Charles Merkle

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
250 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Charles Merkle is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles Merkle has authored 250 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 195 papers in Computational Mechanics, 119 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 34 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Charles Merkle's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (104 papers), Combustion and flame dynamics (72 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (59 papers). Charles Merkle is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (104 papers), Combustion and flame dynamics (72 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (59 papers). Charles Merkle collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Russia. Charles Merkle's co-authors include Yun-Jeong Choi, Steven Deutsch, Venkateswaran Sankaran, Philip Buelow, S. Venkateswaran, Nateri K. Madavan, Guoping Xia, William Anderson, Jian Feng and Dochul Choi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Computational Physics and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Charles Merkle

238 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Application of Preconditioning in Viscous Flows 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300 400
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. The Application of Preconditioning in Viscous Flows
    1993 499 citations Charles Merkle et al. Journal of Computational Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles Merkle United States 35 4.1k 2.0k 916 733 577 250 5.1k
Krishnan Mahesh United States 37 5.2k 1.3× 2.3k 1.1× 735 0.8× 312 0.4× 372 0.6× 140 6.1k
Sharath S. Girimaji United States 39 5.0k 1.2× 1.3k 0.6× 300 0.3× 615 0.8× 378 0.7× 189 5.5k
Joseph A. Schetz United States 39 4.8k 1.2× 3.9k 2.0× 267 0.3× 193 0.3× 697 1.2× 415 6.0k
Suresh Menon United States 43 6.3k 1.5× 2.7k 1.4× 458 0.5× 2.5k 3.4× 271 0.5× 351 7.2k
Н.Н. Смирнов Russia 30 1.9k 0.5× 2.4k 1.2× 940 1.0× 275 0.4× 279 0.5× 187 4.0k
J. Buckmaster United States 39 3.4k 0.8× 2.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 1.6k 2.2× 465 0.8× 145 5.0k
В. Ф. Никитин Russia 28 2.2k 0.5× 2.5k 1.2× 872 1.0× 333 0.5× 350 0.6× 111 3.7k
F. E. C. Culick United States 38 2.7k 0.7× 2.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 970 1.3× 113 0.2× 151 4.5k
Amable Liñán Martínez Spain 34 3.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 254 0.3× 2.2k 3.0× 217 0.4× 158 4.4k
A. K. Oppenheim United States 32 2.1k 0.5× 2.5k 1.2× 827 0.9× 1.4k 1.9× 271 0.5× 194 3.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Huang, Cheng, Ashvin Hosangadi, & Charles Merkle. (2024). Investigations of Multi-Zonal Modeling Strategy for Rocket Combustion Dynamics. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Cheng, Karthik Duraisamy, & Charles Merkle. (2019). Investigations and Improvement of Robustness of Reduced-Order Models of Reacting Flow. AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum. 9 indexed citations
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Merkle, Charles, et al.. (2018). Comparison of artificial-dissipation and solution-filtering stabilization schemes for time-accurate simulations. Journal of Computational Physics. 375. 1424–1450. 19 indexed citations
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Nasuti, Francesco, et al.. (2015). Determination of Heat Release Response Function from 2D Hybrid RANS-LES Data for the CVRC Combustor. 51st AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference. 5 indexed citations
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Sankaran, Venkateswaran & Charles Merkle. (2014). Fundamental Physics and Model Assumptions in Turbulent Combustion Models for Aerospace Propulsion. 50th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference. 8 indexed citations
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Harvazinski, Matthew E., et al.. (2013). Combustion Instability Mechanisms in a Pressure-coupled Gas-gas Coaxial Rocket Injector. 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference. 31 indexed citations
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Merkle, Charles, et al.. (2012). Effects of Chamber Diameter on the Flowfield in Unielement Rocket Combustors. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 28(3). 568–584. 2 indexed citations
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Merkle, Charles, et al.. (2010). Contrast Between Steady and Time-Averaged Unsteady Combustion Simulations. 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 6 indexed citations
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Park, Su‐il, et al.. (2009). EVALUATION OF A NEW CAVITATION MODEL. 대한기계학회 춘추학술대회. 57–62. 1 indexed citations
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Merkle, Charles, Trevor Moeller, Ryan E. Rhodes, & Dennis Keefer. (2009). Computational Simulations of Power Extraction in MHD Channel. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Ding & Charles Merkle. (2006). A unified framework for incompressible and compressible fluid flows. Journal of Hydrodynamics. 18(S1). 111–117. 4 indexed citations
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Merkle, Charles, Venkateswaran Sankaran, Daniel J. Dorney, & Douglas L. Sondak. (2003). A Generalized Fluid Formulation for Turbomachinery Computations. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 3 indexed citations
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Ebrahimi, Houshang & Charles Merkle. (1999). A numerical simulation of the Pulse Detonation Engine with hydrogen fuels. 35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit. 14 indexed citations
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Schwer, Douglas, S. Venkateswaran, & Charles Merkle. (1993). Analysis of microwave-heated rocket engines for space propulsion. 33(11). 1536–45. 4 indexed citations
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Merkle, Charles & Steven Deutsch. (1992). Microbubble Drag Reduction in Liquid Turbulent Boundary Layers. Applied Mechanics Reviews. 45(3). 103–127. 82 indexed citations
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Chang, Chau‐Lyan & Charles Merkle. (1989). Viscous swirling nozzle flow. 27th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 3 indexed citations
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Madavan, Nateri K., Charles Merkle, & Steven Deutsch. (1985). Numerical Investigations Into the Mechanisms of Microbubble Drag Reduction. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 107(3). 370–377. 65 indexed citations
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Merkle, Charles. (1984). Prediction of the flowfield in laser propulsion devices. AIAA Journal. 22(8). 1101–1107. 17 indexed citations
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Ko, D. R. S., et al.. (1976). An analytical study of the effect of surface roughness on the stability of a heated water boundary layer. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations
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Merkle, Charles. (1976). Stability and Transition in Boundary Layers on Reentry Vehicle Nosetips.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3 indexed citations

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