R. B. Dirling

429 total citations
21 papers, 312 citations indexed

About

R. B. Dirling is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. B. Dirling has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 312 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 7 papers in Applied Mathematics and 5 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in R. B. Dirling's work include Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (7 papers), Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (6 papers) and Spacecraft Design and Technology (4 papers). R. B. Dirling is often cited by papers focused on Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (7 papers), Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (6 papers) and Spacecraft Design and Technology (4 papers). R. B. Dirling collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Japan. R. B. Dirling's co-authors include David E. Glass, Geoffrey J. Frank, Tyrel Stokes, S. R. Habbal, L. Ofman, G. Gloeckler, E. C. Sittler, W. C. Feldman, W. S. Lewis and D. J. McComas and has published in prestigious journals such as Carbon, Reviews of Geophysics and NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

In The Last Decade

R. B. Dirling

18 papers receiving 295 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. B. Dirling United States 9 147 134 85 70 66 21 312
Dean Kontinos United States 13 175 1.2× 235 1.8× 248 2.9× 72 1.0× 50 0.8× 25 470
George Maise United States 8 167 1.1× 197 1.5× 44 0.5× 77 1.1× 29 0.4× 45 339
Hartmut H. Legner United States 10 307 2.1× 188 1.4× 79 0.9× 12 0.2× 29 0.4× 36 440
Y. Umeda Japan 11 216 1.5× 166 1.2× 31 0.4× 20 0.3× 37 0.6× 27 335
Kazuhisa Fujita Japan 9 101 0.7× 123 0.9× 178 2.1× 102 1.5× 24 0.4× 39 291
М. В. Чернышов Russia 12 224 1.5× 252 1.9× 130 1.5× 31 0.4× 26 0.4× 47 384
G. R. Inger United States 13 552 3.8× 305 2.3× 292 3.4× 14 0.2× 44 0.7× 123 692
M. Inouye United States 9 378 2.6× 188 1.4× 159 1.9× 22 0.3× 30 0.5× 15 450
Donald J. Carlson Finland 5 235 1.6× 203 1.5× 100 1.2× 13 0.2× 18 0.3× 10 384
R. F. Hoglund United States 6 204 1.4× 179 1.3× 116 1.4× 16 0.2× 14 0.2× 7 326

Countries citing papers authored by R. B. Dirling

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. B. Dirling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. B. Dirling

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. B. Dirling. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. B. Dirling 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 R. B. Dirling. R. B. Dirling is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Dirling, R. B., et al.. (2011). Starprobe thermal shield evolution.
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McComas, D. J., M. Velli, W. S. Lewis, et al.. (2007). Understanding coronal heating and solar wind acceleration: Case for in situ near‐Sun measurements. Reviews of Geophysics. 45(1). 62 indexed citations
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Glass, David E., et al.. (2006). Materials Development for Hypersonic Flight Vehicles. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 39 indexed citations
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Glass, David E., Wallace L. Vaughn, Russell Smith, et al.. (2005). Development of X-43A Mach 10 Leading Edges. 56th International Astronautical Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, the International Academy of Astronautics, and the International Institute of Space Law. 24 indexed citations
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Dirling, R. B., William A. Imbriale, D. Le Quéau, et al.. (1999). The solar probe shield/antenna materials characterization. Carbon. 37(11). 1731–1739. 8 indexed citations
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Imbriale, William A., et al.. (1997). The technology development status of the Solar Probe. 123–130.
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Dirling, R. B., et al.. (1991). SP‐100 high‐temperautre advanced radiator development. AIP conference proceedings. 702–707. 14 indexed citations
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Dirling, R. B., et al.. (1984). Lightweight carbon-carbon thermal protection system for STARPROBE. 1 indexed citations
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Dabiri, Azita, et al.. (1983). Preliminary Analysis of a Carbon/Carbon Fiber Composite Plasma Direct Converter. Nuclear Technology - Fusion. 4(2P3). 1473–1478. 2 indexed citations
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Dirling, R. B., et al.. (1982). Preliminary design of the thermal protection system for solar probe. 3 indexed citations
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Dirling, R. B.. (1977). On the relation between material variability and surface roughness. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report A. 77. 246–250. 1 indexed citations
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Dirling, R. B.. (1977). Asymmetric nosetip shape change during atmospheric entry. 7 indexed citations
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Dirling, R. B.. (1977). On the relation between material variability and surface roughness. 15 indexed citations
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Meyer, Ruth, et al.. (1972). High pressure erosion behavior of polycrystalline graphite with variable structure. Carbon. 10(3). 338–338. 1 indexed citations
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Dirling, R. B., et al.. (1970). Stagnation point heat transfer during hypervelocity atmospheric entry. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 13 indexed citations
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Dirling, R. B., et al.. (1968). Radiative and convective heating during atmospheric entry. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 5 indexed citations

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