Fernando Lau

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 839 citations indexed

About

Fernando Lau is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Fernando Lau has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 839 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 12 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Fernando Lau's work include Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (18 papers), Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research (17 papers) and Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control (15 papers). Fernando Lau is often cited by papers focused on Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (18 papers), Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research (17 papers) and Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control (15 papers). Fernando Lau collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Canada and Brazil. Fernando Lau's co-authors include Afzal Suleman, José Vale, Frederico Afonso, Pedro Gamboa, L. M. B. C. Campos, Inês Ribeiro, Ana F. Ferreira, Bruna Ferreira, Gonçalo V. Mendonça and David Bento and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and AIAA Journal.

In The Last Decade

Fernando Lau

47 papers receiving 814 citations

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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.

Strategies towards a more sustainable aviation: A systematic review

2023 100 citations Frederico Afonso, Ana F. Ferreira et al. Progress in Aerospace Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fernando Lau Portugal	14	563	227	166	120	116	49	839
Frederico Afonso Portugal	11	363 0.6×	157 0.7×	171 1.0×	78 0.7×	105 0.9×	40	620
Emmanuel Bénard United Kingdom	16	444 0.8×	293 1.3×	210 1.3×	41 0.3×	53 0.5×	119	881
Jens Friedrichs Germany	15	553 1.0×	298 1.3×	300 1.8×	54 0.5×	155 1.3×	156	1.1k
Phillip J. Ansell United States	18	744 1.3×	381 1.7×	468 2.8×	48 0.4×	166 1.4×	116	1.2k
Ali Elham Germany	19	609 1.1×	289 1.3×	623 3.8×	122 1.0×	169 1.5×	86	1.1k
Roelof Vos Netherlands	22	1.1k 2.0×	264 1.2×	665 4.0×	287 2.4×	234 2.0×	117	1.5k
Isabel Pérez-Grande Spain	15	385 0.7×	200 0.9×	60 0.4×	61 0.5×	37 0.3×	49	841
Vassilios Pachidis United Kingdom	17	879 1.6×	378 1.7×	451 2.7×	30 0.3×	111 1.0×	173	1.2k
Stephan Staudacher Germany	12	287 0.5×	216 1.0×	43 0.3×	31 0.3×	63 0.5×	129	616
Askin T. Isikveren United Kingdom	22	951 1.7×	213 0.9×	801 4.8×	182 1.5×	328 2.8×	78	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fernando Lau

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fernando Lau. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fernando Lau 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 Fernando Lau. Fernando Lau is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ferreira, Bruna, et al.. (2024). A Multidisciplinary Optimization Framework for Ecodesign of Reusable Microsatellite Launchers. Aerospace. 11(2). 126–126. 3 indexed citations

Lau, Fernando, et al.. (2024). On swirl mach number effects on acoustic-vortical waves. International Journal of Aeroacoustics. 23(7-8). 657–699.

Afonso, Frederico, Ana F. Ferreira, Inês Ribeiro, et al.. (2023). Strategies towards a more sustainable aviation: A systematic review. Progress in Aerospace Sciences. 137. 100878–100878. 100 indexed citations breakdown →

Afonso, Frederico, et al.. (2023). A Study on Thermal Management Systems for Hybrid–Electric Aircraft. Aerospace. 10(9). 745–745. 11 indexed citations

Bento, David, et al.. (2023). A review on the recent developments in thermal management systems for hybrid-electric aircraft. Applied Thermal Engineering. 227. 120427–120427. 63 indexed citations

Afonso, Frederico, Ana F. Ferreira, Inês Ribeiro, Fernando Lau, & Afzal Suleman. (2021). On the design of environmentally sustainable aircraft for urban air mobility. Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment. 91. 102688–102688. 35 indexed citations

Afonso, Frederico, et al.. (2017). Nonlinear aeroelastic scaling of high aspect-ratio wings. Aerospace Science and Technology. 63. 363–371. 15 indexed citations

Suleman, Afzal, et al.. (2012). Prediction of turbulent boundary layer induced noise in the cabin of a BWB aircraft. Shock and Vibration. 19(4). 693–705. 6 indexed citations

Vale, José, et al.. (2011). Aero-Structural Optimization and Performance Evaluation of a Morphing Wing with Variable Span and Camber. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 22(10). 1057–1073. 37 indexed citations

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Suleman, Afzal, et al.. (2011). Flow-Induced Noise and Vibration in Aircraft Cylindrical Cabins: Closed-Form Analytical Model Validation. Journal of vibration and acoustics. 133(5). 13 indexed citations

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Suleman, Afzal, et al.. (2010). Turbulent boundary layer induced noise and vibration of a multi-panel walled acoustic enclosure. Canadian acoustics. 38(4). 9–22. 5 indexed citations

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Suleman, Afzal, et al.. (2010). Prediction of Turbulent Flow-Induced Noise in Aircraft Cabins. 125–133. 1 indexed citations

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Suleman, Afzal, et al.. (2009). An accurate coupled structural-acoustic analytical framework for the prediction of random and flow-induced noise in transport vehicles: Its Uddation. Canadian acoustics. 37(3). 200–201. 2 indexed citations

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Lau, Fernando, et al.. (2009). On Active Noise Reduction in a Cylindrical Duct with Flow. The International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration. 14(3). 3 indexed citations

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Suleman, Afzal, et al.. (2009). Prediction of flow-induced noise in transport vehicles: development and validation of a coupled structural - Acoustic analytical framework. Canadian acoustics. 37(4). 13–29. 17 indexed citations

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Gamboa, Pedro, José Vale, Fernando Lau, & Afzal Suleman. (2009). Optimization of a Morphing Wing Based on Coupled Aerodynamic and Structural Constraints. AIAA Journal. 47(9). 2087–2104. 89 indexed citations

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Lau, Fernando, et al.. (2008). Topology Optimization for the Attenuation of Flow Induced Vibration of a Plate. 1 indexed citations

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Campos, L. M. B. C. & Fernando Lau. (2006). On Propeller Acoustics Design Synthesis Using Source Distributions Along Blade Span. 1 indexed citations

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Lau, Fernando & L. M. B. C. Campos. (2003). On the effect of wall undulations on the acoustics of ducts with flow. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 270(1-2). 361–378. 7 indexed citations

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Campos, L. M. B. C. & Fernando Lau. (1996). On sound in an inverse sinusoidal nozzle with low Mach number mean flow. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 100(1). 355–363. 12 indexed citations

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