J. Thomas McKinnon

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

J. Thomas McKinnon is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Organic Chemistry and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Thomas McKinnon has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Computational Mechanics, 12 papers in Organic Chemistry and 12 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in J. Thomas McKinnon's work include Combustion and flame dynamics (10 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (10 papers) and Combustion and Detonation Processes (8 papers). J. Thomas McKinnon is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and flame dynamics (10 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (10 papers) and Combustion and Detonation Processes (8 papers). J. Thomas McKinnon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Ireland. J. Thomas McKinnon's co-authors include Jack B. Howard, Arthur L. Lafleur, Yakov Makarovsky, M. Johnson, Jonathan Filley, Andrew M. Herring, Mark R. Nimlos, Eleanor Y. Meyer, Robert M. Barkley and William L. Bell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

J. Thomas McKinnon

44 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fullerenes C60 and C70 in flames

1991 392 citations Jack B. Howard, J. Thomas McKinnon et al. Nature profile →

Peers

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Bikau Shukla Japan

Jacob W. Martin United Kingdom

Sumathy Raman United States

Alvin S. Gordon United States

Kôichi Nakajima Japan

Binod Raj Giri Saudi Arabia

Yoshinori Murakami Japan

C. F. H. Tipper United Kingdom

Neil A. Spenley United Kingdom

Nancy Garland United States

Bikau Shukla Japan

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Countries citing papers authored by J. Thomas McKinnon

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Thomas McKinnon

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Thomas McKinnon

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Sobkowicz, Margaret J., et al.. (2009). Supramolecular BioNanocomposites: Grafting of Biobased Polylactide to Carbon Nanoparticle Surfaces. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 62(8). 865–870. 11 indexed citations

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Sobkowicz, Margaret J., et al.. (2008). Controlled dispersion of carbon nanospheres through surface functionalization. Carbon. 47(3). 622–628. 31 indexed citations

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Abbud-Madrid, Angel, et al.. (2004). Suppression of Premixed Flames by Water Mist in Microgravity: Findings from the MIST Experiment on STS-107. 2 indexed citations

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Herring, Andrew M., et al.. (2004). Detection of reactive intermediates from and characterization of biomass char by laser pyrolysis molecular beam mass spectroscopy. Fuel. 83(11-12). 1483–1494. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xu, Anders V. Friderichsen, Sreela Nandi, et al.. (2003). Intense, hyperthermal source of organic radicals for matrix-isolation spectroscopy. Review of Scientific Instruments. 74(6). 3077–3086. 73 indexed citations

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Herring, Andrew M., et al.. (2003). Detection of reactive intermediates during laser pyrolysis of cellulose char by molecular beam mass spectroscopy, implications for the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 66(1-2). 165–182. 24 indexed citations

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Abbud-Madrid, Angel, E. P. Riedel, & J. Thomas McKinnon. (2001). The Influence of Water Mists on Premixed Flame Propagation in Microgravity. ESASP. 454. 313. 1 indexed citations

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Kee, Robert J., et al.. (2001). The Water-Mist Fire Suppression experiment - From STS-107 to the Combustion Integrated Rack.

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Filley, Jonathan & J. Thomas McKinnon. (2001). Dimerization of cyclopentadienyl radical to produce naphthalene. Combustion and Flame. 124(4). 721–723. 23 indexed citations

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Yu, Tao, et al.. (1999). Gas-gas injector technology for full flow stage combustion cycle application. 35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit. 20 indexed citations

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Herring, Andrew M., et al.. (1999). Characterization of Coke Formed in Vinyl Chloride Manufacture. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 38(11). 4259–4267. 11 indexed citations

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Srivastava, Rajiv K., et al.. (1998). Modeling study of water-mist as flame suppressant. AIP conference proceedings. 420. 852–857. 2 indexed citations

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McKinnon, J. Thomas, et al.. (1996). Mechanisms of Flame Quenching by Chlorine in Well-Stirred Reactorś. Combustion Science and Technology. 116-117(1-6). 289–315. 8 indexed citations

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McKinnon, J. Thomas, et al.. (1995). ELEMENTARY REACTION MODELING OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE BENZENE COMBUSTION. Combustion Science and Technology. 107(4-6). 261–300. 127 indexed citations

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Todd, Paul, et al.. (1994). Inhalation risk in low-gravity spacecraft. Acta Astronautica. 33. 305–315. 4 indexed citations

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McKinnon, J. Thomas, et al.. (1994). Nanoclusters Produced in Flames. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 98(49). 12815–12818. 30 indexed citations

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Smith, Gerald J., Paul Todd, Robert M. Barkley, & J. Thomas McKinnon. (1993). Fluorocarbon and PTFE Thermodegradation and Contamination Modeling in a Space Habitat. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 2 indexed citations

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Howard, Jack B., J. Thomas McKinnon, Yakov Makarovsky, Arthur L. Lafleur, & M. Johnson. (1991). Fullerenes C60 and C70 in flames. Nature. 352(6331). 139–141. 392 indexed citations breakdown →

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McKinnon, J. Thomas, et al.. (1982). Decomposing methanol as a consumable hydride for automobiles and gas turbines. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations

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McKinnon, J. Thomas, et al.. (1971). Computer controls and Measurements: Waltz Mill 1000 KV Underground Transmission Test Facility. IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems. PAS-90(3). 975–983. 1 indexed citations

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