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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 3,861 122 World Ranking 4459 National Ranking 144

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Mechanics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Fluid dynamics

Maurizio Brocchini mostly deals with Mechanics, Boundary value problem, Breaking wave, Nonlinear system and Geotechnical engineering. His studies deal with areas such as Computation and Classical mechanics as well as Mechanics. His research in Boundary value problem intersects with topics in Hodograph, Shore, Marine engineering, Shallow water equations and Swash.

His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Waves and shallow water and Breaking wave. His work carried out in the field of Nonlinear system brings together such families of science as Mathematical analysis, Wave propagation, Free boundary problem, Mixed boundary condition and Wave height. Maurizio Brocchini has included themes like Numerical analysis and Seabed in his Geotechnical engineering study.

His most cited work include:

  • The dynamics of strong turbulence at free surfaces. Part 1. Description (203 citations)
  • Recent advances in modeling swash zone dynamics: Influence of surf-swash interaction on nearshore hydrodynamics and morphodynamics (142 citations)
  • Wave impact loads: The role of the flip-through (122 citations)

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

Mechanics, Breaking wave, Boundary value problem, Geotechnical engineering and Turbulence are his primary areas of study. His research on Mechanics often connects related areas such as Classical mechanics. His Breaking wave research incorporates elements of Rip current, Breakwater and Dissipation.

His Boundary value problem study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Basis, Shore, Shallow water equations, Swash and Nonlinear system. His research investigates the connection with Swash and areas like Sediment transport which intersect with concerns in Hydrology. His studies in Geotechnical engineering integrate themes in fields like Amplitude and Seabed.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Mechanics (45.88%)
  • Breaking wave (19.07%)
  • Boundary value problem (17.01%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Mechanics (45.88%)
  • Breaking wave (19.07%)
  • Storm (5.67%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Mechanics, Breaking wave, Storm, Turbulence and River mouth. Mechanics and Submarine pipeline are frequently intertwined in his study. His Storm research includes elements of Swell, Inlet and Shore.

Maurizio Brocchini studied Turbulence and Flow that intersect with Simple shear and Curvature. His Surf zone research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Vorticity equation and Free surface. His research integrates issues of Energy balance and Boundary value problem in his study of Turbulence kinetic energy.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Pre-Breaking and Breaking Vorticity within a Plunging Breaker (13 citations)
  • Towards the simulation of flood evacuation in urban scenarios: experiments to estimate human motion speed in floodwaters (12 citations)
  • A model chain approach for coastal inundation: Application to the bay of Alghero (12 citations)

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

  • Thermodynamics
  • Mechanics
  • Fluid dynamics

His scientific interests lie mostly in Mechanics, Dynamics, Oceanography, Breaking wave and Shore. Maurizio Brocchini regularly links together related areas like Beach morphodynamics in his Mechanics studies. The various areas that he examines in his Dynamics study include Pile, Morpho, Swash and Random waves.

Maurizio Brocchini works mostly in the field of Oceanography, limiting it down to topics relating to Sand bars and, in certain cases, Seabed and Submarine pipeline, as a part of the same area of interest. His Breaking wave study combines topics in areas such as Storm, Climatology, Bay and Lead. His Vorticity research includes themes of Flow separation, Turbulence, Flow, Anemometer and Finite volume method.

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Best Publications

The dynamics of strong turbulence at free surfaces. Part 1. Description

M. Brocchini;D. H. Peregrine.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2001)

274 Citations

Wave impact loads: The role of the flip-through

C. Lugni;M. Brocchini;O. M. Faltinsen.
Physics of Fluids (2006)

233 Citations

A reasoned overview on Boussinesq-type models: the interplay between physics, mathematics and numerics

Maurizio Brocchini.
Proceedings of The Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (2013)

151 Citations

Integral flow properties of the swash zone and averaging

M Brocchini;DH Peregrine.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1996)

144 Citations

An efficient solver for nearshore flows based on the WAF method

M. Brocchini;R. Bernetti;A. Mancinelli;G. Albertini.
Coastal Engineering (2001)

144 Citations

Recent advances in modeling swash zone dynamics: Influence of surf-swash interaction on nearshore hydrodynamics and morphodynamics

M. Brocchini;T. E. Baldock.
Reviews of Geophysics (2008)

142 Citations

The dynamics of strong turbulence at free surfaces. Part 2. Free-surface boundary conditions

M. Brocchini;D. H. Peregrine.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2001)

140 Citations

On the modeling of sand wave migration

Giovanni Besio;Paolo Blondeaux;Maurizio Brocchini;Giovanna Vittori.
Journal of Geophysical Research (2004)

129 Citations

Nonlinear Shallow Water Equation Modeling for Coastal Engineering

Maurizio Brocchini;Maurizio Brocchini;Nicholas Dodd;Nicholas Dodd.
Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering-asce (2008)

102 Citations

Experimental investigation and numerical modelling of steep forced water waves

H. Bredmose;M. Brocchini;D.H. Peregrine;Laurent Thais.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2003)

97 Citations

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Ocean Engineering
(Impact Factor: 4.372)

Coastal Engineering
(Impact Factor: 5.427)

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