Otto Mierka

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 758 citations indexed

About

Otto Mierka is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Otto Mierka has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 758 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Computational Mechanics, 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Otto Mierka's work include Granular flow and fluidized beds (7 papers), Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (6 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (5 papers). Otto Mierka is often cited by papers focused on Granular flow and fluidized beds (7 papers), Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (6 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (5 papers). Otto Mierka collaborates with scholars based in Slovakia, Germany and United States. Otto Mierka's co-authors include Stefan Turek, Raphael Münster, Miroslav Variny, Dmitri Kuzmin, Tian Qiu, Andrew G. Mark, Konstantin I. Morozov, Peer Fischer, Alexander M. Leshansky and Tung‐Chun Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Applied Energy and Energy.

In The Last Decade

Otto Mierka

33 papers receiving 731 citations

Hit Papers

Swimming by reciprocal motion at low Reynolds number 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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. Swimming by reciprocal motion at low Reynolds number
    2014 326 citations Tian Qiu, Tung‐Chun Lee et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Otto Mierka Slovakia 10 371 273 250 184 96 33 758
Jae-Hyuk Choi South Korea 16 172 0.5× 228 0.8× 87 0.3× 111 0.6× 149 1.6× 118 880
Deyi Kong China 13 262 0.7× 51 0.2× 100 0.4× 36 0.2× 49 0.5× 81 541
Haihang Cui China 12 306 0.8× 219 0.8× 115 0.5× 89 0.5× 95 1.0× 53 610
Stephan Boden Germany 16 254 0.7× 24 0.1× 291 1.2× 187 1.0× 251 2.6× 36 649
Teodor Burghelea France 18 363 1.0× 41 0.2× 150 0.6× 555 3.0× 134 1.4× 45 1.2k
Xiaowei Zhu China 9 188 0.5× 28 0.1× 437 1.7× 157 0.9× 63 0.7× 19 634
Seung‐Ho Shin South Korea 15 84 0.2× 34 0.1× 203 0.8× 211 1.1× 82 0.9× 76 664
Hiroki Ishida Japan 15 108 0.3× 43 0.2× 92 0.4× 120 0.7× 34 0.4× 64 616
Yongqiang Mao China 20 190 0.5× 176 0.6× 40 0.2× 46 0.3× 477 5.0× 47 1.1k
R.P. Chhabra India 16 303 0.8× 16 0.1× 254 1.0× 614 3.3× 85 0.9× 42 993

Countries citing papers authored by Otto Mierka

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Fields of papers citing papers by Otto Mierka

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Otto Mierka

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mierka, Otto, et al.. (2024). Direct numerical simulation of dispersion and mixing in gas–liquid Dean-Taylor flow with influence of a 90° bend. Chemical Engineering Science. 301. 120691–120691. 1 indexed citations
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Mierka, Otto, et al.. (2021). Flow Map for Hydrodynamics and Suspension Behavior in a Continuous Archimedes Tube Crystallizer. Crystals. 11(12). 1466–1466. 4 indexed citations
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Münster, Raphael, Otto Mierka, Stefan Turek, Thomas Weigel, & Andreas Ostendorf. (2020). Benchmarking and validation of a combined CFD-optics solver for micro-scale problems. OSA Continuum. 3(11). 3070–3070. 2 indexed citations
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Variny, Miroslav, et al.. (2019). Optimization study on a modern regeneration boiler cold end operation and its feedwater system integration into energy system of a paper mill. Energy Efficiency. 12(6). 1595–1617. 4 indexed citations
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Mierka, Otto, et al.. (2018). Analysis of Crystal Size Dispersion Effects in a Continuous Coiled Tubular Crystallizer: Experiments and Modeling. Crystal Growth & Design. 18(3). 1459–1473. 57 indexed citations
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Qiu, Tian, Tung‐Chun Lee, Andrew G. Mark, et al.. (2014). Swimming by reciprocal motion at low Reynolds number. Nature Communications. 5(1). 5119–5119. 326 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mierka, Otto, et al.. (2013). Finite element simulation of three-dimensional particulate flows using mixture models. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics. 270. 443–450. 10 indexed citations
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Mierka, Otto, et al.. (2012). Benchmark computations of 3D laminar flow around a cylinder with CFX, OpenFOAM and FeatFlow. International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering. 7(3). 253–253. 34 indexed citations
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Mierka, Otto, et al.. (2011). Numerical aspects and implementation of population balance equations coupled with turbulent fluid dynamics. Computers & Chemical Engineering. 35(11). 2204–2217. 21 indexed citations
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Variny, Miroslav & Otto Mierka. (2008). Improvement of part load efficiency of a combined cycle power plant provisioning ancillary services. Applied Energy. 86(6). 888–894. 47 indexed citations
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Kuzmin, Dmitri, Otto Mierka, & Stefan Turek. (2007). On the implementation of the κ-ε turbulence model in incompressible flow solvers based on a finite element discretisation. International Journal of Computing Science and Mathematics. 1(2/3/4). 193–193. 95 indexed citations
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Mierka, Otto, et al.. (1990). New approach to energetic optimization of pneumatic transport. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification. 28(2). 95–100. 1 indexed citations
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Mierka, Otto, et al.. (1990). The velocity field in a vertical gas-solid suspension flow. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 16(2). 201–209. 8 indexed citations
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Mierka, Otto, et al.. (1989). Particle velocities in two-phase solid—gas flow. Powder Technology. 58(3). 163–168. 4 indexed citations
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Mierka, Otto, et al.. (1986). Mathematisches Modell zur energetischen Optimierung der Stromdichte beim pneumatischen Transport fester Partikeln. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 58(9). 764–765. 1 indexed citations
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Mierka, Otto, et al.. (1986). Calculation of the entry length in a suspension flow solid particles-gas mixture. Chemical Engineering Science. 41(1). 195–198. 1 indexed citations
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Mierka, Otto, et al.. (1985). Mathematical model of the entry length in the flow of suspensions of solid particles in a gas. Rheologica Acta. 24(5). 488–492. 2 indexed citations

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