Sheila E. Widnall

3.7k total citations
68 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Sheila E. Widnall is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheila E. Widnall has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Computational Mechanics, 37 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sheila E. Widnall's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (27 papers), Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (19 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (14 papers). Sheila E. Widnall is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (27 papers), Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (19 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (14 papers). Sheila E. Widnall collaborates with scholars based in United States and Tunisia. Sheila E. Widnall's co-authors include Chon-Yin Tsai, Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, J. P. Sullivan, Donald B. Bliss, Dale R. Carlson, M. F. Peeters, Ali Ahmadi, S. Ezekiel, H. Heller and Alan J. Bilanin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Sheila E. Widnall

63 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sheila E. Widnall United States 22 1.9k 1.1k 381 228 185 68 2.6k
Dennis C. Jespersen United States 16 2.1k 1.1× 689 0.6× 233 0.6× 141 0.6× 128 0.7× 45 2.9k
Peter W. Duck United Kingdom 22 1.2k 0.6× 341 0.3× 154 0.4× 153 0.7× 121 0.7× 152 1.8k
H. C. Yee United States 35 4.5k 2.4× 1.6k 1.5× 212 0.6× 91 0.4× 133 0.7× 141 5.7k
John C. Strikwerda United States 17 1.1k 0.6× 236 0.2× 83 0.2× 163 0.7× 73 0.4× 48 2.3k
Lawrence Ukeiley United States 30 3.4k 1.8× 2.7k 2.5× 660 1.7× 322 1.4× 94 0.5× 152 4.2k
Anne Trefethen United Kingdom 17 1.0k 0.5× 145 0.1× 154 0.4× 98 0.4× 47 0.3× 39 2.2k
D. Keith Wilson United States 24 241 0.1× 642 0.6× 551 1.4× 920 4.0× 161 0.9× 202 2.4k
Arindam Banerjee United States 24 750 0.4× 484 0.4× 110 0.3× 231 1.0× 246 1.3× 110 1.9k
Philip J. Morris United States 36 4.0k 2.1× 4.2k 3.9× 1.2k 3.1× 1.3k 5.8× 110 0.6× 298 5.5k
David Leslie United Kingdom 17 484 0.3× 128 0.1× 224 0.6× 53 0.2× 63 0.3× 91 1.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Widnall, Sheila E., et al.. (2014). Augmentation of Power Output of Axisymmetric Ducted Wind Turbines by Porous Trailing Edge Disks. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Widnall, Sheila E., et al.. (1986). Energetics and optimum motion of oscillating lifting surfaces of finite span. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 162. 261–282. 18 indexed citations
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Balakumar, Ponnampalam & Sheila E. Widnall. (1986). Application of unsteady aerodynamics to large-eddy breakup devices in a turbulent flow. The Physics of Fluids. 29(6). 1779–1787. 11 indexed citations
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Widnall, Sheila E., et al.. (1985). A panel method study of vortex sheets with special emphasis on sheets of axisymmetric geometry. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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Ahmadi, Ali & Sheila E. Widnall. (1985). Unsteady lifting-line theory as a singular perturbation problem. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 153. 59–81. 52 indexed citations
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Widnall, Sheila E., et al.. (1983). Aerodynamic theory for wing with side edge passing subsonically through a gust. AIAA Journal. 21(6). 808–815. 9 indexed citations
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Ahmadi, Ali & Sheila E. Widnall. (1983). Energetics and optimum motion of oscillating lifting surfaces. 5 indexed citations
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Ahmadi, Ali & Sheila E. Widnall. (1982). Unsteady lifting-line theory with applications. 20th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 3 indexed citations
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Widnall, Sheila E., et al.. (1980). Effect of tip vortex structure on helicopter noise due to blade-vortex interaction. Journal of Aircraft. 17(10). 705–711. 21 indexed citations
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Pierrehumbert, Raymond T. & Sheila E. Widnall. (1979). The structure of organized vortices in a free shear layer. 2 indexed citations
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Widnall, Sheila E. & Chon-Yin Tsai. (1977). The instability of the thin vortex ring of constant vorticity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 287(1344). 273–305. 107 indexed citations
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Lee, A., Wesley L. Harris, & Sheila E. Widnall. (1977). A Study of Helicopter Rotor Rotational Noise. Journal of Aircraft. 14(11). 1126–1132. 3 indexed citations
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Widnall, Sheila E. & J. P. Sullivan. (1973). On the stability of vortex rings. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 332(1590). 335–353. 186 indexed citations
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Widnall, Sheila E., et al.. (1972). The development of a wind tunnel facility for the study of V/STOL noise. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 7 indexed citations
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Widnall, Sheila E., et al.. (1970). An analytic solution for two- and three-dimensional wings in ground effect. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 41(4). 769–792. 72 indexed citations
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Widnall, Sheila E.. (1969). A correlation of vortex noise data from helicopter main rotors.. Journal of Aircraft. 6(3). 279–281. 13 indexed citations
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Franken, Peter, et al.. (1967). Structural response to inflight acoustic and aerodynamic environments. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations
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Widnall, Sheila E. & Earl H. Dowell. (1967). Aerodynamic forces on an oscillating cylindrical duct with an internal flow. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 6(1). 71–85. 4 indexed citations
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Widnall, Sheila E.. (1964). UNSTEADY LOADS ON HYDROFOILS INCLUDING FREE SURFACE EFFECTS AND CAVITATION. 4 indexed citations

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