J. W. Elder

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

J. W. Elder is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. Elder has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Computational Mechanics, 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in J. W. Elder's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (12 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (5 papers) and Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (5 papers). J. W. Elder is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (12 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (5 papers) and Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (5 papers). J. W. Elder collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. J. W. Elder's co-authors include Craig T. Simmons, G. R. Inger, Sami Habchi, Peter Frolkovič, H.-J. G. Diersch, Klaus Johannsen and Ekkehard Holzbecher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Geological Society London Special Publications.

In The Last Decade

J. W. Elder

25 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

The dispersion of marked fluid in turbulent shear flow

1959 713 citations J. W. Elder Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. W. Elder United Kingdom	13	1.2k	690	609	335	276	26	2.4k
P. C. Chatwin United Kingdom	23	865 0.7×	948 1.4×	349 0.6×	128 0.4×	139 0.5×	65	2.1k
W. Douglas Baines Canada	19	1.3k 1.1×	654 0.9×	136 0.2×	353 1.1×	168 0.6×	44	2.2k
B. R. Morton United Kingdom	24	1.7k 1.4×	1.4k 2.1×	295 0.5×	267 0.8×	150 0.5×	38	3.7k
Markus Holzner Switzerland	29	1.3k 1.1×	590 0.9×	263 0.4×	188 0.6×	241 0.9×	117	2.7k
E. J. List United States	16	970 0.8×	660 1.0×	89 0.1×	83 0.2×	150 0.5×	30	1.8k
Gordon Reece United Kingdom	6	2.5k 2.2×	1.1k 1.5×	202 0.3×	510 1.5×	77 0.3×	13	3.0k
William W. Willmarth United States	25	3.0k 2.6×	1.4k 2.0×	227 0.4×	545 1.6×	641 2.3×	46	3.9k
A. A. Townsend United States	31	4.9k 4.2×	2.6k 3.7×	336 0.6×	886 2.6×	291 1.1×	52	6.4k
P. Y. Julien France	30	708 0.6×	175 0.3×	160 0.3×	564 1.7×	956 3.5×	86	3.0k
Marc Perlin United States	36	1.8k 1.5×	193 0.3×	456 0.7×	364 1.1×	153 0.6×	115	3.6k

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All Works

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Elder, J. W., Craig T. Simmons, H.-J. G. Diersch, et al.. (2017). The Elder Problem. Fluids. 2(1). 11–11. 8 indexed citations

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Simmons, Craig T. & J. W. Elder. (2017). The Elder Problem. Ground Water. 55(6). 926–930. 5 indexed citations

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Habchi, Sami, et al.. (1994). Airflow and Thermal Analysis of Underhood Engine Enclosures. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 6 indexed citations

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Inger, G. R. & J. W. Elder. (1991). Recombination-dominated nonequilibrium heat transfer to arbitrarily catalytic hypersonic vehicles. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 5(4). 449–455. 7 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1990). Microscale acid-base extraction: A colorful introduction. Journal of Chemical Education. 67(3). 266–266. 7 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1978). Magma traps: Part II, application. Pure and Applied Geophysics. 117(1-2). 15–33. 1 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1977). Thermal convection. Journal of the Geological Society. 133(4). 293–309. 4 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1977). Model of hydrothermal ore genesis. Geological Society London Special Publications. 7(1). 4–13. 11 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1970). Lunar Continental Migration and Maria Spreading. Nature. 225(5235). 842–844. 4 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1969). Numerical Experiments with Thermohaline Convection. The Physics of Fluids. 12(12). II–194. 3 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1967). Thermal Turbulence in Forced Convection. The Physics of Fluids. 10(9). S237–S239. 2 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1967). Steady free convection in a porous medium heated from below. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 27(1). 29–48. 341 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1967). Transient convection in a porous medium. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 27(3). 609–623. 252 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1967). Convective Self-propulsion of Continents. Nature. 214(5089). 657–660. 35 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1966). Penetrative convection: Its role in vulcanism. Bulletin of Volcanology. 29(1). 327–343. 11 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1966). Numerical experiments with free convection in a vertical slot. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 24(4). 823–843. 100 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1965). Turbulent free convection in a vertical slot. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 23(1). 99–111. 134 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1960). The flow past a flat plate of finite width. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 9(1). 133–153. 17 indexed citations

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Elder, J. W.. (1959). The dispersion of marked fluid in turbulent shear flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 5(4). 544–560. 713 indexed citations breakdown →

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Elder, J. W.. (1959). Steady flow through non-uniform gauzes of arbitrary shape. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 5(3). 355–368. 90 indexed citations

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