Mark Sussman

11.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
84 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Mark Sussman is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Sussman has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Computational Mechanics, 18 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mark Sussman's work include Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (64 papers), Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (21 papers) and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (19 papers). Mark Sussman is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (64 papers), Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (21 papers) and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (19 papers). Mark Sussman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Finland. Mark Sussman's co-authors include Peter Smereka, Stanley Osher, Elbridge Gerry Puckett, Emad Fatemi, Mitsuhiro Ohta, Marco Arienti, Michael Welcome, John B. Bell, Phillip Colella and Ann Almgren and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Computational Physics and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

Mark Sussman

81 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

A Level Set Approach for Computing Solutions to Incompres... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 2000 1998 1999 1999 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. A Level Set Approach for Computing Solutions to Incompressible Two-Phase Flow
    1994 3.6k citations Mark Sussman et al. Journal of Computational Physics profile →
  2. A Coupled Level Set and Volume-of-Fluid Method for Computing 3D and Axisymmetric Incompressible Two-Phase Flows
    2000 1.3k citations Mark Sussman et al. Journal of Computational Physics profile →
  3. An improved level set method for incompressible two-phase flows
    1998 657 citations Mark Sussman et al. profile →
  4. An Adaptive Level Set Approach for Incompressible Two-Phase Flows
    1999 553 citations Mark Sussman, Ann Almgren et al. Journal of Computational Physics profile →
  5. An Efficient, Interface-Preserving Level Set Redistancing Algorithm and Its Application to Interfacial Incompressible Fluid Flow
    1999 497 citations Mark Sussman et al. profile →
  6. A second order coupled level set and volume-of-fluid method for computing growth and collapse of vapor bubbles
    2003 397 citations Mark Sussman Journal of Computational Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mark Sussman United States 29 7.8k 1.4k 961 954 821 84 9.1k
Ruben Scardovelli Italy 26 4.9k 0.6× 898 0.7× 788 0.8× 815 0.9× 796 1.0× 54 5.6k
D.B. Kothe United States 12 6.5k 0.8× 2.2k 1.6× 959 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 17 8.6k
J. U. Brackbill United States 39 8.5k 1.1× 2.3k 1.7× 1000 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 1.7k 2.1× 92 13.3k
Grétar Tryggvason United States 56 10.9k 1.4× 3.9k 2.8× 2.3k 2.4× 1.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.7× 244 13.3k
Damir Jurić France 21 2.9k 0.4× 754 0.5× 430 0.4× 403 0.4× 401 0.5× 79 3.5k
C. Zemach United States 11 6.0k 0.8× 2.1k 1.6× 948 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 21 8.1k
C. Pozrikidis United States 46 3.9k 0.5× 1.7k 1.3× 419 0.4× 579 0.6× 738 0.9× 196 6.8k
Nikolaus A. Adams Germany 59 11.3k 1.4× 664 0.5× 809 0.8× 267 0.3× 326 0.4× 378 13.1k
Xiangyu Hu Germany 44 6.5k 0.8× 331 0.2× 492 0.5× 263 0.3× 189 0.2× 220 7.9k
A.A. Amsden United States 28 5.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 630 0.7× 125 0.1× 474 0.6× 45 7.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sussman, Mark, et al.. (2024). Drop transmission after the impact on woven fabrics. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 179. 104909–104909. 2 indexed citations
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Ohta, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2024). Numerical simulation of bubble deformation and breakup under simple linear shear flows. Chemical Engineering Science. 305. 121154–121154.
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Huang, Zeyu, Mark Sussman, Alireza Moradikazerouni, et al.. (2023). An Improved Coupled Level Set and Continuous Moment-of-Fluid Method for Simulating Multiphase Flows with Phase Change. Communications on Applied Mathematics and Computation. 6(2). 1034–1069. 1 indexed citations
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Sussman, Mark, et al.. (2022). Simulation of drop impact on substrate with micro-wells. Physics of Fluids. 34(6). 11 indexed citations
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Sussman, Mark, et al.. (2022). Depletable micro-layer for nucleate boiling simulations in micro-gravity conditions: A new approach. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 190. 122642–122642. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Yan, et al.. (2020). Numerical investigation of surface curvature effect on the self-propelled capability of coalesced drops. Physics of Fluids. 32(12). 9 indexed citations
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Arienti, Marco & Mark Sussman. (2016). A numerical study of the thermal transient in high-pressure diesel injection. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 88. 205–221. 25 indexed citations
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Lian, Yongsheng, et al.. (2013). Numerical Simulation of Droplet Impact on Dry Solid Surfaces Using the Moment of Fluid Method. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Ohta, Mitsuhiro, Shinya Yamaguchi, Yutaka Yoshida, & Mark Sussman. (2010). The sensitivity of drop motion due to the density and viscosity ratio. Physics of Fluids. 22(7). 26 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoyi, et al.. (2009). Collision between immiscible drops with large surface tension difference. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 62.
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Sussman, Mark & Mitsuhiro Ohta. (2007). Improvements for calculating two-phase bubble and drop motion using an adaptive sharp interface method.. 3(1). 21–36. 17 indexed citations
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Hussaini, M. Yousuff, et al.. (2007). Tracking discontinuities in hyperbolic conservation laws with spectral accuracy. Journal of Computational Physics. 225(2). 1810–1826. 8 indexed citations
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Sussman, Mark, et al.. (2005). A Computational Study of Bubble Motion in Newtonian and Viscoelastic Fluids. 1(2). 97–108. 10 indexed citations
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Ohta, Mitsuhiro, et al.. (2005). A computational study of the effect of initial bubble conditions on the motion of a gas bubble rising in viscous liquids. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 31(2). 223–237. 83 indexed citations
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Sussman, Mark, Ann Almgren, John B. Bell, et al.. (1999). An Adaptive Level Set Approach for Incompressible Two-Phase Flows. Journal of Computational Physics. 148(1). 81–124. 553 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sussman, Mark, et al.. (1998). A Computational Study of the Spreading of Oil Underneath a Sheet of Ice. APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts. 13 indexed citations
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Marcus, Daniel L., Mark Sussman, & David H. Chambers. (1995). Relaxation Spectra of Surface Waves. Fluids Engineering. 149–158. 3 indexed citations

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