704 total citations 20 papers, 495 citations indexed
About
R. T. Whitcomb is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Global and Planetary Change.
According to data from OpenAlex, R. T. Whitcomb has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 495 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Computational Mechanics, 16 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in R. T. Whitcomb's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (14 papers), Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (9 papers) and Aerospace and Aviation Technology (9 papers). R. T. Whitcomb is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (14 papers), Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (9 papers) and Aerospace and Aviation Technology (9 papers). R. T. Whitcomb collaborates with scholars based in United States. R. T. Whitcomb's co-authors include P. F. Jacobs, Robert McGhee and John Blackwell and has published in prestigious journals such as NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) and NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).
Citations per year, relative to R. T. Whitcomb R. T. Whitcomb (= 1×)
peers
Albert L Braslow
Countries citing papers authored by R. T. Whitcomb
Since
Specialization
Citations
This map shows the geographic impact of R. T. Whitcomb's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by R. T. Whitcomb with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites R. T. Whitcomb more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. T. Whitcomb. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R. T. Whitcomb. The network helps show where R. T. Whitcomb may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. T. Whitcomb
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. T. Whitcomb.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. T. Whitcomb 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. T. Whitcomb. R. T. Whitcomb 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
1.
Whitcomb, R. T.. (1983). Transonic Airfoil Development. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).1 indexed citations
2.
Whitcomb, R. T.. (1983). Transonic empirical configuration design process. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).
3.
McGhee, Robert, et al.. (1979). NASA low- and medium-speed airfoil development. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).11 indexed citations
4.
Whitcomb, R. T.. (1977). Methods for Reducing Subsonic Drag Due to Lift. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).11 indexed citations
Whitcomb, R. T.. (1976). A design approach and selected wind tunnel results at high subsonic speeds for wing-tip mounted winglets. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).247 indexed citations
7.
Whitcomb, R. T.. (1976). Advanced Transonic Aerodynamic Technology. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).2 indexed citations
8.
Whitcomb, R. T.. (1974). Review of NASA supercritical airfoils. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).42 indexed citations
9.
Whitcomb, R. T. & John Blackwell. (1966). Status of research on a supercritical wing. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).2 indexed citations
10.
Whitcomb, R. T., et al.. (1965). An Airfoil Shape for Efficient Flight at Supercritical Mach Numbers. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).54 indexed citations
11.
Whitcomb, R. T., et al.. (1960). A Supersonic Area Rule and an Application to the Design of a Wing-Body Combination with High Lift-Drag Ratios. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).16 indexed citations
12.
Whitcomb, R. T., et al.. (1959). Several Methods for Reducing the Drag of Transport Configurations at High Subsonic Speeds. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).
13.
Whitcomb, R. T.. (1958). Special Bodies Added on a Wing to Reduce Shock Induced Boundary-layer Separation at High Subsonic Speeds. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas).2 indexed citations
14.
Whitcomb, R. T.. (1956). Some considerations regarding the application of the supersonic area rule to the design of airplane fuselages. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas).6 indexed citations
15.
Whitcomb, R. T., et al.. (1953). Development of a supersonic area rule and an application to the design of a wing-body combination having high lift-to-drag ratios. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).9 indexed citations
16.
Whitcomb, R. T.. (1953). Recent Results Pertaining to the Application of the "Area Rule". University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas).
17.
Whitcomb, R. T.. (1952). A study of the zero-lift drag-rise characteristics of wing-body combinations near the speed of sound. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas).63 indexed citations
18.
Whitcomb, R. T., et al.. (1952). A Study of the Flow over a 45 Degree Sweptback Wing-fuselage Combination at Transonic Mach Numbers. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas).1 indexed citations
19.
Whitcomb, R. T.. (1951). An experimental study at moderate and high subsonic speeds of the flow over an unswept wing in conjunction with a fuselage. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).1 indexed citations
20.
Whitcomb, R. T., et al.. (1951). NACA RESEARCH MEMORANDUM AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AT MODERATE AND HIGH SUBSONIC SPEEDS OF THE FLOW OVER WINGS WITH 30 0 AND 45 0 OF SWEEPFORWARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH A FUSELAGE.1 indexed citations
Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive
bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global
research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include
incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and
delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in
Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.