J. S. Turner

Australian National University
Australia

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering D-index 36 Citations 26,155 52 World Ranking 1369 National Ranking 58

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Mechanics
Thermodynamics
Fluid dynamics

His main research concerns Convection, Mechanics, Magma chamber, Turbulence and Petrology. His Convection study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Fluid dynamics and Partial melting. His Mechanics study combines topics in areas such as Plume, Meteorology and Classical mechanics.

His Turbulence study frequently draws connections between related disciplines such as Buoyancy. His Buoyancy research incorporates elements of Internal wave and Instability. His research in Petrology tackles topics such as Igneous rock which are related to areas like Sill.

His most cited work include:

Buoyancy Effects in Fluids (2662 citations)
Turbulent entrainment: the development of the entrainment assumption, and its application to geophysical flows (634 citations)
Buoyancy effects in fluids. (300 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

J. S. Turner mostly deals with Mechanics, Convection, Magma chamber, Buoyancy and Mineralogy. His Instability, Vortex and Vortex ring study in the realm of Mechanics connects with subjects such as Materials science. His Instability research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Specific gravity, Internal wave, Buoyancy flux and Richardson number.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Fluid dynamics and Partial melting. The various areas that J. S. Turner examines in his Fluid dynamics study include Planetary boundary layer and Computational fluid dynamics. His Buoyancy study frequently links to other fields, such as Turbulence.

He most often published in these fields:

Mechanics (48.15%)
Convection (29.63%)
Magma chamber (22.22%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2001-2015)?

Mechanics (48.15%)
Vortex (11.11%)
Vortex ring (14.81%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Mechanics, Vortex, Vortex ring, Fluid mechanics and Breaking wave are his primary areas of study. His specific area of interest is Mechanics, where J. S. Turner studies Convection. His Vortex study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Drag, Drag coefficient, Parasitic drag and Buoyancy.

His research in Vortex ring intersects with topics in Volume of fluid method, Jet and Vorticity. His research integrates issues of Density ratio and Propulsion in his study of Fluid mechanics. His Breaking wave research spans across into fields like Wind wave, Bathymetry, Geotechnical engineering and Shear flow.

Between 2001 and 2015, his most popular works were:

Optimal vortex rings and aquatic propulsion mechanisms (73 citations)
The influence of double-diffusive processes on the melting of ice in the Arctic Ocean: laboratory analogue experiments and their interpretation (4 citations)
Drag of buoyant vortex rings. (1 citations)

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Best Publications

Buoyancy Effects in Fluids

John Stewart Turner.
(1973)

10228 Citations

Turbulent gravitational convection from maintained and instantaneous sources

B. R. Morton;Geoffrey Ingram Taylor;John Stewart Turner.
Proceedings of The Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (1956)

3177 Citations

On the collision of drops in turbulent clouds

P. G. Saffman;J. S. Turner.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1956)

1702 Citations

Turbulent entrainment in stratified flows

T. H. Ellison;J. S. Turner.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1959)

1454 Citations

A one‐dimensional model of the seasonal thermocline II. The general theory and its consequences

E. B. Kraus;J. S. Turner.
Tellus A (1967)

1432 Citations

Turbulent entrainment: the development of the entrainment assumption, and its application to geophysical flows

J. S. Turner.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1986)