E. M. Sparrow

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
112 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

E. M. Sparrow is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, E. M. Sparrow has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Computational Mechanics, 57 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in E. M. Sparrow's work include Heat Transfer Mechanisms (34 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (31 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (31 papers). E. M. Sparrow is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer Mechanisms (34 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (31 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (31 papers). E. M. Sparrow collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. E. M. Sparrow's co-authors include J. L. Gregg, Suhas V. Patankar, R. D. Cess, V. K. Jonsson, A. Haji‐Sheikh, A. L. Loeffler, Ernst Schmidt, R. J. Goldstein, John Abraham and W.J. Minkowycz and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and Journal of Applied Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

E. M. Sparrow

110 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Fully Developed Flow and Heat Transfer in Ducts Having St... 1967 2026 1986 2006 1977 1967 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Fully Developed Flow and Heat Transfer in Ducts Having Streamwise-Periodic Variations of Cross-Sectional Area
    1977 663 citations E. M. Sparrow et al. Journal of Heat Transfer profile →
  2. Radiation Heat Transfer
    1967 406 citations E. M. Sparrow et al. profile →

Peers

E. M. Sparrow
J.P. Hartnett United States
J. H. Whitelaw United Kingdom
G. de Vahl Davis Australia
W.J. Minkowycz United States
B. Gebhart United States
I. Catton United States
W. M. Kays United States
Stuart W. Churchill United States
W. M. Rohsenow United States
G. D. Raithby Canada
J.P. Hartnett United States
E. M. Sparrow
Citations per year, relative to E. M. Sparrow E. M. Sparrow (= 1×) peers J.P. Hartnett

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sparrow, E. M., et al.. (2019). Application of an Intermittency Model for Laminar, Transitional, and Turbulent Internal Flows. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 141(7). 712041–712048. 8 indexed citations
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Gorman, John M., et al.. (2018). In-line tube-bank heat exchangers: Arrays with various numbers of thermally participating tubes. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 132. 837–847. 18 indexed citations
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Minkowycz, W.J., E. M. Sparrow, & John Abraham. (2016). Natural Convection in Nanofluids. 292–333. 2 indexed citations
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Sparrow, E. M., et al.. (2008). Unsteady, three-dimensional fluid mechanic analysis of blood flow in plaque-narrowed and plaque-freed arteries. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 51(23-24). 5633–5641. 32 indexed citations
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Minkowycz, W.J. & E. M. Sparrow. (1998). UNIVERSAL RESOURCE LOCATOR. Numerical Heat Transfer Part A Applications. 33(1). 3–3. 1 indexed citations
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Sparrow, E. M., et al.. (1984). AN IMPLICIT/EXPLICIT NUMERICAL SOLUTION SCHEME FOR PHASE-CHANGE PROBLEMS. Numerical Heat Transfer. 7(1). 1–15. 27 indexed citations
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Sparrow, E. M., et al.. (1982). Natural convection heat transfer coefficients measured in experiments on freezing. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 25(2). 293–297. 4 indexed citations
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Sparrow, E. M., et al.. (1981). Turbulent heat transfer coefficients and fluid flow patterns on the faces of a centrally positioned blockage in a duct. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 24(3). 507–519. 5 indexed citations
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Hartnett, J.P., T. F. Irvine, E. Pfender, & E. M. Sparrow. (1979). Studies in heat transfer : a Festschrift for E. R. G. Eckert. 3 indexed citations
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Sparrow, E. M., et al.. (1979). Effect of Finite Width on Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow about an Inclined Rectangular Plate. Journal of Heat Transfer. 101(2). 199–204. 153 indexed citations
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Sparrow, E. M., R. J. Goldstein, & Muhammad Abdur Rouf. (1975). Effect of Nozzle—Surface Separation Distance on Impingement Heat Transfer for a Jet in a Crossflow. Journal of Heat Transfer. 97(4). 528–533. 53 indexed citations
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Saboya, F. E. M. & E. M. Sparrow. (1974). Effect of Tube Relocation on the Transfer Capabilities of a Fin and Tube Heat Exchanger. Journal of Heat Transfer. 96(3). 421–422. 6 indexed citations
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Sparrow, E. M., et al.. (1974). Measurements of local transfer coefficients for developing laminar flow in flat rectangular ducts. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 17(10). 1135–1140. 4 indexed citations
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Saboya, F. E. M. & E. M. Sparrow. (1974). Local and Average Transfer Coefficients for One-Row Plate Fin and Tube Heat Exchanger Configurations. Journal of Heat Transfer. 96(3). 265–272. 92 indexed citations
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Eckert, E. R. G., E. M. Sparrow, R. J. Goldstein, Colin Scott, & W.E. Ibele. (1971). Heat transfer bibliography. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 14(12). 2125–2137. 1 indexed citations
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Sparrow, E. M., et al.. (1967). Solution of heat conduction problems by probability methods. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States). 2 indexed citations
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Sparrow, E. M. & V. K. Jonsson. (1962). Absorption and Emission Characteristics of Diffuse Spherical Enclosures. Journal of Heat Transfer. 84(2). 188–189. 19 indexed citations
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Sparrow, E. M., et al.. (1961). Heat Transfer to Longitudinal Laminar Flow Between Cylinders. Journal of Heat Transfer. 83(4). 415–422. 69 indexed citations
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Sparrow, E. M., et al.. (1960). Apparent Emissivity and Heat Transfer in a Long Cylindrical Hole. Journal of Heat Transfer. 82(3). 253–255. 10 indexed citations

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