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Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
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Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 143 43 113 18
Engineering and Technology 489 29 59 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 104
Documents by Best Scientists*: 188
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 122
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.86
Impact Factor: 2.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Non-newtonian Fluid Mechanics?

Journal of Non-newtonian Fluid Mechanics mainly deals with areas of study such as Mechanics, Classical mechanics, Viscoelasticity, Newtonian fluid and Thermodynamics. The Mechanics works featured in it incorporate elements from Rheology and Constitutive equation. The journal tackles topics on Rheology, which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Composite material.

Research in Constitutive equation tackled falls within the umbrella of Finite element method. While Classical mechanics is the key highlight in Journal of Non-newtonian Fluid Mechanics, it also covered some subjects on Drag and Turbulence. The research on Viscoelasticity tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Elasticity (economics), Vortex and Instability.

While Newtonian fluid is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Generalized Newtonian fluid, Shear thinning and Reynolds number. Thermodynamics research is the primary subject tackled in it with a focus on Viscosity. The journal explores research in Shear rate and overlapping concepts in Shear stress to expand the discourse in Shear flow.

  • Mechanics (58.21%)
  • Classical mechanics (27.24%)
  • Viscoelasticity (26.23%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Thixotropy—a review (1071 citations)
  • A new constitutive equation derived from network theory (906 citations)
  • The yield stress—a review or ‘παντα ρει’—everything flows? (765 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Non-newtonian Fluid Mechanics:

The main points discussed in the most cited articles deal with Mechanics, Viscoelasticity, Classical mechanics, Newtonian fluid and Constitutive equation. The works on Mechanics tackled in the published papers bring together disciplines like Rheology and Thermodynamics. The journal articles address concerns in the field of Classical mechanics by exploring it in line with topics in Reynolds number which intersect with Drag subjects.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Composite material
  • Mathematical analysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Non-newtonian Fluid Mechanics is mainly concerned with subjects like Mechanics, Viscoelasticity, Newtonian fluid, Rheology and Flow (mathematics). Issues in Mechanics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Viscosity and Viscoplasticity. Viscoelasticity research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Elasticity (economics), Rotational symmetry, Microchannel, Surface tension and Nonlinear system.

The subject of Instability, which is connected to the field of Dispersion relation and Hele-Shaw flow, serves as the foundation of the Newtonian fluid research featured in the journal. The studies in Rheology featured incorporate elements of Turbulence, Thixotropy, Shear (sheet metal) and Constitutive equation. Journal of Non-newtonian Fluid Mechanics focuses on Constitutive equation but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Stress (mechanics) which is concerned with Tensor.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Computational interfacial rheology (6 citations)
  • Energy growth in subcritical viscoelastic pipe flows (5 citations)
  • Effects of Brownian motions and thermophoresis diffusions on the hematocrit and LDL concentration/diameter of pulsatile non-Newtonian blood in abdominal aortic aneurysm (4 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 Non-newtonian Fluid Mechanics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Roger I. Tanner (72 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nhan Phan-Thien (72 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Fernando T. Pinho (65 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Renardy (60 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Ian Frigaard (52 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less 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 Non-newtonian Fluid Mechanics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Sydney (116 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of British Columbia (105 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Virginia Tech (85 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Delaware (84 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (82 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, 8.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.22% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.78% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.04% of all publications and 61.96% 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

  • Understanding viscoelastic flow instabilities: Oldroyd-B and beyond

    (2022)
    86 Citations
  • Microswimming in viscoelastic fluids

    Gaojin Li;Eric Lauga;Arezoo M. Ardekani

    (2021)
    70 Citations
  • Complex flows of viscoelastic wormlike micelle solutions

    Jonathan P. Rothstein;Hadi Mohammadigoushki

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Computational interfacial rheology

    Nick O. Jaensson;Nick O. Jaensson;Patrick D. Anderson;Jan Vermant

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • A review of the second normal-stress difference; its importance in various flows, measurement techniques, results for various complex fluids and theoretical predictions

    O. Maklad;R.J. Poole

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Flow and heat transfer characteristics of a rotating cylinder in a FENE-P type viscoelastic fluid

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • A mathematician’s perspective on the Oldroyd B model: Progress and future challenges

    Michael Renardy;Becca Thomases

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • The Oldroyd-B fluid in elastic instabilities, turbulence and particle suspensions

    Eric S.G. Shaqfeh;Bamin Khomami

    (2021)
    33 Citations
  • Dynamics and deformation of a three-dimensional bubble rising in viscoelastic fluids

    Wenjun Yuan;Mengqi Zhang;Boo Cheong Khoo;Nhan Phan-Thien

    (2020)
    31 Citations

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