B. Mutlu Sumer

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

B. Mutlu Sumer is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Computational Mechanics and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Mutlu Sumer has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 28 papers in Computational Mechanics and 19 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in B. Mutlu Sumer's work include Coastal and Marine Dynamics (27 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (17 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (14 papers). B. Mutlu Sumer is often cited by papers focused on Coastal and Marine Dynamics (27 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (17 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (14 papers). B. Mutlu Sumer collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Türkiye and United States. B. Mutlu Sumer's co-authors include Jørgen Fredsøe, Bjarne Jensen, Alf Tørum, R.J.S. Whitehouse, N. Christiansen, David R. Fuhrman, Ken H. Andersen, Figen Hatipoglu, V. Ş. Özgür Kırca and Mats Lind and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Sedimentology.

In The Last Decade

B. Mutlu Sumer

56 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Turbulent oscillatory boundary layers at high Reynolds nu... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Turbulent oscillatory boundary layers at high Reynolds numbers
    1989 432 citations Bjarne Jensen, B. Mutlu Sumer et al. Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. Mutlu Sumer Denmark 27 1.7k 1.2k 979 974 371 56 2.8k
Dag Myrhaug Norway 31 1.6k 1.0× 876 0.8× 901 0.9× 493 0.5× 596 1.6× 219 3.0k
Yakun Guo United Kingdom 28 1.0k 0.6× 878 0.8× 600 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 295 0.8× 165 2.7k
Hocine Oumeraci Germany 31 2.4k 1.4× 772 0.7× 1.3k 1.3× 1.5k 1.5× 558 1.5× 194 3.6k
Kuang‐An Chang United States 31 1.7k 1.0× 694 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 865 0.9× 873 2.4× 100 3.2k
Michael Isaacson Canada 24 1.2k 0.7× 325 0.3× 947 1.0× 487 0.5× 251 0.7× 110 2.2k
Vincent S. Neary United States 29 400 0.2× 644 0.6× 319 0.3× 325 0.3× 398 1.1× 92 2.1k
Marcel R.A. van Gent Netherlands 27 1.9k 1.1× 614 0.5× 560 0.6× 844 0.9× 429 1.2× 129 2.4k
Javier L. Lara Spain 39 3.9k 2.4× 1.8k 1.6× 1.6k 1.6× 964 1.0× 1.0k 2.7× 135 5.0k
Vincenzo Armenio Italy 30 530 0.3× 425 0.4× 1.8k 1.8× 178 0.2× 383 1.0× 104 2.7k
B. Mutlu Sumer Denmark 43 2.8k 1.7× 4.3k 3.7× 1.9k 2.0× 4.1k 4.2× 278 0.7× 130 7.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Mutlu Sumer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kırca, V. Ş. Özgür & B. Mutlu Sumer. (2025). Potential Impact of Canal Istanbul on Flow through the Bosphorus. Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering. 151(3). 2 indexed citations
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Sumer, B. Mutlu & V. Ş. Özgür Kırca. (2025). Flow through the Bosphorus. Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering. 151(3). 2 indexed citations
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Windt, Christian, Nils Goseberg, Stefan Schimmels, et al.. (2024). Liquefaction Around Marine Structures: Development of a Numerical Modelling Framework in OpenFOAM®. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 34(2). 182–190. 2 indexed citations
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Sui, Titi, B. Mutlu Sumer, V. Ş. Özgür Kırca, et al.. (2023). Effect of history of wave exposure on seabed liquefaction. Coastal Engineering. 183. 104307–104307. 17 indexed citations
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Fuhrman, David R., Cüneyt Baykal, B. Mutlu Sumer, Niels G. Jacobsen, & Jørgen Fredsøe. (2014). Numerical simulation of wave-induced scour and backfilling processes beneath submarine pipelines. Coastal Engineering. 94. 10–22. 115 indexed citations
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Sumer, B. Mutlu, V. Ş. Özgür Kırca, & Jørgen Fredsøe. (2011). Experimental Validation of a Mathematical Model For Seabed Liquefaction Under Waves. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 22(2). 1010–1018. 111 indexed citations
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Sumer, B. Mutlu, et al.. (2010). Coherent structures in wave boundary layers. Part 2. Solitary motion. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 646. 207–231. 66 indexed citations
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Sumer, B. Mutlu, et al.. (2008). Turbulent Solitary Wave Boundary Layer. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 775–781. 10 indexed citations
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Hatipoglu, Figen, et al.. (2007). Wave boundary layer over a stone-covered bed. Coastal Engineering. 55(1). 1–20. 75 indexed citations
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Cheng, Nian‐Sheng, B. Mutlu Sumer, & Jørgen Fredsøe. (2003). Investigation of bed shear stresses subject to external turbulence. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. 24(6). 816–824. 15 indexed citations
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Drønen, Nils, Harshinie Karunarathna, Jørgen Fredsøe, B. Mutlu Sumer, & Rolf Deigaard. (2002). An experimental study of rip channel flow. Coastal Engineering. 45(3-4). 223–238. 55 indexed citations
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Sumer, B. Mutlu & Jørgen Fredsøe. (2000). Experimental study of 2D scour and its protection at a rubble-mound breakwater. Coastal Engineering. 40(1). 59–87. 81 indexed citations
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Sumer, B. Mutlu, et al.. (1999). Sinking/floatation of pipelines and other objects in liquefied soil under waves. Coastal Engineering. 38(2). 53–90. 171 indexed citations
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Sumer, B. Mutlu, et al.. (1998). Turbulent combined oscillatory flow and current in a pipe. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 373. 313–348. 116 indexed citations
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Kozakiewicz, Adam, B. Mutlu Sumer, Jørgen Fredsøe, & Ernst Albin Hansen. (1997). Vortex Regimes Around a Freely Vibrating Cylinder in Oscillatory Flow. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 7(2). 490–498. 20 indexed citations
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Fredsøe, Jørgen & B. Mutlu Sumer. (1997). Scour at the round head of a rubble-mound breakwater. Coastal Engineering. 29(3-4). 231–262. 48 indexed citations
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Jensen, Bjarne, B. Mutlu Sumer, & Jørgen Fredsøe. (1993). Forces On a Pipeline Oscillating In Transverse Direction In Steady Current. The Proceedings of the ... International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 3. 424–430. 1 indexed citations
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Sumer, B. Mutlu, et al.. (1993). Two-component hot-film probe for measurements of wall shear stress. Experiments in Fluids. 15(6). 380–384. 40 indexed citations
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Sumer, B. Mutlu & Jørgen Fredsøe. (1989). Effect of Reynolds Number on Vibrations of Cylinders. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. 111(2). 131–137. 6 indexed citations

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