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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 49 Citations 9,612 146 World Ranking 1566 National Ranking 659
Environmental Sciences D-index 55 Citations 9,786 154 World Ranking 1515 National Ranking 711

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Meteorology
  • Thermodynamics
  • Fluid dynamics

Rex Britter mainly investigates Meteorology, Turbulence, Atmospheric dispersion modeling, Mechanics and Classical mechanics. Much of his study explores Meteorology relationship to Canyon. His Turbulence research incorporates themes from Geometry, Aerodynamics, Wind tunnel and Boundary layer.

His work deals with themes such as Dispersion, Hazardous waste, Liquefied petroleum gas and Particle number, which intersect with Atmospheric dispersion modeling. Rex Britter regularly ties together related areas like Gravity current in his Mechanics studies. His Classical mechanics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Flow velocity, Turbulent diffusion, Plume, Convective Boundary Layer and Reynolds number.

His most cited work include:

  • FLOW AND DISPERSION IN URBAN AREAS (613 citations)
  • The rise of low-cost sensing for managing air pollution in cities. (347 citations)
  • The dynamics of the head of a gravity current advancing over a horizontal surface (335 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Mechanics, Meteorology, Turbulence, Dispersion and Atmospheric dispersion modeling. The various areas that Rex Britter examines in his Mechanics study include Gravity current and Plume. The Meteorology study combines topics in areas such as Computational fluid dynamics, Dispersion, Canyon and Atmospheric sciences.

His Dispersion study frequently involves adjacent topics like Flow. Canyon is closely attributed to Particle number in his study. Rex Britter has included themes like Optics, Buoyancy, Shear flow, Classical mechanics and Wind tunnel in his Turbulence study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Mechanics (27.87%)
  • Meteorology (28.45%)
  • Turbulence (21.84%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2019)?

  • Meteorology (28.45%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (11.78%)
  • Air quality index (8.62%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Meteorology, Atmospheric sciences, Air quality index, Canyon and Computational fluid dynamics. His studies in Meteorology integrate themes in fields like Dispersion and Atmospheric dispersion modeling. His Air quality index research integrates issues from Takeoff and Ambient air pollution.

His Canyon research includes elements of Stratification, Buoyancy, Turbulence, Flow and Hydrogeology. His Turbulence study is focused on Mechanics in general. Rex Britter has researched Computational fluid dynamics in several fields, including Scale, Airflow, Geometry, Wind direction and Wind tunnel.

Between 2009 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • The rise of low-cost sensing for managing air pollution in cities. (347 citations)
  • Ultrafine particles in cities (313 citations)
  • Dynamics and dispersion modelling of nanoparticles from road traffic in the urban atmospheric environment—A review (240 citations)

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

  • Meteorology
  • Thermodynamics
  • Fluid dynamics

His primary areas of study are Meteorology, Air quality index, Environmental engineering, Atmospheric sciences and Civil engineering. His studies in Meteorology integrate themes in fields like Flow, Scale, Airflow and Computational fluid dynamics. His research integrates issues of Ambient air pollution and Environmental planning in his study of Air quality index.

He has included themes like Road traffic, Natural resource economics, Ultrafine particle and Urban planning in his Environmental engineering study. In Atmospheric sciences, Rex Britter works on issues like Canyon, which are connected to Turbulence, Large eddy simulation, Buoyancy and Flow. His work carried out in the field of Civil engineering brings together such families of science as Atmospheric dispersion modeling, HVAC and Urban heat island.

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Best Publications

FLOW AND DISPERSION IN URBAN AREAS

R. E. Britter;S. R. Hanna.
Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics (2003)

945 Citations

The rise of low-cost sensing for managing air pollution in cities.

Prashant Kumar;Lidia Morawska;Claudio Martani;George Biskos;George Biskos;George Biskos.
Environment International (2015)

511 Citations

The dynamics of the head of a gravity current advancing over a horizontal surface

J. E. Simpson;R. E. Britter.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1979)

501 Citations

Experiments on the dynamics of a gravity current head

R. E. Britter;J. E. Simpson.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1978)

485 Citations

The motion of the front of a gravity current travelling down an incline

R E Britter;P F Linden.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1980)

417 Citations

Ultrafine particles in cities

Prashant Kumar;Lidia Morawska;Wolfram Birmili;Pauli Paasonen.
Environment International (2014)

398 Citations

A random walk model for dispersion in inhomogeneous turbulence in a convective boundary layer

Ashok K. Luhar;Rex E. Britter.
Atmospheric Environment (1989)

324 Citations

A review of the characteristics of nanoparticles in the urban atmosphere and the prospects for developing regulatory controls

Prashant Kumar;Alan Robins;Sotiris Vardoulakis;Rex Britter.
Atmospheric Environment (2010)

315 Citations

Dynamics and dispersion modelling of nanoparticles from road traffic in the urban atmospheric environment—A review

Prashant Kumar;Matthias Ketzel;Sotiris Vardoulakis;Liisa Pirjola;Liisa Pirjola.
Journal of Aerosol Science (2011)

300 Citations

Air flow over a two-dimensional hill: studies of velocity speed-up, roughness effects and turbulence

R. E. Britter;J. C. R. Hunt;K. J. Richards.
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society (1981)

268 Citations

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