J. Thomas Beale

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

J. Thomas Beale is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Applied Mathematics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Thomas Beale has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Computational Mechanics, 11 papers in Applied Mathematics and 10 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in J. Thomas Beale's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (18 papers), Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (15 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (11 papers). J. Thomas Beale is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (18 papers), Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (15 papers) and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (11 papers). J. Thomas Beale collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. J. Thomas Beale's co-authors include Andrew J. Majda, T. Kato, John Lowengrub, Thomas Y. Hou, Ming‐Chih Lai, Svetlana Tlupova, Gregory R. Baker, Serge Huberson, Georges‐Henri Cottet and Wenjun Ying and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Computational Physics, Mathematics of Computation and Communications in Mathematical Physics.

In The Last Decade

J. Thomas Beale

50 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Remarks on the breakdown of smooth solutions for the 3-D ... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 250 500 750
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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. Remarks on the breakdown of smooth solutions for the 3-D Euler equations
    1984 930 citations J. Thomas Beale, T. Kato et al. Communications in Mathematical Physics 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. Thomas Beale United States 27 1.8k 1.5k 1.1k 470 428 51 3.2k
Heinz‐Otto Kreiss United States 28 2.0k 1.1× 889 0.6× 578 0.5× 507 1.1× 310 0.7× 72 4.0k
B. Nicolaenko United States 29 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 842 0.8× 714 1.5× 1.2k 2.9× 86 3.8k
Denis Serre France 29 1.4k 0.8× 2.0k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 335 0.7× 529 1.2× 127 3.1k
Kevin Zumbrun United States 32 1.6k 0.9× 2.4k 1.5× 1.6k 1.5× 481 1.0× 681 1.6× 146 3.4k
Yan Guo United States 37 2.0k 1.1× 3.5k 2.3× 1.8k 1.7× 245 0.5× 257 0.6× 134 4.2k
P. R. Garabedian United States 26 1.1k 0.6× 786 0.5× 352 0.3× 421 0.9× 87 0.2× 118 3.1k
Philippe G. LeFloch France 32 2.6k 1.4× 2.4k 1.6× 1.2k 1.1× 172 0.4× 317 0.7× 172 4.0k
Claude Bardos France 31 1.8k 1.0× 2.6k 1.7× 2.1k 1.9× 1.4k 3.0× 1.4k 3.2× 111 4.8k
A. A. Samarskiĭ Russia 15 434 0.2× 711 0.5× 639 0.6× 516 1.1× 234 0.5× 93 2.5k
Steve Shkoller United States 29 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 818 0.8× 376 0.8× 420 1.0× 67 2.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Beale, J. Thomas & Svetlana Tlupova. (2024). Extrapolated regularization of nearly singular integrals on surfaces. Advances in Computational Mathematics. 50(4). 1 indexed citations
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Tlupova, Svetlana & J. Thomas Beale. (2019). Regularized single and double layer integrals in 3D Stokes flow. Journal of Computational Physics. 386. 568–584. 12 indexed citations
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Ying, Wenjun & J. Thomas Beale. (2013). A Fast Accurate Boundary Integral Method for Potentials on Closely Packed Cells. Communications in Computational Physics. 14(4). 1073–1093. 16 indexed citations
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Baker, Gregory R. & J. Thomas Beale. (2003). Vortex blob methods applied to interfacial motion. Journal of Computational Physics. 196(1). 233–258. 21 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas & Ming‐Chih Lai. (2001). A Method for Computing Nearly Singular Integrals. SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis. 38(6). 1902–1925. 79 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas. (2000). A convergent boundary integral method for three-dimensional water waves. Mathematics of Computation. 70(235). 977–1030. 37 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas, Thomas Y. Hou, & John Lowengrub. (1996). Convergence of a Boundary Integral Method for Water Waves. SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis. 33(5). 1797–1843. 50 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas, Tingzheng Hou, John Lowengrub, & Michael Shelley. (1994). Spatial and temporal stability issues for interfacial flows with surface tension. Mathematical and Computer Modelling. 20(10-11). 1–27. 9 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas. (1991). Exact solitary water waves with capillary ripples at infinity. Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics. 44(2). 211–257. 86 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas & David G. Schaeffer. (1988). Nonlinear behavior of model equations which are linearly ill-posed. Communications in Partial Differential Equations. 13(4). 423–467. 6 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas. (1986). Large-time behavior of discrete velocity boltzmann equations. Communications in Mathematical Physics. 106(4). 659–678. 26 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas. (1986). A convergent 3-D vortex method with grid-free stretching. Mathematics of Computation. 46(174). 401–424. 31 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas. (1986). A Convergent 3-D Vortex Method With Grid-Free Stretching. Mathematics of Computation. 46(174). 401–401. 43 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas, T. Kato, & Andrew J. Majda. (1984). Remarks on the breakdown of smooth solutions for the 3-D Euler equations. Communications in Mathematical Physics. 94(1). 61–66. 930 indexed citations breakdown →
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Beale, J. Thomas. (1984). Large-time regularity of viscous surface waves. Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis. 84(4). 307–352. 166 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas & Andrew J. Majda. (1982). Vortex methods. II. Higher order accuracy in two and three dimensions. Mathematics of Computation. 39(159). 29–52. 164 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas & Andrew J. Majda. (1981). Rates of Convergence for Viscous Splitting of the Navier-Stokes Equations. Mathematics of Computation. 37(156). 243–243. 27 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas & Andrew J. Majda. (1981). Rates of convergence for viscous splitting of the Navier-Stokes equations. Mathematics of Computation. 37(156). 243–259. 132 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas. (1979). The existence of cnoidal water waves with surface tension. Journal of Differential Equations. 31(2). 230–263. 10 indexed citations
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Beale, J. Thomas. (1977). Eigenfunction expansions for objects floating in an open sea. Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics. 30(3). 283–313. 26 indexed citations

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