D. M. Himmelblau

10.7k citations

139 papers · 7.8k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 33

Control and Systems Engineering top 0.2%
Mechanical Engineering top 1%
Biomedical Engineering top 2%
Artificial Intelligence top 1%
Materials Chemistry top 10%

Co-authors: Norman R. Draper Thomas F. Edgar Josiah Hoskins Leon S. Lasdon Kenneth B. Bischoff K. Watanabe Kajiro Watanabe I. Matsuura
Topics: Fault Detection and Control Systems (43 papers)Advanced Control Systems Optimization (26 papers)Neural Networks and Applications (22 papers)
Cited by: Control and Systems Engineering Filtration and Separation Numerical Analysis
Journals: Nature Chemical Reviews Journal of the American Statistical Association
Partner nations: United States Japan Bulgaria

In The Last Decade

D. M. Himmelblau

133 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Applied Nonlinear Programming

1972 1.8k citations D. M. Himmelblau Archives of Sexual Behavior profile →
Process Analysis by Statistical Methods.

1971 807 citations D. M. Himmelblau et al. profile →
Optimization of Chemical Processes

1987 583 citations D. M. Himmelblau et al. profile →

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Leon S. Lasdon United States

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. M. Himmelblau

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. M. Himmelblau

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

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sensor Fault Detection via Multiscale Analysis of Prediction Model Residuals 2003 ·Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research ·(unknown),Manish Misra,(unknown),D. M. Himmelblau	6
2	Should backpropagation be replaced by more effective optimization algorithms? 2002 ·(unknown),(unknown),D. M. Himmelblau	2
3	Role and Impact of Computers in Engineering Education. 1995 ·Chemical Engineering Education ·Richard S. H. Mah,D. M. Himmelblau	1
4	Determination of optimal measuring sites for fault detection of non-linear systems 1985 ·International Journal of Systems Science ·K. Watanabe,(unknown),D. M. Himmelblau	20
5	Delivery of Educational Materials in Real Time via the Computer. 1985 ·D. M. Himmelblau	0
6	Practical experience in using graphics in teaching process analysis and simulation 1981 ·Computers & Chemical Engineering ·D. M. Himmelblau	0
7	Some practical experiences in applying nonlinear programming to CAD 1981 ·Computer-Aided Design ·D. M. Himmelblau	3
8	What is CACHE 1980 ·Chemical Engineering Education ·D. M. Himmelblau,(unknown)	1
9	Fault detection and diagnosis in chemical and petrochemical processes 1978 ·Elsevier eBooks ·D. M. Himmelblau	207
10	OPTIMAL DESIGN VIA STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS AND NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING 1976 ·Engineering Optimization ·D. M. Himmelblau	6
11	Stochastic Analysis of Orthokinetic Flocculation 1974 ·Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division ·(unknown),D. M. Himmelblau	5
12	Decomposition of large-scale problems 1973 ·Elsevier eBooks ·D. M. Himmelblau	132
13	Applied Nonlinear Programmingbreakdown → 1972 ·Archives of Sexual Behavior ·D. M. Himmelblau	1756
14	Polydimethylsiloxane monolayers at an air-water interface 1969 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·(unknown),D. M. Himmelblau,Robert Schechter	11
15	Process analysis and simulation : deterministic systems 1968 ·Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland) ·D. M. Himmelblau,Kenneth B. Bischoff	214
16	Local Potential and System Stability 1965 ·The Physics of Fluids ·Robert Schechter,D. M. Himmelblau	24
17	Effective binary diffusion coefficients in mixed solvents 1965 ·AIChE Journal ·(unknown),D. M. Himmelblau	24
18	A kinetic study of sulfur dioxide in aqueous solution with radioactive tracers 1964 ·AIChE Journal ·(unknown),D. M. Himmelblau	18
19	Process Optimization by Search Techniques 1963 ·Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development ·D. M. Himmelblau	1
20	Die Löslichkeit inerter Gase in Wasser bei hohen Temperaturen und Drucken 1959 ·Chemie Ingenieur Technik ·D. M. Himmelblau,(unknown)	4

About D. M. Himmelblau

D. M. Himmelblau is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Numerical Analysis and Analytical Chemistry, having authored 139 papers that have together received 7.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fault Detection and Control Systems (43 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (26 papers) and Neural Networks and Applications (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Control and Systems Engineering (2.7k citations), Filtration and Separation (148 citations) and Numerical Analysis (352 citations). D. M. Himmelblau has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Bulgaria. Frequent co-authors include Norman R. Draper, Thomas F. Edgar, Josiah Hoskins, Leon S. Lasdon, Kenneth B. Bischoff, K. Watanabe, Kajiro Watanabe, I. Matsuura, Masahiro Abe and Makoto Kubota. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

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