J. Léorat

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

J. Léorat is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Léorat has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in J. Léorat's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (32 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (25 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (13 papers). J. Léorat is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (32 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (25 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (13 papers). J. Léorat collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and United Kingdom. J. Léorat's co-authors include A. Pouquet, U. Frisch, A. Mazure, Roland Grappin, Caroline Nore, Jean‐Luc Guermond, A. Brissaud, Marcel Lesieur, Arnaud Chiffaudel and Florent Ravelet and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

J. Léorat

47 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Strong MHD helical turbulence and the nonlinear dynamo ef... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Strong MHD helical turbulence and the nonlinear dynamo effect
    1976 629 citations A. Pouquet, U. Frisch et al. Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Léorat France 22 1.7k 1.1k 684 192 158 49 2.2k
F. Cattaneo United States 30 3.1k 1.8× 1.7k 1.5× 453 0.7× 299 1.6× 162 1.0× 84 3.5k
H. Politano France 25 1.5k 0.9× 762 0.7× 885 1.3× 142 0.7× 95 0.6× 44 2.0k
Sébastien Galtier France 28 2.2k 1.2× 800 0.7× 638 0.9× 353 1.8× 231 1.5× 89 2.6k
F. Krause Germany 14 1.8k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 231 0.3× 315 1.6× 135 0.9× 69 2.2k
P. Dmitruk United States 37 3.5k 2.1× 1.3k 1.2× 620 0.9× 128 0.7× 519 3.3× 94 3.9k
Jean-Paul Zahn France 27 2.3k 1.3× 280 0.2× 330 0.5× 130 0.7× 123 0.8× 102 2.7k
Stanislav Boldyrev United States 30 2.7k 1.5× 919 0.8× 378 0.6× 98 0.5× 521 3.3× 87 2.9k
Alexandros Alexakis France 22 775 0.4× 411 0.4× 791 1.2× 210 1.1× 63 0.4× 71 1.4k
Y. Nakagawa United States 26 1.2k 0.7× 513 0.5× 309 0.5× 178 0.9× 167 1.1× 71 1.6k
Andrew D. Gilbert United Kingdom 17 580 0.3× 502 0.4× 435 0.6× 136 0.7× 46 0.3× 77 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Léorat

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Guermond, Jean‐Luc, et al.. (2016). Two spinning ways for precession dynamo. Physical review. E. 93(4). 43113–43113. 12 indexed citations
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Nore, Caroline, J. Léorat, Jean‐Luc Guermond, & André Giesecke. (2015). Mean-field model of the von Kármán sodium dynamo experiment using soft iron impellers. Physical Review E. 91(1). 13008–13008. 11 indexed citations
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Nore, Caroline, et al.. (2015). Numerical dynamo action in cylindrical containers. The European Physical Journal Applied Physics. 70(3). 31101–31101. 1 indexed citations
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Hollerbach, Rainer, et al.. (2013). Parity-breaking flows in precessing spherical containers. Physical Review E. 87(5). 53020–53020. 18 indexed citations
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Guermond, Jean‐Luc, J. Léorat, Francky Luddens, & Caroline Nore. (2012). Remarks on the stability of the Navier–Stokes equations supplemented with stress boundary conditions. European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids. 39. 1–10. 4 indexed citations
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Pinto, Rui, et al.. (2009). Time-dependent hydrodynamical simulations of slow solar wind, coronal inflows, and polar plumes. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 497(2). 537–543. 22 indexed citations
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Léorat, J. & Caroline Nore. (2008). Interplay between experimental and numerical approaches in the fluid dynamo problem. Comptes Rendus Physique. 9(7). 741–748. 3 indexed citations
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Nore, Caroline, et al.. (2008). Impact of Impellers on the Axisymmetric Magnetic Mode in the VKS2 Dynamo Experiment. Physical Review Letters. 101(10). 104501–104501. 32 indexed citations
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Nore, Caroline, et al.. (2006). Effects of conductivity jumps in the envelope of a kinematic dynamo flow. Comptes Rendus Mécanique. 334(10). 593–598. 14 indexed citations
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Grappin, Roland, J. Léorat, & S. R. Habbal. (2005). Siphon flows and oscillations in long coronal loops due to Alfvén waves. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 437(3). 1081–1092. 5 indexed citations
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Grappin, Roland & J. Léorat. (2001). Turbulent mixing in a non-magnetic corona: Physical and numerical factors. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 365(2). 228–240.
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Grappin, Roland, et al.. (2000). Alfv´ en wave propagation in the high solar corona. A&A. 362. 342–358. 8 indexed citations
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Grappin, Roland, et al.. (1997). THERMAL BIRTH BELOW THE SONIC POINT OF TURBULENT STREAMS IN THE SOLAR WIND. 317(1). 576–585. 1 indexed citations
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Tomasini, M., N. Dolez, & J. Léorat. (1996). Instability of a rotating shear layer in the transonic regime. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 306. 59–82. 4 indexed citations
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Alecian, G., et al.. (1993). Formation of primordial molecules and thermal balance in the early universe. 267(2). 337–346. 29 indexed citations
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Grappin, Roland & J. Léorat. (1991). Lyapunov exponents and the dimension of periodic incompressible Navier—Stokes flows: numerical measurements. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 222. 61–94. 21 indexed citations
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Léorat, J., T. Passot, & A. Pouquet. (1990). Influence of supersonic turbulence on self-gravitating flows. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 243(2). 293–311. 24 indexed citations
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Gloaguen, Catherine, J. Léorat, A. Pouquet, & Roland Grappin. (1985). A scalar model for MHD turbulence. Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena. 17(2). 154–182. 59 indexed citations
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Grappin, Roland, U. Frisch, A. Pouquet, & J. Léorat. (1982). Alfvenic fluctuations as asymptotic states of MHD turbulence. 105(1). 6–14. 95 indexed citations
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Léorat, J., U. Frisch, & A. Pouquet. (1975). HELICAL MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC TURBULENCE AND THE NONLINEAR DYNAMO PROBLEM. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 257(1). 173–176. 4 indexed citations

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