W. A. Fiveland

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

W. A. Fiveland is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mathematical Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. A. Fiveland has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Computational Mechanics, 7 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 7 papers in Mathematical Physics. Recurrent topics in W. A. Fiveland's work include Radiative Heat Transfer Studies (12 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (7 papers) and Numerical methods in inverse problems (7 papers). W. A. Fiveland is often cited by papers focused on Radiative Heat Transfer Studies (12 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (7 papers) and Numerical methods in inverse problems (7 papers). W. A. Fiveland collaborates with scholars based in United States and France. W. A. Fiveland's co-authors include J.P. Jessee, A.S. Jamaluddin, Phillip Colella, Louis H. Howell, Richard B. Pember, John B. Bell, William Y. Crutchfield, Martin Denison, David P. Schmidt and Apurba K. Das and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Computational Physics, Journal of Applied Mechanics and Journal of Heat Transfer.

In The Last Decade

W. A. Fiveland

25 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Discrete-Ordinates Solutions of the Radiative Transport E... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Discrete-Ordinates Solutions of the Radiative Transport Equation for Rectangular Enclosures
    1984 490 citations W. A. Fiveland Journal of Heat Transfer profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. A. Fiveland United States 15 1.5k 400 359 325 279 28 1.7k
Pedro J. Coelho Portugal 32 2.4k 1.6× 212 0.5× 281 0.8× 347 1.1× 343 1.2× 139 3.0k
Francis França Brazil 18 1.2k 0.8× 110 0.3× 162 0.5× 98 0.3× 390 1.4× 111 1.4k
Denis Lemonnier France 20 772 0.5× 101 0.3× 133 0.4× 384 1.2× 244 0.9× 75 1.4k
R. Siegel United States 30 1.7k 1.2× 136 0.3× 129 0.4× 442 1.4× 598 2.1× 143 2.9k
Vedat S. Arpacı United States 22 1.9k 1.2× 40 0.1× 92 0.3× 124 0.4× 407 1.5× 88 2.8k
Ulrich Hornung Germany 13 928 0.6× 102 0.3× 147 0.4× 197 0.6× 21 0.1× 32 1.8k
M. N. O ̈zis ̧ik United States 16 370 0.2× 245 0.6× 29 0.1× 107 0.3× 150 0.5× 33 1.1k
A.J. Kassab United States 6 338 0.2× 334 0.8× 94 0.3× 101 0.3× 175 0.6× 16 1.1k
G. E. Schneider Canada 21 1.3k 0.9× 27 0.1× 204 0.6× 65 0.2× 281 1.0× 144 2.0k
M. Perlmutter United States 13 439 0.3× 52 0.1× 102 0.3× 115 0.4× 132 0.5× 34 743

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Carvalho, Maria da Graça, F.C. Lockwood, W. A. Fiveland, & Christos Papadopoulos. (2024). Clean Combustion Technologies.
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Das, Apurba K., et al.. (2016). Heat transfer behavior of molten nitrate salt. AIP conference proceedings. 1734. 40003–40003. 8 indexed citations
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Schmidt, David P., et al.. (2005). An Experimental Investigation of the Influence of Gas and Solid Particle Interaction on the Heat Transfer Effectiveness of a Falling-Bed Heat Exchanger. Journal of Heat Transfer. 127(10). 1077–1086. 12 indexed citations
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Syamlal, Madhava, et al.. (2001). Virtual Simulation of Vision 21 Energy Plants. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations
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Jessee, J.P., W. A. Fiveland, Louis H. Howell, Phillip Colella, & Richard B. Pember. (1998). An Adaptive Mesh Refinement Algorithm for the Radiative Transport Equation. Journal of Computational Physics. 139(2). 380–398. 46 indexed citations
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Jessee, J.P., et al.. (1997). Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Turbulent Natural Gas Flames Using Detailed Chemical Kinetics. Combustion Science and Technology. 129(1-6). 113–140. 10 indexed citations
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Pember, Richard B., Louis H. Howell, John B. Bell, et al.. (1997). An adaptive projection method for the modeling of unsteady, low-Mach number combustion. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 5 indexed citations
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Ghiringhelli, Gian Luca, et al.. (1997). Bounded, high-resolution differencing schemes applied to the discrete ordinates method. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 11. 540–548. 4 indexed citations
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Jessee, J.P. & W. A. Fiveland. (1997). Bounded, High-Resolution Differencing Schemes Applied to the Discrete Ordinates Method. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 11(4). 540–548. 54 indexed citations
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Jessee, J.P. & W. A. Fiveland. (1996). A CELL VERTEX ALGORITHM FOR THE INCOMPRESSIBLE NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS ON NON-ORTHOGONAL GRIDS. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. 23(3). 271–293. 18 indexed citations
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Fiveland, W. A. & J.P. Jessee. (1994). Finite element formulation of the discrete-ordinates method for multidimensional geometries. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 8(3). 426–433. 70 indexed citations
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Fiveland, W. A., et al.. (1993). Use of Numerical Modeling in the Design of a Low-NOxBurner for Utility Boilers. Combustion Science and Technology. 93(1). 53–72. 25 indexed citations
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Jamaluddin, A.S. & W. A. Fiveland. (1992). Radiative Transfer in Multidimensional Enclosures with Specularly Reflecting Walls. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 6(1). 190–192. 6 indexed citations
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Fiveland, W. A.. (1991). Fundamentals of radiation heat transfer. American Society of Mechanical Engineers eBooks. 34 indexed citations
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Fiveland, W. A.. (1991). The selection of discrete ordinate quadrature sets for anisotropic scattering.. 160. 89–96. 87 indexed citations
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Fiveland, W. A. & A.S. Jamaluddin. (1991). Three-dimensional spectral radiative heat transfer solutions by the discrete-ordinates method. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 5(3). 335–339. 50 indexed citations
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Fiveland, W. A., et al.. (1988). Numerical Model for Predicting Performance of Three-Dimensional Pulverized-Fuel Fired Furnaces. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 110(1). 117–126. 54 indexed citations
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Fiveland, W. A.. (1987). Three-dimensional radiative heat transfer solutions by the discrete-ordinates method. 2(5). 9–18. 2 indexed citations
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Fiveland, W. A.. (1984). Discrete-Ordinates Solutions of the Radiative Transport Equation for Rectangular Enclosures. Journal of Heat Transfer. 106(4). 699–706. 490 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fiveland, W. A., et al.. (1976). Transient Boundary Layers Between Porous Plates. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 43(4). 555–558. 1 indexed citations

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