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Discipline name D-index 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. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Engineering and Technology D-index 33 Citations 4,620 114 World Ranking 4225 National Ranking 1585
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering D-index 32 Citations 5,545 231 World Ranking 1812 National Ranking 713

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Awards & Achievements

2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2016 - ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award

2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his fundamental and innovative contributions to the understanding of wall turbulence, including the character of spanwise vortices and the effects of surface roughness, the behavior of microfluidic systems, and the development of new PIV instruments

2012 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Fluid dynamics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Mechanics

His scientific interests lie mostly in Turbulence, Particle image velocimetry, Mechanics, Reynolds stress and Optics. Kenneth T. Christensen has included themes like Vortex, Flow velocity, Velocimetry and Boundary layer in his Turbulence study. Kenneth T. Christensen has researched Particle image velocimetry in several fields, including Polymethyl methacrylate, Microchannel, Nanotechnology, 3D printing and Plane.

His work in the fields of Mechanics, such as Multiphase flow, intersects with other areas such as Homogeneous. His studies deal with areas such as Computational physics, Prandtl number and Vorticity as well as Reynolds stress. His Optics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Acoustics, Temperature gradient and Analytical chemistry.

His most cited work include:

  • Analysis and interpretation of instantaneous turbulent velocity fields (618 citations)
  • Statistical evidence of hairpin vortex packets in wall turbulence (338 citations)
  • Population trends of spanwise vortices in wall turbulence (187 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Mechanics, Turbulence, Particle image velocimetry, Optics and Surface finish. His research in Boundary layer, Flow, Flow, Laminar flow and Multiphase flow are components of Mechanics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Reynolds stress and Turbulence kinetic energy.

His Multiphase flow research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Supercritical fluid, Porosity and Micromodel. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Turbulence, Classical mechanics is strongly linked to Vortex. His study brings together the fields of Pipe flow and Particle image velocimetry.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Mechanics (69.18%)
  • Turbulence (52.33%)
  • Particle image velocimetry (30.47%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Mechanics (69.18%)
  • Turbulence (52.33%)
  • Porosity (16.49%)

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

His main research concerns Mechanics, Turbulence, Porosity, Barchan and Flow. His work in the fields of Mechanics, such as Boundary layer, Multiphase flow and Particle image velocimetry, overlaps with other areas such as Amplitude modulation. His work in Particle image velocimetry covers topics such as Optics which are related to areas like Vortex.

His research integrates issues of Particle tracking velocimetry, Secondary flow and Surface roughness in his study of Vortex. The Turbulence study which covers Flow that intersects with Mean flow and Scaling. He focuses mostly in the field of Porosity, narrowing it down to topics relating to Mineralogy and, in certain cases, Volumetric flow rate, Infiltration, Complex fluid and Pressure gradient.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Cross -stream stereoscopic particle image velocimetry of a modified turbulent boundary layer over directional surface pattern (43 citations)
  • Cross -stream stereoscopic particle image velocimetry of a modified turbulent boundary layer over directional surface pattern (43 citations)
  • Cross -stream stereoscopic particle image velocimetry of a modified turbulent boundary layer over directional surface pattern (43 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Mechanics
  • Fluid dynamics
  • Thermodynamics

His primary scientific interests are in Mechanics, Turbulence, Surface finish, Reynolds number and Micromodel. His Mechanics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Porosity and Transition layer. His Turbulence research includes elements of Barchan, Flow and Velocimetry.

As a member of one scientific family, Kenneth T. Christensen mostly works in the field of Surface finish, focusing on Boundary layer and, on occasion, Vortex, Particle image velocimetry and Optics. His Reynolds number study deals with Wake intersecting with Vorticity and Refractive index. Kenneth T. Christensen interconnects Multiphase flow, Lattice Boltzmann methods and Capillary action, Capillary number in the investigation of issues within Micromodel.

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Best Publications

Analysis and interpretation of instantaneous turbulent velocity fields

R. J. Adrian;K. T. Christensen;Z.-C. Liu.
Experiments in Fluids (2000)

1027 Citations

Analysis and interpretation of instantaneous turbulent velocity fields

R. J. Adrian;K. T. Christensen;Z.-C. Liu.
Experiments in Fluids (2000)

1027 Citations

Statistical evidence of hairpin vortex packets in wall turbulence

K. T. Christensen;R. J. Adrian.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2001)

437 Citations

Statistical evidence of hairpin vortex packets in wall turbulence

K. T. Christensen;R. J. Adrian.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2001)

437 Citations

Population trends of spanwise vortices in wall turbulence

Yanhua Wu;Kenneth T. Christensen.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2006)

266 Citations

Population trends of spanwise vortices in wall turbulence

Yanhua Wu;Kenneth T. Christensen.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2006)

266 Citations

The influence of peak-locking errors on turbulence statistics computed from PIV ensembles

K. T. Christensen;K. T. Christensen.
Experiments in Fluids (2004)

241 Citations

The influence of peak-locking errors on turbulence statistics computed from PIV ensembles

K. T. Christensen;K. T. Christensen.
Experiments in Fluids (2004)

241 Citations

Spatial structure of a turbulent boundary layer with irregular surface roughness

Y. Wu;K. T. Christensen.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2010)

196 Citations

Spatial structure of a turbulent boundary layer with irregular surface roughness

Y. Wu;K. T. Christensen.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2010)

196 Citations

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