Victor Yakhot

14.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
147 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

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Victor Yakhot is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Victor Yakhot has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Computational Mechanics, 30 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 24 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Victor Yakhot's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (89 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (24 papers) and Combustion and flame dynamics (18 papers). Victor Yakhot is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (89 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (24 papers) and Combustion and flame dynamics (18 papers). Victor Yakhot collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Germany. Victor Yakhot's co-authors include Steven A. Orszag, Charles G. Speziale, S. Thangam, T. B. Gatski, Leslie Smith, Alexei Chekhlov, Hudong Chen, Sauro Succi, Satheesh Kandasamy and E. Levich and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Victor Yakhot

147 papers receiving 10.8k citations

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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.

Renormalization group analysis of turbulence. I. Basic theory

1986 3.2k citations Victor Yakhot, Steven A. Orszag Journal of Scientific Computing profile →
Development of turbulence models for shear flows by a double expansion technique

1992 2.2k citations Victor Yakhot, Steven A. Orszag et al. Physics of Fluids A Fluid Dynamics profile →
Renormalization-Group Analysis of Turbulence

1986 1.4k citations Victor Yakhot, Steven A. Orszag Physical Review Letters profile →
Extended Boltzmann Kinetic Equation for Turbulent Flows

2003 569 citations Hudong Chen, Steven A. Orszag et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Victor Yakhot United States	37	7.0k	2.9k	2.7k	1.4k	1.1k	147	11.6k
W. C. Reynolds United States	40	8.8k 1.3×	3.0k 1.0×	3.2k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	914 0.8×	132	10.9k
J. L. Lumley United States	33	7.2k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	2.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	873 0.8×	92	9.8k
Joel H. Ferziger United States	47	13.3k 1.9×	3.6k 1.2×	3.7k 1.4×	2.5k 1.8×	2.1k 1.9×	192	19.9k
Robert Moser United States	38	12.2k 1.8×	4.1k 1.4×	3.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.9×	1.2k 1.1×	156	13.6k
Milovan Perić Germany	26	7.9k 1.1×	1.6k 0.5×	2.3k 0.8×	2.3k 1.6×	521 0.5×	77	12.2k
Jerry Westerweel Netherlands	52	7.8k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	2.7k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	433 0.4×	214	11.7k
B. P. Leonard United States	21	5.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	978 0.9×	68	8.0k
Joseph Katz United States	55	6.6k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	2.7k 1.0×	1.9k 1.4×	785 0.7×	266	10.6k
Patrick J. Roache United States	28	5.0k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	411 0.4×	87	8.9k
W. Cabot United States	26	8.9k 1.3×	3.3k 1.2×	2.8k 1.0×	967 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	64	10.4k

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Sreenivasan, Katepalli R., et al.. (2024). Saturation of exponents and the asymptotic fourth state of turbulence. Physical Review Research. 6(3). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Hudong, Ilya Staroselsky, Katepalli R. Sreenivasan, & Victor Yakhot. (2023). Average Turbulence Dynamics from a One-Parameter Kinetic Theory. Atmosphere. 14(7). 1109–1109. 4 indexed citations

Yakhot, Victor & Diego A. Donzis. (2017). Emergence of Multiscaling in a Random-Force Stirred Fluid. Physical Review Letters. 119(4). 44501–44501. 32 indexed citations

Bailey, Sean, et al.. (2010). Behavior of local dissipation scales in turbulent pipe flow. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 63. 1 indexed citations

Colosqui, Carlos E. & Victor Yakhot. (2007). LATTICE BOLTZMANN SIMULATION OF A NON-NEWTONIAN OSCILLATING FLOW IN A HIGH-FREQUENCY LIMIT. International Journal of Modern Physics C. 18(4). 473–482. 1 indexed citations

Yakhot, Victor & Katepalli R. Sreenivasan. (2004). Towards a dynamical theory of multifractals in turbulence. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 343. 147–155. 4 indexed citations

Shock, Richard, et al.. (2001). Recent simulation results on 2D NACA airfoils using a lattice Boltzmann based algorithm. APS. 46. 18 indexed citations

Yakhot, Victor. (2001). Mean-Field Approximation and Extended Self-Similarity in Turbulence. Physical Review Letters. 87(23). 234501–234501. 11 indexed citations

Borue, Vadim & Victor Yakhot. (1996). Normal and anomalous scaling in a problem of a passively advected magnetic field. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 53(6). R5576–R5579. 6 indexed citations

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Chekhlov, Alexei & Victor Yakhot. (1995). Kolmogorov turbulence in a random-force-driven Burgers equation: Anomalous scaling and probability density functions. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 52(5). 5681–5684. 68 indexed citations

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Yakhot, Victor, Steven A. Orszag, S. Thangam, T. B. Gatski, & Charles G. Speziale. (1992). Development of turbulence models for shear flows by a double expansion technique. Physics of Fluids A Fluid Dynamics. 4(7). 1510–1520. 2172 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shy, S.S., Paul D. Ronney, Steven G. Buckley, & Victor Yakhot. (1992). Experimental simulation of premixed turbulent combustion using aqueous autocatalytic reactions. Symposium (International) on Combustion. 24(1). 543–551. 20 indexed citations

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Ashurst, Wm. T., Gregory Sivashinsky, & Victor Yakhot. (1988). Flame Front Propagation in Nonsteady Hydrodynamic Fields. Combustion Science and Technology. 62(4-6). 273–284. 61 indexed citations

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Yakhot, Victor. (1988). Scale Invariant Solutions of the Theory of Thin Turbulent Flame Propagation. Combustion Science and Technology. 62(4-6). 127–129. 13 indexed citations

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Yakhot, Victor & Steven A. Orszag. (1987). Relation between the Kolmogorov and Batchelor constants. The Physics of Fluids. 30(1). 3–3. 17 indexed citations

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Yakhot, Victor & Steven A. Orszag. (1986). Renormalization group analysis of turbulence. I. Basic theory. Journal of Scientific Computing. 1(1). 3–51. 3219 indexed citations breakdown →

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Levich, E. & Victor Yakhot. (1978). The kinetics of Bose-condensation. 2. 861. 1 indexed citations

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Albrecht, Wiebke, M.E. Michel‐Beyerle, & Victor Yakhot. (1978). Exciton fission in excimer forming crystal. Dynamics of an excimer build-up in α-perylene. Chemical Physics. 35(1-2). 193–200. 44 indexed citations

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Cohen, M. D., Robert Haberkorn, E. Huler, et al.. (1978). Pair-states in α-perylene crystal. A theoretical study. Chemical Physics. 27(2). 211–216. 34 indexed citations

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Cohen, M. D., Zvi Ludmer, & Victor Yakhot. (1976). Effect of Temperature and Crystal Packing on Some Excimer Emitting Crystals. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 32(1). 83–85. 1 indexed citations

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