H. G. Wolfhard

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

H. G. Wolfhard is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, H. G. Wolfhard has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Computational Mechanics, 19 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 17 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in H. G. Wolfhard's work include Combustion and flame dynamics (24 papers), Combustion and Detonation Processes (17 papers) and Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (17 papers). H. G. Wolfhard is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and flame dynamics (24 papers), Combustion and Detonation Processes (17 papers) and Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (17 papers). H. G. Wolfhard collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. H. G. Wolfhard's co-authors include Alfred Gordon Gaydon, R.M. Fristrom, William G. Parker, Robert F. Simmons, Mireille Vanpée, Peter Gray, S.S. Penner, J. C. McCoubrey, M. Boudart and A.L. Berlad and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

H. G. Wolfhard

39 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Flames, their structure, radiation and temperature 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 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. Flames, their structure, radiation and temperature
    1960 607 citations Alfred Gordon Gaydon, H. G. Wolfhard et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers

H. G. Wolfhard
R.M. Fristrom United States
W.E. Kaskan United States
Armelle Gaydon France
H. F. Calcote United States
P. J. Padley United Kingdom
Gordon B. Skinner United States
Karl Scheller United States
H.G. Semerjian United States
Cameron J. Dasch United States
Timothy P. Parr United States
R.M. Fristrom United States
H. G. Wolfhard
Citations per year, relative to H. G. Wolfhard H. G. Wolfhard (= 1×) peers R.M. Fristrom

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. G. Wolfhard

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of H. G. Wolfhard. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of H. G. Wolfhard 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 H. G. Wolfhard. H. G. Wolfhard 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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Vanpée, Mireille, et al.. (1965). The nature of OH radiation in low-pressure flames. Symposium (International) on Combustion. 10(1). 21–32. 3 indexed citations
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Boudart, M., A.L. Berlad, Mireille Vanpée, A. H. Clark, & H. G. Wolfhard. (1963). Flame characteristics of the diborane-hydrazine system. Symposium (International) on Combustion. 9(1). 127–136. 2 indexed citations
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Clark, A. H., Mireille Vanpée, & H. G. Wolfhard. (1963). Characteristics of diborane flames.
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Wolfhard, H. G., et al.. (1961). Detonation and suppression of detonation in fuel-air mixtures at elevated pressures. [Methane, ethylene, or hydrogen]. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Vanpée, Mireille & H. G. Wolfhard. (1960). Ignition by hot gases. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 13(2). 139–144. 1 indexed citations
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Gaydon, Alfred Gordon, H. G. Wolfhard, & R.M. Fristrom. (1960). Flames, their structure, radiation and temperature. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 607 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vanpée, Mireille & H. G. Wolfhard. (1959). Comparison Between Hot Gas Ignition and Limit Flame Temperatures. ARS journal. 29(7). 517–519. 12 indexed citations
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McCoubrey, J. C., et al.. (1957). Some properties of formaldehyde flames. Combustion and Flame. 1(1). 53–59. 13 indexed citations
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Simmons, Robert F. & H. G. Wolfhard. (1957). Some limiting oxygen concentrations for diffusion flames in air diluted with nitrogen. Combustion and Flame. 1(2). 155–161. 95 indexed citations
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Wolfhard, H. G., et al.. (1957). Combustion and Flames. Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. 8(1). 389–412. 2 indexed citations
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Wolfhard, H. G., et al.. (1956). Spectrographic examination of gaseous flames at high pressure. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 236(1204). 89–103. 21 indexed citations
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Wolfhard, H. G., et al.. (1956). Hydrazine decomposition flames at sub-atmospheric pressures. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 52. 1520–1520. 20 indexed citations
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Wolfhard, H. G., et al.. (1956). The burning velocity of methane flames at high pressure. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 52. 1102–1102. 22 indexed citations
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Wolfhard, H. G., et al.. (1955). Studies of chlorine trifluoride flames. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 232(1188). 78–87. 8 indexed citations
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Gray, Peter, et al.. (1955). Stationary flames of methyl nitrate and methyl nitrite. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 232(1190). 389–403. 15 indexed citations
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Gaydon, Alfred Gordon & H. G. Wolfhard. (1952). Spectra of flames supported by free atoms. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 213(1114). 366–379. 14 indexed citations
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Gaydon, Alfred Gordon & H. G. Wolfhard. (1952). The Spectrum-Line Reversal Method of Measuring Flame Temperature. Proceedings of the Physical Society Section A. 65(1). 19–24. 7 indexed citations
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Gaydon, Alfred Gordon & H. G. Wolfhard. (1951). Predissociation in the spectrum of OH; the vibrational and rotational intensity distribution in flames. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 208(1092). 63–75. 44 indexed citations
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Gaydon, Alfred Gordon & H. G. Wolfhard. (1951). Spectroscopic studies of low-pressure flames - V. Evidence for abnormally high electronic excitation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 205(1080). 118–134. 32 indexed citations
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Wolfhard, H. G., et al.. (1951). Spectra of Flames burning with Oxides of Nitrogen. Nature. 168(4287). 1122–1122. 3 indexed citations

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