James K. Carson

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

James K. Carson is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, James K. Carson has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 27 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 18 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in James K. Carson's work include Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (19 papers), Thermal properties of materials (15 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (15 papers). James K. Carson is often cited by papers focused on Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (19 papers), Thermal properties of materials (15 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (15 papers). James K. Carson collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and Vietnam. James K. Carson's co-authors include Donald J. Cleland, Mike F. North, Mike Duke, S.J. Lovatt, A.C Cleland, David J. Tanner, Jianfeng Wang, F. Ghani, Timothy Anderson and G. Rosengarten and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Acta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

James K. Carson

82 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Thermal conductivity bounds for isotropic, porous materials 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Thermal conductivity bounds for isotropic, porous materials
    2005 519 citations James K. Carson, S.J. Lovatt et al. profile →
  2. A new approach to modelling the effective thermal conductivity of heterogeneous materials
    2006 518 citations James K. Carson, Mike F. North et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James K. Carson New Zealand 26 1.0k 807 631 544 468 84 3.1k
Amenallah Guizani Tunisia 34 1.6k 1.6× 1.8k 2.3× 214 0.3× 511 0.9× 398 0.9× 104 3.4k
Zhenyu Liu China 37 1.7k 1.7× 819 1.0× 953 1.5× 816 1.5× 864 1.8× 209 4.0k
Zhenqian Chen China 33 2.2k 2.2× 1.0k 1.3× 417 0.7× 1.0k 1.9× 786 1.7× 262 4.3k
Xuehong Wu China 24 936 0.9× 361 0.4× 254 0.4× 329 0.6× 280 0.6× 152 2.0k
Hua Zhang China 31 2.1k 2.0× 599 0.7× 441 0.7× 873 1.6× 256 0.5× 163 3.2k
Xiaofeng Peng China 25 1.2k 1.2× 585 0.7× 772 1.2× 1.2k 2.3× 653 1.4× 161 3.1k
Weihong Li China 32 982 1.0× 278 0.3× 727 1.2× 463 0.9× 465 1.0× 133 3.1k
Michel Crine Belgium 31 503 0.5× 196 0.2× 410 0.6× 848 1.6× 375 0.8× 146 2.7k
M. Pons France 35 2.1k 2.0× 414 0.5× 1.2k 1.9× 565 1.0× 1.3k 2.8× 276 4.8k
Tanongkiat Kiatsiriroat Thailand 31 1.5k 1.5× 835 1.0× 227 0.4× 679 1.2× 413 0.9× 147 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by James K. Carson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fikiin, Kostadin, et al.. (2024). Could ‘Isochoric Freezing’ Revolutionise Food Preservation?. Foods. 13(11). 1762–1762. 1 indexed citations
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Atkins, Martin J., et al.. (2024). Thermal Performance of Selected Nanofluids in Combination with Heat Transfer Inserts. Heat Transfer Engineering. 47(3). 219–227. 1 indexed citations
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Carson, James K., et al.. (2023). Multi-Level Process Integration of Heat Pumps in Meat Processing. Energies. 16(8). 3424–3424. 4 indexed citations
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Udugama, Isuru A., Martin J. Atkins, Christoph Bayer, et al.. (2023). Digital tools in chemical engineering education: The needs and the desires. Education for Chemical Engineers. 44. 63–70. 13 indexed citations
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Atkins, Martin J., et al.. (2023). Thermal Performance of Selected Nanofluids with Surfactants. International Journal of Thermophysics. 44(11). 8 indexed citations
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Carson, James K., et al.. (2023). Optimisation of a grass cutting blade using design of experiments with qualitative and quantitative performance metrics. Biosystems Engineering. 234. 66–80. 3 indexed citations
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Carson, James K., et al.. (2022). Modelling thermal diffusivity of meat during freezing. International Journal of Food Engineering. 18(8-9). 627–632. 1 indexed citations
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Taylor, Joshua J., et al.. (2022). Use of Refrigerant Blends to Improve Thermal Efficiency of Heat Pump Cycles. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Carson, James K., et al.. (2017). Thermal Diffusivity of Copper/Linear-low-density Polyethylene Composites. Polymers and Polymer Composites. 25(6). 447–452. 6 indexed citations
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Carson, James K., et al.. (2015). Osmotic Dehydration of New Zealand Chestnuts with and without Shell and Pellicle. International Journal of Food Engineering. 12(1). 83–89. 1 indexed citations
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Ghani, F., Mike Duke, & James K. Carson. (2012). Numerical calculation of series and shunt resistance of a photovoltaic cell using the Lambert W-function: Experimental evaluation. Solar Energy. 87. 246–253. 46 indexed citations
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Carson, James K.. (2011). Predictive modelling of thermal properties of foods. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 55(8). 261–278. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Timothy, Mike Duke, & James K. Carson. (2010). Experimental determination of natural convection heat transfer coefficients in an attic shaped enclosure. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 37(4). 360–363. 26 indexed citations
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Carson, James K., et al.. (2007). Thermal conductivity of controlled ice-fraction materials.. 1 indexed citations
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Carson, James K., et al.. (2006). Local surface heat transfer coefficients on a model beef side. Journal of Food Engineering. 74(4). 561–567. 13 indexed citations
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Carson, James K., et al.. (2005). Measurements of heat transfer coefficients within convection ovens. Journal of Food Engineering. 72(3). 293–301. 36 indexed citations
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Carson, James K., et al.. (2003). Development of a method for measuring local heat transfer coefficients on carcass-shaped objects.. 1 indexed citations
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Carson, James K., S.J. Lovatt, David J. Tanner, & A.C Cleland. (2003). Experimental measurements of the effective thermal conductivity of a pseudo-porous food analogue over a range of porosities and mean pore sizes. Journal of Food Engineering. 63(1). 87–95. 36 indexed citations
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Carson, James K., S.J. Lovatt, David J. Tanner, & A.C Cleland. (2003). An analysis of the influence of material structure on the effective thermal conductivity of theoretical porous materials using finite element simulations. International Journal of Refrigeration. 26(8). 873–880. 62 indexed citations
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Burr, A. F. & James K. Carson. (1974). X-ray screening constants. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 7(4). 451–459. 5 indexed citations

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