Robert MacCormack

6.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
95 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Robert MacCormack is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Applied Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert MacCormack has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Computational Mechanics, 50 papers in Applied Mathematics and 31 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert MacCormack's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (61 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (50 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (49 papers). Robert MacCormack is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (61 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (50 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (49 papers). Robert MacCormack collaborates with scholars based in United States and Italy. Robert MacCormack's co-authors include Graham V. Candler, Betty Baldwin, C. M. Hung, Alvin J. Paullay, Dean R. Chapman, Gregory J. Wilson, Xiaolin Zhong, Harvard Lomax, Thomas H. Pulliam and Sanjiva K. Lele and has published in prestigious journals such as Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, AIAA Journal and Computers & Fluids.

In The Last Decade

Robert MacCormack

94 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

The effect of viscosity i... 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 1989 1991 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. The effect of viscosity in hypervelocity impact cratering
    1969 678 citations Robert MacCormack profile →
  2. The solution of the Navier-Stokes equations using Gauss-Seidel line relaxation
    1989 430 citations Robert MacCormack et al. Computers & Fluids profile →
  3. Computation of weakly ionized hypersonic flows in thermochemical nonequilibrium
    1991 398 citations Robert MacCormack et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert MacCormack 3.2k 2.0k 1.6k 216 189 95 4.1k
Meng‐Sing Liou 5.4k 1.7× 2.6k 1.3× 2.7k 1.7× 237 1.1× 147 0.8× 180 6.5k
J. L. Steger 6.0k 1.8× 1.8k 0.9× 2.5k 1.6× 169 0.8× 155 0.8× 93 6.6k
R. F. Warming 5.4k 1.7× 1.9k 1.0× 2.0k 1.2× 152 0.7× 256 1.4× 50 6.3k
В. А. Титарев 2.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 635 0.4× 178 0.8× 140 0.7× 112 3.3k
Timothy J. Barth 3.5k 1.1× 805 0.4× 810 0.5× 149 0.7× 191 1.0× 47 4.2k
Harvard Lomax 3.1k 1.0× 868 0.4× 1.8k 1.2× 127 0.6× 140 0.7× 50 3.6k
Sukumar Chakravarthy 4.5k 1.4× 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 101 0.5× 95 0.5× 69 5.0k
Guang-Shan Jiang 5.5k 1.7× 1.7k 0.9× 1.0k 0.6× 335 1.6× 194 1.0× 8 6.4k
Richard M. Beam 3.1k 1.0× 742 0.4× 1.3k 0.8× 93 0.4× 132 0.7× 36 3.6k
Tariq D. Aslam 2.8k 0.9× 688 0.3× 1.1k 0.7× 219 1.0× 222 1.2× 90 3.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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MacCormack, Robert. (2009). Flow Simulations Within Induced Magnetic and Electric Fields. 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including The New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 9 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Robert. (2005). Aerodynamic Flow Calculations With Strong Magnetic Induction and Diffusion. 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 10 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Robert. (2004). Magneto-Aerodynamic Flow Calculations with Strong Magnetic Fields. 2 indexed citations
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Edwards, Christopher, et al.. (2003). COMPUTATION OF SPRAY DYNAMICS BY MOMENT TRANSPORT EQUATIONS I: THEORY AND DEVELOPMENT. Atomization and Sprays. 13(1). 63–88. 10 indexed citations
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Edwards, Christopher, et al.. (2003). COMPUTATION OF SPRAY DYNAMICS BY MOMENT TRANSPORT EQUATIONS II: APPLICATION TO CALCULATION OF A QUASI-ONE-DIMENSIONAL SPRAY. Atomization and Sprays. 13(1). 89–116. 10 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Robert. (2001). Iterative modified approximate factorization. Computers & Fluids. 30(7-8). 917–925. 23 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Robert. (2001). A computational method for magnetofluid dynamics. 12 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Robert & Timothy J. Barth. (1998). Simplified numerical methods for gasdynamic systems on triangulated domains. European review for medical and pharmacological sciences. 27(14). 6876–6881. 3 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Robert & Robert MacCormack. (1997). A new implicit algorithm for fluid flow. 26 indexed citations
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Melville, Reid & Robert MacCormack. (1996). Free vortex burst simulations with compressible flow. 34th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 3 indexed citations
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Melville, Reid & Robert MacCormack. (1996). An optimized, explicit time integration method for hyperbolic and parabolic systems. 34th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations
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Ellenrieder, Karl D. von, et al.. (1996). Physical analysis of the two-dimensional compressible vortex-shock interaction. 34th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 9 indexed citations
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Zhong, Xiaolin, Robert MacCormack, & Dean R. Chapman. (1993). Stabilization of the Burnett equations and application to hypersonicflows. AIAA Journal. 31(6). 1036–1043. 123 indexed citations
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Chapman, Dean R., et al.. (1993). Evaluation of various forms of the Burnett equations. 15 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Robert & Dean R. Chapman. (1987). Computational fluid dynamics near the continuum limit. 11 indexed citations
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Ribe, F.L., et al.. (1986). Numerical studies of impact-fusion target dynamics. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations
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Shang, J. S. & Robert MacCormack. (1984). Flow over a biconic configuration with an afterbody compression flap. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Robert. (1978). An efficient explicit-implicit-characteristic method for solving the compressible Navier-Stokes equations. 130–155. 16 indexed citations
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Hung, C. M. & Robert MacCormack. (1977). Numerical Simulation of Supersonic and Hypersonic Turbulent Compression Corner Flows. AIAA Journal. 15(3). 410–416. 20 indexed citations
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