Agnar Pytte

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Agnar Pytte is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Agnar Pytte has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 9 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 9 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Agnar Pytte's work include Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena (9 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (6 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (5 papers). Agnar Pytte is often cited by papers focused on Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena (9 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (6 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (5 papers). Agnar Pytte collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Agnar Pytte's co-authors include R. A. Helliwell, Mark J. Beran, David Montgomery, D. A. Tidman, Allen H. Boozer, Ya.L. Al'pert, Roger D. Jones, J.J Brandstatter, J. B. McBride and Daniel B. Butrymowicz and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Physics, Journal of Mathematical Physics and IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science.

In The Last Decade

Agnar Pytte

32 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Whistlers and Related Ionospheric Phenomena 1966 2026 1986 2006 1966 1968 250 500 750 1000
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. Whistlers and Related Ionospheric Phenomena
    1966 1.0k citations R. A. Helliwell, Agnar Pytte American Journal of Physics profile →
  2. Statistical Continuum Theories
    1968 587 citations Agnar Pytte et al. American Journal of Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Agnar Pytte United States 12 1.2k 659 409 395 356 32 2.3k
K.V. Roberts United Kingdom 18 868 0.7× 178 0.3× 265 0.6× 619 1.6× 1.1k 3.0× 53 2.3k
D. A. Tidman United States 24 1.2k 0.9× 355 0.5× 517 1.3× 772 2.0× 987 2.8× 96 2.4k
M. A. Pomerantz United States 23 1.9k 1.6× 303 0.5× 87 0.2× 237 0.6× 459 1.3× 156 3.0k
Glenn Joyce United States 27 1.4k 1.1× 606 0.9× 185 0.5× 1.5k 3.7× 747 2.1× 65 2.8k
J. Heading United Kingdom 14 588 0.5× 342 0.5× 69 0.2× 579 1.5× 197 0.6× 70 1.7k
H. Okuda United States 27 1.8k 1.4× 320 0.5× 130 0.3× 692 1.8× 1.3k 3.7× 96 2.5k
G. D. Doolen United States 22 346 0.3× 333 0.5× 114 0.3× 974 2.5× 241 0.7× 50 2.2k
G. Schmidt United States 23 584 0.5× 121 0.2× 260 0.6× 872 2.2× 713 2.0× 154 2.2k
C. E. Seyler United States 32 2.2k 1.8× 498 0.8× 184 0.4× 470 1.2× 1.1k 3.1× 114 3.2k
D. R. Nicholson United States 19 708 0.6× 153 0.2× 140 0.3× 484 1.2× 479 1.3× 49 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Agnar Pytte

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Agnar Pytte

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pytte, Agnar & Allen H. Boozer. (1981). Neoclassical transport in helically symmetric plasmas. The Physics of Fluids. 24(1). 88–92. 30 indexed citations
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Jones, Roger D. & Agnar Pytte. (1980). Hamiltonian of a slightly relativistic plasma. The Physics of Fluids. 23(2). 269–272. 13 indexed citations
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Pytte, Agnar, et al.. (1973). High-frequency conductivity of a magnetoplasma. The Physics of Fluids. 16(6). 943–943. 2 indexed citations
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Pytte, Agnar, et al.. (1972). Conductivity of a Magnetoplasma from a Quantum Mechanical Convergent Kinetic Equation. The Physics of Fluids. 15(6). 1056–1058. 2 indexed citations
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Pytte, Agnar, et al.. (1971). Conductivity of a Magnetoplasma from a Convergent Kinetic Equation. The Physics of Fluids. 14(7). 1500–1506. 2 indexed citations
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Pytte, Agnar. (1970). Effect of Ion Motion on the Collisional Conductivity of a Magnetoplasma. The Physics of Fluids. 13(3). 767–769. 2 indexed citations
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Pytte, Agnar & J. B. McBride. (1969). Magnetic Field Corrections to the Plasma Bremsstrahlung Spectrum. The Physics of Fluids. 12(11). 2458–2459. 2 indexed citations
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Pytte, Agnar. (1969). Conductivity Tensor of a Collisional Plasma in a Magnetic Field. Physical Review. 179(1). 138–144. 11 indexed citations
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McBride, J. B. & Agnar Pytte. (1969). Relativistic Correction to Bremsstrahlung from a Plasma. The Physics of Fluids. 12(5). 1130–1131. 1 indexed citations
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Pytte, Agnar. (1968). Exact and Asymptotic Master Equations. The Physics of Fluids. 11(3). 522–528. 5 indexed citations
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Pytte, Agnar & R. Balescu. (1968). Geometrical and tensorial lorentz transformations. ˜Il œNuovo cimento della Società italiana di fisica. B/˜Il œNuovo cimento B. 55(1). 51–75. 2 indexed citations
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Balescu, R., Marc Baus, & Agnar Pytte. (1967). On some mathematical aspects of classical relativistic statistical mechanics. Bulletin de la Classe des sciences. 53(1). 1043–1069. 1 indexed citations
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Helliwell, R. A. & Agnar Pytte. (1966). Whistlers and Related Ionospheric Phenomena. American Journal of Physics. 34(1). 81–81. 1011 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pytte, Agnar & N. K. Winsor. (1965). A TWO-TEMPERATURE THEORY FOR A HELIUM ARC PLASMA IN A CYLINDRICAL DUCT,. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 5 indexed citations
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Pytte, Agnar, et al.. (1964). Effect of Collisions on Electron Waves in a Plasma in a Magnetic Field. Physical Review. 133(3A). A668–A672. 11 indexed citations
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Dean, Robert C., et al.. (1964). On Cooled Anodes in Contact with a Laminar Arc-Heated Flow. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 11(1). 66–91. 12 indexed citations
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Pytte, Agnar, et al.. (1963). ON ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION IN A NON-UNIFORM HELIUM PLASMA.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations
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Al'pert, Ya.L. & Agnar Pytte. (1963). Radio Wave Propagation and the Ionosphere. American Journal of Physics. 31(8). 634–634. 30 indexed citations
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Pytte, Agnar. (1962). Lectures on Field Theory and the Many-Body Problem. American Journal of Physics. 30(5). 391–392. 39 indexed citations
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Pytte, Agnar. (1960). Pinch with a Small Rotation. The Physics of Fluids. 3(6). 1034–1035. 1 indexed citations

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