Rodolfo C. Rocha

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
11 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Rodolfo C. Rocha is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Rodolfo C. Rocha has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Computational Mechanics, 8 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and 6 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Rodolfo C. Rocha's work include Combustion and flame dynamics (9 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (8 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (5 papers). Rodolfo C. Rocha is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and flame dynamics (9 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (8 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (5 papers). Rodolfo C. Rocha collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Sweden and Egypt. Rodolfo C. Rocha's co-authors include Mário Costa, Xue‐Song Bai, Matthew J. Hall, Daniela Eusébio, João Sousa Cardoso, Valter Silva, Mohamed Yehia, Marcus Aldén, Xiao Cai and Leilei Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Fuel and Energy & Fuels.

In The Last Decade

Rodolfo C. Rocha

11 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Ammonia as an energy vector: Current and future prospects for low-carbon fuel applications in internal combustion engines

2021 401 citations João Sousa Cardoso, Valter Silva et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
Chemical kinetic modelling of ammonia/hydrogen/air ignition, premixed flame propagation and NO emission

2019 223 citations Rodolfo C. Rocha, Mário Costa et al. Fuel profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rodolfo C. Rocha Portugal	10	912	674	666	220	199	11	1.2k
Mourad Younes Saudi Arabia	11	791 0.9×	470 0.7×	653 1.0×	189 0.9×	210 1.1×	24	1.1k
Jon Runyon United Kingdom	13	905 1.0×	452 0.7×	848 1.3×	183 0.8×	242 1.2×	29	1.2k
Zunhua Zhang China	22	913 1.0×	553 0.8×	569 0.9×	122 0.6×	314 1.6×	77	1.3k
Osamu Kurata Japan	12	1.3k 1.4×	768 1.1×	1.2k 1.8×	305 1.4×	310 1.6×	38	1.8k
Gesheng Li China	22	766 0.8×	477 0.7×	458 0.7×	79 0.4×	275 1.4×	69	1.1k
Takuya Tezuka Japan	23	1.2k 1.3×	509 0.8×	1.1k 1.7×	184 0.8×	539 2.7×	66	1.6k
Guang Ze Tang China	3	471 0.5×	409 0.6×	335 0.5×	97 0.4×	147 0.7×	6	856
Norihiko Iki Japan	13	1.3k 1.4×	785 1.2×	1.2k 1.8×	306 1.4×	344 1.7×	53	1.8k
Snehasish Panigrahy Ireland	22	960 1.1×	324 0.5×	697 1.0×	141 0.6×	480 2.4×	38	1.2k
Pino Sabia Italy	30	1.9k 2.1×	758 1.1×	1.8k 2.8×	364 1.7×	359 1.8×	75	2.5k

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Rocha, Rodolfo C., Paulo Debiagi, Arne Scholtissek, et al.. (2023). Techno-economic assessment of long-distance supply chains of energy carriers: Comparing hydrogen and iron for carbon-free electricity generation. Applications in Energy and Combustion Science. 14. 100128–100128. 33 indexed citations

Rocha, Rodolfo C., et al.. (2021). Experimental and Kinetic Investigation of Stoichiometric to Rich NH₃/H₂/Air Flames in a Swirl and Bluff-Body Stabilized Burner. Energy & Fuels. 35(9). 7201–7216. 45 indexed citations

Cardoso, João Sousa, Valter Silva, Rodolfo C. Rocha, et al.. (2021). Ammonia as an energy vector: Current and future prospects for low-carbon fuel applications in internal combustion engines. Journal of Cleaner Production. 296. 126562–126562. 401 indexed citations breakdown →

Rocha, Rodolfo C., Shenghui Zhong, Leilei Xu, et al.. (2021). Structure and Laminar Flame Speed of an Ammonia/Methane/Air Premixed Flame under Varying Pressure and Equivalence Ratio. Energy & Fuels. 35(9). 7179–7192. 113 indexed citations

Yehia, Mohamed, et al.. (2021). A Numerical Prediction of Stabilized Turbulent Partially Premixed Flames Using Ammonia/Hydrogen Mixture. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences. 87(3). 113–133. 11 indexed citations

Rocha, Rodolfo C., Mário Costa, & Xue‐Song Bai. (2020). Combustion and Emission Characteristics of Ammonia under Conditions Relevant to Modern Gas Turbines. Combustion Science and Technology. 193(14). 2514–2533. 118 indexed citations

Rocha, Rodolfo C., et al.. (2020). Characteristics of NH3/H2/air flames in a combustor fired by a swirl and bluff-body stabilized burner. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 38(4). 5129–5138. 100 indexed citations

Rocha, Rodolfo C., et al.. (2019). Combustion of NH₃/CH₄/Air and NH₃/H₂/Air Mixtures in a Porous Burner: Experiments and Kinetic Modeling. Energy & Fuels. 33(12). 12767–12780. 79 indexed citations

Rocha, Rodolfo C., et al.. (2019). Experimental and kinetic modelling investigation on NO, CO and NH3 emissions from NH3/CH4/air premixed flames. Fuel. 254. 115693–115693. 123 indexed citations

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Rocha, Rodolfo C., Mário Costa, & Xue‐Song Bai. (2019). Chemical kinetic modelling of ammonia/hydrogen/air ignition, premixed flame propagation and NO emission. Fuel. 246. 24–33. 223 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rocha, Rodolfo C., et al.. (2015). Comparison between n-butanol and ethanol combustion kinetic models through one-dimensional premixed flame simulations. Proceedings of the ... International Congress of Mechanical Engineering. 1 indexed citations

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