M. R. Head

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

M. R. Head is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, M. R. Head has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Computational Mechanics, 15 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 14 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in M. R. Head's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (31 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (14 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (8 papers). M. R. Head is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (31 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (14 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (8 papers). M. R. Head collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Sudan and India. M. R. Head's co-authors include Promode R. Bandyopadhyay, V. C. Patel, N. A. Cumpsty, H. E. Fiedler, Ingo Rechenberg, R. A. McD. Galbraith, S. A. Sjolander, W. R. C. Phillips, P. Bradshaw and F. A. Dvorak and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.

In The Last Decade

M. R. Head

40 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

New aspects of turbulent boundary-layer structure

1981 665 citations M. R. Head, Promode R. Bandyopadhyay Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. R. Head United Kingdom	15	1.6k	602	518	480	318	42	1.8k
J. C. Rotta Germany	12	1.4k 0.9×	696 1.2×	370 0.7×	333 0.7×	166 0.5×	27	1.7k
L. W. B. Browne Australia	23	1.9k 1.2×	926 1.5×	691 1.3×	488 1.0×	320 1.0×	58	2.1k
F.A. Schraub United States	4	1.9k 1.2×	769 1.3×	462 0.9×	517 1.1×	514 1.6×	4	2.3k
H. H. Fernholz Germany	22	1.7k 1.1×	723 1.2×	821 1.6×	443 0.9×	152 0.5×	47	1.9k
M. M. Gibson United Kingdom	15	1.8k 1.2×	746 1.2×	725 1.4×	553 1.2×	104 0.3×	38	2.3k
Francis H. Clauser United States	5	933 0.6×	413 0.7×	374 0.7×	297 0.6×	112 0.4×	10	1.1k
E. R. Van Driest United States	13	2.3k 1.5×	632 1.0×	1.0k 2.0×	449 0.9×	73 0.2×	19	2.7k
B. A. Kader Russia	11	1.0k 0.7×	499 0.8×	307 0.6×	531 1.1×	375 1.2×	20	1.7k
R. E. Luxton Australia	13	862 0.5×	379 0.6×	439 0.8×	232 0.5×	133 0.4×	27	1.1k
I. Wygnanski Israel	8	1.7k 1.1×	393 0.7×	1.2k 2.3×	329 0.7×	82 0.3×	10	1.9k

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All Works

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Head, M. R. & Promode R. Bandyopadhyay. (1981). New aspects of turbulent boundary-layer structure. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 107. 297–338. 665 indexed citations breakdown →

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Phillips, W. R. C. & M. R. Head. (1980). Flow visualization in the tip region of a rotating blade row. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 22(8). 495–521. 5 indexed citations

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Head, M. R. & P. Bandyopadhyay. (1980). Flow visualization of turbulent boundary layer structure. 2 indexed citations

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Head, M. R., et al.. (1977). Transition to a Rising Core at the Centre of a Vortex. Simplified Analysis for Laminar Flow. Aeronautical Quarterly. 28(3). 197–210. 8 indexed citations

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Head, M. R.. (1976). Eddy Viscosity in Turbulent Boundary Layers. Aeronautical Quarterly. 27(4). 270–276. 4 indexed citations

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Head, M. R., et al.. (1974). The Boundary Layer on a Plane of Symmetry. Aeronautical Quarterly. 25(4). 293–304. 3 indexed citations

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Head, M. R.. (1972). Weighing pressures—a simple micromanometer. The Aeronautical Journal. 76(742). 615–616. 1 indexed citations

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Head, M. R., et al.. (1971). The Turbulent Boundary Layer on a Rotating Nose-Body. Aeronautical Quarterly. 22(4). 389–402. 4 indexed citations

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Head, M. R., et al.. (1970). The turbulent boundary layer on a rotating cylinder in an axial stream. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 42(1). 1–15. 16 indexed citations

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Head, M. R., et al.. (1969). Turbulent boundary-layer flow on a rotating disk. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 37(1). 129–147. 53 indexed citations

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Cumpsty, N. A. & M. R. Head. (1969). The Calculation of the Three-Dimensional Turbulent Boundary Layer: Part III. Comparison of Attachment-Line Calculations with Experiment. Aeronautical Quarterly. 20(2). 99–113. 35 indexed citations

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Patel, V. C. & M. R. Head. (1969). Some observations on skin friction and velocity profiles in fully developed pipe and channel flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 38(1). 181–201. 317 indexed citations

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Head, M. R. & V. C. Patel. (1968). Improved entrainment method for calculating turbulent boundary layer development. 25 indexed citations

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Cumpsty, N. A. & M. R. Head. (1967). The Calculation of Three-Dimensional Turbulent Boundary Layers: Part I: Flow over the Rear of an Infinite Swept Wing. Aeronautical Quarterly. 18(1). 55–84. 30 indexed citations

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Cumpsty, N. A. & M. R. Head. (1967). The Calculation of Three-Dimensional Turbulent Boundary Layers: Part II: Attachment-Line Flow on an Infinite Swept Wing. Aeronautical Quarterly. 18(2). 150–164. 24 indexed citations

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Head, M. R., et al.. (1967). Approximate Calculations of the Incompressible Laminar Boundary Layer. Aeronautical Quarterly. 18(3). 259–272. 1 indexed citations

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Head, M. R.. (1965). Transition Due to Roughness. Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society. 69(653). 344–345. 2 indexed citations

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Head, M. R., et al.. (1965). Direct reading low speed anemometer. Journal of Scientific Instruments. 42(11). 811–811. 1 indexed citations

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Head, M. R. & Ingo Rechenberg. (1962). The Preston tube as a means of measuring skin friction. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 14(1). 1–17. 71 indexed citations

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Head, M. R.. (1958). Entrainment in the turbulent boundary layer. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 120 indexed citations

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