Kenneth W. Ragland

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Kenneth W. Ragland is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth W. Ragland has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 17 papers in Computational Mechanics and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kenneth W. Ragland's work include Combustion and Detonation Processes (15 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (14 papers) and Combustion and flame dynamics (13 papers). Kenneth W. Ragland is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and Detonation Processes (15 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (14 papers) and Combustion and flame dynamics (13 papers). Kenneth W. Ragland collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Canada. Kenneth W. Ragland's co-authors include Andrew J. Baker, Kenneth M. Bryden, Mahendra K. Misra, D.J. Aerts, Christopher J. Rutland, James A. Nicholls, Eliahou K. Dabora, Robin L. Dennis, Perry J. Samson and Eli K. Dabora and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Bioresource Technology and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth W. Ragland

50 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Wood ash composition as a function of furnace temperature 1991 2026 2002 2014 1993 1991 100 200 300
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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. Wood ash composition as a function of furnace temperature
    1993 399 citations Kenneth W. Ragland, Andrew J. Baker et al. Biomass and Bioenergy profile →
  2. Properties of wood for combustion analysis
    1991 379 citations Kenneth W. Ragland, D.J. Aerts et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth W. Ragland United States 18 825 516 512 462 307 51 2.0k
Kalyan Annamalai United States 29 2.3k 2.8× 348 0.7× 330 0.6× 800 1.7× 257 0.8× 94 3.3k
J.M. Beér United States 31 1.5k 1.8× 732 1.4× 536 1.0× 2.7k 5.9× 100 0.3× 125 4.4k
Paul R. Medwell Australia 32 971 1.2× 524 1.0× 608 1.2× 2.5k 5.5× 114 0.4× 146 3.5k
Rory M. Hadden United Kingdom 27 257 0.3× 246 0.5× 1.3k 2.5× 153 0.3× 104 0.3× 111 2.3k
Qiu Bao China 27 147 0.2× 574 1.1× 223 0.4× 459 1.0× 246 0.8× 56 2.4k
Guangxue Zhang China 25 184 0.2× 245 0.5× 93 0.2× 344 0.7× 985 3.2× 145 2.4k
Abdelmalek Bouazza Australia 49 139 0.2× 198 0.4× 520 1.0× 233 0.5× 417 1.4× 299 7.5k
Claes Tullin Sweden 17 1.2k 1.4× 65 0.1× 177 0.3× 316 0.7× 110 0.4× 45 1.9k
Morten C. Melaaen Norway 28 918 1.1× 94 0.2× 123 0.2× 717 1.6× 123 0.4× 83 2.1k
Pengfei Wang China 22 69 0.1× 502 1.0× 165 0.3× 498 1.1× 379 1.2× 71 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bryden, Kenneth M., Kenneth W. Ragland, & Christopher J. Rutland. (2002). Modeling thermally thick pyrolysis of wood. Biomass and Bioenergy. 22(1). 41–53. 205 indexed citations
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Ragland, Kenneth W., et al.. (1997). 공기 역학적 입자 분리기의 성능에 관한 연구. 285–289.
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Bryden, Kenneth M. & Kenneth W. Ragland. (1996). Numerical modeling of a deep, fixed bed combustor. Fuel and Energy Abstracts. 37(3). 207–207. 17 indexed citations
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Bryden, Kenneth M. & Kenneth W. Ragland. (1996). Numerical Modeling of a Deep, Fixed Bed Combustor. Energy & Fuels. 10(2). 269–275. 146 indexed citations
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Ragland, Kenneth W., et al.. (1996). Performance of an aerodynamic particle separator. Waste Management. 16(8). 735–740. 1 indexed citations
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Aerts, D.J., et al.. (1996). Organic Emissions from Combustion of Pine, Plywood, and Particleboard. Energy & Fuels. 10(2). 299–304. 12 indexed citations
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Blander, M., Kenneth W. Ragland, R.L. Cole, Joseph A. Libera, & Arthur D. Pelton. (1995). The inorganic chemistry of wood combustion for power production. Biomass and Bioenergy. 8(1). 29–38. 11 indexed citations
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Bryden, Kenneth M., et al.. (1994). Modeling the performance of the whole tree energy combustor. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations
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Ragland, Kenneth W., D.J. Aerts, & Andrew J. Baker. (1991). Properties of wood for combustion analysis. Bioresource Technology. 37(2). 161–168. 379 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ragland, Kenneth W. & D.J. Aerts. (1989). Development of a gravel bed combustor for solid fueled gas turbine: Phase 1, Final report, September 1, 1985--January 31, 1989. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations
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Ragland, Kenneth W., et al.. (1984). Refuse-Derived Fuel Evaluation in an Industrial Spreader-Stoker Boiler. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 106(4). 782–788. 1 indexed citations
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Ragland, Kenneth W., et al.. (1980). Air pollution studies near a coal-fired power plant : Wisconsin power plant impact study. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Ragland, Kenneth W., et al.. (1979). Combustion of single coal particles in a jet. Energy. 4(2). 341–348. 27 indexed citations
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Samson, Perry J. & Kenneth W. Ragland. (1977). Ozone and Visibility Reduction in the Midwest: Evidence for Large-Scale Transport. Journal of applied meteorology. 16(10). 1101–1106. 27 indexed citations
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Bowen, J.R., et al.. (1971). Heterogeneous detonation supported by fuel fogs or films. Symposium (International) on Combustion. 13(1). 1131–1139. 34 indexed citations
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Dabora, Eliahou K., Kenneth W. Ragland, & James A. Nicholls. (1969). Drop-size effects in spray detonations. Symposium (International) on Combustion. 12(1). 19–26. 63 indexed citations
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Ragland, Kenneth W., et al.. (1969). Two-phase detonation of a liquid layer.. AIAA Journal. 7(5). 859–863. 26 indexed citations
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Dabora, Eli K., J. A. Nicholls, & Kenneth W. Ragland. (1966). A study of heterogeneous detonations.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 24 indexed citations
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Ragland, Kenneth W., et al.. (1966). Feasibility studies of a rotating detonation wave rocket motor.. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 3(6). 893–898. 179 indexed citations
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Dabora, Eliahou K., J. A. Nicholls, & Kenneth W. Ragland. (1965). A study of two phase detonation as it relates to rocket motor combustion instability. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations

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