''Physics of Fluids'' is a monthly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
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covering
fluid dynamics
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, established by the
American Institute of Physics in 1958, and is published by
AIP Publishing. The journal focus is the
dynamics of
gases,
liquid
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s, and complex or
multiphase fluids—and the journal contains original research resulting from
theoretical,
computational, and
experimental studies.
History
From 1958 through 1988, the journal included
plasma physics. From 1989 until 1993, the journal split into ''Physics of Fluids A'' covering fluid dynamics, and ''Physics of Fluids B,'' on plasma physics. In 1994, the latter was renamed ''
Physics of Plasmas'', and the former continued under its original name, ''Physics of Fluids''.
The journal was originally published by the American Institute of Physics in cooperation with the
American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics. In 2016, the American Institute of Physics became the sole publisher. From 1985–2015, ''Physics of Fluids'' published the ''Gallery of Fluid Motion'', containing award-winning photographs, images, and visual
streaming media
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of fluid flow.
With funding from the American Institute of Physics the annual "
François Naftali Frenkiel Award" was established by the American Physical Society in 1984 to reward a young scientist who published a paper containing significant contributions to fluid dynamics during the previous year. The award-winning paper was chosen from ''Physics of Fluids'' until 2016, but is presently chosen from ''
Physical Review Fluids''. Similarly, the invited papers from plenary talks at the annual American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics were formerly published in ''Physics of Fluids'' but, since 2016, are now published in either this journal or ''Physical Review Fluids''.
Reception
''Physics of Fluids A'', ''Physics of Fluids B'', and ''Physics of Fluids'' were ranked 3, 4, and 6, respectively based on their citation impact from 1981–2004 within the category of journals on the physics of fluids and plasmas. According to the ''
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'', the journal has a 2021
impact factor
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of 4.980.
Editors-in-chief
The following persons are or have been
editors-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
:
* 1958–1981: François Naftali Frenkiel
* 1982–1997:
Andreas Acrivos
* 1998–2015:
John Kim,
L. Gary Leal
* 2016–present:
Alan Jeffrey Giacomin
Further reading
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See also
*
List of fluid mechanics journals
References
External links
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''Physics of Fluids''{{' Gallery of fluid motion
Fluid dynamics journals
Publications established in 1958
Monthly journals
English-language journals
American Institute of Physics academic journals