Stephen K. Scott

6.8k citations

188 papers · 5.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 33

Impact in

Computer Networks and Communications top 0.2%
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics top 0.2%
- stochastic dynamics and bifurcation
- Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
- Chaos control and synchronization
- Quantum chaos and dynamical systems

Papers in

Computer Networks and Communications 125
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation 125
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 65
- Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 40
- stochastic dynamics and bifurcation 18

Co-authors: Paul Gray Peter Gray Kenneth Showalter J. H. Merkin Valery Petrov J.F. Griffiths Annette F. Taylor D. J. Needham
Journals: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (15 papers)Chemical Engineering Science (13 papers)The Journal of Chemical Physics (7 papers)The Journal of Physical Chemistry (6 papers)Journal of Engineering Mathematics (6 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Hungary

In The Last Decade

Stephen K. Scott

184 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Autocatalytic reactions in the isothermal, continuous stirred tank reactor 1984 · 463 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1984 Chemical Engineering Science
1983 Chemical Engineering Science

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1	Modelling of ignition of flammable atmospheres by radiation-heated fibrous agglomerates Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Stephen K. Scott, J. David Smith	1995	3
2	Oscillating wave fronts in isothermal chemical systems with arbitrary powers of autocatalysis Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·E. Granata, J. H. Merkin, Stephen K. Scott	1994	32
3	The initiation and propagation of travelling waves on membrane interfaces in the Belousov-Zhabotinskii reaction Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences ·J. A. Leach, J. H. Merkin, Stephen K. Scott	1993	1
4	Multistability, oscillations and travelling waves in a product-feedback autocatalator model. I. The well-stirred system Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences ·Jianyi Chen, J. H. Merkin, Stephen K. Scott	1992	4
5	The influence of the form of autocatalysis on the speed of chemical waves Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences ·Peter Gray, Stephen K. Scott, Kenneth Showalter	1991	9
6	Period doubling and other complex bifurcations in non-isothermal chemical systems Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences ·Stephen K. Scott, Alison S. Tomlin	1990	24
7	Archetypal response patterns for open chemical systems with two components Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences ·Peter Gray, Stephen K. Scott	1990	6
8	The development of travelling waves in a simple isothermal chemical system III. Cubic and mixed autocatalysis Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Peter Gray, J. H. Merkin, D. J. Needham, Stephen K. Scott	1990	29
9	The development of travelling waves in a simple isothermal chemical system - I. Quadratic autocatalysis with linear decay Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·J. H. Merkin, D. J. Needham, Stephen K. Scott	1989	47
10	Oscillations of simple exothermic reactions in a closed system. II. Exact Arrhenius kinetics Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Э. А. Бондарев, Stephen K. Scott	1988	28
11	Oscillations of an exothermic reaction in a closed system - I. Approximate (exponential) representation of Arrhenius temperature-dependence Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Peter Gray, Э. А. Бондарев, Stephen K. Scott	1988	28
12	The application of singularity theory to isothermal autocatalytic reactions: the influence of uncatalysed reactions Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Э. А. Бондарев, Stephen K. Scott, P.G. Lignola	1987	19
13	Oscillatory chemical reactions in closed vessels Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·J. H. Merkin, D. J. Needham, Stephen K. Scott	1986	52
14	A simple model for sustained oscillations in isothermal branched-chain or autocatalytic reactions in a well stirred open system I. Stationary states and local stabilities Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·J. H. Merkin, D. J. Needham, Stephen K. Scott	1985	25
15	Oscillations, glow and ignition in carbon monoxide oxidation in an open system II. Theory of the oscillatory ignition limit in the c. s. t. r Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Peter Gray, J.F. Griffiths, Stephen K. Scott	1985	6
16	Branched-chain reactions in open systems: theory of the oscillatory ignition limit for the hydrogen+ oxygen reaction in a continuous-flow stirred-tank reactor Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Peter Gray, J.F. Griffiths, Stephen K. Scott	1984	31
17	Thermal explosions with extensive reactant consumption: a new criterion for criticality Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·T. Boddington, Peter Gray, W. Kordylewski, Stephen K. Scott	1983	42
18	Modelling thermal runaway and criticality in systems with diminishing reaction rates: the uniform temperature (Semenov) approximation Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·T. Boddington, Peter Gray, Stephen K. Scott	1982	5
19	Oscillations, glow and ignition in carbon monoxide oxidation II. Oscillations in the gas-phase reaction in a closed system Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·John Bond, Peter Gray, J.F. Griffiths, Stephen K. Scott	1982	15
20	Correction of kinetic data in non-isothermal reactions with non-uniform temperatures: analytical treatments for spherical reactant masses Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·T. Boddington, Peter Gray, Stephen K. Scott	1981	3

About Stephen K. Scott

Stephen K. Scott is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Numerical Analysis, having authored 188 papers that have together received 5.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (125 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (62 papers), Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (40 papers), Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models (25 papers), Combustion and flame dynamics (19 papers), stochastic dynamics and bifurcation (18 papers), Combustion and Detonation Processes (17 papers) and thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computer Networks and Communications (3.3k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (1.7k citations), Modeling and Simulation (281 citations), Numerical Analysis (231 citations) and Condensed Matter Physics (449 citations). Stephen K. Scott has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Hungary. Frequent co-authors include Paul Gray, Peter Gray, Kenneth Showalter, J. H. Merkin, Valery Petrov, J.F. Griffiths, Annette F. Taylor, D. J. Needham, Barry R. Johnson and Dezső Horváth. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Chemical Engineering Science, The Journal of Chemical Physics, The Journal of Physical Chemistry and Journal of Engineering Mathematics.

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