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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
The entire lifetime of a distinct double-diffusive staircase in crater Lake Nyos, Cameroon	38
RANS model predictions for desalination discharges implemented with a dynamic turbulent Schmidt number approach	25
Investigation of the flow structures through heterogeneous vegetation of varying patch configurations in an open channel	24
Hydrodynamic forces on emergent cylinders in non-uniform flow	21
Effect of density maximum of water on the stability of gravitactic convective motions in biothermal convection	19
Predicting velocity and turbulent kinetic energy inside an emergent Phragmites australis canopy with real morphology	18
Preface: special issue on the hydrodynamic and fluvial instabilities	17
Aerodynamics of ancient egyptian Obelisks and their structural response to Boundary Layer wind	15
Correction to: Laboratory study of bed shear stress in gradually varied flow over a sudden change in bed roughness	14
Dispersion coefficients analysis by ADCP measurements, tracer test and numerical simulations	14
Large eddy simulation of flow around semi-conical piers vertically mounted on the bed	14
Revisiting the analysis of self-formed threshold alluvial channels	13
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
Entrainment in buoyant jets and fountains revisited	12
Acknowledgement of reviewers 2021	11
Uncertainty quantification of large-eddy simulation results of riverine flows: a field and numerical study	11
Turbulence behaviors underlying the sensible heat and water vapor flux dissimilarity in a stably stratified flow	11
Effect of Earth’s rotation on mixing and structure of internal hydraulic jumps in coastal channels	10
Experimental investigation of the near-surface flow dynamics in downburst-like impinging jets	10
Entrainment dynamics of buoyant jets in a stably stratified environment	9
Assessment of critical brine disposal operations conditions by CFD modeling and a Kriging metamodel	9
Bursting phenomenon created by bridge piers group in open channel flow	9
Using automatic model calibration for 3D morphological simulations: a case study of the Bodendorf reservoir flushing	8
Role of three-dimensional vortex motions on horizontal eddies in an open-channel cavity	8

Fog-laden density staircases in the marine atmospheric boundary layer	8
Improved numerical predictions of inclined negatively buoyant jet behaviour	8
Wave-like motion and secondary currents in arrays of emergent cylinders induced by large scale eddying motion	8
Response	8
Simulation of developing process of forced hydraulic jumps by an explicit incompressible particle method	7
Shallow katabatic flow on a non-uniformly cooled slope	7
The effects of spanwise canopy heterogeneity on the flow field and evaporation rates	7
Sediment management using bandal-like structures as nature-based solution	7
Predicting flow resistance in open-channel flows with submerged vegetation	7
Evaluation of the eddy diffusivity in a pollutant dispersion model in the planetary boundary layer	7
Dynamics of oil slicks on wavy water surfaces	6
Numerical experiments of partial-depth colliding gravity currents using LES	6
Effects of fluvial instability on the bed morphology in vegetated channels	6
Modelling of spatial variabilities in the flow structure of a heterogeneous mangrove patch through laboratory scale models	6
Fine stock dynamics along an engineered Alpine river system	6
Discussion of “Mahmodinia, S., & Javan, M. (2021). Vortical structures, entrainment and mixing process in the lateral discharge of the gravity current. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 21(5), 1035–1	6
Penthouses’ impact on the wind flow structure and pollution distribution in the street canyons with or without balconies on building facades	6
On the performance of generative adversarial network for generating turbulent round jet flow	6
A new pH-based tracing method for flow mixing studies in closed-loop experimental flumes: evaluation in an open-channel confluence	6
Shear instability in mode-2 internal Kelvin waves	6
Numerical investigation of pollutants distribution in a realistic urban environment: A Frankfurt city study	6
Countergradient turbulent transport in a plume with a crossflow	6
Performance and flow dynamics of heavy air curtains using experiments and numerical simulations	5
Regional-scale meteorological characteristics of the Vento Norte phenomenon observed in Southern Brazil	5
Seabed morphodynamics of a coastal lagoon of the Gulf of California	5
Modeling of wind-driven circulation of schistosome larvae in a vegetated side pond	5
Simulation of particle resuspension by wind in an urban system	5
Scaling laws of strong convective thermals: comparison with experimental data	5
The effect of pore geometry in constitutive hysteretic models for unsaturated water flow	5
Establishing morpho-dynamic baseline for flow-sediment management of a tidal river in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta system through field measurement	5
Acknowledgement of Reviewers for 2022	5
Analytical study of multi-layer one-dimensional spatially dependent solute transport modeling	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
Hydro-elastic interactions of layered coastal vegetation incorporating the influence of roots, trunk, and crown for tsunami force reduction: a flume experimental study	5
A numerical investigation of three-dimensional falling liquid films	5
Shallow fluid flow over an obstacle: higher-order non-hydrostatic modeling and breaking waves	5
Correction to: Hydraulic jumps with low inflow Froude numbers: air–water surface patterns and transverse distributions of two‑phase flow properties	4
Depth averaged velocity and stage-discharge relationships in compound channels with composite roughness	4
Diurnal heating and cooling of a sloping water body with vegetated shallow regions	4
Experimental study of the effects of riverbank vegetation conditions on riverbank erosion processes	4
Simulation of flow and shear stress distribution on the Oceano Dunes, implications for saltation and dust emissions	4
Large eddy simulation of thermal stratification effect on natural ventilation performance in a corridor fire with a ceiling-duct	4
Convective structures of salt fingers at a neutrally buoyant density interface	4
Critical analysis of turbulence models for simulating positive surge waves in open channels in a RANS-VOF setup	4
Laboratory experiments on debris flow processes in sharp channel bends	4
High fidelity simulations of contaminant dispersion in an urban environment with comparison to magnetic resonance imaging measurements	4
Shear layer over floodplain vegetation with a view on bending and streamlining effects	4
On the depth-averaged models of ice-covered flows	4
Structural optimization of wind catcher for improving ventilation and traffic pollutant dispersion inside street canyons	4
Review of: a brief history of aqueducts and conduit resistance laws by Michele Mossa	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
Lock-release gravity currents propagating over roughness elements	4
Structure of dense plumes from a finite-height cylinder in laminar crossflow	4
Large Eddy simulation of annular plumes	4
Numerical simulation of local scour around the pier with and without airfoil collar (AFC) using FLOW-3D	4
Uncertainty quantification of inflow on passive scalar dispersion in an urban environment	3
On the origin of forces in the wake of an elliptical cylinder at low Reynolds number	3
Experimental study of the lock-release gravity current propagates on a rough upslope	3
An improvement to continuous random walk model for sediment diffusion in inhomogeneous turbulent flows	3
Conservation equations for open-channel flow: effects of bed roughness and secondary currents	3
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	3
Stability, resonance and role of turbulent stresses in 1D alluvial flows	3
Numerical simulation of pollutants dispersion emitted by a bent chimney	3
Vegetation effects on radiation-induced natural convection in sloping water bodies	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
Prediction of polydisperse particles deposition and mean flow structures at a bifurcating channel using an Euler–Lagrange approach	3
LES validation of lock-exchange density currents interacting with an emergent bluff obstacle	3
A comparative study of turbulent stratified shear layers: effect of density gradient distribution	3
Dissolution of oil in water in the viscous-gravity stage of oil spreading	3
Fluvial levees in compound channels: a review on formation processes and the impact of bedforms and vegetation	3
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	3
Turbulent cascading in Buoyant plumes	3
A wind tunnel study on flow instability and pollutant dispersion inside an isolated street canyon	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
Stratification and temporal evolution of mixing regimes in diurnally heated river flows	3
Numerical simulation of overtopping breach processes caused by failure of landslide dams	3
Peak wind speed modulation by large-scale motions in neutrally stratified atmospheric surface layer	3
A semi-coupled model for determining the distribution of two-dimensional coherent structures in open channel flow	2
Numerical simulation of flow field characteristics and pollutant transport under different ventilation modes	2
Characteristics of planar buoyant jets and plumes in a turbulent channel crossflow from direct numerical simulations	2
Explaining multiple patches of aquatic vegetation through linear stability analysis	2
Correction to: Self aeration and energy dissipation on a steep stepped chute: How does physical modelling compare to prototype observations?	2
Overfalling impinging jet flow dynamics within scoured holes downstream of a levee	2
Determination of discharge coefficient in non-Boussinesq cases and application in emptying–filling boxes	2
Development of drone-type float for surface-velocity measurement in rivers	2
The effect of emergent vegetation on bedload transport pathways in a meandering-anabranching channel	2
Topographic effects on buoyancy driven flows along the slope	2
Acknowledgement of Reviewers for 2023	2
Analysis of the details of total mechanical energy balance and turbulent flow characteristics in irregular open-channels	2
SPH modelling of wave attenuation by an array of submerged resonators and vorticity generation mechanism	2
Clay-based HAB mitigation: the role of turbulence in aggregate formation and settling	2
The WATERMAN system for daily beach water quality forecasting: a ten-year retrospective	2
Particle dynamics in horizontal buoyant jets within linearly stratified environments	2
Uncertainty of propagation and entrainment characteristics of lock-exchange gravity current	2
On the rotation of melting ice disks	2
Three-dimensional modeling of diffusion-gravity flows in ice-covered lakes	2
Quantification of continuous sand flux time-series downstream of a dam during a flushing event	2
Wavelet analysis of atmospheric turbulent data	2