P. A. Henne

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

P. A. Henne is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, P. A. Henne has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Computational Mechanics, 15 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in P. A. Henne's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (18 papers), Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (9 papers) and Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (6 papers). P. A. Henne is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (18 papers), Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (9 papers) and Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (6 papers). P. A. Henne collaborates with scholars based in United States and Russia. P. A. Henne's co-authors include R. M. Hicks, Robert D. Gregg, Michael López and Timothy Conners and has published in prestigious journals such as SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series, Journal of Aircraft and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics eBooks.

In The Last Decade

P. A. Henne

21 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Wing Design by Numerical Optimization 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 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. Wing Design by Numerical Optimization
    1978 858 citations R. M. Hicks, P. A. Henne Journal of Aircraft profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. A. Henne United States 8 757 532 242 200 154 21 1.1k
R. M. Hicks United States 16 1.1k 1.5× 712 1.3× 304 1.3× 270 1.4× 251 1.6× 52 1.6k
Jamshid A. Samareh United States 17 653 0.9× 520 1.0× 197 0.8× 176 0.9× 176 1.1× 60 1.2k
Brenda Kulfan United States 8 657 0.9× 613 1.2× 318 1.3× 212 1.1× 50 0.3× 15 1.2k
Perry A. Newman United States 18 712 0.9× 326 0.6× 535 2.2× 655 3.3× 114 0.7× 55 1.4k
Siva Nadarajah Canada 22 1.5k 1.9× 716 1.3× 158 0.7× 171 0.9× 218 1.4× 96 1.7k
Zhoujie Lyu United States 13 642 0.8× 564 1.1× 188 0.8× 187 0.9× 89 0.6× 16 1.0k
Arthur C. Taylor United States 17 637 0.8× 161 0.3× 156 0.6× 327 1.6× 137 0.9× 46 957
Zhenghong Gao China 17 408 0.5× 419 0.8× 248 1.0× 248 1.2× 45 0.3× 125 964
Joël Brézillon Germany 15 484 0.6× 205 0.4× 132 0.5× 129 0.6× 110 0.7× 50 665
Mehdi Ghoreyshi United States 19 1.1k 1.4× 1.0k 1.9× 111 0.5× 219 1.1× 83 0.5× 133 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. A. Henne

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. A. Henne

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Conners, Timothy, et al.. (2013). A Method for Reducing Sonic Boom Strength by Tailoring the Shape of the Propulsive Streamtube. 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference. 3 indexed citations
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Henne, P. A., et al.. (2006). Improved Sonic Boom Scaling Algorithm. 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 5 indexed citations
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Henne, P. A.. (2005). Case for Small Supersonic Civil Aircraft. Journal of Aircraft. 42(3). 765–774. 56 indexed citations
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Henne, P. A.. (2003). The Case for Small Supersonic Civil Aircraft. 12 indexed citations
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Henne, P. A. & Robert D. Gregg. (1991). New airfoil design concept. Journal of Aircraft. 28(5). 300–311. 28 indexed citations
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Henne, P. A.. (1990). Applied Computational Aerodynamics. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics eBooks. 75 indexed citations
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Gregg, Robert D., et al.. (1989). Application of Divergent Trailing-Edge Airfoil Technology to the Design of a Derivative Wing. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 4 indexed citations
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Henne, P. A. & Robert D. Gregg. (1989). A new airfoil design concept. 7 indexed citations
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Henne, P. A.. (1989). MD-90 transport aircraft design. 6 indexed citations
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Gregg, Robert D. & P. A. Henne. (1982). An assessment of mass conservation for potential flow shock simulation. 20th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 1 indexed citations
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Henne, P. A.. (1981). Inverse Transonic Wing Design Method. Journal of Aircraft. 18(2). 121–127. 22 indexed citations
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Henne, P. A., et al.. (1980). Results of design studies and wind tunnel tests of high-aspect-ratio supercritical wings for an energy efficient transport. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations
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Henne, P. A. & R. M. Hicks. (1978). Transonic wing analysis using advanced computational methods. 4 indexed citations
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Henne, P. A. & R. M. Hicks. (1978). Wing analysis using a transonic potential flow computational method. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 12 indexed citations
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Hicks, R. M. & P. A. Henne. (1978). Wing Design by Numerical Optimization. Journal of Aircraft. 15(7). 407–412. 858 indexed citations breakdown →
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López, Michael, et al.. (1977). Wind tunnel and analytical investigation of over-the-wing propulsion/air frame interferences for a short-haul aircraft at Mach numbers from 0.6 to 0.78. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations
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Henne, P. A., et al.. (1977). Nacelle Integration Study on a Mach-2.2 Supersonic Cruise Aircraft. Journal of Aircraft. 14(11). 1085–1092. 7 indexed citations
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Henne, P. A.. (1974). Low-speed test of translating lip axisymmetric inlets for subsonic transports. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2 indexed citations

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