James C. Keck

9.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
103 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

James C. Keck is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, James C. Keck has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Computational Mechanics, 40 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and 26 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in James C. Keck's work include Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (39 papers), Combustion and flame dynamics (32 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (13 papers). James C. Keck is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (39 papers), Combustion and flame dynamics (32 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (13 papers). James C. Keck collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Australia. James C. Keck's co-authors include Mohamad Metghalchi, John B. Heywood, George A. Lavoie, G. F. Carrier, Shigeyuki TANAKA, Colin R. Ferguson, Milton Borsato, David Gillespie, R.M. Logan and Gian Paolo Beretta and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

James C. Keck

101 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Burning velocities of mixtures of air with methanol, isooctane, and indolene at high pressure and temperature

1982 784 citations Mohamad Metghalchi, James C. Keck Combustion and Flame profile →
Experimental and Theoretical Study of Nitric Oxide Formation in Internal Combustion Engines

1970 645 citations John B. Heywood, James C. Keck et al. Combustion Science and Technology profile →
Laminar burning velocity of propane-air mixtures at high temperature and pressure

1980 429 citations Mohamad Metghalchi, James C. Keck Combustion and Flame profile →
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Turbulent Burning Model for Internal Combustion Engines

1974 360 citations James C. Keck et al. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James C. Keck United States	41	4.4k	4.1k	1.8k	1.3k	1.2k	103	7.1k
J. Warnatz Germany	32	4.4k 1.0×	4.3k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	190 0.2×	102	8.7k
Mitchell D. Smooke United States	47	6.0k 1.3×	7.0k 1.7×	2.3k 1.2×	210 0.2×	409 0.4×	159	8.6k
Th. Just Germany	28	2.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	1.7k 1.3×	114 0.1×	61	6.4k
David F. Davidson United States	59	8.4k 1.9×	7.0k 1.7×	3.7k 2.0×	1.1k 0.8×	333 0.3×	274	11.9k
Robert P. Lucht United States	39	1.5k 0.3×	3.4k 0.8×	913 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	90 0.1×	291	6.0k
Jay B. Jeffries United States	58	1.8k 0.4×	3.3k 0.8×	920 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	146 0.1×	284	10.9k
Phillip H. Paul United States	33	1.3k 0.3×	2.0k 0.5×	459 0.2×	351 0.3×	75 0.1×	79	3.3k
James R. Gord United States	49	946 0.2×	3.4k 0.8×	725 0.4×	1.7k 1.3×	67 0.1×	292	7.2k
Alfred Gordon Gaydon United Kingdom	21	712 0.2×	985 0.2×	576 0.3×	641 0.5×	88 0.1×	57	2.7k
Terrence R. Meyer United States	41	852 0.2×	2.6k 0.6×	930 0.5×	681 0.5×	78 0.1×	239	4.6k

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He, Hui, Mohamad Metghalchi, & James C. Keck. (1999). Estimation of the Thermodynamic Properties of Unbranched Hydrocarbons. Journal of Energy Resources Technology. 121(1). 45–50. 7 indexed citations

Metghalchi, Mohamad, et al.. (1996). Development of Constrained Equilibrium Codes and Their Applications in Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics. Advanced Energy Systems. 213–220. 1 indexed citations

Hochgreb, Simone, et al.. (1993). Autoignition of Alcohols and Ethers in a Rapid Compression Machine. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 23 indexed citations

Law, Robert V., Mohamad Metghalchi, & James C. Keck. (1989). Rate-controlled constrained equilibrium calculation of ignition delay times in hydrogen-oxygen mixtures. Symposium (International) on Combustion. 22(1). 1705–1713. 35 indexed citations

Keck, James C., et al.. (1987). Autoignition of Adiabatically Compressed Combustible Gas Mixtures. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 159 indexed citations

Beretta, Gian Paolo & James C. Keck. (1983). Energy and Entropy Balances in a Combustion Chamber: Analytical Solution. Combustion Science and Technology. 30(1-6). 19–29. 21 indexed citations

Ferguson, Colin R. & James C. Keck. (1979). Stand-off distances on a flat flame burner. Combustion and Flame. 34. 85–98. 87 indexed citations

Heywood, John B. & James C. Keck. (1973). Formation of hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen in automobile engines. Environmental Science & Technology. 7(3). 216–223. 14 indexed citations

Tabaczynski, Rodney J., John B. Heywood, & James C. Keck. (1972). Time-Resolved Measurements of Hydrocarbon Mass Flowrate in the Exhaust of a Spark-Ignition Engine. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 91 indexed citations

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Keck, James C. & David Gillespie. (1971). Rate-controlled partial-equilibrium method for treating reacting gas mixtures. Combustion and Flame. 17(2). 237–241. 171 indexed citations

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

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Keck, James C. & G. F. Carrier. (1965). Diffusion Theory of Nonequilibrium Dissociation and Recombination. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 43(7). 2284–2298. 260 indexed citations

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Keck, James C., Richard A. Allen, & Raymond L. Taylor. (1963). Electronic transition moments for air molecules. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 3(4). 335–353. 48 indexed citations

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Keck, James C., F. Fishman, & H. E. Petschek. (1962). CURRENT DISTRIBUTION AND FLOW MODEL FOR LARGE RADIUS-RATIO MAST. Research Report No. 117. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 11(4). 2219–2231. 1 indexed citations

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Taylor, Raymond L., et al.. (1962). Transition in the Viscous Wakes of Blunt Bodies at Hypersonic Speeds. Journal of the aerospace sciences. 29(11). 1306–1315. 9 indexed citations

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Keck, James C.. (1962). Current Distribution in a Magnetic Annular Shock Tube. The Physics of Fluids. 5(5). 630–632. 57 indexed citations

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Allen, Richard A., J. C. Camm, & James C. Keck. (1961). Radiation from hot nitrogen. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 1(3-4). 269–IN2. 30 indexed citations

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Keck, James C.. (1958). Statistical Theory of Chemical Reaction Rates. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 29(2). 410–415. 63 indexed citations

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Keck, James C., B. Kivel, & Tunis Wentink. (1957). Emissivity of high temperature air. 8 indexed citations

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Tollestrup, A., et al.. (1955). Photoproduction of Positive Pions in Hydrogen-Counter Telescope Method. Physical Review. 99(1). 220–228. 49 indexed citations

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