W. E. Ranz

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

W. E. Ranz is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. E. Ranz has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Computational Mechanics, 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. E. Ranz's work include Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (6 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (4 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Mixing (4 papers). W. E. Ranz is often cited by papers focused on Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (6 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (4 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Mixing (4 papers). W. E. Ranz collaborates with scholars based in United States. W. E. Ranz's co-authors include Christopher W. Macosko, Julio M. Ottino, C. W. Macosko, H. F. Johnstone, Robert W. Gore, Joseph Jordan, John Peanasky and David R. Armstrong and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Environmental Science & Technology and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

W. E. Ranz

38 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Evaporation from drops : Part II

1952 973 citations W. E. Ranz Chemical engineering progress profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. E. Ranz United States	18	1.2k	653	540	514	345	39	2.5k
H. C. Hottel United States	25	1.2k 1.0×	579 0.9×	335 0.6×	297 0.6×	130 0.4×	66	2.5k
Simon L. Goren United States	26	1.5k 1.2×	681 1.0×	306 0.6×	670 1.3×	644 1.9×	48	2.5k
J. O. Hinze Netherlands	10	1.6k 1.3×	1.4k 2.2×	514 1.0×	712 1.4×	330 1.0×	18	2.9k
A. F. Mills United States	26	1.3k 1.1×	670 1.0×	1.2k 2.3×	313 0.6×	228 0.7×	91	2.8k
W. H. Gauvin Canada	25	1.1k 0.9×	280 0.4×	373 0.7×	687 1.3×	323 0.9×	91	1.9k
C. Gutfinger Israel	25	1.1k 0.9×	314 0.5×	409 0.8×	706 1.4×	588 1.7×	94	2.6k
H. L. Toor United States	25	830 0.7×	812 1.2×	485 0.9×	195 0.4×	124 0.4×	62	2.2k
S. L. Soo United States	19	1.3k 1.1×	298 0.5×	373 0.7×	893 1.7×	353 1.0×	109	2.0k
N. B. Vargaftik Russia	11	558 0.5×	1.3k 2.0×	555 1.0×	203 0.4×	310 0.9×	30	3.1k
S.C. Saxena United States	28	1.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.9×	906 1.7×	532 1.0×	133 0.4×	188	2.9k

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All Works

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Ranz, W. E.. (1986). Analysis of reaction processes in which microscopic heterogeneities appear: scale-up and scale-down of polymerization reactions. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals. 25(4). 561–565. 11 indexed citations

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Ranz, W. E.. (1985). Wall Flows in a Cyclone Separator: A Description of Internal Phenomena. Aerosol Science and Technology. 4(4). 417–432. 10 indexed citations

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Ranz, W. E., et al.. (1984). Mixing and chemical reaction: thermal effects. Chemical Engineering Science. 39(12). 1735–1739. 1 indexed citations

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Ranz, W. E., et al.. (1983). Mixing and chemical reactions. Chemical Engineering Science. 38(7). 1015–1019. 20 indexed citations

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Ranz, W. E.. (1982). Mixing and fluid dispersion of viscous liquids. AIChE Journal. 28(1). 91–96. 8 indexed citations

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Macosko, Christopher W., et al.. (1982). The influence of impingement mixing on striation thickness distribution and properties in fast polyurethane polymerization. Polymer Engineering and Science. 22(6). 388–392. 65 indexed citations

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Ottino, Julio M., et al.. (1980). Impingement mixing in reaction injection molding. Polymer Engineering and Science. 20(13). 868–874. 78 indexed citations

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Ottino, Julio M., W. E. Ranz, & Christopher W. Macosko. (1979). A lamellar model for analysis of liquid-liquid mixing. Chemical Engineering Science. 34(6). 877–890. 136 indexed citations

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Ottino, Julio M., et al.. (1979). PRELIMINARY MODEL FOR RIM IMPINGEMENT MIXING.. 439–443. 1 indexed citations

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Ranz, W. E., et al.. (1969). Improved Conductivity System for Measurement of Turbulent Concentration Fluctuations. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals. 8(4). 810–816. 17 indexed citations

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Ranz, W. E., et al.. (1964). Initial Instability of a Viscous Fluid Interface. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals. 3(1). 53–60. 6 indexed citations

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Gore, Robert W. & W. E. Ranz. (1964). Backflows in rotating fluids moving axially through expanding cross sections. AIChE Journal. 10(1). 83–88. 42 indexed citations

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Ranz, W. E., et al.. (1959). Measuring Drop Size of Hollow Cone Sprays. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 51(5). 701–702. 4 indexed citations

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Ranz, W. E., et al.. (1959). Dust Properties and Dust Collection. Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division. 85(4). 25–69. 3 indexed citations

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Jordan, Joseph, et al.. (1958). Hydrodynamic Voltammetry at Solid Indicator Electrodes¹. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 80(15). 3846–3852. 31 indexed citations

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Ranz, W. E.. (1958). Some experiments on orifice sprays. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 36(4). 175–181. 102 indexed citations

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Ranz, W. E., et al.. (1955). Inertial Impaction of Aerosol Particles on Cylinders. Journal of Applied Physics. 26(2). 244–249. 46 indexed citations

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Ranz, W. E.. (1952). Evaporation from drops : Part II. Chemical engineering progress. 48. 173–180. 973 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ranz, W. E., et al.. (1952). Thermal Force on an Aerosol Particle in a Temperature Gradient. Journal of Applied Physics. 23(8). 917–923. 46 indexed citations

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Ranz, W. E., et al.. (1951). JET IMPACTORS FOR DETERMINING THE PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF AEROSOLS (Technical Report No. 4). OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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