C. K. K. Lun

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
10 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

C. K. K. Lun is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, C. K. K. Lun has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Computational Mechanics, 8 papers in Ocean Engineering and 6 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in C. K. K. Lun's work include Granular flow and fluidized beds (10 papers), Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (8 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (6 papers). C. K. K. Lun is often cited by papers focused on Granular flow and fluidized beds (10 papers), Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (8 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (6 papers). C. K. K. Lun collaborates with scholars based in Canada. C. K. K. Lun's co-authors include Stuart B. Savage, David J. Jeffrey and Maxwell J. Farrell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Applied Mechanics and Physics of Fluids.

In The Last Decade

C. K. K. Lun

10 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Kinetic theories for granular flow: inelastic particles in Couette flow and slightly inelastic particles in a general flowfield

1984 2.4k citations C. K. K. Lun, Stuart B. Savage et al. Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
Particle size segregation in inclined chute flow of dry cohesionless granular solids

1988 488 citations Stuart B. Savage, C. K. K. Lun Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
C. K. K. Lun Canada	10	3.4k	2.0k	782	737	484	10	3.8k
M. L. Hunt United States	29	2.2k 0.7×	944 0.5×	366 0.5×	587 0.8×	470 1.0×	65	2.7k
R.M. Nedderman United Kingdom	28	2.7k 0.8×	736 0.4×	788 1.0×	829 1.1×	477 1.0×	58	3.4k
Roberto Zenit Mexico	30	2.2k 0.6×	985 0.5×	413 0.5×	527 0.7×	1.4k 3.0×	129	3.2k
Christine M. Hrenya United States	37	3.6k 1.0×	2.2k 1.1×	230 0.3×	962 1.3×	411 0.8×	110	4.0k
Christoph Kloss Austria	14	2.1k 0.6×	877 0.4×	488 0.6×	756 1.0×	197 0.4×	30	2.9k
Christoph Goniva Austria	12	1.8k 0.5×	860 0.4×	373 0.5×	617 0.8×	191 0.4×	31	2.5k
Otis R. Walton United States	19	1.5k 0.5×	471 0.2×	466 0.6×	454 0.6×	110 0.2×	49	2.0k
Ken Kamrin United States	28	1.8k 0.5×	340 0.2×	941 1.2×	284 0.4×	263 0.5×	78	2.5k
Masami Nakagawa United States	23	1.1k 0.3×	355 0.2×	395 0.5×	326 0.4×	154 0.3×	200	2.1k
Tsuyoshi Ishida Japan	23	1.5k 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	560 0.7×	1.9k 2.6×	171 0.4×	90	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by C. K. K. Lun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. K. K. Lun

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All Works

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Lun, C. K. K.. (2000). Numerical simulation of dilute turbulent gas–solid flows. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 26(10). 1707–1736. 56 indexed citations

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Lun, C. K. K., et al.. (1997). Numerical simulation of dilute turbulent gas-solid flows in horizontal channels. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 23(3). 575–605. 89 indexed citations

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Lun, C. K. K.. (1996). Granular dynamics of inelastic spheres in Couette flow. Physics of Fluids. 8(11). 2868–2883. 39 indexed citations

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Lun, C. K. K., et al.. (1994). Numerical simulation of inelastic frictional spheres in simple shear flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 258. 335–353. 80 indexed citations

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Lun, C. K. K.. (1991). Kinetic theory for granular flow of dense, slightly inelastic, slightly rough spheres. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 233. 539–559. 220 indexed citations

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Savage, Stuart B. & C. K. K. Lun. (1988). Particle size segregation in inclined chute flow of dry cohesionless granular solids. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 189. 311–335. 488 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lun, C. K. K. & Stuart B. Savage. (1987). A Simple Kinetic Theory for Granular Flow of Rough, Inelastic, Spherical Particles. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 54(1). 47–53. 172 indexed citations

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Farrell, Maxwell J., C. K. K. Lun, & Stuart B. Savage. (1986). A simple kinetic theory for granular flow of binary mixtures of smooth, inelastic, spherical particles. Acta Mechanica. 63(1-4). 45–60. 45 indexed citations

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Lun, C. K. K. & Stuart B. Savage. (1986). The effects of an impact velocity dependent coefficient of restitution on stresses developed by sheared granular materials. Acta Mechanica. 63(1-4). 15–44. 181 indexed citations

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Lun, C. K. K., et al.. (1984). Kinetic theories for granular flow: inelastic particles in Couette flow and slightly inelastic particles in a general flowfield. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 140. 223–256. 2446 indexed citations breakdown →

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