D. Raps

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

D. Raps is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Computational Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Raps has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 7 papers in Computational Mechanics and 7 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. Raps's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (9 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (7 papers) and Icing and De-icing Technologies (7 papers). D. Raps is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (9 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (7 papers) and Icing and De-icing Technologies (7 papers). D. Raps collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Portugal. D. Raps's co-authors include M.G.S. Ferreira, Mikhail L. Zheludkevich, T. Hack, S.K. Poznyak, Marko Dorrestijn, Arindam Das, Stefan Jung, Constantine M. Megaridis, Dimos Poulikakos and Luís Frederico Pinheiro Dick and has published in prestigious journals such as Langmuir, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and Corrosion Science.

In The Last Decade

D. Raps

18 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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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.

Are Superhydrophobic Surfaces Best for Icephobicity?

2011 587 citations Stefan Jung, Marko Dorrestijn et al. Langmuir profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. Raps United States	12	1.0k	734	547	333	270	19	1.8k
F. Pedraza France	32	1.7k 1.6×	240 0.3×	1.4k 2.6×	228 0.7×	91 0.3×	159	3.1k
Luntao Wang China	15	746 0.7×	382 0.5×	282 0.5×	181 0.5×	36 0.1×	35	1.3k
Bharathibai J. Basu India	19	548 0.5×	852 1.2×	194 0.4×	65 0.2×	91 0.3×	37	1.5k
Youfa Zhang China	33	763 0.7×	2.2k 3.0×	356 0.7×	143 0.4×	490 1.8×	101	3.0k
Jinfei Wei China	18	448 0.4×	1.1k 1.5×	272 0.5×	47 0.1×	155 0.6×	32	1.4k
Xinquan Yu China	28	752 0.7×	1.9k 2.6×	298 0.5×	85 0.3×	377 1.4×	87	2.6k
Yizhou Shen China	32	554 0.5×	2.0k 2.7×	1.0k 1.9×	84 0.3×	621 2.3×	87	2.8k
A. Baldan Türkiye	9	744 0.7×	146 0.2×	321 0.6×	149 0.4×	78 0.3×	34	2.1k
Tatsuya Kikuchi Japan	29	1.8k 1.7×	324 0.4×	133 0.2×	390 1.2×	293 1.1×	170	2.8k

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Kolb, Max, et al.. (2015). Superhydrophobic surfaces based on self-organized TiO2-nanotubes. Progress in Organic Coatings. 87. 242–249. 20 indexed citations

Thompson, David, et al.. (2015). Simulating the Freezing of Supercooled Water Droplets Impacting a Cooled Substrate. AIAA Journal. 53(7). 1725–1739. 85 indexed citations

Raps, D., et al.. (2015). Surface topography parameters as a correlation factor for liquid droplet erosion test facilities. Wear. 328-329. 318–328. 25 indexed citations

Thompson, David S., et al.. (2014). Simulating the Freezing of Supercooled Water Droplets Impacting a Cooled Substrate. 52nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 2 indexed citations

Thompson, David S., et al.. (2014). Effects of Surface Characteristics and Droplet Diameter on the Freezing of Supercooled Water Droplets Impacting a Cooled Substrate. 3 indexed citations

Raps, D., et al.. (2014). Laboratory testing of insect contamination with application to laminar flow technologies, Part I: Variables affecting insect impact dynamics. Aerospace Science and Technology. 39. 605–613. 3 indexed citations

Raps, D., et al.. (2013). Evaluation of Roughness Effects on Ice Adhesion. 8 indexed citations

Raps, D., et al.. (2013). Influence of surface characteristics on insect residue adhesion to aircraft leading edge surfaces. Progress in Organic Coatings. 76(11). 1567–1575. 18 indexed citations

Raps, D., et al.. (2012). Comparative Evaluation Of Ice Adhesion Behavior. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 6(8). 1622–1627. 10 indexed citations

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Thompson, David, et al.. (2012). A Comparison of VOF Simulations with Experimental Data for Droplet Impact on a Dry Surface. 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition.

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Young, Trevor M., et al.. (2011). Comparison of liquid impingement results from whirling arm and water-jet rain erosion test facilities. Wear. 271(9-10). 2625–2631. 50 indexed citations

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Thompson, David, et al.. (2011). Mono-Dispersed Water Droplet Delivery in a Small-Scale Refrigerated Wind Tunnel. 2 indexed citations

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Jung, Stefan, Marko Dorrestijn, D. Raps, et al.. (2011). Are Superhydrophobic Surfaces Best for Icephobicity?. Langmuir. 27(6). 3059–3066. 587 indexed citations breakdown →

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Andreatta, Francesco, et al.. (2010). Corrosion behaviour of sol–gel treated and painted AA2024 aluminium alloy. Progress in Organic Coatings. 69(2). 133–142. 25 indexed citations

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Tedim, João, S.K. Poznyak, Alena Kuznetsova, et al.. (2010). Enhancement of Active Corrosion Protection via Combination of Inhibitor-Loaded Nanocontainers. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2(5). 1528–1535. 279 indexed citations

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Zheludkevich, Mikhail L., S.K. Poznyak, Luciana Machado Rodrigues, et al.. (2009). Active protection coatings with layered double hydroxide nanocontainers of corrosion inhibitor. Corrosion Science. 52(2). 602–611. 420 indexed citations

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Zaharescu, Maria, Luminița Predoană, D. Raps, et al.. (2009). SiO2 based hybrid inorganic–organic films doped with TiO2–CeO2 nanoparticles for corrosion protection of AA2024 and Mg-AZ31B alloys. Corrosion Science. 51(9). 1998–2005. 73 indexed citations

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Raps, D., T. Hack, J. Bernhard Wehr, et al.. (2009). Electrochemical study of inhibitor-containing organic–inorganic hybrid coatings on AA2024. Corrosion Science. 51(5). 1012–1021. 158 indexed citations

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Poznyak, S.K., Mikhail L. Zheludkevich, D. Raps, et al.. (2008). Preparation and corrosion protective properties of nanostructured titania-containing hybrid sol–gel coatings on AA2024. Progress in Organic Coatings. 62(2). 226–235. 67 indexed citations

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