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.
On sound generated aerodynamically I. General theory
19523.7k citationsM. J. LighthillProceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciencesprofile →
On kinematic waves II. A theory of traffic flow on long crowded roads
19553.4k citationsM. J. Lighthill, G. B. WhithamProceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciencesprofile →
On kinematic waves I. Flood movement in long rivers
19551.2k citationsM. J. Lighthill, G. B. WhithamProceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciencesprofile →
On sound generated aerodynamically II. Turbulence as a source of sound
19541.1k citationsM. J. LighthillProceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciencesprofile →
Countries citing papers authored by M. J. Lighthill
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This map shows the geographic impact of M. J. Lighthill's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by M. J. Lighthill with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites M. J. Lighthill more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by M. J. Lighthill. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by M. J. Lighthill. The network helps show where M. J. Lighthill may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. J. Lighthill
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. J. Lighthill.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. J. Lighthill 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 M. J. Lighthill. M. J. Lighthill is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
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Collected papers of Sir James Lighthill
1997·Oxford University Press eBooks·M. J. Lighthill,(unknown)
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