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The physics of wall turbulence

Publicated to:Physica A-Statistical Mechanics And Its Applications. 263 (1-4): 252-262 - 1999-01-01 263(1-4), DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(98)00507-X

Authors: Jimenez, J;

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Abstract

The behaviour of wall-bounded turbulent flows is briefly reviewed, with emphasis on areas which remain open and which are distinct from the problem of turbulence in general. It is argued that the near-wall region is reasonably well understood, at least for smooth walls, but that its interactions with the outer flow are not, including the question of its asymptotic behaviour at large Reynolds numbers. The similarity properties of the logarithmic region are addressed next, in view of the recent controversy about its validity. It is concluded, from an analysis of experimental data for the fluctuation intensities, that the classical matching argument for the logarithmic law is probably correct. Finally, wall Bows are identified as the seat of a second, spatial, energy cascade, different from the classical Kolmogorov one. It is conjectured that the large-scale intermittency of boundary layers might reflect a pattern-forming instability of this cascade, possibly related to certain anomalies observed in boundary layers over rough walls.

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Boundary-layersChannelDirect simulationEnergy cascadeFlowLow-reynolds-numberSimilarityTurbulenceWall-bounded flows

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Physica A-Statistical Mechanics And Its Applications due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 1999, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Condensed Matter Physics.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-05-31:

  • WoS: 49
  • Scopus: 58
  • OpenCitations: 47

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-31:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 77 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/88214/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 24
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (JIMENEZ SENDIN, JAVIER) and Last Author (JIMENEZ SENDIN, JAVIER).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been JIMENEZ SENDIN, JAVIER.