Frank M. White

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Frank M. White is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank M. White has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Computational Mechanics, 10 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 4 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Frank M. White's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (15 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (6 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (5 papers). Frank M. White is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (15 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (6 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (5 papers). Frank M. White collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Frank M. White's co-authors include Patrick J. Roache, K. N. Ghia, Malcolm L. Spaulding, R. K. Shah, A. L. London, Emanuele Berti, Marco Bruni, Mohammad Faghri, Han‐Zhong Zhang and Herbert B. Michaelson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physiology, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Journal of Applied Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Frank M. White

46 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Viscous Fluid Flow 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
What are hit papers?

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. Viscous Fluid Flow
    1974 4.8k citations Frank M. White profile →

Peers

Frank M. White
G. D. Raithby Canada
Hermann Schlichting Germany
Francis H. Harlow United States
J. H. Whitelaw United Kingdom
Tuncer Cebeci United States
Anthony Leonard United States
N. Curle United Kingdom
Ascher H. Shapiro United States
L. Talbot United States
Mohamed Gad‐el‐Hak United States
G. D. Raithby Canada
Frank M. White
Citations per year, relative to Frank M. White Frank M. White (= 1×) peers G. D. Raithby

Countries citing papers authored by Frank M. White

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank M. White

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank M. White

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frank M. White. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frank M. White 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 Frank M. White. Frank M. White 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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White, Frank M., et al.. (2016). They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University).
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White, Frank M.. (2012). A Brief History of the ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 134(2). 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Han‐Zhong, Mohammad Faghri, & Frank M. White. (1994). New low-Reynolds-number k-ε model for turbulent flow over smooth and rough surfaces. Journal of Media Literacy Education. 1. 2 indexed citations
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White, Frank M.. (1989). Viscous flows: The practical use of theory. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. 10(4). 371–372. 32 indexed citations
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White, Frank M., et al.. (1989). Experiments on Transition to Turbulence in a Constant-Acceleration Pipe Flow. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 111(4). 428–432. 36 indexed citations
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Das, Debayan & Frank M. White. (1986). Integral Skin Friction Prediction for Turbulent Separated Flows. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 108(4). 476–482. 6 indexed citations
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Roache, Patrick J., K. N. Ghia, & Frank M. White. (1986). Editorial Policy Statement on the Control of Numerical Accuracy. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 108(1). 2–2. 270 indexed citations
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White, Frank M.. (1984). Performance of Bayes-Optimal Angle-of-Arrival Estimators. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 4 indexed citations
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White, Frank M.. (1984). Heat transfer. 116 indexed citations
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Shah, R. K., A. L. London, & Frank M. White. (1980). Laminar Flow Forced Convection in Ducts. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 102(2). 256–257. 74 indexed citations
11.
White, Frank M.. (1978). Some Thoughts on Journal Publication Trends. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 100(2). 146–146. 1 indexed citations
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White, Frank M., et al.. (1978). Motorized minitrack for exercising large animals. Journal of Applied Physiology. 45(1). 140–144. 3 indexed citations
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Spaulding, Malcolm L., et al.. (1978). Numerical solution of the time dependent Navier-Stokes equations in the presence of an oscillating cylinder. 201–206. 3 indexed citations
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White, Frank M.. (1974). Viscous Fluid Flow. 4761 indexed citations breakdown →
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White, Frank M., et al.. (1971). A Simple New Analysis of Compressible Turbulent Two-Dimensional Skin Friction Under Arbitrary Conditions. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 10 indexed citations
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White, Frank M., et al.. (1970). Studies of the simulation of drifting oil by polyethylene sheets. Ocean Engineering. 2(1). 1–11. 11 indexed citations
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White, Frank M.. (1968). An analysis of flat-plate drag with polymer additives. 3 indexed citations
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White, Frank M., et al.. (1966). A THEORY OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL PARACHUTE DYNAMIC STABILITY. 4 indexed citations
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White, Frank M., et al.. (1964). The Problem of Pneumatic Pressure Lag: Part 2—Unsteady Flow in a Tubing System Closed at One End. Journal of Basic Engineering. 86(2). 241–246. 1 indexed citations
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White, Frank M., et al.. (1958). Laminar Flow in a Uniformly Porous Channel. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 25(4). 613–617. 56 indexed citations

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