W. Pfenninger
W. Pfenninger publishes mostly in Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Global and Planetary Change, on topics such as Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics and Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics.
- World rank
- #1,870,865 of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
- Rank in United States
- #572,568 of 1,627,098
- Works
- 42
- Citations
- 496
- Citations per work
- 11.8
What does W. Pfenninger research?
W. Pfenninger's work is mostly in Engineering (76%), Environmental Science (9%), Mathematics (7%).
Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.
The fields and subfields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences3992.2%
- Engineering3276.5%
- Environmental Science48.7%
- Mathematics37.0%
- Everything else37.8%
- 1Computational Mechanics42% of their works
- 2Aerospace Engineering26% of their works
- 3Global and Planetary Change9% of their works
- 4Applied Mathematics7% of their works
- 5Mechanical Engineering6% of their works
- 6Ocean Engineering3% of their works
Research topics
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
- Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics
- Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies
- Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
- Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
- Aerospace and Aviation Technology
- Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
Which keywords describe W. Pfenninger's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Large-Eddy Simulation, Heat Transfer, Turbulent Flows, Vortex Dynamics, High-Order Schemes, Turbulence Modeling, Separation Control and Aerodynamic Flow Control.
- Film Cooling
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Jet Noise
- Boltzmann Equation
- Aviation
- Aerodynamic Flow Control
- Turbulence Modeling
- Vortex Dynamics
- Heat Transfer
- Large-Eddy Simulation
- Turbulent Flows
- High-Order Schemes
- Separation Control
- Plasma Actuators
- Climate Change
- Kinetic Theory
- Turbulent Flow
- Wind Estimation
- Turbine
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most. The words come from the keyword list OpenAlex gives each topic, not from the text of the papers, so a word can appear that none of the papers uses.
All 19 words, with their numbers
- Large-Eddy Simulation343 topics
- Heat Transfer282 topics
- Turbulent Flows241 topic
- Vortex Dynamics241 topic
- High-Order Schemes201 topic
- Turbulence Modeling201 topic
- Separation Control172 topics
- Aerodynamic Flow Control131 topic
- Plasma Actuators131 topic
- Aviation101 topic
- Climate Change101 topic
- Boltzmann Equation81 topic
- Kinetic Theory81 topic
- Jet Noise61 topic
- Turbulent Flow61 topic
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles51 topic
- Wind Estimation51 topic
- Film Cooling41 topic
- Turbine41 topic
Where does W. Pfenninger work?
W. Pfenninger's main affiliation in the publication record is Analytical Services & Materials (United States), United States.
How many publications and citations does W. Pfenninger have?
OpenAlex counts 42 works and 496 citations for W. Pfenninger, an h-index of 12, ranking #1,870,865 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.
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