W. Pfenninger

487 total citations
25 papers, 183 citations indexed

About

W. Pfenninger is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Pfenninger has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 183 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Computational Mechanics, 13 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 7 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in W. Pfenninger's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (15 papers), Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (11 papers) and Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (7 papers). W. Pfenninger is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (15 papers), Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (11 papers) and Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (7 papers). W. Pfenninger collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. W. Pfenninger's co-authors include Jeffrey K. Viken, W. D. Harvey, Robert McGhee, S. M. Mangalam, F. S. Collier, Richard L. Campbell, M. Fischer, Giuseppe Volpe, Bruce J. Holmes and P. M. H. W. Vijgen and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series and Journal of Aircraft.

In The Last Decade

W. Pfenninger

22 papers receiving 155 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Pfenninger United States 8 143 141 32 23 15 25 183
Sulabh K. Dhanuka United States 6 109 0.8× 402 2.9× 13 0.4× 13 0.6× 28 1.9× 7 414
Makoto Ueno Japan 10 225 1.6× 276 2.0× 25 0.8× 53 2.3× 6 0.4× 43 325
Kristian Petterson United Kingdom 9 216 1.5× 300 2.1× 18 0.6× 24 1.0× 49 3.3× 12 334
W. D. Harvey United States 11 217 1.5× 279 2.0× 20 0.6× 57 2.5× 33 2.2× 44 326
H. P. Horton United Kingdom 6 106 0.7× 146 1.0× 6 0.2× 4 0.2× 21 1.4× 11 163
Olivier Vermeersch France 10 192 1.3× 256 1.8× 15 0.5× 28 1.2× 13 0.9× 30 274
Dhanvada M. Rao United States 13 438 3.1× 480 3.4× 11 0.3× 19 0.8× 13 0.9× 56 541
Mukund Acharya United States 10 272 1.9× 280 2.0× 5 0.2× 8 0.3× 9 0.6× 22 320
Thomas R. Wayman United States 9 276 1.9× 345 2.4× 20 0.6× 46 2.0× 4 0.3× 19 367
Michael A. McVeigh United States 10 340 2.4× 293 2.1× 34 1.1× 4 0.2× 4 0.3× 22 373

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Pfenninger

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Pfenninger

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. Pfenninger. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. Pfenninger based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with W. Pfenninger. W. Pfenninger is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Collier, F. S., et al.. (1992). Design of a hybrid laminar flow control nacelle. 30th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 5 indexed citations
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Pfenninger, W., et al.. (1990). Design of low Reynolds number airfoils. I. Journal of Aircraft. 27(3). 204–210. 17 indexed citations
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Fischer, M., et al.. (1990). Supersonic laminar flow control on commercial transports. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 7 indexed citations
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Pfenninger, W., et al.. (1989). Optimization of natural laminar flow airfoils for high section lift-to-drag ratios in the lower Reynolds number range. 27th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 1 indexed citations
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Pfenninger, W., et al.. (1988). Design of low Reynolds number airfoils. I. 3 indexed citations
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Pfenninger, W., et al.. (1988). Suction laminarization of highly swept supersonic laminar flow control wings. 7 indexed citations
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Pfenninger, W., et al.. (1988). Boundary layer crossflow stabilization of high subsonic speed LFC transport airplanes. 26th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 2 indexed citations
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Pfenninger, W., et al.. (1988). Design Aspects of Long Range Supersonic LFC Airplanes with Highly Swept Wings. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 16 indexed citations
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Pfenninger, W.. (1987). ALL LAMINAR SAILPLANES WITH LOW DRAG BOUNDARY LAYER SUCTION. 11. 22–44. 1 indexed citations
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Viken, Jeffrey K., et al.. (1987). Design of the low-speed NLF(1)-0414F and the high-speed HSNLF(1)-0213 airfoils with high-lift systems. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 15 indexed citations
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Pfenninger, W.. (1987). Long-range LFC transport. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1 indexed citations
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Mangalam, S. M. & W. Pfenninger. (1984). Wind-tunnel tests on a high performance low-Reynolds number airfoil. 5 indexed citations
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Pfenninger, W., et al.. (1974). Reduction of acoustic disturbances in the test section of supersonic wind tunnels by laminarizing their nozzle and test section wall boundary layers by means of suction. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 8 indexed citations
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Pfenninger, W., et al.. (1973). Prevention of Transition over a Backward Step by Suction. Journal of Aircraft. 10(10). 618–622. 12 indexed citations
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Pfenninger, W.. (1968). FLOW PROBLEMS OF SWEPT LOW‐DRAG SUCTION WINGS OF PRACTICAL CONSTRUCTION AT HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBERS*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 154(2). 672–703. 8 indexed citations
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Pfenninger, W., et al.. (1967). Flow Disturbances Induced by Low-Drag Boundary-Layer Suction through Slots. The Physics of Fluids. 10(9). S112–S114. 6 indexed citations
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