J. S. Turner

14.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
120 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

J. S. Turner is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. S. Turner has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Oceanography, 31 papers in Atmospheric Science and 21 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in J. S. Turner's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (23 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (16 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (15 papers). J. S. Turner is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (23 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (16 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (15 papers). J. S. Turner collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. J. S. Turner's co-authors include Eric B. Kraus, Herbert E. Huppert, T Ellison, I. H. Campbell, W. Douglas Baines, R. S. J. Sparks, C. F. Chen, Scott M. Thompson, P. F. Linden and Barry Ruddick and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

J. S. Turner

119 papers receiving 9.6k 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.

Turbulent entrainment in stratified flows

1959 813 citations J. S. Turner et al. Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
A one-dimensional model of the seasonal thermocline: II. The general theory and its consequences

1967 789 citations Eric B. Kraus, J. S. Turner profile →
Turbulent entrainment: the development of the entrainment assumption, and its application to geophysical flows

1986 634 citations J. S. Turner Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
Double-diffusive convection

1981 451 citations Herbert E. Huppert, J. S. Turner Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. S. Turner Australia	56	3.4k	2.9k	2.9k	2.1k	1.8k	120	11.0k
Herbert E. Huppert United Kingdom	69	3.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.4×	3.7k 1.3×	5.1k 2.5×	582 0.3×	271	15.5k
P. F. Linden United Kingdom	51	2.3k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	400 0.2×	907 0.5×	203	9.4k
O. M. Phillips United States	40	2.9k 0.9×	6.2k 2.1×	1.5k 0.5×	359 0.2×	550 0.3×	81	9.0k
G. Schubert United States	82	5.7k 1.7×	1.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	12.9k 6.2×	447 0.3×	543	27.4k
F. P. Bretherton United States	31	3.2k 1.0×	3.3k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	286 0.1×	2.4k 1.4×	58	9.0k
M. S. Longuet‐Higgins United States	61	5.0k 1.5×	10.7k 3.7×	2.4k 0.8×	802 0.4×	628 0.4×	197	17.1k
Robert L. Street United States	45	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	4.2k 1.5×	148 0.1×	690 0.4×	181	7.8k
John W. Miles United States	45	2.1k 0.6×	4.2k 1.4×	2.7k 1.0×	237 0.1×	512 0.3×	247	9.8k
Andrew W. Woods United Kingdom	49	2.3k 0.7×	336 0.1×	1.4k 0.5×	3.1k 1.5×	766 0.4×	266	8.6k
R. W. Griffiths Australia	49	2.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	4.6k 2.2×	848 0.5×	139	8.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. S. Turner

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20 of 20 papers shown

Claar, Danielle C., et al.. (2024). Just Hit Submit—Perspectives and Advice From L&O Letters Early Career Publication Honor Awardees. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin. 33(3). 107–110. 1 indexed citations

Turner, J. S., Carl T. Friedrichs, & Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs. (2021). Long‐Term Trends in Chesapeake Bay Remote Sensing Reflectance: Implications for Water Clarity. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 126(12). 9 indexed citations

Turner, J. S., Pierre St‐Laurent, Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs, & Carl T. Friedrichs. (2021). Effects of reduced shoreline erosion on Chesapeake Bay water clarity. The Science of The Total Environment. 769. 145157–145157. 31 indexed citations

Turner, J. S., et al.. (2019). Minimal effects of oyster aquaculture on local water quality: Examples from southern Chesapeake Bay. PLoS ONE. 14(11). e0224768–e0224768. 23 indexed citations

Ligtenberg, Stefan, Carleen H. Reijmer, M. R. van den Broeke, et al.. (2016). The modelled surface mass balance of the Antarctic Peninsula at 5.5 km horizontal resolution. The cryosphere. 10(1). 271–285. 104 indexed citations

McDonnell, Andrew M. P. & J. S. Turner. (2016). Large-scale Patterns and Drivers of the Biological Carbon Pump: Insights from in situ Camera Observations across the Pacific Ocean. 2016. 1 indexed citations

Ruddick, Barry, O. M. Phillips, & J. S. Turner. (1999). A laboratory and quantitative model of finite-amplitude thermohaline intrusions. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans. 30(2-4). 71–99. 27 indexed citations

Turner, J. S., W L Michell, Cliff Morgan, & Solomon R. Benatar. (1996). Limitation of life support: Frequency and practice in a London and a Cape Town intensive care unit. Intensive Care Medicine. 22(10). 1020–1025. 68 indexed citations

Turner, J. S.. (1991). Convection and mixing in the oceans and the Earth. Physics of Fluids A Fluid Dynamics. 3(5). 1218–1232. 5 indexed citations

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Bormans, Myriam & J. S. Turner. (1990). The formation of the doubly stable stratification in the Mediterranean Outflow. Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers. 37(11). 1697–1712. 7 indexed citations

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Griffiths, R. W. & J. S. Turner. (1988). Folding of Viscous Plumes Impinging On A Density Or Viscosity Interface. Geophysical Journal International. 95(2). 397–419. 60 indexed citations

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Turner, J. S. & I. H. Campbell. (1987). A laboratory and theoretical study of the growth of “black smoker” chimneys. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 82(1-2). 36–48. 26 indexed citations

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Huppert, Herbert E., J. S. Turner, Ralph A. Stephen, & J. Sparks. (1982). Replenished magma chambers: effects of compositional zonation and input rates. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 57(2). 345–357. 73 indexed citations

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Turner, J. S.. (1980). A fluid-dynamical model of differentiation and layering in magma chambers. Nature. 285(5762). 213–215. 110 indexed citations

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Huppert, Herbert E. & J. S. Turner. (1978). On melting icebergs. Nature. 271(5640). 46–48. 73 indexed citations

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Turner, J. S., T. G. L. Shirtcliffe, & Peter G. Brewer. (1970). Elemental Variations of Transport Coefficients Across Density Interfaces in Multiple-diffusive Systems. Nature. 228(5276). 1083–1084. 13 indexed citations

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Stern, Melvin E. & J. S. Turner. (1969). Salt fingers and convecting layers. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 16(5). 497–511. 115 indexed citations

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Turner, J. S. & Eric B. Kraus. (1967). A one-dimensional model of the seasonal thermocline I.A laboratory experiment and its interpretation. Tellus. 19(1). 88–97. 43 indexed citations

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Turner, J. S.. (1966). The constraints imposed on tornado-like vortices by the top and bottom boundary conditions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 25(2). 377–400. 47 indexed citations

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Turner, J. S.. (1965). LABORATORY MODELS OF EVAPORATION AND CONDENSATION*. Weather. 20(4). 124–128. 1 indexed citations

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