Iain D. Boyd

15.0k total citations
612 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Iain D. Boyd is a scholar working on Applied Mathematics, Computational Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Iain D. Boyd has authored 612 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 403 papers in Applied Mathematics, 263 papers in Computational Mechanics and 245 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Iain D. Boyd's work include Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (403 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (197 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (180 papers). Iain D. Boyd is often cited by papers focused on Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (403 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (197 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (180 papers). Iain D. Boyd collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Iain D. Boyd's co-authors include Michael Keidar, Leonardo Scalabrin, Thomas E. Schwartzentruber, Graham V. Candler, Alexandre Martin, Daniil Andrienko, Quanhua Sun, Jonathan Burt, Minkwan Kim and I. I. Beilis and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Iain D. Boyd

578 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Iain D. Boyd United States 55 7.2k 5.2k 4.3k 3.7k 1.8k 612 11.7k
G. A. Bird Australia 29 5.8k 0.8× 4.2k 0.8× 2.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 94 8.5k
Graham V. Candler United States 53 9.5k 1.3× 10.2k 1.9× 6.4k 1.5× 653 0.2× 1.1k 0.6× 490 13.4k
Richard B. Miles United States 51 1.3k 0.2× 3.8k 0.7× 3.6k 0.8× 3.8k 1.0× 2.3k 1.3× 541 10.0k
Chul Park United States 26 4.2k 0.6× 2.5k 0.5× 2.7k 0.6× 532 0.1× 770 0.4× 125 5.0k
Charles H. Krüger United States 19 2.1k 0.3× 1.9k 0.4× 1.2k 0.3× 1.5k 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 54 4.8k
Eugene P. Gross United States 25 3.2k 0.4× 5.5k 1.1× 1.2k 0.3× 1.9k 0.5× 4.3k 2.4× 65 11.6k
Carlo Cercignani Italy 32 5.1k 0.7× 3.5k 0.7× 662 0.2× 533 0.1× 1.2k 0.7× 141 7.2k
Deborah A. Levin United States 32 2.5k 0.4× 1.9k 0.4× 1.4k 0.3× 666 0.2× 488 0.3× 375 4.0k
Felix Sharipov Brazil 40 4.0k 0.6× 2.2k 0.4× 1.4k 0.3× 677 0.2× 1.2k 0.7× 157 5.0k
Max Krook United States 12 2.6k 0.4× 5.2k 1.0× 1.1k 0.2× 1.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 25 7.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iain D. Boyd

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All Works

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Boyd, Iain D., et al.. (2025). Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis of Ice Giant Aerocapture Aerothermodynamics. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 40(1). 38–59.
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Chan, Wai Hong Ronald, Kentaro Hara, & Iain D. Boyd. (2024). Effects of multi-dimensionality and energy exchange on electrostatic current-driven plasma instabilities and turbulence. Journal of Plasma Physics. 90(2). 3 indexed citations
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Chaudhry, Ross S., et al.. (2024). Investigation of Surface-Catalycity Effects on Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Trajectory Optimization. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 61(4). 1019–1031. 1 indexed citations
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Chan, Wai Hong Ronald, Kentaro Hara, & Iain D. Boyd. (2023). Energy Exchange in Multidimensional Current-Driven Instabilities in Hollow Cathode Plumes. 90. 1–1. 1 indexed citations
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Chan, Wai Hong Ronald & Iain D. Boyd. (2022). Grid-point requirements for direct kinetic simulation of weakly collisional plasma plume expansion. Journal of Computational Physics. 475. 111861–111861. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Samuel & Iain D. Boyd. (2019). Chemical equilibrium analysis of silicon carbide oxidation in oxygen and air. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 102(7). 4272–4284. 14 indexed citations
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Hara, Kentaro, et al.. (2019). Two-dimensional hybrid-direct kinetic simulation of a Hall thruster discharge plasma. Physics of Plasmas. 26(12). 17 indexed citations
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Hanquist, Kyle M., Kentaro Hara, & Iain D. Boyd. (2017). Detailed modeling of electron emission for transpiration cooling of hypersonic vehicles. Journal of Applied Physics. 121(5). 47 indexed citations
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Hara, Kentaro, et al.. (2015). A fully 2D electron fluid model for Hall thrusters. Bulletin of the American Physical Society.
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Hara, Kentaro, Michael J. Sekerak, Iain D. Boyd, & Alec D. Gallimore. (2014). Perturbation analysis of ionization oscillations in Hall effect thrusters. Physics of Plasmas. 21(12). 61 indexed citations
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Hara, Kentaro, Michael J. Sekerak, Iain D. Boyd, & Alec D. Gallimore. (2014). Mode transition of a Hall thruster discharge plasma. Journal of Applied Physics. 115(20). 106 indexed citations
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Hara, Kentaro, Iain D. Boyd, & Vladimir Kolobov. (2012). One-dimensional hybrid-direct kinetic simulation of the discharge plasma in a Hall thruster. Physics of Plasmas. 19(11). 62 indexed citations
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McDaniel, James C., et al.. (2011). Planar Laser-Induced Iodine Fluorescence Technique for Flow Visualization and Quantitative Measurements in Rarefied Flows. AIP conference proceedings. 387–394. 1 indexed citations
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Farbar, Erin & Iain D. Boyd. (2010). Modeling of the plasma generated in a rarefied hypersonic shock layer. Physics of Fluids. 22(10). 17 indexed citations
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Boyd, Iain D. & Leonardo Scalabrin. (2007). Numerical simulation of weakly ionized hypersonic flow over reentry capsules.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 108 indexed citations
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Kim, Seung‐Hyun, Heinz Pitsch, & Iain D. Boyd. (2007). Accuracy of higher-order lattice Boltzmann methods for micro-scale flows with finite Knudsen numbers. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 60. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Minkwan, Michael Keidar, Iain D. Boyd, & David P. Morris. (2007). PLASMA DENSITY REDUCTION USING ELECTROMAGNETIC E×B FIELD DURING REENTRY FLIGHT. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 43. 3 indexed citations
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Boyd, Iain D.. (2000). Computation of atmospheric entry flow about a Leonid meteoroid. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 3 indexed citations

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