Dean Kontinos

582 total citations
25 papers, 470 citations indexed

About

Dean Kontinos is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean Kontinos has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 470 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 17 papers in Applied Mathematics and 7 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Dean Kontinos's work include Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (17 papers), Rocket and propulsion systems research (7 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (6 papers). Dean Kontinos is often cited by papers focused on Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (17 papers), Rocket and propulsion systems research (7 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (6 papers). Dean Kontinos collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Dean Kontinos's co-authors include Grant Palmer, Ioana Cozmuta, Michael Wright, Ken Gee, Peter Jenniskens, Peter Gage, John Melton, David Kinney, Stephen L. Smith and Juan J. Alonso and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer and Earth Moon and Planets.

In The Last Decade

Dean Kontinos

25 papers receiving 450 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dean Kontinos United States 13 248 235 175 72 72 25 470
Alessandro Turchi Belgium 14 316 1.3× 266 1.1× 170 1.0× 107 1.5× 29 0.4× 42 529
В. М. Фомин Russia 14 160 0.6× 393 1.7× 370 2.1× 73 1.0× 19 0.3× 119 703
Milad Mahzari United States 14 418 1.7× 328 1.4× 169 1.0× 45 0.6× 157 2.2× 35 534
Haoyue Weng United States 9 326 1.3× 190 0.8× 211 1.2× 55 0.8× 7 0.1× 22 380
H. Alsmeyer Germany 10 292 1.2× 229 1.0× 288 1.6× 178 2.5× 16 0.2× 36 550
E. Felderman United States 8 226 0.9× 245 1.0× 283 1.6× 25 0.3× 17 0.2× 31 518
Emanuele Martelli Italy 14 242 1.0× 561 2.4× 500 2.9× 42 0.6× 11 0.2× 49 749
Dean Eklund United States 20 202 0.8× 640 2.7× 885 5.1× 56 0.8× 8 0.1× 54 1.0k
М. В. Чернышов Russia 12 130 0.5× 252 1.1× 224 1.3× 41 0.6× 31 0.4× 47 384
D. M. Van Wie United States 8 52 0.2× 228 1.0× 168 1.0× 184 2.6× 15 0.2× 19 538

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dean Kontinos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dean Kontinos

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dean Kontinos. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dean Kontinos 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 Dean Kontinos. Dean Kontinos 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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Alonso, Juan J., et al.. (2012). Air Vehicle Design and Technology Considerations for an Electric VTOL Metro-Regional Public Transportation System. 12th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference and 14th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference. 24 indexed citations
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Kontinos, Dean & Michael Wright. (2010). Introduction: Atmospheric Entry of the Stardust Sample Return Capsule. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 47(5). 705–707. 27 indexed citations
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Kontinos, Dean & Michael Wright. (2010). Introduction: Atmospheric Entry of the Stardust Sample Return Capsule. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 47(6). 865–867. 10 indexed citations
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Schneberk, D.J., et al.. (2010). X-Ray Computed Tomography Inspection of the Stardust Heat Shield. 2 indexed citations
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Kontinos, Dean, et al.. (2009). Stardust Hypervelocity Entry Observing Campaign Support. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 10 indexed citations
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Schuet, Stefan, et al.. (2008). The 3D Mapping of Stardust's Post Flight Heatshield. 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 5 indexed citations
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Cozmuta, Ioana, et al.. (2008). Post-Flight Evaluation of Stardust Sample Return Capsule Forebody Heatshield Material. 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 84 indexed citations
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Kontinos, Dean, et al.. (2008). Post-Flight Analysis of the Stardust Sample Return Capsule Earth Entry. 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 32 indexed citations
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Kontinos, Dean, et al.. (2008). Post-Flight Evaluation of Stardust PICA Forebody Heatshield Material. SMARTech Repository (Georgia Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations
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Jenniskens, P., Dean Kontinos, Joseph Olejniczak, et al.. (2006). Preliminary Results From Observing The Fast Stardust Sample Return Capsule Entry In Earth's Atmosphere On January 15, 2006.. 26. 20. 3 indexed citations
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Jenniskens, Peter, Paul Wercinski, George A. Raiche, et al.. (2006). Surface Heating from Remote Sensing of the Hypervelocity Entry of the NASA GENESIS Sample Return Capsule. 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 18 indexed citations
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Lockwood, Mary Kae, Dean Kontinos, Bernard Laub, et al.. (2006). Systems Analysis for a Venus Aerocapture Mission. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 25 indexed citations
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Jenniskens, Peter, Paul Wercinski, Gary Allen, et al.. (2004). Preparing For Hyperseed MAC: An Observing Campaign To Monitor The Entry Of The Genesis Sample Return Capsule. Earth Moon and Planets. 95(1-4). 339–360. 22 indexed citations
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Kontinos, Dean, Michael Wright, Dinesh Prabhu, & Ethiraj Venkatapathy. (2000). X-33 aerothermal design environment predictions - Review of acreage and local computations. 4 indexed citations
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Palmer, Grant, et al.. (1999). Surface Heating Effects of X-33 Vehicle Thermal-Protection-System Panel Bowing. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 36(6). 836–841. 15 indexed citations
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Kontinos, Dean & Grant Palmer. (1999). Numerical Simulation of Metallic Thermal Protection System Panel Bowing. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 36(6). 842–849. 15 indexed citations
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Palmer, Grant, et al.. (1998). Surface heating effects of X-33 vehicle TPS panel bowing, steps, and gaps. 36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 16 indexed citations
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Kontinos, Dean & Grant Palmer. (1998). Numerical simulation of metallic TPS panel bowing. 36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 12 indexed citations
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Jensen, H.A., Abdon E. Sepulveda, & Dean Kontinos. (1997). Coupled thermal analysis method with application to metallic thermal protection panels. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 11. 173–181. 2 indexed citations
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Kontinos, Dean. (1997). Steady-State and Transient Boundary Element Methods for Coupled Heat Conduction. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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