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International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
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International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 253 55 83 10
Mathematics 312 23 49 9
Engineering and Technology 686 44 77 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 128
Documents by Best Scientists*: 155
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 13
SCIMAGO H-index: 131
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.623
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Mechanics, Computational fluid dynamics, Mathematical analysis, Applied mathematics and Finite element method. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids focuses on Mechanics as well as the interrelated topic of Classical mechanics. Classical mechanics research featured in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Compressible flow and Vorticity.

While work presented in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids provided substantial information on Computational fluid dynamics, it also covered topics in Geometry, Mesh generation, Navier–Stokes equations, Algorithm and Finite volume method. The concepts on Geometry presented in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids can also apply to other research fields, including Free surface, Pipe flow and Laminar flow. Mesh generation research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Grid and Polygon mesh.

Many of the studies tackled connect Mathematical analysis with a similar field of study like Boundary (topology). In addition to Applied mathematics research, it aims to explore topics under Numerical stability, Multigrid method, Mathematical optimization, Discretization and Calculus. While International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids focused on Finite element method, it was also able to explore topics like Incompressible flow and Computer simulation.

  • Mechanics (33.11%)
  • Computational fluid dynamics (28.71%)
  • Mathematical analysis (25.07%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Reproducing kernel particle methods (2240 citations)
  • Natural convection of air in a square cavity: A bench mark numerical solution (2030 citations)
  • APPLICATION OF GENERALIZED DIFFERENTIAL QUADRATURE TO SOLVE TWO-DIMENSIONAL INCOMPRESSIBLE NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS (698 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids:

The journal articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Computational fluid dynamics, Mechanics, Finite element method, Mathematical analysis and Applied mathematics. The journal publications explore issues in Computational fluid dynamics which can be linked to other research areas like Geometry, Mesh generation, Discretization, Navier–Stokes equations and Finite volume method. The Mechanics research tackled in the most cited articles is interrelated with Classical mechanics which concerns subjects like Compressibility, Compressible flow and Fluid dynamics.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Mathematical analysis
  • Mechanics
  • Thermodynamics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Mechanics, Applied mathematics, Mathematical analysis, Compressibility and Finite volume method. Free surface, Flow (mathematics), Turbulence, Lattice Boltzmann methods and Incompressible flow are among the concentrations of Mechanics that garnered much attention in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. The journal focuses on Applied mathematics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Scheme (mathematics), Navier–Stokes equations, Conservation law and Discontinuous Galerkin method.

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids explores topics in Mathematical analysis which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Parallel algorithm, Polygon mesh, Finite element method and Nonlinear system. It explores research in Finite element method and the adjacent study of Non-Newtonian fluid. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids addresses concerns in Finite volume method which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Discretization, Finite difference and Partial differential equation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The moving discontinuous Galerkin finite element method with interface condition enforcement for compressible viscous flows (8 citations)
  • A centrifugal buoyancy formulation for Boussinesq‐type natural convection flows applied to the annulus cavity problem (6 citations)
  • Imposing accurate wall boundary conditions in corrective‐matrix‐based moving particle semi‐implicit method for free surface flow (6 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tayfun E. Tezduyar (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Graham F. Carey (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chang Shu (39 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mutsuto Kawahara (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tasawar Hayat (33 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National University of Singapore (100 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Imperial College London (76 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Delft University of Technology (75 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (73 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (70 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.22% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 6.92% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.66% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.84% of all publications and 73.58% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Designing artificial neural network of nanoparticle diameter and solid–fluid interfacial layer on single-walled carbon nanotubes/ethylene glycol nanofluid flow on thin slendering needles

    Anum Shafiq;Andaç Batur Çolak;Tabassum Naz Sindhu

    (2021)
    131 Citations
  • Modeling of Darcy‐Forchheimer magnetohydrodynamic Williamson nanofluid flow towards nonlinear radiative stretching surface using artificial neural network

    Unknown

    (2023)
    58 Citations
  • Optimization of the numerical treatment of the Darcy–Forchheimer flow of Ree–Eyring fluid with chemical reaction by using artificial neural networks

    Unknown

    (2022)
    51 Citations
  • SPH based numerical treatment of the interfacial interaction of flow with porous media

    Ehsan Kazemi;Simon Tait;Songdong Shao

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Simplified lattice Boltzmann method for non‐Newtonian power‐law fluid flows

    Zhen Chen;Chang Shu

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • On the performance of WENO/TENO schemes to resolve turbulence in DNS/LES of high-speed compressible flows

    Arash Hamzehloo;David J. Lusher;Sylvain Laizet;Neil D. Sandham

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • The moving discontinuous Galerkin finite element method with interface condition enforcement for compressible viscous flows

    Andrew D. Kercher;Andrew Corrigan;David A. Kessler

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • Imposing accurate wall boundary conditions in corrective‐matrix‐based moving particle semi‐implicit method for free surface flow

    Guangtao Duan;Takuya Matsunaga;Akifumi Yamaji;Seiichi Koshizuka

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Sampling and resolution characteristics in reduced order models of shallow water equations: Intrusive vs nonintrusive

    Shady E. Ahmed;Omer San;Diana A. Bistrian;Ionel M. Navon

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Basic verification of a numerical framework applied to a morphology adaptive multifield two‐fluid model considering bubble motions

    Richard Meller;Fabian Schlegel;Dirk Lucas

    (2021)
    25 Citations

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