D. V. Evans

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

D. V. Evans is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Oceanography and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, D. V. Evans has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Ocean Engineering, 36 papers in Oceanography and 33 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in D. V. Evans's work include Wave and Wind Energy Systems (47 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (33 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (26 papers). D. V. Evans is often cited by papers focused on Wave and Wind Energy Systems (47 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (33 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (26 papers). D. V. Evans collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. D. V. Evans's co-authors include R. Porter, C. M. Linton, P. McIver, Dmitri Vassiliev, Michael Levitin, Gareth Thomas, Nikolay Kuznetsov, Meric Srokosz, Jamie Taylor and Stephen Salter and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Sound and Vibration and Engineering Structures.

In The Last Decade

D. V. Evans

90 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

A theory for wave-power absorption by oscillating bodies 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. A theory for wave-power absorption by oscillating bodies
    1976 400 citations D. V. Evans 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
D. V. Evans United Kingdom 40 3.3k 2.4k 2.2k 1.1k 625 93 5.2k
J. N. Newman United States 35 2.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 2.2k 1.0× 882 0.8× 270 0.4× 102 4.4k
P. McIver United Kingdom 27 1.4k 0.4× 1.0k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 631 0.6× 342 0.5× 75 2.5k
R. Eatock Taylor United Kingdom 41 3.2k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 3.2k 1.4× 1.3k 1.2× 120 0.2× 133 4.9k
Michael H. Meylan Australia 37 1.6k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 1.5k 1.4× 167 0.3× 187 4.3k
Lev Shemer Israel 32 457 0.1× 911 0.4× 814 0.4× 1.4k 1.2× 267 0.4× 140 3.1k
E. O. Tuck Australia 28 1.3k 0.4× 332 0.1× 1.6k 0.7× 419 0.4× 149 0.2× 111 2.9k
F. T. Smith United Kingdom 36 386 0.1× 193 0.1× 3.8k 1.7× 215 0.2× 233 0.4× 249 4.8k
D. L. Youngs United Kingdom 28 830 0.3× 131 0.1× 3.7k 1.7× 96 0.1× 298 0.5× 55 4.5k
P. Bettess United Kingdom 28 419 0.1× 224 0.1× 1.3k 0.6× 140 0.1× 752 1.2× 100 4.4k
D. Porter United Kingdom 16 536 0.2× 747 0.3× 250 0.1× 630 0.6× 82 0.1× 41 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Porter, R. & D. V. Evans. (2008). Examples of trapped modes in the presence of freely floating structures. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 606. 189–207. 16 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V.. (2005). Mathematical Techniques for Linear Wave–Structure Interactions. Journal of Ship Research. 49(4). 247–251. 2 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V. & R. Porter. (2003). Wave scattering by narrow cracks in ice sheets floating on water of finite depth. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 484. 143–165. 138 indexed citations
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Shipway, Ben & D. V. Evans. (2003). Wave Trapping by Axisymmetric Concentric Cylinders. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. 125(1). 59–64. 13 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V. & R. Porter. (2000). 10.1016/s0967-0653(97)84183-x. Time to knit. 5 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V.. (1998). Trapped modes embedded in the continuous spectrum. The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics. 51(2). 263–274. 58 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V. & R. Porter. (1997). Efficient Calculation of Hydrodynamic Properties of OWC-Type Devices. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. 119(4). 210–218. 107 indexed citations
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Linton, C. M. & D. V. Evans. (1993). The interaction of waves with a row of circular cylinders. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 251. 687–708. 36 indexed citations
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Linton, C. M. & D. V. Evans. (1992). The radiation and scattering of surface waves by a vertical circular cylinder in a channel. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences. 338(1650). 325–357. 77 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V. & C. M. Linton. (1991). Submerged Floating Breakwaters. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. 113(3). 205–210. 9 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V. & P. McIver. (1987). Resonant frequencies in a container with a vertical baffle. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 175. 295–307. 78 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V.. (1985). THE SOLUTION OF A CLASS OF BOUNDARY-VALUE PROBLEMS WITH SMOOTHLY VARYING BOUNDARY CONDITIONS. The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics. 38(4). 521–536. 9 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V. & P. McIver. (1984). Added mass and damping of a sphere section in heave. Applied Ocean Research. 6(1). 45–53. 17 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V.. (1984). A Note on the Cooling of a Cylinder Entering a Fluid. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics. 33(1). 49–54. 19 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V., et al.. (1982). HARNESSING SEA WAVE ENERGY BY A SUBMERGED CYLINDER DEVICE.. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 73(3). 565–585. 12 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V., et al.. (1979). Submerged cylinder wave energy device: theory and experiment. Applied Ocean Research. 1(1). 3–12. 83 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V.. (1976). A Note on the Waves Produced by the Small Oscillations of a Partially Immersed Vertical Plate. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics. 17(2). 135–140. 22 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V., et al.. (1972). The Effect of a Fixed Vertical Barrier on Obliquely Incident Surface Waves in Deep Water. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics. 9(2). 198–204. 48 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V.. (1972). The application of a new source potential to the problem of the transmission of water waves over a shelf of arbitrary profile. Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 71(2). 391–410. 6 indexed citations
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Evans, D. V.. (1970). Diffraction of water waves by a submerged vertical plate. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 40(3). 433–451. 108 indexed citations

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