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Emil J. Hopfinger

Emil J. Hopfinger

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
48
Citations
12067
World Ranking
1262
National Ranking
28

Emil J. Hopfinger publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Emil J. Hopfinger sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 151 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Emil J. Hopfinger D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Emil J. Hopfinger sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 48 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1996 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his enlightening experiments in high Reynolds number turbulent flows, and for his unique experiments in stratified and rotating flows which have helped define the presentday study of geophysical fluid dynamics

Overview

Emil J. Hopfinger is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France, focusing research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Geophysics, and Environmental Engineering.

The research topics that Emil J. Hopfinger has contributed to cover a range of subjects related to geophysical fluid dynamics and environmental fluid mechanics. Notable topics include:

  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies

Hopfinger's recent publications illustrate ongoing investigations into turbulence, katabatic winds, gravity currents, and sediment bed interactions. Recent papers include:

  • "Turbulence characteristics and mixing properties of gravity currents over complex topography," 2022, Physics of Fluids
  • "Mean flow structure of katabatic winds and turbulent mixing properties," 2022, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Experimental study of gravity currents moving over a sediment bed: suspension criterion and bed forms," 2024, Environmental Fluid Mechanics
  • "Laboratory experiments of rotating stratified exchange flows over a sediment bed," 2025, Advances in Water Resources
  • "Evidence of strong wave turbulence and of Bolgiano temperature spectra in katabatic winds on steep slopes," 2024, Physics of Fluids

Prominent co-authors frequently working with Hopfinger include:

  • Maria Rita Maggi
  • Maria Eletta Negretti
  • Claudia Adduce
  • Claudine Charrondière
  • Christophe Brun

Hopfinger's articles are published in leading venues relevant to fluid and environmental sciences, with multiple contributions in Physics of Fluids. Other journals of publication include:

  • Physics of Fluids
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Environmental Fluid Mechanics
  • Advances in Water Resources
  • Research Square

Emil J. Hopfinger was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1996 for contributions to experiments in high Reynolds number turbulent flows and stratified and rotating flow studies that define aspects of geophysical fluid dynamics.

Best Publications

  • High-order velocity structure functions in turbulent shear flows

    F. Anselmet;Y. Gagne;E. J. Hopfinger;R. A. Antonia

  • Velocity probability density functions of high Reynolds number turbulence

    B. Castaing;Y. Gagne;E. J. Hopfinger

  • Liquid Jet Instability and Atomization in a Coaxial Gas Stream

    Juan C. Lasheras;E. J. Hopfinger

  • Break-up and atomization of a round water jet by a high-speed annular air jet

    J. C. Lasheras;E. Villermaux;E. J. Hopfinger

  • Spatially decaying turbulence and its relation to mixing across density interfaces

    E. J. Hopfinger;J.-A. Toly

  • Turbulence and waves in a rotating tank

    E. J. Hopfinger;F. K. Browand;Y. Gagne

  • Vortices in Rotating Fluids

    E. J. Hopfinger;G. J. F. van Heijst

  • Initial breakup of a small-diameter liquid jet by a high-speed gas stream

    C.M. Varga;Juan C. Lasheras;Emil J. Hopfinger

  • Flow regimes of large-velocity-ratio coaxial jets

    H. Rehab;E. Villermaux;E. J. Hopfinger

  • Wavelet analysis of turbulence reveals the multifractal nature of the Richardson cascade

    Françoise Argoul;A. Arneodo;G. Grasseau;Y. Gagne

  • Snow Avalanche Motion and Related Phenomena

    E J Hopfinger

  • Gravitational convection from instantaneous sources on inclined boundaries

    P. Beghin;E. J. Hopfinger;R. E. Britter

  • Turbulence in stratified fluids: A review

    E. J. Hopfinger

  • Flow structure in turbidity currents

    M.S. Altinakar;W.H. Graf;E.J. Hopfinger

  • Temperature structure functions in turbulent shear flows

    R. A. Antonia;E. J. Hopfinger;Y. Gagne;F. Anselmet

  • Atomization of viscous and non-newtonian liquids by a coaxial, high-speed gas jet. Experiments and droplet size modeling

    A. Aliseda;E.J. Hopfinger;J.C. Lasheras;D.M. Kremer

  • Electro-convection in a dielectric liquid layer subjected to unipolar injection

    J. C. Lacroix;P. Atten;E. J. Hopfinger

  • The structure of the near wake of a sphere moving horizontally in a stratified fluid

    J. M. Chomaz;P. Bonneton;E. J. Hopfinger

  • Experiments on vortex breakdown in a confined flow generated by a rotating disc

    A. Spohn;M. Mory;E. J. Hopfinger

  • Coalescing of geostrophic vortices

    R. W. Griffiths;E. J. Hopfinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan C. Lasheras
Juan C. Lasheras University of California, San Diego
Emmanuel Villermaux
Emmanuel Villermaux Aix-Marseille University
Jean-Marc Chomaz
Jean-Marc Chomaz École Polytechnique
Philippe Bonneton
Philippe Bonneton University of Bordeaux
Uriel Frisch
Uriel Frisch Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Christophe Ancey
Christophe Ancey École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Ross W. Griffiths
Ross W. Griffiths Australian National University
James C. McWilliams
James C. McWilliams University of California, Los Angeles
Gregory Ivey
Gregory Ivey University of Western Australia
R. A. Antonia
R. A. Antonia University of Newcastle Australia

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