Visualization of Word Usage in Fluid Mechanics Abstracts
Eric Mockensturm, Kendra Sharp

TL;DR
This paper visualizes how keywords in fluid mechanics abstracts from three major journals have evolved over several decades, revealing trends in research focus and terminology changes.
Contribution
It introduces a visualization approach to analyze temporal changes in keyword usage across multiple fluid mechanics journals.
Findings
Keywords have shifted significantly over time.
Research focus areas have evolved in fluid mechanics.
Terminology changes reflect advances in the field.
Abstract
The fluid dynamics video linked in the document shows how `keywords' from abstracts contained in three journals--Physics of Fluids (A) from 1970, Experiments in Fluids from 1983, and Journal of Fluid Mechanics from 1954--have changed over time.
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Taxonomy
TopicsComputational Physics and Python Applications · Scientific Computing and Data Management · Advanced Text Analysis Techniques
