Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows is a research topic within Computational Mechanics. Science Explorer counts 107k research works in it since 1950. 24.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the dynamics and characteristics of turbulent flows, including boundary layer transition, heat transfer, large-eddy simulation, vortex dynamics, and Reynolds number scaling. It also explores topics such as particle image velocimetry, coherent structures, and hydrodynamic turbulence.
- Turbulent Flows
- Vortex Dynamics
- Large-Eddy Simulation
- Particle Image Velocimetry
- Boundary Layer Transition
- Heat Transfer
- Fluid Mechanics
- Reynolds Number Scaling
- Coherent Structures
- Hydrodynamic Turbulence
- Research works
- 107k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 26k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +21% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.2k and 2.2k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.2k works
- 2 United States 2.2k works
- 3 India 1.9k works
- 4 France 641 works
- 5 Germany 584 works
- 6 United Kingdom 560 works
- 7 Russia 542 works
- 8 Pakistan 491 works
- 9 Japan 462 works
- 10 Saudi Arabia 401 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beihang University publishes the most Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows research, followed by Northwestern Polytechnical University and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beihang UniversityChina 179 works
- 2 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 175 works
- 3 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 134 works
- 4 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 125 works
- 5 China Aerodynamics Research and Development CenterChina 116 works
- 6 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 109 works
- 7 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 104 works
- 8 Tsinghua UniversityChina 100 works
- 9 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 88 works
- 10 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 84 works
Who are the leading researchers in Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows include Stanley Osher, George Em Karniadakis and R. D. Blandford.
- 1 Stanley Osher United States 8k citations
- 2 George Em Karniadakis United States 6.3k citations
- 3 R. D. Blandford United States 4.8k citations
- 4 Tasawar Hayat Pakistan 4.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows research done?
The largest centres of Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zhukovskiy, Davanagere District and Hampton.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ZhukovskiyRU · 36.2 works124×
- Davanagere DistrictIN · 25.8 works67×
- HamptonUS · 59.1 works44×
- Wright-Patterson AFBUS · 45.7 works31×
- ÉcullyFR · 23.9 works30×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows?
Among universities, judged by research, King Khalid University, COMSATS University Islamabad and Quaid-i-Azam University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia | 79.4 | 32.9% | 12.9× | 68 | +247.5% |
| 2 | COMSATS University IslamabadPakistan | 71.5 | 25.6% | 14.2× | 48 | +198.7% |
| 3 | Quaid-i-Azam UniversityPakistan | 70.4 | 36.2% | 13.7× | 30 | +174.9% |
| 4 | Beihang UniversityChina | 68.7 | 35.8% | 11.2× | 179 | +25.7% |
| 5 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 68.2 | 34.8% | 10.6× | 175 | +25.7% |
| 6 | Babol Noshirvani University of TechnologyIran | 67.3 | 60.8% | 7.8× | 10 | +572.4% |
| 7 | National University of Defense TechnologyChina | 66.2 | 33.1% | 9.3× | 104 | +116.4% |
| 8 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina | 63.6 | 26.8% | 10.4× | 134 | +50.3% |
| 9 | Future University in EgyptEgypt | 61.7 | 38.1% | 21.8× | 17 | — |
| 10 | Hazara UniversityPakistan | 59.4 | 39.4% | 17.1× | 12 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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