Frank S. Milos

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Frank S. Milos is a scholar working on Applied Mathematics, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank S. Milos has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Applied Mathematics, 41 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 24 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Frank S. Milos's work include Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (54 papers), Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics (17 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (17 papers). Frank S. Milos is often cited by papers focused on Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (54 papers), Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics (17 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (17 papers). Frank S. Milos collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Frank S. Milos's co-authors include Y.-K. Chen, Yih-Kanq Chen, Daniel J. Rasky, Jochen Marschall, Tahir Gökçen, G. Schubert, A. Seiff, T. C. D. Knight, Richard E. Young and J. D. Mihalov and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

Frank S. Milos

70 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Ablation and Thermal Response Program for Spacecraft Heat... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300
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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. Ablation and Thermal Response Program for Spacecraft Heatshield Analysis
    1999 370 citations Y.-K. Chen, Frank S. Milos Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank S. Milos United States 24 1.4k 1.1k 762 575 279 73 2.2k
Thierry Magin Belgium 28 2.0k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 244 0.4× 500 1.8× 188 3.0k
Stefanos Fasoulas Germany 19 542 0.4× 432 0.4× 252 0.3× 331 0.6× 137 0.5× 194 1.3k
Keisuke Sawada Japan 20 623 0.4× 584 0.5× 662 0.9× 329 0.6× 110 0.4× 152 1.4k
M. A. Gallis United States 26 1.7k 1.2× 673 0.6× 1.3k 1.7× 111 0.2× 355 1.3× 118 2.3k
Gérard Degrez Belgium 23 655 0.5× 449 0.4× 690 0.9× 47 0.1× 165 0.6× 115 1.4k
David W. Bogdanoff United States 21 858 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 1.3k 1.7× 171 0.3× 60 0.2× 87 2.0k
Jonathan Poggie United States 25 578 0.4× 1.3k 1.3× 1.5k 2.0× 125 0.2× 36 0.1× 152 2.1k
Dinesh Prabhu United States 27 1.8k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 285 0.5× 85 0.3× 152 2.2k
Olivier Chazot Belgium 23 1.1k 0.8× 657 0.6× 720 0.9× 104 0.2× 391 1.4× 145 1.8k
Georg Herdrich Germany 25 681 0.5× 698 0.7× 230 0.3× 460 0.8× 239 0.9× 248 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank S. Milos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank S. Milos

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Venkatapathy, Ethiraj, Donald T. Ellerby, Peter Gage, et al.. (2020). Entry System Technology Readiness for Ice-Giant Probe Missions. Space Science Reviews. 216(2). 22 indexed citations
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Milos, Frank S. & Matthew Gasch. (2015). Conformal Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator (C-PICA) Arcjet Testing, Ablation and Thermal Response. 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 13 indexed citations
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Milos, Frank S., Yih-Kanq Chen, & Tahir Gökçen. (2010). Non-Equilibrium Ablation of Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator. 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 14 indexed citations
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Squire, Thomas H., Frank S. Milos, & Parul Agrawal. (2009). Analytical Predictions of Thermal Stress in the Stardust PICA Heatshield Under Reentry Flight Conditions. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Yih-Kanq, Frank S. Milos, & Tahir Gökçen. (2008). Loosely Coupled Simulation for Two-Dimensional Ablation and Shape Change. 14 indexed citations
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Wright, Michael, James L. Brown, Krishnendu Sinha, et al.. (2005). Validation of Afterbody Aeroheating Predictions for Planetary Probes: Status and Future Work. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Yih-Kanq & Frank S. Milos. (2005). Navier-Stokes Solutions with Finite Rate Ablation for Planetary Mission Earth Reentries. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 42(6). 961–970. 99 indexed citations
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Chen, Yih-Kanq & Frank S. Milos. (2004). Finite-Rate Ablation Boundary Conditions for a Carbon-Phenolic Heat-Shield. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 38 indexed citations
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Milos, Frank S., et al.. (2003). Graphite Ablation and Thermal Response Simulation Under Arc-Jet Flow Conditions. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 23 indexed citations
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Milos, Frank S., et al.. (1999). Mars Pathfinder Entry Temperature Data, Aerothermal Heating, and Heatshield Material Response. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 36(3). 380–391. 113 indexed citations
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Seiff, A., Donn B. Kirk, T. C. D. Knight, et al.. (1998). Thermal structure of Jupiter's atmosphere near the edge of a 5‐μm hot spot in the north equatorial belt. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(E10). 22857–22889. 236 indexed citations
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Milos, Frank S., et al.. (1997). Fully Implicit Ablation and Thermal Response Program for Spacecraft Heatshield Analysis. 36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations
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Milos, Frank S.. (1997). Galileo Probe Heat Shield Ablation Experiment. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 34(6). 705–713. 111 indexed citations
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Milos, Frank S., et al.. (1997). Gas permeability of rigid fibrous refractory insulations. 6 indexed citations
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Milos, Frank S.. (1996). Galileo probe heat shield ablation experiment. 11 indexed citations
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Haas, Brian L. & Frank S. Milos. (1995). Simulated rarefied entry of the Galileo Probe into the Jovian atmosphere. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 32(3). 398–403. 10 indexed citations
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Milos, Frank S. & Daniel J. Rasky. (1994). Review of numerical procedures for computational surface thermochemistry. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 8(1). 24–34. 123 indexed citations
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Milos, Frank S., et al.. (1993). Simulated rarefied entry of the Galileo probe into the atmosphere of Jupiter. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 95. 21621. 2 indexed citations
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Milos, Frank S., et al.. (1993). Thermal analysis of an arc heater electrode with a rotating arc foot. 1 indexed citations
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Milos, Frank S., Andreas Acrivos, & John Kim. (1987). Steady flow past sudden expansions at large Reynolds number. II. Navier–Stokes solutions for the cascade expansion. The Physics of Fluids. 30(1). 7–18. 23 indexed citations

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