J.A. Fay

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

J.A. Fay is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, J.A. Fay has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Environmental Engineering, 7 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 6 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in J.A. Fay's work include Wind and Air Flow Studies (4 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (3 papers) and Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation (3 papers). J.A. Fay is often cited by papers focused on Wind and Air Flow Studies (4 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (3 papers) and Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation (3 papers). J.A. Fay collaborates with scholars based in United States. J.A. Fay's co-authors include Frederick R. Riddell, David P. Hoult, Thomas A. Hewett, D. Golomb, Stephen G. Zemba, Arnold Goldburg, M. E. Goldstein, M. P. Escudier, James C. Keck and Robert C. Reid and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

J.A. Fay

24 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Theory of Stagnation Point Heat Transfer in Dissociated Air

1958 1.1k citations J.A. Fay et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J.A. Fay United States	8	792	766	664	162	142	24	1.5k
LESTER LEES United States	23	1.2k 1.6×	1.8k 2.4×	1.0k 1.5×	148 0.9×	329 2.3×	61	2.7k
R. Goulard United States	13	469 0.6×	666 0.9×	351 0.5×	37 0.2×	74 0.5×	36	1.2k
Carlos Pantano United States	24	444 0.6×	1.9k 2.5×	755 1.1×	176 1.1×	151 1.1×	83	2.3k
D. R. Willis United States	12	568 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	330 0.5×	54 0.3×	917 6.5×	23	1.8k
George Rudinger United States	14	245 0.3×	617 0.8×	382 0.6×	56 0.3×	280 2.0×	44	986
Javier Urzay United States	22	201 0.3×	1.3k 1.6×	500 0.8×	132 0.8×	269 1.9×	46	1.6k
R. G. Deissler United States	19	172 0.2×	846 1.1×	196 0.3×	172 1.1×	134 0.9×	69	1.4k
F. E. Fendell United States	19	112 0.1×	1.0k 1.4×	500 0.8×	131 0.8×	131 0.9×	102	1.6k
Anouar Soufiani France	26	668 0.8×	1.9k 2.5×	665 1.0×	190 1.2×	22 0.2×	96	2.5k
Robert W. Pitz United States	31	233 0.3×	2.5k 3.3×	670 1.0×	154 1.0×	165 1.2×	154	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J.A. Fay

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Fay, J.A.. (2006). Spread of large LNG pools on the sea. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 140(3). 541–551. 36 indexed citations

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Golomb, D. & J.A. Fay. (2004). Atmospheric impact of the fossil fuel cycle. Geological Society London Special Publications. 236(1). 153–167. 5 indexed citations

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Fay, J.A.. (2002). Model of spills and fires from LNG and oil tankers. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 96(2-3). 171–188. 90 indexed citations

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Fay, J.A.. (1997). Thermal fluctuations of electric field and solute density in biological cells. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 56(3). 3460–3467. 7 indexed citations

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Batterman, Stuart, J.A. Fay, & D. Golomb. (1987). Significance of Regional Source Contributions to Urban PM-10 Concentrations. JAPCA. 37(11). 1286–1291. 4 indexed citations

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Golomb, D., J.A. Fay, & Sanath Kumar. (1985). Seasonal control of sulfate deposition. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Fay, J.A., D. Golomb, & Sanjay Kumar. (1984). Comparison of acid deposition models. 2. 1 indexed citations

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Reid, Robert C., et al.. (1983). Boiling and spreading of liquid nitrogen and liquid methane on water. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 10(3). 253–263. 7 indexed citations

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Fay, J.A., et al.. (1981). Scale effects in liquefied-fuel-gas vapor dispersion. 1 indexed citations

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Fay, J.A.. (1980). Risks of LNG and LPG. Annual Review of Energy. 5(1). 89–105. 9 indexed citations

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Fay, J.A., et al.. (1975). THE INFLAMMABILITY AND DISPERSION OF LNG VAPOR CLOUDS. 7 indexed citations

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Fay, J.A.. (1973). Buoyant Plumes and Wakes. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 5(1). 151–160. 40 indexed citations

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Hewett, Thomas A., J.A. Fay, & David P. Hoult. (1971). Laboratory experiments of smokestack plumes in a stable atmosphere. Atmospheric Environment (1967). 5(9). 767–789. 90 indexed citations

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Fay, J.A., et al.. (1968). Comments on “Limiting Velocity for a Rotating Plasma”. The Physics of Fluids. 11(3). 693–694. 3 indexed citations

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Fay, J.A. & James C. Keck. (1968). That Polluting Automobile. Science. 162(3849). 53–53. 3 indexed citations

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Goldstein, M. E. & J.A. Fay. (1967). The shape of a magnetically balanced arc.. AIAA Journal. 5(8). 1510–1511. 5 indexed citations

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Fay, J.A., W. C. Moffatt, & Ronald F. Probstein. (1963). An analytical study of meteor entry. 2 indexed citations

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Fay, J.A., et al.. (1962). Heat Transfer to Cold Electrodes in a Flowing Ionized Gas. The Physics of Fluids. 5(8). 885–890. 6 indexed citations

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Fay, J.A., et al.. (1961). A non-catalytic surface for dissociated combustion gases. Planetary and Space Science. 3. 53–60. 2 indexed citations

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Fay, J.A., et al.. (1958). Ionization in detonation waves. Symposium (International) on Combustion. 7(1). 277–282. 5 indexed citations

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