Robert W. Schefer

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Schefer is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Schefer has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Computational Mechanics, 39 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and 36 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Schefer's work include Combustion and flame dynamics (87 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (39 papers) and Fire dynamics and safety research (26 papers). Robert W. Schefer is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and flame dynamics (87 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (39 papers) and Fire dynamics and safety research (26 papers). Robert W. Schefer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Robert W. Schefer's co-authors include William G. Houf, R.K. Cheng, L. Talbot, D. R. Willis, M. Namazian, James T. Kelly, Ajay K. Agrawal, Timothy C. Williams, Robert W. Dibble and Christopher R. Shaddix and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Progress in Energy and Combustion Science.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Schefer

110 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Thermophoresis of particles in a heated boundary layer

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert W. Schefer	3.7k	2.1k	1.8k	1.4k	951	112	5.4k
Assaad R. Masri	6.8k 1.8×	1.6k 0.8×	5.0k 2.7×	2.8k 2.1×	490 0.5×	261	7.9k
Michael Fairweather	2.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	593 0.3×	768 0.6×	830 0.9×	202	4.0k
M. G. Mungal	6.3k 1.7×	3.6k 1.7×	2.0k 1.1×	690 0.5×	528 0.6×	161	7.8k
J. Janicka	6.8k 1.8×	1.8k 0.8×	3.6k 2.0×	1.8k 1.3×	603 0.6×	269	7.5k
William A. Sirignano	8.1k 2.2×	2.6k 1.2×	3.0k 1.6×	1.4k 1.0×	2.1k 2.2×	292	9.8k
Thomas Sattelmayer	5.3k 1.4×	2.3k 1.1×	3.5k 1.9×	1.7k 1.2×	104 0.1×	445	6.6k
Paul A. Libby	5.5k 1.5×	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	561 0.6×	190	6.3k
J. E. Shepherd	2.5k 0.7×	4.1k 1.9×	825 0.4×	1.7k 1.3×	217 0.2×	220	5.7k
Epaminondas Mastorakos	8.6k 2.3×	2.7k 1.2×	6.6k 3.6×	3.0k 2.2×	595 0.6×	304	9.7k
R.P. Lindstedt	3.9k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	3.4k 1.9×	912 0.7×	144 0.2×	110	5.3k

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Schefer, Robert W., et al.. (2010). An Overview of IEA Annex 19, Subtask B: Experimental Data Bases Relevant to Hydrogen Safety Standards Development. 1 indexed citations

Houf, William G., G.H. Evans, Robert W. Schefer, Erik Merilo, & Mark Groethe. (2010). A study of barrier walls for mitigation of unintended releases of hydrogen. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 36(3). 2520–2529. 24 indexed citations

Schefer, Robert W., et al.. (2010). Ignitability limits for combustion of unintended hydrogen releases: Experimental and theoretical results. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 36(3). 2426–2435. 25 indexed citations

Schefer, Robert W., Erik Merilo, Mark Groethe, & William G. Houf. (2010). Experimental investigation of hydrogen jet fire mitigation by barrier walls. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 36(3). 2530–2537. 55 indexed citations

Schefer, Robert W., Mark Groethe, William G. Houf, & G. R. Evans. (2008). Experimental evaluation of barrier walls for risk reduction of unintended hydrogen releases. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 34(3). 1590–1606. 37 indexed citations

Houf, William G. & Robert W. Schefer. (2006). Predicting radiative heat fluxes and flammability envelopes from unintended releases of hydrogen. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 32(1). 136–151. 95 indexed citations

Kearney, Sean P., Robert W. Schefer, Steven J. Beresh, & Thomas W. Grasser. (2005). Temperature imaging in nonpremixed flames by joint filtered Rayleigh and Raman scattering. Applied Optics. 44(9). 1548–1548. 51 indexed citations

Tieszen, Sheldon R., Timothy J. O’Hern, Elizabeth J. Weckman, & Robert W. Schefer. (2004). Experimental study of the effect of fuel mass flux on a 1-m-diameter methane fire and comparison with a hydrogen fire. Combustion and Flame. 139(1-2). 126–141. 48 indexed citations

Karpetis, Adonios N., Thomas B. Settersten, Robert W. Schefer, & Robert S. Barlow. (2004). Laser imaging system for determination of three-dimensional scalar gradients in turbulent flames. Optics Letters. 29(4). 355–355. 28 indexed citations

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O’Hern, Timothy J., Sheldon R. Tieszen, Elizabeth J. Weckman, Andrew Gerhart, & Robert W. Schefer. (2001). Simultaneous Cinematographic PIV and Acetone PLIF for Spatially and Temporally Resolved Velocity and Concentration Fields in a Buoyant Helium Plume. Fluids Engineering. 87–97.

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Schefer, Robert W. & Robert W. Dibble. (2001). Mixture Fraction Field in a Turbulent Nonreacting Propane Jet. AIAA Journal. 39(1). 64–72. 37 indexed citations

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Schefer, Robert W.. (1998). Mechanism of Flame Stabilization in Turbulent, Lifted-Jet Flames. Combustion and Flame. 112(4). 559–574. 104 indexed citations

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Schefer, Robert W., et al.. (1994). User guide to the Burner Engineering Research Laboratory. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 2 indexed citations

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Namazian, M., James T. Kelly, & Robert W. Schefer. (1992). Concentration imaging measurements in turbulent concentric-jet flows. AIAA Journal. 30(2). 384–394. 16 indexed citations

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Driscoll, James F., et al.. (1990). A Comparison of Bluff-Body and Swirl-Stabilized Flames. Combustion Science and Technology. 71(4-6). 197–217. 98 indexed citations

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Dibble, Robert W., et al.. (1988). Second-order closure for turbulent nonpremixed flames: scalar dissipation and heat release effects. Symposium (International) on Combustion. 21(1). 1329–1340. 9 indexed citations

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Schefer, Robert W., et al.. (1986). Nonreacting turbulent mixing flows: a literature survey and data base. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 87. 10253. 5 indexed citations

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Johnston, Scott R., Robert W. Dibble, Robert W. Schefer, W. T. Ashurst, & Wolfgang Kollmann. (1984). Laser measurements and stochastic simulations of turbulent reacting flows. 22nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 4 indexed citations

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Schefer, Robert W. & F. Robben. (1980). CATALYZED COMBUSTION OF LEAN FUEL/AIR MIXTURES. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 3 indexed citations

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Schefer, Robert W., et al.. (1977). Catalyzed combustion in a flat plate boundary layer. 1: Experimental measurements and comparison with numerical calculations. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 78. 21636. 2 indexed citations

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