John E. Dec

12.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
114 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

John E. Dec is a scholar working on Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John E. Dec has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, 87 papers in Computational Mechanics and 42 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in John E. Dec's work include Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (104 papers), Combustion and flame dynamics (82 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (41 papers). John E. Dec is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (104 papers), Combustion and flame dynamics (82 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (41 papers). John E. Dec collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. John E. Dec's co-authors include Magnus Sjöberg, Yi Yang, Christoph Espey, Wontae Hwang, Nicolas Dronniou, Jay O. Keller, Jérémie Dernotte, Chunsheng Ji, Charles K. Westbrook and Robert E. Canaan and has published in prestigious journals such as Optics Letters, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and Fuel.

In The Last Decade

John E. Dec

114 papers receiving 10.0k 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.

A Conceptual Model of DI Diesel Combustion Based on Laser-Sheet Imaging*

1997 1.1k citations John E. Dec SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series profile →
Advanced compression-ignition engines—understanding the in-cylinder processes

2008 873 citations John E. Dec Proceedings of the Combustion Institute profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John E. Dec United States	56	9.9k	7.6k	4.0k	3.8k	1.7k	114	10.6k
Lyle M. Pickett United States	54	8.4k 0.8×	7.1k 0.9×	3.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	166	9.3k
Dennis L. Siebers United States	30	5.7k 0.6×	4.4k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.4×	995 0.6×	53	6.3k
Zhi Wang China	44	5.7k 0.6×	3.6k 0.5×	2.3k 0.6×	2.1k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	241	7.1k
Christine Mounaïm–Rousselle France	42	5.1k 0.5×	3.6k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	901 0.2×	2.1k 1.2×	153	6.2k
Charles J. Mueller United States	33	4.3k 0.4×	3.0k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.3×	921 0.5×	85	5.0k
Magnus Sjöberg United States	39	4.7k 0.5×	3.7k 0.5×	1.6k 0.4×	1.7k 0.4×	696 0.4×	100	5.0k
Per Tunestål Sweden	42	5.8k 0.6×	3.7k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	2.9k 0.8×	959 0.6×	235	6.3k
Derek Splitter United States	31	4.6k 0.5×	3.0k 0.4×	1.9k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	64	4.9k
Fabian Mauß Germany	36	4.3k 0.4×	3.3k 0.4×	815 0.2×	842 0.2×	1.6k 0.9×	160	4.9k
Mark P. Musculus United States	35	4.2k 0.4×	3.0k 0.4×	1.6k 0.4×	1.5k 0.4×	814 0.5×	79	4.4k

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Pintor, Darío López, et al.. (2023). Development and evaluation of a skeletal mechanism for EHN additized gasoline mixtures in large Eddy simulations of HCCI combustion. International Journal of Engine Research. 24(9). 3863–3877. 6 indexed citations

Pintor, Darío López & John E. Dec. (2022). Development and Validation of an EHN Mechanism for Fundamental and Applied Chemistry Studies. SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility. 4(4). 1198–1216. 12 indexed citations

Cheng, Song, S. Scott Goldsborough, Scott W. Wagnon, et al.. (2022). Replicating HCCI-like autoignition behavior: What gasoline surrogate fidelity is needed?. Applications in Energy and Combustion Science. 12. 100091–100091. 15 indexed citations

Guo, Songtao, Alberto Cuoci, Yujie Wang, et al.. (2022). Combustion characteristics and detailed simulations of surrogates for a Tier II gasoline certification fuel. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 39(2). 2493–2502. 5 indexed citations

Pintor, Darío López, et al.. (2021). A comparative study of gasoline skeletal mechanisms under partial fuel stratification conditions using large eddy simulations. International Journal of Engine Research. 23(10). 1658–1677. 14 indexed citations

Gentz, Gerald, Jérémie Dernotte, Chunsheng Ji, Darío López Pintor, & John E. Dec. (2019). Combustion-Timing Control of Low-Temperature Gasoline Combustion (LTGC) Engines by Using Double Direct-Injections to Control Kinetic Rates. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 23 indexed citations

Gentz, Gerald, Jérémie Dernotte, Chunsheng Ji, & John E. Dec. (2018). Spark Assist for CA50 Control and Improved Robustness in a Premixed LTGC Engine – Effects of Equivalence Ratio and Intake Boost. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 30 indexed citations

Mehl, Marco, William J. Pitz, S. Mani Sarathy, Yi Yang, & John E. Dec. (2012). Detailed Kinetic Modeling of Conventional Gasoline at Highly Boosted Conditions and the Associated Intermediate Temperature Heat Release. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 41 indexed citations

Yang, Yi, John E. Dec, Nicolas Dronniou, & Magnus Sjöberg. (2010). Tailoring HCCI heat-release rates with partial fuel stratification: Comparison of two-stage and single-stage-ignition fuels. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 33(2). 3047–3055. 154 indexed citations

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Hessel, Randy, David E. Foster, Salvador M. Aceves, et al.. (2008). Modeling Iso-octane HCCI Using CFD with Multi-Zone Detailed Chemistry; Comparison to Detailed Speciation Data Over a Range of Lean Equivalence Ratios. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 46 indexed citations

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Sjöberg, Magnus & John E. Dec. (2006). Smoothing HCCI Heat-Release Rates Using Partial Fuel Stratification with Two-Stage Ignition Fuels. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 226 indexed citations

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Schuchardt, Karen, Oluwayemisi O. Oluwole, William J. Pitz, et al.. (2005). Development of the RIOT web service and information technologies to enable mechanism reduction for HCCI simulations. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 16. 107–112. 1 indexed citations

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Aceves, Salvador M., Daniel L. Flowers, Francisco Espinosa-Loza, et al.. (2004). Spatial Analysis of Emissions Sources for HCCI Combustion at Low Loads Using a Multi-Zone Model. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 62 indexed citations

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Zhao, Fuquan, Thomas W. Asmus, John E. Dec, J. A. Eng, & Paul Najt. (2003). Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines : key research and development issues. 230 indexed citations

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Dec, John E.. (1997). A Conceptual Model of DI Diesel Combustion Based on Laser-Sheet Imaging*. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 1071 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dec, John E., Dennis L. Siebers, Christoph Espey, & Axel O. zur Loye. (1992). Soot and fuel distribution imaging in a diesel engine. Preprints - American Chemical Society. Division of Petroleum Chemistry. 37(4). 1414–1429. 1 indexed citations

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Dec, John E. & Christoph Espey. (1992). Soot and Fuel Distributions in a D.I. Diesel Engine via 2-D Imaging. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 44 indexed citations

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Dec, John E., Axel O. zur Loye, & Dennis L. Siebers. (1991). Soot Distribution in a D.I. Diesel Engine Using 2-D Laser-Induced Incandescence Imaging. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 95 indexed citations

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Barr, P. K., Jay O. Keller, T.T. Bramlette, Charles K. Westbrook, & John E. Dec. (1990). Pulse combustor modeling demonstration of the importance of characteristic times. Combustion and Flame. 82(3-4). 252–269. 44 indexed citations

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Dec, John E. & Jay O. Keller. (1990). Time-resolved gas temperatures in the oscillating turbulent flow of a pulse combustor tail pipe. Combustion and Flame. 80(3-4). 358–370. 36 indexed citations

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