Patrice Le Gal

3.4k total citations
102 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Patrice Le Gal is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Molecular Biology and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrice Le Gal has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Computational Mechanics, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Patrice Le Gal's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (49 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (26 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (23 papers). Patrice Le Gal is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (49 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (26 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (23 papers). Patrice Le Gal collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Switzerland. Patrice Le Gal's co-authors include Michaël Le Bars, M. P. Chauve, Vincent Croquette, Stéphane Le Dizès, Alain Pocheau, David Cébron, Lionel Schouveiler, Ján Dušek, Philippe Fraunié and Laurent Lacaze and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Patrice Le Gal

99 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Patrice Le Gal France 31 1.4k 590 541 336 318 102 2.5k
Juan M. López United States 35 3.2k 2.3× 601 1.0× 264 0.5× 607 1.8× 405 1.3× 187 4.0k
F. Daviaud France 31 1.8k 1.2× 908 1.5× 914 1.7× 526 1.6× 83 0.3× 92 3.1k
H. J. H. Clercx Netherlands 36 2.7k 1.9× 574 1.0× 597 1.1× 134 0.4× 156 0.5× 216 4.2k
Philip Marcus United States 29 926 0.7× 525 0.9× 1.1k 2.0× 307 0.9× 114 0.4× 97 2.5k
Francisco Marqués Spain 28 1.5k 1.1× 419 0.7× 191 0.4× 560 1.7× 120 0.4× 91 1.9k
Christoph Egbers Germany 21 683 0.5× 568 1.0× 357 0.7× 136 0.4× 122 0.4× 139 1.4k
Joseph Niemela Italy 26 1.5k 1.1× 265 0.4× 287 0.5× 243 0.7× 200 0.6× 84 2.6k
Stéphane Le Dizès France 25 1.4k 1.0× 326 0.6× 503 0.9× 66 0.2× 431 1.4× 83 2.1k
H. K. Moffatt United Kingdom 23 1.7k 1.2× 329 0.6× 341 0.6× 96 0.3× 211 0.7× 58 2.9k
Marc Rabaud France 30 1.5k 1.1× 152 0.3× 174 0.3× 343 1.0× 128 0.4× 58 2.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gsell, Simon & Patrice Le Gal. (2025). Pilot-wave hydrodynamics of a particle in a density-stratified fluid. Physical Review Fluids. 10(9).
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Gal, Patrice Le, et al.. (2023). Localized layers of turbulence in stratified horizontally sheared Poiseuille flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 963. 1 indexed citations
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Gal, Patrice Le, et al.. (2021). Swimming of a ludion in a stratified sea. arXiv (Cornell University). 8 indexed citations
4.
Chavarria, Gerardo Ruíz, Patrice Le Gal, & Michaël Le Bars. (2018). Geometrical focusing of surface waves. Physical Review Fluids. 3(9). 6 indexed citations
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Cros, A., et al.. (2016). A laboratory study of floating lenticular anticyclones. European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids. 61. 1–8. 6 indexed citations
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Poncet, Sébastien, et al.. (2015). Velocity and temperature measurements in a turbulent water-filled Taylor–Couette–Poiseuille system. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 90. 238–247. 14 indexed citations
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Bars, Michaël Le, David Cébron, & Patrice Le Gal. (2014). Flows Driven by Libration, Precession, and Tides. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 47(1). 163–193. 147 indexed citations
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Cébron, David, Michaël Le Bars, Patrice Le Gal, et al.. (2013). Elliptical instability in hot Jupiter systems. Icarus. 226(2). 1642–1653. 30 indexed citations
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Bars, Michaël Le, et al.. (2010). Universal scaling law for the aspect ratio of a pancake vortex in a rotating stratified medium. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 63(3). 244–51. 1 indexed citations
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Morize, Cyprien, Michaël Le Bars, Patrice Le Gal, & A. Tilgner. (2010). Experimental Determination of Zonal Winds Driven by Tides. Physical Review Letters. 104(21). 214501–214501. 49 indexed citations
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Dizès, Stéphane Le, et al.. (2010). Elliptic instability of a stratified fluid in a rotating cylinder. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 660. 240–257. 20 indexed citations
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Bars, Michaël Le, Laurent Lacaze, Stéphane Le Dizès, Patrice Le Gal, & M. Rieutord. (2009). Tidal instability in stellar and planetary binary systems. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors. 178(1-2). 48–55. 46 indexed citations
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Demange, D., et al.. (2005). A Review of the Different Methods to Quantify Tritium Inside Waste Drums via Helium-3 Mass Spectrometric Measurements. Fusion Science & Technology. 48(1). 182–187. 3 indexed citations
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Lacaze, Laurent, Patrice Le Gal, & Stéphane Le Dizès. (2004). Elliptical instability in a rotating spheroid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 505. 1–22. 50 indexed citations
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Cros, A. & Patrice Le Gal. (2004). Defect turbulence in a spiral wave pattern in the torsional Couette flow. Physical Review E. 70(1). 16309–16309. 3 indexed citations
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Eloy, Christophe, Patrice Le Gal, & Stéphane Le Dizès. (2003). Elliptic and triangular instabilities in rotating cylinders. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 476. 357–388. 49 indexed citations
17.
Gal, Patrice Le, et al.. (1999). Laser Sheet Dropsizing of dense sprays. Optics & Laser Technology. 31(1). 75–83. 102 indexed citations
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Danaila, Luminita, et al.. (1999). Planar isotropy of passive sc17alar turbulent mixing with a mean perpendicular gradient. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 60(2). 1691–1707. 4 indexed citations
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Gal, Patrice Le, et al.. (1996). Collective behavior of wakes downstream a row of cylinders. Physics of Fluids. 8(8). 2097–2106. 43 indexed citations
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Croquette, Vincent, Patrice Le Gal, Alain Pocheau, & R. Guglielmetti. (1986). Large-Scale Flow Characterization in a Rayleigh-Bénard Convective Pattern. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 1(8). 393–399. 37 indexed citations

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