OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Environmental Fluid Mechanics is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The entire lifetime of a distinct double-diffusive staircase in crater Lake Nyos, Cameroon	40
Investigation of the flow structures through heterogeneous vegetation of varying patch configurations in an open channel	26
Effect of density maximum of water on the stability of gravitactic convective motions in biothermal convection	23
Hydrodynamic forces on emergent cylinders in non-uniform flow	19
RANS model predictions for desalination discharges implemented with a dynamic turbulent Schmidt number approach	18
Mixed Eulerian–Lagrangian simulation of two-dimensional sloshing phenomenon: a mesh-free method using exponential basis functions	16
Aerodynamics of ancient egyptian Obelisks and their structural response to Boundary Layer wind	16
Predicting velocity and turbulent kinetic energy inside an emergent Phragmites australis canopy with real morphology	16
Dispersion coefficients analysis by ADCP measurements, tracer test and numerical simulations	15
Correction to: Laboratory study of bed shear stress in gradually varied flow over a sudden change in bed roughness	15
Comparing surface and deep horizontal distributions of depth-keeping particles in shallow fluid layers	13
Large eddy simulation of flow around semi-conical piers vertically mounted on the bed	13
Revisiting the analysis of self-formed threshold alluvial channels	13
Entrainment in buoyant jets and fountains revisited	12
Interactions between emergent and submerged porous horseshoe elements and open channel flows	12
The geography of near-shelf mixing on the east coast of South Africa	12
Behavior of Pedestrian winds on raised terrains under the combined effect of twisted wind profile and atmospheric stratification	11
Turbulence characterisation of low velocity zone in box culvert: application to upstream fish passage	11
Turbulence behaviors underlying the sensible heat and water vapor flux dissimilarity in a stably stratified flow	11
Experimental investigation of the near-surface flow dynamics in downburst-like impinging jets	9
Uncertainty quantification of large-eddy simulation results of riverine flows: a field and numerical study	9
Entrainment dynamics of buoyant jets in a stably stratified environment	9
Effect of Earth’s rotation on mixing and structure of internal hydraulic jumps in coastal channels	9
Assessment of critical brine disposal operations conditions by CFD modeling and a Kriging metamodel	8
Using automatic model calibration for 3D morphological simulations: a case study of the Bodendorf reservoir flushing	8

Improved numerical predictions of inclined negatively buoyant jet behaviour	8
Fog-laden density staircases in the marine atmospheric boundary layer	8
Bursting phenomenon created by bridge piers group in open channel flow	8
Response	7
Shallow katabatic flow on a non-uniformly cooled slope	7
Wave-like motion and secondary currents in arrays of emergent cylinders induced by large scale eddying motion	7
Role of three-dimensional vortex motions on horizontal eddies in an open-channel cavity	7
Scale-dependent turbulent coherent structures and pollutant fluxes over heated urban surfaces: spectral proper orthogonal decomposition and amplitude modulation analysis	7
Evaluation of the eddy diffusivity in a pollutant dispersion model in the planetary boundary layer	7
Numerical experiments of partial-depth colliding gravity currents using LES	6
Fine stock dynamics along an engineered Alpine river system	6
Countergradient turbulent transport in a plume with a crossflow	6
Numerical investigation of pollutants distribution in a realistic urban environment: A Frankfurt city study	6
Experimental and analytical study of turbulence characteristics in positive- and adverse-slope non-uniform flow	6
The effects of spanwise canopy heterogeneity on the flow field and evaporation rates	6
Sediment management using bandal-like structures as nature-based solution	6
A new pH-based tracing method for flow mixing studies in closed-loop experimental flumes: evaluation in an open-channel confluence	6
A CFD modelling study of atmospheric particulate matter dry deposition on electrical insulators	6
Modeling of wind-driven circulation of schistosome larvae in a vegetated side pond	6
On the performance of generative adversarial network for generating turbulent round jet flow	6
Simulation of developing process of forced hydraulic jumps by an explicit incompressible particle method	6
Modelling of spatial variabilities in the flow structure of a heterogeneous mangrove patch through laboratory scale models	6
Dynamics of oil slicks on wavy water surfaces	6
Shear instability in mode-2 internal Kelvin waves	6
Penthouses’ impact on the wind flow structure and pollution distribution in the street canyons with or without balconies on building facades	6
Hydro-elastic interactions of layered coastal vegetation incorporating the influence of roots, trunk, and crown for tsunami force reduction: a flume experimental study	6
Predicting flow resistance in open-channel flows with submerged vegetation	6
Establishing morpho-dynamic baseline for flow-sediment management of a tidal river in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta system through field measurement	5
Analytical study of multi-layer one-dimensional spatially dependent solute transport modeling	5
Shallow fluid flow over an obstacle: higher-order non-hydrostatic modeling and breaking waves	5
Seabed morphodynamics of a coastal lagoon of the Gulf of California	5
The effect of pore geometry in constitutive hysteretic models for unsaturated water flow	5
Review of: a brief history of aqueducts and conduit resistance laws by Michele Mossa	5
Correction to: Fluvial hydrodynamics: hydrodynamic and sediment transport phenomena by Subhasish Dey and Fluvial hydrodynamics—solutions manual by Subhasish Dey and Sk Zeeshan Ali	5
Acknowledgement of Reviewers for 2022	5
Simulation of particle resuspension by wind in an urban system	5
Performance and flow dynamics of heavy air curtains using experiments and numerical simulations	5
Correction to: Hydraulic jumps with low inflow Froude numbers: air–water surface patterns and transverse distributions of two‑phase flow properties	4
Simulation of inclined dense jets in stagnant environments: an LES and experimental study	4
Turbulent structures and local scour around a cylindrical pier under unsteady flows	4
Adjustment time of the lock exchange for a linearly stratified lock and ambient	4
Structure of dense plumes from a finite-height cylinder in laminar crossflow	4
Critical analysis of turbulence models for simulating positive surge waves in open channels in a RANS-VOF setup	4
Numerical Investigation of Bed Slope and Proximity Effects on the Dynamics of Inclined Dense Jets	4
High fidelity simulations of contaminant dispersion in an urban environment with comparison to magnetic resonance imaging measurements	4
Convective structures of salt fingers at a neutrally buoyant density interface	4
Diurnal heating and cooling of a sloping water body with vegetated shallow regions	4
Depth averaged velocity and stage-discharge relationships in compound channels with composite roughness	4
Laboratory study of geostrophic adjustment in a two-layer fluid in the presence of a shallow water layer	4
Laboratory experiments on debris flow processes in sharp channel bends	4

On the depth-averaged models of ice-covered flows	4
Turbulent cascading in Buoyant plumes	3
Simulation of flow and shear stress distribution on the Oceano Dunes, implications for saltation and dust emissions	3
Spatiotemporal distribution of the upper ocean temperature and salinity in the Bay of Bengal during 1980–2022 and its implications on the mixed layer dynamics	3
Hysteresis characteristics of sediment peaks during floods in the middle yellow river under reservoir influence	3
Secondary flow dynamics and turbulence in an ice-covered sharp bend channel at different subcritical froude numbers	3
Conservation equations for open-channel flow: effects of bed roughness and secondary currents	3
Correction to: Environmental fluid mechanics of minimum energy loss weirs: hydrodynamics and self‑aeration at Chinchilla MEL weir during the November–December 2021 flood event	3
Experimental study of the effects of riverbank vegetation conditions on riverbank erosion processes	3
A comparative study of turbulent stratified shear layers: effect of density gradient distribution	3
A wind tunnel study on flow instability and pollutant dispersion inside an isolated street canyon	3
Prediction of polydisperse particles deposition and mean flow structures at a bifurcating channel using an Euler–Lagrange approach	3
Large eddy simulation of thermal stratification effect on natural ventilation performance in a corridor fire with a ceiling-duct	3
Large Eddy simulation of annular plumes	3
Experimental study of the lock-release gravity current propagates on a rough upslope	3
Numerical simulation of local scour around the pier with and without airfoil collar (AFC) using FLOW-3D	3
Structural optimization of wind catcher for improving ventilation and traffic pollutant dispersion inside street canyons	3
LES validation of lock-exchange density currents interacting with an emergent bluff obstacle	3
Determination of discharge coefficient in non-Boussinesq cases and application in emptying–filling boxes	2
Clay-based HAB mitigation: the role of turbulence in aggregate formation and settling	2
An improvement to continuous random walk model for sediment diffusion in inhomogeneous turbulent flows	2
On the origin of forces in the wake of an elliptical cylinder at low Reynolds number	2
Overfalling impinging jet flow dynamics within scoured holes downstream of a levee	2
On the rotation of melting ice disks	2
Three-dimensional modeling of diffusion-gravity flows in ice-covered lakes	2
Analysis of the details of total mechanical energy balance and turbulent flow characteristics in irregular open-channels	2
Quantification of continuous sand flux time-series downstream of a dam during a flushing event	2
Vegetation effects on radiation-induced natural convection in sloping water bodies	2
Uncertainty quantification of inflow on passive scalar dispersion in an urban environment	2
Stratification and temporal evolution of mixing regimes in diurnally heated river flows	2
Uncertainty of propagation and entrainment characteristics of lock-exchange gravity current	2
Numerical simulation of flow field characteristics and pollutant transport under different ventilation modes	2
Acknowledgement of Reviewers for 2023	2
Correction to: Self aeration and energy dissipation on a steep stepped chute: How does physical modelling compare to prototype observations?	2
How hydraulic jumps form downstream of a negative step with channel expansion: experimental and numerical investigations of the transitions between wave jumps and submerged jets	2
Development of drone-type float for surface-velocity measurement in rivers	2
Experimental analysis of turbulence structures over bimodal sediment bed	2
Spatiotemporal evolution of flow pathways and optimization of operation strategies in the reservoir area: a case study of the Xixiayuan Reservoir on the Yellow River	2
SPH modelling of wave attenuation by an array of submerged resonators and vorticity generation mechanism	2
Experimental and simulation study on the erosion of cohesive soil by submerged circular turbulent jet	2
Wavelet analysis of atmospheric turbulent data	2
The effect of emergent vegetation on bedload transport pathways in a meandering-anabranching channel	2
Particle dynamics in horizontal buoyant jets within linearly stratified environments	2