P. G. Saffman

25.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
151 papers, 18.8k citations indexed

About

P. G. Saffman is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Oceanography and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P. G. Saffman has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 18.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Computational Mechanics, 30 papers in Oceanography and 24 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in P. G. Saffman's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (74 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (43 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (27 papers). P. G. Saffman is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (74 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (43 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (27 papers). P. G. Saffman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. P. G. Saffman's co-authors include Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, M. Delbrück, J. Scott Turner, Derek William Moore, Henry C. Yuen, J. McLean, Javier Jiménez, A. A. Wray, R. S. Rogallo and D. I. Pullin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

P. G. Saffman

149 papers receiving 17.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The lift on a small sphere in a slow shear flow

1965 2.6k citations P. G. Saffman Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
The penetration of a fluid into a porous medium or Hele-Shaw cell containing a more viscous liquid

1958 2.4k citations P. G. Saffman, Geoffrey Ingram Taylor Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →
Brownian motion in biological membranes.

1975 1.4k citations P. G. Saffman et al. profile →
On the collision of drops in turbulent clouds

1956 1.0k citations P. G. Saffman et al. Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
On the Boundary Condition at the Surface of a Porous Medium

1971 952 citations P. G. Saffman profile →
The structure of intense vorticity in isotropic turbulence

1993 697 citations P. G. Saffman et al. Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
On the stability of laminar flow of a dusty gas

1962 637 citations P. G. Saffman Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. G. Saffman

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Inviscid swirling flows and vortex breakdown 1995 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·(unknown), P. G. Saffman	46
2	A simple model for the effect of water shear on the generation of waves by wind 1992 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·(unknown), M. Z. Caponi, P. G. Saffman, Henry C. Yuen	11
3	Waves generated by shear layer instabilities 1991 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·(unknown), P. G. Saffman, Henry C. Yuen	29
4	Long-time symplectic integration: the example of four-vortex motion 1991 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·D. I. Pullin, P. G. Saffman	23
5	SAR imaging of bottom topography in the ocean: Results from an improved model 1986 ·Henry C. Yuen, (unknown), P. G. Saffman	2
6	Stability of water waves 1986 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Robert S. MacKay, P. G. Saffman	80
7	The stability of inviscid vortex streets of finite cored vortices 1984 ·NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N ·D. I. Meiron, P. G. Saffman, (unknown)	2
8	Finite-amplitude waves in inviscid shear flows 1982 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Derek William Moore, P. G. Saffman	8
9	Dynamics of vorticity 1981 ·Journal of Fluid Mechanics ·P. G. Saffman	89
10	Chemical Reactions in Turbulent Mixing. 1979 ·Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) ·H. W. Liepmann, Garry L. Brown, Paul E. Dimotakis, Frank E. Marble, A. Roshko, P. G. Saffman	3
11	The instability of a straight vortex filament in a strain field 1975 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Derek William Moore, P. G. Saffman	180
12	A note on the stability of a vortex ring of small cross-section 1974 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Derek William Moore, P. G. Saffman	13
13	Axial flow in laminar trailing vortices 1973 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Derek William Moore, P. G. Saffman	145
14	The motion of a vortex filament with axial flow 1972 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Derek William Moore, P. G. Saffman	186
15	The two fluid model of the helium film 1971 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·David L. Goodstein, P. G. Saffman	10
16	A model for inhomogeneous turbulent flow 1970 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·P. G. Saffman	169
17	The structure of free vertical shear layers in a rotating fluid and the motion produced by a slowly rising body 1969 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Derek William Moore, P. G. Saffman	86
18	Nonlinear interactions of random waves in a dispersive medium 1966 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·D. J. Benney, P. G. Saffman	168
19	Dispersion due to molecular diffusion and macroscopic mixing in flow through a network of capillaries 1960 ·Journal of Fluid Mechanics ·P. G. Saffman	226
20	The penetration of a fluid into a porous medium or Hele-Shaw cell containing a more viscous liquid breakdown → 1958 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·P. G. Saffman, Geoffrey Ingram Taylor	2436

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