C. Edward Lan

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

C. Edward Lan is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Edward Lan has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 69 papers in Computational Mechanics and 19 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in C. Edward Lan's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (61 papers), Aerospace and Aviation Technology (40 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (36 papers). C. Edward Lan is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (61 papers), Aerospace and Aviation Technology (40 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (36 papers). C. Edward Lan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and China. C. Edward Lan's co-authors include Jan Roskam, C.-H. Hsu, Jay Brandon, Zhongjun Wang, Jilu Li, Jia Luo, James F. Campbell, Silvia Bianchi, Richard Hale and Shahriar Keshmiri and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, AIAA Journal and SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series.

In The Last Decade

C. Edward Lan

102 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Airplane Aerodynamics and Performance 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Airplane Aerodynamics and Performance
    1981 260 citations C. Edward Lan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. Edward Lan United States 18 1.0k 587 372 174 85 111 1.4k
W. F. Phillips United States 20 1.0k 1.0× 670 1.1× 319 0.9× 216 1.2× 29 0.3× 95 1.7k
Wayne Johnson United States 20 1.3k 1.3× 762 1.3× 220 0.6× 131 0.8× 48 0.6× 66 1.5k
Vivek Mukhopadhyay United States 19 686 0.7× 348 0.6× 456 1.2× 119 0.7× 126 1.5× 55 1.0k
Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft und Raumfahrt 3 580 0.6× 390 0.7× 107 0.3× 56 0.3× 43 0.5× 7 835
Christian Breitsamter Germany 19 934 0.9× 912 1.6× 89 0.2× 66 0.4× 87 1.0× 146 1.3k
L. Morino Italy 21 1.0k 1.0× 1.0k 1.7× 319 0.9× 84 0.5× 139 1.6× 145 1.8k
Franco Mastroddi Italy 18 472 0.5× 433 0.7× 250 0.7× 71 0.4× 115 1.4× 98 1.0k
Kwanjung Yee South Korea 19 740 0.7× 354 0.6× 77 0.2× 122 0.7× 98 1.2× 148 1.0k
Narayanan Komerath United States 20 1.3k 1.3× 1.1k 2.0× 114 0.3× 106 0.6× 16 0.2× 267 2.0k
Andrea Da Ronch United Kingdom 21 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.9× 305 0.8× 123 0.7× 268 3.2× 130 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. Edward Lan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Edward Lan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. Edward Lan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. Edward Lan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with C. Edward Lan. C. Edward Lan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Yu, et al.. (2025). Seismic behavior of vertical corrugated steel plate composite shear walls with flange: Experimental and numerical study. Journal of Building Engineering. 112. 113883–113883.
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Lan, C. Edward, et al.. (2010). Nonlinear and Dynamic Aerodynamic Models for Commercial Transport Aircraft with Adverse Weather Effects. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2010(1). 7 indexed citations
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Lan, C. Edward, et al.. (2007). An Expert System for the FOQA Program. 39(1). 29–35. 4 indexed citations
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Lan, C. Edward, et al.. (2004). Building a Nonlinear Unsteady Aerodynamic Model for a Windshear Related Jet Transport. 36(3). 215–223. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Jilu & C. Edward Lan. (2003). Unsteady Aerodynamic Modeling of Aircraft Response to Atmospheric Turbulence. AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit. 10 indexed citations
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Lan, C. Edward, et al.. (2002). Estimation of Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Jet Transport Using Accident FDR Data. AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit. 11 indexed citations
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Lan, C. Edward, et al.. (2002). Longitudinal and Lateral-Directional Coupling Effects on Nonlinear Unsteady Aerodynamic Modeling from Flight Data. AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit. 10 indexed citations
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Brandon, Jay, C. Edward Lan, Jilu Li, & Zhongjun Wang. (2001). Estimation of unsteady aerodynamic models from flight test data. AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit. 16 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhongjun, C. Edward Lan, & Jay Brandon. (1999). Fuzzy logic modeling of lateral-directional unsteady aerodynamics. 16 indexed citations
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Lan, C. Edward, et al.. (1997). Estimation of Aeroelastic Models in Structural Limit-Cycle Oscillations from Test Data. AIAA Journal. 35(6). 1025–1029. 4 indexed citations
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Lan, C. Edward, et al.. (1994). Navier-Stokes calculation of wing wake structure. 1 indexed citations
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Lan, C. Edward, et al.. (1991). Numerical Simulation of Propulsion-Induced Aerodynamic Characteristics on a Wing-Afterbody Configuration with Thrust Vectoring. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1.
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Lan, C. Edward, et al.. (1989). SEMI-ANNUAL STATUS REPORT. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).
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Lan, C. Edward, et al.. (1987). Transonic analysis and design of axisymmetric bodies in nonuniform flow. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).
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Lan, C. Edward, et al.. (1983). Calculation of wing response to gusts and blast waves with vortex lift effect. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 83. 24796. 3 indexed citations
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Lan, C. Edward. (1981). Calculation of lateral-directional stability derivatives of wings by a nonplanar quasi-vortex-lattice method. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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Lan, C. Edward. (1979). The unsteady quasi-vortex-lattice method with applications to animal propulsion. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 93(4). 747–765. 92 indexed citations

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