S. Leibovich

10.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
80 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

S. Leibovich is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Oceanography and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Leibovich has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Computational Mechanics, 27 papers in Oceanography and 16 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in S. Leibovich's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (45 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (19 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (18 papers). S. Leibovich is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (45 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (19 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (18 papers). S. Leibovich collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. S. Leibovich's co-authors include Joseph Pedlosky, A. D. D. Craik, K. Stewartson, J. C. R. Hunt, Kelvin J Richards, J.D. Randall, Amit Garg, Samuel Paolucci, Abraham Kribus and Sanjiva K. Lele and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

S. Leibovich

79 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 1976 2026 1992 2009 1981 1976 1978 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
    1981 3.7k citations S. Leibovich et al. profile →
  2. A rational model for Langmuir circulations
    1976 543 citations A. D. D. Craik, S. Leibovich Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
  3. The Structure of Vortex Breakdown
    1978 531 citations S. Leibovich Annual Review 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. Leibovich United States 27 3.5k 3.3k 2.5k 1.4k 1.0k 80 8.2k
John W. Miles United States 45 2.7k 0.8× 4.2k 1.3× 2.1k 0.9× 512 0.4× 2.4k 2.3× 247 9.8k
T. Brooke Benjamin United Kingdom 36 4.5k 1.3× 3.2k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 328 0.2× 2.2k 2.2× 63 12.6k
P. G. Drazin United Kingdom 29 2.3k 0.7× 824 0.2× 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 251 0.2× 73 6.5k
K. Stewartson United Kingdom 46 5.1k 1.5× 1.1k 0.3× 669 0.3× 237 0.2× 428 0.4× 173 8.6k
Joseph Pedlosky United States 39 2.0k 0.6× 7.7k 2.3× 5.5k 2.2× 4.7k 3.2× 964 0.9× 173 12.5k
F. H. Busse Germany 46 4.0k 1.1× 1.2k 0.4× 1.0k 0.4× 758 0.5× 164 0.2× 195 8.6k
F. P. Bretherton United States 31 1.9k 0.5× 3.3k 1.0× 3.2k 1.3× 2.4k 1.7× 692 0.7× 58 9.0k
David G. Dritschel United Kingdom 38 1.8k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 264 0.3× 181 4.9k
Robert H. Kraichnan United States 54 9.8k 2.8× 1.1k 0.3× 3.2k 1.3× 2.7k 1.9× 258 0.3× 116 15.3k
M. S. Longuet‐Higgins United States 61 2.4k 0.7× 10.7k 3.2× 5.0k 2.0× 628 0.4× 9.1k 8.9× 197 17.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chini, Gregory P. & S. Leibovich. (2003). Resonant Langmuir-circulation–internal-wave interaction. Part 1. Internal wave reflection. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 495. 35–55. 15 indexed citations
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Leibovich, S., et al.. (2002). Eulerian and Lagrangian Langmuir circulation patterns. Physics of Fluids. 14(7). 2557–2571. 7 indexed citations
3.
Leibovich, S., et al.. (1997). Amplitude and Mean Drift Equations for the Oceanic Ekman Layer. Physical Review Letters. 79(2). 329–332. 9 indexed citations
4.
Kribus, Abraham & S. Leibovich. (1994). Instability of strongly nonlinear waves in vortex flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 269. 247–264. 12 indexed citations
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Brown, S. N., S. Leibovich, & Zhiyin Yang. (1990). On the linear instability of the Hall-Stewartson vortex. Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics. 2(1). 27–46. 1 indexed citations
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Hunt, J. C. R., S. Leibovich, & Kelvin J Richards. (1988). Turbulent shear flows over low hills. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 114(484). 1435–1470. 285 indexed citations
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Hunt, J. C. R., et al.. (1988). Turbulent shear flows over low hills. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 114(484). 1435–1470. 26 indexed citations
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Leibovich, S.. (1980). On wave-current interaction theories of Langmuir circulations. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 99(4). 715–724. 108 indexed citations
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Leibovich, S. & Samuel Paolucci. (1980). Energy stability of the Eulerian-mean motion in the upper ocean to three-dimensional perturbations. The Physics of Fluids. 23(7). 1286–1290. 3 indexed citations
10.
Leibovich, S. & J.D. Randall. (1979). On soliton amplification. The Physics of Fluids. 22(12). 2289–2295. 8 indexed citations
11.
Leibovich, S.. (1978). The Structure of Vortex Breakdown. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 10(1). 221–246. 531 indexed citations breakdown →
12.
Leibovich, S., et al.. (1978). An experimental map of the internal structure of a vortex breakdown. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 86(2). 313–335. 183 indexed citations
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Leibovich, S.. (1977). Convective instability of stably stratified water in the ocean. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 82(3). 561–581. 91 indexed citations
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Craik, A. D. D. & S. Leibovich. (1976). A rational model for Langmuir circulations. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 73(3). 401–426. 543 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leibovich, S.. (1975). A natural limit to the containment and removal of oil spills at sea. Ocean Engineering. 3(1). 29–36. 4 indexed citations
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Leibovich, S. & J.D. Randall. (1971). Dissipative Effects on Nonlinear Waves in Rotating Fluids. The Physics of Fluids. 14(12). 2559–2561. 9 indexed citations
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Leibovich, S.. (1969). Stability of density stratified rotating flows.. AIAA Journal. 7(1). 177–178. 10 indexed citations
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Leibovich, S.. (1968). Axially-symmetric eddies embedded in a rotational stream. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 32(3). 529–548. 8 indexed citations
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Hunt, J. C. R. & S. Leibovich. (1967). Magnetohydrodynamic flow in channels of variable cross-section with strong transverse magnetic fields. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 28(2). 241–260. 44 indexed citations
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Leibovich, S. & G. S. S. Ludford. (1964). Transient hydromagnetic flow past an airfoil for an aligned magnetic field. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations

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