Gordon John Van Wylen

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 859 citations indexed

About

Gordon John Van Wylen is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon John Van Wylen has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 859 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 5 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Gordon John Van Wylen's work include Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (5 papers), Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (4 papers) and Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (3 papers). Gordon John Van Wylen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (5 papers), Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (4 papers) and Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (3 papers). Gordon John Van Wylen collaborates with scholars based in United States and Poland. Gordon John Van Wylen's co-authors include R. E. Sonntag, Donald J. Patterson, A. Dybbs, William B. Streett and Stephen Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Applied Mechanics and Review of Scientific Instruments.

In The Last Decade

Gordon John Van Wylen

9 papers receiving 762 citations

Hit Papers

Fundamentals of classical thermodynamics 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 100 200 300 400 500
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. Fundamentals of classical thermodynamics
    1972 546 citations Gordon John Van Wylen Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gordon John Van Wylen United States 9 256 215 174 168 129 11 859
Ichimatsu TANISHITA Japan 7 338 1.3× 236 1.1× 183 1.1× 285 1.7× 57 0.4× 26 972
Ernst Schmidt Germany 8 172 0.7× 305 1.4× 133 0.8× 185 1.1× 35 0.3× 18 750
Kosei Oguchi Japan 8 342 1.3× 234 1.1× 191 1.1× 321 1.9× 70 0.5× 18 1.0k
Yoshifumi Takaishi Japan 7 360 1.4× 279 1.3× 186 1.1× 284 1.7× 60 0.5× 24 1.0k
Junichi KIJIMA Japan 3 324 1.3× 231 1.1× 181 1.0× 246 1.5× 41 0.3× 3 916
R. G. Deissler United States 19 495 1.9× 846 3.9× 196 1.1× 209 1.2× 34 0.3× 69 1.4k
C. M. Sliepcevich United States 20 101 0.4× 224 1.0× 234 1.3× 181 1.1× 48 0.4× 77 1.4k
Alfred Kruse Germany 4 354 1.4× 258 1.2× 204 1.2× 260 1.5× 24 0.2× 10 990
V. K. Jonsson United States 14 210 0.8× 640 3.0× 109 0.6× 363 2.2× 51 0.4× 33 964
P.L. Chambré United States 19 304 1.2× 437 2.0× 165 0.9× 344 2.0× 35 0.3× 88 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Gordon John Van Wylen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gordon John Van Wylen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gordon John Van Wylen

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All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Wylen, Gordon John Van, R. E. Sonntag, & A. Dybbs. (1975). Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics (2nd Edition). Journal of Applied Mechanics. 42(2). 522–522. 34 indexed citations
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Wylen, Gordon John Van. (1972). Fundamentals of classical thermodynamics. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 546 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sonntag, R. E. & Gordon John Van Wylen. (1971). Introduction to Thermodynamics: Classical and Statistical. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 103 indexed citations
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Sonntag, R. E., et al.. (1968). Helium–Hydrogen Liquid–Vapor Equilibrium to 100 atm. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 49(5). 2410–2414. 21 indexed citations
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Sonntag, R. E. & Gordon John Van Wylen. (1966). Fundamentals of Statistical Thermodynamics. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 56 indexed citations
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Sonntag, R. E., et al.. (1964). Liquid—Vapor Equilibrium in the System Equilibrium Hydrogen—Helium. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 41(8). 2399–2402. 16 indexed citations
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Streett, William B., R. E. Sonntag, & Gordon John Van Wylen. (1964). Liquid—Vapor Equilibrium in the System Normal Hydrogen—Helium. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 40(5). 1390–1395. 32 indexed citations
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Patterson, Donald J. & Gordon John Van Wylen. (1963). A DIGITAL COMPUTER SIMULATION FOR SPARK-IGNITED ENGINE CYCLES. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 41 indexed citations
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Wylen, Gordon John Van, et al.. (1961). Experimental Determination of Limit of Supersaturation of Nitrogen Vapor Expanding in a Nozzle. Journal of Heat Transfer. 83(1). 27–32. 9 indexed citations
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Collins, Stephen & Gordon John Van Wylen. (1955). New Approach to the Measurement of the Specific Heat of Gases. Review of Scientific Instruments. 26(6). 601–602.

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