H. K. Moffatt

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

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H. K. Moffatt is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Molecular Biology and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, H. K. Moffatt has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Computational Mechanics, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in H. K. Moffatt's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (22 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (18 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (13 papers). H. K. Moffatt is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (22 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (18 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (13 papers). H. K. Moffatt collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Japan and United States. H. K. Moffatt's co-authors include B. R. Duffy, Konrad Bajer, M. R. E. Proctor, David E. Loper, A. D. Sneyd, Mohamed Gad‐el‐Hak, Michał Branicki, Dennis W. Moore, Dmitry Kolomenskiy and A. P. Hooper and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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H. K. Moffatt

58 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Viscous and resistive eddies near a sharp corner

1964 1.2k citations H. K. Moffatt Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. K. Moffatt United Kingdom	23	1.7k	566	341	338	332	58	2.9k
P. Tabeling France	34	1.6k 0.9×	843 1.5×	323 0.9×	331 1.0×	138 0.4×	73	3.4k
Juan M. López United States	35	3.2k 1.9×	771 1.4×	264 0.8×	289 0.9×	195 0.6×	187	4.0k
Neil J. Balmforth Canada	38	2.1k 1.2×	698 1.2×	619 1.8×	295 0.9×	1.2k 3.5×	174	5.0k
Marc Rabaud France	30	1.5k 0.9×	237 0.4×	174 0.5×	138 0.4×	125 0.4×	58	2.5k
Björn Hof Austria	29	2.7k 1.6×	416 0.7×	124 0.4×	307 0.9×	601 1.8×	67	3.6k
A. H. Nayfeh United States	17	996 0.6×	627 1.1×	203 0.6×	790 2.3×	110 0.3×	42	4.4k
Jean‐Luc Guermond United States	40	6.2k 3.7×	502 0.9×	237 0.7×	512 1.5×	306 0.9×	167	7.6k
Daniel P. Lathrop United States	32	1.2k 0.7×	417 0.7×	709 2.1×	445 1.3×	66 0.2×	82	3.4k
Darren Crowdy United Kingdom	28	1.4k 0.8×	383 0.7×	119 0.3×	382 1.1×	92 0.3×	179	2.8k
Andrew P. Bassom Australia	25	1.2k 0.7×	720 1.3×	158 0.5×	384 1.1×	150 0.5×	191	2.4k

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Moffatt, H. K.. (2017). The early years of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics. Style and international impact. Comptes Rendus Mécanique. 345(7). 498–504. 2 indexed citations

Pesci, Adriana I., Raymond E. Goldstein, Gareth P. Alexander, & H. K. Moffatt. (2015). Instability of a Möbius Strip Minimal Surface and a Link with Systolic Geometry. Physical Review Letters. 114(12). 127801–127801. 10 indexed citations

Goldstein, Raymond E., Herbert E. Huppert, H. K. Moffatt, & Adriana I. Pesci. (2014). Instability of a gravity current within a soap film. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 753. 5 indexed citations

Moffatt, H. K.. (2005). Prandtl's Essentials of Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition. Edited by HERBERT OERTEL, with contributions by M. BÖHLE, D. ETLING, U. MÜLLER, K. R. SREENIVASAN, U. RIEDEL & J. WARNATZ. Translated by KATHERINE MAYES. Springer, 2004. 723 pp. ISBN 0 387 40437 6. £61.50. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 524. 376–379. 1 indexed citations

Moffatt, H. K., et al.. (2004). Dynamics of an axisymmetric body spinning on a horizontal surface. I. Stability and the gyroscopic approximation. Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 460(2052). 3643–3672. 29 indexed citations

Vladimirov, V. A., et al.. (2003). On the stability of a rigid body in a magnetostatic equilibrium. European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids. 22(5). 511–523. 1 indexed citations

Moffatt, H. K., et al.. (2002). Spinning eggs — a paradox resolved. Nature. 416(6879). 385–386. 36 indexed citations

Moffatt, H. K.. (2002). G.K. BATCHELOR AND THEHOMOGENIZATION OFTURBULENCE. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 34(1). 19–35. 14 indexed citations

Moffatt, H. K.. (2000). Euler's disk and its finite-time singularity. Nature. 404(6780). 833–834. 72 indexed citations

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Moffatt, H. K., et al.. (2000). Rotary honing: a variant of the Taylor paint-scraper problem. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 418. 119–135. 19 indexed citations

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Duffy, B. R. & H. K. Moffatt. (1995). Flow of a viscous trickle on a slowly varying incline. The Chemical Engineering Journal and the Biochemical Engineering Journal. 60(1-3). 141–146. 38 indexed citations

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Moffatt, H. K. & David E. Loper. (1994). The Magnetostrophic Rise of A Buoyant Parcel In the Earth's Core. Geophysical Journal International. 117(2). 394–402. 74 indexed citations

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Loper, David E. & H. K. Moffatt. (1993). Small-scale hydromagnetic flow in the Earth's core: Rise of a vertical buoyant plume. Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. 68(1-4). 177–202. 20 indexed citations

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Bajer, Konrad & H. K. Moffatt. (1990). On a class of steady confined Stokes flows with chaotic streamlines. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 212. 337–363. 138 indexed citations

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Moffatt, H. K.. (1986). On the existence of localized rotational disturbances which propagate without change of structure in an inviscid fluid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 173. 289–302. 24 indexed citations

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Moffatt, H. K., et al.. (1983). The time-scale associated with flux expulsion. 91. 21 indexed citations

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Moffatt, H. K. & Dennis W. Moore. (1978). The response of Hill's spherical vortex to a small axisymmetric disturbance. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 87(4). 749–760. 38 indexed citations

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Moffatt, H. K.. (1969). Loose Boundary Hydraulics. By A. J. RAUDKIVI. Pergramon Press, 1967. 331 pp. £2. 10s.. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 37(1). 207–208. 1 indexed citations

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Moffatt, H. K.. (1964). Viscous and resistive eddies near a sharp corner. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 18(1). 1–18. 1176 indexed citations breakdown →

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Moffatt, H. K. & P. G. Saffman. (1964). Comment on ``Growth of a Weak Magnetic Field in a Turbulent Conducting Fluid with Large Magnetic Prandtl Number''. The Physics of Fluids. 7(1). 155–155. 9 indexed citations

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