Mark Drela

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
116 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Mark Drela is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Drela has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Computational Mechanics, 74 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 25 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Mark Drela's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (55 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (41 papers) and Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (25 papers). Mark Drela is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (55 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (41 papers) and Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (25 papers). Mark Drela collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Mark Drela's co-authors include Michael B. Giles, Alejandra Uranga, J. Peraire, E. M. Greitzer, Per‐Olof Persson, David K. Hall, Z. S. Spakovszky, James Hileman, Arthur C. Huang and Robert Haimes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C and Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Mark Drela

110 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Viscous-inviscid analysis of transonic and low Reynolds n... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 250 500 750
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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. Viscous-inviscid analysis of transonic and low Reynolds number airfoils
    1987 826 citations Mark Drela 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
Mark Drela United States 29 2.7k 2.3k 1.1k 299 220 116 3.8k
Ning Qin United Kingdom 34 2.8k 1.0× 3.0k 1.3× 334 0.3× 642 2.1× 467 2.1× 205 4.1k
George N. Barakos United Kingdom 33 3.0k 1.1× 3.3k 1.4× 375 0.3× 577 1.9× 203 0.9× 293 4.6k
Joseph A. Schetz United States 39 3.9k 1.4× 4.8k 2.0× 770 0.7× 392 1.3× 697 3.2× 415 6.0k
Kazuhiro Nakahashi Japan 31 1.7k 0.6× 2.9k 1.2× 306 0.3× 161 0.5× 600 2.7× 221 3.6k
David G. MacManus United Kingdom 27 1.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 482 0.4× 132 0.4× 92 0.4× 147 1.8k
John Vassberg United States 28 1.7k 0.6× 2.8k 1.2× 344 0.3× 291 1.0× 682 3.1× 83 3.3k
Gaetan K. Kenway United States 27 1.7k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 144 0.5× 364 1.7× 80 3.3k
Russell M. Cummings United States 32 2.5k 0.9× 2.7k 1.2× 227 0.2× 256 0.9× 513 2.3× 193 3.5k
Michael S. Selig United States 39 4.2k 1.5× 2.1k 0.9× 812 0.7× 965 3.2× 44 0.2× 178 4.9k
Kazuomi Yamamoto Japan 25 1.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 119 0.1× 358 1.2× 180 0.8× 179 2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Drela

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Drela, Mark, et al.. (2022). Impact of Propulsion Modeling Approach on High-Lift Force Prediction of Propeller-Blown Wings. AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum. 1 indexed citations
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Drela, Mark, et al.. (2021). Parametric Design Study for a Blown Flapped Wing. AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM. 4 indexed citations
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Drela, Mark, Arthur C. Huang, & David Darmofal. (2020). Screened expanding turning-vane concept. Experiments in Fluids. 61(3). 5 indexed citations
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Uranga, Alejandra, Mark Drela, David K. Hall, & E. M. Greitzer. (2018). Analysis of the Aerodynamic Benefit from Boundary Layer Ingestion for Transport Aircraft. AIAA Journal. 56(11). 4271–4281. 72 indexed citations
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Drela, Mark, et al.. (2018). Physics-Based Low-Order Model for Transonic Flutter Prediction. AIAA Journal. 56(4). 1519–1531. 27 indexed citations
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Hall, David K., Arthur C. Huang, Alejandra Uranga, et al.. (2017). Boundary Layer Ingestion Propulsion Benefit for Transport Aircraft. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 33(5). 1118–1129. 132 indexed citations
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Uranga, Alejandra, Mark Drela, E. M. Greitzer, et al.. (2017). Boundary Layer Ingestion Benefit of the D8 Transport Aircraft. AIAA Journal. 55(11). 3693–3708. 93 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shun, Marshall C. Galbraith, Steven R. Allmaras, Mark Drela, & David Darmofal. (2017). A Non-parametric Discontinuous Galerkin Formulation of the Integral Boundary Layer Equations with Strong Viscous/Inviscid Coupling. 6 indexed citations
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Haimes, Robert & Mark Drela. (2012). On The Construction of Aircraft Conceptual Geometry for High-Fidelity Analysis and Design. 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 72 indexed citations
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Drela, Mark. (2009). Power Balance in Aerodynamic Flows. AIAA Journal. 47(7). 1761–1771. 195 indexed citations
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Sato, Sho, Mark Drela, Jeffrey H. Lang, & David M. Otten. (2009). Design and Characterization of Hover Nano Air Vehicle Propulsion System. 6 indexed citations
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Willis, David J., J. Peraire, Mark Drela, & Jacob White. (2006). A Numerical Exploration of Parameter Dependence in Power Optimal Flapping Flight. 13 indexed citations
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Drela, Mark, et al.. (1998). Aerodynamics and flight control design for hovering micro air vehicles. 681–683 vol.2. 10 indexed citations
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Drela, Mark. (1991). Viscous Design and Analysis Methods for Transonic Compressor Blading. 1 indexed citations
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Drela, Mark, et al.. (1991). Viscous/inviscid method for preliminary design of transonic cascades. 27th Joint Propulsion Conference. 49 indexed citations
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Drela, Mark. (1989). Integral boundary layer formulation for blunt trailing edges. 46 indexed citations

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