A. Beck

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

A. Beck is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mechanics of Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Beck has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 15 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in A. Beck's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (17 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (15 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (6 papers). A. Beck is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (17 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (15 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (6 papers). A. Beck collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Belgium. A. Beck's co-authors include E. Lefebvre, G. Lambert, S. Corde, Romuald Fitour, V. Malka, K. Ta Phuoc, A. Rousse, Julien Dérouillat, F. Pérez and M. Grech and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Reviews of Modern Physics and Journal of Computational Physics.

In The Last Decade

A. Beck

25 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Femtosecond x rays from laser-plasma accelerators 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2017 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Femtosecond x rays from laser-plasma accelerators
    2013 527 citations S. Corde, K. Ta Phuoc et al. Reviews of Modern Physics profile →
  2. Smilei : A collaborative, open-source, multi-purpose particle-in-cell code for plasma simulation
    2017 306 citations Julien Dérouillat, A. Beck et al. Computer Physics Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Beck France 11 939 739 444 337 221 30 1.4k
M. K. Matzen United States 21 1.4k 1.4× 738 1.0× 613 1.4× 261 0.8× 141 0.6× 65 1.7k
D. J. Ampleford United States 23 1.4k 1.5× 526 0.7× 517 1.2× 219 0.6× 254 1.1× 131 1.7k
J. D. Sethian United States 23 963 1.0× 736 1.0× 431 1.0× 699 2.1× 132 0.6× 130 1.6k
Keith Bennett United Kingdom 12 1.6k 1.7× 1.2k 1.6× 821 1.8× 226 0.7× 149 0.7× 20 2.0k
S. R. Nagel United States 20 1.2k 1.3× 653 0.9× 537 1.2× 189 0.6× 326 1.5× 75 1.5k
D. H. Edgell United States 23 1.5k 1.6× 803 1.1× 862 1.9× 170 0.5× 77 0.3× 92 1.6k
G. A. Chandler United States 26 1.9k 2.0× 1.1k 1.4× 716 1.6× 256 0.8× 458 2.1× 114 2.3k
V. Bagnoud Germany 27 1.6k 1.7× 1.3k 1.8× 731 1.6× 426 1.3× 287 1.3× 130 2.2k
Alexey Arefiev United States 28 1.6k 1.7× 1.1k 1.5× 1.1k 2.5× 585 1.7× 151 0.7× 122 2.2k
I. Golovkin United States 21 1.1k 1.1× 866 1.2× 945 2.1× 125 0.4× 226 1.0× 82 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. Beck

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Beck

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Beck, A., D. Douillet, G. Iaquaniello, et al.. (2025). Two-chamber gas target for laser-plasma electron source. Review of Scientific Instruments. 96(3).
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Mironov, A. A., I. I. Tupitsyn, A. Beck, et al.. (2025). Strong-field ionization in particle-in-cell simulations. Physical review. E. 112(5). 55202–55202.
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Massimo, F., C. Benedetti, Davide Terzani, A. Beck, & B. Cros. (2025). Modeling laser-wakefield accelerators using the time-averaged ponderomotive approximation in a Lorentz boosted frame. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 67(6). 65032–65032.
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Bruni, C., K. Cassou, C. Guyot, et al.. (2023). Random scan optimization of a laser-plasma electron injector based on fast particle-in-cell simulations. Physical Review Accelerators and Beams. 26(9). 1 indexed citations
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Massimo, F., et al.. (2020). Numerical modeling of laser tunneling ionization in particle-in-cell codes with a laser envelope model. Physical review. E. 102(3). 33204–33204. 8 indexed citations
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Beck, A., J. Frederiksen, & Julien Dérouillat. (2016). Load management strategy for Particle-In-Cell simulations in high energy particle acceleration. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 829. 418–421. 4 indexed citations
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Innocenti, Maria Elena, A. Beck, Stefano Markidis, & Giovanni Lapenta. (2016). Momentum conservation in Multi-Level Multi-Domain (MLMD) simulations. Journal of Computational Physics. 312. 14–18. 4 indexed citations
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Innocenti, Maria Elena, et al.. (2014). Introduction of temporal sub-stepping in the Multi-Level Multi-Domain semi-implicit Particle-In-Cell code Parsek2D-MLMD. Computer Physics Communications. 189. 47–59. 14 indexed citations
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Corde, S., K. Ta Phuoc, G. Lambert, et al.. (2013). Femtosecond x rays from laser-plasma accelerators. Reviews of Modern Physics. 85(1). 1–48. 527 indexed citations breakdown →
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Beck, A., S. Kalmykov, X. Davoine, et al.. (2013). Physical processes at work in sub-30 fs, PW laser pulse-driven plasma accelerators: Towards GeV electron acceleration experiments at CILEX facility. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 740. 67–73. 3 indexed citations
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Powers, Nathan, Isaac Ghebregziabher, C. M. Maharjan, et al.. (2012). ブロウアウト領域におけるレーザ航跡場加速器からの波長可変、100-800MeV準単色電子ビームの発生. Physics of Plasmas. 19(5). 56703–56703. 1 indexed citations
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Beck, A., X. Davoine, & E. Lefebvre. (2011). Scaling laws for electron cold injection in the narrow collision pulse approximation. New Journal of Physics. 13(9). 93016–93016. 3 indexed citations
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Kalmykov, S., A. Beck, S. A. Yi, et al.. (2011). Electron self-injection into an evolving plasma bubble: Quasi-monoenergetic laser-plasma acceleration in the blowout regime. Physics of Plasmas. 18(5). 79 indexed citations
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Beck, A. & N. Meyer‐Vernet. (2008). The trajectory of an electron in a plasma. American Journal of Physics. 76(10). 934–936. 3 indexed citations
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Beck, A., et al.. (1982). The I-V characteristics of a thermionic diode with patchy cathode. International Journal of Electronics. 53(3). 215–221.
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Beck, A.. (1974). On velocity broadening in long electron beams. International Journal of Electronics. 36(1). 121–134.
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Beck, A.. (1966). Wave and Oscillatory Phenomena in Electron Beams at Microwave Frequencies. Electronics and Power. 12(11). 407–407. 7 indexed citations
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Beck, A.. (1964). The Theory of Electromagnetism. Electronics and Power. 10(6). 215–215. 288 indexed citations
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Beck, A., et al.. (1958). Space-charge waves on annular beams in drift tubes. ˜The œproceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Part B, Radio and electronic engineering, including communication engineering. 105(11S). 635–641. 1 indexed citations
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Beck, A., et al.. (1954). A New Type of Diffusion Cathode. Nature. 174(4439). 1010–1011. 7 indexed citations

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