Chih‐Jen Sung

16.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
294 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Chih‐Jen Sung is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chih‐Jen Sung has authored 294 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 260 papers in Computational Mechanics, 207 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and 118 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chih‐Jen Sung's work include Combustion and flame dynamics (236 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (206 papers) and Combustion and Detonation Processes (75 papers). Chih‐Jen Sung is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and flame dynamics (236 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (206 papers) and Combustion and Detonation Processes (75 papers). Chih‐Jen Sung collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Ireland. Chih‐Jen Sung's co-authors include Kamal Kumar, Chung K. Law, Gaurav Mittal, C.K. Law, Kyle E. Niemeyer, Xin Hui, Henry J. Curran, William J. Pitz, Yimin Huang and Bryan W. Weber and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Chih‐Jen Sung

285 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

An experimental and detailed chemical kinet... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2013 2000 2010 2012 2014 200 400 600
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. An experimental and detailed chemical kinetic modeling study of hydrogen and syngas mixture oxidation at elevated pressures
    2013 649 citations Chih‐Jen Sung, Olivier Mathieu et al. Combustion and Flame profile →
  2. Structure, aerodynamics, and geometry of premixed flamelets
    2000 528 citations Chih‐Jen Sung et al. profile →
  3. A jet fuel surrogate formulated by real fuel properties
    2010 483 citations Chih‐Jen Sung et al. Combustion and Flame profile →
  4. The experimental evaluation of a methodology for surrogate fuel formulation to emulate gas phase combustion kinetic phenomena
    2012 366 citations Xin Hui, Chih‐Jen Sung et al. Combustion and Flame profile →
  5. Using rapid compression machines for chemical kinetics studies
    2014 258 citations Chih‐Jen Sung, Henry J. Curran profile →

Peers

Chih‐Jen Sung
Fokion N. Egolfopoulos United States
Tianfeng Lu United States
Alexander A. Konnov Sweden
Eric L. Petersen United States
Yiguang Ju United States
Suk Ho Chung South Korea
Hideaki Kobayashi Japan
Frederick L. Dryer United States
Vigor Yang United States
Robert W. Dibble United States
Fokion N. Egolfopoulos United States
Chih‐Jen Sung
Citations per year, relative to Chih‐Jen Sung Chih‐Jen Sung (= 1×) peers Fokion N. Egolfopoulos

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chih‐Jen Sung

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chih‐Jen Sung

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chih‐Jen Sung. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chih‐Jen Sung 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 Chih‐Jen Sung. Chih‐Jen Sung 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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Hui, Xin, et al.. (2025). The effects of flame-coupling on exit temperature distribution in a centrally-staged combustor. Applied Thermal Engineering. 279. 127875–127875.
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Papas, Paul, et al.. (2024). Effects of radiative heat loss on extinction limits of counterflow premixed ammonia-air flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 40(1-4). 105569–105569. 3 indexed citations
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Saggese, Chiara, Xingjian Xue, Goutham Kukkadapu, et al.. (2024). Experimental and kinetic modeling of soot formation in counterflow non-premixed flames of surrogate fuel components: n-dodecane and iso-dodecane. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 40(1-4). 105368–105368. 6 indexed citations
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Sung, Chih‐Jen, et al.. (2024). Development of test rig for optical diagnostics of cryogenic spray. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 1301(1). 12080–12080. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Mingxia, Chih‐Jen Sung, Aamir Farooq, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive experimental and kinetic modeling study of p-cymene oxidation. Combustion and Flame. 262. 113337–113337. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Mingxia, et al.. (2022). On multi-stage autoignition of n-propylcyclohexane at low temperatures. Combustion and Flame. 245. 112354–112354. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Mingxia, Chih‐Jen Sung, Aamir Farooq, et al.. (2022). A comprehensive experimental and modeling study of n-propylcyclohexane oxidation. Combustion and Flame. 238. 111944–111944. 12 indexed citations
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Kukkadapu, Goutham, Scott W. Wagnon, Kuiwen Zhang, et al.. (2020). Fuel molecular structure effect on autoignition of highly branched iso-alkanes at low-to-intermediate temperatures: Iso-octane versus iso-dodecane. Combustion and Flame. 214. 152–166. 40 indexed citations
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Han, Xiao, Davide Laera, Aimee S. Morgans, Yuzhen Lin, & Chih‐Jen Sung. (2018). The Effect of Stratification Ratio on the Macrostructure of Stratified Swirl Flames: Experimental and Numerical Study.
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Xue, Xin, et al.. (2018). Fundamental investigations for lowering emissions and improving operability. Propulsion and Power Research. 7(3). 197–204. 8 indexed citations
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Kukkadapu, Goutham & Chih‐Jen Sung. (2016). Autoignition study of ULSD#2 and FD9A diesel blends. Combustion and Flame. 166. 45–54. 27 indexed citations
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Li, Lin, Yuzhen Lin, Xin Xue, Wei Gao, & Chih‐Jen Sung. (2012). Injection of Liquid Kerosene Into a High-Pressure Subsonic Air Crossflow From Normal Temperature to Elevated Temperature. Volume 2: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions, Parts A and B. 877–884. 10 indexed citations
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Fan, Xuejun, et al.. (2007). Combustion and Ignition of Thermally Cracked Kerosene in Supersonic Model Combustors. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 23(2). 317–324. 67 indexed citations
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Sung, Chih‐Jen, et al.. (2005). Flame temperature and location measurements of sooting premixed Bunsen flames by rainbow schlieren deflectometry. Applied Optics. 44(17). 3565–3565. 21 indexed citations
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Wehrmeyer, Joseph, et al.. (2001). Investigation of partially-premixed propane-air flames with flame curvature. 39th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations
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Sung, Chih‐Jen & Chung K. Law. (1997). Ignition of Oscillatory Counterflowing Nonpremixed Hydrogen against Heated Air. Combustion Science and Technology. 129(1-6). 347–370. 19 indexed citations
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Sung, Chih‐Jen, et al.. (1993). Partitioning and diffusion of solutes in hydrogels of poly(ethylene oxide). Biomaterials. 14(15). 1117–1126. 224 indexed citations

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