S. Corrsin

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
73 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

S. Corrsin is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Environmental Engineering and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Corrsin has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Computational Mechanics, 23 papers in Environmental Engineering and 11 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in S. Corrsin's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (47 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (22 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (11 papers). S. Corrsin is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (47 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (22 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (11 papers). S. Corrsin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. S. Corrsin's co-authors include Geneviève Comte-Bellot, Stavros Tavoularis, John C. Slattery, A. L. Kistler, Albert Y. Kuo, F. H. Champagne, Roger E. A. Arndt, William K. George, Martin Maxey and J. Bennett and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

S. Corrsin

70 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

On the Spectrum of Isotropic Temperature Fluctuations in ... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1951 1971 1966 250 500 750
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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. On the Spectrum of Isotropic Temperature Fluctuations in an Isotropic Turbulence
    1951 784 citations S. Corrsin profile →
  2. Simple Eulerian time correlation of full-and narrow-band velocity signals in grid-generated, ‘isotropic’ turbulence
    1971 756 citations Geneviève Comte-Bellot, S. Corrsin Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
  3. The use of a contraction to improve the isotropy of grid-generated turbulence
    1966 686 citations Geneviève Comte-Bellot, S. Corrsin 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
S. Corrsin United States 39 5.5k 2.5k 1.2k 1.1k 1.1k 73 7.2k
A. A. Townsend United States 31 4.9k 0.9× 2.6k 1.0× 761 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 999 0.9× 52 6.4k
J. L. Lumley United States 33 7.2k 1.3× 2.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 2.6k 2.3× 873 0.8× 92 9.8k
W. C. Reynolds United States 40 8.8k 1.6× 3.0k 1.2× 998 0.9× 3.2k 2.9× 914 0.9× 132 10.9k
Victor Yakhot United States 37 7.0k 1.3× 2.9k 1.2× 947 0.8× 2.7k 2.5× 1.1k 1.0× 147 11.6k
A. Tsinober Israel 34 4.1k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 684 0.6× 911 0.8× 119 5.9k
B. P. Leonard United States 21 5.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 535 0.5× 1.2k 1.1× 978 0.9× 68 8.0k
Г. И. Баренблатт United States 36 3.1k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 1.7k 1.5× 888 0.8× 401 0.4× 138 11.0k
Francis H. Harlow United States 33 7.3k 1.3× 988 0.4× 939 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 591 0.6× 96 9.6k
W. Cabot United States 26 8.9k 1.6× 3.3k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 2.8k 2.5× 1.2k 1.1× 64 10.4k
James J. Riley United States 39 5.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.4× 2.5k 2.1× 947 0.9× 1.8k 1.7× 156 8.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Budwig, Ralph, Stavros Tavoularis, & S. Corrsin. (1985). Temperature fluctuations and heat flux in grid-generated isotropic turbulence with streamwise and transverse mean-temperature gradients. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 153. 441–460. 30 indexed citations
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Corrsin, S., et al.. (1982). On viscous dissipation rates of velocity component kinetic energies. The Physics of Fluids. 25(4). 583–585. 5 indexed citations
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Sreenivasan, Katepalli R., Stavros Tavoularis, & S. Corrsin. (1981). Turbulent transport in passively heated homogeneous and inhomogeneous flows. 1 indexed citations
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Corrsin, S., et al.. (1977). Maternal, placental blood flow: A model with velocity-dependent permeability. Journal of Biomechanics. 10(11-12). 807–814. 21 indexed citations
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Corrsin, S. & Wolfgang Kollmann. (1977). Preliminary report on sheared cellular motion as a qualitative model of homogeneous turbulent shear flow. 11–28. 2 indexed citations
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Graham, Jason, et al.. (1977). Further experiments in nearly homogeneous turbulent shear flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 81(4). 657–687. 137 indexed citations
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Berger, Robert E. & S. Corrsin. (1974). A surface tension gradient mechanism for driving the pre-corneal tear film after a blink. Journal of Biomechanics. 7(3). 225–238. 97 indexed citations
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McCormack, Percival D., L. J. Crane, & S. Corrsin. (1974). Physical Fluid Dynamics. Physics Today. 27(6). 48–49. 79 indexed citations
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Corrsin, S.. (1973). Comment on “Statistical characteristics of Reynolds stress in a turbulent boundary layer”. The Physics of Fluids. 16(2). 341–341. 4 indexed citations
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Corrsin, S.. (1973). Comment on “Transport equations in turbulence”. The Physics of Fluids. 16(1). 157–158. 4 indexed citations
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Corrsin, S. & Michael Karweit. (1969). Fluid line growth in grid-generated isotropic turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 39(1). 87–96. 13 indexed citations
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Corrsin, S.. (1968). Effect of passive chemical reaction on turbulent dispersion.. AIAA Journal. 6(9). 1797–1798. 5 indexed citations
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Corrsin, S.. (1968). Conjecture on a connection between lift and particle displacement.. AIAA Journal. 6(9). 1811–1812. 1 indexed citations
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Comte-Bellot, Geneviève & S. Corrsin. (1966). The use of a contraction to improve the isotropy of grid-generated turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 25(4). 657–682. 686 indexed citations breakdown →
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Corrsin, S.. (1964). The isotropic turbulent mixer: Part II. Arbitrary Schmidt number. AIChE Journal. 10(6). 870–877. 167 indexed citations
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Scheidegger, Adrian E., et al.. (1963). Handbuch der Physik. 50 indexed citations
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Corrsin, S., et al.. (1961). Spectral flatness factor and ‘intermittency’ in turbulence and in non-linear noise. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 10(3). 366–370. 21 indexed citations
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Corrsin, S.. (1961). Comments on "Rarefaction Effects in Low-Speed Turbulence". Journal of the aerospace sciences. 28(4). 333–334. 1 indexed citations
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Corrsin, S., et al.. (1959). Effect of Contraction on Turbulence and Temperature Fluctuations Generated by a Warm Grid. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 21 indexed citations
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Corrsin, S.. (1953). Interpretation of Viscous Terms in the Turbulent Energy Equation. Journal of the aeronautical sciences. [REQUEST TITLE]. 20(12). 853–854. 8 indexed citations

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