R. J. Adrian

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

R. J. Adrian is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Environmental Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, R. J. Adrian has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Computational Mechanics, 7 papers in Environmental Engineering and 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in R. J. Adrian's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (10 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (7 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (4 papers). R. J. Adrian is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (10 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (7 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (4 papers). R. J. Adrian collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Brazil. R. J. Adrian's co-authors include Richard D. Keane, Kendra V. Sharp, T.C. Boberg, Xiaohua Wu, Jon Baltzer, Hyung Jin Sung, Parviz Moin, D. Scott Stewart, Barclay G. Jones and R. J. Goldstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Physics of Fluids and Measurement Science and Technology.

In The Last Decade

R. J. Adrian

13 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Twenty years of particle image velocimetry

2005 911 citations R. J. Adrian Experiments in Fluids profile →
Optimization of particle image velocimeters. I. Double pulsed systems

1990 641 citations Richard D. Keane, R. J. Adrian Measurement Science and Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. J. Adrian United States	11	1.4k	471	390	363	347	15	2.2k
Richard D. Keane United States	9	1.5k 1.1×	593 1.3×	297 0.8×	346 1.0×	465 1.3×	17	2.2k
A. Melling Germany	15	1.6k 1.2×	668 1.4×	424 1.1×	318 0.9×	463 1.3×	42	2.4k
M. L. Riethmuller Belgium	25	1.8k 1.3×	754 1.6×	451 1.2×	374 1.0×	417 1.2×	69	2.6k
D. J. Tritton United Kingdom	14	1.9k 1.4×	454 1.0×	308 0.8×	512 1.4×	201 0.6×	28	2.9k
M. Gharib Iran	15	1.2k 0.9×	678 1.4×	217 0.6×	260 0.7×	351 1.0×	79	2.4k
Dana Dabiri United States	20	1.0k 0.7×	367 0.8×	265 0.7×	223 0.6×	287 0.8×	58	1.8k
Ronald L. Panton United States	22	1.3k 1.0×	625 1.3×	464 1.2×	508 1.4×	160 0.5×	69	1.9k
Clive Greated United Kingdom	26	1.3k 1.0×	443 0.9×	239 0.6×	163 0.4×	394 1.1×	145	2.3k
Thomas Kendall United Kingdom	6	1.5k 1.1×	539 1.1×	351 0.9×	479 1.3×	208 0.6×	14	1.9k
Richard H. Pletcher United States	23	1.9k 1.4×	721 1.5×	668 1.7×	321 0.9×	188 0.5×	116	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. J. Adrian

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15 of 15 papers shown

Baltzer, Jon, R. J. Adrian, & Xiaohua Wu. (2013). Structural organization of large and very large scales in turbulent pipe flow simulation. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 720. 236–279. 89 indexed citations

Adrian, R. J.. (2005). Twenty years of particle image velocimetry. Experiments in Fluids. 39(2). 159–169. 911 indexed citations breakdown →

Vedula, Prakash & R. J. Adrian. (2005). Optimal solenoidal interpolation of turbulent vector fields: application to PTV and super-resolution PIV. Experiments in Fluids. 39(2). 213–221. 13 indexed citations

Sharp, Kendra V. & R. J. Adrian. (2004). Transition from laminar to turbulent flow in liquid filled microtubes. Experiments in Fluids. 36(5). 741–747. 194 indexed citations

Sung, Hyung Jin & R. J. Adrian. (1994). Karhunen–Loéve expansion of the derivative of an inhomogeneous process. Physics of Fluids. 6(6). 2233–2235. 4 indexed citations

Zhong, Jun, et al.. (1993). Interpolation of multidimensional random processes with application to fluid flow. IEEE International Conference on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing. 5. 181–184 vol.5. 2 indexed citations

Keane, Richard D. & R. J. Adrian. (1990). Optimization of particle image velocimeters. I. Double pulsed systems. Measurement Science and Technology. 1(11). 1202–1215. 641 indexed citations breakdown →

Lekakis, Ioannis, R. J. Adrian, & Barclay G. Jones. (1989). Measurement of velocity vectors with orthogonal and non-orthogonal triple-sensor probes. Experiments in Fluids. 7(4). 228–240. 37 indexed citations

Adrian, R. J., et al.. (1988). Karhunen–Loéve expansion of Burgers’ model of turbulence. The Physics of Fluids. 31(9). 2573–2582. 98 indexed citations

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Adrian, R. J., et al.. (1986). Turbulent thermal convection in wide horizontal fluid layers. Experiments in Fluids. 4(3). 121–141. 135 indexed citations

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Merati, Parviz & R. J. Adrian. (1984). DIRECTIONAL SENSITIVITY OF SINGLE AND MULTIPLE SENSOR PROBES.. 10(2). 3–12. 10 indexed citations

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Adrian, R. J., et al.. (1984). Aerodynamic disturbances of hot-wire probes and directional sensitivity. Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments. 17(1). 62–71. 28 indexed citations

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Chung, Moo K. & R. J. Adrian. (1979). Evaluation of variable coefficients in second order turbulence models.

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Adrian, R. J. & R. J. Goldstein. (1971). Analysis of a laser Doppler anemometer. Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments. 4(7). 505–511. 30 indexed citations

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Adrian, R. J. & R. J. Goldstein. (1971). Analysis of a laser-Doppler anemometer. Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments. 4(12). 1088–1088.

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