David Soper

892 total citations
37 papers, 682 citations indexed

About

David Soper is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Soper has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 682 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 22 papers in Environmental Engineering and 20 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in David Soper's work include Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research (28 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (20 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (14 papers). David Soper is often cited by papers focused on Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research (28 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (20 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (14 papers). David Soper collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Netherlands. David Soper's co-authors include Chris Baker, Hassan Hemida, Mark Sterling, Dominic Flynn, Andrew Quinn, M. W. Gallagher, Stefanie Gillmeier, T.W. Morgan, Geoff Watson and David Milne and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Sensors and Physics of Fluids.

In The Last Decade

David Soper

34 papers receiving 664 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Soper United Kingdom 16 579 482 394 92 84 37 682
Astrid H. Herbst Australia 12 836 1.4× 681 1.4× 720 1.8× 74 0.8× 103 1.2× 16 901
R.S. Raghunathan United Kingdom 7 414 0.7× 275 0.6× 286 0.7× 76 0.8× 195 2.3× 13 620
Dilong Guo China 14 408 0.7× 270 0.6× 271 0.7× 62 0.7× 80 1.0× 24 463
G. Tomasini Italy 21 1.3k 2.3× 1.2k 2.4× 895 2.3× 218 2.4× 298 3.5× 74 1.5k
Brian McAuliffe Canada 17 631 1.1× 241 0.5× 534 1.4× 225 2.4× 97 1.2× 46 914
Tommaso Argentini Italy 16 269 0.5× 433 0.9× 524 1.3× 15 0.2× 77 0.9× 52 698
Zhengqi Gu China 12 236 0.4× 140 0.3× 125 0.3× 110 1.2× 137 1.6× 58 456
Adrian Gaylard United Kingdom 17 530 0.9× 308 0.6× 397 1.0× 146 1.6× 51 0.6× 50 650
Pietro Bortolotti United States 12 302 0.5× 141 0.3× 120 0.3× 14 0.2× 51 0.6× 48 432

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Soper

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Soper

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All Works

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Tomasini, G., et al.. (2025). Numerical assessment of train slipstream in tunnels: Stochastic analysis from CFD data. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 264. 106130–106130. 1 indexed citations
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Marshall, Samuel D., et al.. (2024). The aerodynamic performance of a platoon of lorries in close-proximity during an overtaking manoeuvre. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaotian, David Soper, Bruño Fraga, Hassan Hemida, & Shi‐Di Huang. (2023). Numerical Investigation of The Aerodynamics of Lorry Platooning Travelling through Road Tunnels. 2(1). 1–26.
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Fraga, Bruño, et al.. (2023). Influence of thermal stratification on the transport of polydispersed expiratory particles. Physics of Fluids. 35(10). 3 indexed citations
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Hamadache, Moussa, et al.. (2022). Development of a Novel Railway Positioning System Using RFID Technology. Sensors. 22(6). 2401–2401. 15 indexed citations
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Zhou, Dan, David Soper, Guang Chen, et al.. (2022). Numerical investigation of the slipstream characteristics of a maglev train in a tunnel. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 237(2). 179–192. 11 indexed citations
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Hemida, Hassan, et al.. (2022). The Flow Around a Lorry Platoon Subject to a Crosswind—a Detached Eddy Simulation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 3 indexed citations
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Berry, P.M., Mark Sterling, Yuxin Miao, et al.. (2019). A multi-disciplinary approach for the precision management of lodging risk. 969–975. 7 indexed citations
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Hemida, Hassan, et al.. (2019). Wind tunnel testing on a train model subjected to crosswinds with different windbreak walls. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 195. 104013–104013. 74 indexed citations
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Soper, David & Chris Baker. (2019). A full-scale experimental investigation of passenger and freight train aerodynamics. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 234(5). 482–497. 11 indexed citations
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Gallagher, M. W., Chris Baker, David Soper, et al.. (2018). Trains in crosswinds – Comparison of full-scale on-train measurements, physical model tests and CFD calculations. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 175. 428–444. 88 indexed citations
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Soper, David, et al.. (2018). Experimental investigation of the aerodynamics of a freight train passing through a tunnel using a moving model. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 233(8). 857–868. 12 indexed citations
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Soper, David. (2016). The Aerodynamics of a Container Freight Train. Springer theses. 16 indexed citations
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Baker, Chris, et al.. (2015). The design of HS2 tunnel entrance hoods to prevent sonic booms. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 5 indexed citations
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Vardy, A. E., et al.. (2015). The behaviour of long entrance hoods for high speed rail tunnels. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 449–466. 5 indexed citations
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Soper, David, Chris Baker, & Mark Sterling. (2015). An experimental investigation to assess the influence of container loading configuration on the effects of a crosswind on a container freight train. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 145. 304–317. 18 indexed citations
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Soper, David, Chris Baker, & Mark Sterling. (2013). The Slipstream development of a container freight train. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 3 indexed citations
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Soper, David. (1953). A Four-Dimensional Teaching Method. 39(3). 404–404. 1 indexed citations

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