Cameron Tropea

22.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
489 papers, 17.6k citations indexed

About

Cameron Tropea is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Cameron Tropea has authored 489 papers receiving a total of 17.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 320 papers in Computational Mechanics, 162 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 107 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Cameron Tropea's work include Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (155 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (131 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (90 papers). Cameron Tropea is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (155 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (131 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (90 papers). Cameron Tropea collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and China. Cameron Tropea's co-authors include Ilia V. Roisman, Marco Marengo, Romain Rioboo, Sven Grundmann, Suad Jakirlić, Martin Sommerfeld, Š. Šikalo, Robert J. Martinuzzi, Alexander L. Yarin and Jochen Kriegseis and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

Cameron Tropea

466 papers receiving 16.9k citations

Hit Papers

Springer Handbook of Expe... 1993 2026 2004 2015 2007 1995 2002 2001 2009 400 800 1.2k
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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. Springer Handbook of Experimental Fluid Mechanics
    2007 1.3k citations Cameron Tropea profile →
  2. Droplet-wall collisions: Experimental studies of the deformation and breakup process
    1995 998 citations Cameron Tropea et al. International Journal of Multiphase Flow profile →
  3. Time evolution of liquid drop impact onto solid, dry surfaces
    2002 728 citations Romain Rioboo, Marco Marengo et al. Experiments in Fluids profile →
  4. OUTCOMES FROM A DROP IMPACT ON SOLID SURFACES
    2001 593 citations Romain Rioboo, Cameron Tropea et al. profile →
  5. Drop impact onto a liquid layer of finite thickness: Dynamics of the cavity evolution
    2009 551 citations Ilia V. Roisman, Cameron Tropea et al. profile →
  6. The Flow Around Surface-Mounted, Prismatic Obstacles Placed in a Fully Developed Channel Flow (Data Bank Contribution)
    1993 458 citations Cameron Tropea et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Cameron Tropea 12.7k 4.5k 4.4k 3.6k 2.2k 489 17.6k
S. Chandra 6.3k 0.5× 3.4k 0.8× 1.9k 0.4× 2.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 270 11.2k
Stéphane Zaleski 10.8k 0.9× 2.0k 0.4× 530 0.1× 2.4k 0.7× 565 0.3× 171 14.1k
Andréa Prosperetti 7.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.3× 1.1k 0.2× 1.8k 0.5× 322 0.1× 305 15.9k
S. T. Thoroddsen 6.4k 0.5× 3.6k 0.8× 393 0.1× 2.5k 0.7× 872 0.4× 209 9.4k
Emmanuel Villermaux 5.6k 0.4× 748 0.2× 675 0.2× 1.9k 0.5× 886 0.4× 144 8.3k
Christophe Clanet 6.4k 0.5× 5.0k 1.1× 1.1k 0.2× 1.7k 0.5× 790 0.4× 142 8.7k
F. Durst 12.1k 1.0× 387 0.1× 2.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 303 0.1× 501 17.5k
Chao Sun 5.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.4× 365 0.1× 1.2k 0.3× 459 0.2× 224 7.5k
C.W. Hirt 11.9k 0.9× 946 0.2× 1.9k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 148 0.1× 46 16.7k
Grétar Tryggvason 10.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.2× 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.4× 174 0.1× 244 13.3k

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All Works

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Xu, Rixin, et al.. (2025). Particle size and depth measurement based on adversarial domain adaptation network. Measurement. 257. 118880–118880.
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Tropea, Cameron, et al.. (2024). Experimental insights into the supersonic close-coupled atomization process employed for metal powder production. Powder Technology. 448. 120199–120199. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Rixin, et al.. (2024). Depth from Defocus technique for irregular particle images. Measurement. 238. 115156–115156. 5 indexed citations
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Tropea, Cameron, et al.. (2024). Methodology to compute spray cooling in the nucleate boiling regime. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 225. 125375–125375. 1 indexed citations
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Bansmer, Stephan, et al.. (2023). Ice accretion compositions in ice crystal icing. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 220. 124910–124910. 7 indexed citations
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Tropea, Cameron, et al.. (2023). Methodology for modeling spray cooling of a cylindrical tube heated in the film boiling regime. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 171. 104662–104662. 6 indexed citations
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Roisman, Ilia V., et al.. (2023). Impact of a suspension drop onto a hot substrate: diminution of splash and prevention of film boiling. Soft Matter. 19(7). 1440–1453. 6 indexed citations
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Tropea, Cameron, et al.. (2023). Modelling of drop and spray impact in the transitional boiling regime. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 217. 124586–124586. 11 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Julian, et al.. (2021). Thermosuperrepellency of a hot substrate caused by vapour percolation. Communications Physics. 4(1). 8 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wu, et al.. (2021). Sensitivity analysis and measurement uncertainties of a two-camera depth from defocus imaging system. Experiments in Fluids. 62(11). 10 indexed citations
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Villedieu, Philippe, et al.. (2019). MUSIC-haic: 3D Multidisciplinary Tools for the Simulation of In-Flight Icing due to High Altitude Ice Crystals. SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility. 2(1). 78–89. 13 indexed citations
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Tropea, Cameron & Horst Bleckmann. (2012). Nature-inspired fluid mechanics : results of the DFG priority programme 1207 "Nature-inspired fluid mechanics" 2006 - 2012. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Roisman, Ilia V., et al.. (2008). Dynamics of a liquid film produced by spray impact onto a heated target. TUbilio (Technical University of Darmstadt). 25(3). 231–234. 1 indexed citations
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Tropea, Cameron, et al.. (2005). Bionik : aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse in Natur-, Ingenieur- und Geisteswissenschaft. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 16 indexed citations
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Nobach, Holger, Ch. Schneider, Andreas Dreizler, J. Janicka, & Cameron Tropea. (2002). Laser-Doppler-Messungen von Teilchenbeschleunigungen und der Dissipationsrate in einem runden Freistrahl. TUbilio (Technical University of Darmstadt). 2(3372). 291–2. 1 indexed citations
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Araneo, L. & Cameron Tropea. (2000). Improving Phase Doppler Measurements in a Diesel Spray. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 17 indexed citations
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Marengo, Marco, Romain Rioboo, Š. Šikalo, & Cameron Tropea. (1998). Time evolution of drop spreading onto dry, smooth solid surfaces. ORBi UMONS. 1 indexed citations
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Brenn, Günter, et al.. (1996). Experimental Investigations on Multiple Spray Interaction with Solid Walls. 200. 29–36. 1 indexed citations
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Ashurst, W. T., F. Durst, & Cameron Tropea. (1980). Two-dimensional separated flow: Experiment and discrete vortex dynamics simulation. STIN. 81. 17395. 3 indexed citations

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