Topic · Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
Most cited papers in Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
What are the most cited papers in Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer?
The most cited paper in Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer is "Volume of fluid (VOF) method for the dynamics of free boundaries" (C.W. Hirt, B.D. Nichols, 1981), with 16,098 citations. Next come "A continuum method for modeling surface tension" (10,368) and "Purity of the sacred lotus, or escape from contamination in biological surfaces" (6,882).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 936 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volume of fluid (VOF) method for the dynamics of free boundaries C.W. Hirt, B.D. Nichols · Journal of Computational Physics | 1981 | 16,098 |
| 2 | A continuum method for modeling surface tension Jeremiah U. Brackbill, D.B. Kothe, Ch. Zemach · Journal of Computational Physics | Jun 1992 | 10,368 |
| 3 | Purity of the sacred lotus, or escape from contamination in biological surfaces Wilhelm Barthlott, Christoph Neinhuis · Planta | 30 Apr 1997 | 6,882 |
| 4 | Bubbles, drops and particles L.G. Leal · International Journal of Multiphase Flow | Jun 1979 | 5,330 |
| 5 | A Level Set Approach for Computing Solutions to Incompressible Two-Phase Flow Mark Sussman, Peter Smereka, Stanley Osher · Journal of Computational Physics | Sep 1994 | 4,839 |
| 6 | Bioinspired self-repairing slippery surfaces with pressure-stable omniphobicity Tak‐Sing Wong, Sung Hoon Kang, Sindy K. Y. Tang et al. · Nature | Sep 2011 | 4,158 |
| 7 | IMMERSED BOUNDARY METHODS Rajat Mittal, Gianluca Iaccarino · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics | 2005 | 3,500 |
| 8 | Simulating Free Surface Flows with SPH Joseph J. Monaghan · Journal of Computational Physics | Feb 1994 | 3,388 |
| 9 | Superhydrophobic states Aurélie Lafuma, David Quéré · Nature Materials | 20 Jun 2003 | 3,311 |
| 10 | A model for predicting flow regime transitions in horizontal and near horizontal gas‐liquid flow Yemada Taitel, Abe E. Dukler · AIChE Journal | 1976 | 2,923 |
| 11 | Wetting and Roughness David Quéré · Annual Review of Materials Research | 7 Apr 2008 | 2,690 |
| 12 | DROP IMPACT DYNAMICS: Splashing, Spreading, Receding, Bouncing… Alexander L. Yarin · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics | 17 Dec 2005 | 2,684 |
| 13 | A front-tracking method for viscous, incompressible, multi-fluid flows Salih Özen Ünverdi, Grétar Tryggvason · Journal of Computational Physics | May 1992 | 2,363 |
| 14 | Water capture by a desert beetle Andrew Richard Parker, Chris R. Lawrence · Nature | Nov 2001 | 2,257 |
| 15 | A Front-Tracking Method for the Computations of Multiphase Flow Grétar Tryggvason, Bernard Bunner, Asghar Esmaeeli et al. · Journal of Computational Physics | May 2001 | 2,187 |
| 16 | DIFFUSE-INTERFACE METHODS IN FLUID MECHANICS Daniel Anderson, Geoffrey B. McFadden, Adam A. Wheeler · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics | 1998 | 2,165 |
| 17 | On dense granular flows Gdr Midi · The European Physical Journal E | Aug 2004 | 2,089 |
| 18 | Design of robust superhydrophobic surfaces Dehui Wang, Qiangqiang Sun, Matti J. Hokkanen et al. · Nature | 3 Jun 2020 | 2,087 |
| 19 | DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FREE-SURFACE AND INTERFACIAL FLOW Ruben Scardovelli, Stéphane Zaleski · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics | 1999 | 2,062 |
| 20 | Bioinspired Surfaces with Special Wettability Taolei Sun, Lin Feng, Xuefeng Gao et al. · Accounts of Chemical Research | 19 May 2005 | 2,043 |
| 21 | Drag coefficient and relative velocity in bubbly, droplet or particulate flows Mamoru Ishii, Novak Zuber · AIChE Journal | Sep 1979 | 2,035 |
| 22 | Natural and biomimetic artificial surfaces for superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning, low adhesion, and drag reduction Bharat Bhushan, Yong Chae Jung · Progress in Materials Science | 13 May 2010 | 1,989 |
| 23 | Modeling Low Reynolds Number Incompressible Flows Using SPH Joseph P. Morris, Patrick J. Fox, Yi Zhu · Journal of Computational Physics | Sep 1997 | 1,977 |
| 24 | A bubbling fluidization model using kinetic theory of granular flow Jianmin Ding, Dimitri Gidaspow · AIChE Journal | Apr 1990 | 1,845 |
| 25 | Robust self-cleaning surfaces that function when exposed to either air or oil Yao Lu, Sanjayan Sathasivam, Jinlong Song et al. · Science | 5 Mar 2015 | 1,818 |
| 26 | Physics of liquid jets Jens Eggers, Emmanuel Villermaux · Reports on Progress in Physics | 21 Feb 2008 | 1,816 |
| 27 | Nonlinear dynamics and breakup of free-surface flows Jens Eggers · Reviews of Modern Physics | Jul 1997 | 1,813 |
| 28 | Turbulent Dispersed Multiphase Flow S. Balachandar, John K. Eaton · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics | 2010 | 1,775 |
| 29 | A Coupled Level Set and Volume-of-Fluid Method for Computing 3D and Axisymmetric Incompressible Two-Phase Flows Mark Sussman, Elbridge Gerry Puckett · Journal of Computational Physics | Aug 2000 | 1,775 |
| 30 | Super-Water-Repellent Fractal Surfaces Tomohiro Onda, Satoshi Shibuichi, Naoki Satoh et al. · Langmuir | 1996 | 1,696 |
| 31 | Reconstructing Volume Tracking William J. Rider, Douglas B. Kothe · Journal of Computational Physics | Apr 1998 | 1,656 |
| 32 | Drop Impact on a Solid Surface Christophe Josserand, Sigurdur T. Thoroddsen · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics | 22 Sep 2015 | 1,593 |
| 33 | A multi-structural and multi-functional integrated fog collection system in cactus Jie Ju, Hao Yu Bai, Yongmei Zheng et al. · Nature Communications | 4 Dec 2012 | 1,586 |
| 34 | A particle method for history-dependent materials Deborah L. Sulsky, Zhen Chen, H. L. Schreyer · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering | Sep 1994 | 1,583 |
| 35 | An accurate adaptive solver for surface-tension-driven interfacial flows Stéphane Popinet · Journal of Computational Physics | 11 May 2009 | 1,536 |
| 36 | Hydrodynamic model of steady movement of a solid/liquid/fluid contact line Chun Huh, L. E. Scriven · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science | 1971 | 1,531 |
| 37 | Electrically driven jets Geoffrey Ingram Taylor · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 2 Dec 1969 | 1,529 |
| 38 | Numerical simulation of interfacial flows by smoothed particle hydrodynamics A. Colagrossi, M. Landrini · Journal of Computational Physics | 16 Oct 2003 | 1,502 |
| 39 | High-resolution electrohydrodynamic jet printing Jang‐Ung Park, Matthew T. Hardy, Seong Jun Kang et al. · Nature Materials | 5 Aug 2007 | 1,497 |
| 40 | Dynamics and stability of thin liquid films Richard V. Craster, Omar K. Matar · Reviews of Modern Physics | 5 Aug 2009 | 1,450 |
| 41 | Wetting on Hydrophobic Rough Surfaces: To Be Heterogeneous or Not To Be? Abraham Marmur · Langmuir | 16 Aug 2003 | 1,444 |
| 42 | Wetting and Self-Cleaning Properties of Artificial Superhydrophobic Surfaces Reiner Fürstner, Wilhelm Barthlott, Christoph Neinhuis et al. · Langmuir | 6 Jan 2005 | 1,443 |
| 43 | The dynamics of the spreading of liquids on a solid surface. Part 1. Viscous flow Raymond G. Cox · Journal of Fluid Mechanics | Jul 1986 | 1,427 |
| 44 | MODELING SPRAY ATOMIZATION WITH THE KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ/RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR HYBRID MODEL Rolf D. Reitz, Jennifer C. Beale · Atomization and Sprays | 1999 | 1,399 |
| 45 | The spreading of silicone oil drops on horizontal surfaces L H Tanner · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics | 14 Sep 1979 | 1,378 |
| 46 | Dynamics and stability of lean-premixed swirl-stabilized combustion Ying Huang, Vigor Yang · Progress in Energy and Combustion Science | 13 Apr 2009 | 1,371 |
| 47 | Capillary effects during droplet impact on a solid surface M. Pasandideh-Fard, Yuhui Qiao, S. Chandra et al. · Physics of Fluids | Mar 1996 | 1,367 |
| 48 | A conservative level set method for two phase flow Elin Olsson, Gunilla Kreiss · Journal of Computational Physics | 22 Jun 2005 | 1,361 |
| 49 | A Fast Level Set Method for Propagating Interfaces David Adalsteinsson, James A. Sethian · Journal of Computational Physics | May 1995 | 1,333 |
| 50 | A digital filter based generation of inflow data for spatially developing direct numerical or large eddy simulations Markus Klein, Amsini Sadiki, J. Janicka · Journal of Computational Physics | Apr 2003 | 1,325 |
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