S. A. Thorpe

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
138 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

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S. A. Thorpe is a scholar working on Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, S. A. Thorpe has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Oceanography, 60 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 45 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in S. A. Thorpe's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (100 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (57 papers) and Geological formations and processes (33 papers). S. A. Thorpe is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (100 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (57 papers) and Geological formations and processes (33 papers). S. A. Thorpe collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. S. A. Thorpe's co-authors include A Hall, Ulrich Lemmin, Martin White, R.L. Soulsby, T. R. Osborn, Ilker Fer, Zhiyu Liu, William D. Smyth, W. Alex M. Nimmo‐Smith and Michael Tsimplis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

S. A. Thorpe

138 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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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.

Turbulence and mixing in a Scottish Loch

1977 663 citations S. A. Thorpe Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. A. Thorpe United Kingdom	44	4.5k	2.8k	1.7k	1.1k	1.1k	138	6.4k
Dirk Olbers Germany	28	3.8k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	366 0.3×	100	5.3k
R. W. Griffiths Australia	49	1.8k 0.4×	2.5k 0.9×	909 0.5×	848 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	139	8.5k
Laurence Armi United States	37	3.6k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	539 0.5×	82	4.9k
Gregory N. Ivey Australia	41	3.9k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	639 0.6×	168	5.8k
O. M. Phillips United States	40	6.2k 1.4×	2.9k 1.1×	3.7k 2.3×	550 0.5×	1.5k 1.4×	81	9.0k
Chris Garrett Canada	38	4.0k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	797 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	394 0.4×	92	5.5k
Clinton D. Winant United States	43	3.7k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	966 0.9×	86	5.8k
F. P. Bretherton United States	31	3.3k 0.7×	3.2k 1.2×	692 0.4×	2.4k 2.2×	1.9k 1.7×	58	9.0k
G. T. Csanady United States	41	3.2k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	905 0.8×	133	5.6k
Eric A. D’Asaro United States	51	8.4k 1.9×	5.1k 1.9×	865 0.5×	3.2k 2.8×	402 0.4×	175	9.6k

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Fritts, David C., Ling Wang, Thomas Lund, et al.. (2022). Multi‐Scale Kelvin‐Helmholtz Instability Dynamics Observed by PMC Turbo on 12 July 2018: 2. DNS Modeling of KHI Dynamics and PMC Responses. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 127(18). 6 indexed citations

Fritts, David C., Ling Wang, S. A. Thorpe, & Thomas Lund. (2022). Multi-scale dynamics of Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities. Part 2. Energy dissipation rates, evolutions and statistics. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 941. 9 indexed citations

Fritts, David C., Ling Wang, Thomas Lund, & S. A. Thorpe. (2022). Multi-scale dynamics of Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities. Part 1. Secondary instabilities and the dynamics of tubes and knots. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 941. 16 indexed citations

Fritts, David C., et al.. (2020). Kelvin‐Helmholtz Billow Interactions and Instabilities in the Mesosphere Over the Andes Lidar Observatory: 2. Modeling and Interpretation. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(1). 17 indexed citations

Thorpe, S. A. & Lin Li. (2014). Turbulent hydraulic jumps in a stratified shear flow. Part 2. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 758. 94–120. 10 indexed citations

Thorpe, S. A.. (2012). On the biological connectivity of oil and gas platforms in the North Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 64(12). 2770–2781. 16 indexed citations

Thorpe, S. A.. (2009). Elements of physical oceanography : a derivative of encyclopedia of ocean sciences. Academic Press eBooks. 31 indexed citations

Thorpe, S. A.. (2004). RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE STUDY OF OCEAN TURBULENCE. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 32(1). 91–109. 51 indexed citations

Fer, Ilker, Ulrich Lemmin, & S. A. Thorpe. (2002). Winter cascading of cold water in Lake Geneva. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 107(C6). 63 indexed citations

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Thorpe, S. A., et al.. (1996). High-frequency internal waves in Lake Geneva. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 354(1705). 237–257. 41 indexed citations

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Thorpe, S. A.. (1994). Observations of parametric instability and breaking waves in an oscillating tilted tube. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 261. 33–45. 18 indexed citations

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Thorpe, S. A.. (1992). The generation of internal waves by flow over the rough topography of a continental slope. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 439(1905). 115–130. 36 indexed citations

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Thorpe, S. A., Philip Hall, & Martin White. (1990). The variability of mixing at the continental slope. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 331(1616). 183–194. 30 indexed citations

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Thorpe, S. A.. (1987). Current and temperature variability on the continental slope. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 323(1574). 471–517. 113 indexed citations

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Thorpe, S. A.. (1984). A laboratory study of stratified accelerating shear flow over a rough boundary. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 138. 185–196. 12 indexed citations

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Thorpe, S. A.. (1984). On the Determination ofK_vin the Near-Surface Ocean from Acoustic Measurements of Bubbles. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 14(5). 855–863. 70 indexed citations

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Thorpe, S. A.. (1982). On the clouds of bubbles formed by breaking wind-waves in deep water, and their role in air-sea gas transfer. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 304(1483). 155–210. 285 indexed citations

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Thorpe, S. A.. (1977). Turbulence and mixing in a Scottish Loch. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 286(1334). 125–181. 663 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thorpe, S. A.. (1972). A Sediment Cloud Below the Mediterranean Outflow. Nature. 239(5371). 326–327. 22 indexed citations

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Thorpe, S. A.. (1968). On the shape of progressive internal waves. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 263(1145). 563–614. 130 indexed citations

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