William H. Heiser

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

William H. Heiser is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, William H. Heiser has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 13 papers in Computational Mechanics and 8 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in William H. Heiser's work include Rocket and propulsion systems research (9 papers), Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (8 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (8 papers). William H. Heiser is often cited by papers focused on Rocket and propulsion systems research (9 papers), Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (8 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (8 papers). William H. Heiser collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and United Kingdom. William H. Heiser's co-authors include David T. Pratt, Unmeel B. Mehta, Jack D. Mattingly, D. T. Pratt, Edward T. Curran, Aaron Bernstein, J. A. Shercliff, Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Aaron R. Byerley and Paul Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics and American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In The Last Decade

William H. Heiser

39 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 2002 250 500 750 1000
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. Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion
    1994 1.0k citations William H. Heiser, David T. Pratt et al. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. eBooks profile →
  2. Thermodynamic Cycle Analysis of Pulse Detonation Engines
    2002 432 citations William H. Heiser, David T. Pratt Journal of Propulsion and Power 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 H. Heiser United States 15 1.8k 1.5k 530 267 260 47 2.4k
Guillermo Paniagua United States 27 2.5k 1.4× 1.7k 1.2× 152 0.3× 626 2.3× 474 1.8× 269 3.0k
Zhenguo Wang China 44 3.7k 2.1× 5.1k 3.5× 797 1.5× 126 0.5× 203 0.8× 197 5.8k
Li Yan China 43 3.4k 1.9× 4.2k 2.9× 1.1k 2.1× 57 0.2× 87 0.3× 97 4.8k
Lars-Erik Eriksson Sweden 26 1.9k 1.1× 1.8k 1.2× 76 0.1× 821 3.1× 318 1.2× 121 2.4k
Jialing Le China 25 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 137 0.3× 184 0.7× 148 0.6× 110 1.9k
Paul King United States 26 1.6k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 62 0.1× 386 1.4× 287 1.1× 136 2.1k
В. Б. Бетелин Russia 14 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 251 0.5× 253 0.9× 337 1.3× 64 1.9k
Unmeel B. Mehta United States 17 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 603 1.1× 25 0.1× 55 0.2× 54 1.7k
Russell M. Cummings United States 32 2.5k 1.4× 2.7k 1.8× 513 1.0× 22 0.1× 51 0.2× 193 3.5k
Joseph Oefelein United States 30 821 0.5× 2.7k 1.8× 80 0.2× 170 0.6× 84 0.3× 103 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William H. Heiser

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William H. Heiser

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mattingly, Jack D., et al.. (2018). Aircraft Engine Design, Third Edition. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. eBooks. 22 indexed citations
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Byerley, Aaron R., et al.. (2015). Designing Small Propellers for Optimum Efficiency and Low Noise Footprint. 19 indexed citations
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Heiser, William H.. (2006). Comment on �Numerical Studies on Specific Impulse of Partially Filled Pulse Detonation Rocket Engines�. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 23(1). 254–254. 1 indexed citations
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Heiser, William H. & David T. Pratt. (2004). Comment on "Analytical Model for the Impulse of Single-Cycle Pulse Detonation Tube. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 20(1). 189–189. 1 indexed citations
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Mattingly, Jack D., William H. Heiser, & David T. Pratt. (2002). Aircraft Engine Design, Second Edition. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics eBooks. 35 indexed citations
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Heiser, William H. & David T. Pratt. (2002). Thermodynamic Cycle Analysis of Pulse Detonation Engines. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 18(1). 68–76. 432 indexed citations breakdown →
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Treuren, Kenneth W. Van, et al.. (1998). Investigation of Vapor-Phase Lubrication in a Gas Turbine Engine. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 120(2). 257–262. 15 indexed citations
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Heiser, William H., et al.. (1996). Simulating heat addition via mass addition in variable area compressible flows. AIAA Journal. 34(5). 1076–1078. 5 indexed citations
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Pratt, David T. & William H. Heiser. (1993). Isolator-combustor interaction in a dual-mode scramjet engine. 31st Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 24 indexed citations
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Mattingly, Jack D., et al.. (1987). Aircraft engine design. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 302 indexed citations
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Heiser, William H.. (1987). A Warm Welcome. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 3(1). 2–3. 1 indexed citations
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Mattingly, Jack D. & William H. Heiser. (1985). Teaching undergraduate airbreathing propulsion at the US Air Force Academy. 2 indexed citations
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Heiser, William H., et al.. (1985). Air Force Academy Aeronautics Digest.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).
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D′Alessandro, Felice, et al.. (1975). AIRPORT SURFACE TRAFFIC CONTROL CONCEPT FORMULATION STUDY. VOLUME III. OPERATIONS ANALYSIS OF O'HARE AIRPORT-PART II. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).
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Bernstein, Aaron, et al.. (1966). Compound-compressible nozzle flow. 3 indexed citations
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Heiser, William H. & J. A. Shercliff. (1965). A simple demonstration of the Hartmann layer. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 22(4). 701–707. 29 indexed citations
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Heiser, William H.. (1964). Influence of magnetic fields upon separation. AIAA Journal. 2(12). 2217–2218. 5 indexed citations

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