P.C. Klimas

1.3k total citations
30 papers, 315 citations indexed

About

P.C. Klimas is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, P.C. Klimas has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 315 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 14 papers in Environmental Engineering and 7 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in P.C. Klimas's work include Wind and Air Flow Studies (14 papers), Wind Energy Research and Development (13 papers) and Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems (9 papers). P.C. Klimas is often cited by papers focused on Wind and Air Flow Studies (14 papers), Wind Energy Research and Development (13 papers) and Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems (9 papers). P.C. Klimas collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. P.C. Klimas's co-authors include R.E. Sheldahl, L.V. Feltz, R. Rajagopalan, Dale E. Berg, David F. Rogers, G.J. Kolb, Robert E. Akins, M. Becker, Richard B. Diver and Samuel F. Baldwin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Propulsion and Power, Journal of Aircraft and Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.

In The Last Decade

P.C. Klimas

27 papers receiving 285 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.C. Klimas United States 11 258 134 121 29 23 30 315
J. Chiva Spain 8 83 0.3× 132 1.0× 254 2.1× 9 0.3× 13 0.6× 22 300
W.P. Wolfe United States 7 253 1.0× 122 0.9× 197 1.6× 2 0.1× 7 0.3× 24 320
R.E. Sheldahl United States 8 463 1.8× 212 1.6× 236 2.0× 2 0.1× 37 1.6× 12 527
K. M. Foreman United States 8 372 1.4× 207 1.5× 162 1.3× 4 0.1× 22 1.0× 19 402
S.N. Walker United States 6 224 0.9× 126 0.9× 84 0.7× 6 0.2× 53 2.3× 18 263
Thomas Mee United States 11 249 1.0× 38 0.3× 286 2.4× 32 1.1× 53 2.3× 15 479
Thoralf G. Reichel Germany 11 164 0.6× 30 0.2× 346 2.9× 7 0.2× 17 0.7× 23 403
D. Bohn Germany 13 248 1.0× 48 0.4× 423 3.5× 5 0.2× 14 0.6× 41 500
Stefano Rolfo United Kingdom 8 243 0.9× 47 0.4× 205 1.7× 4 0.1× 22 1.0× 23 348
A. A. Sfeir Lebanon 8 196 0.8× 32 0.2× 218 1.8× 37 1.3× 9 0.4× 10 307

Countries citing papers authored by P.C. Klimas

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Fields of papers citing papers by P.C. Klimas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P.C. Klimas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of P.C. Klimas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of P.C. Klimas 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.C. Klimas. P.C. Klimas 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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Arent, D. J., et al.. (1996). Opportunities and issues in international photovoltaic market development. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1465–1468. 2 indexed citations
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Becker, M., et al.. (1993). Second generation central receiver technologies. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 8 indexed citations
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Klimas, P.C., et al.. (1993). Second Generation Central Receiver Technologies: A Status Report.. elib (German Aerospace Center). 16 indexed citations
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Klimas, P.C., et al.. (1991). Status of second-generation central receiver technologies. Solar Energy Materials. 24(1-4). 162–171. 3 indexed citations
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Klimas, P.C., et al.. (1987). An overview of the DOE/SANDIA/USDA vertical axis wind turbine Test Bed project. 1 indexed citations
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Klimas, P.C.. (1984). Tailored airfoils for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines. Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. 4. 2351–2356. 15 indexed citations
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Klimas, P.C. & Dale E. Berg. (1983). Aerodynamic design of a midsized vertical-axis wind turbine using natural laminar-flow blade elements. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 3 indexed citations
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Klimas, P.C., et al.. (1983). Modular asymmetric parachute for wind tunnel testing. Journal of Aircraft. 20(1). 89–90.
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Klimas, P.C.. (1982). Darrieus Rotor Aerodynamics. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 104(2). 102–105. 25 indexed citations
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Klimas, P.C., et al.. (1981). Effects of blade preset pitch/offset on curved-blade Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine performance. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 29 indexed citations
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Klimas, P.C.. (1981). Recent Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine aerodynamical experiments at Sandia National Laboratories. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 67–76. 1 indexed citations
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Klimas, P.C., et al.. (1981). Aerodynamic Interference Between Two Darrieus Wind Turbines. Journal of Energy. 5(2). 84–88. 17 indexed citations
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Sheldahl, R.E., P.C. Klimas, & L.V. Feltz. (1980). Aerodynamic performance of a 5-metre-diameter Darrieus turbine with extruded aluminum NACA-0015 blades. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 80. 31957. 42 indexed citations
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Klimas, P.C.. (1979). Inflating parachute canopy differential pressures. Journal of Aircraft. 16(12). 861–862. 7 indexed citations
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Klimas, P.C. & R.E. Sheldahl. (1978). Four aerodynamic prediction schemes for vertical-axis wind turbines: a compendium. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 7 indexed citations
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Klimas, P.C.. (1977). Fluid Mass Associated with an Axisymmetric Parachute Canopy. Journal of Aircraft. 14(6). 577–580. 17 indexed citations
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Klimas, P.C.. (1973). Helium bubble survey of an opening parachute flowfield.. Journal of Aircraft. 10(9). 567–569. 7 indexed citations

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