Peter Bearman

13.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
112 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Peter Bearman is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Environmental Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Bearman has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Computational Mechanics, 65 papers in Environmental Engineering and 41 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Peter Bearman's work include Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (93 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (65 papers) and Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (40 papers). Peter Bearman is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (93 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (65 papers) and Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (40 papers). Peter Bearman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Brazil. Peter Bearman's co-authors include Gustavo R. S. Assi, M M Zdravkovich, Francisco Huera-Huarte, E.D. Obasaju, Júlio Romano Meneghini, J. K. Harvey, Alan J. Wadcock, S. Szepessy, J. C. Owen and J.R. Chaplin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Peter Bearman

110 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

Vortex Shedding from Oscillating Bluff Bodies 1965 2026 1985 2005 1984 2011 1978 1965 250 500 750 1000
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. Vortex Shedding from Oscillating Bluff Bodies
    1984 1.1k citations Peter Bearman Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics profile →
  2. Circular cylinder wakes and vortex-induced vibrations
    2011 596 citations Peter Bearman Journal of Fluids and Structures profile →
  3. Flow around a circular cylinder near a plane boundary
    1978 437 citations Peter Bearman et al. Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
  4. Investigation of the flow behind a two-dimensional model with a blunt trailing edge and fitted with splitter plates
    1965 411 citations Peter Bearman Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Bearman United Kingdom 51 10.3k 6.5k 4.6k 4.0k 542 112 11.0k
D. Rockwell United States 45 6.9k 0.7× 2.6k 0.4× 842 0.2× 4.6k 1.2× 597 1.1× 201 7.9k
Turgut Sarpkaya United States 38 5.6k 0.5× 2.3k 0.3× 1.9k 0.4× 1.7k 0.4× 529 1.0× 136 6.7k
Raghuraman N. Govardhan India 27 4.9k 0.5× 2.7k 0.4× 2.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 344 0.6× 51 5.3k
M M Zdravkovich United Kingdom 23 4.1k 0.4× 2.7k 0.4× 1.4k 0.3× 1.9k 0.5× 164 0.3× 51 4.4k
Liang Cheng Australia 48 4.8k 0.5× 2.3k 0.4× 1.6k 0.4× 1.4k 0.4× 303 0.6× 275 6.8k
R. M. C. So United States 38 4.2k 0.4× 1.8k 0.3× 646 0.1× 1.8k 0.5× 761 1.4× 220 4.8k
Tongming Zhou Australia 32 2.9k 0.3× 1.5k 0.2× 1000 0.2× 935 0.2× 349 0.6× 208 3.5k
Lars Davidson Sweden 43 5.5k 0.5× 3.1k 0.5× 292 0.1× 3.2k 0.8× 919 1.7× 269 6.6k
M. Breuer Germany 42 4.5k 0.4× 1.8k 0.3× 336 0.1× 1.5k 0.4× 978 1.8× 163 5.6k
Niels N. Sørensen Denmark 41 3.7k 0.4× 3.7k 0.6× 344 0.1× 5.2k 1.3× 174 0.3× 226 6.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bearman, Peter, et al.. (2023). Bistability in the wake of a circular cylinder with passive control using two leeward rods. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 120. 103918–103918. 5 indexed citations
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Buxton, O. R. H., et al.. (2021). The role of separation on the forces acting on a circular cylinder with a control rod. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 915. 27 indexed citations
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Bearman, Peter, et al.. (2006). Measurements of transverse forces on circular cylinders undergoing vortex-induced vibration. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 22(6-7). 829–836. 59 indexed citations
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Owen, J. C., Albin A. Szewczyk, & Peter Bearman. (1999). Suppressing Karman Vortex Shedding by Use of Sinuous Circular Cylinders. APS. 5 indexed citations
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Bearman, Peter. (1998). Developments in the Understanding of Bluff Body Flows.. JSME International Journal Series B. 41(1). 103–114. 21 indexed citations
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Bearman, Peter. (1997). Near wake flows behind two- and three-dimensional bluff bodies. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 69-71. 33–54. 61 indexed citations
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Lin, Xiangfeng, Peter Bearman, & John M. Graham. (1996). A NUMERICAL STUDY OF OSCILLATORY FLOW ABOUT A CIRCULAR CYLINDER FOR LOW VALUES OF BETA PARAMETER. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 10(5). 501–526. 34 indexed citations
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Szepessy, S. & Peter Bearman. (1993). Analysis of a pressure averaging device for measuring aerodynamic forces on a circular cylinder. Experiments in Fluids. 16(2). 120–128. 9 indexed citations
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Bearman, Peter & J. K. Harvey. (1993). Control of circular cylinder flow by the use of dimples. AIAA Journal. 31(10). 1753–1756. 221 indexed citations
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Bearman, Peter, et al.. (1992). An experimental investigation of the wake structure behind a disk. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 6(4). 437–450. 19 indexed citations
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Obasaju, E.D., Peter Bearman, & J. M. R. Graham. (1991). IN-LINE FORCES ON A CYLINDER PERFORMING LARGE AMPLITUDE OSCILLATION IN A STEADY CURRENT. 68(3). 149–58. 3 indexed citations
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Tatsuno, Masakazu & Peter Bearman. (1990). A visual study of the flow around an oscillating circular cylinder at low Keulegan–Carpenter numbers and low Stokes numbers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 211. 157–182. 183 indexed citations
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Bearman, Peter & J.R. Chaplin. (1985). The loading on a cylinder in post-critical flow beneath periodic and random waves. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 29 indexed citations
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Bearman, Peter, M Downie, J. M. R. Graham, & E.D. Obasaju. (1985). Forces on cylinders in viscous oscillatory flow at low Keulegan-Carpenter numbers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 154. 337–356. 192 indexed citations
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Bearman, Peter. (1984). Vortex Shedding from Oscillating Bluff Bodies. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 16(1). 195–222. 64 indexed citations
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Bearman, Peter, et al.. (1972). An Investigation of the Flow around Rectangular Cylinders. Aeronautical Quarterly. 23(3). 229–237. 295 indexed citations
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Bearman, Peter. (1971). An investigation of the forces on flat plates normal to a turbulent flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 46(1). 177–198. 109 indexed citations
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Meneghini, Júlio Romano, et al.. (1970). Numerical Simulation Of Vortex Shedding From An Oscillating Circular Cylinder. WIT transactions on modelling and simulation. 17. 8 indexed citations
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Bearman, Peter. (1969). On vortex shedding from a circular cylinder in the critical Reynolds number régime. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 37(3). 577–585. 310 indexed citations
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Bearman, Peter. (1967). The Effect of Base Bleed on the Flow behind a Two-Dimensional Model with a Blunt Trailing Edge. Aeronautical Quarterly. 18(3). 207–224. 188 indexed citations

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