Maurice Holt

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Maurice Holt is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Applied Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Maurice Holt has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Computational Mechanics, 14 papers in Applied Mathematics and 13 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Maurice Holt's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (26 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (21 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (11 papers). Maurice Holt is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (26 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (21 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (11 papers). Maurice Holt collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Russia. Maurice Holt's co-authors include L. I. Sedov, Morris D. Friedman, Julian D. Cole, John Noye, Graham F. Carey, J. Tinsley Oden, Oktay Özcan, F.G. Blottner, W. F. Ballhaus and Clive Fletcher and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Physics Today and Journal of Computational Physics.

In The Last Decade

Maurice Holt

51 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Similarity and Dimensional Methods in Mechanics 1961 2026 1982 2004 1961 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Similarity and Dimensional Methods in Mechanics
    1961 693 citations Maurice Holt et al. Journal of Applied Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maurice Holt United States 14 806 300 245 236 189 57 1.5k
L. I. Sedov Russia 15 603 0.7× 295 1.0× 627 2.6× 177 0.8× 205 1.1× 68 2.1k
P. A. Thompson United States 13 847 1.1× 324 1.1× 192 0.8× 556 2.4× 72 0.4× 36 1.5k
W Hayes United States 18 1.1k 1.4× 506 1.7× 454 1.9× 593 2.5× 326 1.7× 42 2.4k
L. Howarth United Kingdom 11 1.0k 1.3× 301 1.0× 151 0.6× 563 2.4× 242 1.3× 20 2.0k
Steven T. Zalesak United States 6 1.2k 1.5× 145 0.5× 103 0.4× 197 0.8× 193 1.0× 8 2.2k
Lawrence Talbot United States 10 977 1.2× 319 1.1× 215 0.9× 93 0.4× 68 0.4× 20 1.8k
Gregory R. Baker United States 21 1.3k 1.6× 252 0.8× 157 0.6× 163 0.7× 250 1.3× 41 1.8k
L.G. Margolin United States 29 2.1k 2.7× 456 1.5× 223 0.9× 308 1.3× 127 0.7× 81 3.4k
B. Sturtevant United States 22 1.2k 1.5× 456 1.5× 157 0.6× 362 1.5× 635 3.4× 50 2.1k
W. Chester United Kingdom 16 573 0.7× 177 0.6× 70 0.3× 178 0.8× 74 0.4× 37 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maurice Holt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maurice Holt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Allan, Brian, Maurice Holt, & Andrew Packard. (1997). Simulation of a controlled airfoil with jets. 35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 5 indexed citations
2.
Holt, Maurice. (1996). Review of Godunov Methods. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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Holt, Maurice, Graham F. Carey, & J. Tinsley Oden. (1989). Finite Elements: Fluid Mechanics.. Mathematics of Computation. 52(185). 249–249. 80 indexed citations
4.
Noye, John & Maurice Holt. (1984). Numerical Solutions of Partial Differential Equations. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 51(2). 452–452. 56 indexed citations
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Holt, Maurice, et al.. (1983). A Numerical Investigation for Curved Pipe Flow at High Reynolds Number. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 50(2). 239–243. 5 indexed citations
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Holt, Maurice, et al.. (1981). Numerical solutions to water waves generated by shallow underwater explosions. The Physics of Fluids. 24(5). 816–824. 9 indexed citations
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Holt, Maurice, et al.. (1981). Glimm's method applied to underwater explosions. Journal of Computational Physics. 44(2). 377–387. 29 indexed citations
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Noye, John & Maurice Holt. (1980). Numerical Simulation of Fluid Motion. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 47(1). 220–220. 33 indexed citations
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Holt, Maurice, et al.. (1977). Application of the method of integral relations to laminar boundary layers in three dimensions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 353(1674). 319–347. 2 indexed citations
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Holt, Maurice. (1977). Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 174 indexed citations
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Bachalo, W. D. & Maurice Holt. (1976). Three dimensional boundary layer separation in supersonic flow. 5 indexed citations
12.
Hall, Robert M. & Maurice Holt. (1976). Numerical Solutions of the Upper Critical Depth Problem. AIAA Journal. 14(2). 191–198. 1 indexed citations
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Ballhaus, W. F. & Maurice Holt. (1974). Interaction between the ocean surface and underwater spherical blast waves. The Physics of Fluids. 17(6). 1068–1079. 26 indexed citations
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Holt, Maurice. (1971). Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics, September 15-19, 1970, University of California, Berkeley. Springer eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Holt, Maurice, et al.. (1970). A numerical method for calculating steady unsymmetrical supersonic flow past cones. Journal of Computational Physics. 5(3). 463–486. 10 indexed citations
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Holt, Maurice. (1956). The initial behaviour of a spherical explosion. I. Theoretical analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 234(1196). 89–109. 8 indexed citations
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Berry, Frank J., David S. Butler, & Maurice Holt. (1955). Early development of spherical blast from a particular charge. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 227(1169). 258–270. 5 indexed citations
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Berry, Frank J. & Maurice Holt. (1954). The initial propagation of spherical blast from certain explosives. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 224(1157). 236–251. 7 indexed citations
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Holt, Maurice. (1954). A VORTICAL SINGULARITY IN CONICAL FLOW. The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics. 7(4). 438–445. 7 indexed citations
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Armstrong, A. H., Maurice Holt, & C. K. Thornhill. (1952). Transonic Flow Past a Wedge with Detached Shock Wave. Journal of the aeronautical sciences. [REQUEST TITLE]. 19(10). 715–715. 1 indexed citations

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