Neelesh A. Patankar

11.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
146 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Neelesh A. Patankar is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Neelesh A. Patankar has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Computational Mechanics, 30 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 27 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Neelesh A. Patankar's work include Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (40 papers), Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (30 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (26 papers). Neelesh A. Patankar is often cited by papers focused on Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (40 papers), Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (30 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (26 papers). Neelesh A. Patankar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Philippines and South Korea. Neelesh A. Patankar's co-authors include Howard H. Hu, Junghoon Lee, D. D. Joseph, Min Zhu, Boyce E. Griffith, Bo He, Malcolm A. MacIver, Amneet Pal Singh Bhalla, Bo He and Nitin Sharma and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Neelesh A. Patankar

142 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

On the Modeling of Hydrophobic Contact Angles on Rough Su... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2003 2004 2004 2001 2003 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Neelesh A. Patankar United States 43 4.8k 4.1k 2.5k 1.8k 1.7k 146 9.8k
Christophe Clanet France 41 6.4k 1.3× 5.0k 1.2× 1.3k 0.5× 989 0.5× 1.7k 1.0× 142 8.7k
Kripa K. Varanasi United States 49 3.9k 0.8× 8.1k 2.0× 2.4k 1.0× 2.4k 1.3× 2.8k 1.6× 135 11.5k
John W. M. Bush United States 47 3.4k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 606 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 180 8.8k
Constantine M. Megaridis United States 50 3.2k 0.7× 3.5k 0.9× 3.1k 1.2× 767 0.4× 2.0k 1.2× 173 9.4k
Glen McHale United Kingdom 58 3.2k 0.7× 6.8k 1.7× 4.6k 1.9× 2.2k 1.2× 4.6k 2.6× 246 12.5k
S. T. Thoroddsen Saudi Arabia 49 6.4k 1.3× 3.6k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 459 0.3× 2.5k 1.5× 209 9.4k
Michael I. Newton United Kingdom 54 2.7k 0.6× 6.6k 1.6× 3.9k 1.6× 2.1k 1.2× 3.9k 2.2× 202 11.2k
Jens Eggers United Kingdom 47 8.3k 1.7× 3.9k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 789 0.4× 4.2k 2.4× 141 12.0k
J. De Coninck Belgium 46 3.1k 0.7× 3.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 1.7k 1.0× 219 7.4k
James J. Feng Canada 49 5.1k 1.1× 1.3k 0.3× 2.3k 0.9× 420 0.2× 1.6k 0.9× 161 8.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gast, Richard, et al.. (2025). Direct and Retrograde Wave Propagation in Unidirectionally Coupled Wilson-Cowan Oscillators. Physical Review Letters. 134(5). 58401–58401. 2 indexed citations
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Ghysels, Pieter, et al.. (2024). Preventing mass loss in the standard level set method: New insights from variational analyses. Journal of Computational Physics. 520. 113495–113495. 6 indexed citations
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Pandolfino, John E., Peter J. Kahrilas, Jacob M. Schauer, et al.. (2023). Assessing mechanical function of peristalsis with functional lumen imaging probe panometry: Contraction power and displaced volume. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 35(12). e14692–e14692. 3 indexed citations
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Patankar, Neelesh A., et al.. (2021). Self-excited aeroelastic instability of a flexible cantilever cylinder at laminar subcritical Reynolds number. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Patankar, Neelesh A., et al.. (2016). Does measurement of four-limb blood pressures at birth improve detection of aortic arch anomalies?. Journal of Perinatology. 36(5). 376–380. 6 indexed citations
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Kou, Wenjun, Boyce E. Griffith, John E. Pandolfino, Peter J. Kahrilas, & Neelesh A. Patankar. (2015). A musculo-mechanical model of esophageal transport based on an immersed boundary-finite element approach. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Jones, Paul M., et al.. (2014). Controlling phase change: Drying-up under water or staying wet during boiling. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 3 indexed citations
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Bhalla, Amneet Pal Singh, Boyce E. Griffith, Neelesh A. Patankar, & Aleksandar Donev. (2013). An Immersed Boundary Method for Reaction-Diffusion Problems. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Bale, Rahul, Amneet Pal Singh Bhalla, Malcolm A. MacIver, & Neelesh A. Patankar. (2012). Optimal number of waves for ribbon fin propulsion. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Vakarelski, Ivan U., Neelesh A. Patankar, Jeremy Marston, Derek Y. C. Chan, & S. T. Thoroddsen. (2012). Leidenfrost Vapor Layer Stabilization on Superhydrophobic Surfaces. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Patankar, Neelesh A., et al.. (2010). The process of moulting during final emergence of the dragonfly Pantala flavescens (Fabricius) (Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Odonatologica. 39(2). 141–148. 6 indexed citations
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Bale, Rahul, et al.. (2010). On Gray's paradox and efficiency measures for swimming. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 63. 2 indexed citations
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Curet, Oscar, Malcolm A. MacIver, & Neelesh A. Patankar. (2009). Multi-directional thrusting using oppositely traveling waves in knifefish swimming. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 62. 2 indexed citations
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Curet, Oscar, et al.. (2008). Fully resolved simulation of self-propulsion of aquatic organisms. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 61. 1 indexed citations
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Apte, Sourabh V. & Neelesh A. Patankar. (2008). A formulation for fully resolved simulation (FRS) of particle-turbulence interactions in two-phase flows. 5. 1–16. 11 indexed citations
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Shirgaonkar, Anup, Neelesh A. Patankar, & Malcolm A. MacIver. (2007). An efficient algorithm for fully resolved simulation of freely swimming bodies. APS. 60. 1 indexed citations
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Curet, Oscar, Neelesh A. Patankar, & Malcolm A. MacIver. (2006). Towards direct numerical simulation of freely swimming fish.. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 59. 1 indexed citations
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Apte, Sourabh V. & Neelesh A. Patankar. (2005). A numerical scheme to simulate arbitrary shaped resolved particles in complex flows. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 58. 1 indexed citations
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Joseph, Daniel D., et al.. (2000). Lift Correlations from Direct Numerical Simulation of Solid-Liquid Flow. APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts. 53. 4 indexed citations
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Patankar, Neelesh A.. (1997). Numerical simulation of particulate two-phase flow. Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania). 23(8). 1564–1586. 11 indexed citations

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