R. C. Birkebak

1.4k total citations
49 papers, 844 citations indexed

About

R. C. Birkebak is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. C. Birkebak has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 844 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 19 papers in Computational Mechanics and 16 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in R. C. Birkebak's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (16 papers), Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (9 papers) and Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (8 papers). R. C. Birkebak is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (16 papers), Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (9 papers) and Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (8 papers). R. C. Birkebak collaborates with scholars based in United States and Indonesia. R. C. Birkebak's co-authors include C. J. Cremers, E. R. G. Eckert, E. M. Sparrow, J.P. Hartnett, K. E. Torrance, J. P. Dawson, John White, Shiva Singh, J. W. Ramsey and T.W. Tong and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

R. C. Birkebak

49 papers receiving 750 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. C. Birkebak United States 14 352 274 180 141 125 49 844
George W. Sutton United States 17 526 1.5× 323 1.2× 104 0.6× 75 0.5× 93 0.7× 94 1.1k
Fred E. Nicodemus United States 8 290 0.8× 196 0.7× 47 0.3× 60 0.4× 145 1.2× 16 923
William L. Wolfe United States 17 240 0.7× 251 0.9× 87 0.5× 62 0.4× 270 2.2× 86 1.3k
M. Katzin United States 5 360 1.0× 382 1.4× 103 0.6× 73 0.5× 223 1.8× 15 1.5k
H. E. Bass United States 18 205 0.6× 403 1.5× 64 0.4× 73 0.5× 516 4.1× 57 1.4k
Hiroshi Kato Japan 16 297 0.8× 104 0.4× 196 1.1× 222 1.6× 77 0.6× 86 1.1k
R. C. Mjolsness United States 12 515 1.5× 100 0.4× 111 0.6× 60 0.4× 60 0.5× 35 896
A. D. Young United Kingdom 10 565 1.6× 240 0.9× 126 0.7× 46 0.3× 141 1.1× 28 1.1k
D. E. Christie United States 4 514 1.5× 72 0.3× 95 0.5× 34 0.2× 160 1.3× 8 979
James D. Trolinger United States 13 277 0.8× 89 0.3× 58 0.3× 42 0.3× 158 1.3× 139 768

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. C. Birkebak

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Birkebak, R. C., et al.. (1982). POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION SOLUTION OF HEAT TRANSFER BY CONDUCTION AND RADIATION IN A ONE-DIMENSIONAL ABSORBING, EMITTING, AND SCATTERING MEDIUM. Numerical Heat Transfer. 5(3). 353–358. 7 indexed citations
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Birkebak, R. C., et al.. (1977). Effects of large pyramidal surface roughness on spectral directional emittance. Wärme- und Stoffübertragung. 10(1). 23–32. 4 indexed citations
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Birkebak, R. C., et al.. (1976). Random rough surface model for spectral directional emittance of rough metal surfaces. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 19(9). 1039–1043. 4 indexed citations
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Birkebak, R. C., et al.. (1974). SPECTRAL DIRECTIONAL EMITTANCE OF METAL SURFACES WITH PYRAMIDAL SURFACE UNDULATIONS. Proceeding of International Heat Transfer Conference 5. 21–25. 2 indexed citations
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Birkebak, R. C., et al.. (1973). One-dimensional radiative energy transfer in thin layers of fibrous materials. Journal of Applied Physics. 44(10). 4585–4587. 7 indexed citations
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Birkebak, R. C. & J. P. Dawson. (1973). Thermal radiation properties of Apollo 14 fines. Earth Moon and Planets. 6(1-2). 93–99. 8 indexed citations
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Birkebak, R. C. & J. P. Dawson. (1972). Thermal Radiation Properties of Apollo 14 Fines. LPI. 3. 83. 2 indexed citations
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Birkebak, R. C.. (1972). Apollo 12 thermal radiation properties. Earth Moon and Planets. 4(1-2). 128–133. 8 indexed citations
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Birkebak, R. C., C. J. Cremers, & J. P. Dawson. (1971). Spectral directional reflectance of lunar fines as a function of bulk density. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 2. 2197. 3 indexed citations
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Birkebak, R. C., C. J. Cremers, & J. D. White. (1971). Lunar surface temperatures at Tranquillity Base. 7 indexed citations
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Birkebak, R. C., C. J. Cremers, & J. P. Dawson. (1970). Thermal conductivity of fines from Apollo 11. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1. 2045. 27 indexed citations
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Birkebak, R. C., C. J. Cremers, & J. P. Dawson. (1970). Directional spectral and total reflectance of lunar material. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 1. 1993. 7 indexed citations
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Singh, Shiva & R. C. Birkebak. (1969). Laminar free convection from a horizontal infinite strip facing downwards. Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik. 20(4). 454–461. 29 indexed citations
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Cremers, C. J., et al.. (1968). Film-cooling of a plasma generator anode.. AIAA Journal. 6(9). 1774–1776. 2 indexed citations
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Birkebak, R. C., et al.. (1966). Thermal Modeling Applied to Animal Systems. Journal of Heat Transfer. 88(1). 125–130. 5 indexed citations
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Torrance, K. E., E. M. Sparrow, & R. C. Birkebak. (1966). Polarization, Directional Distribution, and Off-Specular Peak Phenomena in Light Reflected from Roughened Surfaces. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 56(7). 916–916. 105 indexed citations
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Cremers, C. J. & R. C. Birkebak. (1966). Application of the Abel Integral Equation to Spectrographic Data. Applied Optics. 5(6). 1057–1057. 171 indexed citations
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Eckert, E. R. G., et al.. (1958). CALCULATION OF CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER TO NON-ISOTHERMAL SURFACES EXPOSED TO A FLUID STREAM WITH WEDGE TYPE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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