Robert B. Dean

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Robert B. Dean is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. Dean has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Computational Mechanics, 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 5 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert B. Dean's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (6 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (4 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (3 papers). Robert B. Dean is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (6 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (4 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (3 papers). Robert B. Dean collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Denmark. Robert B. Dean's co-authors include Robert H. Wise, Richard A. Dobbs, P. Bradshaw, Michael J. Suess, William A. Watts, John Austin, L.L. Ames, Ebba Lund, D. M. McEligot and Gerald Berg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. Dean

45 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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Reynolds Number Dependence of Skin Friction and Other Bulk Flow Variables in Two-Dimensional Rectangular Duct Flow

1978 549 citations Robert B. Dean Journal of Fluids Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert B. Dean United States	15	580	284	180	164	135	45	1.2k
J.K. Walters United Kingdom	12	399 0.7×	262 0.9×	51 0.3×	127 0.8×	262 1.9×	22	1.2k
Y. Zimmels Israel	19	144 0.2×	288 1.0×	246 1.4×	40 0.2×	232 1.7×	117	1.3k
D. S. Scott Canada	26	918 1.6×	965 3.4×	149 0.8×	129 0.8×	400 3.0×	72	3.2k
H.C. Simpson United Kingdom	13	373 0.6×	155 0.5×	14 0.1×	41 0.3×	117 0.9×	33	878
Edouard Plasari France	21	203 0.3×	313 1.1×	124 0.7×	38 0.2×	320 2.4×	62	1.3k
K. Saleh France	15	466 0.8×	277 1.0×	13 0.1×	232 1.4×	78 0.6×	22	1.3k
Graeme Bushell Australia	17	139 0.2×	118 0.4×	190 1.1×	91 0.6×	884 6.5×	26	1.4k
Yang Shi China	18	339 0.6×	189 0.7×	21 0.1×	46 0.3×	94 0.7×	55	867
JP Quirk United States	18	87 0.1×	36 0.1×	213 1.2×	58 0.4×	171 1.3×	35	1.3k
Elizabeth M. Fisher United States	24	494 0.9×	126 0.4×	45 0.3×	90 0.5×	41 0.3×	60	1.9k

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Dean, Robert B.. (1999). Book reviews. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 17(2). 165–165. 1 indexed citations

Dean, Robert B.. (1999). Book review : Biodegradation and Bioremediation, Second Edition By Martin Alexander. San Diego, CA, USA: Academic Press, 1999, 470 pp. $59.95. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 17(5). 390–391. 1 indexed citations

Dean, Robert B.. (1998). Biogas recovery in Denmark.. Biocycle. 39(2). 75–77. 1 indexed citations

Dean, Robert B.. (1991). Processes for Water Reclamation. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 9(1). 425–430. 8 indexed citations

Dean, Robert B.. (1988). The ETSU/WSL Refuse Derived Fuel Combustion Trial Programme: A Review of Progress. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 6(3). 321–322. 1 indexed citations

Dean, Robert B. & Michael J. Suess. (1985). The Risk To Health of Chemicals in Sewage Sludge Applied To Land. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 3(1). 251–278. 38 indexed citations

Dean, Robert B.. (1985). Training of Sanitary Engineers in Europe.. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

Dean, Robert B.. (1984). Homer's vino. Nature. 309(5963). 10–10. 1 indexed citations

Harrison, Robert F. & Robert B. Dean. (1978). Availability Ratio for Performance of Pipeline Components in Two-Phase Flow. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 100(3). 350–352. 1 indexed citations

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Dean, Robert B.. (1978). Closure to “Discussion of ‘Reynolds Number Dependence of Skin Friction and Other Bulk Flow Variables in Two-Dimensional Rectangular Duct Flow’” (1978, ASME J. Fluids Eng., 100, p. 377). Journal of Fluids Engineering. 100(3). 377–377. 2 indexed citations

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Dean, Robert B. & P. Bradshaw. (1976). Measurements of interacting turbulent shear layers in a duct. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 78(4). 641–676. 41 indexed citations

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Dean, Robert B.. (1974). Reynolds number dependence of skin friction in two-dimensional rectangular duct flow and a discussion of the law of the wake. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 75. 22638. 11 indexed citations

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Farrell, Joseph B., et al.. (1974). Lime stabilization of primary sludges.. PubMed. 46(1). 113–22. 21 indexed citations

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Farrell, Joseph B., et al.. (1973). The Effect of Water‐Utility Sludge on the Activated‐Sludge Process. American Water Works Association. 65(6). 428–431. 2 indexed citations

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Dean, Robert B., et al.. (1971). Disposal of mercury wastes from water laboratories. Environmental Science & Technology. 5(10). 1044–1045. 5 indexed citations

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Dean, Robert B.. (1970). Letters. Wastes from membrane processes. Environmental Science & Technology. 4(6). 453–453. 2 indexed citations

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Dean, Robert B., et al.. (1953). The sorption of vapors by monolayers. VII. The effect of anesthetic vapors on some monolayers of biological interest. Journal of Colloid Science. 8(4). 377–384. 15 indexed citations

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Dean, Robert B.. (1953). Die Sorption von Dämpfen durch monomolekulare Schichten VIII. Colloid & Polymer Science. 133(2-3). 117–122. 2 indexed citations

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Dean, Robert B., et al.. (1952). The Sorption of Vapors by Monolayers. V. The Differential Heats of Adsorption of n-Hexane on Stearic Acid Monolayers¹. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 74(23). 5982–5984. 6 indexed citations

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Dean, Robert B., et al.. (1951). The Sorption of Vapors by Monolayers. III. A Surface Balance for the Measurement of the Effect of Vapors on Monolayers¹. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 73(12). 5583–5584. 4 indexed citations

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