Melissa B. Rivers

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Melissa B. Rivers is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa B. Rivers has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Computational Mechanics, 22 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 7 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Melissa B. Rivers's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (22 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (18 papers) and Aerospace and Aviation Technology (8 papers). Melissa B. Rivers is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (22 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (18 papers) and Aerospace and Aviation Technology (8 papers). Melissa B. Rivers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Melissa B. Rivers's co-authors include Richard A. Wahls, John Vassberg, Mark DeHaan, Craig Hunter, Richard L. Campbell, Ralf Rudnik, Olaf Brodersen, Stefan Keye, A. Neal Watkins and Ian F. C. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Aircraft, CEAS Aeronautical Journal and NPARC.

In The Last Decade

Melissa B. Rivers

26 papers receiving 1.2k 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

Melissa B. Rivers
Mark DeHaan Australia
Richard A. Wahls United States
Jeffrey P. Slotnick United States
Olaf Brodersen Germany
Neal T. Frink United States
Edwin van der Weide United States
Bernhard Eisfeld Germany
Edward N. Tinoco United States
David Whitfield United States
Michael A. Park United States
Mark DeHaan Australia
Melissa B. Rivers
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa B. Rivers

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All Works

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Smith, Ian F. C., et al.. (2020). Test Summary of the NASA High-Lift Common Research Model Half-Span at QinetiQ 5-Metre Pressurized Low-Speed Wind Tunnel. AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM. 31 indexed citations
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Danehy, Paul M., et al.. (2020). FLEET Velocimetry in the Common Research Model’s Wing Wake. AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum. 4 indexed citations
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Rivers, Melissa B.. (2019). NASA Common Research Model: A History and Future Plans. AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum. 4 indexed citations
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Rivers, Melissa B.. (2019). NASA Common Research Model: A History and Future Plans. AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum. 9 indexed citations
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Campbell, Richard L., et al.. (2019). Preliminary Results from an Experimental Assessment of a Natural Laminar Flow Design Method. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations
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Rivers, Melissa B., et al.. (2017). Comparison of the NASA Common Research Model European Transonic Wind Tunnel test data to NASA National Transonic Facility test data. CEAS Aeronautical Journal. 9(2). 307–317. 15 indexed citations
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Rivers, Melissa B., et al.. (2015). Comparison of the NASA Common Research Model European Transonic Wind Tunnel Test Data to NASA Test Data (Invited). 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 17 indexed citations
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Rivers, Melissa B., et al.. (2014). Experimental Investigations of the NASA Common Research Model. Journal of Aircraft. 51(4). 1183–1193. 85 indexed citations
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Keye, Stefan, Olaf Brodersen, & Melissa B. Rivers. (2014). Investigation of Aeroelastic Effects on the NASA Common Research Model. Journal of Aircraft. 51(4). 1323–1330. 37 indexed citations
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Olsen, Michael E., et al.. (2013). Separation Prediction of Large Separation with Reynolds Stress Models. 8 indexed citations
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Rivers, Melissa B., Craig Hunter, & Richard L. Campbell. (2012). Further Investigation of the Support System Effects and Wing Twist on the NASA Common Research Model. 74 indexed citations
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Rivers, Melissa B. & Craig Hunter. (2012). Support System Effects on the NASA Common Research Model. 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 39 indexed citations
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Zilliac, Greg, et al.. (2011). A Comparison of the Measured and Computed Skin Friction Distribution on the Common Research Model. 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 29 indexed citations
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Rivers, Melissa B., et al.. (2010). Experimental Investigations of the NASA Common Research Model (Invited). 73 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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Rivers, Melissa B. & Richard A. Wahls. (1999). Turbulence Model Comparisons for a High-Speed Aircraft. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 4 indexed citations
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Wahls, Richard A., Melissa B. Rivers, & L.R. Owen. (1999). Prediction and Assessment of Reynolds Number Sensitivities Associated with Wing Leading-Edge Radius Variations. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1. 1 indexed citations

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