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Robert F. Beck

Engineering · University of Michigan

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Established · publishing since 1971
Ship Hydrodynamics and ManeuverabilityFluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsWave and Wind Energy SystemsOcean Waves and Remote SensingAdvanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics

Publications

66

Citations

976

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

56

Publishing since 1971

In context
Among 1,507 established Engineering PIs within our index
Citations: 976cohort median 1,834
Publications / year (recent): 0.8cohort median 4.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 73% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 6 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication182019: 2 publications219202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication24252026: 1 publication26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 1 collaborator2018: 0 collaborators2019: 0 collaborators2020: 0 collaborators2021: 0 collaborators2022: 0 collaborators2023: 0 collaborators2024: 0 collaborators2025: 0 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Ocean Engineering×2
  • SNAME Maritime Convention×2
  • Friction×1
  • European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids×1
  • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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