Thomas D. Economon

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas D. Economon is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas D. Economon has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Computational Mechanics, 24 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 18 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Thomas D. Economon's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (40 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (18 papers) and Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (13 papers). Thomas D. Economon is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (40 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (18 papers) and Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (13 papers). Thomas D. Economon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Thomas D. Economon's co-authors include Juan J. Alonso, Francisco Palacios, Trent Lukaczyk, Sean R. Copeland, Michael Colonno, J. Zico Kolter, Aniket Aranake, Tim A. Albring, Thomas W. Taylor and Alejandro Campos and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Computational Physics, Fuel and AIAA Journal.

In The Last Decade

Thomas D. Economon

55 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

SU2: An Open-Source Suite for Multiphysics Simulation and Design

2015 593 citations Thomas D. Economon, Francisco Palacios et al. AIAA Journal profile →
Stanford University Unstructured (SU<sup>2</sup>): An open-source integrated computational environment for multi-physics simulation and design

2013 295 citations Francisco Palacios, Juan J. Alonso et al. 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas D. Economon United States	20	1.3k	898	295	291	256	57	1.9k
Marian Nemec United States	24	1.4k 1.1×	766 0.9×	224 0.8×	165 0.6×	325 1.3×	62	1.8k
Eric J. Nielsen United States	26	2.3k 1.9×	701 0.8×	259 0.9×	334 1.1×	546 2.1×	114	2.8k
Trent Lukaczyk United States	11	793 0.6×	624 0.7×	310 1.1×	200 0.7×	169 0.7×	15	1.4k
Siva Nadarajah Canada	22	1.5k 1.2×	716 0.8×	171 0.6×	261 0.9×	218 0.9×	96	1.7k
Christian B Allen United Kingdom	24	1.6k 1.2×	674 0.8×	257 0.9×	271 0.9×	121 0.5×	124	2.0k
Francisco Palacios Spain	26	1.4k 1.1×	777 0.9×	384 1.3×	292 1.0×	320 1.3×	100	2.7k
K. J. Badcock United Kingdom	32	2.4k 1.9×	1.7k 1.9×	445 1.5×	565 1.9×	209 0.8×	127	2.9k
James Reuther United States	20	1.0k 0.8×	674 0.8×	324 1.1×	173 0.6×	330 1.3×	48	1.6k
Feng Liu United States	29	2.1k 1.6×	1.8k 2.0×	189 0.6×	180 0.6×	133 0.5×	238	3.0k
Richard P. Dwight Netherlands	20	1.2k 0.9×	472 0.5×	391 1.3×	517 1.8×	107 0.4×	66	1.7k

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Ho, Jonathan, et al.. (2025). GPU-Based and Adaptive Solution Technology for the 5th AIAA High Lift Prediction Workshop.

Beishuizen, Nijso, et al.. (2024). Automatic adjoint-based design optimization for laminar combustion applications. Fuel. 370. 131751–131751. 1 indexed citations

Economon, Thomas D., et al.. (2022). Discrete adjoint methodology for general multiphysics problems. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 65(1). 7 indexed citations

Economon, Thomas D., et al.. (2020). Combining Differentiable PDE Solvers and Graph Neural Networks for Fluid Flow Prediction. International Conference on Machine Learning. 1. 2402–2411. 110 indexed citations

Economon, Thomas D., et al.. (2018). Low-cost unsteady discrete adjoints for aeroacoustic optimization using temporal and spatial coarsening techniques. 2018 AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 12 indexed citations

Rubino, Antonio, Matteo Pini, Piero Colonna, et al.. (2018). Adjoint-based fluid dynamic design optimization in quasi-periodic unsteady flow problems using a harmonic balance method. Journal of Computational Physics. 372. 220–235. 33 indexed citations

Economon, Thomas D., et al.. (2017). Computations of Active Flow Control for Heavy Vehicle Drag Reduction. 2 indexed citations

Silva, Roberto Gil Annes da, et al.. (2017). Hybrid RANS/LES Calculations in SU2. 18 indexed citations

Economon, Thomas D., et al.. (2016). Mulit-Objective Optimization of a Hypersonic Inlet Using Generalized Outflow Boundary Conditions in the Continuous Adjoint Method. 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 6 indexed citations

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Economon, Thomas D., et al.. (2016). Robust uniform time sampling approach for the harmonic balance method. 46th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference. 10 indexed citations

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Thomas, David, Thomas D. Economon, Juan J. Alonso, et al.. (2016). ASSESSMENT OF THE FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION CAPABILITIES FOR AERONAUTICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE OPEN-SOURCE SOLVER SU2.. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1498–1529. 16 indexed citations

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Economon, Thomas D., Francisco Palacios, & Juan J. Alonso. (2015). Unsteady Continuous Adjoint Approach for Aerodynamic Design on Dynamic Meshes. AIAA Journal. 53(9). 2437–2453. 35 indexed citations

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Palacios, Francisco, Thomas D. Economon, & Juan J. Alonso. (2015). Large-scale aircraft design using SU2. 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 30 indexed citations

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Economon, Thomas D., et al.. (2015). Techniques for the Design of Active Flow Control Systems in Heavy Vehicles. 5 indexed citations

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Zhou, Beckett Yx, Tim A. Albring, Nicolas R. Gauger, et al.. (2015). A Discrete Adjoint Framework for Unsteady Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Optimization. 26 indexed citations

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Palacios, Francisco, Thomas D. Economon, Aniket Aranake, et al.. (2014). Stanford University Unstructured (SU2): Analysis and Design Technology for Turbulent Flows. 52nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 106 indexed citations

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Economon, Thomas D., Francisco Palacios, & Juan J. Alonso. (2013). A Viscous Continuous Adjoint Approach for the Design of Rotating Engineering Applications. 26 indexed citations

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Economon, Thomas D., Francisco Palacios, & Juan J. Alonso. (2013). Unsteady Aerodynamic Design on Unstructured Meshes with Sliding Interfaces. 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 13 indexed citations

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Economon, Thomas D., Francisco Palacios, & Juan J. Alonso. (2012). A Coupled-Adjoint Method for Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Optimization. 12th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference and 14th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference. 20 indexed citations

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Economon, Thomas D.. (2008). Effects of Wake Vortices on Commercial Aircraft. 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 3 indexed citations

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