Firooz A. Allahdadi

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 953 citations indexed

About

Firooz A. Allahdadi is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Firooz A. Allahdadi has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 953 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 8 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Firooz A. Allahdadi's work include High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (12 papers), Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (6 papers) and Space Satellite Systems and Control (5 papers). Firooz A. Allahdadi is often cited by papers focused on High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (12 papers), Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (6 papers) and Space Satellite Systems and Control (5 papers). Firooz A. Allahdadi collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Firooz A. Allahdadi's co-authors include Theodore C. Carney, A. G. Petschek, Larry D. Libersky, Joseph N. Pelton, J. K. Chen, C. T. Sun, L. Baker, Gautam D. Badhwar and Darren McKnight and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Computational Physics and Composites Science and Technology.

In The Last Decade

Firooz A. Allahdadi

20 papers receiving 895 citations

Hit Papers

High Strain Lagrangian Hydrodynamics 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 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. High Strain Lagrangian Hydrodynamics
    1993 683 citations Larry D. Libersky, A. G. Petschek et al. Journal of Computational Physics profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Firooz A. Allahdadi United States 9 639 401 320 293 94 20 953
Robert A. Stryk United States 13 615 1.0× 402 1.0× 531 1.7× 312 1.1× 19 0.2× 20 897
Theodore C. Carney United States 5 677 1.1× 320 0.8× 249 0.8× 249 0.8× 14 0.1× 8 842
Stephen R. Beissel United States 15 949 1.5× 971 2.4× 684 2.1× 630 2.2× 25 0.3× 29 1.6k
Andrew J. Piekutowski United States 19 284 0.4× 426 1.1× 969 3.0× 310 1.1× 201 2.1× 39 1.1k
P.W. Randles United States 11 1.5k 2.3× 851 2.1× 454 1.4× 546 1.9× 17 0.2× 18 1.7k
Jan-Martin Hertzsch Germany 8 559 0.9× 154 0.4× 161 0.5× 130 0.4× 90 1.0× 11 765
J. P. Gray United Kingdom 5 539 0.8× 242 0.6× 124 0.4× 188 0.6× 13 0.1× 7 633
V.K. Luk United States 16 255 0.4× 860 2.1× 1.2k 3.8× 674 2.3× 29 0.3× 36 1.5k
John P. Borg United States 13 130 0.2× 139 0.3× 298 0.9× 114 0.4× 41 0.4× 57 534
Ryan Hurley United States 18 373 0.6× 378 0.9× 153 0.5× 434 1.5× 32 0.3× 65 889

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pelton, Joseph N. & Firooz A. Allahdadi. (2015). Handbook of Cosmic Hazards and Planetary Defense. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 22 indexed citations
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Allahdadi, Firooz A. & Joseph N. Pelton. (2014). Handbook of Cosmic Hazards and Planetary Defense. 45 indexed citations
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Allahdadi, Firooz A., et al.. (2007). Shock-induced detonation of high explosives by high velocity impact. Journal of mechanics of materials and structures. 2(9). 1701–1721. 10 indexed citations
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Allahdadi, Firooz A., et al.. (1998). Simulation of Impact Induced Detonation of AIM-120. A Novel Approach. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3 indexed citations
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Allahdadi, Firooz A., et al.. (1998). Image Intensifiers and Applications; and Characteristics and Consequences of Space Debris and Near-Earth Objects. 3434. 1 indexed citations
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Allahdadi, Firooz A., et al.. (1997). High-velocity impact of graphite/epoxy composite laminates. Composites Science and Technology. 57(9-10). 1369–1379. 56 indexed citations
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Allahdadi, Firooz A., et al.. (1997). Small Spacecraft, Space Environments, and Instrumentation Technologies. 3116. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, J. K., Firooz A. Allahdadi, & C. T. Sun. (1997). A Quadratic Yield Function for Fiber-Reinforced Composites. Journal of Composite Materials. 31(8). 788–811. 63 indexed citations
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Badhwar, Gautam D., et al.. (1996). Analysis of the Solwind Fragmentation Event Using Theory and Computations. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 33(1). 79–85. 4 indexed citations
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Allahdadi, Firooz A., et al.. (1996). Characteristics and Consequences of Orbital Debris and Natural Space Impactors. 2813. 4 indexed citations
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Allahdadi, Firooz A., et al.. (1996). Characteristics of the plasma from A 94 kms−1 micro-particle impact. Advances in Space Research. 17(12). 87–91. 24 indexed citations
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Allahdadi, Firooz A., et al.. (1996). <title>Reconstruction of a hypervelocity impact event in space</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2813. 137–147. 1 indexed citations
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Allahdadi, Firooz A., et al.. (1996). Structural Composite Penetration Model Development.. 1 indexed citations
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Allahdadi, Firooz A., et al.. (1995). Laser effects on the dynamic response of laminated composites. Composites Engineering. 5(9). 1135–1147. 9 indexed citations
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Allahdadi, Firooz A., et al.. (1994). Fundamentals of smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH). 32nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations
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Allahdadi, Firooz A.. (1993). Space Debris Detection and Mitigation. 1951. 5 indexed citations
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Libersky, Larry D., et al.. (1993). High Strain Lagrangian Hydrodynamics. Journal of Computational Physics. 109(1). 67–75. 683 indexed citations breakdown →
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Libersky, Larry D., Firooz A. Allahdadi, & Theodore C. Carney. (1992). Simulating hypervelocity impact effects on structures using the smoothed particle hydrodynamics code MAGI. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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McKnight, Darren, et al.. (1992). Determining the effects of space debris impacts on spacecraft structures. Acta Astronautica. 26(7). 501–512. 3 indexed citations
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Baker, L., et al.. (1992). Fracture and spall ejecta mass distribution: Lognormal and multifractal distributions. Journal of Applied Physics. 72(7). 2724–2731. 15 indexed citations

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