John Vassberg

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

John Vassberg is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, John Vassberg has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Computational Mechanics, 43 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 23 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in John Vassberg's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (62 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (45 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (21 papers). John Vassberg is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (62 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (45 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (21 papers). John Vassberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Japan. John Vassberg's co-authors include Richard A. Wahls, Mark DeHaan, Melissa B. Rivers, Antony Jameson, Olaf Brodersen, Edward N. Tinoco, Dimitri J. Mavriplis, Kelly Laflin, Tom Zickuhr and Mori Mani and has published in prestigious journals such as AIAA Journal, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series.

In The Last Decade

John Vassberg

82 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Development of a Common Research Model for Applied CFD Va... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 200 400 600
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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. Development of a Common Research Model for Applied CFD Validation Studies
    2008 636 citations John Vassberg, Mark DeHaan et al. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Vassberg United States 28 2.8k 1.7k 682 344 291 83 3.3k
Kazuhiro Nakahashi Japan 31 2.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 600 0.9× 306 0.9× 161 0.6× 221 3.6k
Michael J. Aftosmis United States 32 2.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 832 1.2× 139 0.4× 190 0.7× 124 3.4k
Richard A. Wahls United States 19 1.9k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 463 0.7× 247 0.7× 232 0.8× 58 2.3k
Eric J. Nielsen United States 26 2.3k 0.8× 701 0.4× 546 0.8× 129 0.4× 143 0.5× 114 2.8k
Marian Nemec United States 24 1.4k 0.5× 766 0.5× 325 0.5× 175 0.5× 152 0.5× 62 1.8k
Christopher L. Rumsey United States 39 5.2k 1.9× 3.4k 2.0× 653 1.0× 184 0.5× 993 3.4× 214 5.8k
Thomas D. Economon United States 20 1.3k 0.5× 898 0.5× 256 0.4× 186 0.5× 140 0.5× 57 1.9k
Kazuomi Yamamoto Japan 25 1.8k 0.7× 1.8k 1.1× 180 0.3× 119 0.3× 358 1.2× 179 2.7k
K. J. Badcock United Kingdom 32 2.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 209 0.3× 125 0.4× 253 0.9× 127 2.9k
Song Fu China 29 2.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 468 0.7× 89 0.3× 573 2.0× 245 3.2k

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All Works

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Mani, Mori, Ben Rider, Anthony Sclafani, et al.. (2014). Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes Technology for Transonic Drag Prediction: A Boeing Perspective. Journal of Aircraft. 51(4). 1118–1134. 10 indexed citations
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Vassberg, John, et al.. (2013). The Design and Test of a Swept Wing Upper Surface Blowing Concept. 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 6 indexed citations
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Levy, David, Kelly Laflin, John Vassberg, et al.. (2013). Summary of Data from the Fifth AIAA CFD Drag Prediction Workshop. 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 101 indexed citations
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Vassberg, John. (2011). A Unified Baseline Grid about the Common Research Model Wing/Body for the Fifth AIAA CFD Drag Prediction Workshop (Invited). 29th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference. 71 indexed citations
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Jameson, Antony, John Vassberg, & Sriram Shankaran. (2010). Aerodynamic-Structural Design Studies of Low-Sweep Transonic Wings. Journal of Aircraft. 47(2). 505–514. 19 indexed citations
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Mavriplis, Dimitri J., John Vassberg, Edward N. Tinoco, et al.. (2009). Grid Quality and Resolution Issues from the Drag Prediction Workshop Series. Journal of Aircraft. 46(3). 935–950. 80 indexed citations
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Vassberg, John, Olaf Brodersen, Richard A. Wahls, et al.. (2008). Comparison of NTF Experimental Data with CFD Predictions from the Third AIAA CFD Drag Prediction Workshop. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 12 indexed citations
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Vassberg, John, et al.. (2008). Aerodynamic Cruise Design of a Joined Wing SensorCraft. 8 indexed citations
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Vassberg, John, Mark DeHaan, Melissa B. Rivers, & Richard A. Wahls. (2008). Development of a Common Research Model for Applied CFD Validation Studies. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 636 indexed citations breakdown →
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Laflin, Kelly, John Vassberg, Richard A. Wahls, et al.. (2005). Data Summary from Second AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Drag Prediction Workshop. Journal of Aircraft. 42(5). 1165–1178. 162 indexed citations
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Vassberg, John, Arathi Gopinath, & Antony Jameson. (2005). Revisiting the Vertical-Axis Wind-Turbine Design Using Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics. 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 20 indexed citations
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Vassberg, John, Anthony Sclafani, & Mark DeHaan. (2005). A Wing-Body Fairing Design for the DLR-F6 Model: A DPW-III Case Study. 59 indexed citations
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Laflin, Kelly, Olaf Brodersen, M. Rakowitz, et al.. (2004). Summary of Data from the Second AIAA CFD Drag Prediction Workshop (Invited). 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 58 indexed citations
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Jameson, A., Luca Martinelli, Juan J. Alonso, John Vassberg, & Josephine Reuther. (2002). Simulation based aerodynamic design. 2. 55–87. 9 indexed citations
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Vassberg, John, et al.. (2000). G-Force - The design of an Unlimited Class Reno racer. 5 indexed citations
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Vassberg, John. (2000). Multi-block mesh extrusion driven by a globally elliptic system. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 49(1-2). 3–15. 6 indexed citations
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Jameson, Antony, Juan J. Alonso, James Reuther, Luigi Martinelli, & John Vassberg. (1998). Aerodynamic shape optimization techniques based on control theory. 76 indexed citations
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Vassberg, John, et al.. (1990). AIRPLANE: Unstructured-Mesh Applications. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Vassberg, John. (1990). An unstructured-mesh Euler method for multielement airfoil geometries. 4 indexed citations

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