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Kolumban Hutter

Kolumban Hutter

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 68 442 7 386 16618

Kolumban Hutter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kolumban Hutter between 1971 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kolumban Hutter published across 52 years, from 1971 to 2022, averaging 9.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2003. 3 of the 516 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2003. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 5 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 4 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 9 publications 1983: 15 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 13 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 18 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 28 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 21 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 32 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 32 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 19 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication
1971 2022

516 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kolumban Hutter: publications per year, 1971 to 2022
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 3
1975 5
1976 1
1977 4
1978 3
1979 5
1980 4
1981 5
1982 9
1983 15
1984 6
1985 4
1986 5
1987 13
1988 13
1989 9
1990 3
1991 11
1992 2
1993 8
1994 7
1995 16
1996 18
1997 9
1998 15
1999 28
2000 15
2001 21
2002 18
2003 32
2004 27
2005 32
2006 12
2007 2
2008 3
2009 10
2010 5
2011 27
2012 7
2013 2
2014 14
2015 1
2016 19
2017 4
2018 18
2019 3
2020 19
2021 2
2022 1
Total 516
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Kolumban Hutter 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 Kolumban Hutter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 377–386 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 386 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41 386
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Kolumban Hutter 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 Kolumban Hutter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24 68
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Kolumban Hutter was affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and contributed to the field of Engineering, focusing primarily on Computational Mechanics and Civil and Structural Engineering. Their research covered topics including Water management and technologies, Granular flow and fluidized beds, Tunneling and Rock Mechanics, Landslides and related hazards, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Hydraulic flow and structures, and Fractional Differential Equations Solutions.

The scientist's frequent co-authors included Willi H. Hager, Óscar Castro-Orgaz, Shu-San Hsiau, Li-Shin Lu, and Andreas Teufel. Collaborations with these researchers supported a variety of publications in several academic venues.

Kolumban Hutter published multiple papers in Comptes Rendus Mécanique, which accounted for four of their published works, and also contributed to the Journal of Mechanics and Fluids. Notable publications included:

  • Correspondence between de Saint-Venant and Boussinesq 2: Boussinesq's professional and private life up to 1886 (2020, Comptes Rendus Mécanique)
  • Correspondence between de Saint-Venant and Boussinesq 3: de Saint-Venant's professional career and private life (2020, Comptes Rendus Mécanique)
  • Discovery and study of abrasion behavior in granular shear flow (2022, Journal of Mechanics)
  • Correspondence between de Saint-Venant and Boussinesq 5: Viscosity and hydraulic resistance (2021, Comptes Rendus Mécanique)
  • A Constitutive Equation of Turbulence (2021, Fluids)

Their research addressed various engineering challenges, with a notable emphasis on hydraulic and granular flow phenomena, as well as sediment transport and landslide processes. The diversity of publication venues and collaborative authorship reflects an interdisciplinary approach within the broader engineering disciplines.

Best Publications

  • The motion of a finite mass of granular material down a rough incline

    S. B. Savage;K. Hutter

  • The dynamics of avalanches of granular materials from initiation to runout. Part I: Analysis

    S. B. Savage;K. Hutter

  • Avalanche Dynamics: Dynamics of Rapid Flows of Dense Granular Avalanches

    Kolumban Hutter;Shiva P. Pudasaini

  • Gravity-driven free surface flow of granular avalanches over complex basal topography

    J. M. N. T. Gray;M. Wieland;K. Hutter

  • Baroclinic Tides: Theoretical Modeling and Observational Evidence

    Vasiliy Vlasenko;Nataliya Stashchuk;Kolumban Hutter

  • Numerical Experiments on the Breaking of Solitary Internal Wavesover a Slope–Shelf Topography

    Vasiliy Vlasenko;Kolumban Hutter

  • Continuum Methods of Physical Modeling

    Kolumban Hutter;Klaus Jöhnk

  • On flows of granular materials

    K. Hutter;K. R. Rajagopal

  • Debris flow modeling: a review

    K. Hutter;B. Svendsen;D. Rickenmann

  • Modelling debris flows down general channels

    Shiva P. Pudasaini;Yongqi Wang;Kolumban Hutter

  • The dynamics of avalanches of granular materials from initiation to runout. Part II. Experiments

    K. Hutter;T. Koch;C. Pluüss;S. B. Savage

  • Pattern formation in granular avalanches

    J. M. N. T. Gray;K. Hutter

  • Numerical studies of Jökulhlaups

    Ulrich Spring;Kolumban Hutter

  • Rapid shear flows of dry granular masses down curved and twisted channels

    Shiva P. Pudasaini;Kolumban Hutter

  • Peristaltic transport of a third-order fluid in a circular cylindrical tube

    T. Hayat;T. Hayat;Yongqi Wang;A. M. Siddiqui;K. Hutter

  • Channelized free-surface flow of cohesionless granular avalanches in a chute with shallow lateral curvature

    M. Wieland;J. M. N. T. Gray;K. Hutter

  • Shock-capturing and front-tracking methods for granular avalanches

    Y. C. Tai;S. Noelle;J. M. N. T. Gray;K. Hutter

  • Two-dimensional spreading of a granular avalanche down an inclined plane Part I. theory

    K. Hutter;M. Siegel;S. B. Savage;Y. Nohguchi

  • Motion of a Granular Avalanche in an Exponentially Curved Chute: Experiments and Theoretical Predictions

    Kolumban Hutter;Thilo Koch

  • The foundations of thermodynamics, its basic postulates and implications. A review of modern thermodynamics

    K. Hutter

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongqi Wang
Yongqi Wang Technical University of Darmstadt
Tasawar Hayat
Tasawar Hayat Quaid-i-Azam University
Ralf Greve
Ralf Greve Hokkaido University
Francesco dell’Isola
Francesco dell’Isola University of L'Aquila
Thomas F. Stocker
Thomas F. Stocker University of Bern
Saleem Asghar
Saleem Asghar COMSATS University Islamabad
Stuart B. Savage
Stuart B. Savage McGill University
Willi H. Hager
Willi H. Hager ETH Zurich
Luca Placidi
Luca Placidi UniNettuno University
Martin Funk
Martin Funk ETH Zurich

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