Vaughan R. Voller

15.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
237 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Vaughan R. Voller is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Vaughan R. Voller has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 69 papers in Materials Chemistry and 37 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Vaughan R. Voller's work include Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (57 papers), Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics (38 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (34 papers). Vaughan R. Voller is often cited by papers focused on Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (57 papers), Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics (38 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (34 papers). Vaughan R. Voller collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Vaughan R. Voller's co-authors include C. Prakash, C. R. Swaminathan, A. D. Brent, M. Cross, Kenneth Reid, Chris Paola, N.C. Markatos, J. B. Swenson, Paola Cianfarra and Brian G. Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Vaughan R. Voller

224 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

A fixed grid numerical modelling methodology for convecti... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1987 1988 1987 1991 1990 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. A fixed grid numerical modelling methodology for convection-diffusion mushy region phase-change problems
    1987 2.0k citations Vaughan R. Voller et al. profile →
  2. ENTHALPY-POROSITY TECHNIQUE FOR MODELING CONVECTION-DIFFUSION PHASE CHANGE: APPLICATION TO THE MELTING OF A PURE METAL
    1988 1.4k citations Vaughan R. Voller et al. profile →
  3. An enthalpy method for convection/diffusion phase change
    1987 535 citations Vaughan R. Voller et al. profile →
  4. ERAL SOURCE-BASED METHOD FOR SOLIDIFICATION PHASE CHANGE
    1991 466 citations Vaughan R. Voller, C. R. Swaminathan Numerical Heat Transfer Part B Fundamentals profile →
  5. Fixed grid techniques for phase change problems: A review
    1990 425 citations Vaughan R. Voller, C. R. Swaminathan et al. profile →
  6. The modelling of heat, mass and solute transport in solidification systems
    1989 411 citations Vaughan R. Voller et al. profile →
  7. Accurate solutions of moving boundary problems using the enthalpy method
    1981 408 citations Vaughan R. Voller et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vaughan R. Voller United States 45 6.9k 2.5k 2.3k 2.1k 1.8k 237 12.0k
Goodarz Ahmadi United States 68 5.2k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 8.4k 3.7× 1.5k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 791 21.2k
D.B. Ingham United Kingdom 60 4.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 7.5k 3.3× 1.6k 0.8× 2.7k 1.5× 660 16.1k
D. B. Spalding United Kingdom 48 7.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 18.4k 8.1× 700 0.3× 7.8k 4.3× 248 29.1k
Rajender Gupta Canada 58 5.9k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 608 0.3× 570 0.3× 240 15.4k
Suhas V. Patankar United States 46 6.2k 0.9× 748 0.3× 10.5k 4.7× 780 0.4× 2.7k 1.5× 210 16.4k
Milovan Perić Germany 26 2.3k 0.3× 570 0.2× 7.9k 3.5× 256 0.1× 2.3k 1.3× 77 12.2k
B.D. Nichols United States 10 2.5k 0.4× 720 0.3× 8.5k 3.8× 142 0.1× 1.2k 0.7× 22 12.4k
B. E. Launder United Kingdom 60 9.8k 1.4× 759 0.3× 24.5k 10.9× 441 0.2× 10.7k 5.9× 257 34.0k
C.W. Hirt United States 20 2.9k 0.4× 886 0.3× 11.9k 5.3× 146 0.1× 1.9k 1.0× 46 16.7k
J. Carlos Santamarina United States 70 2.1k 0.3× 518 0.2× 1.1k 0.5× 399 0.2× 557 0.3× 329 17.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Detournay, Emmanuel, et al.. (2025). Response of a large, low-porosity rock sample to hydromechanical loading. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 194. 106226–106226.
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Hong, Jiarong, et al.. (2024). Stochastic modal velocity field in rough-wall turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 999.
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Buscarnera, Giuseppe, J. William Carey, Maohong Chen, et al.. (2024). Carbon Mineralization in Fractured Mafic and Ultramafic Rocks: A Review. Reviews of Geophysics. 62(4). e2023RG000815–e2023RG000815. 21 indexed citations
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Voller, Vaughan R. & F. D. A. Aarão Reis. (2023). Universal superdiffusive infiltration in layered media with fractal distributions of low conductivity inclusions. Advances in Water Resources. 172. 104365–104365. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Tzu‐Yin, et al.. (2023). A control volume finite-element model for predicting the morphology of cohesive-frictional debris flow deposits. Earth Surface Dynamics. 11(2). 325–342. 1 indexed citations
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Hondzo, Miki, et al.. (2021). Abiotic Drivers of a Deep Cyanobacteria Layer in a Stratified and Eutrophic Lake. Water Resources Research. 57(6). 6 indexed citations
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Voller, Vaughan R., et al.. (2019). Can the growth of deltaic shorelines be unstable?. Earth Surface Dynamics. 7(2). 505–513. 4 indexed citations
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Voller, Vaughan R., et al.. (2019). How does the downstream boundary affect avulsion dynamics in a laboratory bifurcation?. Earth Surface Dynamics. 7(4). 911–927. 11 indexed citations
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Voller, Vaughan R., Chris Paola, Olivier Devauchelle, et al.. (2017). Self-similar growth of a bimodal laboratory fan. Earth Surface Dynamics. 5(2). 239–252. 19 indexed citations
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Grimaud, Jean‐Louis, Paola Cianfarra, & Vaughan R. Voller. (2016). Experimental migration of knickpoints: influence of style of base-level fall and bed lithology. Earth Surface Dynamics. 4(1). 11–23. 43 indexed citations
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Voller, Vaughan R., et al.. (2015). A reduced-complexity model for river delta formation – Part 1: Modeling deltas with channel dynamics. Earth Surface Dynamics. 3(1). 67–86. 67 indexed citations
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Hambleton, James P., et al.. (2011). Lower bound limit analysis using the Control Volume Finite Element Method. NOVA (University of Newcastle Australia). 1 indexed citations
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Lorenzo‐Trueba, Jorge, Vaughan R. Voller, & Paola Cianfarra. (2010). Toward a model framework for sedimentary delta growth that accounts for biological processes. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 2 indexed citations
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Voller, Vaughan R., et al.. (2009). A CAFE Delta Building Model With Channel Networks. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations
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Cianfarra, Paola, et al.. (2004). A Quantitative A/S Ratio for Predicting Shoreline Migration During Eustatic Base-Level Cycles. AGUFM. 2004.
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Voller, Vaughan R., et al.. (2000). An explicit scheme for tracking the filling front during polymer mold filling. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 24(8-9). 575–590. 15 indexed citations
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Sundarraj, Suresh & Vaughan R. Voller. (1994). A Dual Scale Model of Segregation Phenomena. 284. 29–42. 6 indexed citations
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Swaminathan, C. R. & Vaughan R. Voller. (1994). A time-implicit filling algorithm. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 18(2). 101–108. 33 indexed citations
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Swaminathan, C. R. & Vaughan R. Voller. (1992). STREAMLINE UPWIND SCHEME FOR CONTROL-VOLUME FINITE ELEMENTS, PART I. FORMULATIONS. Numerical Heat Transfer Part B Fundamentals. 22(1). 95–107. 44 indexed citations
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Voller, Vaughan R.. (1987). An implicit enthalpy solution for phase change problems: with application to a binary alloy solidification. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 11(2). 110–116. 45 indexed citations

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