Stuart B. Savage

13.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
84 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Stuart B. Savage is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stuart B. Savage has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Computational Mechanics, 39 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 22 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stuart B. Savage's work include Granular flow and fluidized beds (42 papers), Landslides and related hazards (39 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (15 papers). Stuart B. Savage is often cited by papers focused on Granular flow and fluidized beds (42 papers), Landslides and related hazards (39 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (15 papers). Stuart B. Savage collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Germany and France. Stuart B. Savage's co-authors include C. K. K. Lun, Kolumban Hutter, David J. Jeffrey, James T. Jenkins, Mohamed Sayed, G. T. Houlsby, R.M. Nedderman, U. Tüzün, Olivier Pouliquen and J. Delour and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Stuart B. Savage

84 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

Kinetic theories for granular flow: inelastic particles i... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1984 1989 1983 1988 1979 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Kinetic theories for granular flow: inelastic particles in Couette flow and slightly inelastic particles in a general flowfield
    1984 2.4k citations C. K. K. Lun, Stuart B. Savage et al. Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
  2. The motion of a finite mass of granular material down a rough incline
    1989 1.4k citations Stuart B. Savage, Kolumban Hutter Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
  3. A theory for the rapid flow of identical, smooth, nearly elastic, spherical particles
    1983 1.1k citations James T. Jenkins, Stuart B. Savage Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
  4. Particle size segregation in inclined chute flow of dry cohesionless granular solids
    1988 488 citations Stuart B. Savage, C. K. K. Lun Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
  5. Gravity flow of cohesionless granular materials in chutes and channels
    1979 396 citations Stuart B. Savage Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
  6. The stress tensor in a granular flow at high shear rates
    1981 363 citations Stuart B. Savage et al. 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
Stuart B. Savage Canada 35 7.8k 4.1k 3.4k 1.5k 1.3k 84 9.9k
Otto D. L. Strack United States 22 8.3k 1.1× 3.2k 0.8× 2.9k 0.8× 5.9k 3.9× 3.7k 2.9× 57 15.5k
Colin Thornton United Kingdom 51 5.6k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 1.7k 0.5× 3.2k 2.2× 2.0k 1.6× 86 9.2k
Yutaka Tsuji Japan 32 7.7k 1.0× 637 0.2× 4.7k 1.4× 925 0.6× 2.1k 1.7× 121 9.3k
Jidong Zhao Hong Kong 51 2.8k 0.4× 2.9k 0.7× 596 0.2× 5.1k 3.4× 776 0.6× 206 8.2k
Benedict D. Rogers United Kingdom 44 7.0k 0.9× 598 0.1× 858 0.3× 1.6k 1.1× 209 0.2× 170 8.1k
Christophe Ancey Switzerland 39 2.0k 0.3× 1.8k 0.4× 631 0.2× 921 0.6× 172 0.1× 113 4.4k
Philippe Claudin France 37 1.8k 0.2× 873 0.2× 459 0.1× 658 0.4× 273 0.2× 80 4.7k
Ronaldo I. Borja United States 58 1.9k 0.2× 1.6k 0.4× 1.0k 0.3× 4.6k 3.1× 1.3k 1.1× 164 8.7k
William G. Gray United States 42 2.8k 0.4× 243 0.1× 2.0k 0.6× 2.0k 1.4× 1.4k 1.1× 177 8.3k
J. Latham United Kingdom 54 1.6k 0.2× 763 0.2× 1.2k 0.3× 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 319 8.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sayed, Mohamed, et al.. (2007). Flow of Ice through Long Converging Channels. NPARC. 1 indexed citations
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Sayed, Mohamed, et al.. (2007). An Operational Iceberg Deterioration Model. NPARC. 20 indexed citations
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Sayed, Mohamed, et al.. (2006). Flow of Ice Through Converging Channels. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 16(4). 411–6. 5 indexed citations
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Sayed, Mohamed, et al.. (2005). An Operational Model of Iceberg Drift. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 15(2). 453–64. 42 indexed citations
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Carrières, Tom, et al.. (2001). Preliminary Verification of an Operational Iceberg Drift Model. NPARC. 6 indexed citations
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Savage, Stuart B., G.B. Crocker, Mohamed Sayed, & Tom Carrières. (2000). Size distributions of small ice pieces calved from icebergs. Cold Regions Science and Technology. 31(2). 163–172. 20 indexed citations
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Oger, Luc, et al.. (1998). Yield and deformation of an assembly of disks subjected to a deviatoric stress loading. Mechanics of Materials. 27(4). 189–210. 53 indexed citations
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Pouliquen, Olivier, J. Delour, & Stuart B. Savage. (1997). Fingering in granular flows. Nature. 386(6627). 816–817. 173 indexed citations
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Sayed, Mohamed, et al.. (1995). Yield conditions of an assembly of discrete ice floes. NPARC. 4 indexed citations
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Pouliquen, Olivier, Ricardo Gutfraind, & Stuart B. Savage. (1995). Stress Fluctuations and Shear Zones in Quasi-static Granular Chute Flows. Engineering Mechanics. 1115–1118. 5 indexed citations
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Savage, Stuart B.. (1993). Mechanics of Debris Flows. Hydraulic Engineering. 1402–1407. 3 indexed citations
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Savage, Stuart B., et al.. (1992). Modelling clogging during filtration of ceramic suspensions. 91(4). 103–107. 2 indexed citations
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Savage, Stuart B., et al.. (1992). Experimental Analysis of Fine–Particle Migration during Ceramic Filtration Processes. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 75(10). 2726–2732. 18 indexed citations
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Savage, Stuart B.. (1990). Symbolic computation of the flow of granular avalanches. Journal of Symbolic Computation. 9(4). 515–530. 1 indexed citations
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Hutter, Kolumban, et al.. (1989). Numerical, Analytical, and Laboratory Experimental Studies of Granular Avalanche Flows. Annals of Glaciology. 13. 109–116. 18 indexed citations
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Savage, Stuart B. & C. K. K. Lun. (1988). Particle size segregation in inclined chute flow of dry cohesionless granular solids. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 189. 311–335. 488 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jenkins, James T. & Stuart B. Savage. (1983). A theory for the rapid flow of identical, smooth, nearly elastic, spherical particles. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 130. 187–202. 1067 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nedderman, R.M., U. Tüzün, Stuart B. Savage, & G. T. Houlsby. (1982). The flow of granular materials—I. Chemical Engineering Science. 37(11). 1597–1609. 280 indexed citations
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Savage, Stuart B., et al.. (1970). Visualization Of Marginal Ice Zone Dynamics. WIT transactions on information and communication technologies. 5. 2 indexed citations
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Savage, Stuart B., et al.. (1970). THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNDULAR BORES WITH FRICTION. Coastal Engineering Proceedings. 28–28. 1 indexed citations

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