11 indexed citations
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Briones, Alejandro M., et al.. (2020). Steady-state CFD Simulations of a Small-scale Turbojet Engine from Idle to Cruise Conditions. AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum. 6 indexed citations
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Pal, Pinaki, et al.. (2020). Large-Eddy Simulations and Mode Analysis of Ethylene/Air Combustion in a Non-Premixed Rotating Detonation Engine. AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2020 Forum. 15 indexed citations
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Sardeshmukh, Swanand V., et al.. (2018). Effects of Turbulent Combustion Closure on Grid Convergence of Bluff Body Stabilized Premixed Flame Simulations. 2018 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 2 indexed citations
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Sardeshmukh, Swanand V., et al.. (2017). Grid Convergence Studies of Bluff Body Stabilized Turbulent Premixed Combustion. 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 6 indexed citations
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Rankin, Brent A., Daniel Richardson, Andrew W. Caswell, et al.. (2016). Chemiluminescence imaging of an optically accessible non-premixed rotating detonation engine. Combustion and Flame. 176. 12–22. 338 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huang, Cheng, et al.. (2016). Modeling and Simulation of Bluff Body Stabilized Turbulent Premixed Flames. 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 9 indexed citations
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Briones, Alejandro M., et al.. (2016). Parallelized, Automated, and Predictive Imprint Cooling Model for Combustion Systems. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 139(3). 5 indexed citations
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Rankin, Brent A., Jay P. Gore, John Hoke, & Frederick R. Schauer. (2014). Temperature Estimates of Exhaust Plumes from a Turbine Driven by Pulsed Detonations. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 30(5). 1438–1443. 4 indexed citations
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Rankin, Brent A.. (2012). Quantitative experimental and model-based imaging of infrared radiation intensity from turbulent reacting flows. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 3 indexed citations
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Rankin, Brent A., David L. Blunck, Viswanath R. Katta, Scott Stouffer, & Jay P. Gore. (2012). Experimental and computational infrared imaging of bluff body stabilized laminar diffusion flames. Combustion and Flame. 159(9). 2841–2843. 10 indexed citations

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