Ultan Burke

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Ultan Burke is a scholar working on Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ultan Burke has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, 18 papers in Computational Mechanics and 11 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ultan Burke's work include Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (23 papers), Combustion and flame dynamics (17 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (10 papers). Ultan Burke is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (23 papers), Combustion and flame dynamics (17 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (10 papers). Ultan Burke collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Ireland and United States. Ultan Burke's co-authors include Henry J. Curran, Karl Alexander Heufer, Kieran P. Somers, Wayne K. Metcalfe, Eric L. Petersen, Sinéad M. Burke, Philippe Dagaut, Peter O’Toole, Gilles Bourque and N. Marquet and has published in prestigious journals such as Fuel, Combustion and Flame and Energy & Fuels.

In The Last Decade

Ultan Burke

26 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. An experimental and chemical kinetic modeling study of 1,3-butadiene combustion: Ignition delay time and laminar flame speed measurements
    2018 516 citations Chong‐Wen Zhou, Yang Li et al. Combustion and Flame profile →
  2. An ignition delay and kinetic modeling study of methane, dimethyl ether, and their mixtures at high pressures
    2014 387 citations Ultan Burke, Kieran P. Somers et al. Combustion and Flame profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ultan Burke Germany 20 1.8k 1.3k 634 604 499 26 2.2k
Zeynep Serinyel France 20 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 504 0.8× 448 0.7× 376 0.8× 51 1.8k
Goutham Kukkadapu United States 27 1.9k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 531 0.8× 484 0.8× 641 1.3× 74 2.2k
Jürgen Herzler Germany 24 1.9k 1.0× 1.5k 1.2× 529 0.8× 811 1.3× 356 0.7× 71 2.4k
Sinéad M. Burke Ireland 9 1.7k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 460 0.7× 620 1.0× 338 0.7× 10 2.0k
Kuiwen Zhang United States 30 2.2k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 773 1.2× 496 0.8× 701 1.4× 47 2.7k
Scott W. Wagnon United States 28 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 521 0.8× 364 0.6× 539 1.1× 79 2.0k
Valérie Warth France 26 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 695 1.1× 327 0.5× 720 1.4× 39 2.2k
Marc Ribaucour France 21 1.6k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 362 0.6× 497 0.8× 353 0.7× 34 1.8k
R. Minetti France 24 1.8k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 430 0.7× 580 1.0× 423 0.8× 30 2.0k
Colin Banyon United States 12 1.3k 0.7× 985 0.8× 372 0.6× 391 0.6× 330 0.7× 20 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Zhang, Kuiwen, Colin Banyon, Ultan Burke, et al.. (2019). An experimental and kinetic modeling study of the oxidation of hexane isomers: Developing consistent reaction rate rules for alkanes. Combustion and Flame. 206. 123–137. 67 indexed citations
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Pelucchi, Matteo, Ultan Burke, Kieran P. Somers, et al.. (2019). Towards a common C0-C2 mechanism: a critical evaluation of rate constants for syngas combustion kinetics. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 1–4. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chong‐Wen, Yang Li, Ultan Burke, et al.. (2018). An experimental and chemical kinetic modeling study of 1,3-butadiene combustion: Ignition delay time and laminar flame speed measurements. Combustion and Flame. 197. 423–438. 516 indexed citations breakdown →
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Somers, Kieran P., et al.. (2018). The importance of endothermic pyrolysis reactions in the understanding of diesel spray combustion. Fuel. 224. 302–310. 16 indexed citations
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Burke, Ultan, Ajoy Ramalingam, Kieran P. Somers, et al.. (2018). New experimental insights into acetylene oxidation through novel ignition delay times, laminar burning velocities and chemical kinetic modelling. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 37(1). 583–591. 24 indexed citations
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Langer, Rudolph E., Alberto Cuoci, Ultan Burke, et al.. (2018). A Comparison of Numerical Frameworks for Modelling Homogenous Reactors and Laminar Flames. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 9–14. 2 indexed citations
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Kopp, Wassja A., Leif C. Kröger, Malte Döntgen, et al.. (2017). Detailed kinetic modeling of dimethoxymethane. Part I: Ab initio thermochemistry and kinetics predictions for key reactions. Combustion and Flame. 189. 433–442. 54 indexed citations
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Hemken, Christian, Ultan Burke, King‐Yiu Lam, et al.. (2017). Toward a better understanding of 2-butanone oxidation: Detailed species measurements and kinetic modeling. Combustion and Flame. 184. 195–207. 60 indexed citations
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Hoppe, Fabian, et al.. (2017). Hot surface pre-ignition in direct-injection spark-ignition engines: Investigations with Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass. International Journal of Engine Research. 19(1). 45–54. 8 indexed citations
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Cai, Liming, Heiko Minwegen, Joachim Beeckmann, et al.. (2017). Experimental and numerical study of a novel biofuel: 2-Butyltetrahydrofuran. Combustion and Flame. 178. 257–267. 23 indexed citations
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Hemken, Christian, Ultan Burke, Lena Ruwe, et al.. (2016). A laminar flame investigation of 2-butanone, and the combustion-related intermediates formed through its oxidation. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 36(1). 1175–1183. 21 indexed citations
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Kopp, Wassja A., Ultan Burke, Malte Döntgen, et al.. (2016). Ab initio kinetics predictions for H-atom abstraction from 2-butanone byH˙andC˙H3and the subsequent unimolecular reactions. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 36(1). 203–210. 20 indexed citations
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Burke, Ultan, Joachim Beeckmann, Wassja A. Kopp, et al.. (2016). A comprehensive experimental and kinetic modeling study of butanone. Combustion and Flame. 168. 296–309. 56 indexed citations
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Minwegen, Heiko, Ultan Burke, & Karl Alexander Heufer. (2016). An experimental and theoretical comparison of C3–C5 linear ketones. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 36(1). 561–568. 56 indexed citations
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Burke, Ultan, William J. Pitz, & Henry J. Curran. (2015). Experimental and kinetic modeling study of the shock tube ignition of a large oxygenated fuel: Tri-propylene glycol mono-methyl ether. Combustion and Flame. 162(7). 2916–2927. 19 indexed citations
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Burke, Ultan, Kieran P. Somers, Peter O’Toole, et al.. (2014). An ignition delay and kinetic modeling study of methane, dimethyl ether, and their mixtures at high pressures. Combustion and Flame. 162(2). 315–330. 387 indexed citations breakdown →
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Somers, Kieran P., John M. Simmie, F.C. Gillespie, et al.. (2012). A high temperature and atmospheric pressure experimental and detailed chemical kinetic modelling study of 2-methyl furan oxidation. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 34(1). 225–232. 118 indexed citations

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