F. Curran

697 total citations
47 papers, 584 citations indexed

About

F. Curran is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Curran has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 584 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 24 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in F. Curran's work include Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (25 papers), Vacuum and Plasma Arcs (14 papers) and Spacecraft Design and Technology (8 papers). F. Curran is often cited by papers focused on Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (25 papers), Vacuum and Plasma Arcs (14 papers) and Spacecraft Design and Technology (8 papers). F. Curran collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. F. Curran's co-authors include Thomas Haag, Roger Myers, Steven R. Oleson, Craig A. Kluever, S. R. Crouch, John M. Sankovic, King‐Chuen Lin, David Manzella, J. L. Hunt and Steven J. Schneider and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Applied Spectroscopy and Acta Astronautica.

In The Last Decade

F. Curran

44 papers receiving 520 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
F. Curran United States 14 347 229 166 116 81 47 584
Helmut Kurtz Germany 14 442 1.3× 198 0.9× 201 1.2× 150 1.3× 72 0.9× 59 647
Arnold J. Kelly United States 11 237 0.7× 73 0.3× 86 0.5× 49 0.4× 42 0.5× 21 369
D. KING United States 14 393 1.1× 135 0.6× 104 0.6× 51 0.4× 57 0.7× 51 514
Uwe Bauder Germany 14 125 0.4× 98 0.4× 137 0.8× 132 1.1× 26 0.3× 41 401
Denis Packan France 17 582 1.7× 213 0.9× 90 0.5× 105 0.9× 50 0.6× 41 765
Eric Pencil United States 14 627 1.8× 246 1.1× 81 0.5× 101 0.9× 152 1.9× 65 749
Kyoichiro Toki Japan 11 473 1.4× 202 0.9× 124 0.7× 59 0.5× 106 1.3× 67 570
Richard Welle United States 11 198 0.6× 177 0.8× 59 0.4× 123 1.1× 31 0.4× 48 406
Lyon B. King United States 19 679 2.0× 296 1.3× 104 0.6× 79 0.7× 233 2.9× 82 950
K. E. Clark United States 13 309 0.9× 123 0.5× 94 0.6× 87 0.8× 110 1.4× 35 439

Countries citing papers authored by F. Curran

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. Curran

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Curran

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F. Curran. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F. Curran 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 F. Curran. F. Curran 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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Curran, F., et al.. (2003). The Benefits of Hypersonic Airbreathing Launch Systems for Access to Space. 39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit. 44 indexed citations
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Curran, F., et al.. (2002). Integrated Technology Assessment Center (ITAC) Update. 4 indexed citations
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Oleson, Steven R., F. Curran, & Roger Myers. (1995). Electric propulsion for geostationary orbit insertion. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 4 indexed citations
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Curran, F., et al.. (1995). The NASA On-Board Propulsion program. 31st Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit. 7 indexed citations
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Curran, F., et al.. (1995). Electric power and propulsion: The future. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations
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Oleson, Steven R., et al.. (1995). Advanced propulsion for geostationary orbit insertion and north-south station keeping. 31st Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit. 13 indexed citations
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Sovey, James S., F. Curran, Thomas Haag, et al.. (1993). Development of arcjet and ion propulsion for spacecraft stationkeeping. Acta Astronautica. 30. 151–164. 6 indexed citations
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Curran, F., James S. Sovey, & Roger Myers. (1993). Electric propulsion: An evolutionary technology. Acta Astronautica. 29(9). 651–665. 5 indexed citations
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Caveny, Leonard H., F. Curran, & John Brophy. (1993). BMDO electric space-propulsion program. 29th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit. 5 indexed citations
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Turchi, P.J., et al.. (1992). Electric propulsion - The future is now. 30(7). 38–41. 3 indexed citations
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Sankovic, John M., et al.. (1991). Hydrogen arcjet technology. 9 indexed citations
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Curran, F., et al.. (1991). Medium power hydrogen arcjet performance. 27th Joint Propulsion Conference. 12 indexed citations
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Curran, F., et al.. (1991). Preliminary performance and life evaluation of a 2-kW arcjet. 27th Joint Propulsion Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Curran, F., Eric Pencil, & David Manzella. (1990). Performance characterization of a segmented anode arcjet thruster. 13 indexed citations
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Curran, F., et al.. (1990). Low power arcjet performance. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 13 indexed citations
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Curran, F., et al.. (1989). Arcjet Nozzle Design Impacts. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 7 indexed citations
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Smith, W. Ewen, et al.. (1987). Performance characterization of a low power hydrazine arcjet. 23 indexed citations
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Curran, F., et al.. (1986). Low power dc arcjet operation with hydrogen/nitrogen propellant mixtures. 9 indexed citations
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Curran, F., King‐Chuen Lin, G. E. Leroi, Paul M. Hunt, & S. R. Crouch. (1983). Energy considerations in dual laser ionization processes in flames. Analytical Chemistry. 55(14). 2382–2387. 26 indexed citations

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