Jiacai Lu

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Jiacai Lu is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Jiacai Lu has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Computational Mechanics, 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Jiacai Lu's work include Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (37 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Mixing (34 papers) and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (18 papers). Jiacai Lu is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (37 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Mixing (34 papers) and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (18 papers). Jiacai Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Jiacai Lu's co-authors include Grétar Tryggvason, Souvik Biswas, Asghar Esmaeeli, Huanxiong Xia, Sadegh Dabiri, Ying Zhang, Stéphane Zaleski, Ruben Scardovelli, Lü Min and Metin Muradoğlu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Journal of Computational Physics.

In The Last Decade

Jiacai Lu

63 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Direct numerical simulations of gas/liquid multiphase flows 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. Direct numerical simulations of gas/liquid multiphase flows
    2006 592 citations Grétar Tryggvason, Jiacai Lu et al. profile →

Peers

Jiacai Lu
Sharen J. Cummins Australia
Ho Hwan Chun South Korea
Giacomo Falcucci Italy
Baowei Song China
Keiya Nishida Japan
Darina B. Murray Ireland
Dazhuan Wu China
Mingheng Shi China
John Abraham United States
Atul Sharma India
Sharen J. Cummins Australia
Jiacai Lu
Citations per year, relative to Jiacai Lu Jiacai Lu (= 1×) peers Sharen J. Cummins

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jiacai Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jiacai Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jiacai Lu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jiacai Lu. Jiacai Lu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lu, Jiacai, et al.. (2025). Simulating moving contact lines in three-phase suspensions using a front tracking method. Journal of Computational Physics. 539. 114259–114259.
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Lu, Jiacai, et al.. (2024). Shape effects on the local dynamics of suspensions of spheroidal particles. Physics of Fluids. 36(9). 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Jiacai, Xu Xu, Shijie Zhong, Rui Ni, & Grétar Tryggvason. (2023). The dynamics of suspensions of prolate spheroidal particles—Effects of volume fraction. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 165. 104469–104469. 7 indexed citations
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Ghosh, Soumyadip, Jiacai Lu, Vijay Gupta, & Grétar Tryggvason. (2022). Communication-efficient algorithms for solving pressure Poisson equation for multiphase flows using parallel computers. PLoS ONE. 17(11). e0277940–e0277940. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Jiacai, et al.. (2022). Finding Closure Models to Match the Time Evolution of Coarse Grained 2D Turbulence Flows Using Machine Learning. Fluids. 7(5). 154–154. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Wenbin, Jiacai Lu, Grétar Tryggvason, & Ying Zhang. (2021). Numerical study of droplet motion on discontinuous wetting gradient surface with rough strip. Physics of Fluids. 33(1). 19 indexed citations
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Lu, Jiacai, et al.. (2019). The effect of fluid shear on oscillating bubbly flows. Physics of Fluids. 31(4). 16 indexed citations
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Tryggvason, Grétar & Jiacai Lu. (2019). Characterizing the dynamics of complex multifluid flows undergoing topology changes. APS. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Jiacai & Grétar Tryggvason. (2019). Multifluid flows in a vertical channel undergoing topology changes: Effect of void fraction. Physical Review Fluids. 4(8). 22 indexed citations
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Xia, Huanxiong, Jiacai Lu, & Grétar Tryggvason. (2019). Simulations of fused filament fabrication using a front tracking method. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 138. 1310–1319. 33 indexed citations
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Lu, Jiacai, et al.. (2018). A numerical study of oscillation induced coalescence in bubbly flows. Physics of Fluids. 30(12). 16 indexed citations
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Xia, Huanxiong, Jiacai Lu, & Grétar Tryggvason. (2018). A numerical study of the effect of viscoelastic stresses in fused filament fabrication. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 346. 242–259. 87 indexed citations
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Lu, Jiacai & Grétar Tryggvason. (2015). Simulations of Coalescence and Breakup of Interfaces Using a 3D Front-tracking Method. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Jiacai, et al.. (2014). DNS and modeling of bubbly flows in vertical channels. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Jiacai & Grétar Tryggvason. (2013). Dynamics of nearly spherical bubbles in a turbulent channel upflow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 732. 166–189. 71 indexed citations
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Tryggvason, Grétar, Sadegh Dabiri, & Jiacai Lu. (2012). DNS Studies of Turbulent Bubbly Flows in Vertical Channels. 187–191. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Jiacai & Grétar Tryggvason. (2006). Numerical study of turbulent bubbly downflows in a vertical channel. Physics of Fluids. 18(10). 70 indexed citations
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Lu, Jiacai, Souvik Biswas, & Grétar Tryggvason. (2005). Laminar bubbly flow in a vertical channel. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 58. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Jiacai, et al.. (2005). The effect of bubbles on the wall drag in a turbulent channel flow. Physics of Fluids. 17(9). 136 indexed citations
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