G. W. Swift

6.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
85 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

G. W. Swift is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, G. W. Swift has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 32 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 31 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in G. W. Swift's work include Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines (66 papers), Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (40 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (32 papers). G. W. Swift is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines (66 papers), Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (40 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (32 papers). G. W. Swift collaborates with scholars based in United States. G. W. Swift's co-authors include Scott Backhaus, Steven L. Garrett, Barton L. Smith, William C. Ward, J. R. Olson, A. Migliori, J. C. Wheatley, Thomas Höfler, D. L. Gardner and Robert M. Keolian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

G. W. Swift

83 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Thermoacoustic engines

1988 853 citations G. W. Swift The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America profile →
Thermoacoustics: A Unifying Perspective for Some Engines and Refrigerators

2003 551 citations G. W. Swift, Steven L. Garrett The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America profile →
A thermoacoustic Stirling heat engine

1999 486 citations Scott Backhaus, G. W. Swift Nature profile →
A thermoacoustic-Stirling heat engine: Detailed study

2000 432 citations Scott Backhaus, G. W. Swift The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America profile →

Peers

G. W. Swift

ME

SNP

AE

CSE

CM

Steven L. Garrett United States

B. E. Richards United Kingdom

Shripad P. Mahulikar India

Kai Yang China

Weipeng Hu China

Victor L. Berdichevsky United States

Ankit Srivastava United States

Mingtian Xu China

W. Nitsche Germany

J. Pouget France

Steven L. Garrett United States

G. W. Swift

1.1k ×0.3

ME

534 ×0.3

SNP

254 ×0.2

AE

192 ×0.4

CSE

71 ×0.2

CM

Citations per year, relative to G. W. Swift G. W. Swift (= 1×) peers Steven L. Garrett

Countries citing papers authored by G. W. Swift

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of G. W. Swift's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by G. W. Swift with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites G. W. Swift more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by G. W. Swift

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by G. W. Swift. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by G. W. Swift. The network helps show where G. W. Swift may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. W. Swift

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G. W. Swift. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G. W. Swift 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 G. W. Swift. G. W. Swift is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

1.

Swift, G. W. & Drew Geller. (2022). Thermoacoustic Soret separation. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 152(5). 3078–3090.

2.

Sahoo, Dipankar, et al.. (2017). Waste Heat Recovery for Light-Duty Truck Application Using ThermoAcoustic Converter Technology. 10(2). 1 indexed citations

3.

Swift, G. W., Drew Geller, & Scott Backhaus. (2014). High-purity thermoacoustic isotope enrichment. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 136(2). 638–648. 1 indexed citations

4.

Geller, Drew & G. W. Swift. (2004). Thermoacoustic enrichment of the isotopes of neon. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 115(5). 2059–2070. 10 indexed citations

5.

Swift, G. W. & Steven L. Garrett. (2003). Thermoacoustics: A Unifying Perspective for Some Engines and Refrigerators . The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 113(5). 2379–2381. 551 indexed citations breakdown →

6.

Backhaus, Scott & G. W. Swift. (2003). An acoustic streaming instability in thermoacoustic devices utilizing jet pumps. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 113(3). 1317–1324. 11 indexed citations

7.

Swift, G. W., et al.. (2000). Thermoacoustic Separation of a He-Ar Mixture. Physical Review Letters. 85(8). 1646–1649. 30 indexed citations

8.

Backhaus, Scott & G. W. Swift. (2000). A thermoacoustic-Stirling heat engine: Detailed study. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 107(6). 3148–3166. 432 indexed citations breakdown →

9.

Hiller, Robert A. & G. W. Swift. (2000). Condensation in a steady-flow thermoacoustic refrigerator. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 108(4). 1521–1527. 13 indexed citations

10.

Backhaus, Scott & G. W. Swift. (1999). A thermoacoustic Stirling heat engine. Nature. 399(6734). 335–338. 486 indexed citations breakdown →

11.

Gardner, D. L., J. R. Olson, & G. W. Swift. (1995). Turbulent losses in thermoacoustic resonators. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 98(5_Supplement). 2961–2961. 1 indexed citations

12.

Brisson, J. G. & G. W. Swift. (1992). Superfluid Stirling refrigerator with a counterflow regenerator. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 93. 21971. 8 indexed citations

13.

Kotsubo, V. & G. W. Swift. (1990). Generation of superfluid vortex turbulence by high-amplitude second sound in4He. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 78(5-6). 351–373. 8 indexed citations

14.

Wright, William & G. W. Swift. (1990). Parametrically driven variable-reluctance generator. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 88(2). 609–615. 2 indexed citations

15.

Swift, G. W., et al.. (1989). A thermoacoustically driven orifice-pulse-tube cryocooler. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 85(S1). S47–S47. 2 indexed citations

16.

Wheatley, J. C., Thomas Höfler, G. W. Swift, & A. Migliori. (1985). Understanding some simple phenomena in thermoacoustics with applications to acoustical heat engines. American Journal of Physics. 53(2). 147–162. 130 indexed citations

17.

Swift, G. W., et al.. (1984). Fabrication and leak-tight furnace brazing of intricate objects. Review of Scientific Instruments. 55(5). 793–795. 5 indexed citations

18.

Swift, G. W., A. Migliori, & J. C. Wheatley. (1983). Measurements with an optimized regenerator for a liquid-working-substance heat engine. Journal of Applied Physics. 54(12). 6834–6840. 8 indexed citations

19.

Swift, G. W. & P. Mungur. (1979). A study of the prediction of cruise noise and laminar flow control noise criteria for subsonic air transports. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 7 indexed citations

20.

Swift, G. W., et al.. (1962). The Prediction of Gas-Well Performance Including the Effect of Non-Darcy Flow. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 14(7). 791–798. 68 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact