P. D. Thomas

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

P. D. Thomas is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, P. D. Thomas has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Computational Mechanics, 6 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 5 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in P. D. Thomas's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (14 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (9 papers) and Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (6 papers). P. D. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (14 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (9 papers) and Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (6 papers). P. D. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. P. D. Thomas's co-authors include C. LOMBARD, Jacques Middlecoff, Marcel Vinokur, Michael C. Fong, C.H. Kruger and G M Mackay and has published in prestigious journals such as AIAA Journal, Applied Mathematics and Computation and Journal of Petroleum Technology.

In The Last Decade

P. D. Thomas

21 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Geometric Conservation Law and Its Application to Flow Computations on Moving Grids

1979 870 citations P. D. Thomas, C. LOMBARD AIAA Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. D. Thomas United States	11	1.2k	418	187	98	94	22	1.4k
F. C. Thames United States	8	950 0.8×	235 0.6×	115 0.6×	169 1.7×	70 0.7×	14	1.3k
Chuen‐Yen Chow United States	16	770 0.6×	386 0.9×	142 0.8×	88 0.9×	33 0.4×	62	1.0k
David Whitfield United States	23	1.4k 1.2×	674 1.6×	326 1.7×	64 0.7×	71 0.8×	102	1.7k
O. R. Burggraf United States	13	1.1k 1.0×	231 0.6×	118 0.6×	203 2.1×	76 0.8×	33	1.4k
Farzin Shakib United States	14	1.1k 1.0×	186 0.4×	105 0.6×	63 0.6×	180 1.9×	19	1.3k
C. LOMBARD United States	11	1.2k 1.0×	405 1.0×	278 1.5×	23 0.2×	92 1.0×	38	1.3k
Wayne A. Smith United States	8	1.0k 0.8×	399 1.0×	255 1.4×	52 0.5×	50 0.5×	13	1.1k
Keith Stein United States	16	1.1k 0.9×	601 1.4×	171 0.9×	29 0.3×	45 0.5×	43	1.4k
W. R. Briley United States	17	1.4k 1.1×	559 1.3×	225 1.2×	92 0.9×	127 1.4×	63	1.6k
W. L. Hankey United States	21	1.2k 1.0×	671 1.6×	276 1.5×	186 1.9×	21 0.2×	97	1.5k

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Thomas, P. D., et al.. (1998). <title>Return flux of neutral and charged particles in geosynchronous orbit</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3427. 290–301. 3 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D., et al.. (1990). Navier-Stokes simulation of three-dimensional hypersonic equilibriumflows with ablation. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 27(2). 143–149. 6 indexed citations

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Mackay, G M, et al.. (1985). THE EFFECTS OF MANDATORY SEATBELT USE IN GREAT BRITAIN.

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Thomas, P. D., et al.. (1984). Numerical simulation of axisymmetric base flow on tactical missiles with propulsive jet. 2 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D.. (1982). Composite Three-Dimensional Grids Generated by Elliptic Systems. AIAA Journal. 20(9). 1195–1202. 37 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D., et al.. (1982). Shock-Capturing Algorithm for the Navier-Stokes Equations. AIAA Journal. 20(9). 1212–1218. 12 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D.. (1982). Numerical generation of composite three dimensional grids by quasilinear elliptic systems. Applied Mathematics and Computation. 10-11. 667–686. 10 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D. & Jacques Middlecoff. (1980). Direct Control of the Grid Point Distribution in Meshes Generated by Elliptic Equations. AIAA Journal. 18(6). 652–656. 277 indexed citations

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Middlecoff, Jacques & P. D. Thomas. (1979). Direct control of the grid point distribution in meshes generated by elliptic equations. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 30 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D. & C. LOMBARD. (1979). Geometric Conservation Law and Its Application to Flow Computations on Moving Grids. AIAA Journal. 17(10). 1030–1037. 870 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thomas, P. D.. (1979). Numerical method for predicting flow characteristics and performance of nonaxisymmetric nozzles, theory. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 36 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D.. (1977). Jet Flowfield behind a Laser-Supported Detonation Wave. AIAA Journal. 15(10). 1405–1409. 5 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D., et al.. (1976). Efficient Computation of "Stiff" Chemically Reacting Flow in Turbulent Free Jets. AIAA Journal. 14(5). 629–636. 10 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D., et al.. (1975). Efficient computation of 'stiff' chemically reacting flow in turbulent free jets. 124–132. 2 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D., et al.. (1972). Numerical Solution for Three-Dimensional Inviscid Supersonic Flow. AIAA Journal. 10(7). 887–894. 55 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D., et al.. (1972). Flow field predictions for a slab delta wing at incidence. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D.. (1969). Flow over a finite plate with massive injection.. AIAA Journal. 7(4). 681–687. 5 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D., et al.. (1968). Flow over finite bodies with massive injection.. AIAA Journal. 6(11). 2229–2231. 3 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D.. (1965). Transparency assumption in hypersonic radiative gas dynamics. AIAA Journal. 3(8). 1401–1407. 17 indexed citations

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Thomas, P. D.. (1963). Steels for Oilwell Casing and Tubing - Past, Present and Future. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 15(5). 495–500. 6 indexed citations

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