Alexander J. Smits

18.8k citations
379 papers · 14.1k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 66
Topics
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (272 papers)Wind and Air Flow Studies (96 papers)Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (85 papers)

In The Last Decade

Alexander J. Smits

364 papers receiving 13.6k citations

Hit Papers

High–Reynolds Number Wall Turbulence199820262007201620111998201320082012200400600

Peers

Alexander J. Smits
Comparison fields: 5 of 161
  • Computational Mechanics 10.6k
  • Aerospace Engineering 6.3k
  • Environmental Engineering 3.9k
  • Mechanical Engineering 2.2k
  • Ocean Engineering 2.1k
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All Works

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Caudal fin shape and swimming performance of Tunabot
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8 13
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Experimental investigation of the velocity field of a laboratory fire whirl
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10 109
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The turbulent wake of a submarine model at varying pitch and yaw angle
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Hydrodynamic Wake Resonance as an Underlying Principle of Efficient Unsteady Propulsion
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Hydrodynamics of Swimsuits
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Behavior of local dissipation scales in turbulent pipe flow
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Azimuthal correlation in the outer layer of turbulent pipe flow
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The turbulence structure of shockwave and boundary layer interaction in a compression corner
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Thrust Production and Wake Structure of a Batoid-Inspired Oscillating Fin
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Control of Transition in Taylor-Couette Flow with Axial Motion of the Inner Cylinder
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Rapidly distorted compressible boundary-layers
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About Alexander J. Smits

Alexander J. Smits is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Environmental Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 379 papers that have together received 14.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (272 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (96 papers) and Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (85 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computational Mechanics (10.6k citations), Environmental Engineering (3.9k citations) and Aerospace Engineering (6.3k citations). Alexander J. Smits has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Marcus Hultmark, Ivan Marušič, Mark Zagarola, Beverley McKeon, James J. Allen, Sean Bailey, Peter A. Dewey, Margit Vallikivi, James Buchholz and Daniel Quinn. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

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