James R. Melcher

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
114 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

James R. Melcher is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, James R. Melcher has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 18 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in James R. Melcher's work include Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (39 papers), Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation (29 papers) and Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation (14 papers). James R. Melcher is often cited by papers focused on Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (39 papers), Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation (29 papers) and Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation (14 papers). James R. Melcher collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. James R. Melcher's co-authors include Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, H. A. Haus, Charles V. Smith, James F. Hoburg, Markus Zahn, H.H. Woodson, R. J. Turnbull, G. Arlt, Andrew Morin and Thomas B. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.

In The Last Decade

James R. Melcher

106 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Electrohydrodynamics: A Review of the Role of Interfacial Shear Stresses

1969 1.0k citations James R. Melcher et al. profile →
Electromagnetic fields and energy

1989 500 citations James R. Melcher et al. profile →

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Satish Kumar United States

P. Atten France

Osman A. Basaran United States

A.J. Walton United Kingdom

Glenn D. Boreman United States

Kenneth A. Brakke United States

Steffen Hardt Germany

Zhiming Chen China

S. Büttgenbach Germany

Thomas A. Germer United States

Satish Kumar United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James R. Melcher

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All Works

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Morin, Andrew, Markus Zahn, & James R. Melcher. (2003). Effects of temperature and moisture on flow electrification in transformer pressboard/oil insulation. 384–385.

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Melcher, James R., et al.. (2003). Moisture sensing in transformer oil using thin film microdielectrometry. 29. 12–17.

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Morin, Andrew, James R. Melcher, & Markus Zahn. (2003). An absolute charge sensor for fluid electrification measurement. ei 23. 18–22. 5 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Tsutomu, et al.. (1992). Dielectric study at microwave frequencies of water-treed crosslinked polyethylene. IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation. 27(6). 1083–1088. 9 indexed citations

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Melcher, James R., et al.. (1989). Estimation of thickness, complex bulk permittivity and surface conductivity using interdigital dielectrometry. IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation. 24(6). 1159–1166. 26 indexed citations

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Withers, R.S. & James R. Melcher. (1988). Augmentation of single-stage electrostatic precipitation by electrohydrodynamic instability. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 27(1). 170–179. 3 indexed citations

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Melcher, James R., et al.. (1986). Flow electrification in transformer oil/cellulosic systems. 257–265. 5 indexed citations

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Dietz, Peter W. & James R. Melcher. (1978). Interparticle Electrical Forces in Packed and Fluidized Beds. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals. 17(1). 28–32. 34 indexed citations

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Hoburg, James F. & James R. Melcher. (1977). Electrohydrodynamic mixing and instability induced by co-linear fields and conductivity gradients. The Physics of Fluids. 20(6). 903–911. 45 indexed citations

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Melcher, James R., et al.. (1974). Dynamic interactions of monomolecular films with imposed electric fields. The Physics of Fluids. 17(1). 61–72. 10 indexed citations

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Melcher, James R., et al.. (1970). Electroconvective instability in a fluid layer. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 314(1517). 269–283. 17 indexed citations

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Melcher, James R., et al.. (1969). Dielectrophoretic liquid expulsion.. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 6(9). 961–967. 21 indexed citations

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Woodson, H.H. & James R. Melcher. (1968). Elastic and fluid media. Wiley eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Woodson, H.H. & James R. Melcher. (1968). Fields, forces, and motion. Wiley eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Smith, Charles V. & James R. Melcher. (1967). Electrohydrodynamically Induced Spatially Periodic Cellular Stokes-Flow. The Physics of Fluids. 10(11). 2315–2322. 27 indexed citations

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Melcher, James R.. (1965). An experiment to stabilize an electromechanical continuum. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 10(4). 466–469. 10 indexed citations

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Melcher, James R., et al.. (1965). Demonstration of Magnetic Flux Constraints and a Lumped Parameter Alfvén Wave. IEEE Transactions on Education. 8(2). 41–47. 3 indexed citations

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Melcher, James R.. (1963). Field-coupled surface waves : a comparative study of surface-coupled electrohydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic systems. MIT Press eBooks. 17 indexed citations

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Melcher, James R.. (1961). Electrohydrodynamic and Magnetohydrodynamic Surface Waves and Instabilities. The Physics of Fluids. 4(11). 1348–1354. 72 indexed citations

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Melcher, James R.. (1960). A Useful Analogy for Single-Group Neutron Diffusion Theory. Nuclear Science and Engineering. 7(3). 235–239.

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