Mark Drela
Impact in
- Aerospace Engineering top 0.1%
- Wind Energy Research and Development
- Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
- Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
- Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
- Computational Mechanics top 0.1%
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
Papers in
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- Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics 58
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows 44
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- Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research 15
- Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization 15
- Aerospace and Aviation Technology 14
- Air Traffic Management and Optimization 11
- Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows 10
- Co-authors
- Michael B. Giles (8 shared papers)Alejandra Uranga (9 shared papers)J. Peraire (11 shared papers)E. M. Greitzer (10 shared papers)Per‐Olof Persson (4 shared papers)David K. Hall (5 shared papers)Z. S. Spakovszky (8 shared papers)James Hileman (4 shared papers)
- Journals
- AIAA Journal (11 papers)Journal of Aircraft (8 papers)Journal of Propulsion and Power (4 papers)Journal of Turbomachinery (3 papers)Experiments in Fluids (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesFranceUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Mark Drela
115 papers receiving 5.5k citations
Mark Drela's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 95
- Aerospace Engineering 4.4k
- Computational Mechanics 3.4k
- Global and Planetary Change 1.5k
- Environmental Engineering 766
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 347
Countries citing papers authored by Mark Drela
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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Drela
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Mark Drela, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 121 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XFOIL: An Analysis and Design System for Low Reynolds Number Airfoils Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 1840 |
| 2 | Viscous-inviscid analysis of transonic and low Reynolds number airfoils Hit paper breakdown → | 1987 | 890 |
| 3 | 2009 | 199 | |
| 4 | 2010 | 180 | |
| 5 | 1999 | 161 | |
| 6 | 1987 | 145 | |
| 7 | 2017 | 135 | |
| 8 | 2011 | 135 | |
| 9 | Flight Vehicle Aerodynamics | 2014 | 131 |
| 10 | 1998 | 102 | |
| 11 | 1990 | 98 | |
| 12 | 2007 | 97 | |
| 13 | 2017 | 96 | |
| 14 | 1988 | 90 | |
| 15 | 2010 | 89 | |
| 16 | 1993 | 88 | |
| 17 | 2014 | 79 | |
| 18 | 2012 | 76 | |
| 19 | 2018 | 74 | |
| 20 | 1987 | 63 |
About Mark Drela
Mark Drela is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Applied Mathematics and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 121 papers that have together received 5.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (58 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (44 papers), Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (26 papers), Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research (15 papers), Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization (15 papers), Aerospace and Aviation Technology (14 papers), Air Traffic Management and Optimization (11 papers) and Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aerospace Engineering (4.4k citations), Computational Mechanics (3.4k citations), Global and Planetary Change (1.5k citations), Environmental Engineering (766 citations) and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty (347 citations). Mark Drela has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Michael B. Giles, Alejandra Uranga, J. Peraire, E. M. Greitzer, Per‐Olof Persson, David K. Hall, Z. S. Spakovszky, James Hileman, Arthur C. Huang and Robert Haimes. Their work appears in journals such as AIAA Journal, Journal of Aircraft, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Journal of Turbomachinery and Experiments in Fluids.
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