Stephen Spence

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Stephen Spence is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Spence has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 75 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 37 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Stephen Spence's work include Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization (95 papers), Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (36 papers) and Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps (35 papers). Stephen Spence is often cited by papers focused on Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization (95 papers), Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (36 papers) and Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps (35 papers). Stephen Spence collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and China. Stephen Spence's co-authors include Hui Xing, Hua Chen, Charles Stuart, Juliana Early, John Doran, Dietmar Filsinger, Sung In Kim, Alister T. Simpson, Hua Chen and Geoffrey Cunningham and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Spence

120 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Alternative fuel options for low carbon maritime transpor... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200 250
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. Alternative fuel options for low carbon maritime transportation: Pathways to 2050
    2021 293 citations Charles Stuart, Stephen Spence et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Spence United Kingdom 21 895 801 478 476 223 128 1.9k
Pericles Pilidis United Kingdom 27 1.6k 1.8× 965 1.2× 222 0.5× 562 1.2× 552 2.5× 324 3.0k
Nasir Hayat Pakistan 22 513 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 277 0.6× 502 1.1× 96 0.4× 63 2.0k
Mirko Morini Italy 27 775 0.9× 916 1.1× 115 0.2× 479 1.0× 155 0.7× 143 2.4k
Giovanni Ferrara Italy 26 2.2k 2.5× 768 1.0× 1.1k 2.4× 1.3k 2.7× 245 1.1× 232 3.2k
Nikola Vladimir Croatia 29 221 0.2× 367 0.5× 1.2k 2.5× 326 0.7× 69 0.3× 170 2.7k
Zhibin Yu United Kingdom 31 360 0.4× 2.4k 3.0× 111 0.2× 322 0.7× 87 0.4× 155 3.1k
Eilif Pedersen Norway 20 148 0.2× 347 0.4× 525 1.1× 75 0.2× 163 0.7× 91 1.3k
Prem Kumar Chaurasiya India 24 250 0.3× 457 0.6× 160 0.3× 130 0.3× 342 1.5× 71 1.5k
Ahmad K. Sleiti Qatar 21 244 0.3× 687 0.9× 95 0.2× 244 0.5× 71 0.3× 127 1.5k
Rodolfo Taccani Italy 23 254 0.3× 814 1.0× 534 1.1× 88 0.2× 176 0.8× 63 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Spence

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Spence

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Spence

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Spence. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Spence based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stephen Spence. Stephen Spence is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Chen, Zhikai, et al.. (2025). Data mining-assisted multi-objective optimization of blade angle distributions for efficiency and stability enhancement of a free-form centrifugal impeller. Aerospace Science and Technology. 162. 110203–110203. 2 indexed citations
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Spence, Stephen, et al.. (2024). Review of unsteady aerodynamic problems and control strategies for the blade tip flow of axial compressors. Progress in Aerospace Sciences. 152. 101063–101063. 4 indexed citations
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Spence, Stephen, et al.. (2024). The investigation on vortex breakdown prior to stall in a compressor rotor with non-uniform tip clearance. Physics of Fluids. 36(8). 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhikai, et al.. (2024). Fast predesign methodology of centrifugal compressor for PEMFCs combining a physics-based loss model and an interpretable machine learning method. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 90. 353–368. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhiyang, et al.. (2023). The unsteadiness of tip leakage vortex breakdown and its role in rotating instability. Physics of Fluids. 35(10). 17 indexed citations
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Spence, Stephen, et al.. (2023). On the Effect of Side Clearance in the Vaned Diffuser of a Centrifugal Compressor. Journal of Turbomachinery. 145(7). 1 indexed citations
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Spence, Stephen, et al.. (2022). Numerical and experimental investigation of a radially reduced diffuser design concept for a centrifugal compressor performance at design point. Aerospace Science and Technology. 126. 107590–107590. 14 indexed citations
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Huet, Maxime, et al.. (2021). Effect of Film Cooling on Entropy Noise Generation in a Stator Blade Row. AIAA Journal. 59(8). 3071–3086. 5 indexed citations
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Tan, Liang, Bo Liu, Stephen Spence, Xiaochen Mao, & Hui Cheng. (2020). Numerical Investigation into the Effects of Tip Clearance on the Performance of a Counter-Rotating Axial Flow Compressor. Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics. 13(5). 1 indexed citations
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Stuart, Charles, et al.. (2015). A 1-D Vaneless Diffuser Model Accounting for the Effects of Spanwise Flow Stratification. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 485–494. 4 indexed citations
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Spence, Stephen, et al.. (2012). The technical merits of turbogenerating shown through the design, validation and implementation of a one-dimensional engine model. International Journal of Engine Research. 15(1). 66–77. 7 indexed citations
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Spence, Stephen, et al.. (2006). An investigation of the flowfield through a variable geometry turbine stator with vane endwall clearance. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy. 220(8). 899–910. 16 indexed citations
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Spence, Stephen, et al.. (2005). An Assessment Of Stator Vane Leakage In A Variable Geometry Radial Turbine. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 1 indexed citations
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Doran, John, et al.. (2004). Evaluating the air-cycle as a refrigerant free alternative for temperature controlled road transport. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 1 indexed citations
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Spence, Stephen, et al.. (1998). A loss analysis based on experimental data for a 99.0 mm radial inflow nozzled turbine with different stator throat areas. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy. 212(1). 27–42. 9 indexed citations

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