Vigor Yang

19.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
402 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

Vigor Yang is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Vigor Yang has authored 402 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 276 papers in Computational Mechanics, 216 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 109 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Vigor Yang's work include Combustion and flame dynamics (217 papers), Rocket and propulsion systems research (131 papers) and Energetic Materials and Combustion (104 papers). Vigor Yang is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and flame dynamics (217 papers), Rocket and propulsion systems research (131 papers) and Energetic Materials and Combustion (104 papers). Vigor Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and China. Vigor Yang's co-authors include Ying Huang, Richard A. Yetter, Dilip Srinivas Sundaram, Tim Lieuwen, Fuhua Ma, Nan Zong, Joseph Oefelein, Piyush Thakre, Grant A. Risha and Puneesh Puri and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Journal of Computational Physics.

In The Last Decade

Vigor Yang

391 papers receiving 15.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Dynamics and stability of lean-premixed swirl-stabilized combustion

2009 1.0k citations Vigor Yang et al. profile →
Combustion Instabilities In Gas Turbine Engines

2006 670 citations Vigor Yang et al. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics eBooks profile →
Liquid Rocket Engine Combustion Instability

1995 437 citations Vigor Yang et al. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics eBooks profile →
Metal-based nanoenergetic materials: Synthesis, properties, and applications

2017 341 citations Vigor Yang et al. profile →
Effect of particle size on combustion of aluminum particle dust in air

2008 331 citations Vigor Yang et al. Combustion and Flame profile →
A general theory of ignition and combustion of nano- and micron-sized aluminum particles

2016 283 citations Vigor Yang et al. Combustion and Flame profile →
Combustion of nano aluminum particles (Review)

2015 280 citations Vigor Yang et al. Combustion Explosion and Shock Waves profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vigor Yang United States	63	10.0k	7.4k	4.8k	4.1k	1.9k	402	15.6k
Forman A. Williams United States	62	11.6k 1.2×	6.4k 0.9×	7.7k 1.6×	1.6k 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	454	15.6k
Eric L. Petersen United States	51	7.0k 0.7×	5.2k 0.7×	8.1k 1.7×	1.3k 0.3×	2.5k 1.3×	379	11.2k
Yiguang Ju United States	77	11.8k 1.2×	7.4k 1.0×	11.1k 2.3×	1.0k 0.3×	4.3k 2.3×	430	19.5k
Marcus Aldén Sweden	57	7.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.2×	5.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	481	13.0k
Frederick L. Dryer United States	77	15.3k 1.5×	7.4k 1.0×	15.2k 3.1×	1.3k 0.3×	3.8k 2.0×	284	21.7k
Richard A. Yetter United States	48	2.4k 0.2×	4.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.4×	3.9k 1.0×	3.4k 1.8×	189	8.2k
Chung K. Law United States	91	23.8k 2.4×	11.6k 1.6×	19.9k 4.1×	1.6k 0.4×	3.0k 1.6×	631	30.1k
Andreas Dreizler Germany	50	6.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.2×	4.2k 0.9×	537 0.1×	1.0k 0.5×	378	8.8k
William A. Sirignano United States	46	8.1k 0.8×	2.6k 0.3×	3.0k 0.6×	614 0.1×	418 0.2×	292	9.8k
D. Bradley United Kingdom	50	8.0k 0.8×	5.2k 0.7×	6.1k 1.3×	823 0.2×	278 0.1×	173	10.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Vigor, et al.. (2024). Flow dynamics and mixing of jet in crossflow with cylindrical cavity. Aerospace Science and Technology. 155. 109364–109364.

Choi, Jeong‐Yeol, et al.. (2024). Flow dynamics of a liquid–liquid bi-swirl injector. Physics of Fluids. 36(3). 2 indexed citations

Choi, Jeong‐Yeol, et al.. (2021). Numerical Simulation of Ethylene Fueled Scramjet Combustor with Air Throttling, Part2: Transient Details. 2(1). 44–58.

Choi, Jeong‐Yeol, et al.. (2020). Numerical Simulation of Ethylene Fueled Scramjet Combustor with Air Throttling, Part 1: Auto-Ignition. 1(1). 32–43. 1 indexed citations

Muraleedharan, Murali Gopal, et al.. (2018). Flame propagation in nano-aluminum–water (nAl–H2O) mixtures: The role of thermal interface resistance. Combustion and Flame. 201. 160–169. 6 indexed citations

Muraleedharan, Murali Gopal, Andrew Rohskopf, Vigor Yang, & Asegun Henry. (2017). Phonon optimized interatomic potential for aluminum. AIP Advances. 7(12). 5 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaodong, Dongjun Ma, Vigor Yang, & Stéphane Popinet. (2013). HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATIONS OF IMPINGING JET ATOMIZATION. Atomization and Sprays. 23(12). 1079–1101. 107 indexed citations

Thakre, Piyush & Vigor Yang. (2012). Effect of Surface Roughness and Radiation on Graphite Nozzle Erosion in Solid Rocket Motors. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 28(2). 448–451.

Koo, Jaye, et al.. (2010). LES of Breakup and Atomization Characteristics of a Liquid Jet into Cross Turbulent Flow. Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers. 14(2). 1–9. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liwei, et al.. (2010). Large eddy simulation of a turbulent gaseous jet in crossflow. 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Dongjun, Xiaodong Chen, & Vigor Yang. (2010). Atomization patterns of liquid sheets formed by two impinging jets. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 63. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Vigor. (2010). Effects of backpressure on spray cone of liquid swirl injector. Journal of Propulsion Technology. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Rongjie, Piyush Thakre, & Vigor Yang. (2005). Thermal Decomposition and Combustion of Ammonium Dinitramide (Review). Combustion Explosion and Shock Waves. 41(6). 657–679. 79 indexed citations

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Yang, Vigor, et al.. (2004). Dynamic Characteristics of Transverse Fuel Injection and Combustion Flow-Field inside a Scramjet Engine Combustor. 한국추진공학회 학술대회논문집. 62–68. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Vigor. (2004). Liquid rocket thrust chambers : aspects of modeling, analysis, and design. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics eBooks. 99 indexed citations

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Santoro, Robert J., Vigor Yang, J. E. Shepherd, & Chung K. Law. (2003). A Multidisciplinary Study of Pulse Detonation Engine Propulsion. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3 indexed citations

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Oefelein, Joseph & Vigor Yang. (1997). Analysis of hydrogen-oxygen mixing and combustion processes at high pressures. 35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 22 indexed citations

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Yang, Vigor. (1991). Active control of nonlinear pressure oscillations in combustion chambers. 27th Joint Propulsion Conference. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Vigor, et al.. (1990). Triggering of Longitudinal Pressure Oscillations in Combustion Chambers. I: Nonlinear Gasdynamics. Combustion Science and Technology. 72(4-6). 183–214. 70 indexed citations

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Yang, Vigor, et al.. (1988). Numerical study of multicomponent droplet vaporization at near critical conditions. 26th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 1 indexed citations

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