C. Oberman

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

C. Oberman 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, C. Oberman has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 20 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 20 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in C. Oberman's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (17 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (15 papers) and Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena (11 papers). C. Oberman is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (17 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (15 papers) and Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena (11 papers). C. Oberman collaborates with scholars based in United States and Italy. C. Oberman's co-authors include J. M. Dawson, John M. Dawson, T. J. Birmingham, John A. Krommes, Martin D. Kruskal, E. J. Valeo, F. W. Perkins, A. Rogister, D. H. E. Dubin and Robert G. Kleva and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena.

In The Last Decade

C. Oberman

46 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Radiation Processes in Plasmas 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Radiation Processes in Plasmas
    1965 520 citations J. M. Dawson, C. Oberman et al. The Physics of Fluids profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. Oberman United States 27 1.8k 1.7k 1.1k 488 449 48 3.2k
Albert Simon United States 20 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 633 1.3× 393 0.9× 58 2.7k
J. H. Malmberg United States 30 1.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 2.0k 1.8× 762 1.6× 584 1.3× 62 3.3k
G. Laval France 34 2.1k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 563 1.2× 833 1.9× 94 3.4k
E. G. Harris United States 21 1.3k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 331 0.7× 230 0.5× 57 3.0k
R. W. Gould United States 27 1.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 1.8k 1.6× 1.2k 2.6× 301 0.7× 67 3.5k
D. A. Tidman United States 24 987 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 772 0.7× 339 0.7× 517 1.2× 96 2.4k
Lyman Spitzer United States 24 1.9k 1.1× 4.9k 2.9× 1.6k 1.4× 646 1.3× 714 1.6× 61 7.2k
N. A. Krall United States 25 2.7k 1.5× 3.1k 1.9× 2.1k 1.9× 1.0k 2.1× 499 1.1× 113 5.6k
William Rarita United States 14 2.1k 1.1× 2.0k 1.2× 1.6k 1.4× 428 0.9× 239 0.5× 23 4.5k
D. F. DuBois United States 31 1.1k 0.6× 935 0.6× 1.5k 1.3× 363 0.7× 654 1.5× 73 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. Oberman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Oberman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heidbrink, W. W., et al.. (1993). The nonlinear saturation of beam-driven instabilities: Theory and experiment. Physics of Fluids B Plasma Physics. 5(7). 2176–2186. 71 indexed citations
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Krommes, John A., W. W. Lee, & C. Oberman. (1986). Equilibrium fluctuation energy of gyrokinetic plasma. The Physics of Fluids. 29(8). 2421–2425. 30 indexed citations
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Dubin, D. H. E., et al.. (1983). Nonlinear gyrokinetic equations. The Physics of Fluids. 26(12). 3524–3535. 261 indexed citations
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Jensen, Roderick V. & C. Oberman. (1981). Calculation of the Statistical Properties of Strange Attractors. Physical Review Letters. 46(24). 1547–1550. 29 indexed citations
5.
Chen, Liu, P. N. Guzdar, Jenq‐Muh Hsu, et al.. (1979). Theory of dissipative drift instabilities in sheared magnetic fields. Nuclear Fusion. 19(3). 373–387. 56 indexed citations
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Guzdar, P. N., et al.. (1978). Theory of Universal Eigenmodes in a Sheared Magnetic Field. Physical Review Letters. 41(9). 649–653. 38 indexed citations
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Guzdar, P. N., Liu Chen, P. K. Kaw, & C. Oberman. (1978). Effect of Magnetic Shear on Dissipative Drift-Wave Instabilities. Physical Review Letters. 40(24). 1566–1570. 28 indexed citations
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Krommes, John A. & C. Oberman. (1976). Anomalous transport due to long-lived fluctuations in plasma Part 2. Hydrodynamic contributions to transport in two-dimensional, strongly magnetized systems. Journal of Plasma Physics. 16(2). 229–260. 29 indexed citations
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Oberman, C., et al.. (1973). Model of Parametric Excitation by an Imperfect Pump. Physical Review Letters. 30(21). 1035–1038. 57 indexed citations
10.
Hinton, F. L. & C. Oberman. (1969). Electrical conductivity of plasma in a spatially inhomogeneous magnetic field. Nuclear Fusion. 9(4). 319–327. 39 indexed citations
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Kulsrud, Russell M., C. Oberman, J. M. Dawson, & M. N. Rosenbluth. (1969). Comments on “Enhanced Bremsstrahlung from Supraluminous and Subluminous Waves in an Isotropic, Homogeneous Plasma”. The Physics of Fluids. 12(9). 1957–1959. 2 indexed citations
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Rogister, A. & C. Oberman. (1969). On the kinetic theory of stable and weakly unstable plasma. Part 2. Journal of Plasma Physics. 3(1). 119–147. 54 indexed citations
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Hinton, F. L. & C. Oberman. (1968). Test-Particle Propagator and Its Application to the Decay of Plasma Wave Echoes. The Physics of Fluids. 11(9). 1982–1989. 25 indexed citations
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Su, Chun‐Hsu & C. Oberman. (1968). Collisional Damping of a Plasma Echo. Physical Review Letters. 20(9). 427–429. 64 indexed citations
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Oberman, C. & Martin D. Kruskal. (1965). Some Constants of the Linearized Motion of Vlasov Plasmas. Journal of Mathematical Physics. 6(3). 327–335. 8 indexed citations
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Oberman, C., et al.. (1963). High-Frequency Plasma Conductivity in a Magnetic Field. The Physics of Fluids. 6(6). 834–838. 26 indexed citations
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Ron, A., John M. Dawson, & C. Oberman. (1963). Influence of Collisions on Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves by Plasma Fluctuations. Physical Review. 132(2). 497–498. 22 indexed citations
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Oberman, C., Amiram Ron, & J. M. Dawson. (1962). High-Frequency Conductivity of a Fully Ionized Plasma. The Physics of Fluids. 5(12). 1514–1522. 90 indexed citations
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Dawson, J. M. & C. Oberman. (1959). Oscillations of a Finite Cold Plasma in a Strong Magnetic Field. The Physics of Fluids. 2(2). 103–111. 37 indexed citations
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Kruskal, Martin D. & C. Oberman. (1958). On the Stability of Plasma in Static Equilibrium. The Physics of Fluids. 1(4). 275–280. 264 indexed citations

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