Timothy W. Kao

1.5k total citations
45 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Timothy W. Kao is a scholar working on Oceanography, Computational Mechanics and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy W. Kao has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Oceanography, 18 papers in Computational Mechanics and 13 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Timothy W. Kao's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (17 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (11 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (7 papers). Timothy W. Kao is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (17 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (11 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (7 papers). Timothy W. Kao collaborates with scholars based in United States and France. Timothy W. Kao's co-authors include Hsien‐Ping Pao, Dominique P. Renouard, Cheol Park, Shenn‐Yu Chao, S. C. Ling, Norman A. Eisenberg, K. K. Wong, R. A. Smith, Robert E. Cheney and Daniel T. Valentine and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

In The Last Decade

Timothy W. Kao

44 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Timothy W. Kao United States 18 614 459 309 304 116 45 1.2k
B. Gjevik Norway 20 639 1.0× 333 0.7× 260 0.8× 596 2.0× 99 0.9× 59 1.4k
Adam Fincham United States 14 315 0.5× 519 1.1× 85 0.3× 288 0.9× 81 0.7× 22 941
Mathieu Mory France 18 176 0.3× 342 0.7× 273 0.9× 140 0.5× 71 0.6× 42 819
Laurent Thais France 20 215 0.4× 573 1.2× 195 0.6× 123 0.4× 54 0.5× 31 883
Norbert Didden Germany 7 175 0.3× 489 1.1× 91 0.3× 108 0.4× 22 0.2× 9 807
Yih‐Ho Pao United States 9 165 0.3× 609 1.3× 69 0.2× 222 0.7× 37 0.3× 21 857
Carlos Härtel Switzerland 13 219 0.4× 601 1.3× 684 2.2× 282 0.9× 22 0.2× 19 1.3k
Yehuda Agnon Israel 19 679 1.1× 243 0.5× 743 2.4× 348 1.1× 117 1.0× 66 1.2k
Giovanna Vittori Italy 26 352 0.6× 517 1.1× 1.3k 4.2× 287 0.9× 63 0.5× 101 1.9k
Sandro Longo Italy 23 259 0.4× 423 0.9× 531 1.7× 199 0.7× 163 1.4× 88 1.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kao, Timothy W., et al.. (2000). Measurement of Axial Hydrodynamic Force On a Yawed Cylinder In a Uniform Stream. The Proceedings of the ... International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 3. 356–361. 6 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W., et al.. (1996). Numerical study of the breaking of an internal soliton and its interaction with a slope. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans. 23(1-4). 379–391. 29 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W.. (1987). The Gulf Stream and Its Frontal Structure: A Quantitative Representation. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 17(1). 123–133. 10 indexed citations
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Chao, Shenn‐Yu & Timothy W. Kao. (1987). Frontal Instabilities of Baroclinic Oceanic Currents with Applications to the Gulf Stream. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 17(6). 792–807. 12 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W., et al.. (1985). Internal solitons on the pycnocline: generation, propagation, and shoaling and breaking over a slope. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 159. 19–53. 182 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W.. (1984). Experiments on Internal Solitary Waves. 700–701. 1 indexed citations
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Valentine, Daniel T. & Timothy W. Kao. (1984). Gravity current upstream of a buoyant influx in an open-channel flow: a numerical study. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 140. 303–327. 4 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W. & Robert E. Cheney. (1982). The gulf stream front: A comparison between SEASAT altimeter observations and theory. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 87(C1). 539–545. 5 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W. & Hsien‐Ping Pao. (1978). Note on the flow of a stratified fluid over a stationary obstacle in a channel. Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. 10(1). 109–114. 1 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W.. (1977). Density Currents and Their Applications. Journal of the Hydraulics Division. 103(5). 543–555. 16 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W., Cheol Park, & Hsien‐Ping Pao. (1977). Buoyant surface discharge and small-scale oceanic fronts: A numerical study. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 82(12). 1747–1752. 34 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W.. (1976). Selective Withdrawal Criteria of Stratified Fluids. Journal of the Hydraulics Division. 102(6). 717–729. 8 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W.. (1976). Principal stage of wake collapse in a stratified fluid: Two-dimensional theory. The Physics of Fluids. 19(8). 1071–1074. 14 indexed citations
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Pao, Hsien‐Ping & Timothy W. Kao. (1974). Dynamics of establishment of selective withdrawal of a stratified fluid from a line sink. Part 1. Theory. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 65(4). 657–688. 38 indexed citations
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Wong, K. K. & Timothy W. Kao. (1970). Stratified Flow over Extended Obstacles and Its Application to Topographical Effect on Vertical Wind Shear. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 27(6). 884–889. 15 indexed citations
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Pao, Hsien‐Ping & Timothy W. Kao. (1969). Sources and Sinks at the Axis of a Viscous Rotating Fluid. The Physics of Fluids. 12(8). 1536–1546. 5 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W.. (1966). Establishment of Concentration Profile for the Flow of a Binary Fluid Mixture. The Physics of Fluids. 9(6). 1216–1221. 1 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W.. (1965). The phenomenon of blocking in stratified flows. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 70(4). 815–822. 14 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W.. (1965). Stability of Two-Layer Viscous Stratified Flow Down an Inclined Plane. The Physics of Fluids. 8(5). 812–820. 48 indexed citations
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Kao, Timothy W.. (1965). Role of the Interface in the Stability of Stratified Flow down an Inclined Plane. The Physics of Fluids. 8(12). 2190–2194. 38 indexed citations

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