R. Mitchell Spearrin

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
110 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

R. Mitchell Spearrin is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Mitchell Spearrin has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Spectroscopy, 32 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 31 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in R. Mitchell Spearrin's work include Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (75 papers), Laser Design and Applications (31 papers) and Combustion and flame dynamics (27 papers). R. Mitchell Spearrin is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (75 papers), Laser Design and Applications (31 papers) and Combustion and flame dynamics (27 papers). R. Mitchell Spearrin collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. R. Mitchell Spearrin's co-authors include Ronald K. Hanson, Christopher S. Goldenstein, Jay B. Jeffries, Daniel I. Pineda, Chuyu Wei, Christopher L. Strand, Ian A. Schultz, Daniel D. Lee, Victor A. Miller and David F. Davidson and has published in prestigious journals such as Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy and Optics Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. Mitchell Spearrin

104 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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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.

Infrared laser-absorption sensing for combustion gases

2017 552 citations Christopher S. Goldenstein, R. Mitchell Spearrin et al. profile →
Spectroscopy and Optical Diagnostics for Gases

2015 309 citations R. Mitchell Spearrin, Christopher S. Goldenstein et al. profile →

Peers

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Christopher S. Goldenstein United States

Scott T. Sanders United States

Gregory B. Rieker United States

Terrence R. Meyer United States

Phillip H. Paul United States

J. Taine France

Naibo Jiang United States

Johan Hult United Kingdom

Waruna D. Kulatilaka United States

W. Lempert United States

Christopher S. Goldenstein United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Mitchell Spearrin

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Christensen, L. E., et al.. (2025). Water isotope spectroscopy near 2.6μm for D/H, 18O/16O, and 17O/16O analysis in planetary bodies. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 337. 109382–109382. 1 indexed citations

Spearrin, R. Mitchell, et al.. (2025). Methane pyrolysis by Joule heating for graphitic carbon and hydrogen production. iScience. 28(10). 113546–113546. 1 indexed citations

Spearrin, R. Mitchell, et al.. (2024). Shear Coaxial Methane–Oxygen Injector Mixing and Combustion Examined by Laser Absorption Tomography. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 40(5). 747–758. 1 indexed citations

Spearrin, R. Mitchell, et al.. (2024). Additively-manufactured shear tri-coaxial rocket injector mixing and combustion characteristics. Aerospace Science and Technology. 155. 109680–109680. 1 indexed citations

Minesi, Nicolas, Blaine R. Bigler, Jason Kriesel, et al.. (2024). Multiplexed MHz-rate mid-infrared laser absorption spectroscopy for simultaneous in-chamber CO, CO2, H2O, temperature, and pressure in a rotating detonation rocket engine. Combustion and Flame. 268. 113608–113608. 5 indexed citations

Minesi, Nicolas, et al.. (2023). High-temperature absorption cross-sections and interference-immune sensing method for formaldehyde near 3.6-µm. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 309. 108690–108690. 1 indexed citations

Minesi, Nicolas, et al.. (2023). Optical pressure sensing at MHz rates via collisional line broadening of carbon monoxide: uncertainty quantification in reacting flows. Applied Physics B. 129(4). 7 indexed citations

Spearrin, R. Mitchell, et al.. (2023). Influence of process parameters on direct solar-thermal hydrogen and graphite production via methane pyrolysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(78). 30323–30338. 13 indexed citations

Wei, Chuyu, et al.. (2023). Transient analysis of solar pyrolysis and hydrogen yield via interband cascade laser absorption spectroscopy of methane, acetylene, ethylene, and ethane. Applications in Energy and Combustion Science. 16. 100223–100223. 4 indexed citations

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Wei, Chuyu, et al.. (2022). Quantitative volumetric laser absorption imaging of methane and temperature in flames utilizing line-mixing effects. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 39(1). 1229–1237. 4 indexed citations

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Wei, Chuyu, et al.. (2022). Concentrated solar-thermal methane pyrolysis in a porous substrate: Yield analysis via infrared laser absorption. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 39(4). 5581–5589. 7 indexed citations

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Minesi, Nicolas, et al.. (2022). Detonation cell size of liquid hypergolic propellants: Estimation from a non-premixed combustor. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 39(3). 2757–2765. 4 indexed citations

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Wei, Chuyu, Nikolaos Perakis, Daniel I. Pineda, et al.. (2022). Turbulence-induced bias in time-averaged laser absorption tomography of correlated concentration and temperature fields with a first-order correction. Combustion and Flame. 242. 112210–112210. 10 indexed citations

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Wei, Chuyu, et al.. (2022). Solar–Thermal Production of Graphitic Carbon and Hydrogen via Methane Decomposition. Energy & Fuels. 36(7). 3920–3928. 22 indexed citations

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Wei, Chuyu, et al.. (2021). Physics-trained neural network for sparse-view volumetric laser absorption imaging of species and temperature in reacting flows. Optics Express. 29(14). 22553–22553. 19 indexed citations

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Wei, Chuyu, et al.. (2020). Robust cepstral analysis at variable wavelength scan depth for narrowband tunable laser absorption spectroscopy. Measurement Science and Technology. 32(4). 45502–45502. 9 indexed citations

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Pineda, Daniel I., Nikolaos Perakis, Chuyu Wei, et al.. (2020). Carbon oxidation in turbulent premixed jet flames: A comparative experimental and numerical study of ethylene, n-heptane, and toluene. Combustion and Flame. 221. 371–383. 18 indexed citations

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Wei, Chuyu, et al.. (2020). Volumetric laser absorption imaging of temperature, CO and CO2 in laminar flames using 3D masked Tikhonov regularization. Combustion and Flame. 224. 239–247. 40 indexed citations

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Wei, Chuyu, et al.. (2018). Mid-infrared laser absorption tomography for quantitative 2D thermochemistry measurements in premixed jet flames. Applied Physics B. 124(6). 56 indexed citations

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Wei, Chuyu, Daniel I. Pineda, Christopher S. Goldenstein, & R. Mitchell Spearrin. (2018). Tomographic laser absorption imaging of combustion species and temperature in the mid-wave infrared. Optics Express. 26(16). 20944–20944. 61 indexed citations

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