David Whitfield

2.3k total citations
102 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

David Whitfield is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Applied Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David Whitfield has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Computational Mechanics, 30 papers in Applied Mathematics and 24 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in David Whitfield's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (81 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (55 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (30 papers). David Whitfield is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (81 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (55 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (30 papers). David Whitfield collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. David Whitfield's co-authors include W. Kyle Anderson, Lafayette K. Taylor, James C. Newman, W. R. Briley, Eric J. Nielsen, Kidambi Sreenivas, Chunhua Sheng, Daniel Hyams, Abdollah Arabshahi and David L. Marcum and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Computational Physics, AIAA Journal and IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.

In The Last Decade

David Whitfield

99 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Whitfield United States 23 1.4k 674 326 138 99 102 1.7k
John A. Benek United States 16 1.7k 1.2× 765 1.1× 322 1.0× 123 0.9× 73 0.7× 50 1.9k
F.G. Blottner United States 20 1.3k 0.9× 492 0.7× 509 1.6× 156 1.1× 50 0.5× 57 1.6k
John T. Batina United States 27 2.5k 1.8× 1.1k 1.7× 310 1.0× 170 1.2× 200 2.0× 82 2.9k
W. R. Briley United States 17 1.4k 1.0× 559 0.8× 225 0.7× 149 1.1× 61 0.6× 63 1.6k
Norbert Kroll Germany 18 1.6k 1.2× 592 0.9× 300 0.9× 161 1.2× 51 0.5× 65 1.8k
P. D. Thomas United States 11 1.2k 0.9× 418 0.6× 187 0.6× 73 0.5× 73 0.7× 22 1.4k
Veer N. Vatsa United States 26 2.0k 1.4× 1.1k 1.7× 317 1.0× 171 1.2× 32 0.3× 123 2.2k
João Luiz F. Azevedo Brazil 14 805 0.6× 475 0.7× 258 0.8× 126 0.9× 56 0.6× 157 997
Scott M. Murman United States 20 1.2k 0.8× 668 1.0× 274 0.8× 100 0.7× 26 0.3× 112 1.3k
A. M. O. Smith United States 18 1.4k 1.0× 758 1.1× 195 0.6× 237 1.7× 52 0.5× 47 1.6k

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All Works

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Sreenivas, Kidambi, et al.. (2006). Aerosol Propagation in an Urban Environment. 14 indexed citations
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Sreenivas, Kidambi, et al.. (2005). Development of an Unstructured Parallel Flow Solver for Arbitrary Mach Numbers. 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 17 indexed citations
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Taylor, Lafayette K., Ramesh Pankajakshan, W. R. Briley, & David Whitfield. (2005). Scalable Parallel Implicit Algorithm for Advanced Turbulence Closures. 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 2 indexed citations
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Pankajakshan, Ramesh, et al.. (2001). Computation of Nonlinear Turbulent Free Surface Flows Using the Parallel UNCLE Code. 4 indexed citations
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Anderson, W. Kyle, James C. Newman, David Whitfield, & Eric J. Nielsen. (2001). Sensitivity analysis for Navier-Stokes equations on unstructured meshes using complex variables. AIAA Journal. 39. 56–63. 5 indexed citations
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Hyams, Daniel, Kidambi Sreenivas, Chunhua Sheng, et al.. (2000). An investigation of parallel implicit solution algorithms for incompressible flows on multielement unstructured topologies. 38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 91 indexed citations
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Sheng, Chunhua, David Whitfield, & W. Kyle Anderson. (1999). Multiblock Approach for Calculating Incompressible Fluid Flows on Unstructured Grids. AIAA Journal. 37(2). 169–176. 15 indexed citations
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Sreenivas, Kidambi & David Whitfield. (1998). Time- and Frequency-Domain Numerical Simulation of Linearized Euler Equations. AIAA Journal. 36(6). 968–975. 3 indexed citations
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Whitfield, David, et al.. (1995). Computation of rotor-stator interaction using the Navier-Stokes equations. STIN. 96. 16015. 1 indexed citations
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Whitfield, David & Lafayette K. Taylor. (1994). Numerical solution of the two-dimensional time-dependent incompressible Euler equations. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 94. 29859. 26 indexed citations
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Whitfield, David, et al.. (1993). Direct and iterative algorithms for the three-dimensional Euler equations. 26 indexed citations
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Sreenivas, Kidambi, David Whitfield, & Dennis L. Huff. (1993). High resolution numerical simulation of the linearized Euler equations in conservation law form. 4 indexed citations
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Whitfield, David, et al.. (1989). A simple time-accurate turbomachinery algorithm with numerical solutions of an uneven blade count configuration. 27th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 26 indexed citations
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Whitfield, David, et al.. (1986). Advanced 3-D viscous SSME turbine rotor stator CFD algorithms. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 51(5). e13472–e13472. 2 indexed citations
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Whitfield, David & A. Jameson. (1984). Euler equation simulation of propeller-wing interaction in transonicflow. Journal of Aircraft. 21(11). 835–839. 17 indexed citations
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Sinclair, David, et al.. (1978). Holographic interferometry measurements of subsonic turbulent boundary layers. 1 indexed citations
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Whitfield, David. (1977). Analytical Description of the Complete Two-Dimensional Turbulent Boundary-Layer Velocity Profile. Final Report. 4 indexed citations
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Whitfield, David, et al.. (1973). Plume boundary jump of an underexpanded jet exhausting counter to a freestream.. AIAA Journal. 11(9). 1336–1337. 4 indexed citations
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Whitfield, David. (1964). VALIDATING THE APPLICATION OF ERGONOMICS TO EQUIPMENT DESIGN: A CASE STUDY∗. Ergonomics. 7(2). 165–174. 10 indexed citations

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