Paul Billant

2.4k total citations
48 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Paul Billant is a scholar working on Oceanography, Computational Mechanics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Billant has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Oceanography, 27 papers in Computational Mechanics and 24 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Paul Billant's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (32 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (25 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (20 papers). Paul Billant is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (32 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (25 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (20 papers). Paul Billant collaborates with scholars based in France, Switzerland and South Korea. Paul Billant's co-authors include Jean‐Marc Chomaz, Patrick Huerre, Erik Lindborg, Geert Brethouwer, Pierre Augier, Stéphane Le Dizès, François Gallaire, Junho Park, Thierry Langin and Michel Dron and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Theoretical and Applied Genetics and Journal of Physical Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Paul Billant

46 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul Billant France 21 1.0k 766 709 403 258 48 1.8k
Fabien S. Godeferd France 19 835 0.8× 340 0.4× 307 0.4× 512 1.3× 120 0.5× 61 1.2k
Claude Cambon France 28 2.0k 1.9× 384 0.5× 458 0.6× 867 2.2× 263 1.0× 90 2.5k
Y. D. Afanasyev Canada 18 319 0.3× 454 0.6× 357 0.5× 147 0.4× 143 0.6× 50 848
Semion Sukoriansky Israel 20 356 0.3× 557 0.7× 1.0k 1.5× 438 1.1× 811 3.1× 49 1.7k
Øyvind Andreassen Norway 17 227 0.2× 291 0.4× 592 0.8× 630 1.6× 159 0.6× 43 1.1k
Jan‐Bert Flór France 13 313 0.3× 327 0.4× 222 0.3× 139 0.3× 51 0.2× 37 683
Alan J. Faller United States 18 467 0.5× 349 0.5× 337 0.5× 97 0.2× 202 0.8× 39 1.1k
Claude Basdevant France 16 450 0.4× 165 0.2× 306 0.4× 102 0.3× 200 0.8× 24 884
H. L. Grant United States 10 676 0.7× 392 0.5× 230 0.3× 101 0.3× 199 0.8× 14 1.2k
K. N. Helland United States 13 455 0.4× 505 0.7× 495 0.7× 62 0.2× 284 1.1× 21 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Billant

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Billant

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All Works

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Billant, Paul, et al.. (2025). Dynamics of a stratified vortex under the complete Coriolis force: three-dimensional evolution. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1009.
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Billant, Paul, et al.. (2020). Evolution of a vortex in a strongly stratified shear flow. Part 2. Numerical simulations. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 893. 6 indexed citations
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Stegner, Alexandre, et al.. (2018). Stability Criterion for the Centrifugal Instability of Surface Intensified Anticyclones. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 49(3). 827–849. 10 indexed citations
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Park, Junho, Paul Billant, & Jong‐Jin Baik. (2017). Instabilities and transient growth of the stratified Taylor–Couette flow in a Rayleigh-unstable regime. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 822. 80–108. 10 indexed citations
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Billant, Paul, et al.. (2016). Analogies and differences between the stability of an isolated pancake vortex and a columnar vortex in stratified fluid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 796. 732–766. 12 indexed citations
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Billant, Paul, et al.. (2016). Stability of an isolated pancake vortex in continuously stratified-rotating fluids. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 801. 508–553. 22 indexed citations
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Augier, Pierre, Paul Billant, & Jean‐Marc Chomaz. (2015). Stratified turbulence forced with columnar dipoles: numerical study. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 769. 403–443. 23 indexed citations
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Park, Junho & Paul Billant. (2013). Instabilities and waves on a columnar vortex in a strongly stratified and rotating fluid. Physics of Fluids. 25(8). 16 indexed citations
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Billant, Paul & François Gallaire. (2013). A unified criterion for the centrifugal instabilities of vortices and swirling jets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 734. 5–35. 19 indexed citations
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Augier, Pierre, Jean‐Marc Chomaz, & Paul Billant. (2012). Spectral analysis of the transition to turbulence from a dipole in stratified fluid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 713. 86–108. 33 indexed citations
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Billant, Paul. (2010). Zigzag instability of vortex pairs in stratified and rotating fluids. Part 1. General stability equations.. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 660. 354–395. 23 indexed citations
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Chomaz, Jean‐Marc, et al.. (2009). Three-dimensional instabilities and transient growth of a counter-rotating vortex pair. Physics of Fluids. 21(9). 24 indexed citations
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Brethouwer, Geert, Paul Billant, Erik Lindborg, & Jean‐Marc Chomaz. (2007). Scaling analysis and simulation of strongly stratified turbulent flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 585. 343–368. 268 indexed citations
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Billant, Paul & François Gallaire. (2005). Generalized Rayleigh criterion for non-axisymmetric centrifugal instabilities. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 542. 365–379. 64 indexed citations
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Gallaire, François & Paul Billant. (2003). Generalized Rayleigh criterion for non-axisymmetric centrifugal instabilities. APS. 56. 1 indexed citations
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Colette, Augustin, et al.. (2000). Instabilities of a vertical columnar vortex pair in a strongly stratified and rotating fluid. APS. 53. 1 indexed citations
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Billant, Paul & Jean‐Marc Chomaz. (2000). Theoretical analysis of the zigzag instability of a vertical columnar vortex pair in a strongly stratified fluid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 419. 29–63. 58 indexed citations
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Billant, Paul & Jean‐Marc Chomaz. (1998). Zigzag instability of a vertical columnar vortex pair in a strongly stratified fluid.. APS. 1 indexed citations
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Billant, Paul, Jean‐Marc Chomaz, & Patrick Huerre. (1998). Experimental study of vortex breakdown in swirling jets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 376. 183–219. 328 indexed citations

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