Ismet Gursul

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
215 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Ismet Gursul is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ismet Gursul has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 199 papers in Computational Mechanics, 185 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 13 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ismet Gursul's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (187 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (81 papers) and Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (75 papers). Ismet Gursul is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (187 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (81 papers) and Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (75 papers). Ismet Gursul collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Ismet Gursul's co-authors include Zhijin Wang, Sam Heathcote, David Cleaver, Miguel R. Visbal, Pinunta Rojratsirikul, Raymond E. Gordnier, M. Menke, Dario Calderon, Chih‐Ming Ho and Mustafa Serdar Genç and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, AIAA Journal and Physics of Fluids.

In The Last Decade

Ismet Gursul

211 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Effect of spanwise flexibility on flapping wing propulsion 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2007 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Effect of spanwise flexibility on flapping wing propulsion
    2007 358 citations Zhijin Wang, Ismet Gursul et al. Journal of Fluids and Structures profile →
  2. Flexible Flapping Airfoil Propulsion at Low Reynolds Numbers
    2007 314 citations Ismet Gursul et al. AIAA Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ismet Gursul United Kingdom 37 4.6k 4.4k 282 243 233 215 5.3k
Max F. Platzer United States 32 4.1k 0.9× 3.3k 0.7× 219 0.8× 249 1.0× 187 0.8× 207 4.7k
Joseph Katz United States 21 2.8k 0.6× 2.3k 0.5× 487 1.7× 266 1.1× 113 0.5× 105 3.5k
Jie Wu China 34 1.6k 0.4× 2.8k 0.6× 175 0.6× 206 0.8× 194 0.8× 173 3.4k
Luis P. Bernal United States 25 1.7k 0.4× 1.9k 0.4× 305 1.1× 232 1.0× 51 0.2× 138 2.7k
Allen Plotkin United States 13 1.7k 0.4× 1.5k 0.3× 293 1.0× 243 1.0× 53 0.2× 46 2.4k
Hikaru Aono Japan 27 3.1k 0.7× 2.2k 0.5× 40 0.1× 149 0.6× 275 1.2× 111 3.4k
Michael Ol United States 27 2.4k 0.5× 2.2k 0.5× 110 0.4× 117 0.5× 34 0.1× 111 2.7k
K. Knowles United Kingdom 21 1.5k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 271 1.0× 62 0.3× 76 0.3× 116 1.9k
David E. Rival Canada 23 1.3k 0.3× 1.3k 0.3× 217 0.8× 162 0.7× 37 0.2× 131 1.9k
Imran Akhtar Pakistan 22 678 0.1× 1.4k 0.3× 221 0.8× 102 0.4× 81 0.3× 110 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ismet Gursul

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ismet Gursul

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ismet Gursul. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ismet Gursul 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 Ismet Gursul. Ismet Gursul 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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Wang, Zhijin, et al.. (2025). Separation control versus circulation control for loads alleviation of plunging unswept and swept wings. The Aeronautical Journal. 129(1341). 2985–3003.
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Wang, Zhijin, et al.. (2024). High lift devices using compliant surfaces. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 130. 104192–104192.
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Wang, Zhijin, et al.. (2024). Frequency response of separated flows on a plunging finite wing with spoilers. Experiments in Fluids. 65(3). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhijin, et al.. (2023). Post-stall flow control on aerofoils by leading-edge flags. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 972. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhijin, et al.. (2023). Passive Poststall Flow Control on Nonslender Delta Wings Using Flags. AIAA Journal. 62(3). 989–1005. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhijin, et al.. (2023). Lift alleviation in travelling vortical gusts. The Aeronautical Journal. 127(1316). 1676–1697. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhijin, et al.. (2023). Aerodynamics of finite wings with leading-edge flags. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 124. 104042–104042. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhijin, et al.. (2023). Effect of wing planform on plunging wing aerodynamics. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 121. 103953–103953. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhijin, et al.. (2022). Coherence of unsteady wake of periodically plunging airfoil. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 938. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhijin, et al.. (2022). Interaction of vortex streets with a downstream wing. Physical Review Fluids. 7(9). 6 indexed citations
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Gursul, Ismet, et al.. (2022). Leading-edge vortex dynamics on plunging airfoils and wings. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 940. 24 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhijin, et al.. (2022). Aerodynamics of a wing in turbulent bluff body wakes. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 937. 12 indexed citations
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Gursul, Ismet, et al.. (2021). Unsteady aerodynamics of a plunging airfoil in transient motion. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 103. 103288–103288. 8 indexed citations
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Cleaver, David, et al.. (2020). Three-dimensionality of leading-edge vortices on high aspect ratio plunging wings. Physical Review Fluids. 5(6). 29 indexed citations
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Chen, Chen, Zhijin Wang, & Ismet Gursul. (2018). Vortex coupling in trailing vortex-wing interactions. Physical Review Fluids. 3(3). 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhijin, et al.. (2017). Afterbody vortices of axisymmetric cylinders with a slanted base. Experiments in Fluids. 58(5). 33 indexed citations
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Gursul, Ismet, et al.. (2006). Review of flow control mechanisms of leading-edge vortices. The University of Bath Online Publications Store (The University of Bath). 5 indexed citations
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Menke, M. & Ismet Gursul. (1999). Nonlinear Response of Vortex Breakdown over a Pitching Delta Wing. Journal of Aircraft. 36(3). 496–500. 11 indexed citations
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Menke, M., et al.. (1999). Experiments on the unsteady nature of vortex breakdown over delta wings. Experiments in Fluids. 27(3). 262–272. 59 indexed citations
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Gursul, Ismet & D. Rockwell. (1991). Effect of concentration of vortices on streakline patterns. Experiments in Fluids. 10(5). 294–296. 6 indexed citations

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