R. G. Cox

10.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
54 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

R. G. Cox is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, R. G. Cox has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Computational Mechanics, 20 papers in Ocean Engineering and 11 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in R. G. Cox's work include Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (19 papers), Granular flow and fluidized beds (19 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (11 papers). R. G. Cox is often cited by papers focused on Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (19 papers), Granular flow and fluidized beds (19 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (11 papers). R. G. Cox collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. R. G. Cox's co-authors include H. Brenner, A.J. Goldman, S. G. Mason, P. Vasseur, S. Torza, Howard Brenner, Shu‐Kun Hsu, Mohamed A. Foda, Toshinari Mikami and Roger E. Khayat and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

R. G. Cox

54 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

The dynamics of the spreading of liquids on a solid surfa... 1967 2026 1986 2006 1986 1967 1967 1970 1969 250 500 750 1000
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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. The dynamics of the spreading of liquids on a solid surface. Part 1. Viscous flow
    1986 1.1k citations R. G. Cox Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
  2. Slow viscous motion of a sphere parallel to a plane wall—I Motion through a quiescent fluid
    1967 1.1k citations R. G. Cox, H. Brenner et al. Chemical Engineering Science profile →
  3. Slow viscous motion of a sphere parallel to a plane wall—II Couette flow
    1967 928 citations R. G. Cox, H. Brenner et al. Chemical Engineering Science profile →
  4. The motion of long slender bodies in a viscous fluid Part 1. General theory
    1970 542 citations R. G. Cox Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
  5. The deformation of a drop in a general time-dependent fluid flow
    1969 414 citations R. G. Cox Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

Peers

R. G. Cox
E. J. Hinch United Kingdom
L. Gary Leal United States
John Happel United States
James J. Feng Canada
L. Gary Leal United States
H. Brenner United States
Donald L. Koch United States
William B. Russel United States
S. G. Bankoff United States
C. Pozrikidis United States
E. J. Hinch United Kingdom
R. G. Cox
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cox, R. G.. (1996). Motion of a solid sphere in a general flow near a plane boundary at zero Reynolds number. Journal of Engineering Mathematics. 30(1-2). 177–213. 2 indexed citations
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Cox, R. G.. (1996). AXISYMMETRIC TRANSLATION OF A SLENDER TORUS ALONG A CIRCULAR TUBE. Chemical Engineering Communications. 148-150(1). 565–592. 2 indexed citations
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Cox, R. G., et al.. (1987). TAYLOR DISPERSION IN CONDUITS OF LARGE ASPECT RATIO†. Chemical Engineering Communications. 58(1-6). 231–244. 17 indexed citations
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Cox, R. G.. (1986). The dynamics of the spreading of liquids on a solid surface. Part 1. Viscous flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 168. 169–194. 1103 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nadim, Ali, R. G. Cox, & H. Brenner. (1986). Taylor dispersion in concentrated suspensions of rotating cylinders. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 164. 185–215. 19 indexed citations
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Cox, R. G.. (1983). The spreading of a liquid on a rough solid surface. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 131. 1–26. 88 indexed citations
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Foda, Mohamed A. & R. G. Cox. (1980). The spreading of thin liquid films on a water-air interface. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 101(1). 33–51. 86 indexed citations
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Huh, Chun, et al.. (1978). The hydrodynamics of the spreading of one liquid on the surface of another. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 84(3). 529–549. 49 indexed citations
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Vasseur, P. & R. G. Cox. (1977). The lateral migration of spherical particles sedimenting in a stagnant bounded fluid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 80(3). 561–591. 152 indexed citations
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Schetz, Joseph A., et al.. (1976). Mean flow and turbulence measurements in the wake of slender propeller-driven bodies including effects of pitch angle. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 77. 12337. 3 indexed citations
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Vasseur, P. & R. G. Cox. (1976). The lateral migration of a spherical particle in two-dimensional shear flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 78(2). 385–413. 259 indexed citations
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Cox, R. G.. (1974). The motion of suspended particles almost in contact. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 1(2). 343–371. 87 indexed citations
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Cox, R. G., et al.. (1974). Particle behavior in shear and electric fields. VI. The microrheology of rigid spheroids. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 47(2). 536–567. 53 indexed citations
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Torza, S., R. G. Cox, & S. G. Mason. (1971). Electrohydrodynamic deformation and bursts of liquid drops. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 269(1198). 295–319. 314 indexed citations
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Cox, R. G., et al.. (1968). Particle motions in sheared suspensions XXV. Streamlines around cylinders and spheres. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 27(1). 7–18. 85 indexed citations
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Cox, R. G. & H. Brenner. (1968). The lateral migration of solid particles in Poiseuille flow — I theory. Chemical Engineering Science. 23(2). 147–173. 224 indexed citations
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Cox, R. G., et al.. (1967). Ordered aggregates of particles in shear flow. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 300(1463). 421–441. 25 indexed citations
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Cox, R. G., et al.. (1966). The stokes translation of a particle of arbitrary shape along the axis of a circular cylinder. Flow Turbulence and Combustion. 16(1). 325–360. 17 indexed citations
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Cox, R. G.. (1965). The steady motion of a particle of arbitrary shape at small Reynolds numbers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 23(4). 625–643. 103 indexed citations
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Brenner, H. & R. G. Cox. (1963). The resistance to a particle of arbitrary shape in translational motion at small Reynolds numbers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 17(4). 561–595. 71 indexed citations

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