Peter Sturdza

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 807 citations indexed

About

Peter Sturdza is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Sturdza has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 807 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Computational Mechanics, 9 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 3 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Peter Sturdza's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (11 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (6 papers) and Aerospace and Aviation Technology (4 papers). Peter Sturdza is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (11 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (6 papers) and Aerospace and Aviation Technology (4 papers). Peter Sturdza collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Peter Sturdza's co-authors include Joaquim R. R. A. Martins, Juan J. Alonso, David Rodriguez, Ilan Kroo, Dev Rajnarayan, Mathias Wintzer, Jared Chase and Robert Eymard and has published in prestigious journals such as ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, 29th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference and 39th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit.

In The Last Decade

Peter Sturdza

15 papers receiving 752 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The complex-step derivative approximation

2003 531 citations Joaquim R. R. A. Martins, Peter Sturdza et al. ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Sturdza United States	10	359	274	148	125	103	15	807
Nicolas R. Gauger Germany	19	709 2.0×	427 1.6×	155 1.0×	220 1.8×	60 0.6×	120	1.2k
Edwin van der Weide United States	17	821 2.3×	395 1.4×	77 0.5×	73 0.6×	97 0.9×	46	1.0k
Jean‐Yves Trépanier Canada	23	1.3k 3.6×	414 1.5×	115 0.8×	163 1.3×	109 1.1×	122	1.8k
Sean R. Copeland United States	6	712 2.0×	475 1.7×	208 1.4×	148 1.2×	74 0.7×	9	1.1k
Zhenghong Gao China	17	408 1.1×	419 1.5×	248 1.7×	248 2.0×	78 0.8×	125	964
Gregory R. Shubin United States	16	593 1.7×	182 0.7×	192 1.3×	340 2.7×	107 1.0×	28	1.2k
Arthur C. Taylor United States	17	637 1.8×	161 0.6×	327 2.2×	156 1.2×	31 0.3×	46	957
Jamshid A. Samareh United States	17	653 1.8×	520 1.9×	176 1.2×	197 1.6×	107 1.0×	60	1.2k
Trent Lukaczyk United States	11	793 2.2×	624 2.3×	310 2.1×	228 1.8×	200 1.9×	15	1.4k
Siva Nadarajah Canada	22	1.5k 4.1×	716 2.6×	171 1.2×	158 1.3×	71 0.7×	96	1.7k

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All Works

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Sturdza, Peter & Dev Rajnarayan. (2014). Design and Validation of a Supersonic Natural Laminar Flow Test Article. 4 indexed citations

2.

Rajnarayan, Dev & Peter Sturdza. (2013). Extensible Rapid Transition Prediction for Aircraft Conceptual Design Using Modal Decomposition. 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 5 indexed citations

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Rodriguez, David, Peter Sturdza, & Robert Eymard. (2012). Improving the Accuracy of Euler/Boundary-Layer Solvers with Anisotropic Diffusion Methods. 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 3 indexed citations

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Sturdza, Peter, et al.. (2012). A Quasi-Simultaneous Interactive Boundary-Layer Model for a Cartesian Euler Solver. 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 5 indexed citations

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Rodriguez, David, et al.. (2012). A Rapid, Robust, and Accurate Coupled Boundary-Layer Method for Cart3D. 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 11 indexed citations

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Rajnarayan, Dev & Peter Sturdza. (2011). Extensible Rapid Transition Prediction for Aircraft Conceptual Design. 29th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference. 9 indexed citations

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Sturdza, Peter. (2007). Extensive Supersonic Natural Laminar Flow on the Aerion Business Jet. 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 24 indexed citations

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Wintzer, Mathias, Peter Sturdza, & Ilan Kroo. (2006). Conceptual Design of Conventional and Oblique Wing Configurations for Small Supersonic Aircraft. 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 14 indexed citations

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Rodriguez, David & Peter Sturdza. (2006). A Rapid Geometry Engine for Preliminary Aircraft Design. 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 50 indexed citations

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Martins, Joaquim R. R. A., Peter Sturdza, & Juan J. Alonso. (2003). The complex-step derivative approximation. ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software. 29(3). 245–262. 531 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sturdza, Peter. (2003). An aerodynamic design method for supersonic natural laminar flow aircraft. 41 indexed citations

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Kroo, Ilan & Peter Sturdza. (2003). Laminar Flow Control - A Systems Approach. 41st Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations

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Sturdza, Peter, et al.. (2002). Natural laminar flow for quiet and efficient supersonic aircraft. 13 indexed citations

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Martins, Joaquim R. R. A., Peter Sturdza, & Juan J. Alonso. (2001). The connection between the complex-step derivative approximation and algorithmic differentiation. 39th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 84 indexed citations

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Sturdza, Peter, et al.. (1999). Boundary layer calculations for preliminary design of wings in supersonic flow. 12 indexed citations

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