D-Index & Metrics Best Publications
Engineering and Technology
Ireland
2022
Chemistry
Ireland
2023

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Engineering and Technology D-index 88 Citations 30,236 272 World Ranking 118 National Ranking 2
Chemistry D-index 93 Citations 31,416 263 World Ranking 994 National Ranking 2

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Ireland Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Ireland Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Ireland Leader Award

2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for brilliant research towards the development of combustion kinetic mechanisms

2015 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Hydrogen
  • Catalysis

His primary areas of study are Combustion, Shock tube, Ignition system, Analytical chemistry and Chemical kinetics. His Combustion research incorporates elements of Reaction rate, Continuous reactor and Reaction mechanism. He interconnects Atmospheric temperature range and Organic chemistry, Hydrocarbon in the investigation of issues within Shock tube.

His work carried out in the field of Ignition system brings together such families of science as Reaction rate constant, Laminar flow, Hydrogen and Diesel fuel. In his study, Atmospheric pressure, Methane and Formic acid is inextricably linked to Dimethyl ether, which falls within the broad field of Analytical chemistry. His work in Chemical kinetics covers topics such as Molecule which are related to areas like Double bond, Oxygenate and Radical.

His most cited work include:

  • A Comprehensive Modeling Study of n-Heptane Oxidation (1515 citations)
  • A Comprehensive Modeling Study of iso-Octane Oxidation (1047 citations)
  • A comprehensive modeling study of hydrogen oxidation (697 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Combustion, Ignition system, Shock tube, Kinetic energy and Organic chemistry. Henry J. Curran combines subjects such as Octane, Methane and Reaction mechanism with his study of Combustion. His Reaction mechanism research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Reaction rate constant, Radical and Physical chemistry.

His work carried out in the field of Ignition system brings together such families of science as Laminar flow, Shock wave, Diesel fuel, Elementary reaction and Syngas. His Shock tube research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Chemical kinetics, Atmospheric temperature range, Hydrocarbon, Analytical chemistry and Pyrolysis. His Analytical chemistry study incorporates themes from Inorganic chemistry, Dimethyl ether and Atmospheric pressure.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Combustion (41.32%)
  • Ignition system (27.78%)
  • Shock tube (26.04%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Kinetic energy (18.75%)
  • Combustion (41.32%)
  • Work (3.47%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Kinetic energy, Combustion, Work, Rapid compression machine and Ignition delay. Kinetic energy combines with fields such as Pyrolysis, Work, Ignition system, Shock tube and Propane in his investigation. Henry J. Curran combines subjects such as Pentene, Pentane and Atmospheric temperature range with his study of Shock tube.

Henry J. Curran studies Combustion, focusing on NOx in particular. Within one scientific family, he focuses on topics pertaining to Methane under Ignition delay, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Explosive material, Large eddy simulation and Turbulence. His research investigates the connection between Reaction mechanism and topics such as Chemical reaction model that intersect with issues in Dimethyl ether and Radical.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Developing detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms for fuel combustion (83 citations)
  • An experimental and kinetic modeling study of the oxidation of hexane isomers: Developing consistent reaction rate rules for alkanes (21 citations)
  • Detailed kinetic modeling of dimethoxymethane. Part II: Experimental and theoretical study of the kinetics and reaction mechanism (19 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Hydrogen

His primary areas of study are Kinetic energy, Ignition delay, Shock tube, Work and Radical. He has researched Ignition delay in several fields, including Ethylene and Methane. His research in Shock tube intersects with topics in Combustion, Pyrolysis and Mass spectrometry.

His Combustion research includes themes of Propyne, Hydrogen atom abstraction, Ignition system and Atmospheric temperature range. The Work study combines topics in areas such as Rapid compression machine, Transport engineering and Engineering management. His studies in Radical integrate themes in fields like Reaction rate constant, Transition state theory, Transition state, Computational chemistry and Reaction mechanism.

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Best Publications

A Comprehensive Modeling Study of n-Heptane Oxidation

H.J. Curran;P. Gaffuri;W.J. Pitz;C.K. Westbrook.
Combustion and Flame (1998)

2576 Citations

A Comprehensive Modeling Study of iso-Octane Oxidation

H.J. Curran;P. Gaffuri;W.J. Pitz;C.K. Westbrook.
Combustion and Flame (2002)

1772 Citations

Kinetic modeling of gasoline surrogate components and mixtures under engine conditions

Marco Mehl;William J. Pitz;Charles K. Westbrook;Henry J. Curran.
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute (2011)

1153 Citations

A comprehensive modeling study of hydrogen oxidation

Marcus Ó Conaire;Henry J. Curran;John M. Simmie;William J. Pitz.
International Journal of Chemical Kinetics (2004)

1142 Citations

A Hierarchical and Comparative Kinetic Modeling Study of C1 − C2 Hydrocarbon and Oxygenated Fuels

Wayne K. Metcalfe;Sinéad M. Burke;Syed S. Ahmed;Henry J. Curran.
International Journal of Chemical Kinetics (2013)

1088 Citations

A comprehensive detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanism for combustion of n-alkane hydrocarbons from n-octane to n-hexadecane

Charles K. Westbrook;William J. Pitz;Olivier Herbinet;Henry J. Curran.
Combustion and Flame (2009)

957 Citations

An experimental and detailed chemical kinetic modeling study of hydrogen and syngas mixture oxidation at elevated pressures

Alan Keromnes;Wayne K. Metcalfe;Karl A. Heufer;Nicola Donohoe.
Combustion and Flame (2013)

665 Citations

Chemical kinetic modeling study of the effects of oxygenated hydrocarbons on soot emissions from diesel engines.

Charles K Westbrook;William J Pitz;Henry J Curran.
Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2006)

644 Citations

A comprehensive chemical kinetic combustion model for the four butanol isomers

S. Mani Sarathy;Stijn Vranckx;Kenji Yasunaga;Marco Mehl.
Combustion and Flame (2012)

557 Citations

The reaction kinetics of dimethyl ether. I: High‐temperature pyrolysis and oxidation in flow reactors

S. L. Fischer;F. L. Dryer;H. J. Curran.
International Journal of Chemical Kinetics (2000)

518 Citations

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