J. Nittmann

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

J. Nittmann is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Nittmann has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 6 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in J. Nittmann's work include Theoretical and Computational Physics (11 papers), Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis (5 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (5 papers). J. Nittmann is often cited by papers focused on Theoretical and Computational Physics (11 papers), Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis (5 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (5 papers). J. Nittmann collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. J. Nittmann's co-authors include H. Eugene Stanley, G. Daccord, J. D. Sherwood, William D. Eldred, Robert E. Hausman, Éric Touboul, F. Rondelez, K. A. Suresh, P. H. Gaskell and S. A. E. G. Falle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

J. Nittmann

21 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Fractal growth viscous fingers: quantitative characteriza... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 100 200 300 400
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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. Fractal growth viscous fingers: quantitative characterization of a fluid instability phenomenon
    1985 495 citations J. Nittmann, G. Daccord et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Nittmann France 14 867 518 268 183 183 22 1.5k
G. Daccord France 16 764 0.9× 469 0.9× 216 0.8× 800 4.4× 304 1.7× 32 2.2k
Joseph Hoshen United States 14 835 1.0× 567 1.1× 497 1.9× 174 1.0× 133 0.7× 27 2.2k
J. F. Gouyet France 20 663 0.8× 498 1.0× 309 1.2× 112 0.6× 117 0.6× 72 1.6k
R. Kopelman United States 8 654 0.8× 490 0.9× 368 1.4× 123 0.7× 109 0.6× 15 1.8k
H. J. Herrmann Switzerland 21 523 0.6× 421 0.8× 205 0.8× 88 0.5× 277 1.5× 57 1.5k
A. T. Skjeltorp Norway 24 861 1.0× 819 1.6× 67 0.3× 86 0.5× 154 0.8× 84 2.4k
M. B. Isichenko United States 13 482 0.6× 245 0.5× 165 0.6× 41 0.2× 213 1.2× 29 1.6k
Vidar Frette Norway 16 372 0.4× 162 0.3× 120 0.4× 217 1.2× 240 1.3× 38 1.3k
Raphaël Blumenfeld United Kingdom 25 602 0.7× 622 1.2× 167 0.6× 61 0.3× 580 3.2× 103 1.9k
Samuel Frederick Edwards United Kingdom 11 1.0k 1.2× 665 1.3× 477 1.8× 31 0.2× 263 1.4× 27 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fischer, Harald & J. Nittmann. (1995). Afm Probe Tip and Image Reconstruction from Noisy Measurements. MRS Proceedings. 406. 1 indexed citations
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Pichler, Thomas, et al.. (1992). Stochastic Modeling of Wormhole Growth in Carbonate Acidizing With Biased Randomness. Proceedings of European Petroleum Conference. 14 indexed citations
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Pichler, Thomas, et al.. (1992). Stochastic Modeling of Wormhole Growth in Carbonate Acidizing With Biased Randomness. All Days. 28 indexed citations
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Stanley, H. Eugene, et al.. (1990). Physical mechanisms underlying neurite outgrowth: A quantitative analysis of neuronal shape. Physical Review Letters. 64(1). 95–98. 115 indexed citations
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Selinger, Robin L. B., J. Nittmann, & H. Eugene Stanley. (1989). Inhomogeneous diffusion-limited aggregation. Physical review. A, General physics. 40(5). 2590–2601. 9 indexed citations
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Suresh, K. A., J. Nittmann, & F. Rondelez. (1988). Pattern Formation during Phase Transition in Langmuir Monolayers Near Critical Temperature. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 6(5). 437–443. 42 indexed citations
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Nittmann, J., H. Eugene Stanley, Éric Touboul, & G. Daccord. (1987). Experimental evidence for multifractality. Physical Review Letters. 58(6). 619–619. 54 indexed citations
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Nittmann, J. & H. Eugene Stanley. (1987). Role of fluctuations in viscous fingering and dendritic crystal growth: a noise-driven model with non-periodic sidebranching and no threshold for onset. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General. 20(15). L981–L986. 22 indexed citations
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Nittmann, J. & H. Eugene Stanley. (1987). Non-deterministic approach to anisotropic growth patterns with continuously tunable morphology: the fractal properties of some real snowflakes. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General. 20(17). L1185–L1191. 59 indexed citations
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Soucémarianadin, Arthur, et al.. (1987). Sweep Efficiency in Multilayered Porous Media: Contrast Between Stable and Unstable Flow. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 7 indexed citations
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Nittmann, J. & H. Eugene Stanley. (1986). Tip splitting without interfacial tension and dendritic growth patterns arising from molecular anisotropy. Nature. 321(6071). 663–668. 314 indexed citations
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Nittmann, J.. (1986). Fractal viscous fingering: Experiments and models. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 140(1-2). 124–133. 15 indexed citations
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Daccord, G., J. Nittmann, & H. Eugene Stanley. (1986). Radial viscous fingers and diffusion-limited aggregation: Fractal dimension and growth sites. Physical Review Letters. 56(4). 336–339. 228 indexed citations
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Sherwood, J. D. & J. Nittmann. (1986). Gradient governed growth : the effect of viscosity ratio on stochastic simulations of the Saffman-Taylor instability. Journal de physique. 47(1). 15–22. 54 indexed citations
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Mountain, C. M., et al.. (1983). A study of peculiar A-type stars in the infrared. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 202(3). 691–695. 3 indexed citations
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Nittmann, J., et al.. (1983). Mixing motions in the Sun and solar-type stars. Nature. 301(5895). 46–47.
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Nittmann, J., S. A. E. G. Falle, & P. H. Gaskell. (1982). The dynamical destruction of shocked gas clouds. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 201(4). 833–847. 40 indexed citations
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Nittmann, J., et al.. (1981). Internal motions in magnetic stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 196(3). 491–506. 9 indexed citations
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Nittmann, J.. (1981). Numerical studies of shocked magnetic gas clouds - I. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 197(3). 699–712. 5 indexed citations
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Mestel, L., et al.. (1981). The internal dynamics of the oblique rotator - II. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 195(4). 979–1000. 22 indexed citations

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