Christian Bak

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Christian Bak is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Bak has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 45 papers in Computational Mechanics and 43 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Christian Bak's work include Wind Energy Research and Development (65 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (43 papers) and Icing and De-icing Technologies (22 papers). Christian Bak is often cited by papers focused on Wind Energy Research and Development (65 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (43 papers) and Icing and De-icing Technologies (22 papers). Christian Bak collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and United States. Christian Bak's co-authors include Mac Gaunaa, Peter Fuglsang, Helge Aagaard Madsen, Robert Mikkelsen, Thomas Buhl, Jens Nørkær Sørensen, Wen Zhong Shen, Niels N. Sørensen, Lars Christian Henriksen and Frederik Zahle and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable Energy, AIAA Journal and Journal of Sound and Vibration.

In The Last Decade

Christian Bak

113 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Tip loss corrections for wind turbine computations

2005 329 citations Robert Mikkelsen, Jens Nørkær Sørensen et al. Wind Energy profile →

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Martin Otto Lavér Hansen Denmark

Mac Gaunaa Denmark

G.A.M. van Kuik Netherlands

Spyros G. Voutsinas Greece

Alessandro Bianchini Italy

Torben J. Larsen Denmark

Thanasis Barlas Denmark

Carlos Ferreira Netherlands

Marco Belloli Italy

Abdolrahim Rezaeiha Netherlands

Martin Otto Lavér Hansen Denmark

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Countries citing papers authored by Christian Bak

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christian Bak

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Bak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christian Bak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christian Bak 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 Christian Bak. Christian Bak is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Bak, Christian, et al.. (2025). Challenges in detecting wind turbine power loss: the effects of blade erosion, turbulence, and time averaging. Wind energy science. 10(1). 227–243. 1 indexed citations

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Bak, Christian, et al.. (2025). Full-scale wind turbine performance assessment: a customised, sensor-augmented aeroelastic modelling approach. Wind energy science. 10(1). 269–291.

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Mikkelsen, Robert, et al.. (2024). Dynamic stall measurements of a harmonic pitching NACA63-018 airfoil at high Reynolds numbers. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2767(2). 22067–22067. 1 indexed citations

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Bak, Christian, et al.. (2024). Full-scale wind turbine performance assessment using the turbine performance integral (TPI) method: a study of aerodynamic degradation and operational influences. Wind energy science. 9(10). 2017–2037. 2 indexed citations

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Fischer, Andreas, et al.. (2023). Analytical Corrections for Acoustic Transmission in Kevlar-Walled Wind Tunnels. AIAA Journal. 61(7). 3119–3133. 1 indexed citations

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Bak, Christian, et al.. (2023). Wind tunnel test of airfoil with erosion and leading edge protection. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2507(1). 12022–12022. 2 indexed citations

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Hasager, Charlotte Bay, et al.. (2021). How can we combat leading-edge erosion on wind turbine blades?. DTU Data. 3 indexed citations

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Bak, Christian, et al.. (2021). A method for preliminary rotor design – Part 1: Radially Independent Actuator Disc model. Wind energy science. 6(3). 903–915. 3 indexed citations

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Bak, Christian, et al.. (2021). A method for preliminary rotor design – Part 2: Wind turbine Optimization with Radial Independence. Wind energy science. 6(3). 917–933. 3 indexed citations

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Bak, Christian, et al.. (2020). Optimal relationship between power and design-driving loads for wind turbine rotors using 1-D models. Wind energy science. 5(1). 155–170. 12 indexed citations

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Skrzypiński, Witold Robert, et al.. (2019). Increase in the annual energy production due to a retrofit of vortex generators on blades. Wind Energy. 23(3). 617–626.

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Madsen, Helge Aagaard, et al.. (2019). Transition characteristics measured on a 2MW 80m diameter wind turbine rotor in comparison with transition data from wind tunnel measurements. AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum. 5 indexed citations

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Bech, Jakob Ilsted, Charlotte Bay Hasager, & Christian Bak. (2018). Extending the life of wind turbine blade leading edges by reducing the tip speed during extreme precipitation events. Wind energy science. 3(2). 729–748. 88 indexed citations

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Sørensen, Niels N., et al.. (2018). Predicting the Influence of Surface Protuberance on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of a NACA 63₃-418. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 1037. 22008–22008. 4 indexed citations

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Bertagnolio, Franck, Helge Aagaard Madsen, Andreas Fischer, & Christian Bak. (2016). Validation of an Aero-Acoustic Wind Turbine Noise Model Using Advanced Noise Source Measurements of a 500kW Turbine. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 1 indexed citations

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Gaunaa, Mac, et al.. (2013). Rotor Performance Enhancement Using Slats on the Inner Part of a 10MW Rotor. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 1293–1302. 3 indexed citations

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Zahle, Frederik, Mac Gaunaa, Niels N. Sørensen, & Christian Bak. (2012). Design and Wind Tunnel Testing of a Thick, Multi-Element High-Lift Airfoil. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 12 indexed citations

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Madsen, Helge Aagaard, et al.. (2011). Aerodynamic optimization of wind turbine rotors using a blade element momentum method with corrections for wake rotation and expansion. Wind Energy. 15(4). 563–574. 20 indexed citations

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Bak, Christian, et al.. (2007). Wind Tunnel Test on Wind Turbine Airfoil with Adaptive Trailing Edge Geometry. 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 70 indexed citations

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Andersen, Pernille Tanggaard, Mac Gaunaa, Christian Bak, & Thomas Buhl. (2006). Load alleviation on wind turbine blades using variable airfoil geometry. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 12 indexed citations

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