Joaquim Fort

Major research interests
· Propagation of reaction-diffusion and reaction-dispersal fronts and pulses
· Applications to cross-disciplinary systems (e.g., the Neolithic transition, biological invasions and virus infections) FEPRE workshop, Girona 16-18 March 2009
· Applications to physical systems (e.g., combustion flames)

SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
Citations & statistics by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI)               Please note that some reprints cannot be posted here because of their Publisher copyrights

85. Fort J, Pujol T, Vander Linden M Demic versus cultural diffusion in the neolithic transition in Europe submitted

84. Amor D R, Fort J Fronts form 2D dispersal kernels: beyond the non-overlapping generations model Phys Rev E 80 051918 1-9 (2009)
83. Isern N, Fort J Time-delayed reaction-diffusion fronts Phys Rev E 80 057103 1-4 (2009)
82. Pujol T, Fort J, Montoro L, Suñol J J Generalized analytical expressions for the burning velocity in a combustion model Physica A 388 4959-4972 (2009)
81. Fort J Mathematical models of the Neolithic transition: a review for non-mathematicians British Arch. Rep. Int. S1964 211-216 (2009)
80. Isern N, Fort J, Pérez-Losada J Realistic dispersion kernels & cohabitation reaction-dispersion eqs J Stat Mechs: Theor & Exp P10012 1-17 (2008)
79. Fort J, Pujol T Progress in front propagation research Rep Prog Phys 71 086001 1-41 (2008)          UdG Engega Gen 2009
78. Fort J, Pérez-Losada J, Suñol JJ, Escoda L, Massaneda JM Integro-diff eqs for interacting species & the Neolithic New J Phys 10 43045 1-18 (2008)
77. Pujol T, Fort J, González J R, Montoro L, Pelegrí M Bounds for the speed of combustion flames: effect of mass diffusion Physica A 387 1987-1998 (2008)
76. Suñol J J, Fort J Materials developed by mechanical alloying and melt spinning Int Rev Phys 2 31-35 (2008)
75. Suñol J J, Escoda L, Fort J, Pérez-Losada J, Pujol T Structural & magnetic properties of a nanocryst FeNbSiB alloy Mat Lett 62 1673-1676 (2008)
74. Fort J, Pujol T Time-delayed fronts from biased random walks New J Phys 9 234, 1-14 (2007)
73. Fort J, Pérez-Losada J, Isern N Fronts from integro-difference equations and persistence effects on the Neolithic Phys Rev E 76 031913 1-10 (2007)
72. Fort J Fronts from complex 2D dispersal kernels. Theory & application to Reid's paradox J Appl Phys 101 094701 1-7 (2007)
71. Ortega-Cejas V, Fort J, Méndez V Time-delayed predator-prey & competition wavefronts Physica A 366 299-307 (2006)
70. Fort J, Pérez-Losada J, Ubeda E, García F J Fronts with continuous waiting-time distributions & virus infections Phys Rev E 73 , 021907 1-8 (2006)
69. Campos D, Fort J, Méndez V Transport on fractal river networks: Application to migration fronts Theor Popul Biol 69 88-93 (2006)
68. Jana D, Fort J On Mott conductivity exponents of pseudo-gap amorphous systs in Frontiers in Cond Matt Phys Res ed. J.V. Chang, Nova Sci. Publs, N.Y. 111-128 (2006)

67. Pinhasi R, Fort J, Ammerman A J Tracing the origin and spread of agriculture in Europe PLoS Biology 3 2220-2228 (2005)        Supp Info        Synopsis    IMPACT FACTOR 2005             JOURNAL               Definition of impact factor                                         31                                       Science                                         29                                       Nature                                         14                                      PLoS Biology                                         10                                      PNAS                                         7                                        Phys Rev Lett                                         4                                        Appl Phys Lett                                         4                                        New J Phys                                         3                                        J Appl Phys                                         2                                        Phys Rev E

66. Fort J Energy conservation can predict intervals of time Phys. Educ. 40 321-322 (2005) La conservación de la energía puede predecir inter. de tiempo
65. Pujol T, Fort J, Méndez V Conseq of inter-specific competition among mult adapt species in Daisyworld Theor. & Appl. Climatol. 81 137-147 (2005)
64. Ortega-Cejas V, Fort J Mendez V Role of the delay time in the modelling of biological range expansions Ecology 85 258-264 (2004)

63. Fort J, Pujol T, Cavalli-Sforza L L Palaeolithic populations and waves of advance Cambridge Archaeol. J. 14 53-61 (2004)

62. Fort J , Jana D, Humet J M Multidelayed random walks & application to the neolithic transition in Europe Phys. Rev. E 70 031913 1-6 (2004)
61. Fort J , Campos D, González J R, Velayos J Bounds for the propagation speed of combustion flames J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 37 7185-7198 (2004)
60. Campos D, Llebot J E, Fort J Reaction-Diffusion pulses: A combustion model J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 37 6609-6621 (2004)
59. Campos D, Fort J, Mendez V Propagation through fractal media: the Sierpinski Gasket and the Koch curve Europhys. Lett. 68 769-775 (2004)
58. Mendez V, Campos D, Fort J Speed of travelling fronts: 2D & ballistic dispersal probability distributions Europhys. Lett. 66 902-908 (2004)
57. Roura P, Fort J Local thermodynamic derivation of Young's equation J. Colloid. Interface Sci. 272 420-9 (2004)
56. Ortega-Cejas V, Fort J, Méndez V, Campos D Approximate solution to the speed of spreading viruses Phys. Rev. E 69 031909 1-4 (2004)
55. Mendez V, Campos D, Fort J Dynamical features of reaction-diffusion fronts in fractals Phys. Rev. E 69 016613 1-7 (2004)
54. Campos D, Méndez V, Fort J Description of diffusive and propagative behaviour on fractals Phys. Rev. E 69 031115 1-5 (2004) UAB divulg@ Sept 2004
53. Jana D, Fort J A simple scaling approach to Mott conductivity Physica B 344 62-65 (2004)
52. Méndez V, Fort J, Rotstein H, Fedotov S Speed of reaction-diffusion fronts in spatially heterogeneous media Phys. Rev. E 68 041105 1-11 (2003)
51. Méndez V, Fort J, Pujol T The speed of reaction-diffusion wavefronts in nonsteady media J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36 3983-3993 (2003)
50. Méndez V, Fort J, Pujol T Effect of initial conditions on the speed of reaction-diffusion fronts Phys. Rev. E 67 016213 1-6 (2003)
49. Fort J Population expansion in the western Pacific (Austronesia): a wave of advance model  Antiquity 77 (number 297) 520-530 (Sept. 2003)
48. Campos D, Fort J, Llebot J E Reaction-diffusion wavefronts: Multi-generation biological species & climate change Phys. Rev. E 66 062901 1-4 (2002)

47. Fort J, Méndez V Time-delayed spread of viruses in growing plaques Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 178101 1-4 (2002)  Summary of this work, featured by the American Physical Society   in Oct 2002: local mirror

46. Fort J Journals' online access costs are a shared burden Phys. Today, June, p.10 (2002)
45. Pujol T, Fort J The effect of atmospheric absorption of sunlight on the runaway greenhouse point J. Geophys. Res. D 107, 4566 1-7 (2002)
44. Fort J, Méndez V Wavefronts in time-delayed systems. Theory and comparison to experiment Rep. Progr. Phys. 65, 895-954 (2002)
43. Cukrowski A S, Fort J, Fritzsche S Simple models for nonequil. effects in bimol. chem. reactions Acta Phys. Polon. B 33, 1085-1102 (2002)
42. Pujol T, Fort J States of maximum entropy production in a 1D vertical model with convective adjustment Tellus 54A, 363-369 (2002)
41. Mendez V, Pujol T, Fort J Dispersal probability distributions and the wavefront speed problem Phys. Rev. E 65 041109 1-6 (2002)
40. Farjas J, Das D, Fort J, Roura P Calorimetry of hydrogen desorption from a-Si nanoparticles Phys. Rev. B 65 115403 1-5 (2002) Erratum
39. Fort J, Méndez V On approximate solutions to the wavefront speed problem J. Stat. Phys. 107, 805-820 (2002)
38. Roura P, Fort J Comment on "Effects of surface roughness on slidding angles of droplets" Langmuir 18, 566-569 (2002)
37. Fort J A comment on amplification and spread of viruses in a growing plaque J. Theor. Biol. 214, 515-518 (2002)
36. Vasconcellos A R, Fort J, Jou D, Luzzi R Thermodyn. of nonequil. radiation II. Irrever. evolution & exper. setup Physica A 300, 403-416 (2001)
35. Vasconcellos A R, Fort J, Jou D, Luzzi R Thermodyn. of nonequil. radiation I. General theory Physica A 300 , 386-402 (2001)
34. Cukrowski A S, Fritzsche S, Fort J Nonequil. effects on the rate of bimoleular chemical reaction in a dilute gas Chem. Phys. Lett. 341, 585-593 (2001)
33. Méndez V, Fort J Speed of reaction-transport processes Phys. Rev. E 64, 011105 1-4 (2001)
32. Roura P, Fort J Equilibrium of drops over inclined hydrophilic surfaces Phys. Rev. E 64, 011601 1-5 (2001)
31. Fort J, Pujol T, Cukrowski A S Several-temperature systems: extended thermodyn. & thermal fronts J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 33, 6953-6973 (2000)
30. Méndez V, Fort J Dynamical evolution of discrete epidemic models Physica A 284 , 309-317 (2000)
29. Roura P, Fort J, Saurina J How long does it take to boil an egg? A simple approach to the energy transfer equation Eur. J. Phys. 21, 95-100 (2000)
28. Méndez V, Fort J Irreversible thermodynamics of Poisson processes with reaction Phys. Rev. E 60, 6168-6171 (1999)
27. Méndez V, Fort J, Farjas J Speed of wavefront solutions to hyperbolic reaction-diffusion equations Phys. Rev. E 60, 5231-5243 (1999)
26. Fort J, Méndez V Reaction-diffusion waves of advance in the transition to agricultural economics Phys. Rev. E 60, 5894-5901 (1999)

25. Fort J, Méndez V Time-delayed theory of the Neolithic transition in Europe Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 867-870 (1999)   Summary of this work in Phys. Rev. Focus , featured by the American Physical Society   in Jan 1999 :  local mirror Image  in  Physics News Graphics, prepared by the American Institute of Physics  in Dec 23, 1998 :  local mirror El País  (6 Jan 99)  De Volkskrant  (9 Jan 99):   Catalan ,  S panish ,  English ,  Dutch   versions ABC  (14 Jan 99)

24. Pujol T, Llebot J E, Fort J Greenhouse gases and climatic states of minimum entropy production J. Geophys. Res. D 104, 24257-24263 (1999)
23. Sancho P, Llebot J E, Fort J Information-theoretical thermodyn. and turbulent-induced heat inhibition Open Systs. & Info. Dyn. 6, 415-426 (1999)
22. Fort J, Roura P A comparison between info-theoretic & phenomenological descriptions of nonequil. radiation J. Stat. Phys. 97, 941-955 (1999)
21. Fort J, Jou D, Llebot J E Temperature and measurement: comparison between two models of nonequilibrium radiation Physica A 269, 439-454 (1999)
20. Fort J, González J A, Llebot J E, Saurina J Information Theory and blackbody radiation Contemporary Physics 40, 57-70 (1999)
19. Fort J On the nonequilibrium generalization of the Wien displacement Phys. Lett. A 253, 266-272 (1999)
18. Fort J, Llebot J E, Pujol T Extended Thermodyn. of heat transport & energy equilibration in radiat. systs. J. Phys. A: Math. Gen.32, 3095-3104 (1999)
17. Fort J Predictions from informational-theoretical models of nonequilibrium radiation Phys. Rev. E 59, 3710-3713 (1999)
16. Fort J, Casas-Vázquez J, Méndez V Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics of chemically-reacting systems J. Phys. Chem. B 103, 861-867 (1999)
15. Roura P, Costa J, López-de-Miguel M, Garrido B, Fort J, Morante J R, Bertran E Blackbody emission from nanos mat J. Lumin. 80, 519-522 (1999)
   Also cited in Sci Cit Index as: Blackbody..., in Light emission from Silicon: Progress towards Si-based optoelectronics (Elsevier), Eur. Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 77
14. Costa J, Fort J, Roura P, Viera G, Bertrán E, Froyen L Microstructural study of mechanically allowyed aluminium with nanometer size Silicon Carbide powder
   in Metal Matrix Composites, Proc. 1998 Powder Metallurgy World Congress, Granada (Spain), vol. 5, 110-115 (1998).    ISBN: 1-899072-09-8.
13. Costa J, Fort J , Suñol J J, Roura P, Viera G, Bertran E   Thermal desorption of H in Si and SiC nanoparticles grown by PECVP,
   in Hydrogen in semiconductors and metals (MRS, Warrendale, USA) Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 513, 427-432 (1998) 1   2   3   4   5   6  
12. Fort J, Jou D, Llebot J E Measurable temperatures in nonequilibrium radiative systems Physica A 248, 97-110 (1998) Erratum
11. Fort J, Llebot J E, Saurina J, Suñol J J A counterintuitive toy: the bird that never falls down Phys. Educ. 33, 98-101 (1998)
10. Fort J, Cukrowski A S Appl of info stat theory to the descr of the eff of heat cond on the chem reac rate in gases Acta Phys. Polon. B 29,1633-1646 (1998)
9. Fort J, Llebot J E An extended thermodynamical description of radiative systems J. Math. Phys. 39, 345-354 (1998)
8. Cukrowski A S, Fort J, Fritzsche S Thermodynamic description of translational energy relaxation in mixtures Polish J. Chem. 71, 1718-1724 (1997)
7. Fort J, González J A,  Llebot J E Information-theoretical derivation of an extension of the Wien displacement law Phys. Lett. A 236, 193-200 (1997)
6. Fort J, Cukrowski A S The effect of the heat flux on chemical reactions in dilute gases Chem. Phys. 222, 59-69 (1997)
5. Fort J Information-theoretical approach to radiative transfer Physica A 243, 275-303 (1997)
4. Fort J, Llebot J E Radiative transfer in the framework of Extended Irreverible Thermodynamics J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 29, 3427-3436 (1996)
3. Fort J, Poch J, Roget E Hydrodynamics of shallow lakes subject to wind: gyres and geometry J. Appl. Math. Mech. (ZAMM) 76, 147-148 (1996)
2. Fort J, Llebot J E Behaviour of entropy in relaxational hydrodynamics Phys. Lett. A 205, 281-286 (1995)
1. Fort J, Vachaspati T Do global string loops collapse to form black holes? Phys. Lett. B 311, 41-46 (1993)

Proceedings

Referee for
· Proc Nat Acad Sci (PNAS) (National Academy of Sciences, USA). Impact factor = 10.3
· Physical Review Letters (American Physics Society, USA). Impact factor = 7.0
· Physical Review E (American Physics Society, USA). Impact factor = 2.2
· Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Institute of Physics, UK)
· Physica A (Elsevier, Netherlands)
· Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (Institute of Physics, UK)
· Journal of Physical Chemistry B (American Chemical Society, USA)
· Langmuir (American Chemical Society, USA)
· Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (Springer, Germany)
· Journal of Theoretical Biology (Elsevier, Netherlands)
· Journal of Biogeography (Blackwell, UK)
· Human Biology (Blackwell, UK)

Additional information

   Comments: joaquim.fort at udg.es