A. P. L. Robinson

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

A. P. L. Robinson 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. P. L. Robinson has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 27 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 21 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in A. P. L. Robinson's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (33 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (27 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (16 papers). A. P. L. Robinson is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (33 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (27 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (16 papers). A. P. L. Robinson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. A. P. L. Robinson's co-authors include S. Kar, M. Zepf, C. Bellei, Roger G. Evans, Alexey Arefiev, R. J. Kingham, P. Gibbon, D. Neely, R. G. Evans and A. R. Bell and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and New Journal of Physics.

In The Last Decade

A. P. L. Robinson

37 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Radiation pressure acceleration of thin foils with circularly polarized laser pulses

2008 465 citations A. P. L. Robinson, M. Zepf et al. New Journal of Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. P. L. Robinson United Kingdom	15	1.3k	937	807	481	103	42	1.4k
O. Klimo Czechia	21	1.4k 1.1×	940 1.0×	881 1.1×	428 0.9×	124 1.2×	75	1.4k
C. A. Cecchetti United Kingdom	17	1.4k 1.1×	915 1.0×	722 0.9×	556 1.2×	100 1.0×	36	1.4k
A. Henig Germany	14	996 0.8×	670 0.7×	716 0.9×	328 0.7×	86 0.8×	30	1.1k
C. Labaune France	23	1.4k 1.1×	974 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	344 0.7×	131 1.3×	74	1.6k
R. J. Clarke United Kingdom	13	1.2k 1.0×	814 0.9×	685 0.8×	481 1.0×	100 1.0×	17	1.3k
A. V. Brantov Russia	21	1.3k 1.0×	925 1.0×	898 1.1×	411 0.9×	228 2.2×	112	1.6k
K. Markey United Kingdom	17	1.2k 0.9×	699 0.7×	777 1.0×	347 0.7×	94 0.9×	27	1.2k
M. Zepf United Kingdom	17	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.4×	575 1.2×	124 1.2×	27	1.9k
Marius Schollmeier United States	19	1.0k 0.8×	683 0.7×	546 0.7×	390 0.8×	103 1.0×	44	1.1k
A. Machacek United Kingdom	8	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	875 1.1×	575 1.2×	158 1.5×	13	1.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gopal, Ram, et al.. (2025). High-repetition rate ion acceleration driven by a two-plasmon decay instability. Physical Review Research. 7(1).

Robinson, A. P. L., et al.. (2020). Ignition criteria for x-ray fast ignition inertial confinement fusion. Physics of Plasmas. 27(4). 4 indexed citations

Robinson, A. P. L. & Alexey Arefiev. (2020). Net energy gain in direct laser acceleration due to enhanced dephasing induced by an applied magnetic field. Physics of Plasmas. 27(2). 2 indexed citations

Robinson, A. P. L., et al.. (2019). Extreme nonlinear dynamics in vacuum laser acceleration with a crossed beam configuration. ePubs (Science and Technology Facilities Council, Research Councils UK). 4 indexed citations

Romagnani, L., A. P. L. Robinson, R. J. Clarke, et al.. (2019). Dynamics of the Electromagnetic Fields Induced by Fast Electron Propagation in Near-Solid-Density Media. Physical Review Letters. 122(2). 25001–25001. 13 indexed citations

Trines, R. M. G. M., et al.. (2017). Attosecond-scale absorption at extreme intensities. Physics of Plasmas. 24(11). 4 indexed citations

Arefiev, Alexey, Vladimir Khudik, A. P. L. Robinson, et al.. (2016). Beyond the ponderomotive limit: Direct laser acceleration of relativistic electrons in sub-critical plasmas. Physics of Plasmas. 23(5). 87 indexed citations

Arefiev, Alexey, et al.. (2016). Criterion for correctly simulating relativistic electron motion in a high-intensity laser field. AIP conference proceedings. 1777. 50001–50001.

Arefiev, Alexey, C. McGuffey, B. Qiao, et al.. (2016). Generation of Superponderomotive Electrons in Multipicosecond Interactions of Kilojoule Laser Beams with Solid-Density Plasmas. Physical Review Letters. 116(15). 155001–155001. 40 indexed citations

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Robinson, A. P. L., et al.. (2015). Charging of large dust grains in flowing plasmas. Physical Review E. 91(6). 63103–63103. 4 indexed citations

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Robinson, A. P. L., Prashant Kumar Singh, Gourab Chatterjee, et al.. (2015). Terahertz Acoustics in Hot Dense Laser Plasmas. Physical Review Letters. 114(11). 115001–115001. 26 indexed citations

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Booth, N., A. P. L. Robinson, P. Hakel, et al.. (2015). Laboratory measurements of resistivity in warm dense plasmas relevant to the microphysics of brown dwarfs. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8742–8742. 17 indexed citations

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Ridgers, C. P., M. Sherlock, Roger G. Evans, A. P. L. Robinson, & R. J. Kingham. (2011). Superluminal sheath-field expansion and fast-electron-beam divergence measurements in laser-solid interactions. Physical Review E. 83(3). 36404–36404. 14 indexed citations

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Booth, N., R. J. Clarke, D. Doria, et al.. (2010). Measuring fast electron distribution functions at intensities up to 1021Wcm−2. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 653(1). 137–139. 3 indexed citations

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Robinson, A. P. L., M. Zepf, S. Kar, Roger G. Evans, & C. Bellei. (2008). Radiation pressure acceleration of thin foils with circularly polarized laser pulses. New Journal of Physics. 10(1). 13021–13021. 465 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pfotenhauer, Sebastian, Oliver Jäkel, J. Polz, et al.. (2008). Spectral shaping of laser generated proton beams. New Journal of Physics. 10(3). 33034–33034. 42 indexed citations

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Weng, Su-Ming, Z. M. Sheng, Min He, et al.. (2008). Plasma Currents and Electron Distribution Functions under a dc Electric Field of Arbitrary Strength. Physical Review Letters. 100(18). 185001–185001. 11 indexed citations

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Sherlock, M., S. J. Rose, & A. P. L. Robinson. (2007). Prediction of Net Energy Gain in Deuterium-Beam Interactions with an Inertially Confined Plasma. Physical Review Letters. 99(25). 255003–255003. 8 indexed citations

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Wilson, S.J., et al.. (1994). Polarization-dependent gain in erbium-doped fibers. FF5–FF5. 7 indexed citations

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Robinson, A. P. L.. (1987). The relationship between vision carrier-to-noise ratio and picture signal-to-noise ratio in a System I television receiver. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 88. 17877. 2 indexed citations

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