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Journal of Fluids and Structures

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 84 90 161 25
Engineering and Technology 339 56 88 23

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 166
Documents by Best Scientists*: 257
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 135
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.043
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Fluids and Structures?

Journal of Fluids and Structures investigates areas of study like Mechanics, Reynolds number, Classical mechanics, Vibration and Vortex. The journal focuses on Mechanics as well as the interrelated topic of Structural engineering. The research on Structural engineering tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Aerodynamics, Aeroelasticity and Wind tunnel.

In Journal of Fluids and Structures, Control theory and Nonlinear system are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Aeroelasticity research. While Reynolds number is the focus of Journal of Fluids and Structures, it also provided insights into the studies of Cylinder, Geometry, Cylinder (engine) and Laminar flow. Classical mechanics research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Potential flow and Instability.

Aside from discussions in Vibration, it also deals with the subject of Amplitude which intersects with Oscillation disciplines. Particle image velocimetry and Flow visualization are some topics wherein Vortex research discussed in Journal of Fluids and Structures have an impact. The Vortex shedding study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Optics.

  • Mechanics (66.61%)
  • Reynolds number (23.47%)
  • Classical mechanics (19.93%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Vortex formation in the wake of an oscillating cylinder (1054 citations)
  • A critical review of the intrinsic nature of vortex-induced vibrations (1011 citations)
  • Fluctuating lift on a circular cylinder: review and new measurements (724 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Fluids and Structures:

The journal publications focus largely on the fields of Mechanics, Reynolds number, Vortex shedding, Classical mechanics and Vortex. While work presented in the published papers provide substantial information on Mechanics, it also covers topics in Vibration, Structural engineering and Cylinder. The studies on Reynolds number discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Geometry, Cylinder (engine) and Lift (force).

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

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in Journal of Fluids and Structures mainly cover the fields of Mechanics, Reynolds number, Vibration, Nonlinear system and Vortex. The concepts on Mechanics presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Amplitude and Oscillation. The featured Reynolds number research encompasses issues not only in the field but also those in the adjacent area of disciplines such as

  • Cylinder and related Diffraction,
  • Airfoil which intersects with area such as NACA airfoil..

The studies in Vibration featured incorporate elements of Cantilever, Displacement (vector) and Flume. Journal of Fluids and Structures facilitates discussions on Nonlinear system that incorporate concepts from other fields like Aerodynamics, Transonic and Flutter. Journal of Fluids and Structures deals with Vortex-induced vibration in conjunction with Wind tunnel and similar fields in Structural engineering.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Measurement of unsteady aerodynamic force on a galloping prism in a turbulent flow: A hybrid aeroelastic-pressure balance (17 citations)
  • A large-eddy simulation study on the similarity between free vibrations of a flexible cylinder and forced vibrations of a rigid cylinder (7 citations)
  • A BEM model for wave forces on structures with thin porous elements (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 Journal of Fluids and Structures (based on the number of publications) are:

  • M.P. Païdoussis (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mark C. Thompson (44 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Samir Ziada (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Earl H. Dowell (39 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Michael P. Païdoussis (34 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous 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 Journal of Fluids and Structures (based on the number of publications) are:

  • McGill University (113 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Imperial College London (75 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (68 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • McMaster University (63 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (56 papers) published 3 papers 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, 6.63% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.71% of all publications and 53.85% 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

  • Pipes conveying fluid: A fertile dynamics problem

    (2022)
    121 Citations
  • Review of the excitation mechanism and aerodynamic flow control of vortex-induced vibration of the main girder for long-span bridges: A vortex-dynamics approach

    Donglai Gao;Zhi Deng;Wenhan Yang;Wenhan Yang;Wenli Chen

    (2021)
    119 Citations
  • A fluid–structure interaction model for free-surface flows and flexible structures using smoothed particle hydrodynamics on a GPU

    Joseph O’Connor;Benedict D. Rogers

    (2021)
    77 Citations
  • Dynamic interaction between shock wave turbulent boundary layer and flexible panel

    Unknown

    (2022)
    64 Citations
  • Two-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibrations of two square cylinders in tandem arrangement at low Reynolds numbers

    Ramesh Nepali;Huan Ping;Zhaolong Han;Dai Zhou

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • Wave scattering by a floating porous elastic plate of arbitrary shape: A semi-analytical study

    Siming Zheng;Michael H. Meylan;Lin Fan;Deborah Greaves

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • A 3D Lagrangian meshfree projection-based solver for hydroelastic Fluid–Structure Interactions

    Abbas Khayyer;Hitoshi Gotoh;Yuma Shimizu;Yusuke Nishijima

    (2021)
    55 Citations
  • Experimental characterisation of sloshing tank dissipative behaviour in vertical harmonic excitation

    Unknown

    (2022)
    50 Citations
  • An immersed boundary method for fluid-structure-acoustics interactions involving large deformations and complex geometries

    Li Wang;Fang-Bao Tian;Joseph C.S. Lai

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Experimental investigation of oblique water entry of high-speed truncated cone projectiles: Cavity dynamics and impact load

    Yu-Tong Sui;A-Man Zhang;Fu-Ren Ming;Shuai Li

    (2021)
    49 Citations

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