P. R. Smy

1.7k total citations
119 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

P. R. Smy is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P. R. Smy has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 45 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 44 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in P. R. Smy's work include Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (48 papers), Combustion and Detonation Processes (33 papers) and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (31 papers). P. R. Smy is often cited by papers focused on Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (48 papers), Combustion and Detonation Processes (33 papers) and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (31 papers). P. R. Smy collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. P. R. Smy's co-authors include R. M. Clements, J. D. Dale, D. R. Topham, H. J. Pain, B.M. Oliver, C. S. MacLatchy, A. A. Offenberger, J. R. Greig, John Dale and N. Rajaratnam and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

P. R. Smy

116 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. R. Smy Canada 20 652 516 476 412 305 119 1.5k
R. M. Clements Canada 20 523 0.8× 388 0.8× 402 0.8× 312 0.8× 379 1.2× 89 1.3k
R. S. Devoto United States 16 593 0.9× 268 0.5× 517 1.1× 96 0.2× 1.1k 3.5× 42 1.7k
A. Kuthi United States 23 886 1.4× 312 0.6× 157 0.3× 101 0.2× 253 0.8× 76 1.6k
Paul M. Chung United States 16 432 0.7× 179 0.3× 189 0.4× 325 0.8× 252 0.8× 41 943
Laxminarayan L. Raja United States 28 2.2k 3.4× 857 1.7× 319 0.7× 540 1.3× 406 1.3× 205 3.1k
Ira M. Cohen United States 12 397 0.6× 150 0.3× 133 0.3× 402 1.0× 246 0.8× 42 1.0k
Jack L. Kerrebrock United States 23 257 0.4× 1.2k 2.3× 121 0.3× 927 2.3× 108 0.4× 83 1.8k
Sean O’Byrne Australia 19 281 0.4× 558 1.1× 291 0.6× 972 2.4× 108 0.4× 98 1.5k
Gérard Degrez Belgium 23 314 0.5× 449 0.9× 122 0.3× 690 1.7× 279 0.9× 115 1.4k
Munetake Nishihara United States 22 1.1k 1.6× 1.3k 2.5× 271 0.6× 818 2.0× 73 0.2× 64 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. R. Smy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. R. Smy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of P. R. Smy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of P. R. Smy based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with P. R. Smy. P. R. Smy is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ting, David S.‐K., et al.. (1994). Early Flame Acceleration Measurements in a Turbulent Spark-Ignited Mixture. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 19 indexed citations
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Smy, P. R., et al.. (1992). Characteristics of incendive and non-incendive spark discharges from the surface of a charged insulator. Journal of Electrostatics. 27(3). 267–282. 8 indexed citations
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Smy, P. R., et al.. (1989). Combustion Chamber Pressure Measurement at Very Early Times: Comparison of Plasma Jet Ignition with Conventional Ignition. Combustion Science and Technology. 63(1). 131–137. 1 indexed citations
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West, Christopher, et al.. (1988). Use of a plasma jet igniter as a gas pump. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 21(12). 1830–1832. 3 indexed citations
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Smy, P. R., et al.. (1988). An inexpensive light source for high-speed schlieren photography. Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments. 21(12). 1172–1174. 3 indexed citations
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Au, Sunny Chi Lik, et al.. (1984). Analysis of the arc formed along the surface of a flat plate immersed in a laminar flow of gas. IEE Proceedings A Physical Science, Measurement and Instrumentation, Management and Education, Reviews. 131(8). 605–609. 1 indexed citations
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Topham, D. R., et al.. (1982). Turbulent mixing induced by a high-energy ignition device. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 15(7). L65–L68. 12 indexed citations
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Clements, R. M., et al.. (1980). High-pressure sheath to glow transition in a plasma-filled gap. IEE Proceedings A Physical Science, Measurement and Instrumentation, Management and Education, Reviews. 127(7). 447–451. 1 indexed citations
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Giles, C.R., R. M. Clements, & P. R. Smy. (1980). Flush probe studies of plasma flow over a flat plate: experimental. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 13(1). 33–38. 1 indexed citations
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Milinazzo, F., et al.. (1979). Blast wave computations using the flux-corrected transport algorithm. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 12(7). 1039–1049. 2 indexed citations
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Clements, R. M. & P. R. Smy. (1977). The effect of electrohydrodynamic boundary layers on heat transfer from flame gases. Combustion and Flame. 29. 33–41. 3 indexed citations
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Smy, P. R.. (1976). The use of Langmuir probes in the study of high pressure plasmas. Advances In Physics. 25(5). 517–553. 111 indexed citations
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Oliver, B.M., R. M. Clements, & P. R. Smy. (1976). The AC motion of the sheath edge in a flowing high-pressure plasma. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 9(7). 1173–1180. 3 indexed citations
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Oliver, B.M., P. R. Smy, & R. M. Clements. (1974). Small-signal transit-time analysis of a planar mobility-dominated ion sheath. Journal of Applied Physics. 45(12). 5245–5250. 5 indexed citations
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Clements, R. M. & P. R. Smy. (1973). Langmuir probe measurement of electron temperature in high-pressure plasmas. Journal of Applied Physics. 44(8). 3550–3556. 16 indexed citations
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Clements, R. M., C. S. MacLatchy, & P. R. Smy. (1972). Verification of Static Spherical Probe Theory in a Moving High-Pressure Plasma. Journal of Applied Physics. 43(1). 31–37. 23 indexed citations
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Clements, R. M. & P. R. Smy. (1971). Stagnation probe measurements in flowing plasmas. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 4(11). 1687–1694. 3 indexed citations
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Clements, R. M. & P. R. Smy. (1969). Electrostatic-Probe Studies in a Flame Plasma. Journal of Applied Physics. 40(11). 4553–4558. 69 indexed citations
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Mikoshiba, S. & P. R. Smy. (1969). Two Coil rf Determination of Plasma Conductivity. Review of Scientific Instruments. 40(9). 1187–1191. 6 indexed citations
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Pain, H. J. & P. R. Smy. (1960). The electrical conductivity of shock-ionized argon. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 9(3). 390–400. 19 indexed citations

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