D. N. Hill

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
149 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

D. N. Hill is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. N. Hill has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 69 papers in Materials Chemistry and 41 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. N. Hill's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (137 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (69 papers) and Superconducting Materials and Applications (41 papers). D. N. Hill is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (137 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (69 papers) and Superconducting Materials and Applications (41 papers). D. N. Hill collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and South Korea. D. N. Hill's co-authors include A.W. Leonard, R. D. Wood, H. S. McLean, E. B. Hooper, S. Woodruff, G. D. Porter, M. A. Mahdavi, B. W. Stallard, D. Buchenauer and C. T. Holcomb and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physics Letters A and Review of Scientific Instruments.

In The Last Decade

D. N. Hill

142 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Sustained Spheromak Physics Experiment (SSPX): design and... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
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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. Sustained Spheromak Physics Experiment (SSPX): design and physics results
    2012 370 citations E. B. Hooper, R.H. Bulmer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. N. Hill United States 31 2.8k 1.6k 996 791 475 149 3.1k
A. Komori Japan 26 2.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 934 0.9× 615 0.8× 548 1.2× 166 2.7k
T. N. Carlstrom United States 32 2.8k 1.0× 1.0k 0.6× 1.4k 1.4× 623 0.8× 457 1.0× 100 3.0k
L. Giannone Germany 29 2.9k 1.1× 1.5k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 772 1.0× 700 1.5× 185 3.3k
A. C. C. Sips Germany 34 3.2k 1.2× 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 915 1.9× 160 3.5k
C.J. Lasnier United States 30 2.7k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 817 0.8× 864 1.1× 569 1.2× 148 3.0k
E.M. Hollmann United States 29 2.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 663 0.8× 493 1.0× 122 3.1k
M. Shimada Japan 31 2.7k 1.0× 1.9k 1.2× 704 0.7× 993 1.3× 695 1.5× 145 3.1k
V. Rozhansky Russia 29 3.4k 1.2× 2.3k 1.4× 1.3k 1.3× 985 1.2× 753 1.6× 161 3.9k
ASDEX Upgrade Team Germany 28 1.9k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 852 0.9× 482 0.6× 501 1.1× 79 2.6k
C. E. Bush United States 30 3.0k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.6× 517 0.7× 490 1.0× 109 3.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. N. Hill

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hill, D. N., B. I. Cohen, E. B. Hooper, et al.. (2024). Field and Current Amplification in the SSPX Spheromak. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas).
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Jaervinen, A.E., S.L. Allen, M. Groth, et al.. (2017). Interpretations of the impact of cross-field drifts on divertor flows in DIII-D with UEDGE. Nuclear Materials and Energy. 12. 1136–1140. 20 indexed citations
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Hanson, G. R., et al.. (2017). Update on Cooling for the ITER ECH Waveguide Transmission Line. Fusion Science & Technology. 1–5. 3 indexed citations
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Garofalo, A. M., T.W. Petrie, M. R. Wade, et al.. (2008). Fusion Development Facility Divertor Design. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 50. 1 indexed citations
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Ryutov, D. D., R.H. Bulmer, R. H. Cohen, et al.. (2008). A Snowflake Divertor: a Possible Way of Improving the Power Handling in Future Fusion Facilities. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 9(1). 67–77. 2 indexed citations
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Wood, R. D., D. N. Hill, E. B. Hooper, et al.. (2005). Comparison of deuterium and hydrogen experiments in the Sustained Spheromak Physics Experiment. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 337-339. 548–552. 5 indexed citations
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Woodruff, S., B. W. Stallard, H. S. McLean, et al.. (2004). Increasing the Magnetic Helicity Content of a Plasma by Pulsing a Magnetized Source. Physical Review Letters. 93(20). 205002–205002. 14 indexed citations
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Woodruff, S., D. N. Hill, B. W. Stallard, et al.. (2003). New Mode of Operating a Magnetized Coaxial Plasma Gun for Injecting Magnetic Helicity into a Spheromak. Physical Review Letters. 90(9). 95001–95001. 22 indexed citations
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Hooper, E. B., R.H. Bulmer, T.K. Fowler, et al.. (2003). Reactor Opportunities for the Spheromak. Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium). 1 indexed citations
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Wang, ‪Zhehui, Cris W. Barnes, G. A. Wurden, et al.. (2002). Large-amplitude electron density and H$\alpha$ fluctuations in the sustained spheromak physics experiment. Nuclear Fusion. 42(6). 643–652. 5 indexed citations
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Lasnier, C.J., D. N. Hill, T.W. Petrie, et al.. (1998). Survey of target plate heat flux in diverted DIII-D tokamak discharges. Nuclear Fusion. 38(8). 1225–1249. 59 indexed citations
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Nilson, D. G., T. N. Carlstrom, D. N. Hill, et al.. (1997). Divertor Thomson scattering on DIII-D. Fusion Engineering and Design. 34-35. 609–612. 10 indexed citations
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Neilson, G.H., D. B. Batchelor, P.K. Mioduszewski, et al.. (1994). Mission and Physics Design of the Tokamak Physics Experiment. Fusion Technology. 26(3P2). 343–350. 6 indexed citations
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Watkins, J.G., R. A. Moyer, D. N. Hill, et al.. (1992). Scrape-off layer measurements in DIII-D. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 196-198. 829–832. 18 indexed citations
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Klepper, C. C., J. Hogan, P.K. Mioduszewski, et al.. (1992). Comparison of transient and stationary neutral pressure response in the DIII-D advanced divertor. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 196-198. 1090–1095. 4 indexed citations
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Pétrie, T.W., D. N. Hill, J. M. Baptista, & M. D. Brown. (1990). Infrared thermography system on DIII-D. Review of Scientific Instruments. 61(11). 3557–3561. 8 indexed citations
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Hill, D. N., M.E. Rensink, A.H. Futch, et al.. (1990). Measurement and modeling of the DIII-D divertor plasma. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 176-177. 158–164. 21 indexed citations
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Allen, S.L., et al.. (1989). Recycling and neutral transport in the DIII-D tokamak. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 162-164. 80–92. 26 indexed citations
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Allen, S.L., D.L. Correll, D. N. Hill, R. D. Wood, & M. D. Brown. (1986). Diagnostic system for measurement of particle balance in TMX-U. Review of Scientific Instruments. 57(8). 2072–2074.
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Hill, D. N.. (1983). Wave-modified ion distributions and cross-field transport measurements by laser-induced fluorescence. PhDT. 1 indexed citations

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