M.P. Kirkpatrick

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

M.P. Kirkpatrick is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, M.P. Kirkpatrick has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Computational Mechanics, 21 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 17 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in M.P. Kirkpatrick's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (49 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (16 papers) and Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (15 papers). M.P. Kirkpatrick is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (49 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (16 papers) and Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows (15 papers). M.P. Kirkpatrick collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand. M.P. Kirkpatrick's co-authors include Andrew S. Ackerman, S.W. Armfield, David E. Stevens, O. B. Toon, K.K.J. Ranga Dinesh, N. Williamson, Weeratunge Malalasekera, Karl W. Jenkins, Chin‐Hoh Moeng and Björn Stevens and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Water Research and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

M.P. Kirkpatrick

73 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

The impact of humidity above stratiform clouds on indirec... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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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. The impact of humidity above stratiform clouds on indirect aerosol climate forcing
    2004 553 citations Andrew S. Ackerman, M.P. Kirkpatrick et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M.P. Kirkpatrick Australia 20 1.1k 1.0k 870 311 284 81 2.1k
Sutanu Sarkar United States 28 986 0.9× 433 0.4× 2.2k 2.5× 857 2.8× 622 2.2× 96 3.3k
W. S. Lewellen United States 29 1.1k 1.1× 760 0.7× 1.0k 1.2× 855 2.7× 437 1.5× 70 2.2k
Geert Brethouwer Sweden 21 503 0.5× 436 0.4× 1.9k 2.2× 723 2.3× 545 1.9× 77 2.4k
Satoru Komori Japan 34 605 0.6× 276 0.3× 2.2k 2.5× 409 1.3× 347 1.2× 149 3.3k
James M. Hamilton Australia 17 339 0.3× 383 0.4× 714 0.8× 191 0.6× 117 0.4× 56 1.5k
R. I. Sykes United Kingdom 28 999 0.9× 657 0.6× 884 1.0× 1.2k 3.8× 368 1.3× 60 2.2k
William Anderson United States 21 429 0.4× 519 0.5× 901 1.0× 704 2.3× 242 0.9× 68 1.6k
B. A. Kader Russia 11 390 0.4× 375 0.4× 1.0k 1.2× 499 1.6× 307 1.1× 20 1.7k
Jeroen van Beeck Belgium 26 669 0.6× 303 0.3× 593 0.7× 1.3k 4.1× 842 3.0× 112 2.2k
Thomas Gerz Germany 24 711 0.7× 620 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 640 2.1× 967 3.4× 89 2.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M.P. Kirkpatrick

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Williamson, N., et al.. (2023). Stratification and temporal evolution of mixing regimes in diurnally heated river flows. Environmental Fluid Mechanics. 23(5). 1233–1259. 1 indexed citations
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Kirkpatrick, M.P., et al.. (2023). Effect of Thermal Stratification in Meandering Turbulent Open-Channel Flow with Varying Sinuosity. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 149(9). 2 indexed citations
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Williamson, N., et al.. (2022). Characterising entrainment in fountains and negatively buoyant jets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 939. 17 indexed citations
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Kirkpatrick, M.P., et al.. (2022). Turbulence structure in a very sharp thermally stratified open-channel meander. Physics of Fluids. 34(3). 7 indexed citations
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Williamson, N., et al.. (2021). Entrainment and structure of negatively buoyant jets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 911. 18 indexed citations
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Talluru, Krishna M., et al.. (2020). Turbulence structure of neutral and negatively buoyant jets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 909. 19 indexed citations
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Lin, Wenxian, et al.. (2015). Hydrodynamic stability analysis of sheared convective boundary layer flows in stratified environments. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 1 indexed citations
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Williamson, N., S.W. Armfield, M.P. Kirkpatrick, & Wenxian Lin. (2015). BIFURCATION OF NATURAL CONVECTION FLOW IN AN INCLINED DIFFERENTIALLY HEATED CLOSED SQUARE CAVITY. Computational Thermal Sciences An International Journal. 7(5-6). 417–425. 5 indexed citations
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Holmes, David W., et al.. (2014). Comparison of Semi-Implicit and Explicit Finite Difference Algorithms on Highly Parallel Processing Architectures. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 553. 193–198.
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Norris, Stuart, et al.. (2013). Prandtl number dependence and instability mechanism of the near-field flow in a planar thermal plume. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 732. 105–127. 22 indexed citations
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Armfield, S.W., et al.. (2012). Preconditioning in parallel for fractional step Navier--Stokes solvers. ANZIAM Journal. 52. 19–19.
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Williamson, N., Stuart Norris, S.W. Armfield, & M.P. Kirkpatrick. (2012). Lateral circulation in a stratified open channel on a 120° bend. Water Resources Research. 48(12). 6 indexed citations
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Kirkpatrick, M.P., S.W. Armfield, & N. Williamson. (2012). Shear driven purging of negatively buoyant fluid from trapezoidal depressions and cavities. Physics of Fluids. 24(2). 13 indexed citations
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Armfield, S.W., et al.. (2010). Numerical Simulation of a Natural Ventilation Flow with a Line Heat Source Using Various Advection Schemes. 1 indexed citations
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Dinesh, K.K.J. Ranga, Karl W. Jenkins, Mark Savill, & M.P. Kirkpatrick. (2010). Influence of Bluff-body and Swirl on Mixing and Intermittency of Jets. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics. 4(3). 374–386. 6 indexed citations
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Kirkpatrick, M.P. & S.W. Armfield. (2008). On the stability and performance of the projection-3 method for the time integration of the Navier-Stokes equations. ANZIAM Journal. 49. 559–559. 6 indexed citations
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Kirkpatrick, M.P., et al.. (2007). Development of a High Accuracy Pointing System for Maneuvering Platforms. Proceedings of the 20th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2007). 2541–2549. 15 indexed citations
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Senocak, Inanc, Andrew S. Ackerman, M.P. Kirkpatrick, David E. Stevens, & Nagi N. Mansour. (2007). Study of near-surface models for large-eddy simulations of a neutrally stratified atmospheric boundary layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 124(3). 405–424. 27 indexed citations
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Kirkpatrick, M.P., Andrew S. Ackerman, David E. Stevens, & Nagi N. Mansour. (2006). On the Application of the Dynamic Smagorinsky Model to Large-Eddy Simulations of the Cloud-Topped Atmospheric Boundary Layer. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 63(2). 526–546. 40 indexed citations
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Ackerman, Andrew S., M.P. Kirkpatrick, David E. Stevens, & O. B. Toon. (2004). The impact of humidity above stratiform clouds on indirect aerosol climate forcing. Nature. 432(7020). 1014–1017. 553 indexed citations breakdown →

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