Edward Ransley

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 648 citations indexed

About

Edward Ransley is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward Ransley has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 648 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Ocean Engineering, 15 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 12 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Edward Ransley's work include Wave and Wind Energy Systems (21 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (15 papers) and Wind Energy Research and Development (11 papers). Edward Ransley is often cited by papers focused on Wave and Wind Energy Systems (21 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (15 papers) and Wind Energy Research and Development (11 papers). Edward Ransley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and Denmark. Edward Ransley's co-authors include Deborah Greaves, Martyn Hann, Scott Brown, Alison Raby, David Simmonds, Morten Kramer, Jens Engström, Malin Göteman, Josh Davidson and Christian Windt and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Edward Ransley

33 papers receiving 625 citations

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Evolution of floating offshore wind platforms: A review of at-sea devices

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edward Ransley United Kingdom	13	519	326	226	181	87	38	648
Martyn Hann United Kingdom	15	741 1.4×	435 1.3×	334 1.5×	200 1.1×	110 1.3×	59	893
Arthur Pecher Denmark	10	497 1.0×	232 0.7×	190 0.8×	180 1.0×	56 0.6×	18	616
Francesco Ferri Denmark	15	632 1.2×	340 1.0×	192 0.8×	228 1.3×	55 0.6×	56	726
Yi-Hsiang Yu United States	13	446 0.9×	271 0.8×	168 0.7×	144 0.8×	57 0.7×	30	559
Siya Jin United Kingdom	11	472 0.9×	258 0.8×	170 0.8×	132 0.7×	74 0.9×	20	569
João Cruz Portugal	8	608 1.2×	274 0.8×	256 1.1×	224 1.2×	107 1.2×	10	725
Kelley Ruehl United States	14	496 1.0×	256 0.8×	204 0.9×	160 0.9×	69 0.8×	38	559
Chang-Kyu Rheem Japan	11	448 0.9×	369 1.1×	290 1.3×	184 1.0×	98 1.1×	81	724
Jean-Roch Nader Australia	15	597 1.2×	384 1.2×	437 1.9×	163 0.9×	89 1.0×	43	752
Jørgen R. Krokstad Norway	10	669 1.3×	361 1.1×	301 1.3×	268 1.5×	148 1.7×	27	824

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Scolan, Yves-Marie, et al.. (2025). Faraday waves and period tripling in a horizontal circular tank. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1006.

Ransley, Edward, et al.. (2023). Real-Time Hybrid Testing of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Using a Surrogate-Based Aerodynamic Emulator. PEARL (University of Plymouth). 2. 6 indexed citations

Huang, Luofeng, Yuzhu Li, Christian Windt, et al.. (2022). A Review on the Modelling of Wave-Structure Interactions Based on OpenFOAM. Aaltodoc (Aalto University). 2. 116–142. 38 indexed citations

Ransley, Edward, et al.. (2022). Real-Time Hybrid Testing of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Using a Surrogate-Based Aerodynamic Emulator. PEARL (University of Plymouth). 2 indexed citations

Kramer, Morten, Flemming Buus Bendixen, Harry B. Bingham, et al.. (2021). Highly Accurate Experimental Heave Decay Tests with a Floating Sphere: A Public Benchmark Dataset for Model Validation of Fluid–Structure Interaction. Energies. 14(2). 269–269. 15 indexed citations

Bingham, Harry B., Yi-Hsiang Yu, Kim Dremstrup, et al.. (2021). Ocean Energy Systems Wave Energy Modeling Task 10.4: Numerical Modeling of a Fixed Oscillating Water Column. Energies. 14(6). 1718–1718. 14 indexed citations

Brown, Scott, Edward Ransley, & Deborah Greaves. (2021). Assessing focused wave impacts on floating wave energy converters using OpenFOAM. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics. 174(1). 4–18. 1 indexed citations

Ransley, Edward, et al.. (2020). Time-Splitting Coupling of WaveDyn with OpenFOAM by Fidelity Limit Identified from a WEC in Extreme Waves. Energies. 13(13). 3431–3431. 3 indexed citations

Windt, Christian, et al.. (2020). Assessing the validity of regular wave theory in a short physical wave flume using particle image velocimetry. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 121. 110276–110276. 1 indexed citations

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Brown, Scott, et al.. (2019). Numerical Investigation of Focused Wave Impacts on Floating Wave Energy Converters Using OpenFOAM. PEARL (University of Plymouth).

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Brown, Scott, et al.. (2019). Quantifying the Predictive Capability of OpenFOAM 4.1: Focused Wave Interactions with a Fixed FPSO. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 29(2). 158–164. 2 indexed citations

12.

Thies, Philipp R., Lars Johanning, Edward Ransley, et al.. (2019). Feasibility Study of Mooring Lines Design for a Floating Tidal Turbine Platform Using Double Hull Structure. PEARL (University of Plymouth).

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Giassi, Marianna, S. Thomas, Jens Engström, et al.. (2019). On the calibration of a WEC-Sim model for heaving point absorbers. PEARL (University of Plymouth). 8 indexed citations

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Windt, Christian, Josh Davidson, Edward Ransley, et al.. (2019). Validation of a CFD-based numerical wave tank model for the power production assessment of the wavestar ocean wave energy converter. Renewable Energy. 146. 2499–2516. 72 indexed citations

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Brown, Scott, et al.. (2018). Numerical Simulation of Focused Wave Interactions With a Fixed FPSO Using OpenFOAM 4.1. 1 indexed citations

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Xie, Nan, Edward Ransley, Scott Brown, et al.. (2018). Wave tank experiments of a floating, tidal-stream energy device. PEARL (University of Plymouth).

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Giassi, Marianna, Mikael Eriksson, Malin Göteman, et al.. (2018). A Model Free Control Based on Machine Learning for Energy Converters in an Array. Big Data and Cognitive Computing. 2(4). 36–36. 13 indexed citations

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Ransley, Edward, et al.. (2017). Numerical models for the motion and forces of point-absorbing wave energy converters in extreme waves. Ocean Engineering. 145. 1–14. 39 indexed citations

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Ransley, Edward, Deborah Greaves, Alison Raby, David Simmonds, & Martyn Hann. (2017). Survivability of wave energy converters using CFD. Renewable Energy. 109. 235–247. 85 indexed citations

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Ransley, Edward, et al.. (2013). Numerical and physical modeling of extreme waves at Wave Hub. Journal of Coastal Research. 165. 1645–1650. 11 indexed citations

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