Jeffrey Thomas

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Jeffrey Thomas is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jeffrey Thomas has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Computational Mechanics, 46 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 18 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Jeffrey Thomas's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (51 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (28 papers) and Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization (20 papers). Jeffrey Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (51 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (28 papers) and Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization (20 papers). Jeffrey Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Jeffrey Thomas's co-authors include Kenneth C. Hall, Earl H. Dowell, W. Scott Clark, Robert E. Kielb, Kivanc Ekici, Charles Denegri, John W. Barter, Philip L. Roe, Deman Tang and Bogdan I. Epureanu and has published in prestigious journals such as AIAA Journal, Journal of Fluids Engineering and Journal of Fluids and Structures.

In The Last Decade

Jeffrey Thomas

72 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Computation of Unsteady Nonlinear Flows in Cascades Using... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Computation of Unsteady Nonlinear Flows in Cascades Using a Harmonic Balance Technique
    2002 585 citations Kenneth C. Hall, Jeffrey Thomas et al. AIAA Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jeffrey Thomas United States 21 2.2k 1.4k 879 540 269 74 2.6k
K. J. Badcock United Kingdom 32 2.4k 1.1× 1.7k 1.3× 565 0.6× 445 0.8× 198 0.7× 127 2.9k
Imran Akhtar Pakistan 22 1.4k 0.6× 678 0.5× 706 0.8× 205 0.4× 364 1.4× 110 2.0k
Zhengyin Ye China 28 2.1k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 582 0.7× 221 0.4× 367 1.4× 188 2.7k
Walter A. Silva United States 16 963 0.4× 592 0.4× 819 0.9× 466 0.9× 333 1.2× 58 1.6k
Jeff Borggaard United States 24 1.3k 0.6× 209 0.2× 983 1.1× 656 1.2× 252 0.9× 127 2.0k
John T. Batina United States 27 2.5k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 270 0.3× 189 0.3× 147 0.5× 82 2.9k
Rafael Palacios United Kingdom 26 1.3k 0.6× 1.9k 1.4× 358 0.4× 210 0.4× 812 3.0× 157 2.6k
David J. Lucia United States 13 778 0.4× 331 0.2× 810 0.9× 448 0.8× 126 0.5× 21 1.2k
Siva Nadarajah Canada 22 1.5k 0.7× 716 0.5× 261 0.3× 171 0.3× 57 0.2× 96 1.7k
Soledad Le Clainche Spain 24 1.2k 0.6× 544 0.4× 885 1.0× 162 0.3× 155 0.6× 96 1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jeffrey Thomas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thomas, Jeffrey & Earl H. Dowell. (2025). Nonintrusive Polynomial Chaos Approach for Nonlinear Aeroelastic Uncertainty Quantification. Journal of Aircraft. 62(6). 1687–1697. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jeffrey & Earl H. Dowell. (2023). Using Broyden's Method to Improve the Computational Performance of a Harmonic Balance Aeroelastic Solution Technique. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum. 3 indexed citations
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Jamjoom, Aimun A. B., Jeffrey Thomas, Paolo Palmisciano, et al.. (2022). Autonomous surgical robotic systems and the liability dilemma. Frontiers in Surgery. 9. 1015367–1015367. 15 indexed citations
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Brown, Cameron, et al.. (2022). Convolution/Volterra Reduced-Order Modeling for Flutter and LCO Predictions in Highly Nonlinear Systems. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum. 3 indexed citations
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Ekici, Kivanc, et al.. (2013). Stabilization of Explicit Flow Solvers Using a Proper-Orthogonal-Decomposition Technique. AIAA Journal. 51(5). 1095–1104. 11 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jeffrey & Earl H. Dowell. (2011). Airfoil Transonic Flow Buffet Calculations Using the OVERFLOW 2 Flow Solver. 52nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference. 7 indexed citations
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Kielb, Robert E., et al.. (2009). Application of Enforced Motion to Study 2-D Cascade Lock-in Effect. 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including The New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 9 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jeffrey, Earl H. Dowell, & Kenneth C. Hall. (2008). Using Automatic Differentiation to Create a Nonlinear Reduced Order Model Aeroelastic Solver. 6 indexed citations
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Kielb, Robert E., et al.. (2008). Efficient Design Method for Non-Synchronous Vibrations Using Enforced Motion. 735–747. 15 indexed citations
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Dowell, Earl H., Robert E. Kielb, Deman Tang, Jeffrey Thomas, & Charles Denegri. (2008). NONLINEAR AEROELASTICITY OF CURRENT AND FUTURE AEROSPACE VEHICLES. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jeffrey, Earl H. Dowell, Kenneth C. Hall, & Charles Denegri. (2006). An Investigation of the Sensitivity of F-16 Fighter Flutter Onset and Limit Cycle Oscillations to Uncertainties. 16 indexed citations
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Dowell, Earl H., et al.. (2004). Improved Understanding of Transonic Flutter: A Three-Parameter Flutter Surface. Journal of Aircraft. 41(4). 911–917. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jeffrey, Earl H. Dowell, & Kenneth C. Hall. (2004). Modeling Viscous Transonic Limit Cycle Oscillation Behavior Using a Harmonic Balance Approach. Journal of Aircraft. 41(6). 1266–1274. 118 indexed citations
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Kielb, Robert E., John W. Barter, Jeffrey Thomas, & Kenneth C. Hall. (2003). Blade Excitation by Aerodynamic Instabilities: A Compressor Blade Study. 399–406. 95 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jeffrey, Kenneth C. Hall, & Earl H. Dowell. (2003). A Harmonic Balance Approach for Modeling Nonlinear Aeroelastic Behavior of Wings in Transonic Viscous Flow. 44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 23 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jeffrey, Kenneth C. Hall, & Earl H. Dowell. (2003). A Discrete Adjoint Approach for Modeling Unsteady Aerodynamic Design Sensitivities. 41st Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 12 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jeffrey, Earl H. Dowell, & Kenneth C. Hall. (2001). Three-dimensional transonic aeroelasticity using proper orthogonal decomposition based reduced order models. 19th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference. 14 indexed citations
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Dowell, Earl H., Kenneth C. Hall, Jeffrey Thomas, et al.. (1999). Reduced order models in unsteady aerodynamics. 40th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference and Exhibit. 60 indexed citations

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