François Avellan

8.1k total citations
308 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

François Avellan is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, François Avellan has authored 308 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 215 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 146 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 132 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in François Avellan's work include Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps (212 papers), Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems (125 papers) and Water Systems and Optimization (119 papers). François Avellan is often cited by papers focused on Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps (212 papers), Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems (125 papers) and Water Systems and Optimization (119 papers). François Avellan collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Japan and Spain. François Avellan's co-authors include Mohamed Farhat, Christophe Nicolet, Arthur Favrel, Eduard Egusquiza, Xavier Escaler, Christian R. Landry, Gabriel Dan Ciocan, Andrei A. Müller, Ken Yamamoto and Monica Sanda Iliescu and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

François Avellan

289 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
François Avellan Switzerland 42 4.8k 3.4k 2.6k 2.0k 953 308 6.5k
Lei Tan China 43 3.5k 0.7× 3.1k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 126 4.5k
Yulin Wu China 30 2.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 623 0.7× 132 3.6k
Biao Huang China 35 2.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 767 0.3× 2.3k 1.2× 981 1.0× 180 4.0k
Zuchao Zhu China 27 1.6k 0.3× 1.7k 0.5× 600 0.2× 1.2k 0.6× 660 0.7× 235 2.9k
Steven L. Ceccio United States 42 2.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 575 0.2× 3.5k 1.8× 1.1k 1.2× 144 5.6k
Fujun Wang China 29 1.7k 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 651 0.2× 1.1k 0.6× 501 0.5× 158 2.7k
Guoyu Wang China 36 3.0k 0.6× 1.5k 0.4× 752 0.3× 2.4k 1.2× 974 1.0× 152 4.1k
Michael B. Prime United States 29 3.1k 0.7× 3.9k 1.2× 4.3k 1.6× 205 0.1× 287 0.3× 84 7.8k
A. Munjiza United Kingdom 40 2.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 2.6k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 163 0.2× 146 5.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by François Avellan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Avellan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of François Avellan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of François Avellan 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 François Avellan. François Avellan 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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Decaix, Jean, et al.. (2021). Investigation of the Time Resolution Set Up Used to Compute the Full Load Vortex Rope in a Francis Turbine. Applied Sciences. 11(3). 1168–1168. 2 indexed citations
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Avellan, François, et al.. (2021). How to teach neural networks to mesh: Application on 2-D simplicial contours. Neural Networks. 136. 152–179. 21 indexed citations
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Kougias, Ioannis, George Aggidis, François Avellan, et al.. (2019). Analysis of emerging technologies in the hydropower sector. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 113. 109257–109257. 230 indexed citations
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Jahanbakhsh, Ebrahim, et al.. (2019). GPU-accelerated numerical analysis of jet interference in a six-jet Pelton turbine using Finite Volume Particle Method. Renewable Energy. 148. 234–246. 31 indexed citations
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Susan‐Resiga, Romeo, Sebastian Muntean, François Avellan, & I. Anton. (2011). Mathematical modelling of swirling flow in hydraulic turbines for the full operating range. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 35(10). 4759–4773. 45 indexed citations
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Münch, Cécile, et al.. (2009). Design and Performance Assessment of a Tidal Ducted Turbine. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 58(49). 17661–17665. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Changkun, Christophe Nicolet, Koichi Yonezawa, et al.. (2009). One-Dimensional Analysis of Full Load Draft Tube Surge Considering the Finite Sound Velocity in the Penstock. International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems. 2(3). 260–268. 16 indexed citations
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Nicolet, Christophe, et al.. (2007). Modeling and Numerical Simulation of a Complete Hydroelectric Production Site. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 1044–1048. 18 indexed citations
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Escaler, Xavier, Eduard Egusquiza, Mohamed Farhat, & François Avellan. (2004). Cavitation Erosion Prediction in Hydro Turbines from Onboard Vibrations. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 1. 1–10. 8 indexed citations
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Nicolet, Christophe, et al.. (2002). New Tools for the Simulation of Transient Phenomena in Francis Turbine Power Plants. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 1(2). 519–528. 26 indexed citations
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Kueny, Jean-Louis, et al.. (2002). Unsteady Rotor - Stator Analysis of Hydraulic Pump - Turbine : CFD and Experimental Approach. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 3 indexed citations
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Ciocan, Gabriel Dan, François Avellan, & Jean-Louis Kueny. (2000). Optical Measurement Techniques for Experimental Analysis of Hydraulic Turbines Rotor - Stator Interaction. The Science of The Total Environment. 906. 167454–167454. 27 indexed citations
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Farhat, Mohamed, et al.. (1997). Cavitation Erosion Prediction on Francis Turbines. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 4(3). 56–62. 3 indexed citations
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Avellan, François, et al.. (1997). Improving the operation stability of Francis turbines by active control. International Journal of Immunopharmacology. 1(2-3). 299–304. 1 indexed citations
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Avellan, François, et al.. (1993). Hydraulic turbine cavitation pitting detection by monitoring runner vibration. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne).
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Farhat, Mohamed, et al.. (1993). Cavitation erosion, impact intensity and pit size distribution of jet and vortex cavitation. Nature Microbiology. 176(5). 69–78. 1 indexed citations
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Dupont, Philippe, et al.. (1993). Cavitation development in a centrifugal pump : numerical and model tests predictions. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 177(12). 63–72. 3 indexed citations
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Farhat, Mohamed, Francisco Pereira, & François Avellan. (1993). Cavitation erosion power as a scaling factor for cavitation erosion of hydraulic machines. European Journal of Pediatrics. 176(2). 95–104. 3 indexed citations
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Avellan, François, et al.. (1987). A new high speed cavitation tunnel for cavitation studies in hydraulic machinery. ASME, Boston, December1987. Orvosi Hetilap. 57(46). 49–60. 18 indexed citations
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Avellan, François & Pierre Henry. (1987). Towards the prediction of cavitation erosion : IMHEF research program. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 185. 1–22. 4 indexed citations

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