Mark Drela

7.6k citations
116 papers · 3.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 29

Impact in

    • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
    • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
    • Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
    • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
    • Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
    • Rocket and propulsion systems research

Papers in

    • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics 55
    • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows 41
    • Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization 15
    • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research 15
    • Aerospace and Aviation Technology 13
    • Air Traffic Management and Optimization 10
    • Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics 10

Mark Drela

110 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Viscous-inviscid analysis of transonic and low Reynolds number airfoils 1987 · 826 citations
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Peers

Mark Drela
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  • Computational Mechanics 2.3k
  • Aerospace Engineering 2.7k
  • Global and Planetary Change 1.1k
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 178
  • Applied Mathematics 220
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All Works

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Viscous-inviscid analysis of transonic and low Reynolds number airfoils
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1987826
2 2009195
3 2010171
4 1999158
5 1987135
6 2017132
7
Flight Vehicle Aerodynamics
2014128
8 2011128
9 199095
10 201793
11 200793
12 199387
13 201086
14 198886
15 201478
16 201872
17 201272
18 198756
19 199853
20 199149

About Mark Drela

Mark Drela is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, having authored 116 papers that have together received 3.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (55 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (41 papers), Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (25 papers), Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization (15 papers), Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research (15 papers), Aerospace and Aviation Technology (13 papers), Air Traffic Management and Optimization (10 papers) and Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computational Mechanics (2.3k citations), Aerospace Engineering (2.7k citations), Global and Planetary Change (1.1k citations), Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty (178 citations) and Applied Mathematics (220 citations). Mark Drela has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as AIAA Journal, Journal of Aircraft, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Journal of Turbomachinery and Experiments in Fluids.

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