B. Ahlborn

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

B. Ahlborn is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Ahlborn has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 23 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 21 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in B. Ahlborn's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (21 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (18 papers) and Laser Design and Applications (12 papers). B. Ahlborn is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (21 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (18 papers) and Laser Design and Applications (12 papers). B. Ahlborn collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Germany and United States. B. Ahlborn's co-authors include F. L. Curzon, Robert W. Blake, Jeffrey M. Gordon, Jonas Keller, Eckhard Rebhan, Bernd R. Noack, Mae Seto, David G. Harper, A. J. Barnard and R. Staudt and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

B. Ahlborn

83 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Efficiency of a Carnot engine at maximum power output 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 500 1000 1.5k
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. Efficiency of a Carnot engine at maximum power output
    1975 1.8k citations B. Ahlborn 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
B. Ahlborn Canada 17 1.7k 1.4k 466 455 398 87 2.9k
T. Mullin United Kingdom 37 482 0.3× 1.7k 1.2× 494 1.1× 2.9k 6.3× 153 0.4× 148 5.3k
Shinya Watanabe Japan 18 520 0.3× 205 0.1× 151 0.3× 236 0.5× 494 1.2× 99 1.9k
Lord Rayleigh 3 226 0.1× 313 0.2× 348 0.7× 794 1.7× 230 0.6× 7 2.6k
Dov Levine Israel 30 496 0.3× 419 0.3× 314 0.7× 1.5k 3.3× 747 1.9× 64 6.3k
Arshad Kudrolli United States 36 607 0.4× 632 0.4× 453 1.0× 1.9k 4.2× 573 1.4× 97 4.4k
Roland Winston United States 29 102 0.1× 737 0.5× 342 0.7× 225 0.5× 408 1.0× 158 4.2k
Sergio Rica Chile 25 520 0.3× 313 0.2× 166 0.4× 266 0.6× 1.3k 3.4× 88 2.5k
Eric B. Herbold United States 19 967 0.6× 211 0.1× 334 0.7× 552 1.2× 560 1.4× 64 2.0k
Fabian Brau Belgium 23 192 0.1× 747 0.5× 285 0.6× 163 0.4× 269 0.7× 93 2.0k
C. Laroche France 30 458 0.3× 154 0.1× 117 0.3× 1.2k 2.6× 402 1.0× 65 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. Ahlborn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Ahlborn

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ahlborn, B., Robert W. Blake, & William Megill. (2006). Frequency tuning in animal locomotion. Zoology. 109(1). 43–53. 37 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B.. (2004). Zoological Physics. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B. & Robert W. Blake. (2002). Walking and running at resonance. Zoology. 105(2). 165–174. 25 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B., et al.. (1996). Low-pressure vortex tubes. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 29(6). 1469–1472. 37 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B., et al.. (1994). Phase front analysis of vortex streets. Physics of Fluids. 6(6). 2021–2031. 1 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B., et al.. (1991). Fish without footprints. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 148(4). 521–533. 51 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B., M. H. Key, & A. R. Bell. (1982). An analytic model for laser-driven ablative implosion of spherical shell targets. The Physics of Fluids. 25(3). 541–550. 35 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B.. (1981). Scaling Laws for Laser Fusion Targets with Tamped Flow. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 50(11). 3762–3768. 7 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B., A. Hertzberg, & D. A. Russell. (1978). Shock tube and shock wave research: Proceedings of the eleventh International Symposium on Shock Tubes and Waves, Seattle, 11-14 July, 1977. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B.. (1977). Confinement of a fusion plasma by a cold gas blanket. Canadian Journal of Physics. 55(12). 1047–1054. 4 indexed citations
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Barnard, A. J. & B. Ahlborn. (1975). Measurement of refractive index gradients by deflection of a laser beam. American Journal of Physics. 43(7). 573–574. 22 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B., et al.. (1972). Transverse-Flow Transverse-Pulsed Chemical CO Laser. Journal of Applied Physics. 43(5). 2487–2489. 2 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B., et al.. (1972). Electron temperatures in a high current carbon arc. Physics Letters A. 40(3). 233–234. 1 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B.. (1971). Trigger criterion for steady fusion detonations in D-T ice. Physics Letters A. 37(3). 227–228. 2 indexed citations
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Cross, Rod, B. Ahlborn, & J. Strachan. (1971). Dynamics of Capillary Arcs. Journal of Applied Physics. 42(3). 1221–1224. 5 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B., et al.. (1969). Stability and space-time measurements of concentric detonations.. AIAA Journal. 7(6). 1191–1192. 16 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B. & Robert Morris. (1969). Plasma velocity measurements by Abel-unfolding of doppler shifts. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 9(11). 1519–1525. 6 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B., et al.. (1968). Doppler shift measurements with the double- wedge technique.. AIAA Journal. 6(11). 2227–2229. 5 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B. & A. J. Barnard. (1966). Velocity measurement by Doppler effect.. AIAA Journal. 4(6). 1136–1137. 6 indexed citations
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Ahlborn, B. & R. Wienecke. (1961). Bestimmung der Z�higkeit eines Kohlebogenplasmas im Temperaturbereich zwischen 5000 und 10000� K. The European Physical Journal A. 165(5). 491–501. 3 indexed citations

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