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Nallamuthu Rajaratnam

Nallamuthu Rajaratnam

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
67
Citations
13111
World Ranking
1351
National Ranking
60

Nallamuthu Rajaratnam publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nallamuthu Rajaratnam sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 332 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Nallamuthu Rajaratnam D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nallamuthu Rajaratnam sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Nallamuthu Rajaratnam is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and environmental science. Their research encompasses several specialized subfields including civil and structural engineering, ecology, soil science, computational mechanics, and environmental engineering.

The main topics explored in their work include hydrology and sediment transport processes, hydraulic flow and structures, soil erosion and sediment transport, water systems and optimization, urban stormwater management solutions, and fluid dynamics related to turbulent flows and heat transfer.

Rajaratnam's recent scholarly output spans multiple publication venues. These include:

  • Journal of Environmental Engineering
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management
  • Journal of Fluids Engineering
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Proceedings of the 39th IAHR World Congress

Their published papers demonstrate a focus on hydrodynamics and sediment issues in engineering contexts. Representative recent works are:

  • "Sediment Depositions in a Submerged Storm Sewer Pipe," 2020, Journal of Environmental Engineering
  • "Scouring of sand beds by short impinging turbulent jets," 2021, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management
  • "Air-bubble entrainment by translating turbulent jets in stagnant water," 2023, Physics of Fluids
  • "Flow and Energy Loss Downstream of Rectangular Sharp-Crested Weirs for Free and Submerged Flows," 2021, Journal of Fluids Engineering
  • "Scour of Sand beds by Long and Short Impinging Jets- Similarities and Differences," 2022, Proceedings of the 39th IAHR World Congress

The researcher has collaborated with several coauthors, with frequent partners including David Z. Zhu, Mahmud Rashedul Amin, Yangbo Tang, Bert van Duin, and Mahmud Amin. These collaborations reflect overlapping interests in hydraulic engineering and fluid dynamics.

Best Publications

  • The future of fish passage science, engineering, and practice

    Ana T. Silva;Martyn C. Lucas;Theodore Castro-Santos;Christos Katopodis

  • Impinging Circular Turbulent Jets

    Spyridon Beltaos;Nallamuthu Rajaratnam

  • Characteristics of Skimming Flow over Stepped Spillways

    M. R. Chamani;N. Rajaratnam

  • Flow Near Groin‐Like Structures

    Nallamuthu Rajaratnam;Benjamin A. Nwachukwu

  • PLANE TURBULENT IMPINGING JETS

    S. Beltaos;N. Rajaratnam

  • EROSION BY PLANE TURBULENT JETS

    N. Rajaratnam

  • Flow Equation for the Sluice Gate

    Nallamuthu Rajaratnam;K. Subramanya

  • Hydraulics of simple habitat structures

    H. Shamloo;N. Rajaratnam;C. Katopodis

  • Hydraulic Jumps on Corrugated Beds

    S. A. Ead;N. Rajaratnam

  • Flow around bridge piers

    Ferdous Ahmed;Nallamuthu Rajaratnam

  • Erosion of loose beds by submerged circular impinging vertical turbulent jets

    O.O. Aderibigbe;N. Rajaratnam

  • Turbulence Structure of Hydraulic Jumps of Low Froude Numbers

    Minnan Liu;Nallamuthu Rajaratnam;David Z. Zhu

  • LDA study of flow structure in submerged hydraulic jump

    D. Long;P. M. Steffler;N. Rajaratnam

  • New designs for vertical slot fishways

    N. Rajaratnam;C. Katopodis;S. Solanki

  • The Hydraulic Jump as a Well Jet

    Nallamuthu Rajaratnam

  • Structure of flow in hydraulic jumps

    Dejiang Long;Nallamuthu Rajaratnam;Peter M. Steffler;Peter R. Smy

  • Erosion By Circular Turbulent Wall Jets

    N. Rajaratnam;B. Berry

  • Energy loss at drops

    N. Rajaratnam;M.R. Chamani

  • Erosion by Impinging Circular Turbulent Jets

    Nallamuthu Rajaratnam;Spyridon Beltaos

  • Mean Flow and Turbulence Structure in Vertical Slot Fishways

    Minnan Liu;Nallamuthu Rajaratnam;David Z. Zhu

  • Jet Flow on Stepped Spillways

    M. R. Chamani;N. Rajaratnam

Frequent Co-Authors

David Z. Zhu
David Z. Zhu University of Alberta
Martyn C. Lucas
Martyn C. Lucas Durham University
Paulo Santos Pompeu
Paulo Santos Pompeu Federal University of Lavras
Steven J. Cooke
Steven J. Cooke Carleton University
Kim Aarestrup
Kim Aarestrup Technical University of Denmark

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