William A. Sirignano

12.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
292 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

William A. Sirignano is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Sirignano has authored 292 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 257 papers in Computational Mechanics, 97 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 75 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in William A. Sirignano's work include Combustion and flame dynamics (200 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (71 papers) and Combustion and Detonation Processes (54 papers). William A. Sirignano is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and flame dynamics (200 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (71 papers) and Combustion and Detonation Processes (54 papers). William A. Sirignano collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Israel. William A. Sirignano's co-authors include B. Abramzon, Chris F. Edwards, Carsten Mehring, Albert Y. Tong, Shiva Prakash, F. Liu, C.H Chiang, R.H. Rangel, S. Elghobashi and Inchul Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Computational Physics and Progress in Energy and Combustion Science.

In The Last Decade

William A. Sirignano

286 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

Droplet vaporization mode... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1989 2000 1983 400 800 1.2k
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. Droplet vaporization model for spray combustion calculations
    1989 1.2k citations B. Abramzon, William A. Sirignano International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer profile →
  2. Fluid Dynamics and Transport of Droplets and Sprays
    2000 673 citations William A. Sirignano et al. profile →
  3. Fuel droplet vaporization and spray combustion theory
    1983 519 citations William A. Sirignano profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William A. Sirignano United States 46 8.1k 3.0k 2.6k 2.1k 1.6k 292 9.8k
G. M. Faeth United States 64 10.9k 1.3× 4.4k 1.5× 3.9k 1.5× 3.0k 1.4× 1.7k 1.1× 301 14.0k
Andreas Dreizler Germany 50 6.5k 0.8× 4.2k 1.4× 1.7k 0.7× 440 0.2× 1.1k 0.7× 378 8.8k
M. G. Mungal United States 45 6.3k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 3.6k 1.4× 528 0.2× 601 0.4× 161 7.8k
J. H. Whitelaw United Kingdom 43 5.7k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 940 0.4× 987 0.6× 228 7.3k
A. D. Gosman United Kingdom 39 4.9k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 933 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 101 6.9k
J. Janicka Germany 45 6.8k 0.8× 3.6k 1.2× 1.8k 0.7× 603 0.3× 697 0.4× 269 7.5k
Robert W. Schefer United States 39 3.7k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 951 0.4× 452 0.3× 112 5.4k
Henry Weller United Kingdom 21 4.2k 0.5× 895 0.3× 1.7k 0.7× 729 0.3× 718 0.5× 24 6.2k
Assaad R. Masri Australia 50 6.8k 0.8× 5.0k 1.7× 1.6k 0.6× 490 0.2× 597 0.4× 261 7.9k
Epaminondas Mastorakos United Kingdom 54 8.6k 1.1× 6.6k 2.2× 2.7k 1.0× 595 0.3× 556 0.4× 304 9.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Feng, et al.. (2025). Large-Eddy Simulation of Reacting Flow in a Turbine Stage. 2 indexed citations
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Xiong, Juntao, et al.. (2024). Combustion dynamics of ten-injector rocket engine using flamelet progress variable. Combustion and Flame. 267. 113538–113538. 7 indexed citations
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Shi, Xian, et al.. (2024). Vortex stretching of non-premixed, diluted hydrogen/oxygen flamelets. Combustion and Flame. 273. 113900–113900. 2 indexed citations
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Sirignano, William A., et al.. (2021). A Volume-of-Fluid method for variable-density, two-phase flows at supercritical pressure. arXiv (Cornell University). 18 indexed citations
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Sirignano, William A.. (2020). Diffusion-controlled premixed flames. Combustion Theory and Modelling. 25(6). 1019–1038. 7 indexed citations
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Sirignano, William A., et al.. (2019). Vorticity dynamics in a spatially developing liquid jet inside a co-flowing gas. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 877. 429–470. 18 indexed citations
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Sirignano, William A., et al.. (2017). Planar liquid jet: Early deformation and atomization cascades. Physics of Fluids. 29(6). 43 indexed citations
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Jarrahbashi, Dorrin, et al.. (2016). FLM volume 792 Cover and Front matter. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 792. f1–f4. 1 indexed citations
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Jarrahbashi, Dorrin, William A. Sirignano, Pavel P. Popov, & Fazle Hussain. (2016). Early spray development at high gas density: hole, ligament and bridge formations. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 792. 186–231. 42 indexed citations
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Mehring, Carsten & William A. Sirignano. (2000). Axisymmetric capillary waves on thin annular liquid sheets. II. Spatial development. Physics of Fluids. 12(6). 1440–1460. 21 indexed citations
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Gutheil, Eva & William A. Sirignano. (1998). Counterflow Spray Combustion Modeling with Detailed Transport and Detailed Chemistry. Combustion and Flame. 113(1-2). 92–105. 74 indexed citations
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Sirignano, William A., et al.. (1992). Transient Heating and Burning of Droplet Containing a Single Metal Particle. Combustion Science and Technology. 84(1-6). 141–161. 8 indexed citations
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Luca, Luigi de, et al.. (1991). Modern research topics in aerospace propulsion - In honor of Corrado Casci. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 1–357. 7 indexed citations
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Abramzon, B. & William A. Sirignano. (1989). Droplet vaporization model for spray combustion calculations. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 32(9). 1605–1618. 1249 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sirignano, William A.. (1984). The effect of droplet spacing on spray and group combustion. 2 indexed citations
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Tong, Albert Y. & William A. Sirignano. (1982). Transient thermal boundary layer in heating of droplet with internal circulation - Evaluation of assumptions. 29. 87–94. 4 indexed citations
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Micci, Michael M., Leonard H. Caveny, & William A. Sirignano. (1981). Linear analysis of forced longitudinal waves in rocket motor chambers. AIAA Journal. 19(2). 198–204. 14 indexed citations
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Sirignano, William A., et al.. (1981). Theory of transient multicomponent droplet vaporization in a convective field. Symposium (International) on Combustion. 18(1). 1365–1374. 43 indexed citations
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Cheng, Sin-I, et al.. (1969). Theoretical Studies of Diffusion Flame Structures. 9 indexed citations
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CROCCO, L. & William A. Sirignano. (1967). BEHAVIOR OF SUPERCRITICAL NOZZLES UNDER THREE-DIMENSIONAL OSCILLATORY CONDITIONS. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 10 indexed citations

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