Joseph Oliger

6.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
31 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Joseph Oliger is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Oliger has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Computational Mechanics, 13 papers in Numerical Analysis and 8 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Joseph Oliger's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (17 papers), Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (12 papers) and Numerical methods for differential equations (11 papers). Joseph Oliger is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (17 papers), Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics (12 papers) and Numerical methods for differential equations (11 papers). Joseph Oliger collaborates with scholars based in United States and Sweden. Joseph Oliger's co-authors include Marsha Berger, Heinz‐Otto Kreiss, Arne Sundström, Bertil Gustafsson, Robert L. Street, Amala Mahadevan, Randall J. LeVeque, C. LOMBARD, Pelle Olsson and Jorge Bardina and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Computational Physics, Mathematics of Computation and Journal of Physical Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Oliger

30 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Adaptive mesh refinement for hyperbolic partial different... 1972 2026 1990 2008 1984 1972 2013 400 800 1.2k
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. Adaptive mesh refinement for hyperbolic partial differential equations
    1984 1.5k citations Marsha Berger, Joseph Oliger Journal of Computational Physics profile →
  2. Comparison of accurate methods for the integration of hyperbolic equations
    1972 411 citations Heinz‐Otto Kreiss, Joseph Oliger profile →
  3. Time‐Dependent Problems and Difference Methods
    2013 270 citations Bertil Gustafsson, Heinz‐Otto Kreiss et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joseph Oliger United States 18 2.1k 557 522 401 382 31 3.5k
T. A. Zang United States 18 2.2k 1.0× 957 1.7× 278 0.5× 371 0.9× 282 0.7× 43 4.1k
K. J. Whiteman United Kingdom 6 1.3k 0.6× 379 0.7× 374 0.7× 583 1.5× 275 0.7× 11 5.5k
M. Israeli Israel 22 2.1k 1.0× 400 0.7× 233 0.4× 150 0.4× 447 1.2× 106 3.7k
Paul N. Swarztrauber United States 26 1.1k 0.5× 322 0.6× 691 1.3× 173 0.4× 291 0.8× 52 2.9k
Burton Wendroff United States 28 3.3k 1.5× 823 1.5× 347 0.7× 1.6k 3.9× 250 0.7× 78 5.2k
Heinz‐Otto Kreiss United States 28 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 2.3× 263 0.5× 889 2.2× 775 2.0× 72 4.0k
David A. Kopriva United States 28 2.6k 1.2× 457 0.8× 296 0.6× 392 1.0× 290 0.8× 85 3.3k
Kurt Friedrichs United States 21 1.3k 0.6× 432 0.8× 198 0.4× 1.1k 2.7× 335 0.9× 44 4.5k
J. R. Ockendon United Kingdom 30 1.3k 0.6× 484 0.9× 134 0.3× 463 1.2× 297 0.8× 119 3.7k
P. G. Drazin United Kingdom 29 2.3k 1.1× 258 0.5× 1.6k 3.1× 282 0.7× 182 0.5× 73 6.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gustafsson, Bertil, Heinz‐Otto Kreiss, & Joseph Oliger. (2013). Time‐Dependent Problems and Difference Methods. 270 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mahadevan, Amala, Joseph Oliger, & Robert L. Street. (1996). A Nonhydrostatic Mesoscale Ocean Model. Part II: Numerical Implementation. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 26(9). 1881–1900. 71 indexed citations
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Oliger, Joseph & Patrick H Worley. (1988). Information requirements and the implications for parallel computation. 3 indexed citations
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Ferziger, Joel H. & Joseph Oliger. (1986). Adaptive grid techniques for elliptic fluid flow problems. 24th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 30 indexed citations
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Ferziger, Joel H., et al.. (1985). Adaptive Grid Techniques for Elliptic Fluid-Flow Problems.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 87. 12814. 9 indexed citations
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Berger, Marsha & Joseph Oliger. (1984). Adaptive mesh refinement for hyperbolic partial differential equations. Journal of Computational Physics. 53(3). 484–512. 1491 indexed citations breakdown →
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LeVeque, Randall J. & Joseph Oliger. (1983). Numerical Methods Based on Additive Splittings for Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations. Mathematics of Computation. 40(162). 469–469. 17 indexed citations
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LeVeque, Randall J. & Joseph Oliger. (1983). Numerical methods based on additive splittings for hyperbolic partial differential equations. Mathematics of Computation. 40(162). 469–497. 79 indexed citations
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Hedstrom, G. W., et al.. (1982). Adaptive mesh refinement for 1-dimensional gas dynamics. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 8 indexed citations
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LOMBARD, C., Joseph Oliger, & James Yang. (1982). A natural conservative flux difference splitting for the hyperbolic systems of gasdynamics. 13 indexed citations
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Gropp, William, et al.. (1980). Grid generation for time dependent problems: Criteria and methods. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations
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Kreiss, Heinz‐Otto & Joseph Oliger. (1979). Stability of the Fourier Method. SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis. 16(3). 421–433. 92 indexed citations
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Oliger, Joseph & Arne Sundström. (1978). Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Some Initial Boundary Value Problems in Fluid Dynamics. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 35(3). 419–446. 318 indexed citations
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Oliger, Joseph. (1976). Hybrid Difference Methods for the Initial Boundary-Value Problem for Hyperbolic Equations. Mathematics of Computation. 30(136). 724–724. 4 indexed citations
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Oliger, Joseph. (1976). Hybrid difference methods for the initial boundary-value problem for hyperbolic equations. Mathematics of Computation. 30(136). 724–738. 17 indexed citations
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Oliger, Joseph, et al.. (1976). Theoretical and practical aspects of some initial boundary value problems in fluid dynamics. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 77. 25465. 3 indexed citations
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Oliger, Joseph. (1974). Fourth order difference methods for the initial boundary-value problem for hyperbolic equations. Mathematics of Computation. 28(125). 15–25. 36 indexed citations
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Oliger, Joseph. (1974). Fourth Order Difference Methods for the Initial Boundary-Value Problem for Hyperbolic Equations. Mathematics of Computation. 28(125). 15–15. 9 indexed citations
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Kreiss, Heinz‐Otto & Joseph Oliger. (1972). Comparison of accurate methods for the integration of hyperbolic equations. Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography. 24(3). 199–199. 224 indexed citations

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