Chris Swan

2.1k total citations
80 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Chris Swan is a scholar working on Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Swan has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Oceanography, 43 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 26 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chris Swan's work include Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (55 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (43 papers) and Wave and Wind Energy Systems (22 papers). Chris Swan is often cited by papers focused on Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (55 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (43 papers) and Wave and Wind Energy Systems (22 papers). Chris Swan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Norway. Chris Swan's co-authors include Thomas B. Johannessen, Johannes Spinneken, Marios Christou, Paul H. Taylor, Tom E. Baldock, Milovan Perić, Ove Tobias Gudmestad, Sue Smith, R. Eatock Taylor and Jun Zang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Computational Physics and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

Chris Swan

80 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chris Swan United Kingdom 26 1.2k 1.1k 550 526 328 80 1.7k
Yuxiang Ma China 24 901 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 321 0.6× 549 1.0× 363 1.1× 132 1.6k
Xiaozhou Ma China 24 915 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 384 0.7× 510 1.0× 292 0.9× 78 1.6k
Michel Benoît France 23 971 0.8× 870 0.8× 341 0.6× 659 1.3× 219 0.7× 113 1.5k
Serdar Beji Türkiye 13 681 0.6× 847 0.8× 207 0.4× 436 0.8× 198 0.6× 44 1.1k
R. Cengiz Ertekin United States 30 972 0.8× 1.6k 1.4× 1.3k 2.3× 381 0.7× 1.1k 3.2× 138 2.6k
Zeki Demirbilek United States 22 610 0.5× 979 0.9× 259 0.5× 508 1.0× 199 0.6× 104 1.4k
Douglas G. Dommermuth United States 15 854 0.7× 666 0.6× 358 0.7× 393 0.7× 488 1.5× 35 1.3k
Masoud Hayatdavoodi United Kingdom 18 429 0.4× 845 0.8× 491 0.9× 220 0.4× 740 2.3× 69 1.4k
Shiqiang Yan United Kingdom 15 348 0.3× 404 0.4× 426 0.8× 199 0.4× 593 1.8× 95 1.0k
Mark J. Cooker United Kingdom 17 260 0.2× 564 0.5× 261 0.5× 174 0.3× 737 2.2× 66 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Chris Swan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Swan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Swan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chris Swan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chris Swan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chris Swan. Chris Swan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Swan, Chris, et al.. (2025). Experimental investigation of pile-supported Oscillating Water Column devices. Renewable Energy. 248. 122973–122973. 3 indexed citations
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Polmear, Madeline, Angela Bielefeldt, Daniel Knight, Chris Swan, & Nathan Canney. (2020). Exploratory Investigation of Personal Influences on Educators’ Engagement in Engineering Ethics and Societal Impacts Instruction. Science and Engineering Ethics. 26(6). 3143–3165. 6 indexed citations
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Swan, Chris, et al.. (2020). Assessment of wave height distributions using an extensive field database. Coastal Engineering. 157. 103630–103630. 58 indexed citations
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Swan, Chris, et al.. (2017). Numerical Investigation of Crest-Height Statistics in Deep Water. The 27th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Swan, Chris, et al.. (2017). A laboratory study of nonlinear changes in the directionality of extreme seas. Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 473(2199). 20160290–20160290. 25 indexed citations
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Spinneken, Johannes & Chris Swan. (2011). Theoretical Transfer Function For Force-controlled Wave Machines. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 21(3). 7 indexed citations
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Spinneken, Johannes & Chris Swan. (2009). Wave Generation And Absorption Using Force-controlled Wave Machines. 9 indexed citations
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Swan, Chris, et al.. (2009). Wave-Vessel Interactions in Beam Seas. 393–403. 1 indexed citations
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Swan, Chris, et al.. (2007). Compression Behavior of Synthetic Lightweight Aggregates. UKnowledge (University of Kentucky). 1 indexed citations
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Swan, Chris, et al.. (2004). The role of resonant wave interactions in the evolution of extreme wave events. 39. 1 indexed citations
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Johannessen, Thomas B. & Chris Swan. (2003). On the nonlinear dynamics of wave groups produced by the focusing of surface–water waves. Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 459(2032). 1021–1052. 51 indexed citations
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Swan, Chris, et al.. (1997). NEAR-FIELD MEASUREMENTS OF A BUOYANT JET IN WAVES AND CURRENTS. 1(25). 4569–4582. 1 indexed citations
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Swan, Chris, et al.. (1997). Near-Field Measurements of a Buoyant Jet in Waves and Currents. Coastal Engineering 1996. 4569–4582. 2 indexed citations
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Swan, Chris, et al.. (1995). Vorticity Effects in Combined Waves and Currents. Coastal Engineering 1994. 29(24). 113–127. 2 indexed citations
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Swan, Chris & J. F. A. Sleath. (1990). A second approximation to the time-mean lagrangian drift beneath a series of progressive gravity waves. Ocean Engineering. 17(1-2). 65–79. 7 indexed citations
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Lévy, S. & Chris Swan. (1959). PERFORMANCE--TWO-PHASE PRESSURE DROP, BURNOUT, AND HYDRAULIC OSCILLATION OF AN INCLINED TEST SECTION WITH NET STEAM GENERATION AT 1000 PSIA. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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